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When two bodies are in thermal equilibrium with a third body, they are also in thermal equilibrium with each other. This statement is called

A. Zeroth law of thermodynamics

B. First law of thermodynamics

C. Second law of thermodynamics

D. Kelvin Planck's law

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A. Zeroth law of thermodynamics


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One reversible heat engine operates between 1600 K and T2 K and another reversible heat engine operates between T2 K and 400 K. If both the engines have the same heat input and output, then temperature T2 is equal to

A. 800 K

B. 1000 K

C. 1200 K

D. 1400 K

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The natural solid fuel is

A. Wood

B. Coke

C. Anthracite coal

D. Pulverised coal

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The buckling load for a given material depends on

A. Slenderness ratio and area of cross-section

B. Poisson's ratio and modulus of elasticity

C. Slenderness ratio and modulus of elasticity

D. Slenderness ratio, area of cross-section and modulus of elasticity

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The strain energy stored in a solid circular shaft in torsion, 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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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

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When the gas is cooled at constant pressure,

A. Its temperature increases but volume decreases

B. Its volume increases but temperature decreases

C. Both temperature and volume increases

D. Both temperature and volume decreases

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An isothermal process is governed by

A. Boyle's law

B. Charles' law

C. Gay-Lussac law

D. Avogadro's law

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Flow stress corresponds to

A. Fluids in motion

B. Breaking point

C. Plastic deformation of solids

D. Rupture stress

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In a tensile test, near the elastic limit zone, the

A. Tensile strain increases more quickly

B. Tensile strain decreases more quickly

C. Tensile strain increases in proportion to the stress

D. Tensile strain decreases in proportion to the stress

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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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The deformation of a bar under its own weight compared to the deformation of same body subjected to a direct load equal to weight of the body is

A. Same

B. Double

C. Half

D. Four times

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The state of a substance whose evaporation from its liquid state is complete, is known as

A. Vapour

B. Perfect gas

C. Air

D. Steam

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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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Which of the following is the correct statement?

A. For a given compression ratio, both Otto and Diesel cycles have the same efficiency.

B. For a given compression ratio, Otto cycle is more efficient than Diesel cycle.

C. For a given compression ratio, Diesel cycle is more efficient than Otto cycle.

D. The efficiency of Otto or Diesel cycle has nothing to do with compression ratio.

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The value of specific heat at constant pressure (cp) is __________ that of at constant volume (cv).

A. Less than

B. Equal to

C. More than

D. None of these

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A definite area or a space where some thermodynamic process takes place is known as

A. Thermodynamic system

B. Thermodynamic cycle

C. Thermodynamic process

D. Thermodynamic law

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If a material expands freely due to heating it will develop

A. Thermal stresses

B. Tensile stress

C. Bending

D. No stress

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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 calorific value of gaseous fuel is expressed in

A. kJ

B. kJ/kg

C. kJ/m2

D. kJ/m3

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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 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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Those substances which have so far not been resolved by any means into other substances of simpler form are called

A. Elements

B. Compounds

C. Atoms

D. Molecules

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The extension of a circular bar tapering uniformly from diameter d₁ at one end to diameter d₂ at the other end and subjected to an axial pull of P is given by

A. δl = 4PE/ πl²

B. δl = 4πld²/PE

C. δl = 4Pl/πEd₁d₂

D. δl = 4PlE/ πd₁d₂

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In an irreversible process, there is a

A. Loss of heat

B. No loss of heat

C. Gain of heat

D. No gain of heat

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According to Kelvin-Planck's statement, a perpetual motion of the __________ is impossible.

A. First kind

B. Second kind

C. Third kind

D. None of these

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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 neutral axis of the cross-section a beam is that axis at which the bending stress is

A. Zero

B. Minimum

C. Maximum

D. Infinity

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The energy absorbed in a body, when it is strained within the elastic limits, is known as

A. Strain energy

B. Resilience

C. Proof resilience

D. Modulus of resilience

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The throttling process is __________ process.

A. Reversible

B. Irreversible

C. Reversible or irreversible

D. None of these

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The compression ratio for Diesel engines is

A. 3 to 6

B. 5 to 8

C. 15 to 20

D. 20 to 30