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ThermodynamicsinterviewQuestionsandanswers:
1.Whichofthefollowingvariablescontrolsthephysicalpropertiesofaperfectgas
(a)pressure
(b)temperature
(c)volume
(d)alloftheabove
(e)atomicmass.
Ans:d
2.Whichofthefollowinglawsisapplicableforthebehaviorofaperfectgas
(a)Boyleslaw
(b)Charleslaw
(c)GayLussaclaw
(d)alloftheabove
(e)Jouleslaw.
Ans:d
3.TheunitoftemperatureinS.I.unitsis
(a)Centigrade
(b)Celsius
(c)Fahrenheit
(d)Kelvin
(e)Rankine.
Ans:d
4.TheunitofmassinS.I.unitsis
(a)kilogram
(b)gram
(c)tonne
(d)quintal
(e)newton.
Ans:a
5.TheunitoftimeinS.I.unitsis
(a)second
(b)minute
(c)hour
(d)day
(e)year.
Ans:a
6.TheunitoflengthinS.I.unitsis
(a)meter
(b)centimeter
(c)kilometer
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(d)millimeter.
Ans:a
7.TheunitofenergyinS.I.unitsis
(a)watt
(b)joule
(c)joule/s
(d)joule/m
(e)joulem.
Ans:b
8.AccordingtoGayLussaclawforaperfectgas,theabsolutepressureofgivenmassvariesdirectlyas
(a)temperature
(b)absolute
(c)absolutetemperature,ifvolumeiskeptconstant
(d)volume,iftemperatureiskeptconstant
(e)remainsconstant,ifvolumeandtemperaturearekeptconstant.
Ans:c
9.Anidealgasascomparedtoarealgasatveryhighpressureoccupies
(a)morevolume
(b)lessvolume
(c)samevolume
(d)unpredictablebehaviour
(e)nosuchcorrelation.
Ans:a
10.Generalgasequationis
(a)PV=nRT
(b)PV=mRT
(d)PV=C
(c)PV=KiRT
(e)CpCv=Wj
Ans:b
11.AccordingtoDaltonslaw,thetotalpressureofthemixtureofgasesisequalto
(a)greaterofthepartialpressuresofall
(b)averageofthepartialpressuresofall
(c)sumofthepartialpressuresofall
(d)sumofthepartialpressuresofalldividedbyaveragemolecularweight
(e)atmosphericpressure.
Ans:c
12.Whichofthefollowingcanberegardedasgassothatgaslawscouldbeapplicable,withinthecommonlyencounteredtemperatureli
(a)02,N2,steam,C02
(b)Oz,N2,watervapour
(c)S02,NH3,C02,moisture
(d)02,N2,H2,air
(e)steamvapours,H2,C02.
Ans:d
13.TheunitofpressureinS.I.unitsis
(a)kg/cm2
(b)mmofwatercolumn
(c)pascal
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(d)dynespersquarecm
(e)bars
Ans:c
14.Aclosedsystemisoneinwhich
(a)massdoesnotcrossboundariesofthesystem,thoughenergymaydoso
(b)masscrossestheboundarybutnottheenergy
(c)neithermassnorenergycrossestheboundariesofthesystem
(d)bothenergyandmasscrosstheboundariesofthesystem
(e)thermodynamicreactionstakeplace.
Ans:a
15.Temperatureofagasisproduceddueto
(a)itsheatingvalue
(b)kineticenergyofmolecules
(c)repulsionofmolecules
(d)attractionofmolecules
(e)surfacetensionofmolecules.
Ans:b
16.Accordingtokinetictheoryofgases,theabsolutezerotemperatureisattainedwhen
(a)volumeofthegasiszero
(b)pressureofthegasiszero
(c)kineticenergyofthemoleculesiszero
(d)specificheatofgasiszero
(e)massiszero.
Ans:c
17.Kinetictheoryofgasesassumesthatthecollisionsbetweenthemoleculesare
(a)perfectlyelastic
(b)perfectlyinelastic
(c)partlyelastic
(d)partlyinelastic
(e)partlyelasticandpartlyinelastic.
Ans:a
18.ThepressureofagasintermsofitsmeankineticenergyperunitvolumeEisequalto
(a)E/3
(b)E/2
(c)3E/4
(d)2E/3
(e)5E/4.
Ans:d
19.Kineticenergyofthemoleculesintermsofabsolutetemperature(T)isproportionalto
(a)T
(b)j
(c)J2
(d)Vr
(e)1/Vr.
Ans:a
20.Superheatedvapourbehaves
(a)exactlyasgas
(b)assteam
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(c)asordinaryvapour
(d)approximatelyasagas
(e)asaverageofgasandvapour.
