THERMODYNAMICS MCQ SET

Set :-01

1. when a gas is heated, change takes place in

(A) Temperature
(B) Pressure
(C) Volume
(D) ​All of these

2. One molecule of oxygen consists of __________ atoms of oxygen.

(A) ​2
(B) 4
(C) 8
(D) 16

3. Which of the following variables controls the physical properties of a perfect gas?
(A) Pressure
(B) Temperature
(C) Volume
(D) ​All of the above

4. The distillation carried out in such a way that the liquid with the lowest boiling point is first
evaporated and re-condensed, then the liquid with the next higher boiling point is then
evaporated and re-condensed, and so on until all the available liquid fuels are separately
recovered in the sequence of their boiling points. Such a process is called
(A) Cracking
(B) ​Fractional distillation
(C) Full distillation
(D) Carbonisation

5. Work done in a free expansion process is

(A) ​Zero
(B) Maximum
(C) Minimum
(D) Positive

6. Which of the following laws is applicable for the behaviour of a perfect gas?
(A) Boyle's law
(B) Charles ‘law
(C) Gay Lussac’s law
(D) ​All of the above

7. The unit of temperature in S.I. units is

(A) Centigrade
(B) Celsius
(C) Fahrenheit
(D) ​Kelvin
8. A cycle consisting of _________ and two isothermal processes is known as Stirling cycle.
(A) Two isentropic
(B) One constant pressure, one constant volume
(C) ​Two constant volumes
(D) Two constant pressures

9. A tri-atomic molecule consists of __________ atoms.

(A) ​Three
(B) One
(C) Two
(D) Four

10. The unit of mass in S.I. units is

(A) ​Kilogram
(B) Gram
(C) Tonne
(D) Quintal

11. The unit of time in S.I. units is

(A) ​Second
(B) Minute
(C) Hour
(D) Day

12. The unit of length in S.I. units is

(A) ​Meter
(B) Centimeter
(C) Kilometer
(D) Millimeter

13. Mond gas is obtained by

(A) Partial combustion of coal, coke, anthracite coal or charcoal in a mixed air steam blast
(B) Carbonisation of bituminous coal
(C) Passing steam over incandescent coke
(D) ​Passing air and a large amount of steam over waste coal at about 650°C

14. The main cause for the irreversibility is

(A) Unrestricted expansion
(B) Mechanical and fluid friction
(C) Heat transfer with a finite temperature difference
(D) ​All of the above

15. The unit of energy in S.I. units is

(A) watt
(B) ​Joule
(C) joule/s
(D) joule/m
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(1) Answer: Option D (2) Answer: Option A (3) Answer: Option D (4) Answer: Option B (5)
Answer: Option A (6) Answer: Option D (7) Answer: Option D (8) Answer: Option C (9)
Answer: Option A (10) Answer: Option A (11) Answer: Option A (12) Answer: Option A (13)
Answer: Option D (14) Answer: Option D (15) Answer: Option B

Set:-02

1.​According to Dalton's law, the total pressure of the mixture of gases is equal to
(A) Greater of the partial pressures of all
(B) Average of the partial pressures of all
(C) Sum of the partial pressures of all
(D) Sum of the partial pressures of all divided by average molecular weight
Correct Answer:-C

2. Which of the following can be regarded as gas so that gas laws could be applicable, within
the commonly encountered temperature limits?
(A) O₂, N₂, steam, CO₂
(B) O₂, N₂, water vapour
(C) SO₂, NH₃, CO₂, moisture
(D) O₂, N₂, H₂, air
Correct Answer:- D

3. The measurement of a thermodynamic property known as temperature is based on

(A) First law of thermodynamics
(B) Second law of thermodynamics
(C) Zeroth law of thermodynamics
(D) None of these
Correct Answer:-C

4. For a perfect gas, according to Boyle’s law (where P = Absolute pressure, V = Volume
and T = Absolute temperature)
(A) V/T = constant, if p is kept constant
(B) P v = constant, if T is kept constant
(C) T/P = constant, if v is kept constant
(D) P/T = constant, if v is kept constant
Correct Answer:-B

5. The gas turbine cycle with regenerator improves

(A) Work ratio
(B) Thermal efficiency
(C) Avoid pollution
(D) None of these
Correct Answer:-B

6. The compression ratio is the ratio of

(A) Total volume to swept volume
(B) Swept volume to clearance volume
(C) Swept volume to total volume
(D) Total volume to clearance volume
Correct Answer:- D

7. The unit of pressure in S.I. units is

(A) kg/cm²
(B) mm of water column
(C) Pascal
(D) Dyne per square cm
Correct Answer:- C

