Fundamentals of Mechanical Engineering Unit 2 – Introduction to IC Engines and Electric Vehicles: important questions for AKTU
Unit 2 (Introduction to IC Engines and Electric Vehicles) questions that AKTU repeats most often. This unit carries about 23 marks per paper. Start with the repeated questions, then the most asked topics.
Most repeated Unit 2 questions
- Explain the construction and working principle of a four-stroke CI engine with a neat diagram. (7 marks, 2025, Two Stroke and Four Stroke Engines) – also asked in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2026
- Explain with suitable sketches the working of four stroke CI engine. (7 marks, 2023, Two Stroke and Four Stroke Engines) – also asked in 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025, 2026
- With help of a neat sketch discuss the construction and working principle of a 4-stroke SI engine. (7 marks, 2023, Two Stroke and Four Stroke Engines) – also asked in 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025, 2026
Most important Unit 2 topic
- Two Stroke and Four Stroke Engines (Unit 2: Introduction to IC Engines and Electric Vehicles) – asked 20 times in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
Most asked Unit 2 topics
- Two Stroke and Four Stroke Engines – asked 20 times
- IC Engine Components and Definitions – asked 7 times
- Electric Vehicles – asked 7 times
More Unit 2 previous year questions
- What do you mean by scavenging? (2 marks, 2026, Two Stroke and Four Stroke Engines)
- What is a Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV)? Describe the drive train components of an HEV and explain how energy is managed and transferred between the engine and electric motor. (7 marks, 2026, Hybrid Electric Vehicles)
- Explain the construction and working principle of a 4-Stroke Diesel engine also draw the Pressure (P)-Volume(V) & Temperature (T) -Entropy (S) diagram with a neat diagram. (7 marks, 2026, Two Stroke and Four Stroke Engines)
- Explain any seven differences between a spark-ignition (SI) engine and compression-ignition (CI) engine with the help of a Pressure-Volume (P-V) and Temperature-Entropy (T-S) diagram. (7 marks, 2026, Two Stroke and Four Stroke Engines)
- Comparison of electric vehicles with conventional engine-based vehicles. (2 marks, 2025, Electric Vehicles)
Unit 2 syllabus topics
- IC Engine Components and Definitions
- Two Stroke and Four Stroke Engines
- Electric Vehicles
- Hybrid Electric Vehicles