OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS 1

OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS

Mod. Four

Pick up the most appropriate statement of the multiple-choice

answers by comment on the correct answers.

1. Boiler H.P. is defined as the

(a) steam evaporation rate per kg of fuel fired
(b) work done in evaporating 1 kg of steam per hour from
and at 100°C into dry saturated steam
(c) the evaporation of 15.65 kg of water per hour from and at
100°C into dry saturated steam
(d} work done by 1 kg of steam at saturation condition
(e) heat consumed in evaporating 1 kg water at 0°C to steam
at 100°C and 1.033 kp/cm2 pressure.

2. The number of drums in Benson steam generator is

(a) one (b) two
(c) no drum (d) one steam drum and one wafer drum
(e) none ofchoices.

3. In forced recirculation type boiler,

(a) heating takes place at bottom and the water supplied at
bottom gets converted into the mixture of steam bubbles and
hot water which rise to drum
(b) water is supplied in drum and through down-comers located
in atmospheric condition it passes to the water wall and rises to
drum in the form of mixture of water and steam
(c) feed pump is employed to supplement natural circulation in
water wall type furnace
(d) the water is converted into steam in one pass without any
recirculation,
(e) heating of water takes place in stages.

4. The ratio of heat utilised to produce steam and the heat

liberated in furnace is known as
(a) boiler effectiveness (b) boiler evaporative capacity
(c) factor of evaporation (d) equivalent evaporation
(e) boiler efficiency.
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5. Steam in water tube boiler as compared to fire tube boiler

(a) can be raised rapidly (b) is raised at slower rate
(c) is raised at same rate
(d) could be raised at fast/slow rate depending on design
(e) none of choices is true.

6. Thermal efficiency of well maintained boiler will be of

the order
(a) 20% (b) 40%
(c) 50% (d) 75% (e) 90%.

7. Thermal efficiency of a thermal power plant is of the order

of
(a) 15% (b) 20%
(c) 30% (d)45% (e) 60%.

8. It is required to produce large amount of steam at low

pressure. Which boiler should be used
(a) pulverised fuel fired boiler
(b) cochran boiler (c} lancashire boiler
(d) babCbck and wilcox boiler (e) stoker fired boiler.

9. The overall efficiency of thermal power plant besid cycle

efficiency is
(a) boiler efficiency, turbine efficiency, generator efficiency
(b) all the three above plus gas cycle efficiency
(c) carnot cycle efficiency
(d} regenerative cycle efficiency
(e) rankine cycle efficiency.

10. Which type of boiler can meet rapid changes of load

(a) vertical fire tube type (b) horizontal fire tube type
(c) horizontal water tube type (d) vertical water tube type
(e) forced circulation type.

11. in forced circulation type boiler,

(a) the water is converted into steam in one pass without any
recircalation
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(b) water is supplied in drum and through down-comers

located in atmospheric condition it passes to the water wall and
rises to drum in the form of mixture of watei and steam
(c) feed pump is employed to supplement natural circulation in
water wall type furnace
(d) heating takes place at bottom and the water supplied at
bottom gets converted into the mixture of steam bubbles and
hot water which rise to drum
(e) water is heated in a large number of tubes.

12. Boiler stays are usad to

(a) prevent flat surfaces under pressure from tearing apart
(b) take care of failure in shear
(c) take care of failure in compression (rf) provide support for
boiler (e) provide foundation of boiler.

13. The radius of a dished head is taken approximately as

(a) 1/4 times diameter of drum to which it is to be attached.
(b) half times diameter of drum to which it is to be attached.
(c) one times diameter of drum to which it is to be attached.
(d) two times diameter of drum to which it is to be attached.
(e} threetimes diameter of drum to which it is to be attached.

14. Size of boiler tubes is specified by

(a) mean diameter and thickness
(b) inside diameter and thickness
(c) outside diameter and thickness
(d) outside diameter and inside diameter
(e) outside diameter alone.

15. The heat loss in a boiler takes place in the form of

(a) heat carried away by flue gases
(b) heat carried away by ash
(c) moisture present in fuel and steam formed by combustion of
hydrogen in fuel
(d) radiation
(e) all of choices.
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16. The majoi axis of elliptical manholes on the shell should

be provided
(a) longitudinally (b) circumferentially
(c) on dished end (d) anywhere
(d) vertically.

