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Which of the following statement is correct?

A. The heat and work are boundary phenomena

B. The heat and work represent the energy crossing the boundary of the system

C. The heat and work are path functions

D. All of the above

Correct Answer :

D. All of the above


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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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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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A beam which is fixed at one end and free at the other is called

A. Simply supported beam

B. Fixed beam

C. Overhanging beam

D. Cantilever beam

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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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The ideal efficiency of a Brayton cycle with regeneration, with increase in pressure ratio will

A. Increase

B. Decrease

C. Remain unchanged

D. Increase/decrease depending on application

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The intensity of stress which causes unit strain is called

A. Unit mass

B. Modulus of rigidity

C. Bulk modulus

D. Modulus of Elasticity

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The gas constant (R) is equal to the

A. Sum of two specific heats

B. Difference of two specific heats

C. Product of two specific heats

D. Ratio of two specific heats

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The principal constituents of a fuel are

A. Carbon and hydrogen

B. Oxygen and hydrogen

C. Sulphur and oxygen

D. Sulphur and hydrogen

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A body is subjected to a direct tensile stress of 300 MPa in one plane accompanied by a simple shear stress of 200 MPa. The maximum shear stress will be

A. -100 MPa

B. 250 MPa

C. 300 MPa

D. 400 MPa

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The ultimate analysis of coal consists of the determination of the percentage of

A. Carbon

B. Hydrogen and nitrogen

C. Sulphur and ash

D. All of these

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For riveting, the size of hole drilled in plates is __________ shank diameter of rivet.

A. Equal to

B. Less than

C. Greater than

D. None of these

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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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The specific heat at constant volume is

A. The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of unit mass of gas through one degree, at constant pressure

B. The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of unit mass of gas through one degree, at constant volume

C. The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kg of water through one degree

D. Any one of the above

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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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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 entropy of water at 0°C is assumed to be

A. 1

B. 0

C. -1

D. 10

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Relation between cp and cv is given by (where cp = Specific heat at constant pressure, cv = Specific heat at constant volume, γ = cp/cv, known as adiabatic index, and R = Gas constant)

A. cv/ cp =R

B. cp - cv = R

C. cv = R/ γ-1

D. Both (B) and (C)

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The variables which control the physical properties of a perfect gas are

A. Pressure exerted by the gas

B. Volume occupied by the gas

C. Temperature of the gas

D. All of these

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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 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 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 efficiency of the dual combustion cycle for the same compression ratio is __________ Diesel cycle.

A. Greater than

B. Less than

C. Equal to

D. None of these

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Proof resilience per material is known as

A. Resilience

B. Proof resilience

C. Modulus of resilience

D. Toughness

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The efficiency of Diesel cycle depends upon

A. Temperature limits

B. Pressure ratio

C. Compression ratio

D. Cut-off ratio and compression ratio

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The strain energy stored in a body due to suddenly applied load compared to when it is applied gradually is

A. Same

B. Twice

C. Four times

D. Eight times

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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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Stirling and Ericsson cycles are

A. Reversible cycles

B. Irreversible cycles

C. Semi-reversible cycles

D. Adiabatic irreversible cycles

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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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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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When a perfect gas is expanded through an aperture of minute dimensions, the process is known as

A. Isothermal process

B. Adiabatic process

C. Free expansion process

D. Throttling process