8. A closed system is one in which

(A) Mass does not cross boundaries of the system, though energy may do so
(B) Mass crosses the boundary but not the energy
(C) Neither mass nor energy crosses the boundaries of the system
(D) Both energy and mass cross the boundaries of the system
Correct Answer:- A

9. Temperature of a gas is produced due to

(A) Its heating value
(B) Kinetic energy of molecules
(C) Repulsion of molecules
(D) Surface tension of molecules
Correct Answer:- B

10. According to kinetic theory of gases, the absolute zero temperature is attained when
(A) Volume of the gas is zero
(B) Pressure of the gas is zero
(C) Kinetic energy of the molecules is zero
(D) Specific heat of gas is zero
Correct Answer:-C

11. Those substances which have so far not been resolved by any means into other
substances of simpler form are called
(A) Atoms
(B) Compounds
(C) Elements
(D) Molecules
Correct Answer:- C
12. Coke is produced
(A) When coal is strongly heated continuously for 42 to 48 hours in the absence of air in a
closed vessel
(B) From the finely ground coal by moulding under pressure with or without a binding
material
(C) When coal is first dried and then crushed to a fine powder by pulverizing machine
(D) By heating wood with a limited supply of air to a temperature not less than 280°C
Correct Answer:- A

13. The hard coke is obtained when carbonization of coal is carried out at
(A) 500° to 700°C
(B) 700° to 900°C
(C) 300° to 500°C
(D) 900° to 1100°C
Correct Answer:- D

14. Which of the following is an intensive property of a thermodynamic system?

(A) Mass
(B) Temperature
(C) Energy
(D) Volume
Correct Answer:-B

15. Otto cycle is also known as

(A) Constant pressure cycle
(B) Constant volume cycle
(C) Constant temperature cycle
(D) Constant temperature and pressure cycle
Correct Answer;-B

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(1) Answer: Option C (2) Answer: Option D (3) Answer: Option C (4) Answer: Option B (5)
Answer: Option B (6) Answer: Option D (7) Answer: Option C (8) Answer: Option A (9)
Answer: Option B (10) Answer: Option C (11) Answer: Option C (12) Answer: Option A (13)
Answer: Option D (14) Answer: Option B (15) Answer: Option B

SET :-26

1. When a system changes its state from one equilibrium state to another equilibrium state,
then the path of successive states through which the system has passed, is known as
(A) Thermodynamic law
(B) Thermodynamic process
(C) Thermodynamic cycle
(D) None of these
Correct Answer:- B

2. 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
Correct Answer:- D

3. Otto cycle consists of

(A) Two constant volume and two isentropic processes
(B) Two constant pressure and two isentropic processes
(C) Two constant volume and two isothermal processes
(D) One constant pressure, one constant volume and two isentropic processes
Correct Answer:- A
4. The efficiency of a gas turbine is given by
(A) (Net work output)/(Work-done by the turbine)
(B) (Net work output)/(Heat supplied)
(C) (Actual temperature drop)/(Isentropic temperature drop)
(D) (Isentropic increase in temperature)/(Actual increase in temperature)
Correct Answer:- B

5. An open cycle gas turbine works on

(A) Carnot cycle
(B) Otto cycle
(C) Joule's cycle
(D) Stirling cycle
Correct Answer:-C

6. If the value of n = 0 in the equation pvn = C, then the process is called

(A) Constant volume process
(B) Adiabatic process
(C) Constant pressure process
(D) Isothermal process
Correct Answer:-C

7. The efficiency of Ericsson cycle is __________ Carnot cycle.

(A) Greater than
(B) Less than
(C) Equal to
(D) None of these
Correct Answer:-C

8. The mass of excess air supplied is equal to

(A) (23/100) × Mass of excess carbon
(B) (23/100) × Mass of excess oxygen
(C) (100/23) × Mass of excess carbon
(D) (100/23) × Mass of excess oxygen
Correct Answer:- D

9. The universal gas constant (or molar constant) of a gas is the product of
(A) Molecular mass of the gas and the gas constant
(B) Atomic mass of the gas and the gas constant
(C) Molecular mass of the gas and the specific heat at constant pressure
(D) Molecular mass of the gas and the specific heat at constant volume
Correct Answer:- A

10. The molecular mass expressed in gram (i.e. 1 g - mole) of all gases, at N. T. P.,
occupies a volume of
(A) 0.224 liters
(B) 2.24 liters
(C) 22.4 liters
(D) 224 liters
Correct Answer:- C

