1351. The most important objective behind plant layout is_____________________?
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A. overall simplification, safety of integration

B. to provide conveniently located shops

C. to avoid any bottlenecks

D. economy in space

E. maximum travel time in plant

1352. If diesel is fed by mistake in the oil tank of a petrol engien, then engine will________________?
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A. run for some time and then stop

B. give lot of smoke

C. detonate

D. knock

E. not run
1353. The thermal efficiency of a semi-diesel cycle having fixed compression ratio and fixed quantity of heat, with increase in pressure ratio will_______________?
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A. decrease

B. first increase and then decrease

C. increase

D. increase/decrease depending upon engine capacity

E. remain unaffected

1354. In turbulence chamber in diesel engine__________________?
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A. only a part of air charge is contained in an auxiliary chamber in which the fuel starts to burn with insufficient air which due to explosion tendency mixes thoroughly into main cylinder charge

B. fuel is partly burnt by spark

C. fuel is injected into an auxiliary chamber that is separated from the cylinder by an orifice or throat

D. there are no valves

E. the shape and layout of the piston crown, the inlet port, and the valve produce the turbulent effect of fuel mixture

1355. Leakage past the piston rings and valve seats in I.C. engines with increase in speed_______________?
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A. increases.

B. unpredictable

C. decreases

D. remains same

E. none of the above

1356. The firing order in a six stroke I.C. engine is_________________?
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A. 1-5-3-4-2-6

B. 1-4-2-5-6-3

C. 1-6-2-5-4-3

D. 1-5-2-6-3-4

E. 1-3-6-5-2-4

1357. The thermal efficiency of a diesel engine is of the order of_________________?
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A. 92%

B. 34%

C. 52%

D. 25%.

E. 68%

1358. Material handling and plant location is analysed by________________?
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A. travel chart

B. Emerson chart

C. Gnatt chart

D. activity chart

E. bin chart

1359. Stress relaxation is- the phenomenon ___________________?
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A. stress reduces on increasing load

B. in which stress remains constant on in-creasing load

C. none of the above

D. in which deformation tends to loosen the joint and produces a stress reduced

E. in which parts are not loaded

1360. Scavenging air is supplied to a two-stroke engine at a density greater than that of atmosphere. This means the engine is__________________?
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A. Supercharged provided its speed is low

B. Supercharged

C. Charged

D. Not supercharged
1361. PERT analysis is based on____________________?
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A. optimistic time

B. most likely time

C. all of the above

D. pessimistic time

E. none of the above

1362. The standard time for a job is_________________?
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A. total work content + delay contingency allowance

B. base time + relaxation time

C. total work content + relaxation time

D. total work content

E. total work content + basic time

1363. The performance of a specific task in CPM is known as ______________________?
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A. activity

B. dummy

C. event

D. contract

E. none of the above

1364. The most popular firing order in case of four cylinder in-line I.C. engine is__________________?
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A. 1-4-2-3

B. 1-3-4-

C. 1-2-3-4

D. 1-3-2-4

E. 1-2-4-3

1365. Sulphur content in diesel oil should not be more than_________________?
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A. 0.10%

B. 10%

C. 1%

D. 5%

E. 0.01%
1366. An engine has a normal speed of 960 r.p.m. and no load speed of 1000 r.p.m. The speed droop of governor will be about___________________?
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A. 8%

B. 1%.

C. 4%

D. 2%

E. 4%

1367. Pick up the wrong statement about supercharging __________________?
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A. supercharging is essential in aircraft engines

B. supercharging reduces knocking in diesel engines

C. there can be limited supercharging in petrol engines because of detonation

D. supercharging at high altitudes is essential

E. supercharging results in fuel economy
1368. Micro motion study is__________________?
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A. study of man and machine conducted simultaneously

B. motion study* observed on enhanced time intervals

C. scientific, analytically procedure for determining optimum work method

D. analysis of a man-work method by using a motion picture camera with a timing device in the field of view

E. motion study of a sequence of operations conducted systematically

1369. The disadvantage of product layout is_________________?
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A. high cost of inspection

B. production time is longer, requiring more goods in inventory

C. high initial investment for the specialized facilities

D. skilled labour to operate machines

E. costly and complex production control

1370. In the Halsey 50-50 plan, the following are rewarded more___________________?
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A. past good workers

B. none of the above

C. past poor workers

D. all of the above

E. past average workers

1371. A milestone chart_______________________?
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A. all of the above

B. points outgoing ahead of schedule of jobs, if any

C. shows the inter dependences of various jobs

D. depicts the delay of jobs, if any

E. none of the above
1372. The top piston ring nearer to the piston crown is known as_____________________?
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A. leading ring

B. scrapper ring

C. groove ring

D. oil ring

E. compression ring
1373. Value engineering aims at finding out the________________?
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A. selling price of an item

B. break even point when machine re-quires change

C. resale value of a product

D. major function of the item and accomplishing the same at least cost without change in quality

E. depreciation value of a product

1374. The employees provident fund act is applicable to________________?
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A. all major industries

B. volunteers

C. all industries

D. all industries other than small and medium industries

E. the industries notified by Government
1375. Which one of the following represents a group incentive plan ?
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A. Taylor Plan

