S.K.

Engineering Academy Gate Model Test 1 ( Mech Thermodynamics)

1) An engine operates between temperature limits
of 900 K & T2 and another between T2 & 400 K.
For both to be equally efficient, value of T2 will be

6) Assigning the basic dimensions to mass, length,

time and temperature respectively as M, L, T and
(Temperature), what are the dimensions of
entropy?

a) 600K
b) 700K

a) MLT-2

c) 750K

b) ML2 T-1-1

d) 650K

c) ML2T-2-1

2) A Carnot engine rejects 30% of absorbed heat to

d) ML3 T-2-1

a sink at 30C the temperature of heat source is

7) Efficiency of a Carnot engine is 75% if the cycle

a) 100C

direction is reversed. COP of the reversed Carnot

b) 433C

cycle is :

c) 737C

a) 1.33

d) 1010C

b) 0.75

3) An engine working on Carnot cycle rejects 40%

c) 0.33

of absorbed heat from the source, while the sink

d) 1.75

temperature is maintained at 27C, then the source

8) A Carnot engine operates between 327C and

temperature is

27C. If the engine produces 300 kJ of work, the

a) 750C

entropy change during heat addition is

b) 477C

a) 0.5KJ/K

c) 203C

b) 1.0KJ/K

d) 67.5C

c) 1.5KJ/K

4) An ideal gas at 27C is heated at constant

d) 2.0KJ/K

pressure till its volume becomes three times. What

9) A gas is compressed in a cylinder by a marble

would be the temperature of gas?

piston to a volume one half of its original volume.

a) 81C

During the process, 300 kJ heat left the gas and the

b) 627C

internal energy remains same. The work done on

c) 543C

the gas is :

d) 327C

a) 100KNm

5) A reversible engine is shown below, during a

b) 150KNm

cycle of operation draws 5 MJ from the 400 K

c) 200KNm

reservoir and does 840 kJ of work. The values of

d) 300KNm

Q2 and Q3 are

10)) A frictionless piston cylinder device contains a

gas initially at 0.8 MPa and 0.015 m3. It expands at
constant temperature to a final volume of 0.030 m3.
The work output in KJ during this process
proc will be
a) 8.32

a)

Q2 = + 4.98 MJ ; Q3 = - 0.82 MJ

b) 12.00

b) Q2 = - 4.98 MJ ; Q3 = + 0.82 MJ

c) 554.67

c)

d) 8320.00

Q2 = + 4.98 MJ ; Q3 = + 0.82 MJ

d) Q2 = - 4.98 MJ ; Q3 = - 0.82 MJ

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11) The statement that entropy of a pure substance

16) A mono-atomic ideal gas ( = 1.67, molecular

in complete thermodynamics equilibrium becomes

weight = 40) is compressed adiabatically from

zero at the absolute zero of temperature is known

0.1MPa, 300K to 0.2MPa . The universal gas constant

as

is 8.314kJ/kg mol K. The work of compression of the

(a) Law of Entropy

gas (in kJ/ kg) is

(b) First Law of Thermodynamics

(a) 29.7

(c) Second Law of Thermodynamic

(b) 19.9

(d) Third Law of Thermodynamics

(c) 13.3

12) A balloon containing an ideal gas is initially kept in

(d) 0

an evacuated and insulated room. The balloon ruptures

17) A mixture of gases expands from 0.03 m3 to 0.06

and the gas fills up the entire room. Which one of the

m3 at a constant pressure of 1 MPa and absorbs 84 KJ

following statements is TRUE at the end of above

of heat during the process. The change in internal

process?

energy of the mixture is

(a) The internal energy of the gas decreases from its

(a) 30 KJ

initial value, but the enthalpy remains constant

(b) 54 KJ

(b) The internal energy of the gas increases from its

(c) 84 KJ

initial value, but the enthalpy remains constant

(d) 114 KJ

(c) Both internal energy and enthalpy of the gas remain

constant
(d) Both internal energy and enthalpy of the gas increase

18) In a cyclic heat engine operating between the

temperatures limit of 6000C and 200C. The least

13) A gas expands in a frictionless piston-cylinder

rate of heat rejection per KW net output of the

arrangement. The expansion process is very slow, and is

engine is

resisted by an ambient pressure of 100 KPa. During the

(a) 0.46 KW

expansion process, the pressure of the system (gas)

