mechanical engineering MCQs – Page 147

Practise multiple-choice questions from mechanical engineering for competitive examinations and subject revision. Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.

2921. Compressed air coming out from a punctured football___________________?
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A. attains atmospheric temperature

B. may become hotter or cooler depend-ing upon the humidity of the surrounding air

C. becomes hotter

D. becomes cooler1

E. remains at the same temperature

2922. First law of thermodynamics furnishes the relationship between______________________?
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A. various thermodynamic processes

B. heat, work and properties of the system

C. heat and internal energy

D. various properties of the system

E. heat and work

2923. General gas equation is____________________?
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A. PV=KiRT

B. PV=nRT

C. Cp-Cv = Wj

D. PV = C

E. PV=mRT
2924. The value of n = 1 in the poly tropic process indicates it to be __________________?
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A. irreversible process

B. isothermal process

C. reversible process

D. adiabatic process

E. free expansion process

2925. An isolated system is one in which_____________________?
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A. mass does not cross boundaries of the system, though energy may do so

B. neither mass nor energy crosses the boundaries of the system

C. both energy and mass cross the boundaries of the system

D. mass crosses the boundary but not the energy

E. thermodynamic reactions do not occur

2926. If a fluid expands suddenly into vacuum through an orifice of large dimension, then such a process is called___________________?
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A. free expansion

B. adiabatic expansion

C. throttling

D. parabolic expansion

E. hyperbolic expansion

2927. One watt is equal to__________________?
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A. 1 N/mt

B. 1 kNm/hr

C. 1 Nm/s

D. 1 Nm/hr

E. 1 kNm/mt

2929. Which of the following is an irreversible cycle_____________________?
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A. all of the above

B. carnot

C. ericsson

D. none of the above

E. Stirling

2930. The specific heat of air increases with increase in __________________?
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A. temperature

B. pressure

C. both pressure and temperature

D. variation of its constituents

E. air flow

2931. Change in enthalpy of a system is the heat supplied at___________________?
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A. constant entropy

B. constant pressure

C. constant volume

D. N.T.P. condition

E. constant temperature

2932. A diathermic wall is one which____________________?
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A. permits thermal interaction

B. discourages thermal interaction

C. does not exist

D. prevents thermal interaction

E. encourages thermal interaction

2934. Temperature of a gas is produced due to________________?
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A. kinetic energy of molecules

B. its heating value

C. repulsion of molecules

D. surface tension of molecules

E. attraction of molecules

2937. According to Daltons law, the total pres sure of the mixture of gases is equal to________________?
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A. greater of the partial pressures of all

B. atmospheric pressure

C. average of the partial pressures of all

D. sum of the partial pressures of all

E. sum of the partial pressures of all divided by average molecular weight

2938. Which law states that the internal energy of a gas is a function of temperature__________________?
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A. there is no such law

B. Regnaults law

C. Joules law

D. Charles law

E. Boyles law

2939. Mixture of ice and water form a________________________?
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A. open system

B. isolated system

C. closed system

D. heterogeneous system

E. thermodynamic system.

2940. Carnot cycle efficiency depends upon________________?
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A. effectiveness of insulating material around the engine

B. condition of engine

C. working condition

D. properties of the medium/substance used

E. temperature range of operation