IC Engine Questions and Answers – Types of Lubricants

This set of IC Engines Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on “Types Of Lubricants”.

1. The ____________ are obtained from the residual mass left during crude petroleum distillation.
a) fatty oils
b) synthetic lubricants
c) mineral lubricating oils
d) none of the mentioned
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Answer: c
Explanation: None.

2. Parafins crudes generally give a lower yield of lubricating oils than naphthenic crudes.
a) True
b) False
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Answer: b
Explanation: Actually, paraffin crudes generally give a higher yield of lubricating oils than naphthenic crudes.

3. In mineral lubricating oils, bubble towers are used for fractionalisation of oil into two or three fractions of different viscosities.
a) True
b) False
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Answer: a
Explanation: None.
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4. Fatty oils from animal and vegetable origin are sometimes used alone but are frequently mixed with mineral oils.
a) True
b) False
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Answer: b
Explanation: None.

5. Olive oil is employed for lubricating textile machinery.
a) True
b) False
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Answer: a
Explanation: Olive oil is employed for lubricating textile machinery, as it can be easily washed out from cloth without leaving any stain.
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6. Lard oil is used for making lubricants for railway engines.
a) True
b) False
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Answer: b
Explanation: Rapeseed oil is used for making lubricants for railway engines.

7. Rapeseed oil is used for producing lubricants for internal combustion engines.
a) True
b) False
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Answer: b
Explanation: Lard oil is used for producing lubricants for internal combustion engines.
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8. Caster oil is usually compounded with heavy mineral oils for making extreme pressure lubricants.
a) True
b) False
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Answer: a
Explanation: None.

9. Which of the following are the types of synthetic lubricants?
a) dibasic acid esters
b) organo-phosphate esters
c) silicate esters
d) all of the mentioned
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Answer: d
Explanation: The types of synthetic lubricants are
i) dibasic acid esters
ii) organo-phosphate esters
iii) silicate esters
iv) silicon polymers
v) polyglycolethers and related compounds
vi) fluorinated and chlorinated hydrocarbon compounds.
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10. Which of the following are the types of synthetic lubricants?
a) silicon polymers
b) polyglycolethers and related compounds
c) fluorinated and chlorinated hydrocarbon compounds
d) all of the mentioned
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Answer: d
Explanation: The types of synthetic lubricants are
i) dibasic acid esters
ii) organo-phosphate esters
iii) silicate esters
iv) silicon polymers
v) polyglycolethers and related compounds
vi) fluorinated and chlorinated hydrocarbon compounds.

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