390+ Thermodynamics Solved MCQs

1.

Which of the following cycle is less efficient as compared to the remaining?

A. Carnot cycle
B. All have identical efficiency
C. Stirling cycle
D. Ericsson cycle
E. Otto cycle
Answer» E. Otto cycle
2.

The number of degrees of freedom in case of triatomic gases is

A. 5
B. 3
C. 6
D. 4
E. 2
Answer» C. 6
3.

At critical point the enthalpy of vaporisation is

A. Only dependent on temperature
B. Zero
C. Maximum
D. Minimum
E. None of the above
Answer» B. Zero
4.

In which of the following case the process of sublimation can occur?

A. Solid nitrogen
B. Solid carbondioxide
C. Liquid air
D. Solid oxygen
E. Sodium
Answer» B. Solid carbondioxide
5.

Work done in a free expansion process is

A. Negative
B. Positive
C. Maximum
D. Zero
E. Minimum
Answer» D. Zero
6.

If a system neither exchange mass nor energy with the surroundings, it is known as

A. Semi-closed system
B. Isolated system
C. Inactive system
D. Closed system
E. Segregated system
Answer» B. Isolated system
7.

Food can be cooked quicker in a pressure cooker because

A. Less heat is lost
B. High pressure steam has high temperature
C. Steam remains within the cooker
D. It is made of a metal
E. None of the above
Answer» C. Steam remains within the cooker
8.

A surface which diffusely reflects and emits tha same amount of energy which it receives by radiation, is known as

A. A perfect surface
B. A perfect grey surface
C. A perfect white surface
D. A perfect radiating surface
E. None of the above
Answer» D. A perfect radiating surface
9.

Exhaust gases from a engine possess

A. Chemical energy
B. Solar energy
C. Potential energy
D. Stored energy
E. Kinetic energy
Answer» E. Kinetic energy
10.

Which one of the following is an indirect reaction device?

A. Turbojet
B. Ramjet
C. Pulsejet
D. Propeller
E. All of the above
Answer» D. Propeller
11.

Cetane number of a diesel fuel is a measure of its

A. volatility
B. Pulsejet
C. delay period
D. viscosity
E. ignition quality
Answer» E. ignition quality
12.

A thermistor is a

A. Thermocouple
B. Thermometer
C. Thermos flask
D. Miniature resistance
E. None of the above
Answer» D. Miniature resistance
13.

Which of the following is a reversible process?

A. Extension and compression of a spring
B. Diffusion
C. Free expansion
D. Throttling
E. Combustion
Answer» A. Extension and compression of a spring
14.

Power required for the engine is

A. 7.75 kW
B. 8.88 kW
C. 9.23 kW
D. 6.60 kW
E. Pulsejet
Answer» C. 9.23 kW
15.

According to Charle's law

A. At constant pressure the volume of a gas is proportional to its temperature
B. At constant pressure the volume of a gas is proportional to its absolute temperature
C. At constant gauge pressure the molecular folume of a gas is proportional to its absolute temperature
D. At constant volume the absolute pressure is proportional to absolute temperature
E. None of the above
Answer» A. At constant pressure the volume of a gas is proportional to its temperature
16.

The mean free path of a gas least depends on

A. volume of gas
B. viscosity of gas
C. Pulsejet
D. density of gas
E. pressure of gas
Answer» A. volume of gas
17.

The value of universal gas constant in S.I. units is

A. 831.4 J/kg mole/?k
B. 8314 J/kg mole/?k
C. 8.314 J/kg mole/?k
D. 83.14 J/kg mole/?k
E. 0.8314 J/kg mole/?k
Answer» B. 8314 J/kg mole/?k
18.

Which of the following valve is installed between the boiler and the feed pump?

A. Flow of c*ck
B. Pulsejet
C. Steam stop valve
D. Throttle valve
E. Feed check valve
Answer» E. Feed check valve
19.

Thermodynamic equilibrium is completely defined by the specifications of

A. Internal energy
B. Enthalpy
C. Generalized displacements
D. All the above together
E. None of the above
Answer» D. All the above together
20.