B. Bedaux Plan

C. Rowan Plan

D. Lincoln Plan

E. Halsey Premium Plan

1376. The simplex method is the basic method for__________________?
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A. value analysis

B. operation research

C. model analysis

D. none of the above

E. linear programming
1377. Which is correct statement about reaction time for autoignition of fuel and the fuel air ratio__________________?
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A. all of the above

B. chemically correct mixture has mini-mum reaction time

C. non of the above

D. lean mixture has high reaction time

E. rich mixture has high reaction time

1378. Gnatt charts are used for_________________?
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A. none of the above

B. linear programming

C. scheduling and routing

D. forecasting sales

E. production schedule
1379. Basic motion time study gives times for basic motions in ten thousandths of_______________?
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A. none of the above

B. second

C. minute

D. hour

E. day

1380. The m.e.p. of a petrol engine first increases as the fuel air ratio is increased and then decreases on further increase in fuel air ratio. The M.E.P is maximum in the zone of________________?
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A. chemically correct mixture

B. unpredictable

C. lean mixture

D. none of the above

E. rich mixture
1381. Activity s,lack or float of any event on a PERT/CPM chart is represented by__________________?
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A. anyone of the above

B. latest start time of the event earliest start time of the event

C. none of the above

D. latest finish time of event earliest finish time of the event

E. latest start time of succeeding event -earliest finish time of preceding event activity time

1382. Which is false statement about advantages of V-type engine_________________?
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A. less overhead clearance

B. improved distribution of air to cylinder

C. reduced torsional vibration because of shorter crankshaft

D. compact design requiring lesser space

E. casting less liable to distortion

1383. To reduce the possibility of knock in the C.I. engines, the first elements of fuel and air should have_______________?
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A. short delay

B. high temperature

C. reactive mixture

D. high density

E. all of the above
1384. The system of lubrication used for motor cycles and scooters is by________________?
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A. forced lubrication system

B. wet sump method

C. applying grease under pressure

D. splash lubrication

E. mixing about 5% lub oil with petrol
1385. The allowed time for a job equals standard time plus___________________?
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A. process allowance

B. policy allowance

C. learning allowance

D. unforeseen allowance

E. interference allowance

1386. The basic difference between PERT and CPM is that_____________?
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A. PERT is used in workshops and CPM in plants

B. costs are considered on CPM only and not in PERT

C. PERT deals with events and CPM with activities

D. guessed times are used in PERT and evaluated times in CPM

E. critical path is determined in PERT only

1387. Detonation can be controlled by_____________________?
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A. varying compression ratio

B. reducing the r.p.m.

C. using lian mixture

D. increasing inlet pressure

E. retarding the spark timing
1388. Method of governing used in petrol engine is________________?
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A. quantity governing

B. quality governing

C. hit and miss governing

D. partial governing

E. combined governing

1389. PERT and CPM are__________________?
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A. techniques to determine project status

B. aids to the decision maker

C. decision making techniques

D. charts which increase aesthetic appearance of rooms

E. aids to determine cost implications of project

1390. The probability distribution of activity times in PERT follows following distribution__________________?
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A. exponential

B. beta

C. Gaussian

D. normal

E. binomial

1391. Malleability of a material can be defined as ______________________?
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A. ability to undergo large permanent deformations in compression

B. all of the above

C. ability to undergo large permanent deformations in tension

D. ability to recover its original form

E. none of the above

1392. In inventory control, the economic order quantity is the_________________?
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A. highest level of inventory

B. optimum lot size

C. none of the above

D. lot corresponding to break-even point

E. capability of a plant to produce

1393. Choose the wrong statement Time study is used to_________________?
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A. determine overhead expenses

B. determine standard costs

C. compare alternative methods

D. provide a basis for setting piece prices or incentive wages

E. determine the capability of an operator to handle the number of machines

1394. In order to prevent formation of carbon on the injector, the temperature of nozzle tip should be__________________?
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A. between 500 1000C

B. between 100-250C

C. between 400 500C

D. between 250 300C

E. less than 100C

1395. Carburretion is done to________________?
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A. break up and mix the petrol with air

B. heat up the charge to cylinder

C. feed petrol into cylinder

D. govern the engine

E. scavenge the cylinder

1396. In PERT analysis, critical path is obtained by joining events having___________________?
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A. #NAME?

B. dummy activities

C. #NAME?

D. zero sldck

E. critical activities

1397. The following type of carburettor is preferred_______________?
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A. none of the above

B. horizontal type

C. concentric type

D. vertical type

E. eccentric type

1398. Iso-oct ,ne________________?
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A. is an index of detonation quality

B. has octane number of 100

C. has octane number of 50

D. has octane number of 0

E. is an index of knocking quality

1399. The most popular type of organisation used for Civil Engineering Constructions is_________________?
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A. functional organisation

B. none of the above

C. effective organisation

D. line and staff organisation

E. line organisation
1400. Pick up the correct statement from the following?
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A. if the float of an activity is zero, the activity is critical and any delay in its performance will delay the whole project

B. if the float is positive and the activity is delayed by a period equal to its total float, the completion of project in not delayed

C. the float may be positive, zero or negative

D. all of the above

E. if the float of an activity is negative, delay in its performance is bound to delay the completion of project