CHAPTER 1 – THERMODYNAMICS

1. PAST ME BOARD QUESTION 6. PAST ME BOARD QUESTION

Enthalphy of an ideal gas is a function on of ____. An ideal gas is compressed in a cylinder so well
A. Enthropy insulated that there is essentially no heat transfer.
B. internal energy The temperature of the gas.
C. Temperature A. decreases
D. Pressure B. increases
answer: c C. remain constant
2. PAST ME BOARD QUESTION D. is zero
Which of the following is the most efficient thermodynamic answer: B
Cycle? 7. PAST ME BOARD QUESTION
A. Brayton What is the SI unit of pressure?
B. Otto A. kg/cm^2
C. Carnot B. dynes/cm^2
D. Diesel C. Pascal
Answer: c D. psi Answer: C
3. PAST ME BOARD QUESTION 8. PAST ME BOARD QUESTION
What is the first law of thermodynamics? The equation Cp=Cv+R applies to which of the
A. Internal energy is due to molecular motions following?
B. Enthropy of the universe is increased by irreversible A. enthalpy
Processes B. ideal gas
C. Energy can neither be created or destroyed C. two phase states
D. Heat energy cannot be completely transformed D. all pure substances
Into work answer: B
Answer: C 9. PAST ME BOARD QUESTION
4. PAST ME BOARD QUESTION In the flow process, neglecting kinetic and
An ideal gas is compressed isothermally. What is the potential energies, the integral of Vdp represents
Enthalpy change? what?
A. Always negative A. heat transfer
B. Always positive B. flow energy
C. Zero C. enthalpy change
D. Undefined D. shaft work
Answer: C answer: D
5. PAST ME BOARD QUESTION 10. PAST ME BOARD QUESTION
Name the process that has no heat transfer. Mechanical energy of pressure transformed
into
A. Isothermal energy of heat.
B. Isobaric A. Kinetic energy
C. Polytropic B. Enthalpy
D. Adiabatic C. Heat exchanger
Answer: D D. Heat of compression
Answer: B
11. PAST ME BOARD QUESTION
The theory of changing heat into mechanical work.
A. Thermodynamics 17. PAST ME BOARD QUESTION
B. Kinematics Is one whose temperature is below the saturation
C. Inertia temperature corresponding to its pressure.
D. Kinetics A. Superheated vapor
Answer: A B. Wet vapor
12. PAST ME BOARD QUESTION C. Subcooled liquid
Average pressure on a surface when a changing D. Saturated liquid
Pressure condition exist. Answer: C
A. Back pressure 18. PAST ME BOARD QUESTION
B. Partial pressure Number of molecules in mole of any substance is
C. Pressure drop a constant called _________.
D. Mean effective pressure A. Rankine constant
Answer: D B. Avogadro’s number
13. PAST ME BOARD QUESTION C. Otto constant
Which of the following cycles consists two isothermal D. Thompson constant
And two constant volume processes? Answer: B
A. Diesel cycle 19. PAST ME BOARD QUESTION
B. Ericsson cycle If the pressure of a gas is constant the volume is
C. Stirling cycle directly proportional to the absolute temperature.
D. Otto cycle A. Boyle’s law
Answer: C B. Joule’s law
14. PAST ME BOARD QUESTION C. Charles’s law
A control volume refers to what? D. Kelvin’s law
A. A fixed region in space Answer: C
B. A reversible process 20. PAST ME BOARD QUESTION
C. An isolated system The number of protons in the nucleus of an atom
D. A specified mass or the number of electrons in the orbit of an atom.
Answer: A A. Atomic volume
15. PAST ME BOARD QUESTION B. Atomic number
In the polytropic process, PVn = constant, if we value C. Atomic weight
of n is infinitely large, the process is D. Atomis mass
A. Isobaric Answer: B
B. Isometric 21. PAST ME BOARD QUESTION
C. Isothermal In a P-T diagram of a pure substance, the curve
D. Polytropic separating the solid phase from the liquid phase is:
Answer: B A. vaporization curve
16. PAST ME BOARD QUESTION B. fusion curve
If the temperature is held constant and the pressure is C. boiling point
Increased beyond the saturation pressure, then the D. sublimation point
Working medium must be: Answer: B
A. Compressed liquid
B. Subcooled liquid
C. Saturated vapor
D. Sarurated liquid
Answer: A