17. La-Mont boiler is a

(a) low pressure water-tube boiler
(b) forced circulation boiler
(c) natural circulation boiler
(d) none of the above.

18. Which of the following is a high-pressure boiler?

(a) La-Mont boiler (b) Benson boiler
(c) Loeffler boiler (d) all of choice
(e) none all of choice

19. La-Mont boiler produces steam at a pressure which

varies from
(a) 5xl05 to 10xl0sN/m2 (b) 10x105 to 15xl05N/m2
5 s 2
(c) Ixl0 to 5 X 10 N/m (d) 35 X 105 to 200 x 105 N/m2

20. Benson boiler produces steam upto a rate of

(a) 100 kg/hr only (b) 104 kg/hr only
(c) 135 ton/hr only (d) 100 ton/hr only.

21.The rate of flow of steam in case of water-tube boilers as

compared to fire-tube boilers is
(a) less (b) more (c) same d) none of the above.

22. A Benson boiler requires

(a) two drums (6) one drum
(c) no drum (£) three drum.

23. Choose the wrong statement

(a) Steam boiler is a device used for generating and supplying
steam at a high pressure and temperature
(b) La-Mont boiler is a forced circulation boiler
(c) Benson boiler is a high pressure boiler
(d) A Benson boiler requires two drums.
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24. In which of the following boilers, the draught in

furnace is increased by utilising exhaust steam from engine
(a) lancashiro boiler (b) locomotive boiler
(c) babcock and wilcox boiler
(d) cochran boiler (c) benson boiler.

25. Which of the following is a fire-tube boiler

(a) Lancashire boiler (b) Locomotive boiler
(c) Cochran boiler (d) all of choices.

26. Which of the following is a water-tube boiler

(a) Babcock and Wilcox boiler (b) Stirling boiler
(c) Yarrow boiler (d) all of choices.

27. The diameter of the cylindrical shell of a Cornish boiler

varies, from
(a) 2 to 3 m (b) l.25to 1.75 m
(c) 0.5 to 1.0 m (d) 4 to 6 m.

28. The diameter of the cylindrical shell of a Cornish boiler

as
compared to that of Lancashire boiler is
(a) more (b) less
(c) same (d) none of the above.

29. The Lancashire boiler has length from

(a) 2 to 4 m (b) 4 to 6 m
(c) 7 to 9 m (d) 10 to 12 m.

30. The normal working pressure range for Lancashire

boiler is upto
(a) 16 x 105 N/m2 (6) 303 X105 N/m2
(c) 40 x 105 N/m2 (d) 53 x 10s N/m'-5.

31. The normal working pressure range for Cornish boiler as

compared to that of Lancashire boiler is
(c) same (b) high
(c) low (d) none.
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32. Choose the correct statement

(a) The Cornish boiler contains two fire tubes and Lancashire
boiler contains one
(b) In a fire-tube boiler, the water is contained inside the tubes
and hot gases are around the tubes
(c) Lancashire boiler is a fire-tube boiler
(d) Locomotive boiler is a water-tube boiler.

33. A device, which is used to generate and supply steam at a

high pressure and temperature, is called
(a) steam turbine (b) steam boiler
(c) steam engine (d) none of the above.

34. If in a boiler, the circulation of water is by convection

currents which are set up during the heating of water, then
the boiler is known as
(a) forced circulation boiler (b) natural circulation boiler
(c) internally fired boiler (d) externally fired boiler.

35. With increase in load, radiant superheater has

(a) drooping characteristic (b) linear characteristic
(c) rising characteristic (d) flat characteristic
(e) none of choices

36. With increase in load, convection superheater has

(a) drooping characteristic (b) linear characteristic
(c) rising characteristic (d) flat characteristic
(e) none of choices

37. Evaporative capacity of boiler is expressed as

(a) kg of steam produced
(b) steam pressure produced
(c) kg of fuel fired
(d) kg of Steam produced per kg of fuel fired
(e) kg of water evaporated

38. Boiler parameters are expressed by

(a) tonnes/hr. of steam (b) pressure of steam in bar
(c) temperature of steam in °C (d) all of choices
(e) none of the above.
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39. The condition of steam in boiler drum is always

(a) dry (b) wet (c) saturated
(d) supersaturate (e) superheated.