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  1. Which of the following is a water tube boiler ?

  2. A.

    Lancashire boilerBabcock and Wilcox boiler

    B.

    Babcock and Wilcox boiler

    C.

    Locomotive boiler

    D.

    Cochran boiler


  3. The number of fire tubes in a Cochran boiler are

  4. A.

    75

    B.

    115

    C.

    165

    D.

    225


  5. The actual power supplied by the engine crankshaft is called

  6. A.

    indicated power

    B.

    brake power

    C.

    frictional power

    D.

    none of these


  7. The draught produced by a steam jet issuing from a nozzle placed in the chimney is called

  8. A.

    induced steam jet draught

    B.

    chimney draught

    C.

    forced steam jet draught

    D.

    none of these


  9. The chimney draught varies with

  10. A.

    climatic conditions

    B.

    temperature of furnace gases

    C.

    height of chimney

    D.

    all of these