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This section includes 430 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Thermodynamics knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
151. |
According to Amagat's law |
A. | the sum of the volume friction is unity |
B. | there would be no volume change if the components are mixed while holding the temperature and pressure constant |
C. | all diatomic gases occupy double the volume of monoatomic gases for identical masses |
D. | None of the above |
E. | Pulsejet |
Answer» B. there would be no volume change if the components are mixed while holding the temperature and pressure constant | |
152. |
The triple point for carbondioxide is at about -56.7 C and about 5 atm, pressure. It means that |
A. | Mass transfer at triple point is maximum |
B. | When CO2 is exposed to a below 5 atmosphere pressure only solid and liquid phase exist together |
C. | Above 56.7 C CO2 exists only as a liquid |
D. | Below 57.7 C CO2 exists only in liquid form |
E. | When solid CO2 is exposed to 1 atm pressure it begins to change directly to gas |
Answer» F. | |
153. |
If the two specific heats of a gas are 0.237 and 0.169 respectively, the volume of 3 kg of air at 27?C under a pressure of 3 ata would be |
A. | 2.5 cu-m |
B. | 1 cu-m |
C. | 0.204 cu-m |
D. | 1.74 cu-m |
E. | 1.5 cu-m |
Answer» D. 1.74 cu-m | |
154. |
In which case the heat transferred from the air when compressed from 1.05 ata 15?C to 6.3 ata would be minimum? |
A. | Adiabatic |
B. | Polytropic pv1.3 = C |
C. | Polytropic pv1.31 = C |
D. | Polytropic pv1.35 = C |
E. | Isothermal |
Answer» B. Polytropic pv1.3 = C | |
155. |
The velocity potential exists |
A. | Only for unidirectional flow |
B. | Only for rotational flow |
C. | For all types of continuous flow |
D. | Only for laminar flow |
E. | Only for irrotational flow |
Answer» F. | |
156. |
Which of the following is not a property of the system |
A. | Temperature |
B. | Pressure |
C. | Specific volume |
D. | Heat |
E. | None of the above |
Answer» E. None of the above | |
157. |
Heating wet steam at constant temperature is same as heating at |
A. | Constant pressure |
B. | Constant volume |
C. | Constant enthalpy |
D. | Constant entropy |
E. | None of the above |
Answer» B. Constant volume | |
158. |
Internal energy of a perfect gas depends on |
A. | Temperature, specific heats and entropy |
B. | Temperature, specific heats and pressure |
C. | Temperature, specific heats and enthalpy |
D. | Temperature and specific heats |
E. | Temperature only |
Answer» F. | |
159. |
The behaviour of which of the following vapour is closer to that of a gas? |
A. | Wet vapour |
B. | Wet and superheated vapours |
C. | Wet and dry vapour |
D. | Superheated vapour |
E. | Dry vapour |
Answer» E. Dry vapour | |
160. |
The number of processes in a Rankine cycle is |
A. | Four |
B. | Five |
C. | Three |
D. | Six |
E. | Two |
Answer» B. Five | |
161. |
The mixture formation in a carburettor is based on the principle of |
A. | Venturi principle |
B. | Pascal's law |
C. | Law of vapours |
D. | Daltons law |
E. | Newtons law of motion |
Answer» B. Pascal's law | |
162. |
Which of the following cycle consists of two isothermal and constant volume processes? |
A. | Joule cycle |
B. | Diesel cycle |
C. | Rankine cycle |
D. | Otto cycle |
E. | Ericsson cycle |
Answer» F. | |
163. |
Which of the following remains constant during an adiabatic process? |
A. | internal energy |
B. | enthalpy |
C. | entropy |
D. | All of the above |
E. | Pulsejet |
Answer» D. All of the above | |
164. |
By doubling the temperature the radiant heat will increase |
A. | 16 times |
B. | microns |
C. | 4 times |
D. | 8 times |
E. | 2 times |
Answer» B. microns | |
165. |
The cycle generally used for gas turbines is |
A. | Brayton cycle |
B. | Carnot cycle |
C. | Dual cycle |
D. | Otto cycle |
E. | Rankine cycle |
Answer» B. Carnot cycle | |
166. |
All of the following cycles consists of two isothermal processes EXCEPT |
A. | Ericsson cycle |
B. | Stirling cycle |
C. | Brayton cycle |
D. | Carnot cycle |
E. | Pulsejet |
Answer» D. Carnot cycle | |
167. |
The slope of constant pressure line on temperature entropy diagrm is given by |
A. | 90? |