A gas (inversion temperature Ti) undergoing Joule Thomson expansion at temperature T will produce cooling effect only when

B. Ti < T
C. Ti > T
D. Pulsejet
E. Ti = T
Answer» B. Ti < T
21.

During an adiabatic expansion, the increase in volume is associated with

A. decrease in pressure and increase in temperature
B. increase in pressure and decrease in temperature
C. Decrease in pressure and decrease in temperature
D. Pulsejet
E. increase in pressure and increase in temperature
Answer» C. Decrease in pressure and decrease in temperature
22.

The mean free path of a gas molecule increases with

A. increase in pressure
B. increase in density
C. increase in temperature
D. Pulsejet
E. decrease in temperature
Answer» C. increase in temperature
23.

In a Carnot cycle the heat is rejected at

A. Constant pressure
B. Constant temperature
C. Constant entropy
D. Constant enthalpy
E. Constant volume
Answer» B. Constant temperature
24.

Which of the following statement is incorrect?

A. Total heat of steam is less than the total weight of dry and super saturated steam
B. Total heat of super heated steam is more than the total heat of wet steam
C. Latent heat of steam at critical pressure is zero
D. Latent heat per kg of steam decreases as the pressure of steam increases
E. None of the above
Answer» D. Latent heat per kg of steam decreases as the pressure of steam increases
25.

Non-dimensional numbers generally involved in case of heat transfer from horizontal cylinders by natural convection are

A. Reynolds number
B. Nusselt number
C. Prandtl number
D. Grashof number
E. (B), (C) and (D) above
Answer» E. (B), (C) and (D) above
26.

Which of the following is the best fuel for diesel engines?

A. Olefins
B. Pulsejet
C. Aromatics
D. Naphthenes
E. Paraffins
Answer» E. Paraffins
27.

Air leaking from a punctured tube is an example of

A. Throttling
B. Constant volume expansion
C. Adiabatic expansion
D. Constant pressure expansion
E. Isothermal expansion
Answer» A. Throttling
28.

The percentage of carbondioxide in the exhaust gases from a diesel engine cannot exceed

A. 40%
B. 50.50%
C. 29%
D. 36%
E. 55%
Answer» C. 29%
29.

Internal energy of a perfect gas depends on

A. Temperature, specific heats and entropy
B. Temperature, specific heats and pressure
C. Temperature, specific heats and enthalpy
D. Temperature and specific heats
E. Temperature only
Answer» E. Temperature only
30.

The process during which external work done is not zero, is

A. Constant volume process
B. Constant pressure process
C. Throttling
D. Free expansion
E. All of the above
Answer» B. Constant pressure process
31.

Which of the following cycle consists of two isothermal and constant volume processes?

A. Joule cycle
B. Diesel cycle
C. Rankine cycle
D. Otto cycle
E. Ericsson cycle
Answer» E. Ericsson cycle
32.

A perfect black body is

A. One which absorbs all radiant energy at all wavelengths
B. One which does not reflect the radiant energy
C. Black in colour
D. One through which radiant energy is not transmitted
E. One which absorbs total radiant energy
Answer» A. One which absorbs all radiant energy at all wavelengths
33.

The characteristics of a control volume are

A. There is no material flow across the boundary
B. The volume, shape and position with respect to an observer may change
C. Pulsejet
D. The volume, shape and position with respect to an observer are fixed
Answer» D. The volume, shape and position with respect to an observer are fixed
34.

By doubling the temperature the radiant heat will increase

A. 16 times
B. microns
C. 4 times
D. 8 times
E. 2 times
Answer» A. 16 times
35.

Which of the following is not a property of the system

A. Temperature
B. Pressure
C. Specific volume
D. Heat
E. None of the above
Answer» D. Heat
36.

The mixture formation in a carburettor is based on the principle of

A. Venturi principle
B. Pascal's law
C. Law of vapours
D. Daltons law
E. Newtons law of motion
Answer» A. Venturi principle
37.

