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The amount of heat generated per kg of fuel is known as
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A. calorific value
B. heat energy
C. lower calorific value
D. higher calorific value
Correct Answer
calorific value
Thermodynamics problems
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1. A process, in which the gas is heated or expanded in such a way that the product of its pressure and volume remains constant, is called
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A. isothermal process
B. hyperbolic process
C. adiabatic process
D. polytropic process
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Correct Answer: hyperbolic process
2. When coal is first dried and then crushed to a fine powder by pulverising machine, the resulting fuel is called
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A. wood charcoal
B. bituminous coal
C. briquetted coal
D. none of these
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Correct Answer: none of these
3. The behaviour of super-heated vapour is similar to that of
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A. perfect gas
B. air
C. steam
D. ordinary gas
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Correct Answer: perfect gas
4. The entropy of the universe is continually on the increase.
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A. Correct
B. Incorrect
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Correct Answer: Correct
5. It is __________ to construct an engine working on a cyclic process, whose sole purpose is to convert heat energy into work.
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A. possible
B. impossible
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Correct Answer: impossible
6. Wood charcoal is produced by heating the wood at 100°C.
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A. Yes
B. No
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Correct Answer: No
7. Which of the following is the correct statement?
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A. All the reversible engines have the same efficiency.
B. All the reversible and irreversible engines have the same efficiency.
C. Irreversible engines have maximum efficiency.
D. All engines are designed as reversible in order to obtain maximum efficiency.
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Correct Answer: Irreversible engines have maximum efficiency.
8. All perfect gases change in volume by 1 / 273th of its original volume at 0°C for every 1°C change in temperature, when the pressure remains constant. This statement is called
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A. Boyle's law
B. Charles' law
C. Gay-Lussac law
D. Joule's law
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Correct Answer: Charles' law
9. Coal gas consists mainly of hydrogen, carbon monoxide and various hydrocarbons.
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A. Agree
B. Disagree
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Correct Answer: Agree
10. The process is adiabatic, if the value of n in the equation
pv
n
=
C
, is
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A. 0
B. 1
C. ?
D. ?
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Correct Answer: ?
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