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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

Correct Answer :

C. Enthalpy


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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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The following cycle is used for air craft refrigeration

A. Brayton cycle

B. Joule cycle

C. Carnot cycle

D. Reversed Brayton cycle

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The ratio of direct stress to volumetric strain in case of a body subjected to three mutually perpendicular stresses of equal intensity, is equal to

A. Young's modulus

B. Bulk modulus

C. Modulus of rigidity

D. Modulus of elasticity

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The ratio of specific heat at constant pressure (cp) and specific heat at constant volume (cv) is always __________ one.

A. Equal to

B. Less than

C. Greater than

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 entropy of water at 0°C is assumed to be

A. 1

B. 0

C. -1

D. 10

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When a body is subjected to a direct tensile stress (σx) in one plane accompanied by a simple shear stress (τxy), the maximum normal stress i

A. (σx/2) + (1/2) × √(σx² + 4 τ²xy)

B. (σx/2) - (1/2) × √(σx² + 4 τ²xy)

C. (σx/2) + (1/2) × √(σx² - 4 τ²xy)

D. (1/2) × √(σx² + 4 τ²xy)

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The main cause for the irreversibility is

A. Mechanical and fluid friction

B. Unrestricted expansion

C. Heat transfer with a finite temperature difference

D. All of the above

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The atomic mass of nitrogen is __________ oxygen.

A. Equal to

B. Less than

C. More than

D. None of these

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The efficiency of Carnot cycle depends upon

A. Temperature limits

B. Pressure ratio

C. Volume compression ratio

D. Cut-off ratio and compression ratio

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Which of the following statement is correct?

A. The stress is the pressure per unit area

B. The strain is expressed in mm

C. Hook's law holds good upto the breaking point

D. Stress is directly proportional to strain within elastic limit

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The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kg of water through one Kelvin is called

A. Specific heat at constant volume

B. Specific heat at constant pressure

C. kilo-Joule

D. None of these

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The efficiency of Diesel cycle with decrease in cut-off

A. Increases

B. Decreases

C. First increases and then decreases

D. First decreases and then increases

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All perfect gases change in volume by 1/273th of its original volume at 0°C for every 1°C change in temperature, when the pressure remains constant. This statement is called

A. Boyle's law

B. Charles' law

C. Gay-Lussac law

D. Joule's law

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The atomic mass of sulphur is

A. 12

B. 14

C. 16

D. 32

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The ratio of elongation in a prismatic bar due to its own weight (W) as compared to another similar bar carrying an additional weight (W) will be

A. 1 : 2

B. 1 : 3

C. 1 : 4

D. 1 : 2.5

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A cycle consisting of one constant pressure, one constant volume and two isentropic processes is known as

A. Carnot cycle

B. Stirling cycle

C. Otto cycle

D. Diesel cycle

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High air-fuel ratio in gas turbines

A. Increases power output

B. Improves thermal efficiency

C. Reduces exhaust temperature

D. Do not damage turbine blades

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The lower layer of the beam as shown in the below figure, will be

A. In tension

B. In compression

C. Neither in tension nor in compression

D. None of these

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Elasticity of Mild Steel specimen is defined by

A. Hookes law

B. Yield point

C. Plastic flow

D. Proof stress

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A composite bar made up of steel and copper bars of equal lengths are heated through 100°C. The stresses developed shall be

A. Tensile in both the material

B. Tensile in steel and compressive in copper

C. Compressive in steel and tensile in copper

D. Compressive in both the materials

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In the below figure, the plastic range occurs

A. Before point A

B. Beyond point A

C. Between points A and D

D. Between points D and E

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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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When a beam is subjected to a bending moment, the strain in a layer is __________ the distance from the neutral axis.

A. Equal to

B. Directly proportional to

C. Inversely proportional to

D. Independent of

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The entropy may be expressed as a function of

A. Pressure and temperature

B. Temperature and volume

C. Heat and work

D. All of these

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Within elastic limit, stress is

A. Inversely proportional to strain

B. Directly proportional to strain

C. Square root of strain

D. Equal to strain

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The root mean square velocity of the gas molecules is given by (where k = Boltzmann's constant, T = Absolute temperature, and m = Mass of one molecule of a gas)

A. √(KT/m)

B. √(2KT/m)

C. √(3KT/m)

D. √(5KT/m)

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The heat absorbed or rejected by the working substance is given by (where ds = Increase or decrease of entropy, T = Absolute temperature, and dQ = Heat absorbed or rejected)

A. δQ = T.ds

B. δQ = T/ds

C. dQ = ds/T

D. None of these

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In a tensile test on mild steel specimen, the breaking stress as compared to ultimate tensile stress is

A. More

B. Less

C. Same

D. More/less depending on composition

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An open cycle gas turbine works on

A. Carnot cycle

B. Otto cycle

C. Joule's cycle

D. Stirling cycle