1.

An adiabatic process is one in which :

(a) No heat enters or leaves the gas
(b) The change in internal energy is equal to work done
(c) The temperature of the gas changes
(d) All of the above
2. The coefficient of linear expansion of a solid is L. The volume V of a
cube of this solid on being heated by 1⁰C will change by
(a) VL
(b) 3VL
(c) 3L
(d) VL/3
3. The relation PVy = constant, where y is the ratio of the specific heats of
ideal gas, is applicable to
(a) Any adiabatic process
(b) Only reversible adiabatic process
(c) Only irreversible adiabatic process
(d) Only isothermal process
4. The ratio of specific heats of a gas is 1.4 and the value of specific heat at
constant pressure is 7.0 cal/mole⁰C. The difference between specific
heat at constant pressure and specific heat at constant volume will be
(in cal/mole⁰C)
(a) 1.4
(b) 1.7
(c) 5.0
(d) 2.0
5. By which one of the following the Kelvin temperature of a system can
be measured ?
(a) mercury-in-glass thermometer
(b) Thermocouple
(c) Constant-volume gas thermometer
(d) Resistance thermometer
6. The generally used device for temperature measurement inside the
furnace is
(a) Gas thermometer
(b) Optical pyrometer
(c) Alcohol thermometer
(d) Mercury thermometer
7. The density of air at 10⁰C and 1MPa abs, in SI units is
(a) 1.231
(b) 12.31
(c) 118.4
(d) 65.0
8. A well insulated vessel containing air is heated to double the pressure
and temperature 150% in excess of initial. The amount of air that leaked
is
(a) 20%
(b) 22.5%
(c) 25%
(d) 0%
9. An unconstraint thin circular disc has a concentric hole in it. On heating
the diameter of the hole will
(a) Increase
(b) Decrease
(c) Remain constant
(d) First increase then decrease
10. Kinetic energy of the molecules in terms of absolute temperature (T) is
proportional to
(a) T
(b) T-4
(c) T²
(d) √T
11. The quantity of heat required to change the temperature of 1 gm of
ice cream -6⁰C to -5⁰C is known as
(a) Latent heat of freezing
(b) Freezing heat
(c) Heat of vaporization
(d) Specific heat
12. A vessel of volume 1 m³ contains oxygen (molecular weight = 32) at p
= 1 bar and T = 47 ⁰C. The mass of oxygen in the vessel is (take
universal gas constant as 8314 J/kmol – K)
(a) 40.0 kg
(b) 3.0 kg
(c) 1.2 kg
(d) 1.0 kg
13. Temperature of a gas is due to
(a) Its heating value
(b) Kinetic energy of molecules
(c) Repulsion of molecules
(d) Attraction of molecules
14. The specific heat of diatomic gas at constant pressure is given b (R =
universal gas constant and M = molecular weight of gas )
(a) 5/2 R/M
(b) 5/2 MR
(c) 7/2 R/M
(d) 7/2 MR
15. The universal gas constant of a gas is the product of molecular weight
of the gas and
(a) Gas constant
(b) Specific heat at constant pressure
(c) Specific heat at constant volume
(d) None of the above
16. Bulk modulus K of a perfect gas in terms of pressure P in an isothermal
process is related by the equation.
