thermodynamics Mcqs
101. The term N.T.P. stands for________________________?
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A. natural temperature and pressure

B. normal thermodynamic pressure

C. normal thermodynamic practice

D. nominal temperature and pressure

E. normal temperature and pressure
103. Thermal power plant works on______________?
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A. Rankine cycle

B. Carnot cycle

C. Joule cycle

D. Brayton cycle

E. Otto cycle

105. Superheated vapour behaves___________________?
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A. approximately as a gas

B. as average of gas and vapour

C. exactly as gas

D. as steam

E. as ordinary vapour

106. Gases have___________________?
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A. under some conditions one value and sometimes two values of specific heat

B. two values of specific heat

C. three values of specific heat

D. no value of specific heat

E. only one value of specific heat

107. To convert volumetric analysis to gravimetric analysis, the relative volume of each constituent of the flue gases is____________________?
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A. multiplied by its specific weight

B. divided by its molecular weight

C. divided by its specific weight

D. multiplied by its molecular weight

E. multiplied by its density

109. The unit of mass in S.I. units is ____________________?
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A. kilogram

B. tonne

C. gram

D. quintal

E. newton

112. Entropy change depends on___________________?
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A. mass transfer

B. change of temperature

C. change of pressure and volume

D. thermodynamic state

E. heat transfer
113. The unit of length in S.I. units is________________?
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A. kilometer

B. meter

C. centimeter

D. millimeter

114. The unitof universal gas constant is___________________?
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A. erg/K

B. watts/K

C. ergscm/K

D. dynes/C

E. none of the above

115. The efficiency of a Carnot engine depends on_______________________?
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A. type of fuel fired

B. design of engine

C. working substance

D. size of engine

E. temperatures of source and sink
116. Diesel cycle consists of following four processes_________________?
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A. two isentropics and two constant pressures

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

C. two isentropics, and two constant volumes.

D. two isothermals and two isentropics

E. none of the above

118. No liquid can exist as liquid at____________________?
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A. in space

B. centre of earth

C. vacuum

D. 273 K

E. zero pressure
120. The efficiency of Carnot cycle is maximum for_____________________?
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A. well lubricated engine

B. steam engine

C. gas engine

D. petrol engine

E. reversible engine
121. Isochoric process is one in which___________________?
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A. free expansion takes place

B. very little mechanical work is done by the system

C. no mechanical work is done by the system

D. mass and energy transfer do not take place

E. all parameters remain constant

122. Total heat of a substance is also known as __________________?
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A. thermal capacity

B. enthalpy

C. thermal conductance

D. entropy

E. internal energy

123. Extensive property of a system is one whose value______________________?
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A. is dependent on the path followed and not on the state

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

C. depends on the mass of the system like volume

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

E. is always constant

125. Calorie is a measure of
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A. work

B. thermal capacity

C. entropy

D. specific heat

E. quantity of heat
126. Which of the following is the property of a system___________________?
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A. enthalpy and entropy

B. pressure and temperature

C. volume and density

D. all of the above

E. internal energy

127. For which of the following substances, the gas laws can be used with minimum error_________________?
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A. wet steam

B. dry steam

C. saturated steam

D. superheated steam

E. steam at atmospheric pressure

128. In an isothermal process, the internal energy of gas molecules________________?
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A. decreases

B. increases

C. remains constant

D. may increase/decrease depending on the properties of gas

E. shows unpredictable behaviour

129. A cycle consisting of two adiabatics and two constant pressure processes is known as___________________?
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A. Stirling cycle

B. Ericsson cycle

C. Atkinson cycle

D. Joule cycle

E. Otto cycle

130. The more effective way of increasing efficiency of Carnot engine is to____________________?
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A. increase higher temperature

B. keep lower temperature constant

C. increase lower temperature

D. decrease lower temperature

E. decrease higher temperature

131. Stirling and Ericsson cycles are__________________?
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A. reversible cycles

B. semi-reversible cycles

C. adiabatic irreversible cycles

D. quasi-static cycles

E. irreversible cycles

132. According to kinetic theory of gases, the absolute zero temperature is attained when___________________?
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A. kinetic energy of the molecules is zero

B. specific heat of gas is zero

C. mass is zero

D. pressure of the gas is zero

E. volume of the gas is zero

133. Work done in an adiabatic process between a given pair of end states depends on__________________?
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A. particular adiabatic process

B. the value of index n

C. the end states only

D. the value of heattransferred

E. mass of the system

135. Work done in a free expansion process is___________________?
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A. zero

B. #NAME?

C. #NAME?

D. minimum

E. maximum

137. The energy of molecular motion appears as________________?
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A. potential energy

B. heat

C. surface tension

D. increase in pressure

E. friction

139. Kelvin Plancks law deals with___________________?
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A. conservation of mass

B. conversion of heat into work

C. conservation of work

D. conversion fo work into heat

E. conservation of heat

140. The thermodynamic difference between a Rankine cycle working with saturated steam and the Carnot cycle is that___________________?
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A. none of the above

B. heat is supplied to water at temperature below the maximum temperature of the cycle

C. carnot cycle cant work with saturated steam

D. a rankine cycle receives heat at two places

E. rankine cycle is hypothetical

141. The same volume of all gases would represent their____________________?
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A. molecular weights

B. gas characteristic constants

C. densities

D. specific gravities

E. specific weights

143. Properties of substances like pressure, temperature and density, in thermodynamic coordinates are__________________?
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A. real functions

B. point functions

C. path functions

D. thermodynamic functions

E. cyclic functions

144. Boyles law i.e. pV = constant is applicable to gases under ___________________?
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A. steady change of pressures

B. only small range of pressures

C. all ranges of pressures

D. atmospheric conditions

E. high range of pressures

145. According to first law of thermodynamics__________________?
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A. total energy of a system remains constant

B. total internal energy of a system during a process remains constant

C. entropy of a system remains constant

D. internal energy, enthalpy and entropy during a process remain constant

E. work done by a system is equal to heat transferred by the system

146. For reversible adiabatic process, change in entropy is_________________?
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A. negative.

B. zero

C. minimum

D. unpredictable

E. maximum

147. Reversed joule cycle is called_________________?
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A. Dual cycle

B. Carnot cycle

C. Brayton cycle

D. Rankine cycle

E. Bell Coleman cycle

148. The statement that molecular weights of all gases occupy the same volume is known as________________?
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A. Daltons law

B. Law of thermodynamics

C. Avogadros hypothesis

D. Joules law

E. Gas law

149. Carnot cycle efficiency is maximum when______________?
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A. initial temperature is 0K

B. final temperature is 0K

C. final temperature is 0C

D. initial temperature is minimum possible

E. difference between initial and final temperature is 0K