B. | T/Cp |
C. | Cp/T |
D. | S/T |
E. | T/S |
Answer» C. Cp/T | |
168. |
Air leaking from a punctured tube is an example of |
A. | Throttling |
B. | Constant volume expansion |
C. | Adiabatic expansion |
D. | Constant pressure expansion |
E. | Isothermal expansion |
Answer» B. Constant volume expansion | |
169. |
In all irreversible processes, the entropy of the system |
A. | Increases |
B. | Depends on medium |
C. | Remains constant |
D. | Sometimes increases and sometimes decreases |
E. | Reduces to zero |
Answer» B. Depends on medium | |
170. |
During an adiabatic process the change in entropy is |
A. | Positive or Negative |
B. | Zero |
C. | Negative |
D. | Approximately zero |
E. | Positive |
Answer» C. Negative | |
171. |
In automobiles clutch is mounted between |
A. | Gear box and differential |
B. | Differential and wheels |
C. | Engine and flywheel |
D. | Engine and differential |
E. | Flywheel and gear box |
Answer» F. | |
172. |
Which of the following gas will satisfy, Boyle's law over a wider range of temperatures and pressures? |
A. | Helium |
B. | Pulsejet |
C. | Oxygen |
D. | Hydrogen |
E. | Carbon monoxide |
Answer» B. Pulsejet | |
173. |
The ratio of the rise in temperature of a gas when compressed adiabatically to that when compressed isothermally to the same extent is |
A. | Depends on the gas |
B. | Pulsejet |
C. | less than 1 |
D. | Equal to 1 |
E. | More than 1 |
Answer» F. | |
174. |
The characteristics of a control volume are |
A. | There is no material flow across the boundary |
B. | The volume, shape and position with respect to an observer may change |
C. | Pulsejet |
D. | The volume, shape and position with respect to an observer are fixed |
Answer» E. | |
175. |
The efficiency of an ideal (Carnot engine) depends on |
A. | On the temperature of both the source and the sink |
B. | On the temperature of the source only |
C. | On the temperature of the sink only |
D. | On the construction of engine |
E. | Working substance |
Answer» B. On the temperature of the source only | |
176. |
The critical temperature of carbondioside is 31.1?C. If the room temperature is 34.7?C, then carbondioxide at room temperature is |
A. | vapour |
B. | wet vapour |
C. | Pulsejet |
D. | superheated vapour |
E. | gas |
Answer» F. | |
177. |
The term "pre-whirl" is associated with |
A. | Gas turbines |
B. | Super-charged diesel engines |
C. | Sliding vane type air compressors |
D. | Reciprocating air compressors |
E. | Centrifugal air compressors |
Answer» F. | |
178. |
Sadi Carnot was a |
A. | French engineer |
B. | Russian engineer |
C. | Pulsejet |
D. | British engineer |
E. | German engineer |
Answer» B. Russian engineer | |
179. |
During isothermal process |
A. | Pulsejet |
B. | supply of heat is accompanied by rise in temperature |
C. | rise in entropy is accompanied by rise in temperature |
D. | drop in pressure is accompanied by drop in volume |
E. | rejection of heat is accompanied by decrease in volume |
Answer» F. | |
180. |
Two vessels of volume 5 litres and 3 litres contain air at a pressure of 3 atmospheres and 5 atmospheres respectively. When the two vessels are connected together by a small tube (at constant temperature) the reusltant pressure will be |
A. | 4.0 atm |
B. | 5.0 atm |
C. | 4.5 atm |
D. | 3.75 atm |
E. | Pulsejet |
Answer» E. Pulsejet | |
181. |
Cut of ratio in a steam engine is the ratio of |
A. | Work done by piston after cut off to total work done per cylinder |
B. | Fraction of piston stroke which the piston has travelled when cut off occurs |
C. | Pressure at cut off to supply pressure |
D. | Pressure at cut off to exhaust pressure |
E. | Pressure at cut off to mean effective pressure |
Answer» C. Pressure at cut off to supply pressure | |
182. |
Two gases X and Y having the same temperature T, the same pressure P and the same volume V are mixed. If the mxiture has the volume V and temperature T, then the pressure of the mixture must be |
A. | 4P |
B. | P |
C. | Pulsejet |
D. | 2P |
Answer» E. | |
183. |
By applying chike in an automobile we get |
A. | Stoichiometric mixture |
B. | Chemically correct mixture |
C. | Weak mixture |
D. | Lean mixture |
E. | Rich mixture |
Answer» F. | |
184. |