Ans:d
21.Absolutezeropressurewilloccur
(a)atsealevel
(b)atthecenteroftheearth
(c)whenmolecularmomentumofthesystembecomeszero
(d)undervacuumconditions
(e)atatemperatureof273K
Ans:c
22.Noliquidcanexistasliquidat
(a)273K
(b)vacuum
(c)zeropressure
(d)centreofearth
(e)inspace.
Ans:c
23.TheunitofpowerinS.I.unitsis
(a)newton
(b)pascal
(c)erg
(d)watt
(e)joule.
Ans:d
24.Theconditionofperfectvacuum,i.e.,absolutezeropressurecanbeattainedat
(a)atemperatureof273.16C
(b)atemperatureof0C
(c)atemperatureof273K
(d)anegativepressureand0Ctemperature
(e)cantbeattained.
Ans:a
25.Intensivepropertyofasystemisonewhosevalue
(a)dependsonthemassofthesystem,likevolume
(b)doesnotdependonthemassofthesystem,liketemperature,pressure,etc.
(c)isnotdependentonthepathfollowedbutonthestate
(d)isdependentonthepathfollowedandnotonthestate
(e)remainsconstant.
Ans:b
26.Specificheatofairatconstantpressureisequalto
(a)0.17
(b)0.21
(c)0.24
(d)1.0
(e)1.41
Ans:c
27.Characteristicgasconstantofagasisequalto
(a)C/Cv
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(b)Cv/Cp
(c)CpCv
(d)Cp+Cv
(e)CpxCv
Ans:c
28.Thebehaviourofgasescanbefullydeterminedby
(a)1law
(b)2laws
(c)3laws
(d)4laws
Ans:d
29.Theratiooftwospecificheatsofairisequalto
(a)0.17
(b)0.24
(c)0.1
(d)1.41
(e)2.71.
Ans:d
30.Boyleslawi.e.pV=constantisapplicabletogasesunder
(a)allrangesofpressures
(b)onlysmallrangeofpressures
(c)highrangeofpressures
(d)steadychangeofpressures
(e)atmosphericconditions.
Ans:b
31.Whichlawstatesthattheinternalenergyofagasisafunctionoftemperature
(a)Charleslaw
(b)Jouleslaw
(c)Regnaultslaw
(d)Boyleslaw
(e)thereisnosuchlaw.
Ans:b
32.Thesamevolumeofallgaseswouldrepresenttheir
(a)densities
(b)specificweights
(c)molecularweights
(d)gascharacteristicconstants
(e)specificgravities.
Ans:c
33.Whichlawstatesthatthespecificheatofagasremainsconstantatalltemperaturesandpressures
(a)CharlesLaw
(b)JoulesLaw
(c)RegnaultsLaw
(d)BoylesLaw
(e)thereisnosuchlaw.
Ans:c
34.Anopensystemisoneinwhich
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(b)neithermassnorenergycrossestheboundariesofthesystem
(c)bothenergyandmasscrosstheboundariesofthesystem
(d)masscrossestheboundarybutnottheenergy
(e)thermodynamicreactionsdonotoccur.
Ans:c
35.Accordingtowhichlaw,allperfectgaseschangeinvolumebyl/273thoftheiroriginalvolumeat0Cforevery1Cchangeintempera
whenpressureremainsconstant
(a)Jouleslaw
(b)Boyleslaw
(c)Regnaultslaw
(d)GayLussaclaw
(e)Charleslaw.
Ans:e
36.Gaseshave
(a)onlyonevalueofspecificheat
(b)twovaluesofspecificheat
(c)threevaluesofspecificheat
(d)novalueofspecificheat
(e)undersomeconditionsonevalueandsometimestwovaluesofspecificheat.
Ans:b
37.AccordingtoAvogadrosHypothesis
(a)themolecularweightsofalltheperfectgasesoccupythesamevolumeundersameconditionsofpressureandtemperature
(b)thesumofpartialpressureofmixtureoftwogasesissumofthetwo
(c)productofthegasconstantandthemolecularweightofanidealgasisconstant
(d)gaseshavetwovaluesofspecificheat
(e)allsystemscanberegardedasclosedsystems.
Ans:a
38.Extensivepropertyofasystemisonewhosevalue
(a)dependsonthemassofthesystemlikevolume
(b)doesnotdependonthemassofthesystem,liketemperature,pressure,etc.
(c)isnotdependentonthepathfollowedbutonthestate
(d)isdependentonthepathfollowedandnotonthestate
(e)isalwaysconstant.