22. PAST ME BOARD QUESTIONS 27. PAST ME BOARD QUESTION

A water temperature of 18 ˚F in the water cooled When a substance in gaseous state is below
Condenser is equivalent in ˚C to ___________. The critical temperature, it is called ___.
A. 7.78 A. vapor
B. 10 B. cloud
C. 263.56 C. moisture
D. -9.44 D. steam
Answer: B 28. PAST ME BOARD QUESTION
23. PAST ME BOARD QUESTION Superheated vapor behaves
The latent heat of evaporazation in Joules per kg is A. just as gas
Is equal to ______. B. just as steam
A. 5.4×102 C. just as ordinary vapor
B. 4.13×10 2
D. approximately as a gas
C. 22.26 answer: D
D. 3.35×10 2
29. PAST ME BOARD QUESTION
Answer: C Which of the following provides the basis
24. PAST ME BOARD QUESTION measuring thermodynamics property of
Form of energy associated with the kinetic energy of the temperature?
Random motion of large number of molecules. A. Zeroth law of thermodynamics
A. Internal energy B. The law of thermodynamics
B. Kinetic energy C. Second law of thermodynamics
C. Heat of fusion D. Third law of thermodynamics
D. Heat Answer: A
Answer: D 30. PAST ME BOARD QUESTION
25. PAST ME BOARD QUESTION Which of the following is commonly used as
If the temperature is held constant and the pressure is liquid absorbent?
Increased beyond the saturation pressure, then the working A. Silica gel
Medium must be: B. Activated alumina
A. Saturated vapor C. Ethylene glycol
B. Compressed liquid D. none of these
C. Saturated liquid Answer: C
D. Subcooled liquid 31. PAST ME BOARD QUESTION
Answer: B Mechanism designed to lower the temperature
26. PAST ME BOARD QUESTION of air passing through it.
Is the condition of pressure and temperature at which a A. Air cooler
Liquid and its vapor are indistinguishable. B. Air defence
A. Critical point C. Air spill over
B. Dew point D. Air cycle
C. Absolute humidity Answer: A
D. Relative humidity
Answer: A
32. PAST ME BOARD QUESTION 37. PAST ME BOARD QUESTION
A device or measuring the velocity of wind. The total energy in a compressible or incompressible
A. Aneroid barometer fluid flowing across any section in a pipeline is a
B. Anemometer function of
C. Anemoscope A. Pressure and velocity
D. Anemograph B. Pressure, density and velocity
Answer: B C. Pressure, density, velocity and viscosity
33. PAST ME BOARD QUESTION D. Flow energy, kinetic energy, height above
Heat normally flowing from a high temperature datum and internal energy
A low temperature body whrein it is impossible Answer: D
To convert heat without other effects. 38. PAST ME BOARD QUESTION
First law of thermpdynamics The ratio of the density of a substance to the density
A. Second law of thermodynamics of some standard substance.
B. Third law of thermodynamics A. Relative density
C. Zeroth law of thermodynamics B. Specific gravity
Answer: B (A Ricky) C. Specific density
34. PAST ME BOARD QUESTION D. Relative gravity
The temperature at which its vapor pressure is equal Answer: B
The pressure exerted on the liquid. 39. PAST ME BOARD QUESTION
A. Absolute humidity Is one whose pressure is higher than the saturation
B. Calorimetry pressure corresponding to its temperature.
C. Boiling point A. Compressed liquid
D. Thermal point B. Saturated liquid
Answer: C C. Saturated vapor
35. PAST ME BOARD QUESTION D. Super heated vapor
A nozzle is used to answer: A
A. Increase velocity and decrease pressure 40. PAST ME BOARD QUESTION
B. Decrease velocity and well as pressure The changing of solid directly to vapor without
C. Increase velocity as well as pressure passing through the liquid state is called
D. Decrease velocity and increase pressure A. Evaporation
Answer: A B. Vaporization
36. PAST ME BOARD QUESTION C. Sublimation
The sum of the energies of all the molecules in D. Condensation
System where energies apeear in several complex answer: C
Form. 41. PAST ME BOARD QUESTION
A. Kinetic energy Weight per unit is termed as _____.
B. Potential energy A. Specific gravity
C. Internal energy B. Density
D. Frictional energy C. Weight density
Answer: C D. Specific volume
Answer: C
42. PAST ME BOARD QUESTION A. Centrifugal force
What is the SI unit of force? B. Centrifugal in motion
A. Pound C. Centrifugal advance
B. Newton D. Centrifugal force
C. Kilogram answer: D
D. Dyne 48. PAST ME BOARD QUESTION
What is the process that has no heat transfer?
43. PAST ME BOARD QUESTION A. Reversible isometric
The volume of fluid passing a cross-section of B. Isothermal
Steam in unit time. C. Polytropic
A. Steady flow D. Adiabatic
B. Uniform flow Answer: D
C. Discharge 49. PAST ME BOARD QUESTION
D. Continouos flow Which of the engine is used for fighter
Answer: C bombers?
44. PAST ME BOARD QUESTIO A. Turbojet
What equation applies in the first law of B. Pulsejet
Thermodynamics for an ideal gas in a reversible C. Rockets
Open steady-state system? D. Ramjet
A. Q-W = U2-U1 Answer: A
B. Q+VdP = H2-H1 50. PAST ME BOARD QUESTION
C. Q-VdP = U2-U1 Exhaust gases from an engine posses:
D. Q-PdV = H2-H1 A. solar energy
Answer: B B. kinetic energy
45. PAST ME BOARD QUESTION C. chemical energy
A pressure of 1 millibar is equivalent to D. stored energy
A. 1000 dynes/cm2 Answer: B
B. 1000 cm of Hg 51. PAST ME BOARD QUESTION
C. 1000 psi At critical point the latent enthalpy of
D. 1000 kg/cm2 evaporization is
Answer: A A. temperature dependent
46. PAST ME BOARD QUESTION B. zero
When a system deviates inifinitesimally from C. minimum
Equilibrium at every instant of its state, it is D. maximum
undergoing: Answer: B
A. Isobaric process 52. PAST ME BOARD QUESTION
B. Quasi-static process What is the force which tends to draw a
C. Isometric process body toward the center about which it is
D. Cyclic process rotating?
Answer: B A. Centrifugal force
47. PAST ME BOARD QUESTION B. Centrifugal in motion
What is the force which tends to draw a body C. Centrifugal advance
The center about which it is rotating? D. Centrifugal force
53. PAST ME BOARD QUESTION
When a system deviates infinitesimally from 58. Which of the following is true for water
equilibrium at every instant of its state, it is at a reference temperature where enthalpy
undergoing is zero?
A. Isobaric process A. Internal energy is negative
B. Quasi-static process B. Entropy is non-zero
C. Isometric process C. Specific volume is zero
D. Cyclic process D. Vapor pressure is zero
Answer: B Answer: A