A gs which satisfies the Kinetic theory of gases is known as |
A. | Manoatomic gas |
B. | Diatomic gas |
C. | Real gas |
D. | Perfect gas |
E. | None of the above |
Answer» E. None of the above | |
185. |
The ratio of enthalpy rise in rotor of a centrifugal compressor to the enthalpy rise in stage is called |
A. | Adiabatic efficiency |
B. | Degree of reaction |
C. | Volumetric efficiency |
D. | Dynamic pressure ratio |
E. | Static pressure ratio |
Answer» C. Volumetric efficiency | |
186. |
The heat flows through solids only by |
A. | Radiation |
B. | Conduction |
C. | microns |
D. | Convection |
Answer» D. Convection | |
187. |
A choke is applied in a car |
A. | For reduction of speed |
B. | For increasing speed |
C. | For starting in hot weather |
D. | For fuel economy |
E. | For starting in cold weather |
Answer» F. | |
188. |
The solubility of a gas in a liquid at small concentration is represented by |
A. | Joules equation |
B. | Van der Waal's equation |
C. | Henry's law |
D. | Claperyon equation |
E. | Roults law |
Answer» D. Claperyon equation | |
189. |
An amount of heat given to a gas under isothermal conditions will be |
A. | For a temperature rise |
B. | For doing external work |
C. | For doing external work and also for a temperature rise |
D. | For increasing the internal energy of the gas |
E. | None of the above |
Answer» C. For doing external work and also for a temperature rise | |
190. |
Draught ensures supply of |
A. | Air for combustion |
B. | Feed water |
C. | Coad to the boiler |
D. | Superheated steam |
E. | Isothermal |
Answer» B. Feed water | |
191. |
A system |
A. | Is a specified region, not necessarily of constant volume, where transfer of energy and/or mass are to be studied |
B. | Is a region of constant mass and only energy is allowed to cross the boundaries |
C. | Cannot transfer either energy or mass to or from the surroundings |
D. | Has a mass transfer across its boundaries and the mass within the system is not constant |
E. | None of the above |
Answer» B. Is a region of constant mass and only energy is allowed to cross the boundaries | |
192. |
which of the following set of quantities contains intensive variables? |
A. | Kinetic energy, potential energy and internal energy |
B. | Pulsejet |
C. | Work, energy and weight |
D. | Mass, volume and area |
E. | Pressure, temperature and density |
Answer» F. | |
193. |
In case of ideal triatomic gas, the ratio of specific heats Cp/Cv would be |
A. | 1 |
B. | 1.33 |
C. | 1.4 |
D. | 1.41 |
E. | 1.67 |
Answer» C. 1.4 | |
194. |
In case of centrifugal compressors the phenomenon of unsteady, periodic and reversed flow is known as |
A. | Surging |
B. | Stalling |
C. | Choking |
D. | Either of above |
E. | None of the above |
Answer» B. Stalling | |
195. |
The difference between two specific heats of a gas is equal to universal gas constant |
A. | When 1 gm molecule heated |
B. | When 1 molecule of gas is heated |
C. | When 1 gm molecule heated |
D. | When 1 gm of gas is heated |
E. | When any amount of gas is heated |
Answer» D. When 1 gm of gas is heated | |
196. |
1 cu-m of steam having dryness franction 0.85 at 12 ata mixes with 1.5 kg of water at 12?C at constant pressure. The dryness fraction of resulting steam would be |
A. | 0.6 |
B. | 0.5 |
C. | 0.85 |
D. | 0.637 |
E. | 0.75 |
Answer» E. 0.75 | |
197. |
The fastest moving gas molecules are those of |
A. | Pulsejet |
B. | Oxygen |
C. | Hydrogen |
D. | Nitrogen |
E. | Chlorine |
Answer» D. Nitrogen | |
198. |
The difference between two specific heats of a gas is equal to universal constant when |
A. | 1 mole of gas is heated |
B. | 1 gm molecule of gas is heated |
C. | 1 gm of gas is heated |
D. | Pulsejet |
E. | any amount of gas is heated |
Answer» C. 1 gm of gas is heated | |
199. |
"The internal energy of a gas is a function of temperature". Which of the following name is associated with the above law? |
A. | Regnault |
B. | Dalton |
C. | Boyle |
D. | Charle |
E. | Joule |
Answer» F. | |
200. |
In centrifugal compressors, the ratio of outlet whirl velocity to blade velocity at outlet is known as |
A. | Feedback factor |
B. | Slip factor |
C. | Reheat factor |
D. | Gauge factor |
E. | Velocity factor |
Answer» C. Reheat factor | |