Ans:a
39.Workdoneinafreeexpansionprocessis
(a)+ve
(b)ve
(c)zero
(d)maximum
(e)minimum.
Ans:c
40.Thestatementthatmolecularweightsofallgasesoccupythesamevolumeisknownas
(a)Avogadroshypothesis
(b)Daltonslaw
(c)Gaslaw
(d)Lawofthermodynamics
(e)Jouleslaw.
Ans:a
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41.Toconvertvolumetricanalysistogravimetricanalysis,therelativevolumeofeachconstituentofthefluegasesis
(a)dividedbyitsmolecularweight
(b)multipliedbyitsmolecularweight
(c)multipliedbyitsdensity
(d)multipliedbyitsspecificweight
(e)dividedbyitsspecificweight.
Ans:b
42.Ifagasisheatedagainstapressure,keepingthevolumeconstant,thenworkdonewillbeequalto
(a)+v
(b)ve
(c)zero
(d)pressurexvolume
(e)anywherebetweenzeroandinfinity.
Ans:c
43.Anisolatedsystemisoneinwhich
(b)neithermassnorenergycrossestheboundariesofthesystem
(c)bothenergyandmasscrosstheboundariesofthesystem
(d)masscrossestheboundarybutnottheenergy
(e)thermodynamicreactionsdonotoccur.
Ans:b
44.Propertiesofsubstanceslikepressure,temperatureanddensity,inthermodynamiccoordinatesare
(a)pathfunctions
(b)pointfunctions
(c)cyclicfunctions
(d)realfunctions
(e)thermodynamicfunctions.
Ans:b
45.Whichofthefollowingquantitiesisnotthepropertyofthesystem
(a)pressure
(b)temperature
(c)specificvolume
(d)heat
(e)density.
Ans:d
46.AccordingtoAvogadroslaw,foragivenpressureandtemperature,eachmoleculeofagas
(a)occupiesvolumeproportionaltoitsmolecularweight
(b)occupiesvolumeproportionaltoitsspecificweight
(c)occupiesvolumeinverselyproportionaltoitsmolecularweight
(d)occupiesvolumeinverselyproportionaltoitsspecificweight
(e)occupiessamevolume.
Ans:e
47.Mixtureoficeandwaterforma
(a)closedsystem
(b)opensystem
(c)isolatedsystem
(d)heterogeneoussystem
(e)thermodynamicsystem.
Ans:d
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48.Whichofthefollowingisthepropertyofasystem
(a)pressureandtemperature
(b)internalenergy
(c)volumeanddensity
(d)enthalpyandentropy
(e)alloftheabove.
Ans:e
49.Onweightbasis,aircontainsfollowingpartsofoxygen
(a)21
(b)23
(c)25
(d)73
(e)79.
Ans:b
50.Whichofthefollowingisnottheintensiveproperty
(a)pressure
(b)temperature
(c)density
(d)heat
(e)specificvolume.
Ans:d
51.Whichofthefollowingitemsisnotapathfunction
(a)heat
(b)work
(c)kineticenergy
(d)vdp
(e)thermalconductivity.
Ans:e
52.Workdoneinanadiabaticprocessbetweenagivenpairofendstatesdependson
(a)theendstatesonly
(b)particularadiabaticprocess
(c)thevalueofindexn
(d)thevalueofheattransferred
(e)massofthesystem.
Ans:a
53.Heatandworkare
(a)pointfunctions
(b)systemproperties
(c)pathfunctions
(d)intensiveproperties
(e)extensiveproperties.
Ans:c
54.Whichofthefollowingparametersisconstantforamoleformostofthegasesatagiventemperatureandpressure
(a)enthalpy
(b)volume
(c)mass
(d)entropy
(e)specificvolume.
Ans:b
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55.Thevalueofn=1inthepolytropicprocessindicatesittobe
(a)reversibleprocess
(b)isothermalprocess
(c)adiabaticprocess
(d)irreversibleprocess
(e)freeexpansionprocess.
Ans:b
56.Solidsandliquidshave
(a)onevalueofspecificheat(ft)twovaluesofspecificheat
(c)threevaluesofspecificheat
(d)novalueofspecificheat
(e)onevalueundersomeconditionsandtwovaluesunderotherconditions.
Ans:a
57.Aperfectgasat27Cisheatedatconstantpressuretillitsvolumeisdouble.Thefinaltemperatureis
(a)54C
(b)327C
(c)108C
(d)654C
(e)600C
Ans:b
58.CurveAinFig.1.1comparedtocurvesBandCshowsthefollowingtypeofexpansion
(a)pV=C
(b)isothermal
(c)adiabatic
(d)freeexpansion
(e)throttling.
