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Mechanical Engineering Hinglish

Thermodynamics
DPP 01
Basic Concepts

1. [MCQ] 5. [MCQ]
A piston-cylinder device contains an ideal-gas
A rigid tank is divided into two compartments by
mixture of 3 kmol of He gas and 7 kmol of Ar
a partition. One compartment contains 3 kmol of gas at 50°C and 400 kPa. Now the gas expands
N2 at 600 kPa and the other compartment at constant pressure until its volume double. The
contains 7 kmol of CO2 at 200 kPa. Now the amount of heat transfer to the gas mixture is
partition is removed, and the two gases form a (a) 6.2 MJ (b) 4.2 MJ
homogenous mixture at 300 kPa. The partial (c) 27 MJ (d) 67 MJ
pressure of N2 in the mixture is
(a) 75 kPa (b) 90 kPa 6. [NAT]
(c) 150 kPa (d) 3175 kPa The temperature ‘t’ on a thermometric scale is
defined in terms of a property ‘K’ by the relation
2. [MCQ] t = a ln K + b where ‘a’ and ‘b’ are constants.
An 80 L rigid tank contains an ideal-gas mixture of The values of ‘K’ are found to be 1.83 and 6.78
5g of N2 and 5g of CO2 at a Specified pressure and at the ice point and the steam point, the
temperature. If N2 were separated from the mixture temperature of which are assigned the numbers 0
and stored at mixture temperature and pressure, its and 100 respectively. Determine the temperature
volume would be corresponding to a reading of ‘K’ equal to 2.42
(a) 32 L (b) 36 L on the thermometer?
(c) 40 L (d) 49 L
7. [NAT]
3. [MCQ]
A new scale N of temperature is divided in such a
way that the freezing point of ice is 100°N and
An ideal-gas mixture consists of 3 kg of Ar and 6 kg
the boiling point is 400°N. What is the
of CO2 gases. The mixture is now heated at constant
temperature reading on this new scale when the
volume from 250 K to 350K. The amount of heat temperature is 150°C? At what temperature a
transfer is both the Celsius and the new temperature scale
(a) 374 kJ (b) 436 kJ reading would be the same ?
(c) 488 kJ (d) 525 kJ
8. [MCQ]
4. [MCQ] Match List-I with List-II and select the correct
An ideal-gas mixture consists of 30 percent answer using the codes given below the lists.
Helium and 70 percent Argon gases by mass. List-I (Parameter) List –II (Property)
A. Volume 1. Path function
The mixture is now expanded reversible
B. Density 2. Intensive property
adiabatically in a turbine from 400°C and 1.2 C. Pressure 3. Extensive property
MPa to a pressure of 200 kPa. The mixture D. Work 4. Point function
temperature at turbine exit is (a) A − 3, B − 2, C − 4, D − 1
(a) 195oC (b) 56oC (b) A − 3, B − 2, C − 1, D − 4
(c) 112oC (d) 130oC (c) A − 2, B − 3, C − 4, D − 1
(d) A − 2, B − 3, C − 1, D − 4
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9. [MCQ] 2. All the processes, taking place in the cycle, must

Consider the following statements: be extremely slow.
A real gas obeys perfect gas law at very 3. The working parts of the engine must be friction
1. High temperatures free.
2. High pressures
Which of the above conditions are correct
3. Low pressures
Which of these statements is/are correct? (a) 1, 2 and 3
(a) 1 alone (b) 1 and 3
(b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 2 alone (d) 3 alone
(c) 1 and 3 only
10. [NAT]
(d) 2 and 3 only
The volume vs. temperature ‘T’ graphs for a certain
amount of a perfect ideal gas at two pressures ‘P1’ and
‘P2’ are shown in the fig. Which is greater, ‘P1’ or ‘P2’ 14. [MCQ]
In the figure showing a schematic of a thermal power
plant, the closed system (S) and open system (S) are
correctly identified as

(a) P2 < P1 (b) P2 > P1

(c) P2 = P1 (d) No relation

11. [MCQ]
Consider an ideal gas contained in vessel. If (a) boiler and condenser are open system and
intermolecular interaction suddenly begins to act, turbine, pump and overall plant are closed
which of the following happens? systems
(b) turbine and pump are open systems and boiler,
(a) The pressure increase
condenser and overall plant are closed system
(b) The pressure remains unchanged
(c) boiler, turbine, condenser and pump are open
(c) The pressure decrease systems and overall plant is a closed system
(d) The gas collapses (d) overall plant is an open system and boiler,
turbine, condenser and pump are closed systems
12. [MCQ]
The correct sequence of the decreasing order of the 15. [NAT]
value of characteristic gas constants of the given The volume and temperature of air (assumed to be an
gases is ideal gas) in a closed vessel is 2.87 m3 and 300 K,
(a) hydrogen, nitrogen, air, carbon dioxide respectively. The gauge pressure indicated by
(b) carbon dioxide, hydrogen, nitrogen, air manometer fitted to the wall of the vessel is 0.5 bar. If
(c) air, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, hydrogen the gas constant of air is R = 287J/kgK and the
(d) nitrogen, air, hydrogen, carbon dioxide atmospheric pressure is 1 bar, the mass of air (in kg)
in the vessel is
13. [MCQ]
Consider the following conditions for the reversibility
of a cycle:
1. The P and T of the working substance must not
differ appreciably, from those of the surroundings
at any state in the process.
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16. [MCQ]
A gas mixture consists of 3 kg of O2, 5 kg of N2 and
12 kg of CH4. The mass fraction and mole fraction of
O2 are
(a) 0.25 and 0.125
(b) 0.15 and 0.092
(c) 0.25 and 0.092
(d) 0.15 and 0.125

17. [MCQ]
Zeroth law of thermodynamics is not valid for the
following
(a) 50 ml of water at 25C is mixed with 150 ml of
water at 25C
(b) 500 ml of milk at 15C is mixed with 100 ml of
water at 15C
(c) 5 kg of wet steam at 100C is mixed with 50 kg
of dry saturated steam at 100C
(d) 10 ml of water at 20C is mixed with 10 ml of
sulphuric acid at 20C

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Answer Key
1. (b) 9. (b)
2. (d) 10. (A)
3. (b) 11. (c)
4. (b) 12. (a)
5. (d) 13. (a)
6. (213) 14. (c)
7. (50) 15. (50)
8. (a) 16. (b)
17. (d)

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