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  1. Efficiency of Rankine cycle can be increased by

  2. A.

     Decreasing initial steam pressure and temperature

    B.

     Increasing exhaust pressure

    C.

     Decreasing exhausts pressure

    D.

     Increasing the expansion ratio


  3. Benson boiler requires

  4. A.

     No drum

    B.

     One drum

    C.

     Two drums

    D.

     Three drums


  5. Sulphur in coal results in

  6. A.

     Corroding air heaters

    B.

     Spontaneous combustion during coal storage

    C.

     Facilitating ash precipitation

    D.

     All of the above


  7. In an impulse turbine

  8. A.

     The steam is expanded in nozzles only and there is a pressure drop and heat drop

    B.

     The steam is expanded both in fixed and moving blades continuously

    C.

     The steam is expanded in moving blades only

    D.

     The pressure and temperature of steam remains constant


  9. The state of vapor under saturation condition is described by

  10. A.

     Pressure alone

    B.

     Temperature alone

    C.

     Pressure and temperature

    D.

     Pressure and dryness fraction


  11. With increase in load, convection superheater has

  12. A.

     Drooping characteristic

    B.

     Linear characteristic

    C.

     Rising characteristic

    D.

     Flat characteristic


  13. O₂ content in atmospheric air on volume basis is

  14. A.

     21 %

    B.

     23 %

    C.

     30 %

    D.

     40 %


  15. O₂ content in atmospheric air on weight basis is

  16. A.

     21 %

    B.

     23 %

    C.

     30 %

    D.

     40 %


  17. The balanced draft furnace is one using

  18. A.

     Induced draft fan and chimney

    B.

     Induced draft fan and forced draft fan

    C.

     Forced draft fan and chimney

    D.

     Any one of the above


  19. The ratio of heat actually used in producing the steam to the heat liberated in the furnace, is known as

  20. A.

     Equivalent evaporation

    B.

     Factor of evaporation

    C.

     Boiler efficiency

    D.

     Power of a boiler