Ans:b
59.IfvalueofnisinfinitelylargeinapolytropicprocesspV=C,thentheprocessisknownasconstant
(a)volume
(b)pressure
(c)temperature
(d)enthalpy
(e)entropy.
Ans:a
60.Theindexofcompressionntendstoreachratioofspecificheatsywhen
(a)flowisuniformandsteady
(b)processisisentropic
(c)processisisothermal
(d)processisisentropicandspecificheatdoesnotchangewithtemperature
(e)processisisentropicandspecificheatchangeswithtemperature.
Ans:d
61.Changeinenthalpyofasystemistheheatsuppliedat
(a)constantpressure
(b)constanttemperature
(c)constantvolume
(d)constantentropy
(e)N.T.P.condition.
Ans:a
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62.ThetermN.T.P.standsfor
(a)nominaltemperatureandpressure
(b)naturaltemperatureandpressure
(c)normaltemperatureandpressure
(d)normalthermodynamicpractice
(e)normalthermodynamicpressure.
Ans:c
63.Aheatexchangeprocessinwhichtheproductofpressureandvolumeremainsconstantisknownas
(a)heatexchangeprocess
(b)throttlingprocess
(c)isentropicprocess
(d)adiabaticprocess
(e)hyperbolicprocess.
Ans:e
64.Inanisothermalprocess,theinternalenergyofgasmolecules
(a)increases
(b)decreases
(c)remainsconstant
(d)mayincrease/decreasedependingonthepropertiesofgas
(e)showsunpredictablebehaviour.
Ans:c
65.Zerothlawofthermodynamics
(a)dealswithconversionofmassandenergy
(b)dealswithreversibilityandirreversibilityofprocess
(c)statesthatiftwosystemsarebothinequilibriumwithathirdsystem,theyareinthermalequilibriumwitheachother
(d)dealswithheatengines
(e)doesnotexist.
Ans:c
66.Ifacertainamountofdryiceismixedwithsameamountofwaterat80C,thefinaltemperatureofmixturewillbe
(a)80C
(b)0C
(c)40C
(d)20C
(e)60C.
Ans:b
67.Thebasisformeasuringthermodynamicpropertyoftemperatureisgivenby
(a)zerothlawofthermodynamics
(b)firstlawofthermodynamics
(c)secondlawofthermodynamics
(d)thirdlawofthermodynamics
(e)Avogadroshypothesis.
Ans:a
68.Onewattisequalto
(a)1Nm/s
(b)1N/mt
(c)1Nm/hr
(d)1kNm/hr
(e)1kNm/mt.
Ans:a
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69.Workdoneiszeroforthefollowingprocess
(a)constantvolume
(b)freeexpansion
(c)throttling
(d)allOftheabove
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:d
70.Forwhichofthefollowingsubstances,thegaslawscanbeusedwithminimumerror
(a)drysteam
(b)wetsteam
(c)saturatedsteam
(d)superheatedsteam
(e)steamatatmosphericpressure.
Ans:d
71.Inanonflowreversibleprocessforwhichp=(3V+15)x105N/m2,Vchangesfrom1mto2m3.Theworkdonewillbeabout
(a)100xlOO5joules
(b)lxlO5joules
(c)10xlO5joules
(d)10xlO5kilojoules
(e)10xl04kiojoules.
Ans:c
72.ThevalueoftheproductofmolecularweightandthegascharacteristicconstantforallthegasesinM.K.S.unitis
(a)29.27kgfm/molK
(b)8314kgfm/molK
(c)848kgfm/molK
(d)427kgfm/molK
(e)735kgfm/molK.
Ans:c
73.Onvolumebasis,aircontainsfollowingpartsofoxygen
(a)21
(b)23
(c)25
(d)77
(e)79.
Ans:a
74.Universalgasconstantisdefinedasequaltoproductofthemolecularweightofthegasand
(a)specificheatatconstantpressure
(b)specificheatatconstantvolume
(c)ratiooftwospecificheats
(d)gasconstant
(e)unity.
Ans:d
75.ThevalueoftheproductofmolecularweightandthegascharacteristicconstantforallthegasesinS.I.unitsis
(a)29.27J/kmolK
(b)83.14J/kmolK
(c)848J/kmolK
(d)AllJ/kmolK
(e)735J/kmolK.
Ans:b
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76.Forwhichofthefollowingsubstances,theinternalenergyandenthalpyarethefunctionsoftemperatureonly
(a)anygas
(b)saturatedsteam
(c)water
(d)perfectgas
(e)superheatedsteam.