(a) K = 3P
(b) K = P
(c) K = P/2
(d) K = 2P
17. A process in which all thermodynamic properties are same at the start
and at the end of the process is known as
(a) Reversible process
(b) Quasi – static process
(c) Cyclic process
(d) Irreversible process
18. In case of ideal triatomic gas, the ratio of specific heat Cp / Cv would
be-
(a) 1
(b) 1.33
(c) 1.40
(d) 1.41
19. For polytropic process the specific heat is given by the relation :
Cn = Cp n-k/(n-1) for 1 < n< K, Cn will be :
(a) Zero
(b) Positive
(c) Infinite
(d) negative
20. A 100 W electric bulb was switched on in a 2.5m * 3m * 3m size
thermally insulated from having temperature of 20⁰C. The room
temperature at the end of 24 hrs will be
(a) 100 ⁰C
(b) 470 ⁰C
(c) 370 ⁰C
(d) 600 ⁰C
21. A steel ball of mass kg and specific heat 0.4 kJ/kg ⁰C is at a
temperature of 60 ⁰C. it is dropped into 1 kg water at 20 ⁰C. The final
steady state temperature of water is :
(a) 23.5 ⁰C
(b) 30 ⁰C
(c) 35 ⁰C
(d) 40 ⁰C
22. A mixture of gasses expands from 0.03m³ to 0.06m³ at a constant
pressure of 1 Mpa and absorbs 84 kJ of heat during the process. The
change in internal energy of the mixture is
(a) 30 kJ
(b) 54 kJ
(c) 84 kJ
(d) 114kJ
23. The first law of thermodynamics is the law of
(a) Conservation of heat
(b) Conservation of momentum
(c) Conservation of energy
(d) Conservation of mass
24. A 2 kW, 40 liters water heater is switched on for 20 minutes. The heat
capacity Cp for water is 4.2 kJ/kgK. Assuming all the electrical energy has
gone into heating the water, increase of water temperature in degree
centigrade is
(a) 2.7
(b) 4.0
(c) 14.3
(d) 8.3
25. The cyclic integral of (δQ- δW) for a process is equal to
(a) Positive
(b) Negative
(c) Zero
(d) Positive or negative depending upon the type of process
26. The first law of thermodynamics is the law of
(a) Conservation of heat
(b) Conservation of momentum
(c) Conservation of energy
(d) Conservation of mass
27. For a closed system, difference between the heat added to the system
and work done by the gas, the equal to the change in-
(a) Internal energy
(b) Entropy
(c) Enthalpy
(d) temperature
28. 170 kJ of heat is supplied to a system at constant volume. Then the
system rejects 180 kJ of heat at constant pressure and 40 kJ of work is
done on it. The system is finally brought to its original state by an
adiabatic process. If the initial value of internal energy is 100 kJ, then
which one of the following statements is correct ?
(a) The highest value of internal energy occurs at the end of the constant
volume process
(b) The highest value of internal energy occurs at the end of the constant
pressure process
(c) The highest value of internal energy occurs after adiabatic expansion
(d) Internal energy is equal at all the points.
29. A 10 kg solid at 100⁰C with a specific heat of 0.8 kJ/kg⁰C s immersed in
40 kg of 20 ⁰C liquid with a specific heat of 4.0 kJ/kg ⁰C . The
temperature after a long time if the container is insulated will be
(a) 30 ⁰C
(b) 28 ⁰C
(c) 26 ⁰C
(d) 24 ⁰C
30. If δQ is the heat transferred to the system and δW is he work done by
the system, then which of the following is an exact differential ?
(a) δQ
(b) δW
(c) δQ+ δW
(d) δQ- δW
31. A 1000 kg vehicle travelling at 80 m/s impacts a plunger attached to a
piston-cylinder arrangement. If all of the energy of the vehicle is
absorbed by the 20 kg of liquid contained is the cylinder. What is the
maximum temperature rise of the liquid? (the specific heat of the liquid
is 4.0 kJ/kg⁰C)
(a) 55 ⁰C
(b) 40 ⁰C
(c) 45 ⁰C
(d) 50 ⁰C
32. A system undergoes a change of rate during which 100 kJ of heat is
transferred to it and does 50 kJ of work. The system is brought back to
its original state through a process during which 120 kJ of heat is
transferred to it. The work done by the system is
(a) 50 kJ
(b) 79 kJ
(c) 170 kJ
(d) None of these
33. A gas expands in a frictionless piston cylinder arrangement. The
expansion process is very slow, and is resisted by an ambient pressure
of 100 kPa. During the expansion process, the pressure of the system
(gas) remains constant at 300 kPa. The change in volume of the gas is
0.01 m³. the maximum amount of work that could be utilized from the
above process is
(a) 0 kJ
(b) 1 kJ
(c) 2 kJ
(d) 3 kJ
34. According to first law of thermodynamics
(a) Mass and energy are mutually convertible
(b) Heat and work are mutually convertible
(c) Heat flows from hot substance to cold substance
(d) Cannot engie is most efficient
35. Air enters an adiabatic nozzle at 400 kPa and 900 K, with negligible
velocity. If the flow is ideal and exit pressure is 100 kPa. The exit
temperature in K and exit velocity in m/s are respectively
(a) 605.7, 768.7
(b) 225, 1164.8
(c) 516.9, 877.5
(d) 129.2, 880.1
36. The first law of thermodynamics takes the form W = -∆H when
applied to :
(a) A closed system undergoing a reversible adiabatic process
(b) An open system undergoing an adiabatic process with negligible change
in kinetic and potential energies
(c) A closed system undergoing a reversible constant volume process
(d) A closed system undergoing a reversible constant pressure process
37. The internal energy of a certain system is a function of temperature
alone and is given by the formula E = 50+0 . 25t kJ. If this system
executes a process for which the work done done by it per degree
temperature increases is 0.75 KN-m, dE/dt = Q-W
the heat interaction per degree temperature increase, in kJ is
(a) -1.00
(b) 1.00
(c) -0.50
(d) 0.50
38. A closed system receives 60 kJ heat but its internal energy decreases
by 30 KJ. Then the work done by the system is
(a) 30 KJ
(b) 90 kJ
(c) -30 kJ
(d) -90 KJ
39. An ideal gas is filled in a baloon kept in an evacuated and insulated
room when the balloon ruptures, the gas fills up the entire room. Now
internal energy of gas………..and the enthalpy of gas………….at the end of
this process.
