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The isothermal and adiabatic processes are regarded as

A. Reversible process

B. Irreversible process

C. Reversible or irreversible process

D. None of these

Correct Answer :

A. Reversible process


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During which of the following process does heat rejection takes place in Carnot cycle?

A. Isothermal expansion

B. Isentropic expansion

C. Isothermal compression

D. Isentropic compression

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A fletched beam is used to

A. Change the shape of the beam

B. Effect the saving in material

C. Equalise the strength in tension and compression

D. Increase the cross-section of the beam

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The property of a material by virtue of which it can be beaten or rolled into plates is called

A. Malleability

B. Ductility

C. Plasticity

D. Elasticity

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The efficiency of a gas turbine is given by

A. (Net work output)/(Workdone by the turbine)

B. (Net work output)/(Heat supplied)

C. (Actual temperature drop)/(Isentropic temperature drop)

D. (Isentropic increase in temperature)/(Actual increase in temperature)

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When a bar is cooled to - 5°C, it will develop

A. No stress

B. Shear stress

C. Tensile stress

D. Compressive stress

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The torsional rigidity of a shaft is expressed by the

A. Maximum torque it can transmit

B. Number of cycles it undergoes before failure

C. Elastic limit up to which it resists torsion, shear and bending stresses

D. Torque required to produce a twist of one radian per unit length of shaft

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In compression test, the fracture in cast iron specimen would occur along

A. The axis of load

B. An oblique plane

C. At right angles to the axis of specimen

D. Would not occur

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The mass of flue gas per kg of fuel is the ratio of the

A. Mass of oxygen in 1 kg of flue gas to the mass of oxygen in 1 kg of fuel

B. Mass of oxygen in 1 kg of fuel to the mass of oxygen in 1 kg of flue gas

C. Mass of carbon in 1 kg of flue gas to the mass of carbon in 1 kg of fuel

D. Mass of carbon in 1 kg of fuel to the mass of carbon in 1 kg of flue gas

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When two plates are butt together and riveted with cover plates with two rows of rivets, the joint is known as

A. Lap joint

B. Butt joint

C. Single riveted single cover butt joint

D. Double riveted double cover butt joint

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In the below figure, curve D represents_________.

A. Mild steel

B. Cast iron

C. Concrete

D. Bone of these

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One kg of carbon requires 4/3 kg of oxygen and produces __________ kg of carbon monoxide gas.

A. 8/3

B. 11/3

C. 11/7

D. 7/3

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The ratio of molar specific heats for mono-atomic gas is

A. 1

B. 1.4

C. 1.67

D. 1.87

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The mass of excess air supplied is equal to

A. (23/100) × Mass of excess carbon

B. (23/100) × Mass of excess oxygen

C. (100/23) × Mass of excess carbon

D. (100/23) × Mass of excess oxygen

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Which of the following process can be made reversible with the help of a regenerator?

A. Constant pressure process

B. Constant volume process

C. Constant pvn process

D. All of these

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The energy stored in a body when strained within elastic limit is known as

A. Resilience

B. Proof resilience

C. Strain energy

D. Impact energy

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When a system changes its state from one equilibrium state to another equilibrium state, then the path of successive states through which the system has passed, is known as

A. Thermodynamic law

B. Thermodynamic process

C. Thermodynamic cycle

D. None of these

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The strain energy stored in a body due to suddenly applied load compared to when it is applied gradually is

A. Same

B. Twice

C. Four times

D. Eight times

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The variables which control the physical properties of a perfect gas are

A. Pressure exerted by the gas

B. Volume occupied by the gas

C. Temperature of the gas

D. All of these

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The sum of internal energy (U) and the product of pressure and volume (p.v) is known as

A. Workdone

B. Entropy

C. Enthalpy

D. None of these

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When the gas is heated at constant volume, the heat supplied

A. Increases the internal energy of the gas and increases the temperature of the gas

B. Does some external work during expansion

C. Both (A) and (B)

D. None of these

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The efficiency of the dual combustion cycle for the same compression ratio is __________ Diesel cycle.

A. Greater than

B. Less than

C. Equal to

D. None of these

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For which material the Poisson's ratio is more than unity

A. Steel

B. Copper

C. Aluminium

D. None of the above

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In open cycle gas turbine plants

A. The indirect heat exchanger and cooler is avoided

B. Direct combustion system is used

C. A condenser is used

D. All of the above

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The absolute zero pressure can be attained at a temperature of

A. 0°C

B. 273°C

C. 273 K

D. None of these

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The strain energy stored in a solid circular shaft subjected to shear stress (τ), is: (Where G = Modulus of rigidity for the shaft material)

A. τ²/ 2G × Volume of shaft

B. τ/ 2G × Volume of shaft

C. τ²/ 4G × Volume of shaft

D. τ/ 4G × Volume of shaft

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The shear force diagram of a cantilever beam of length l and carrying a uniformly distributed load of w per unit length will be

A. A right angled triangle

B. An isosceles triangle

C. An equilateral triangle

D. A rectangle

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The distillation carried out in such a way that the liquid with the lowest boiling point is first evaporated and recondensed, then the liquid with the next higher boiling point is then evaporated and recondensed, and so on until all the available liquid fuels are separately recovered in the sequence of their boiling points. Such a process is called

A. Cracking

B. Carbonisation

C. Fractional distillation

D. Full distillation

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An open system is one in which

A. Heat and work crosses the boundary of the system, but the mass of the working substance does not crosses the boundary of the system

B. Mass of the working substance crosses the boundary of the system but the heat and work does not crosses the boundary of the system

C. Both the heat and work as well as mass of the working substance crosses the boundary of the system

D. Neither the heat and work nor the mass of the working substance crosses the boundary of the system

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Second law of thermodynamics defines

A. Heat

B. Work

C. Internal energy

D. Entropy

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The atomic mass of sulphur is

A. 12

B. 14

C. 16

D. 32