Ans:d
77.Inafreeexpansionprocess
(a)workdoneiszero
(b)heattransferiszero
(c)both(a)and(b)above
(d)workdoneiszerobutheatincreases
(e)workdoneiszerobutheatdecreases.
Ans:c
78.Ifagasvapourisallowedtoexpandthroughaveryminuteaperture,thensuchaprocessisknownas
(a)freeexpansion
(b)hyperbolicexpansion
(c)adiabaticexpansion
(d)parabolicexpansion
(e)throttling.
Ans:e
79.Thespecificheatofairincreaseswithincreasein
(a)temperature
(b)pressure
(c)bothpressureandtemperature
(d)variationofitsconstituents
(e)airflow
Ans:a
80.Ifafluidexpandssuddenlyintovacuumthroughanorificeoflargedimension,thensuchaprocessiscalled
(a)freeexpansion
(b)hyperbolicexpansion
(c)adiabaticexpansion
(d)parabolicexpansion
(e)throttling.
Ans:a
81.Whichofthefollowingprocessesarethermodynamicallyreversible
(a)throttling
(b)freeexpansion
(c)constantvolumeandconstantpressure
(d)hyperbolicandpV=C
(e)isothermalandadiabatic.
Ans:e
82.Whichofthefollowingprocessesisirreversibleprocess
(a)isothermal
(b)adiabatic
(c)throttling
(d)alloftheabove
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:c
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83.Inorderthatacyclebereversible,followingmustbesatisfied
(a)freeexpansionorfrictionresistedexpansion/compressionprocessshouldnotbeencountered
(b)whenheatisbeingabsorbed,temperatureofhotsourceandworkingsubstanceshouldbesame
(c)whenbeatisbeingrejected,temperatureofcoldsourceandworkingsubstanceshouldbesame
(d)alloftheabove
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:d
84.Forathermodynamicprocesstobereversible,thetemperaturedifferencebetweenhotbodyandworkingsubstanceshouldbe
(a)zero
(b)minimum
(d)maximum
(d)infinity
(e)thereisnosuchcriterion.
Ans:a
85.Minimumworkincompressorispossiblewhenthevalueofadiabaticindexnisequalto
(a)0.75
(b)1
(c)1.27
(d)1.35
(e)2.
Ans:b
86.Molecularvolumeofanyperfectgasat600x103N/m2and27Cwillbe
(a)4.17m3/kgmol
(b)400m3/kgmol
(c)0.15m3/kgmol
(d)41.7m3/kgmol
(e)417m3/kgmol.
Ans:a
87.Agasiscompressedinacylinderbyamovablepistontoavolumeonehalfitsoriginalvolume.Duringtheprocess300kJheatleftth
internalenergyremainedsame.TheworkdoneongasinNmwillbe
(a)300Nm
(b)300,000Nm
(c)30Nm
(d)3000Nm
(e)30,000Nm.
Ans:b
88.ThemoreeffectivewayofincreasingefficiencyofCarnotengineisto
(a)increasehighertemperature
(b)decreasehighertemperature
(c)increaselowertemperature
(d)decreaselowertemperature
(e)keeplowertemperatureconstant.
Ans:d
89.Entropychangedependson
(a)heattransfer
(b)masstransfer
(c)changeoftemperature
(d)thermodynamicstate
(e)changeofpressureandvolume.
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Ans:a
90.Forreversibleadiabaticprocess,changeinentropyis
(a)maximum
(b)minimum
(c)zero
(d)unpredictable
(e)negative.
Ans:c
91.Isochoricprocessisoneinwhich
(a)freeexpansiontakesplace
(b)verylittlemechanicalworkisdonebythesystem
(c)nomechanicalworkisdonebythesystem
(d)allparametersremainconstant
(e)massandenergytransferdonottakeplace.
Ans:c
92.Accordingtofirstlawofthermodynamics
(a)workdonebyasystemisequaltoheattransferredbythesystem
(b)totalinternalenergyofasystemduringaprocessremainsconstant
(c)internalenergy,enthalpyandentropyduringaprocessremainconstant
(d)totalenergyofasystemremainsconstant
(e)entropyofasystemremainsconstant.
Ans:d
93.Energycanneitherbecreatednordestroyedbutcanbeconvertedfromoneformtootherisinferredfrom
(a)zerothlowofthermodynamic
(b)firstlawofthermodynamics
(c)secondlawtothermodynamics
(d)basiclawofthermodynamics
(e)claussiusstatement.
Ans:b
94.Firstlawofthermodynamicsfurnishestherelationshipbetween
(a)heatandwork
(b)heat,workandpropertiesofthesystem
(c)variouspropertiesofthesystem
(d)variousthermodynamicprocesses
(e)heatandinternalenergy.