11. The standard value of atmospheric pressure taken at sea level is

(A) 1.013 bar

(B) 760 mm of Hg
(C) 1013 × 102 N/m2
(D) All of these
Correct Answer:-D

12. The process is adiabatic, if the value of n in the equation pvn = C, is

(A) Zero
(B) One
(C) γ
(D) ∝
Correct Answer:- C

13. The polytropic index (n) is given by

(A) log (p1p2)/log (v1v2)
(B) log (p2/ p1)/log (v1/ v2)
(C) log (v1/ v2)/ log (p1/p2)
(D) log [(p1v1)/(p2v2)]
Correct Answer:- B

14. Which of the following gas is mostly used in town for street and domestic lighting and
heating?
(A) Producer gas
(B) Coal gas
(C) Mond gas
(D) Coke oven gas
Correct Answer:- B

15. 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
Correct Answer:- A

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1. Answer: option B 2. Answer: option D 3. Answer: option A 4. Answer: option B 5. Answer:
Option C 6. Answer: Option C 7. Answer: Option C 8. Answer: option D 9. Answer: option A
10. Answer: option C 11. Answer: option D 12. Answer: option C 13. Answer: option B 14.
Answer: Option B 15. Answer: Option A

SET :- 03

1. Superheated vapour behaves

(A) Exactly as gas
(B) As steam
(C) As ordinary vapour
(D) Approximately as a gas
Correct Answer:- D

2. Absolute zero pressure will occur

(A) At sea level
(B) When molecular momentum of the system becomes zero
(C) Under vacuum conditions
(D) At a temperature of 273°K
Correct Answer:- B

3. No liquid can exist as liquid at

(A) 273°K
(B) Vacuum
(C) Zero pressure
(D) Centre of earth
Correct Answer:- C

4. The unit of power in S.I. units is

(A) Newton
(B) Pascal
(C) Erg
(D) Watt
Correct Answer:- D

5. The condition of perfect vacuum, i.e., absolute zero pressure can be attained at
(A) A temperature of 273.16°C
(B) A temperature of 0°C
(C) A temperature of 273 °K
(D) A negative pressure and 0°C temperature
Correct Answer:- A
6. The efficiency of Carnot cycle depends upon
(A) Temperature limits
(B) Volume compression ratio
(C) Cut-off ratio and compression ratio
(D) Pressure ratio
Correct Answer:- A

7. The natural solid fuel is

(A) Wood
(B) Coke
(C) Pulverised coal
(D) Anthracite coal
Correct Answer:- A

8. Intensive property of a system is one whose value

(A) Depends on the mass of the system, like volume
(B) Does not depend on the mass of the system, like temperature, pressure, etc.
(C) Is not dependent on the path followed but on the state
(D) Is dependent on the path followed and not on the state
Correct Answer:- B

9. Specific heat of air at constant pressure is equal to

(A) 0.17
(B) 0.21
(C) 0.24
(D) 1.0
Correct Answer:- C

10. Characteristic gas constant of a gas is equal to

(A) Cp /Cv
(B) Cv /Cp
(C) Cp - Cv
(D) Cp + Cv
Correct Answer:- C

11. The volumetric or molar specific heat at constant pressure is the product of
(A) Molecular mass of the gas and the specific heat at constant volume
(B) Atomic mass of the gas and the gas constant
(C) Molecular mass of the gas and the gas constant
(D) None of the above
Correct Answer:- D

12. The heat and mechanical energies are mutually convertible. This statement was
established by
(A) Boyle
(B) Charles
(C) Joule
(D) None of these
Correct Answer:- C

13. The ratio of two specific heats of air is equal to

(A) 0.17
(B) 0.24
(C) 0.1
(D) 1.41
Correct Answer:- D

14. Boyle's law i.e. pV = constant is applicable to gases under

(A) All ranges of pressures
(B) Only small range of pressures
(C) High range of pressures
(D) Steady change of pressures
Correct Answer:- B

15. The condition for the reversibility of a cycle is

(A) The pressure and temperature of the working substance must not differ, appreciably,
from those of the surroundings at any stage in the process
(B) All the processes, taking place in the cycle of operation, must be extremely slow
(C) The working parts of the engine must be friction free
(D) All of the above
Correct Answer:- D

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(1) Answer: Option D (2) Answer: Option B (3) Answer: Option C (4) Answer: Option D (5)
Answer: Option A (6) Answer: Option A (7) Answer: Option A (8) Answer: Option B (9)
Answer: Option C (10) Answer: Option C (11) Answer: Option D (12) Answer: Option C (13)
Answer: Option D (14) Answer: Option B (15) Answer: Option D

Set :- 0