54. PAST ME BOARD QUESTION

A pressure of 1 millibar is equivalent to 59. On what plane is the mollier diagram plotted?
A. 1000 dynes/cm2 A. p-V
B. 1000 cm of Hg B. p-T
C. 1000 psi C. h-s
D. 1000 kg/cm2 -
D. h-u
Answer: A Answer: C
55. PAST ME BOARD QUESTION
Work done per unit charge when charged is 60. The compressibility factor z, is used for
Moved from one point to another. predicting the behavior of non-ideal gaseous.
A. Equipotential surface How is the compressibility factor defined
B. Potential at a point relative to an ideal gas? (subscript c refers to
C. Electrostatic point critical value)
D. Potential difference A. z=P/Pc
Answer: B B. z=PV/RT
C. z=T/Tc
56. How many independent properties are required D. z=(T/Tc)(Pc/P)
to completely fix the equilibrium state of a pure Answer: B
gaseous compound?
A. 1 61. How is the quality x of a liquid – vapor mixture
B. 2 defined?
C. 3 A. The fraction of the total volume that is
D. 4 saturated vapor
Answer: B B. The fraction of the total volume that is
saturated liquid
57. Which of the following relations defines enthalpy? C. The fraction of the total mass that is
A. h= u+p/t saturated vapor
B. h=u+pV D. The fraction of the total mass that is
C. h=u+p/V saturated liquid
D. h=pV+T Answer: C
Answer: B
62. What is the expression for heat of evaporization? 67. During an adiabatic, internally reversible
A. hg process, what is true about the change in
B. hf entropy?
C. hg-hf A. It is always zero
D. hf-hg B. It is always less than zero
Answer: C C. It is always greater than zero
D. It is temperature-dependent
63. What is the value of the work done for a closed Answer: A
Reversible, isometric system?
A. Zero 68. For an irreversible process, what is true
B. Positive about the change in entropy of the system
C. Negative and sorroundings?
D. Indeterminate A. ds=dq/dt C. ds>0
Answer: A B. ds=0 D. ds<0
Answer: C
64. What is the equation for the work done by a constant
Temperature system?
A. W=mRT ln(V2-V1)
B. W=mR (t2-T1)ln(V2-V1) 69. For which type of process does the equation
C. W=mRT ln (V2-V1) equation dQ=Tds hold?
D. W=RT ln(V2-V1) A. Irreversible
Answer: C B. Reversible
C. Isobaric
65. What is true about the polytropic exponent n for a D. Isothermal
Perfect gas undergoing an isobaric process? Answer: B
A. n>0
B. n<0
C. n=∞ 70. Which of the following is true for any process?
D. n=0 A. ∆ S(surrounding)+∆ S(system)>0
Answer: D B. ∆ S(surrounding)+∆ S(system)<0
C. ∆ S(surrounding)+∆ S(system)≤0
66. How does an adiabatic process compare to an D. ∆ S(surrounding)+∆ S(system)≥0
Isentropic process? Answer: D
A. Adiabatic: Heat transfer=0, isentropic: Heat
Transfer=0 71. Which of the following thermodynamic cycle
B. Adiabatic: Heat transfer=0, isentropic: Heat is the most efficient?
Transfer=0 A. Brayton
C. Adiabatic: Reversible, Isentropic= not reversible B. Rankine
D. Both: Heat transfer=0; Isentropic: Reversible C. Carnot
Answer: D D. Otto
Answer: C
72. The ideal reversible Carnot cycle involves four 76. Which one of the following is standard and
Basic processes. What type of processes are they? Pressure(STP).
A. All isothermal A. 0 K and 1atm pressure
B. All adiabatic B. 0 F and zero pressure
C. All isentropic C. 32F and zero pressure
D. Two isothermal and two isentropic D. 0℃ and 1 atm pressure
Answer: D Answer: D