Ans:b
95.Changeinenthalpyinaclosedsystemisequaltoheattransferredifthereversibleprocesstakesplaceatconstant
(a)pressure
(b)temperature
(c)volume
(d)internalenergy
(e)entropy.
Ans:a
96.Inanisothermalprocess,theinternalenergy
(a)increases
(b)decreases
(c)remainsconstant
(d)firstincreasesandthendecreases
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(e)firstdecreasesandthenincreases.
Ans:c
97.Changeininternalenergyinaclosedsystemisequaltoheattransferredifthereversibleprocesstakesplaceatconstant
(a)pressure
(b)temperature
(c)volume
(d)internalenergy
(e)entropy.
Ans:c
98.Accordingtofirstlawofthermodynamics
(a)massandenergyaremutuallyconvertible
(b)Carnotengineismostefficient
(c)heatandworkaremutuallyconvertible
(d)massandlightaremutuallyconvertible
(e)heatflowsfromhotsubstancetocoldsubstance.
Ans:c
99.Totalheatofasubstanceisalsoknownas
(a)internalenergy
(b)entropy
(c)thermalcapacity
(d)enthalpy
(e)thermalconductance.
Ans:d
100.Firstlawofthermodynamics
(a)enablestodeterminechangeininternalenergyofthesystem
(b)doesnothelptopredictwhetherthesystemwillornotundergoachange
(c)doesnotenabletodeterminechangeinentropy
(d)providesrelationshipbetweenheat,workandinternalenergy
(e)alloftheabove.
Ans:e
ThermodynamicsMechanicalEngineeringMultiplechoiceQuestions:
101.Additionofheatatconstantpressuretoagasresultsin
(a)raisingitstemperature
(b)raisingitspressure
(c)raisingitsvolume
(d)raisingitstemperatureanddoingexternalwork
(e)doingexternalwork.
Ans:d
102.Carnotcyclehasmaximumefficiencyfor
(a)reversibleengine
(b)irreversibleengine
(c)newengine
(d)petrolengine
(e)dieselengine.
Ans:a
103.Measurementoftemperatureisbasedon
(a)thermodynamicproperties
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(b)zerothlawofthermodynamics
(c)firstlawofthermodynamics
(d)secondlawofthermodynamics
(e)jouleslaw.
Ans:b
104.Carnotcycleefficiencydependsupon
(a)propertiesofthemedium/substanceused
(b)conditionofengine
(c)workingcondition
(d)temperaturerangeofoperation
(e)effectivenessofinsulatingmaterialaroundtheengine.
Ans:d
105.Carnotcycleefficiencyismaximumwhen
(a)initialtemperatureis0K
(b)finaltemperatureis0K
(c)differencebetweeninitialandfinaltemperatureis0K
(d)finaltemperatureis0C
(e)initialtemperatureisminimumpossible.
Ans:b
106.Anengineoperatesbetweentemperaturesof900Kandr2andanotherenginebetweenT2and400KForbothtodoequalwork,va
willbe
(a)650K
(b)600K
(c)625K
(d)700K
(e)750K.
Ans:a
107.Ifheatbeexchangedinareversiblemanner,whichofthefollowingpropertyoftheworkingsubstancewillchangeaccordingly
(a)temperature
(b)enthalpy
(c)internalenergy
(d)entropy
(e)alloftheabove.
Ans:d
108.Ifasystemafterundergoingaseriesofprocesses,returnstotheinitialstatethen
(a)processisthermodynamicallyinequilibrium
(b)processisexecutedinclosedsystemcycle
(c)itsentropywillchangeduetoirreversibility
(d)sumofheatandworktransferwillbezero
(e)noworkwillbedonebythesystem.
Ans:d
109.Whichofthefollowingrepresentstheperpetualmotionofthefirstkind
(a)enginewith100%thermalefficiency
(b)afullyreversibleengine
(c)transferofheatenergyfromlowtemperaturesourcetohightemperaturesource
(d)amachinethatcontinuouslycreatesitsownenergy
(e)productionofenergybytemperaturedifferentialinseawateratdifferentlevels.
Ans:
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110.AnactualengineistobedesignedhavingsameefficiencyastheCarnotcycle.Suchapropositionis
(a)feasible
(b)impossible
(c)possible
(d)possible,butwithlotofsophistications
(e)desirable.
Ans:d
112.Amanufacturerclaimstohaveaheatenginecapableofdeveloping20h.p.byreceivingheatinputof400kcal/mtandworkingbetw
temperaturelimitsof227Cand27C.Hisclaimis
(a)justified
(b)notpossible
(c)maybepossiblewithlotofsophistications
(d)costwillbeveryhigh
(e)theroreticallypossible.
