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


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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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Slenderness of a column is zero when

A. Ends are firmly fixed

B. Column is supported on all sides throughout the length

C. Length is equal to radius of gyration

D. Length is twice the radius of gyration

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According to First law of thermodynamics,

A. Total internal energy of a system during a process remains constant

B. Total energy of a system remains constant

C. Workdone by a system is equal to the heat transferred by the system

D. Internal energy, enthalpy and entropy during a process remain constant

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Which of the following cycles has maximum efficiency?

A. Rankine

B. Stirling

C. Carnot

D. Brayton

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

A. Increases the internal energy of the gas

B. Increases the temperature of the gas

C. Does some external work during expansion

D. Both (B) and (C)

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In a free expansion process,

A. W1 - 2 = 0

B. Q1 - 2 = 0

C. dU = 0

D. All of these

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The total strain energy stored in a body is termed a

A. Resilience

B. Proof resilience

C. Modulus of resilience

D. Toughness

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The mass of carbon per kg of flue gas is given by

A. (11/3) CO2 + (3/7) CO

B. (3/7) CO2 + (11/3) CO

C. (7/3) CO2 + (3/11) CO

D. (3/11) CO2 + (7/3) CO

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The maximum bending moment for the beam shown in the below figure, is

A. wl²/3√3

B. wl²/6√3

C. wl²/9√3

D. wl²/12√3

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The ratio of maximum shear stress developed in a rectangular beam and a circular beam of the same cross-sectional area is

A. 2/3

B. 3/4

C. 1

D. 9/8

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For the same compression ratio, the efficiency of Diesel cycle is __________ Otto cycle.

A. Greater than

B. Less than

C. Equal to

D. None of these

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When both ends of a column are fixed, the effective length is

A. Its own length

B. Twice its length

C. Half its length

D. 1/√2 × its length

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A cantilever beam is one which is

A. Fixed at both ends

B. Fixed at one end and free at the other end

C. Supported at its ends

D. Supported on more than two supports

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The value of gas constant (R) in S. I. units is

A. 0.287 J/kgK

B. 2.87 J/kgK

C. 28.7 J/kgK

D. 287 J/kgK

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If the rivets in adjacent rows are staggered and the outermost row has only one rivets, the arrangement of the rivets is called

A. Chain riveting

B. Zigzag riveting

C. Diamond riveting

D. Crisscross riveting

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The fuel mostly used in cement industry and in metallurgical processes is

A. Wood charcoal

B. Bituminous coke

C. Pulverised coal

D. Coke

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In an isothermal process,

A. There is no change in temperature

B. There is no change in enthalpy

C. There is no change in internal energy

D. All of these

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The point of contraflexure is a point where

A. Shear force changes sign

B. Bending moment changes sign

C. Shear force is maximum

D. Bending moment is maximum

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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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The efficiency of Diesel cycle increases with

A. Decrease in cut-off

B. Increase in cut-off

C. Constant cut-off

D. None of these

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The maximum tangential stress in a thick cylindrical shell is always _________ the internal pressure acting on the shell.

A. Equal to

B. Less than

C. Greater than

D. None of these

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The absolute zero temperature is taken as

A. 237°C

B. -273°C

C. -237°C

D. 273°C

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A column that fails due to direct stress, is called

A. Short column

B. Long column

C. Weak column

D. Medium column

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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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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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If the value of n = 0 in the equation pvn = C, then the process is called

A. Constant volume process

B. Adiabatic process

C. Constant pressure process

D. Isothermal process

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A process, in which the gas is heated or expanded in such a way that the product of its pressure and volume remains constant, is called

A. Isothermal process

B. Hyperbolic process

C. Adiabatic process

D. Polytropic process

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The general law of expansion or compression is pvn = C, The process is said to be hyperbolic, if n is equal to

A. 0

B. 1

C. γ

D.

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A series of operations, which takes place in a certain order and restore the initial conditions at the end, is known as

A. Reversible cycle

B. Irreversible cycle

C. Thermodynamic cycle

D. None of these