73. What is the temperature difference of the cycle if the 77. A substance is oxidized when which of
Entropy difference is ∆ S, and the work done W? the following occurs?
A. W-∆ S A. It turns red
B. W/∆ S B. It losses electrons
C. ∆ S/W C. It gives off heat
D. ∆ S-W D. It absorbs energy
Answer: B Answer: B

74. Which of the following is not an advantage of a 78. Which of the following is not a unit of
Superheated, closed Rankine cycle is over an open pressure?
Rankine cycle? A. Pa
A. Lower equipment cost B. kg/m-s
B. Increased efficiency C. bars
C. Increased turbine life D. kg/m2
D. Increased boiler life Answer: B
Answer: D
79. Which of the following is the definition of
75. Which of the following statements regarding Rankine Joule?
Cycle is not true? A. Newton meter
A. Use a condensable vapor in the cycle increases the B. kg m/s2
The efficiency of the cycle C. unit of power
B. The temperature at which energy is transferred to D. rate of change energy
And from the working liquid are less separated Answer: A
Than in a Carnot cycle
C. Superheating increases the efficiency of a Rankine 80. Which of the following is the basis for
Cycle Bernoulli’s law for fluid flow?
D. In practical terms, the subceptibility of the engine A. The principle of conservation of mass
Materials to corrosion is not a key limitation on the B. The principle of concervation of energy
Operating efficiency C. The continuity equation
Answer: D D. Fourier’s law
Answer: B
81. Equation of state for a single component can be 86. Work or energy can be function of all of the
any of the following except: following except:
A. The ideal gas law A. force and distance
B. Any relationship interralating 3 or more state B. power and time
function C. force and time
C. Relationship mathematically interralating D. temperature and entropy
Thermodynamics properties of the material Answer: C
D. A mathematical expression defining a path
Between states 87. Energy changes are represented by all except
Answer: D one of the following:
A. mCpdt
82. The state of a thermodynamic system is always B. -∫ VdP
Defined by its: C. Tds-Pdv
A. Absolute temperature D. dQ/T
B. Process Answer: D
C. Properties
D. Temperature 88. U + pV is a quantity called:
Answer: C A. shaft work
83. In any non quasi-static thermodynamic process, the B. entropy
Overall entropy of an isolated system will C. enthalpy
A. Increase and the decreased D. internal energy
B. Decreased and then increased Answer: C
C. Increased only 89. In flow process, neglecting KE and PE changes
D. Decreased only ∫ vdP represents which ite below?
Answer: C A. Heat transfer
B. Shaft work
84. Entropy is the measure of: C. Enthalpy change
A. the internal energy of a gas D. Closed system work
B. the heat capacity of a substance Answer: B
C. randomness or disorder
D. the change of enthalpy of a system 90. Power may be expressed in units of
Answer: C A. ft-lb
B. Kw-hr
85. Which of the following statements about entropy C. Btu
Is false? D. Btu/hr
A. Entropy of a mixture is greater than of its Answer: D
Components under the same condition
B. An irreversible process increases entropy
of the universe
C. Net entropy change in any closed cycle is zero
D. Entropy of a crystal at 0℉ is 0
Answer: D
91. Equilibrium condition exist in all except which of the 96. A system in which there is no exchange of
following? matter with the surrounding or mass does
A. In reversible not cross its boundaries.
B. In processes where driving forces are infinitesimals A. Open system
C. In a steady state flow processes B. Closeed system
D. Where nothing can occur without an effect on the C. Isolated system
System’s surrounding D. Nonflow system
Answer: C Answer: B