(a) increases, increases
(b) Constant, decreases
(c) Constant, constant
(d) Decreases, increases
40. A steam turbine receives steam steadily at 10 bar with an enthalpy of
3000 kJ/kg and discharges at 1 bar with an enthalpy of 2700 kJ/kg. The
work output is 250 kJ/kg. The change in KE and PE are negligible. The
heat transfer from the turbine casing to the surroundings is equal to :
(a) 0 kJ
(b) 50 kJ
(c) 150 kJ
(d) 250 kJ
41. A gas contained in a cylinder is compressed. The work required for
compression being 5000 kJ. During the process. Heat interaction of
2000 kJ causes the surroundings to be heated. The change in internal
energy of the gas during the process is
(a) -7000 kJ
(b) -3000 kJ
(c) 3000 kJ
(d) 7000 kJ
42. An insulated rigid vessel contains a mixture of fuel and air. The
mixture is ignited by a minute spark. The contents of vessel experience.
(a) Increase in temperature, pressure and energy
(b) Decrease in temperature, pressure and energy
(c) Increase in temperature, and pressure but increase in energy
(d) Increase in temperature, and pressure but no change in energy
43. The first law of thermodynamics was developed by-
(a) Joule
(b) Kelvin
(c) Charles
(d) carnot
44. First law of thermodynamics for steady flow
(a) Accounts for all energy entering and leaving a control volume
(b) Is an energy balance for a specified mass of fluid
(c) Is primarily concerned with heat transfer
(d) Is an expression of the conservation of linear momentum
45. For an ideal gas with constant of specific heats, for calculation of the
specific enthalpy.
(a) It is sufficient to know only the temperature
(b) Both temperature and pressure are required to be known.
(c) Both temperature and volume are required to be known.
(d) Both temperature and mass are required tobe known.
46. In an internal combustion engine, if during compression, the heat
rejected is 60 kJ/kg and work input is 120 kJ/kg. then that what will be
the change in internal energy of the working fluid ?
(a) Loss of internal energy is 60kJ/kg
(b) Gain of internal energy is 60KJ/kg
(c) Loss of internal energy is 120kJ/kg
(d) Gain of internal energy is 120 KJ/kg
47. A constant volume chamber of 0.3 m³ capacity contains 2 kg of gas at
278 K. Heat is transferred to the gas until the temperature is 373 K. The
work done and the heat transferred during the process are……..if the
coefficient of specific heat at constant volume is 1.51 kJ/kg K.
(a) 287 kJ, 287 kJ
(b) 143.5 kJ, 287 kJ
(c) 143.5 kJ, 430 kJ
(d) 0.287 kJ
48. “ the internal energy of a gas is a function of temperature.”
which of the following names is associated with the above law?
(a) Joule
(b) Charles
(c) Boyle
(d) Dalton
49. A tank containing a fluid is stirred by a paddle wheel. The work input
to the paddle wheel is 5090 kJ. The heat transfer from the tank is 1500
kJ. What is the change in internal energy of this control mass ? (consider
the tank and the fluid inside a control surface ?
(a) -3590 kJ
(b) +3590 kJ
(c) +4590 kJ
(d) -4590 kJ
50. During the charging of a storage battery. The current is 20 A and the
voltage is 12.8 V. The rate of heat transfer from the battery is 10 W. At
what rate is the internal energy increasing ?
(a) -256 J/s
(b) +246 J/s
(c) +256 J/s
(d) -246 J/s