thermodynamics Mcqs
1. Solids and liquids have___________________?
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A. one value under some conditions and two values under other conditions

B. one value of specific heat (ft) two values of specific heat

C. three values of specific heat

D. no value of specific heat

3. Brayton cycle consists of following four processes____________________?
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A. two isentropics and two constant volumes

B. two isentropics and two constant pres-sures

C. two isentropics, one constant volume and one constant pressure

D. none of the above

E. two isothermals and two isentropics

4. Which of the following cycles is not a reversible cycle_____________________?
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A. Stirling

B. none of the above

C. Joule

D. Carnot

E. Ericsson

5. Intensive property of a system is one whose value____________________?
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A. depends on the mass of the system, like volume

B. does not depend on the mass of the system, like temperature, pressure, etc

C. remains constant

D. is dependent on the path followed and not on the state

E. is not dependent on the path followed but on the state

6. The efficiency of Diesei cycle with decrease in cut off_________________?
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A. remains unaffected

B. first decreases and then increases

C. first increases and then decreases

D. increases

E. decreases

8. According to Clausis statement of second law of thermodynamics___________________?
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A. all of the above

B. heat cant be transferred from low temperature source to high temperature source

C. heat can be transferred for low temperature to high temperature source by using refrigeration cycle.

D. heat cant be transferred from low temperature to high temperature source without the aid of external energy

E. heat can be transferred from low temperature to high temperature source if COP of process is more than unity

9. The ideal efficiency of a Brayton cycle without regeneration with increase ni pressure ratio will_________________?
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A. decrease

B. increase

C. remain unchanged

D. increase/decrease depending on application

E. unpredictable

11. Water contained in a beaker can be made to boil by passing steam through it__________________?
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A. any pressure

B. at atmospheric pressure

C. not possible

D. at a pressure greater than atmospheric pressure

E. at a pressure below the firuosphejric pressure

12. Barometric pressure is equal to_____________________?
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A. 1 mm Hg

B. 760 mm Hg

C. 735.6 mm Hg

D. zero mm Hg

E. 100mm Hg

13. In a free expansion process___________________?
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A. work done is zero

B. heat transfer is zero

C. both A. and B. above

D. work done is zero but heat increases

E. work done is zero but heat decreases

14. The cycle in which heat is supplied at constant volume and rejected at constant pressure is known as_________________?
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A. Diesel cycle

B. Rankine cycle

C. Atkinson cycle

D. Stirling cycle

E. Dual combustion cycle

15. First law of thermodynamics___________________?
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A. provides relationship between heat, work and internal energy

B. enables to determine change in internal energy of the system

C. does not help to predict whether the system will or not undergo a change

D. all of the above

E. does not enable to determine change in entropy

16. Energy can neither be created nor destroyed but can be converted from one form to other is inferred from_________________?
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A. basic law of thermodynamics

B. second law to thermodynamics

C. claussius statement

D. zeroth low of thermodynamic

E. first law of thermodynamics
18. A perpetual motion machine is___________________?
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A. a non-thermodynamic machine

B. a hypothetical machine whose opera-tion would violate the laws of thermodynamics

C. a thermodynamic machine

D. an inefficient machine

E. a hypothetical machine

19. Which of the following laws is applicable for the behavior of a perfect gas__________________?
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A. Joules law

B. Gay-Lussac law

C. all of the above

D. Charleslaw

E. Boyles law

20. In order that a cycle be reversible, following must be satisfied ________________?
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A. when heat is being absorbed, temperature of hot source and working substance should be same

B. when beat is being rejected, temperature of cold source and working sub-stance should be same

C. none of the above

D. free expansion or friction resisted expansion/compression process should not be encountered

E. all of the above
22. One barometric pressure or 1 atmospheric pressure is equal to___________________?
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A. 1.0197 kgf/cm2

B. 1.033 kgf/cm2

C. 0 kgf/cm2

D. 1 kgf/cnr2

E. 100 kgf/cm2

23. For same compression ratio and for same heat added_________________?
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A. Otto cycle is more efficient than Diesel cycle

B. Diesel cycle is more efficient than Otto cycle

C. efficiency depends on other factors

D. both Otto and Diesel cycles are equally efficient

E. none of the above

24. Which of the following processes are thermodynamically reversible___________________?
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A. hyperbolic and pV = C