92. In a closed system (with a moving boundary) which of 97. A system that is completely impervious to
the following represents work done during an isothermal its surrounding or neither mass nor energy
process? cross its boundaries.
A. W=0 A. Open system
B. W=P(V2-V1) B. Closed system
C. W=P1V1lnV2/V1 C. Isolated system
D. W=P2V2-P1P2 D.Nonflowsystem
Answer: C Answer: C
98. A system in which there is a flow of mass
93. A substance that exist, or is regarded as existing, as a across its boundaries.
Continuoum characterized by a low resistance to flow A. Open system
and the tendency to assume the shape of its container. B. Closed system
A. Fluid C. Molecule C. Isolated system
B. Atom D. Vapor D. Steady flow system Ans: C (A net)
Answer: A 99. The properties that are dependent upon the
system and are total values such as total
94. A substance that is homogeneous in composition and volume and total internal energy.
homogeneous and invariable in chemical aggregation. A. Intensive properties
A. Pure substance B. Extensive properties
B. Simple substance C. Specific properties
C. Vapor D. State properties
D. Water Answer: B
Answer: A
100. The properties that are independent of the
95. A substance whose state is defined by variable intensive such as temperature, pressure, density and
thermodynamic properties. Voltage.
A. Pure substance A. Intensive properties
B. Simple substance B. Extensive properties
C. Vapor C. Specific properties
D. Water D. State properties
Answer: B Answer: A
101. The properties for a unit mass and are intensive by 106. The force of gravity on unit volume is
Definition such as specific volume. A. Density
A. Intensive properties B. Specific volume
B. Extensive properties C. Specific Weight
C. Specific properties D. Specific gravity
D. Thermodynamics properties Answer: C
Answer: C
107. The reciprocal of density is
102. The condition as identified through the properties A. Specific volume
of the substance, generally defined by particular B. Specific weight
values of any two independent properties. C. Specific gravity
A. State D. Specific heat
B. Point Answer: A
C. Process
D. Flow 108. Avogrado’s number, a fundamental constant
Answer: A of nature of molecules in a gram-mole. This
constant is
103. The only base unit with a prefix kilo is A. 6.05222×1023
A. kilogram B. 6.02252×1023
B. kilometer C. 6.20522×1023
C. kilojoule D. 6.50222×1023
D. kilopascal Answer: B
Answer: A
109. The ratio of the gas constant to Avogrado’s
104. The force of gravity on the body. Number is:
A. Weight A. Maxwell’s constant
B. Specific gravity B. Boltzmann’z constant
C. Attraction C. Napier’s constant
D. Mass D. Joule’s constant
Answer: A Answer: B

