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The value of Poisson's ratio for steel is between

A. 0.01 to 0.1

B. 0.23 to 0.27

C. 0.25 to 0.33

D. 0.4 to 0.6

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C. 0.25 to 0.33


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The heat and work are mutually convertible. This statement is called __________ law of thermodynamics.

A. Zeroth

B. First

C. Second

D. Third

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Which of the following materials is most elastic?

A. Rubber

B. Plastic

C. Brass

D. Steel

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One kg of hydrogen requires 8 kg of oxygen and produces

A. 1 kg of water

B. 7 kg of water

C. 8 kg of water

D. 9 kg of water

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Strain energy is the

A. Energy stored in a body when strained within elastic limits

B. Energy stored in a body when strained up to the breaking of a specimen

C. Maximum strain energy which can be stored in a body

D. Proof resilience per unit volume of a material

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For a perfect gas, according to Boyle's law (where p = Absolute pressure, v = Volume, and T = Absolute temperature)

A. p v = constant, if T is kept constant

B. v/T = constant, if p is kept constant

C. p/T = constant, if v is kept constant

D. T/p = constant, if v is kept constant

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Reversed joule cycle is called

A. Carnot cycle

B. Rankine cycle

C. Brayton cycle

D. Bell Coleman cycle

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A beam is loaded as cantilever. If the load at the end is increased, the failure will occur

A. In the middle

B. At the tip below the load

C. At the support

D. Anywhere

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If the radius of wire stretched by a load is doubled, then its Youngs modulus will be

A. Doubled

B. Halved

C. Becomes four times

D. None of the above

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The temperature at which the volume of a gas becomes zero is called

A. Absolute scale of temperature

B. Absolute zero temperature

C. Absolute temperature

D. None of these

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According to Kelvin-Planck's statement of second law of thermodynamics,

A. It is impossible to construct an engine working on a cyclic process, whose sole purpose is to convert heat energy into work

B. It is possible to construct an engine working on a cyclic process, whose sole purpose is to convert heat energy into work

C. It is impossible to construct a device which operates in a cyclic process and produces no effect other than the transfer of heat from a cold body to a hot body

D. None of the above

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The extremeties of any diameter on Mohr's circle represent

A. Principal stresses

B. Normal stresses on planes at 45°

C. Shear stresses on planes at 45°

D. Normal and shear stresses on a plane

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The kinetic energy per kg molecule of any gas at absolute temperature T is equal to (where Ru = Universal gas constant)

A. Ru × T

B. 1.5 Ru × T

C. 2 Ru × T

D. 3 Ru × T

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Modulus of rigidity may be defined as the ratio of

A. Linear stress to lateral strain

B. Lateral strain to linear strain

C. Linear stress to linear strain

D. Shear stress to shear strain

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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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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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The stress induced in a body, when suddenly loaded, is ________ the stress induced when the same load is applied gradually.

A. Equal to

B. One-half

C. Twice

D. Four times

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The behaviour of a perfect gas, undergoing any change in the variables which control physical properties, is governed by

A. Boyle's law

B. Charles' law

C. Gay-Lussac law

D. All of these

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In an extensive property of a thermodynamic system

A. Extensive heat is transferred

B. Extensive work is done

C. Extensive energy is utilised

D. None of these

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The work ratio of a gas turbine plant 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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The unit of Young's modulus is

A. mm/mm

B. kg/cm

C. Kg

D. kg/cm²

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In closed cycle gas turbine, the air is compressed

A. Isothermally

B. Isentropically

C. Polytropically

D. None of these

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In a reversible adiabatic process, the ratio of T1/T2 is equal to

A. (p2/p1)γ - 1/ γ

B. (p1/p2)γ - 1/ γ

C. (v2/v1)γ - 1/ γ

D. (v1/v2)γ - 1/ γ

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Which of the following is a proper sequence?

A. Proportional limit, elastic limit, yielding, failure

B. Elastic limit, proportional limit, yielding, failure

C. Yielding, proportional limit, elastic limit, failure

D. None of the above

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The atomic mass of oxygen is

A. 12

B. 14

C. 16

D. 32

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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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If in the equation pvn = C, the value of n = ∝, then the process is called

A. Constant volume process

B. Adiabatic process

C. Constant pressure process

D. Isothermal process

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A hollow shaft of same cross-section area as compared to a solid shaft transmit

A. Same torque

B. Less torque

C. More torque

D. Unpredictable

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A path 1-2-3 is given. A system absorbs 100 kJ as heat and does 60 kJ of work while along the path 1-4-3, it does 20 kJ of work. The heat absorbed during the cycle 1-4-3 is

A. -140 kJ

B. -80 kJ

C. -40 kJ

D. +60 kJ

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One kg of carbon monoxide requires 4/7 kg of oxygen and produces

A. 11/3 kg of carbon dioxide gas

B. 7/3 kg of carbon monoxide gas

C. 11/7 kg of carbon dioxide gas

D. 8/3 kg of carbon monoxide gas

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The smallest quantity of a substance, which can exist by itself in a chemically recognizable form is known as

A. Element

B. Compound

C. Atom

D. Molecule