(b) 0.505 KW

remains constant at 300 KPa. The change in volume of

(c) 0.588 KW

the gas is 0.01 m3. The maximum amount of work in KJ

that could be utilized from the above process is:

a) 0

(d) 0.65 KW
19) The COP of Carnot refrigeration cycle decreases on
(a) Decreasing the difference in operating temperatures

b) 1

(b) Keeping the upper temperature constant and

c) 2

increasing the lower temperature

d) 3

(c) Increasing the upper temperature and keeping the

14) Work done in a free expansion process is

lower temperature constant.

a) Positive

(d) Increasing the upper temperature and decreasing the

b) Negative

lower temperature

c) Zero
d) Maximum
15) The dimension of enthalpy is
(a) MLT-2
(b) ML2T-2
(c)ML2T2
(d) ML3T-2

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20) The loss of available energy associate with the

transfer of 1000 KJ of heat from a constant
temperature system at 600 K to another at 400 K
when the environmental temperature 300 K is

(a) 166.67 KJ
(b) 250 KJ
(c) 500 KJ
(d) 750 KJ

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21) COP of the heat pump used for heating a room
0

at 20 C by exchanging heat with river water at

0

26) For a reversible power cycle, the operating

temperature limits are 800 K and 300 K. It takes

10 C is

400 KJ of heat. The unavailable work will be

(a) 0.5

(a) 250 KJ

(b) 2

(b) 150 KJ

(c) 28.3

(c) 120 KJ

(d) 29.3

(d) 100 KJ

22) At what value of temperature does the Celsius

27) Air enters an adiabatic nozzle at 300KPa ,500K

and Fahrenheit scale shows the same value

with a velocity of 10 m/s. It leaves the nozzle at

(a) 40

100 KPa with a velocity of 180 m/s. The inlet area

(b) 40

is 80 cm2. The specific heat of air is 1008J/kgk.

(c) 30

The exit temperature of the air is

(d) 30

a) 516 K

23) If an engine of 40 % efficiency drives a

b) 523 K

refrigerator having COP of 5, then the heat input to

c) 484 K

the engine for each KJ of heat removed from the

d) 468 K

cold body of the refrigerator is

28) According to Charle's Law

(a) 0.5 KJ

(a) At constant pressure the volume of a gas is

(b) 0.75 KJ

proportional to its temperature

(c) 1.00 KJ

(b) At constant pressure the volume of a gas is

(d) 1.25 KJ

proportional to its absolute temperature

24) In an adiabatic process, 5000 J of work is

(c) At constant gauge pressure the molecular

performed on a system. The system returns to its

volume of a gas is proportional to its absolute

original state while 1000 J of heat is added. The

temperature

work done during the non adiabatic process is

(d) At constant volume the absolute pressure is

(a) + 4000 J

proportional to its absolute temperature

(b) 4000 J

29) Internal energy of a perfect gas depends on

(c) + 6000 J

(a) Temperature, specific heats and pressure

(d) 6000 J

(b) Temperature, specific heats and enthalpy

25) When air is compressed, the enthalpy is

(c) Temperature, specific heats and entropy

increased from 100 to 200 KJ/kg. Heat lost during

(d) Temperature only

this compression is 50 KJ/kg. Neglecting kinetic

30) During throttling process

and potential energies, the power required for a

(a) Internal energy does not change

mass flow of 2 Kg/s of air through the compressor

(b) Pressure does not change,

will be

(c) Entropy does not change

(a) 300 KW

(d) Enthalpy does not change

(b) 200 KW

(e) Volume changes in negligible.

(c) 100 KW
(d) 50 KW

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