History of Internal Combustion Engines

Who patented the first internal combustion engine designed to be applied industrially?

• François Isaac de Rivaz

• Carl Benz

• Samuel Brown

• Henry Ford

What did Carl Benz do for the development of internal combustion engines?

• first engineer to design a car around the internal combustion engine

• first engineer to design a car in Germany

• He developed the hybrid electric engine

• He married Mercedes

Which invention by Henry Ford significantly impacted the affordability of cars?

• The electric motor

• The gas vacuum engine

• The 'Model T'

• The free piston engine

What year will the UK ban sales of new cars with petrol engines?

• 2020

• 2030

• 2010

• 2040

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What was the first official battery-powered electric motor used for?

• Powering a small-scale printing press

• Driving a four-wheeled wagon

• Powering a car

• Industrial automation

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In which year was the first practical direct current (DC) motor that could run at constant speed under variable weight produced?

• 1834

• 1886

• 1892

• 1908

What is the primary purpose of quality control (QC)?

• To increase production speed

• To ensure product quality is maintained or improved

• To reduce manufacturing costs

• To design new products

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Why is testing at various stages of manufacturing important?

• To increase production speed

• To identify where a production problem is occurring

• To reduce the number of workers needed

• To increase the cost of production

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What is one of the benefits of identifying production problems during manufacturing?

• It helps to increase the number of products produced

• It helps to prevent the problem from happening in the future

• It helps to reduce the quality of the products

• It helps to increase the complexity of the manufacturing process

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