Heating wet steam at constant temperature is same as heating at

A. Constant pressure
B. Constant volume
C. Constant enthalpy
D. Constant entropy
E. None of the above
Answer» A. Constant pressure
38.

A liquid flowing through a tube is turbulent. In which case will the maximum change in heat transfer coefficient occur?

A. Diameter of the tube is increased 4 time maintaining the ratio of liquid flow constant
B. Diameter of the tube is increased 4 times maintaining the velocity of flow constant
C. Diameter of the tube is increased 2 times maintaining the rate of liquid flow constant
D. Diameter of the tube is increased 2 times maintaining the velocity of flow constant
E. microns
Answer» A. Diameter of the tube is increased 4 time maintaining the ratio of liquid flow constant
39.

All of the following cycles consists of two isothermal processes EXCEPT

A. Ericsson cycle
B. Stirling cycle
C. Brayton cycle
D. Carnot cycle
E. Pulsejet
Answer» C. Brayton cycle
40.

Which of the following introduces irreversibility in the actual Carnot engine operation?

A. Higher operating speeds
B. Losses from working fluid in transit
C. Pulsejet
D. Changes in pressure and temperature during the cycle
E. Friction between moving parts
Answer» B. Losses from working fluid in transit
41.

Which of the following is the best fuel for S.I. engines?

A. Naphthenes
B. Olefins
C. Aromatics
D. Pulsejet
E. Paraffins
Answer» C. Aromatics
42.

The cycle generally used for gas turbines is

A. Brayton cycle
B. Carnot cycle
C. Dual cycle
D. Otto cycle
E. Rankine cycle
Answer» A. Brayton cycle
43.

The slope of constant pressure line on temperature entropy diagrm is given by

A. 90?
B. T/Cp
C. Cp/T
D. S/T
E. T/S
Answer» B. T/Cp
44.

In automobiles clutch is mounted between

A. Gear box and differential
B. Differential and wheels
C. Engine and flywheel
D. Engine and differential
E. Flywheel and gear box
Answer» E. Flywheel and gear box
45.

During an adiabatic process the change in entropy is

A. Positive or Negative
B. Zero
C. Negative
D. Approximately zero
E. Positive
Answer» B. Zero
46.

The behaviour of which of the following vapour is closer to that of a gas?

A. Wet vapour
B. Wet and superheated vapours
C. Wet and dry vapour
D. Superheated vapour
E. Dry vapour
Answer» D. Superheated vapour
47.

The ratio of the rise in temperature of a gas when compressed adiabatically to that when compressed isothermally to the same extent is

A. Depends on the gas
B. Pulsejet
C. less than 1
D. Equal to 1
E. More than 1
Answer» E. More than 1
48.

In all irreversible processes, the entropy of the system

A. Increases
B. Depends on medium
C. Remains constant
D. Sometimes increases and sometimes decreases
E. Reduces to zero
Answer» A. Increases
49.

Which of the following remains constant during an adiabatic process?

A. internal energy
B. enthalpy
C. entropy
D. All of the above
E. Pulsejet
Answer» C. entropy
50.

Reduced pressure is

A. dimensionless
B. an index of molecular position of gas
C. always unity
D. Pulsejet
E. always less than atmospheric pressure
Answer» A. dimensionless
51.

In the polytropic process equation pvn = constant, if the value of n is infinitely large the process is termed as

A. Adiabatic
B. Constant volume
C. Isothermal
D. Constant pressure
E. Constant temperature
Answer» B. Constant volume
52.

