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Q.1 The pressure (P) versus volume (V) diagram given below represents reversible
isothermal curves at temperatures T1 , T2 and T3 .

Considering 1 Kg of an ideal gas for all the three isothermal processes, which
one of the following is true?

a.

b.

c.

d.

Attempt Incorrect Your Ans. a Correct Ans. b bookmark

Solution:-
b
At a given pressure, greater the volume greater is the temperature

Q.2

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Air is heated at atmospheric pressure from 40°C to 80°C using two different
processes. In Process I, heating is done by a source at 80°C . In process II, air is
heated first from 40° C to 60°C by a source at 60°C , and then from 60°C to 80°C
by another source at 80°C . Identify the correct statement.

a. Enthalpy change of air in process I is greater than enthalpy change in process II

b. Enthalpy change of air in process II is greater than enthalpy change in process I
c. Process I is closer to reversibility
d. Process II is closer to reversibility

Attempt Incorrect Your Ans. c Correct Ans. d bookmark

Solution:-
d
Greater the temperature difference, greater is the irreversibility. In process II, temperature
difference is less and hence, it is closer to reversibility

Q.3
The state of an ideal gas is changed from in a constant

volume process. To calculate the change in enthalpy, , All of the following

properties / variables are required.

a.

b.

c.

d.

Attempt Incorrect Your Ans. d Correct Ans. b bookmark

Solution:-
b

Q.4
The change in entropy of the system, under goibng irreversible cycle is

a. Greater than zero

b. Equal to zero
c. Less than zero

d. Equal to the

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Attempt Incorrect Your Ans. c Correct Ans. b bookmark

Solution:-
b
Entropy is a property, it depends only on end points, in a cycle, the initial and final points are
same and hence initial and final entropies are same, therefore change in entropy of a system
is zero

Q.5 A saturated liquid at 1500 KPa and 500 K, with an enthalpy of 750 kJ/Kg, is
throttled to a liquid vapour mixture at 150 kPa and 300 K. At the exit conditions,
the enthalpy of saturated liquid is 500 kJ/Kg and the enthalpy of the saturated
vapour is 2500 kJ/Kg. The percentage of the original liquid, which vaporize is

a. 87.5%
b. 67%
c. 12.5%
d. 10%

Not Attempt Correct Ans. c bookmark

Solution:-
c

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Q.6 In a throttling process, the pressure of an ideal gas reduces by 50%. If CP and CV
are specific heats at constant pressure and constant volume respectively. The
specific volume will change by factor of

a. 2

b.

c.

d. 0.5

Attempt Correct Correct Ans. a bookmark

Solution:-
a
During throttling, enthalpy remains constant

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Q.7 For phase change from solid (sol) to liquid (liq) state, if the slope of the solid –
liquid coexistence line (fusion curve) on the P – T diagram is negative, then:

a.

b.

c.

d.

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Solution:-
a

Q.8 A paddle wheel is installed in a rigid insulated tank containing 10 Kg air

. A torque of 100 Nm is applied on the paddle

wheel to rotate it at 60 rpm for 2 minutes. At the end of the process, the increase
in temperature of air in °C is

a. 0
b. 5.25
c. 10.50
d. 21.50

Attempt Correct Correct Ans. c bookmark

Solution:-
c

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Q.9 Consider two systems each containing 20 Kg of air at the same temperature and
pressure. It is desired to increase the temperature of the air in both systems by
10° C. One system undergoes a constant pressure heat addition process and the
other undergoes a constant volume heat addition process. The difference in the
values of heat transferred to the two systems in kJ is

a. 30.5
b. 44.2
c. 57.5
d. 73.2

Attempt Correct Correct Ans. c bookmark

Solution:-
c

Q.10 Saturated liquid water is slowly heated at a constant pressure of 200 kPa to a
final state where its quality reaches 0.65. For water at 200 kPa :

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The change in the specific entropy in kJ /Kg - K is

a. 3.04
b. 3.24
c. 3.44
d. 3.64

Not Attempt Correct Ans. d bookmark

Solution:-
d

Q.11 60 Kg/hr of saturated steam at 1 bar (enthalpy 2675.4 kJ/Kg) is mixed

adiabatically with super-heated steam at 450° C and 1 bar (enthalpy 3382.4 kJ/K).

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The resultant mixture is super heated steam at 350° C and 1 bar (enthalpy 3175.6
kJ/Kg). The flow rate of the resultant steam mixture is.

a. 711 kJ/hr
b. 1111 Kg/hr
c. 1451 Kg/hr
d. 2051 kJ/hr

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Solution:-
c

Q.12 A reversible heat engine (E) operating in a cycle interacts with three reservoirs 1,
2 and 3 maintained at temperatures T1 = 500K,T2 = 400KandT3 = 300K,
respectively. The engine receives 10 kJ of heat from reservoir 1 and rejects 3 kJ

to reservoir 3. The work output from the engine is ________

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Attempt Correct Correct Ans. 3 Range. (0.00 - 0.00 ) bookmark