B. constant volume and constant pressure

C. throttling

D. free expansion

E. isothermal and adiabatic
25. According to Gay-Lussac law for a perfect gas, the absolute pressure of given mass varies directly as____________________?
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A. remains constant,if volume and temperature are kept constant

B. absolute temperature, if volume is kept constant

C. volume, if temperature is kept constant

D. temperature

E. absolute

26. According to first law of thermodynamics_______________________?
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A. mass and energy are mutually convertible

B. heat and work are mutually convertible

C. Carnot engine is most efficient

D. mass and light are mutually convertible

E. heat flows from hot substance to cold substance

27. Otto cycle consists of following four processes____________________?
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A. two isentropics and two constant pres-sures

B. two isothermals and two isentropics

C. two isentropics and two constant volumes

D. none of the above

E. two isentropics, one constant volume and one constant pressure

28. Carnot cycle is__________________?
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A. an adiabatic irreversible cycle

B. a quasi static cycle

C. a semi-reversible cycle

D. a reversible cycle (ft) an irreversible cycle
30. According to Avogadros Hypothesis ______________________?
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A. the sum of partial pressure of mixture of two gases is sum of the two

B. all systems can be regarded as closed systems

C. gases have two values of specific heat

D. product of the gas constant and the molecular weight of an ideal gas is constant

E. the molecular weights of all the perfect gases occupy the same volume under same conditions of pressure and temperature
31. During throttling process___________________?
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A. there is no change of internal energy of steam

B. entropy decreases

C. no work is done by expanding steam

D. heat exchange does not take place

E. all of the above
32. Which of the following items is not a path function ____________________?
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A. vdp

B. kinetic energy

C. heat

D. work

E. thermal conductivity
33. Carnot cycle has maximum efficiency for__________________?
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A. reversible engine

B. irreversible engine

C. petrol engine

D. new engine

E. diesel engine

34. The unit of energy in S.I. units is________________?
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A. joule/s

B. joule

C. joule/m

D. joule m.

E. watt

35. I kgf/cm2 is equal to________________?
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A. 1 mm Hg

B. lOOmmHg

C. 735.6 mm Hg

D. 760 mm Hg

E. zero mm Hg

36. An actual engine is to be designed having same efficiency as the Carnot cycle. Such a proposition is___________________?
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A. desirable

B. possible

C. possible, but with lot of sophistications

D. impossible

E. feasible

38. The ideal efficiency of a Brayton cycle with regeneration, with increase in pressure ratio will______________?
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A. remain unchanged

B. decrease

C. increase/decrease depending on ap-plication

D. unpredictable

E. increase

39. The unit of temperature in S.I. units is _________________?
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A. Kelvin

B. Fahrenheit

C. Centigrade

D. Celsius

E. Rankine

40. Gas turbine cycle consists of___________________?
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A. none of the above

B. two isentropics and two constant pressures

C. two isentropics, one constant volume and one constant pressure

D. two isentropics and two constant volumes

E. two isothermals and two isentropics

41. Kinetic theory of gases assumes that the collisions between the molecules are________________?
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A. perfectly inelastic

B. perfectly elastic

C. partly inelastic

D. partly elastic and partly inelastic

E. partly elastic

42. Zeroth law of thermodynamics________________?
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A. deals with conversion of mass and energy

B. deals with reversibility and irreversibility of process

C. states that if two systems are both in equilibrium with a third system, they are in thermal equilibrium with each other

D. deals with heat engines

E. does not exist

45. Molecular volume of any perfect gas at 600 x 103 N/m2 and 27C will be ____________________?
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A. 0.15 m3/kg mol

B. 400 m3/kg mol

C. 417m3/kgmol

D. 4.17m3/kgmol

E. 41.7 m3/kg mol

46. The condition of perfect vacuum, i.e., absolute zero pressure can be attained at ____________________?
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A. a temperature of 273.16C

B. a temperature of 0C

C. a temperature of 273 K

D. a negative pressure and 0C temperature

E. cant be attained

47. Absolute zero pressure will occur _____________________?
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A. at the center of the earth

B. at sea level

C. when molecular momentum of the system becomes zero

D. at a temperature of 273 K

E. under vacuum conditions

49. Which of the following is not the intensive property___________________?
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A. density

B. specific volume

C. heat

D. pressure

E. temperature

50. Heat and work are ____________________?
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A. system properties

B. path functions

C. point functions

D. intensive properties

E. extensive properties