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When coal is first dried and then crushed to a fine powder by pulverising machine, the resulting fuel is called

A. Wood charcoal

B. Bituminous coal

C. Briquetted coal

D. None of these

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D. None 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 change of entropy, when heat is absorbed by the gas, is

A. Positive

B. Negative

C. Positive or negative

D. None of these

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The stress necessary to initiate yielding is

A. Considerably greater than that necessary to continue it

B. Considerably lesser than that necessary to continue it

C. Greater than that necessary to stop it

D. Lesser than that necessary to stop it

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When a body is subjected to biaxial stress i.e. direct stresses (σx) and (σy) in two mutually perpendicular planes accompanied by a simple shear stress (τxy), then minimum normal stress is

A. x + σy)/2 + (1/2) × √[(σx - σy)² + 4 τ²xy]

B. x + σy)/2 - (1/2) × √[(σx - σy)² + 4 τ²xy]

C. x - σy)/2 + (1/2) × √[(σx + σy)² + 4 τ²xy]

D. x - σy)/2 - (1/2) × √[(σx + σy)² + 4 τ²xy]

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When a body is subjected to two equal and opposite pushes, as a result of which the body tends to reduce its length, then

A. The stress and strain induced is compressive

B. The stress and strain induced is tensile

C. Both A and B is correct

D. None of these

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The __________ states that change of internal energy of a perfect gas is directly proportional to the change of temperature.

A. Boyle's law

B. Charle's law

C. Gay-Lussac law

D. Joule's law

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The efficiency and work ratio of a simple gas turbine cycle are

A. Very low

B. Low

C. High

D. Very high

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The calorific value of gaseous fuel is expressed in

A. kJ

B. kJ/kg

C. kJ/m2

D. kJ/m3

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The value of shear stress which is induced in the shaft due to the applied couple varies

A. From maximum at the centre to zero at the circumference

B. From zero at the centre to maximum at the circumference

C. From maximum at the centre to minimum at the circumference

D. From minimum at the centre to maximum at the circumference

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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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For the constant pressure and heat input, the air standard efficiency of gas power cycle is in the order

A. Dual cycle, Diesel cycle, Otto cycle

B. Otto cycle, Diesel cycle, Dual cycle

C. Dual cycle, Otto cycle, Diesel cycle

D. Diesel cycle, Otto cycle, Dual cycle

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Which of the following gas is mostly used in town for street and domestic lighting and heating?

A. Producer gas

B. Coal gas

C. Mond gas

D. Coke oven gas

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One kg of carbon monoxide requires _______kg of oxygen to produce 11/7 kg of carbon dioxide gas.

A. 11/7

B. 9/7

C. 4/7

D. All of the above

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The standard value of atmospheric pressure taken at sea level is

A. 1.013 bar

B. 760 mm of Hg

C. 1013 × 102 N/m2

D. All of these

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Strain is equal to (where l = Original length, and δl = Change in length)

A. l/δl

B. δl/l

C. l.δl

D. l + δl

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Shear modulus is the ratio of

A. Linear stress to linear strain

B. Linear stress to lateral strain

C. Volumetric strain to linear strain

D. Shear stress to shear strain

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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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A riveted joint in which every rivet of a row is opposite to other rivet of the outer row, is known as

A. Chain riveted joint

B. Diamond riveted joint

C. Crisscross riveted joint

D. Zigzag riveted joint

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Young's modulus is defined as the ratio of

A. Volumetric stress and volumetric strain

B. Lateral stress and lateral strain

C. Longitudinal stress and longitudinal strain

D. Shear stress to shear strain

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In an ideal gas turbine plant, it is assumed that the compression and expansion processes are

A. Isothermal

B. Isentropic

C. Polytropic

D. None of these

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According to kinetic theory of gases, the velocity of molecules __________ with the increase in temperature.

A. Remains constant

B. Increases

C. Decreases

D. None of these

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The total energy of a molecule is shared equally by the various degrees of freedom possessed by it. This law is known as

A. Law of equipartition of energy

B. Law of conservation of energy

C. Law of degradation of energy

D. None of these

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Brayton cycle consists' of following four processes

A. Two isothermals and two isentropic

B. Two isentropic and two constant volumes

C. Two isentropic, one constant volume and one constant pressure

D. Two isentropic and two constant pressures

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When a gas is heated at constant pressure

A. Its temperature will increase

B. Its volume will increase

C. Both temperature and volume will increase

D. Neither temperature not volume will increase

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True stress strain-curve for materials is plotted between

A. Load/original cross-sectional area and change in length/original length

B. Load/ instantaneous cross-sectional area and loge (original area/ instantaneous area)

C. Load/ instantaneous cross-sectional area and change in length/ original length

D. Load/ instantaneous area and instantaneous area/original area

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The absolute zero temperature is taken as

A. -273°C

B. 73°C

C. 237°C

D. -237°C

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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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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 polytropic index (n) is given by

A. log (p1p2)/log (v1v2)

B. log (p2/ p1)/log (v1/ v2)

C. log (v1/ v2)/ log (p1/p2)

D. log [(p1v1)/(p2v2)]

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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