Explore topic-wise MCQs in Mechanical Engineering.

This section includes 24 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Mechanical Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

The process or systems that do not involve heat are called

A. a) isothermal processes
B. b) equilibrium processes
C. c) adiabatic processes
D. d) steady processes
Answer» D. d) steady processes
2.

Which of the following is not a property of the system

A. a) temperature
B. b) pressure
C. c) specific volume
D. d) heat
Answer» E.
3.

The first law of thermodynamics for steady flow

A. a) accounts for all energy entering & leaving a control volume
B. b) is an energy balance for a specified mass of fluid
C. c) is an expression of the conservation of linear momentum
D. d) is primarily concerned with heat transfer
Answer» B. b) is an energy balance for a specified mass of fluid
4.

Steady flow process requires that

A. a) conditions do not change with time at any point
B. b) conditions are the same at adjacent points at any instant
C. c) conditions change steadily with the time
D. d) is constant
Answer» B. b) conditions are the same at adjacent points at any instant
5.

Internal energy of a perfect gas depends on

A. a) temperature, specific heats & pressure
B. b) temperature, specific heats & enthalpy
C. c) temperature, specific heats & entropy
D. d) temperature only
Answer» E.
6.

A control volume refers to

A. a) a fixed region in space
B. b) a specified mass
C. c) an isolated system
D. d) a reversible process only
Answer» B. b) a specified mass
7.

If all the variables of a stream are independent of time it is said to be in

A. a) steady flow
B. b) unsteady flow
C. c) uniform flow
D. d) closed flow
Answer» B. b) unsteady flow
8.

A system comprising a single phase is called a

A. a) closed system
B. b) open system
C. c) isolated system
D. d) homogeneous system
Answer» E.
9.

According to kinetic theory of heat

A. a) temperature should rise during boiling
B. b) temperature should fall during freezing
C. c) at low temperature all bodies are in solid state
D. d) at absolute zero there is absolutely no vibration of molecules
Answer» E.
10.

The condition for the reversibility of a cycle is

A. a) the pressure & temperature of the working substance must not differ, appreciably, from those of
B. a) all the processes, taking place in the cycle of operation, must be extremely slow
C. c) the working parts of the engine must be friction free
D. d) all of the above
Answer» E.
11.

A series of operations, which take place in a certain order & restore the initial condition is known as

A. a) reversible cycle
B. b) irreversible cycle
C. c) thermodynamic cycle
D. d) none of the above
Answer» D. d) none of the above
12.

One joule (J) is equal to

A. a) 1 nm
B. b) knm
C. c) 10 nm/s
D. d) 10 knm/s
Answer» B. b) knm
13.

One watt is equal to

A. a) 1 nm/s
B. b) 1n/min
C. c) 10 n/s
D. d) 100 nm/s
Answer» B. b) 1n/min
14.

The unit of energy in SI units is

A. a) joule (j)
B. b) joule metre (jm)
C. c) watt (w)
D. d) joule/metre (j/m)
Answer» B. b) joule metre (jm)
15.

Absolute zero temperature is taken as

A. a) -273??c
B. b) 273??c
C. c) 237??c
D. d) -373??c
Answer» B. b) 273??c
16.

The absolute zero pressure will be

A. a) when molecular momentum of the system becomes zero
B. b) at sea level
C. c) at the temperature of -273 k
D. d) under vaccum conditions
Answer» B. b) at sea level
17.

The value of one bar (in SI units) is equal to

A. a) 100 n/m??
B. b) 1000 n/m??
C. c) 1??10⁴ n/m??
D. d) 1??10⁵ n/m??
Answer» E.
18.

The temperature at which the volume of a gas becomes zero is called

A. a) absolute scale of temperature
B. b) absolute zero temperature
C. c) absolute temperature
D. d) none of the above
Answer» C. c) absolute temperature
19.

When two bodies are in thermal equilibrium with a third body they are also in thermal equilibrium with each other. This statement is called

A. a) zeroth law of thermodynamics
B. b) first law of thermodynamics
C. c) second law of thermodynamics
D. d) kelvin planck\s law
Answer» B. b) first law of thermodynamics
20.

Which of the following is the extensive property of a thermodynamic system

A. a) pressure
B. b) volume
C. c) temperature
D. d) density
Answer» C. c) temperature
21.

Which of the following is an intensive property of a thermodynamic system

A. a) volume
B. b) temperature
C. c) mass
D. d) energy
Answer» C. c) mass
22.

An isolated system

A. a) is a specified region where transfer of energy and/or mass take place
B. b) is a region of constant mass & only energy is allowed to cross the boundaries
C. c) cannot transfer either energy or mass to or from the surroundings
D. d) is one in which mass within the system is not necessarily constant
Answer» D. d) is one in which mass within the system is not necessarily constant
23.

An open system is one in which

A. a) heat & work cross the boundary of the system, but the mass of the working substance does not
B. b) mass of working substance crosses the boundary of the system but the heat & work do not
C. c) both the heat & work as well as mass of the working substance cross the boundary of the system
D. d) neither the heat & work nor the mass of the working substances cross the boundary of the system
Answer» D. d) neither the heat & work nor the mass of the working substances cross the boundary of the system
24.

A definite area or space where some thermodynamic process takes place is known as

A. a) thermodynamic system
B. b) thermodynamic cycle
C. c) thermodynamic process
D. d) thermodynamic law
Answer» B. b) thermodynamic cycle