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1.1 kgf/cm² is equal to

  • A760 mm Hg
  • BZero mm Hg
  • C735.6 mm Hg
  • D1 mm Hg
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Correct Answer : (C)

735.6 mm Hg

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2.One kg of ethylene (C2H4) requires 2 kg of oxygen and produces 22/7 kg of carbon dioxide and __________ kg of water or steam.

  • A9/7
  • B11/7
  • C7/4
  • D11/4
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Correct Answer : (A)

9/7

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3.One kg of carbon produces ________ kg of carbon dioxide.

  • A3/7
  • B11/7
  • C11/3
  • D4/11
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Correct Answer : (C)

11/3

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4.The ratio of two specific heats of air is equal to

  • A0.17
  • B0.24
  • C0.1
  • D1.41
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Correct Answer : (D)

1.41

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5.In a free expansion process

  • AWork done is zero
  • BHeat transfer is zero
  • CBoth (A) and (B) above
  • DWork done is zero but heat increases
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Correct Answer : (C)

Both (A) and (B) above

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6.Absolute zero pressure will occur

  • AAt sea level
  • BWhen molecular momentum of the system becomes zero
  • CUnder vacuum conditions
  • DAt a temperature of 273°K
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Correct Answer : (B)

When molecular momentum of the system becomes zero

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7.The ideal efficiency of a Brayton cycle with regeneration, with increase in pressure ratio will

  • AIncrease
  • BDecrease
  • CRemain unchanged
  • DIncrease/decrease depending on application
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Correct Answer : (B)

Decrease

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8.When a gas is heated, change takes place in

  • ATemperature
  • BPressure
  • CVolume
  • DAll of these
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All of these

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9.According to Dalton's law, the total pressure of the mixture of gases is equal to

  • AGreater of the partial pressures of all
  • BAverage of the partial pressures of all
  • CSum of the partial pressures of all
  • DSum of the partial pressures of all divided by average molecular weight
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Sum of the partial pressures of all

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10.Gases have

  • AOnly one value of specific heat
  • BTwo values of specific heat
  • CNo value of specific heat
  • DUnder some conditions one value and sometimes two values of specific heat
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Correct Answer : (B)

Two values of specific heat

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11.A gas is compressed in a cylinder by a movable piston to a volume one half its original volume. During the process 300 kJ heat left the gas and internal energy remained same. The work done on gas in Nm will be

  • A300 Nm
  • B300,000 Nm
  • C30 Nm
  • D3000 Nm
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Correct Answer : (B)

300,000 Nm

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12.According to First law of thermodynamics,

  • ATotal internal energy of a system during a process remains constant
  • BTotal energy of a system remains constant
  • CWork-done by a system is equal to the heat transferred by the system
  • DInternal energy, enthalpy and entropy during a process remain constant
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Correct Answer : (B)

Total energy of a system remains constant

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13.If a certain amount of dry ice is mixed with same amount of water at 80°C, the final temperature of mixture will be

  • A80°C
  • B0°C
  • C40°C
  • D20°C
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Correct Answer : (B)

0°C

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14.The oxygen atom is ________ times heavier than the hydrogen atom.

  • A2
  • B8
  • C16
  • D32
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16

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15.One molecule of oxygen is __________ times heavier than the hydrogen atom.

  • A2
  • B8
  • C16
  • D32
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32

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16.If heat be exchanged in a reversible manner, which of the following property of the working substance will change accordingly

  • ATemperature
  • BEnthalpy
  • CInternal energy
  • DEntropy
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Correct Answer : (D)

Entropy

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17.A sudden fall in the barometer reading is a sign of approaching

  • AFine weather
  • BRains
  • CStorm
  • DCold wave
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Correct Answer : (C)

Storm

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18.The heat and work are mutually convertible. This statement is called __________ law of thermodynamics.

  • AZeroth
  • BFirst
  • CSecond
  • DThird
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Correct Answer : (B)

First

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19.According to Kelvin-Planck’s statement of second law of thermodynamics,

  • AIt is possible to construct an engine working on a cyclic process, whose sole purpose is to convert heat energy into work
  • BIt is impossible to construct a device which operates in a cyclic process and produces no effect other than the transfer of heat from a cold body to a hot body
  • CIt is impossible to construct an engine working on a cyclic process, whose sole purpose is to convert heat energy into work
  • DNone of the above
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Correct Answer : (C)

It is impossible to construct an engine working on a cyclic process, whose sole purpose is to convert heat energy into work

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20.The fuel mostly used in cement industry and in metallurgical processes is

  • AWood charcoal
  • BBituminous coke
  • CPulverized coal
  • DCoke
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Correct Answer : (C)

Pulverized coal

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