105. The mass per unit of any substance. 110. The absolute zero on the Fahrenheit scale is
A. Density A. -459.7 ℉
B. Specific gravity B. 459.7℉
C. Specific weight C. -273.15℉
D. Specifc gravity D. 273.15℉
Answer: A Answer: A
111. Absolute temperatures on the Fahrenheit scale 116. The National Bureau of Standards uses,
are called: among others, the liquid-vapor equilibrium
A. Degrees Rankine of hydrogen at
B. Degrees Kelvin A. -196℃
C. Absolute Fahrenheit B. 196℃
D. Absolute pressure C. 253℃
Answer: A D. -253℃
Answer: D
112. The absolute zero on the Celcius scale is at
A. -459.7℉ 117. The National Bureau of Standards uses,
B. 459.7℉ among othes, the liquid-vapor equilibrium
C. -273.15℉ of nitrogen at
D. 273.15℉ A. -196℃
Answer: C B. 196℃
C. 253℃
113. What is the absolute temperature in Celsius scale? D. -253℃
A. degrees Rankine Answer: A
B. degress Kelvin
C. degress Fahrenheit 118. The liquid-vapor equilibrium of oxygen
D. degrees Celsius is what temperature?
Answer: B A. 197.82℃
B. -197.82℃
114. The Fahrenheit scale was introduced by Gabriel C. 182.97℃
Fahrenheit of Amstermdam, Holland in what year? D. -182.97℃
A. 1592 Answer: B
B. 1742
C. 1730 119. The solid-liquid equilibrium of Mercury
D. 1720 is what temperature?
Answer: D A. 38.87℃
B. -38.87℃
115. The Centrigade scale was introduced by Andres C. 37.88℃
Celsius in what year? D. -37.88℃
A. 1542 Answer: B
B. 1740
C. 1730 120. The solis-equilibrium of Tin is at what
D. 1720 temperature?
Answer: B A. -38.87℃
B. 38.87℃
C. 231.9℃
D. -231.9℃
Answer: C
121. The solid-liquid equilibrium of Zinc is at 126. The solid-liquid equilibrium of Platinum
what temperature? is at what temperature?
A.231.9℃ A. 630.5℃
B. 419.505℃ B. 960.8℃
C. 444.60℃ C. 1063℃
D.630.5℃ D. 1774℃
Answer: B Answer: D

122. The liquid-vapor equilibrium of Sulfur is at 127. The solid-liquid equilibrium of Tungsten is
what temperature? what temperature?
A.231.9℃ A. 3730℃
B. 419.505℃ B. 3370℃
C. 444.60℃ C. 3073℃
D.630.5℃ D. 3037℃
Answer: C Answer: B

123. The solid-liquid equilibrium of Antimony is at 128. The device that measures temperature by
what temperature? the electromotive force.
A.630.5℃ A. thermometer
B. 419.505℃ B. thermocouple
C. 444.60℃ C. electro-thermometer
D.231.9℃ D. thermooseebeck
Answer: A Answer: B

124. The solid-liquid equilibrium of Silver is at what 129. The emf is a function of the temperature
temperature? difference between the junction, a
A.630.5℃ phenomenon called:
B. 960.8℃ A. Seebeck effect
C. 1063℃ B. Stagnation effect
D.1774℃ C. Primming
Answer: B D. Electromotive force
Answer: A
125. The solid-liquid equilibrium of Gold is at what
temperature? 130. The device that measure temperature by the
A.630.5℃ electromotive force called thermocouple
B. 960.8℃ was discovered by:
C. 1063℃ A. Gallileo
D.1774℃ B. Fahrenheit
Answer: C C. Celsius
D. Seebeck
Answer: D
131. When two bodies, isolated from other environment 136. The region outside the boundary or the
are in thermal equilibrium with a third body, the space and matter external to a system:
two are in thermal equilibrium with each other. A. Ex-system
A. Zeroth law of thermodynamics B. Sorrounding
B. First law of thermodynamics C. Matter
C. Secong law of thermodynamics D. Extension
D. Third law of thermodynamics Answer: B
Answer: A

137. The true pressure measured above a

132. A total entropy of pure substances approsches zero perfect vacuum.
as the absolute thermodynamic temperature A. Absolute pressure
approaches zero. B. Gauge pressure
A. Zeroth law of thermodynamics C. Atmospheric pressure
B. First law of thermodynamics D. Vacuum pressure
C. Secong law of thermodynamics Answer: A
D. Third law of thermodynamics
Answer: D 138. The pressure measured from the level of
atmospheric pressure by most pressure
133. If any one or more properties of a system change, recording instrument like pressure gage
the system is said to have undergone a _____. And open-ended manometer.
A. cycle A. Gage pressure
B. process B. Atmospheric pressure
C. flow C. Barometric pressure
D. control D. Absolute pressure
Answer: B Answer: A
134. When a certain mass of fluid in a particular state 139. The pressure obtained from barometric
Passes through a series of processes and return to reading.
Its initial state, it undergoes a: A. Absolute pressure
A. revolution B. Gage pressure
B. rotation C. Atmospheric pressure
C. process D. Vacuum pressure
D. cycle Answer: C
Answer: D 140. It is a form of energy associated with the
135. The term given to the collection of matter under kinetic random motion of large number
Consideration enclosed within a boundary. of molecules.
A. System A. Internal energy
B. Matter B. Kinetic energy
C. Environment C. Heat
D. Atoms D. Enthalpy
Answer: A Answer: C
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141. The heat needed to change the temperature of 146. A theoretically ideal gas which strictly follow
the body without changing its phase. Boyle’s law and Charle’s law of gases.
A. Latent heat A. Universal gas
B. Sensible heat B. Perfect gas
C. Specific heat C. Combined gas
D. Heat transfer D. Imperfect gas
Answer: B Answer: B
142. The heat needed by the body to change its phase 147. In a confined gas, if the absolute temperature
without changing its temperature. is held constant, the volume is inversely pro-
A. Latent heat portional to the absolute pressure.
B. Sensible heat A. Boyle’s law
C. Specific heat B. Charle’s law
D. Heat transfer C. Dalton’s law
Answer: A D. Avogrado’s law
Answer: A