The ratio of the rise in temperature of a gas when compressed adiabatically to that when compressed isothermally to the same extent is

A. More than 1
B. Less than 1
C. Equal to 1
D. Depends on the gas
E. None of the above
Answer» A. More than 1
53.

Other factors remaining constant, if the temperature of sink is increased, the efficiency of the Carnot engine will

A. increase or decrease depending upon temperature ratio
B. will not change
C. Pulsejet
D. increase
E. decrease
Answer» E. decrease
54.

One of the most efficient engines ever developed operates between 2100 k and 700 k. Its actual efficiency is 40%. What percentage of its maximum possible efficiency is this?

A. 40%
B. 33.30%
C. 60%
D. Pulsejet
E. 66.67%
Answer» C. 60%
55.

For any reversible process, the change in entropy of the system and surroundings is

A. Negative
B. Zero
C. Unity
D. Infinite
E. Positive
Answer» B. Zero
56.

If all the variables of a steam are in-dependent of time it is said to be in

A. Unsteady flow
B. Uniform flow
C. Steady flow
D. Closed flow
E. Constant flow
Answer» C. Steady flow
57.

Entropy of mixing is always

A. positive
C. Zero
D. Negative
E. Pulsejet
Answer» A. positive
58.

A system comprising a single phase is called a

A. Open system
B. Isolated system
C. Closed system
D. Homogeneous system
E. Heterogeneous system
Answer» D. Homogeneous system
59.

An open system

A. Is a specified region where transfers of energy and/or mass take place
B. Is a region of constant mass and only energy is allowed to cross the boundaries
C. Cannot transfer either energy or mass to or from the surroundings
D. Has a mass transfer across its boundaries, and the mass within the system is not necessarily constant
E. None of the above
Answer» D. Has a mass transfer across its boundaries, and the mass within the system is not necessarily constant
60.

In the regenerative cycle

A. Power is generated in two stages
B. Part of the steam is withdrawn from the turbine and is utilised in heating the exhaust steam
C. Steam is reheated after expansion and again used
D. Part of the steam is withdrawn from the turbine and is used in heating the steam being supplied to the turbine
E. Part of the steam is withdrawn from the turbine and is used in heating the feed water
Answer» E. Part of the steam is withdrawn from the turbine and is used in heating the feed water
61.

Which of the following is a path function quantity?

A. Work done
B. Pressure
C. Pulsejet
D. Temperature
E. Enthalpy
Answer» A. Work done
62.

An ordinary mercury thermometer can be used for temperatures about

A. 200?C
B. 400?C
C. 300?C
D. 100?C
E. 500?C
Answer» C. 300?C
63.

Triple point

A. Occurs in sublimation
B. Occurs in a mixture of two or more gases
C. Is the range of temperature within which three constituents simultaneously change phase
D. Is that point where three phases solid, liquid and gas exist together
E. None of the above
Answer» D. Is that point where three phases solid, liquid and gas exist together
64.

The characteristics of a control volume are

A. The volume shape and position with respect to an observer may change
B. The volume shape and position with respect to an observer are fixed
C. There is no material flow across the boundary
D. Pulsejet
E. There is material flow across the boundary
Answer» E. There is material flow across the boundary
65.

The gas turbine works on

A. Rankine cycle
B. Brayton cycle
C. Erricson cycle
D. Otto cycle
E. Carnot cycle
Answer» B. Brayton cycle
66.

All of the following are intensive properties EXCEPT

A. Viscosity
B. Mass
C. Pulsejet
D. Density
E. Temperature
Answer» B. Mass
67.

A body of weight 100 N falls freely through a distance of 10 m against an atmospheric drag force of 5 N. Considering the body as the system, the work interaction is

A. 1000 Nm
B. Pulsejet
C. 1050 Nm
D. 50 Nm
E. 950 Nm
Answer» D. 50 Nm
68.

In a steam turbine when steam expands, the entropy

A. Decreases exponentially
B. Does not change
C. Increases exponentially
D. Decreases linearly
E. Increases linearly
Answer» B. Does not change
69.

