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One of the following is not a characteristic of a good fuel. This is:
(a) high calorific value (b) no emission of smoke (c) smooth burning (d) high ignition temperature

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Fuel should have proper ignition temperature. The ignition temperature of the fuel should neither be too low nor too high.
As option d is not a characteristic of good fuel, so option d is correct.

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