143. The measure of the randomness of the molecule of

a substance. 148. In a confined gas, if the absolute temperature
A. Enthalpy constant the volume is directly proportional
B. Internal energy to the absolute temperature.
C. Entropy A. Boyle’s law
D. Heat B. Chrales law
Answer: C C. Dalton’s law
D. Acogrado’s law
144. The heat energy transferred to a substance at a Answer: B
Constant pressure process is:
A. Enthalpy 149. The pressure exerted in a vessel by a mixture
B. Heat of gases is equal to the sum of the pressures
C. Internal energy that each separated gas would exert if it alone
D. entropy occupied the whole colume of the vessel.
Answer: A A. Boyle’s law
B. Charles law
145. It is the energy stored within the body. C. Dalton’s law
A. Enthalpy D. Avogrado’s law
B. Heat Answer: C
C. Internal energy
D. Entropy
Answer: C
150. At equal volume, at the same temperature and 155. A surface that is impervious to heat is
pressure conditions, the gases certain the same A. isothermal surface
number of molecules. B. adiabatic surface
A. Boyle’s law C. isochoric surface
B. Charle’s law D. isobaric surface
C. Dalton’s law Answer: B
D. Avogrado’s 156. One of the consequence of Einstein’s
Answer: D theory of relatively is that mass may be
151. Process in which the system departs from equi- converted into energy into mass the relation
librium state only infinitesimally at every instant. being given by the famous equation, E=mc2.
A. Reversible process What is the value of the speed of light c?
B. Irreversible process A. 2.7797×1010cm/s
C. Cyclic process B. 2.9979×1010cm/s
D. Quisi-Static process C. 1.7797×1010cm/s
Answer: D D. 2.9979×1010cm/s Ans: B
152. A process which gives the same states/condition after
the system undergoes a series of processes: 157. In the polytropic process we have pvn=
A. Reversible process constant. If the value of n infinitely large,
B. Irreversible process process is called:
C. Cyclic process A. constant volume process
D. Quisi-Static process B. constant pressure process
Answer: C C. constant temperature process
D. adiabatic process Ans: A
153. A thermodynamic system that generally serves as
a heat source or heat sink another system.
A. Combustion chamber 158. The thermodynamic cycle used in a thermal
B. Heat reservoir power plant is:
C. Heat engine A. Ericsson
D. Stirling engine B. Brayton
Answer: B C. Joule
D. Rankine
154. A thermodynamic system that operates continuous Answer: D
With only energy (heat and work) crossing it
boundaries; its boundaries are impervious to the
flow of mass.
A. Heat engine C. Stirling engine
B. Steady flow work D. Ericsson engine
Answer: A
159. For the same heat input and same compression ratio: 165. Exhaust gases from an engine possess
A. both Otto cycle and Diesel cycle are equally A. solar energy
Efficient B. kinetic energy
B. Otto cycle is less efficient than Diesel cycle C. chemical energy
C. efficiency depends mainly on working substance D. stored energy
D. none of the above is correct Answer: B
Answer: C 166. The extension and compression of a
160. The exchange process where in the product of helical spring is an example of what
pressure and volume remains constant called: process?
A. heat exchange process A. isothermal cycle
B. isentropic process B. thermodaynamic process
C. throtting process C. adiabatic process
D. hyperbolic process D. reversible process
Answer: D Answer: D
161. Which of the following provides the bases for 167. At critical point the latent enthalpy of
Measuring thermodynamic property of temperature? vaporization is ______.
A. Zeroth the thermodynamics A. dependent on temperature
B. First law thermodynamics B. zero
C. Second law of thermodynamics C. minimum
D. Third law of thermodynamics D. maximum
Answer: A Answer: B
162. 1 watt… 168. Which of the following relations is not
A. 1 Nm/s applicable in a free expansion process?
B. 1Nm/min A. Heat supplied is zero
C. 1Nm/hr B. Heat rejected is zero
D. 1kNm/hr C. Work done is zero
Answer: A D. Change in temperature is zero
163. Under ideal conditions, isothermal, isobaric, isochoric Answer: D
and adiabatic processes are: 169. The triple point of a substance is the temp.
A. dynamic processes and pressure at which:
B. stable processes A. the solid and liquid phases are in
C. quasi-static processes equilibrium
D. static processes B. the liquid and gaseous phases are in
Answer: C equilibrium
C. the solid, liquid and gaseous phases
164. Isentropic flow is are in equilibrium
A. perfect gas flow D. the solid does not melt, the liquid does
B. irreversible adiabatic flow not boil the gas does not condense
C. ideal fluid flow Answer: D
D. reversible adiabatic flow
Answer: D
170. According to Clausius statement
A. Heat flows from hot substance to cold substance
unaided
B. Heat cannot flow from cold substance to hot
substance 175. For steam nozzle, which of the following
C. Heat can flow from cold substance to hot ratios will have the value less than unity?
substance with the aid of external work A. (Pressure at Inlet)(Pressure at Outlet)
D. A and C B. Specific volume at Inlet(Specific volume
Answer: D at outlet)
C. Temperatureofsteamat inlet(Temperature
171. A heat engine is supplied that at rate of 30,000 J/s steam at outlet)
gives an output of 9 kW. The thermal efficiency D. None of the above
of the engine is ___. Answer: B
A. 30%
B. 43% 176. A Bell-Coleman cycle is a reversed
C. 50% A. Stirling cycle C.
D. 55% B. Brayton cycle
Answer: A C. Joule’c cycle
172. The RMS velocity of hydrogen gas at N.T.P. is D. Carnot cycle
Approximately _________. Answer: C
A. 3838 m/s 177. Ericsson cycle consist of the following for
B. 1839 m/s processes:
C. 4839 m/s A. two isothermal and two constant volume
D. 839 m/s B. two isothermal and two constant isentropic
Answer: B C. two isothermal and two constant pressure
D. two adiabatic and two constant pressure
173. Which of the following cycles has two isothermal Answer: C
And two constant volume processes?
A. Joule cycle 178. A steam nozzle changes
B. Diesel cycle A. kinetic energy into heat energy
C. Ericsson cycle B. heat energy into potential energy
D. Stirling cycle C. potential energy into heat energy
Answer: D D. heat energy into kinetic energy
174. “It is possible to conrtruct a heat engine that operates Answer: D
in a cycle and receives a given quantity of heat from
a high temperature body and does an equal amount
of work’ The above statement is known as:
A. Gay Lussac’s law
B. Kinetic Theory
C. Kelvin-Planck’s law
D. Joule-Thompson’s law
179. Which is not correct for calculating air standard
efficiency?
A. All processes are reversible
B. Specific heat remains unchaged at all temp.
C. No account of the mechanism of heat transfer
is considered
D. Gases dissociate at higher temperature
Answer: D
183. Which of the following statement about Van der
Waals equation is correct?
A. It is valid for all pressures and temperatures
B. It represents a straight line on PV vs.V plot
C. It has three roots of identical value at the
critical point
D. The equation is valid for diatomic gases only
Answer: C

180. According to Pottlier Thompson effect. 184. The Clapeyron’s equation is applicable to:
A. it is operate to construct a heat engine that A. 1 system in equilibrium
operates a cycle and receives a given quantity B. change of state
of heat from a high temperature body and does C. a change of state when two phases are
an equal of work in equilibium
B. It is impossible to construct a device that operate D. a change of state when water and water
in a cycle and produces no effect other than the vapor are involved
the transfer of heat from a cooler body to hotter Answer: C
body
C. When two dissimilar metals are heated at one end 185. The vapor pressure is related to the
and cooled at other, e.m.f. that is developed is enthalpy of vaporization by the:
proportional to difference of temperatures at A. Clausius-Claypeyron’s equation
two ends B. Dalton’s law
D. Work can’t be converted inot heat C. Raoult’s law
Answer: D D. Maxwell’s equation
Answer: A
181. In actual gases the molecular collisions are:
A. plastic
B. elastic
C. inelastic
D. inplastic
Answer: C

182. The Beattle-Bridgeman equation of state is quite

Accurate in cases of:
A. all pressures above atmospheric pressure
B. densities less than about 0.8 times the critical
density
C, near critical temperature
D. none of the above
Answer: B