Of the following first law statements, choose the one that is wrong

A. the net heat transfer equals the network for a cycle
B. the heat transfer equals the work plus the energy change
C. the heat transfer cannot exceed the work done
D. Pulsejet
E. the energy of an isolated system remains constant
Answer» C. the heat transfer cannot exceed the work done
70.

If the dryness fraction of a sample by throttling calorimeter is 0.8 and that by separating calorimeter is also 0.8, then the actual dryness fraction of sample will be taken as

A. Volume change is negligible
B. 1
C. 0.8
D. 0.5
E. 0.64
Answer» E. 0.64
71.

Work done by an expanding gas under adiabatic condition results in

A. Temperature decrease
B. Temperature decreases first and then increase
C. Temperature increase first and then decrease
D. No change in temperature
E. Temperature increase
Answer» A. Temperature decrease
72.

Carburetted water gas is obtained by

A. heating water at high temperature in a copper vessel
B. Burning oil
C. spraying oil into a carburettor filled with hot brick elieckar work through which the gases pass
D. Pulsejet
E. Passing alternately steam and air through while hot carbon
Answer» E. Passing alternately steam and air through while hot carbon
73.

A process which does not dissipate available energy is known as

A. Isothermal process
B. Energyless process
C. Adiabatic process
D. Ideal process
E. Frictionless process
Answer» D. Ideal process
74.

The weight of 1 cu-m of carbon dioxide at NTP if the characteristic gas constant is 19.28 kg metre/kg/?C, would be

A. 3.924 kg
B. 2.5 kg
C. 1.962 kg
D. 1 kg
E. 1.5 kg
Answer» C. 1.962 kg
75.

The ability of gasoline to resist detonation during combustion is given by

A. iso-octane number
B. heptane number
C. Pulsejet
D. Cetane number
E. Octane number
Answer» E. Octane number
76.

"The internal energy of a gas is a function of temperature". Which of the following name is associated with the above law?

A. Regnault
B. Dalton
C. Boyle
D. Charle
E. Joule
Answer» E. Joule
77.

The solubility of a gas in a liquid at small concentration is represented by

A. Joules equation
B. Van der Waal's equation
C. Henry's law
D. Claperyon equation
E. Roults law
Answer» C. Henry's law
78.

A scavenging pump is used in

A. Pulsejet
B. vapour compression cycles
C. two stroke spark ignition engines
D. steam engines
E. four stroke compression ignition engines
Answer» C. two stroke spark ignition engines
79.

The difference between two specific heats of a gas is equal to universal constant when

A. 1 mole of gas is heated
B. 1 gm molecule of gas is heated
C. 1 gm of gas is heated
D. Pulsejet
E. any amount of gas is heated
Answer» B. 1 gm molecule of gas is heated
80.

Which of the following is a non-petroleum fuel?

A. Diesel oil
B. Petrol
C. Naphtha
D. Alcohol
E. All of the above
Answer» D. Alcohol
81.

The average pressure on the walls of a vessel will be doubled if the

A. average velocity of the molecules in it is doubled
B. the number of molecules in the vessel is doubled
C. Pulsejet
D. the mass of each molecule is halved
E. the mass of each molecule is doubled
Answer» B. the number of molecules in the vessel is doubled
82.

The fastest moving gas molecules are those of

A. Pulsejet
B. Oxygen
C. Hydrogen
D. Nitrogen
E. Chlorine
Answer» C. Hydrogen
83.

which of the following set of quantities contains intensive variables?

A. Kinetic energy, potential energy and internal energy
B. Pulsejet
C. Work, energy and weight
D. Mass, volume and area
E. Pressure, temperature and density
Answer» E. Pressure, temperature and density
84.

A system

A. Is a specified region, not necessarily of constant volume, where transfer of energy and/or mass are to be studied
B. Is a region of constant mass and only energy is allowed to cross the boundaries
C. Cannot transfer either energy or mass to or from the surroundings
D. Has a mass transfer across its boundaries and the mass within the system is not constant
E. None of the above
Answer» A. Is a specified region, not necessarily of constant volume, where transfer of energy and/or mass are to be studied
85.