Ans:b
113.InaCarnotcycle,heatistransferredat
(a)constantpressure
(b)constantvolume
(c)constanttemperature
(d)constantenthaply
(e)anyoneoftheabove.
Ans:c
114.Adiathermicwallisonewhich
(a)preventsthermalinteraction
(b)permitsthermalinteraction
(c)encouragesthermalinteraction
(d)discouragesthermalinteraction
(e)doesnotexist.
Ans:b
115.Anadiabaticwallisonewhich
(a)preventsthermalinteraction
(b)permitsthermalinteraction
(c)encouragesthermalinteraction
(d)discouragesthermalinteraction
(e)dosnotexist.
Ans:a
116.Thedoorofarunningrefrigeratorinsidearoomwasleftopen.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiscorrect?
(a)Theroomwillbecooledtothetemperatureinsidetherefrigerator.
(b)Theroomwillbecooledveryslightly.
(c)Theroomwillbegraduallywarmedup.
(d)Thetemperatureoftheairinroomwillremainunaffected.
(e)anyoneofaboveispossibledependingonthecapacity.
Ans:c
117.Compressedaircomingoutfromapuncturedfootball
(a)becomeshotter
(b)becomescooler1
(c)remainsatthesametemperature
(d)maybecomehotterorcoolerdependinguponthehumidityofthesurroundingair
(e)attainsatmospherictemperature.
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Ans:b
118.Watercontainedinabeakercanbemadetoboilbypassingsteamthroughit
(a)atatmosphericpressure
(b)atapressurebelowthefiruosphejricpressure
(c)atapressuregreaterthanatmosphericpressure
(d)anypressure
(e)notpossible.
Ans:c
119.Duringthrottlingprocess
(a)heatexchangedoesnottakeplace
(b)noworkisdonebyexpandingsteam
(c)thereisnochangeofinternalenergyofsteam
(d)alloftheabove
(e)entropydecreases.
Ans:d
120.Theenergyofmolecularmotionappearsas
(a)heat
(b)potentialenergy
(c)surfacetension
(d)friction
(e)increaseinpressure.
Ans:a
121.Asuddenfallinthebarometerreadingisa
signofapproaching
(a)fineweather
(b)rains
(c)storm
(d)coldwave
(e)hotwave.
Ans:c
122.Theunitofuniversalgasconstantis
(a)watts/K
(b)dynes/C
(c)ergscm/K
(d)erg/K
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:d
123.Calorieisameasureof
(a)specificheat
(b)quantityofheat
(c)thermalcapacity
(d)entropy
(e)work.
Ans:b
124.Ikgf/cm2isequalto
(a)760mmHg
(b)zerommHg
(c)735.6mmHg
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(d)1mmHg
(e)lOOmmHg.
Ans:c
125.Barometricpressureisequalto
(a)760mmHg
(b)zerommHg
(c)735.6mmHg
(d)1mmHg
(e)100mmHg.
Ans:a
126.Onebarometricpressureor1atmosphericpressureisequalto
(a)1kgf/cnr2
(b)1.033kgf/cm2
(c)0kgf/cm2
(d)1.0197kgf/cm2
(e)100kgf/cm2.
Ans:b
127.Thefirstlawofthermodynamicsisthelawof
(a)conservationofmass
(b)conservationofenergy
(c)conservationofmomentum
(d)conservationofheat
(e)conservationoftemperature.
Ans:b
128.Aperpetualmotionmachineis
(a)athermodynamicmachine
(b)anonthermodynamicmachine
(c)ahypotheticalmachine
(d)ahypotheticalmachinewhoseoperationwouldviolatethelawsofthermodynamics
(e)aninefficientmachine.
Ans:d
129.KelvinPlanckslawdealswith
(a)conservationofheat
(b)conservationofwork
(c)conversionofheatintowork
(d)conversionfoworkintoheat
(e)conservationofmass.
Ans:c
130.AccordingtoClausisstatementofsecondlawofthermodynamics
(a)heatcantbetransferredfromlowtemperaturesourcetohightemperaturesource
(b)heatcanbetransferredforlowtemperaturetohightemperaturesourcebyusingrefrigerationcycle.
(c)heatcanbetransferredfromlowtemperaturetohightemperaturesourceifCOPofprocessismorethanunity
(d)heatcantbetransferredfromlowtemperaturetohightemperaturesourcewithouttheaidofexternalenergy
(e)alloftheabove.
