Explore topic-wise MCQs in Engineering Physics.

This section includes 7 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Engineering Physics knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

A Carnot engine, whose sink is at 300 K, has an efficiency of 40%. By how much should the temperature of source be increased, so as to increase the efficiency by 50% of original efficiency?

A. 380 K
B. 275 K
C. 325 K
D. 250 K
Answer» E.
2.

The efficiency of a Carnot engine operating with reservoir temperatures kept at 100 C and -23 C will be ___________

A. (100+23)/100
B. (100-23)/100
C. (373+250)/373
D. (373-250)/373
Answer» E.
3.

Assertion: In an isolated system, the entropy increases.
Reason: The processes in an isolated system are adiabatic.

A. Both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion
B. Both assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion
C. Assertion is true but the reason is false
D. Both assertion and reason are false
Answer» C. Assertion is true but the reason is false
4.

In an adiabatic process, the quantity which remains constant is ___________

A. Volume
B. Pressure
C. Temperature
D. Total heat of the system
Answer» E.
5.

If Cp and Cv are the specific heats for a gas at constant pressure and at constant volume respectively, then the relation Cp-Cv=R is exact for?

A. Ideal and real gases at all pressures
B. Ideal gas at all pressures and real gas at a moderate pressure
C. Ideal gas and nearly true for real gases at high pressure
D. Ideal gas and nearly true for real gases at a moderate pressure
Answer» E.
6.

Out of solid, liquid and gas of the same mass and at the same temperature, which one has the least internal energy?

A. Solid
B. Liquid
C. Gas
D. All three have the same internal energy
Answer» B. Liquid
7.

Air in a cylinder is suddenly compressed by a piston which is then maintained at the same position. After sometime, the ___________

A. Pressure will increase
B. Pressure remains the same
C. Pressure will decrease
D. Pressure may increase or decrease
Answer» D. Pressure may increase or decrease