Transformer oil having kinematic viscosity of 3.66 x 10-6 m2/s flows through a tube 8 mm diameter at velocity of 0.6 m/s. The value of Reynolds number of flow would be

A. 1510
B. 1000
C. 1600
D. 1415
E. 1310
Answer» E. 1310
86.

An isentropic process is always

A. Irreversible and adiabatic
B. Reversible and isothermal
C. Frictionless and irreversible
D. Reversible and adiabatic
E. None of the above
Answer» D. Reversible and adiabatic
87.

In a reversible polytropic process

A. The entropy remains constant
B. Some heat transfer occurs
C. The internal energy remains constant
D. The temperature remains constant
E. The ethalpy remains constant
Answer» A. The entropy remains constant
88.

A gas which obeys kinetic theory perfectly is known as

A. Monoatomic gas
B. Perfect gas
C. Diatomic gas
D. Real gas
E. Pure gas
Answer» B. Perfect gas
89.

An automobile heats up while lying in a parking 10 ton a sunny day. The process can be assumed to be

A. isothermal
B. isometric
C. isobaric
D. Pulsejet
E. isentropic
Answer» C. isobaric
90.

The efficiency of a Carnot engine is given as 0.75. If the cycle direction is reversed, what will be the value of COP of reversed Carnot cycle

A. 0.33
B. 0.25
C. 1.33
D. 0.75
E. 4
Answer» A. 0.33
91.

Which rays have the least wavelength?

A. Infra-red
B. Ultraviolet
C. Radio
D. Cosmic rays
E. X-rays
Answer» D. Cosmic rays
92.

The difference between two specific heats of a gas is equal to universal gas constant

A. When 1 gm molecule heated
B. When 1 molecule of gas is heated
C. When 1 gm molecule heated
D. When 1 gm of gas is heated
E. When any amount of gas is heated
Answer» C. When 1 gm molecule heated
93.

1 cu-m of steam having dryness franction 0.85 at 12 ata mixes with 1.5 kg of water at 12?C at constant pressure. The dryness fraction of resulting steam would be

A. 0.6
B. 0.5
C. 0.85
D. 0.637
E. 0.75
Answer» D. 0.637
94.

In centrifugal compressors, the ratio of outlet whirl velocity to blade velocity at outlet is known as

A. Feedback factor
B. Slip factor
C. Reheat factor
D. Gauge factor
E. Velocity factor
Answer» B. Slip factor
95.

In case of centrifugal compressors the phenomenon of unsteady, periodic and reversed flow is known as

A. Surging
B. Stalling
C. Choking
D. Either of above
E. None of the above
Answer» A. Surging
96.

A Rankine cycle working with saturated steam differs thermodynamically from a Carnot cycle only in the fact that

A. The Carnot cycle cannot be used for vapour
B. Steam is not the working substance for Carnot cycle
C. There are more than two sources of heat in Rankine cycle
D. Heat is supplied to the water at temperatures below the maximum temperature of the cycle
E. None of the above
Answer» D. Heat is supplied to the water at temperatures below the maximum temperature of the cycle
97.

In case of ideal triatomic gas, the ratio of specific heats Cp/Cv would be

A. 1
B. 1.33
C. 1.4
D. 1.41
E. 1.67
Answer» B. 1.33
98.

During adiabatic expansion which of the following remains constant

A. Internal energy
B. Temperature
C. Entropy
D. None of the above
E. Pulsejet
Answer» C. Entropy
99.

Which of the following is a boiler accessory?

A. Water level indicator
B. Economiser
C. Pulsejet
D. Stop valve
E. Fusible plug
Answer» B. Economiser
100.

Draught ensures supply of

A. Air for combustion
B. Feed water
C. Coad to the boiler
D. Superheated steam
E. Isothermal
Answer» A. Air for combustion
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