Ans:d
131.Thermalpowerplantworkson
(a)Carnotcycle
(b)Joulecycle
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(d)Rankinecycle
(d)Ottocycle
(e)Braytoncycle.
Ans:c
132.Whichofthefollowingisanirreversiblecycle
(a)carnot
(b)Stirling
(c)ericsson
(d)alloftheabove
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:e
133.Ottocycleconsistsoffollowingfourprocesses
(a)twoisothermalsandtwoisentropics
(b)twoisentropicsandtwoconstantvolumes
(c)twoisentropics,oneconstantvolumeandoneconstantpressure
(d)twoisentropicsandtwoconstantpressures
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:b
134.TheefficiencyofaCarnotenginedependson
(a)workingsubstance
(b)designofengine
(c)sizeofengine
(d)typeoffuelfired
(e)temperaturesofsourceandsink.
Ans:e
135.Forsamecompressionratioandforsameheatadded
(a)OttocycleismoreefficientthanDieselcycle
(b)DieselcycleismoreefficientthanOttocycle
(c)efficiencydependsonotherfactors
(d)bothOttoandDieselcyclesareequallyefficient
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:a
136.TheefficiencyofCarnotcycleismaximumfor
(a)gasengine
(b)welllubricatedengine
(c)petrolengine
(d)steamengine
(e)reversibleengine.
Ans:e
137.Carnotcycleis
(a)areversiblecycle(ft)anirreversiblecycle
(c)asemireversiblecycle
(d)aquasistaticcycle
(e)anadiabaticirreversiblecycle.
Ans:a
138.Dieselcycleconsistsoffollowingfourprocesses
(b)twoisentropics,andtwoconstantvolumes.
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(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:c
139.IfbothStirlingandCarnotcyclesoperatewithinthesametemperaturelimits,thenefficiencyofStirlingcycleascomparedtoCarno
(a)more
(b)less
(c)equal
(d)dependsonotherfactors
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:c
140.StirlingandEricssoncyclesare
(a)reversiblecycles
(b)irreversiblecycles
(c)quasistaticcycles
(d)semireversiblecycles
(e)adiabaticirreversiblecycles.
Ans:a
141.Acycleconsistingoftwoadiabaticsandtwoconstantpressureprocessesisknownas
(a)Ottocycle
(b)Ericssoncycle
(c)Joulecycle
(d)Stirlingcycle
(e)Atkinsoncycle.
Ans:c
142.Reversedjoulecycleiscalled
(a)Carnotcycle
(b)Rankinecycle
(c)Braytoncycle
(d)BellColemancycle
(e)Dualcycle.
Ans:c
143.Braytoncycleconsistsoffollowingfourprocesses
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:d
144.Whichofthefollowingcyclesisnotareversiblecycle
(a)Carnot
(b)Ericsson
(c)Stirling
(d)Joule
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:e
145.Thecycleinwhichheatissuppliedatconstantvolumeandrejectedatconstantpressureisknownas
(a)Dualcombustioncycle
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(b)Dieselcycle
(c)Atkinsoncycle
(d)Rankinecycle
(e)Stirlingcycle.
Ans:c
146.TheefficiencyofDieseicyclewithdecreaseincutoff
(a)increases
(b)decreases
(c)remainsunaffected
(d)firstincreasesandthendecreases
(e)firstdecreasesandthenincreases.
Ans:a
147.Whichofthefollowingcycleshasmaximumefficiency
(a)Rankine
(b)Stirling
(c)Carnot
(d)Brayton
(e)Joule.
Ans:c
148.TheidealefficiencyofaBraytoncyclewithoutregenerationwithincreasenipressureratiowill
(a)increase
(b)decrease
(c)remainunchanged
(d)increase/decreasedependingonapplication
(e)unpredictable.
Ans:a
149.TheidealefficiencyofaBraytoncyclewithregeneration,withincreaseinpressureratiowill
(a)increase
(b)decrease
(c)remainunchanged
(d)increase/decreasedependingonapplication
(e)unpredictable.
Ans:b
150.Thefollowingcycleisusedforaircraftrefrigeration
(a)Braytoncycle
(b)Joulecycle
(c)Carnotcycle
(d)BellColemancycle
(e)ReversedBraytoncycle.
Ans:e
151.Gasturbinecycleconsistsof
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:d
152.ThethermodynamicdifferencebetweenaRankinecycleworkingwithsaturatedsteamandtheCarnotcycleisthat
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(a)carnotcyclecantworkwithsaturatedsteam
(b)heatissuppliedtowaterattemperaturebelowthemaximumtemperatureofthecycle
(c)arankinecyclereceivesheatattwoplaces
(d)rankinecycleishypothetical
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:b
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