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1.Diesel cycle consists of following four processes

  • ATwo isothermal and two isentropic
  • BTwo isentropic and two constant volumes
  • CTwo isentropic, one constant volume and one constant pressure
  • DTwo isentropic and two constant pressures
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Correct Answer : (C)

Two isentropic, one constant volume and one constant pressure

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2.The energy of molecular motion appears as

  • AHeat
  • BPotential energy
  • CSurface tension
  • DFriction
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Correct Answer : (A)

Heat

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3.According to Avogadro's law, for a given pressure and temperature, each molecule of a gas

  • AOccupies same volume
  • BOccupies volume proportional to its specific weight
  • COccupies volume inversely proportional to its molecular weight
  • DOccupies volume inversely proportional to its specific weight
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Correct Answer : (A)

Occupies same volume

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4.Which of the following is an intensive property of a thermodynamic system?

  • AMass
  • BTemperature
  • CEnergy
  • DVolume
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Correct Answer : (B)

Temperature

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5.Which of the following is the extensive property of a thermodynamic system?

  • APressure
  • BVolume
  • CTemperature
  • DDensity
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Correct Answer : (B)

Volume

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6.The door of a running refrigerator inside a room was left open. Which of the following statements is correct?

  • AThe room will be cooled to the temperature inside the refrigerator
  • BThe room will be cooled very slightly
  • CThe room will be gradually warmed up
  • DThe temperature of the air in room will remain unaffected
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Correct Answer : (C)

The room will be gradually warmed up

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7.A process, in which the gas is heated or expanded in such a way that the product of its pressure and volume remains constant, is called

  • AIsothermal process
  • BHyperbolic process
  • CAdiabatic process
  • DPolytropic process
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Correct Answer : (B)

Hyperbolic process

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8.The thermodynamic difference between a Rankine cycle working with saturated steam and the Carnot cycle is that

  • ACarnot cycle can't work with saturated steam
  • BHeat is supplied to water at temperature below the maximum temperature of the cycle
  • CA Rankine cycle receives heat at two places
  • DRankine cycle is hypothetical
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Correct Answer : (B)

Heat is supplied to water at temperature below the maximum temperature of the cycle

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9.Which of the following is a reversible non-flow process?

  • AIsochoric process
  • BIsobaric process
  • CHyperbolic process
  • DAll of these
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Correct Answer : (D)

All of these

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10.The property of a working substance which increases or decreases as the heat is supplied or removed in a reversible manner, is known as

  • AEnthalpy
  • BInternal energy
  • CEntropy
  • DExternal energy
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Correct Answer : (C)

Entropy

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11.The value of one bar (in S. I. units) is equal to

  • A1 × 102 N/m2
  • B1 × 103 N/m2
  • C1 × 104 N/m2
  • D1 × 105 N/m2
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Correct Answer : (D)

1 × 105 N/m2

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12.Which law states that the internal energy of a gas is a function of temperature?

  • ACharles' law
  • BJoule's law
  • CBoyle's law
  • DThere is no such law
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Correct Answer : (B)

Joule's law

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13.The standard value of atmospheric pressure taken at sea level is

  • A1.013 bar
  • B760 mm of Hg
  • C1013 × 102 N/m2
  • DAll of these
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Correct Answer : (D)

All of these

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14.In order that a cycle be reversible, following must be satisfied

  • AFree expansion or friction resisted expansion/compression process should not be encountered
  • BWhen heat is being absorbed, temperature of hot source and working substance should be same
  • CWhen beat is being rejected, temperature of cold source and working substance should be same
  • DAll of the above
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Correct Answer : (D)

All of the above

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15.Which of the following can be regarded as gas so that gas laws could be applicable, within the commonly encountered temperature limits?

  • AO₂, N₂, steam, CO₂
  • BO₂, N₂, water vapour
  • CSO₂, NH₃, CO₂, moisture
  • DO₂, N₂, H₂, air
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Correct Answer : (D)

O₂, N₂, H₂, air

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16.A perpetual motion machine is

  • AA thermodynamic machine
  • BA non-thermodynamic machine
  • CA hypothetical machine
  • DA hypothetical machine whose operation would violate the laws of thermodynamics
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Correct Answer : (D)

A hypothetical machine whose operation would violate the laws of thermodynamics

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17.When the expansion or compression takes place according to the law pvn = C, the process is known as

  • AIsothermal process
  • BAdiabatic process
  • CHyperbolic process
  • DPolytropic process
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Correct Answer : (D)

Polytropic process

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18.The gas constant (R) is equal to the __________ of two specific heats.

  • AProduct
  • BSum
  • CDifference
  • DRatio
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Correct Answer : (C)

Difference

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19.The compression ratio is the ratio of

  • ATotal volume to swept volume
  • BSwept volume to clearance volume
  • CSwept volume to total volume
  • DTotal volume to clearance volume
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Correct Answer : (D)

Total volume to clearance volume

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20.The principal constituents of a fuel are

  • ACarbon and hydrogen
  • BOxygen and hydrogen
  • CSulphur and oxygen
  • DSulphur and hydrogen
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Correct Answer : (A)

Carbon and hydrogen

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