Solution:-
3 kJ

Q.13 In a steady and adiabatic flow of air through a horizontal nozzle, the pressure
and temperature drop from 105 kPa and 300 K to 100 kPa and 296 K respectively.
Air is considered to be an ideal gas. Take CP =1.005kJ /KgK, density

and If the inlet kinetic energy is negligible,

then the velocity of air (in m/s) at the nozzle exit is

a. 85

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b. 90
c. 98
d. 96

Attempt Correct Correct Ans. b bookmark

Solution:-
b

Q.14
A rigid vessel of volume10m3 is filled with hydrogen at 25° C and 500 kPa. Due
to leakage, some gas has escaped from the vessel until the pressure in the
vessel drops down to 200 kPa, and the corresponding temperature of the gas
inside the vessel is found to be 15° C . The amount of gas leaked (in Kg) for the
vessel is____

Attempt Correct Correct Ans. 2.36 Range. (2.30 - 2.40 )

bookmark

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Solution:-
2.36

Q.15 Air pressure inside a spherical balloon is proportional to its diameter. The
balloon undergoes a reversible non–flow process. During the process, the
balloon maintains its spherical shape, and air inside the balloon does 2 kJ of
work on surroundings. Initial air pressure inside the balloon was 120 kPa, While
the initial balloon diameter was 20 cm. Assuming air to be an ideal gas, the final
diameter of the balloon (in cm) is______

Attempt Incorrect Your Ans. 68.55 Correct Ans. 31.7 Range.

(28.00 - 34.00 )
bookmark

Solution:-
31.7

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Q.16
A 40 kg metal block is

quenched in 150 Kg oil. If

the combined (metal block and oil) system is fully isolated from its
surroundings, then the net change in the entropy (in kJ/K) of the combined
system is_____

Not Attempt Correct Ans. 9.817 Range. (9.70 - 9.90 ) bookmark

Solution:-
9.817

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Q.17 In a polytropic compression process, one kg of an ideal gas having a molecular

weight 40 Kg/K mol is compressed from 100 KPa, 300 K to 400 kPa, 360K. The
magnitude of the work in kJ for the process is

a. 52.3
b. 62.3
c. 72.3
d. 82.3

Not Attempt Correct Ans. d bookmark

Solution:-
d

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Q.18 A heat engine receives Q1 kJ of heat from a hot reservoir and rejects Q2 kJ of
heat to a cold reservoir. The work delivered by the heat engine is entirely
supplied to a heat pump, which receives Q3 kJ of heat from another reservoir
and rejects Q4 KJ of heat to the same cold reservoir. If the efficiency of the heat

engine is 0.4 and COP of the heat pump is 4, the value of

is______

Attempt Incorrect Your Ans. .0.7 Correct Ans. 2.2 Range.

(0.00 - 0.00 )
bookmark

Solution:-
2.2

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Q.19 An equimolar mixture of two ideal gases (A, B) expands is isentropically in a

nozzle. The gas mixture enters the nozzle at 300 kPa, 400 K and exits at 100 kPa.
Assuming the mixture to be ideal gas, the exit temperature of the gas mixture in
Kelvin is _______

Not Attempt Correct Ans. 291.57 Range. (286.00 - 297.00 )

bookmark

Solution:-
291.57

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Q.20 From the graph, determine the INCORRECT statement out of the following

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a. Melting point increases with pressure

b. Melting point decreases with pressure
c. Boiling point increases with pressure
d. Solid, liquid and gas can co-exist at the same pressure and temperature

Attempt Incorrect Your Ans. b Correct Ans. a bookmark

Solution:-
a
Melting point is related to solid liquid phase change (fusion curve) The slope of fusion curve
is negative and hence melting point decreases with increases in pressure

Q.21 A Carnot engine operates between two reservoirs at 500° Cand100° C

,respectively. It rejects 250 kJ/cycle. The work developed / cycle is

a. 268 kJ
b. 518 kJ
c. 1000 kJ
d. 1250 kJ

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Solution:-
a

Q.22 In a steam boiler, 100 Kg/s of liquid water at 40 bar and 40° C (enthalpy = 167
kJ/Kg and entropy = 0.57 kJ/KgK, is heated to a final temperature and pressure
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of 673 K and 40 bar (enthalpy = 3213 kJ/Kg and entropy = 6.77 kJ/KgK) using flue
gases available at 750 K, neglecting kinetic and potential energy changes, the
entropy generation in the process (in kW/K) is nearly

a. 214
b. 406
c. 620
d. 1026

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Solution:-
a

Q.23 The figure shows a reversible cycle comprising three process (1 – 2 – 3 – 1)

executed by 0.5 Kg of a gas. The NET heat transfer (in kJ) of the cycle is

a. 15

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b. 30
c. 60
d. 120

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Solution:-
b

Q.24 A stationary insulated rigid tank contains 1kg of an ideal gas with CV = 0.7kJ
/KgK and CP =1kJ /KgK at 27° C and 300 KPa. A paddle wheel with a power
capacity of 20 W is operated inside the tank for 15 minutes. The final pressure of
air in KPa in the tank will be

a. 100.7
b. 225.7
c. 318.7
d. 325.7

Not Attempt Correct Ans. d bookmark

Solution:-
d

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Q.25 An inventor claims to have developed a cyclic heat conversion system (HE)
which simultaneously produces power, refrigeration and heating output by
interacting with three thermal reservoirs as shown in the figure. The system
proposed is

a. Not feasible as it violates first law of thermodynamics

b. Not feasible as it violates second law of thermodynamics
c. Feasible and it is a reversible system
d. Feasible and it is an irreversible system

Attempt Incorrect Your Ans. b Correct Ans. d bookmark

Solution:-
d

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