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  1. Near their critical temperatures, all gases occupy volumes __________ that of the ideal gas.

  2. A.

     Less than

    B.

     Same as

    C.

     More than

    D.

     Half

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  3. An isolated system can exchange __________ with its surroundings.

  4. A.

     Matter

    B.

     Energy

    C.

     Neither matter nor energy

    D.

     Both matter and energy

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  5. The co-efficient of performance (COP) of a refrigerating system, which is its index of performance, is defined as the ratio of useful refrigeration to the net work. The units of __________ and COP are the same.

  6. A.

     Kinematic viscosity

    B.

     Work

    C.

     Temperature

    D.

     None of these

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  7. Domestic refrigerator usually works on the __________ refrigeration cycle.

  8. A.

     Carnot

    B.

     Air

    C.

     Absorption

    D.

     Vapour-ejection

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  9. At absolute zero temperature, the __________ of the gas is zero.

  10. A.

     Pressure

    B.

     Volume

    C.

     Mass

    D.

     None of these

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  11. The melting point of paraffin wax (which contracts on solidification) __________ with pressure rise.

  12. A.

     Increases

    B.

     Decreases

    C.

     Remains unchanged

    D.

     Decreases linearly

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  13. The expression for entropy change given by, ΔS = nR ln (V₂/V₁) + nCv ln (T₂/T₁) is valid for

  14. A.

     Reversible isothermal volume change

    B.

     Heating of a substance

    C.

     Cooling of a substance

    D.

     Simultaneous heating and expansion of an ideal gas

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  15. On a P-V diagram of an ideal gas, suppose a reversible adiabatic line intersects a reversible isothermal line at point A. Then at a point A, the slope of the reversible adiabatic line (∂P/∂V)S and the slope of the reversible isothermal line (∂P/∂V)T are related as (where, y = Cp/Cv) )

  16. A.

     (∂P/∂V)S = (∂P/∂V)T

    B.

     (∂P/∂V)S = [(∂P/∂V)T]Y

    C.

     (∂P/∂V)S = y(∂P/∂V)T

    D.

     (∂P/∂V)S = 1/y(∂P/∂V)T

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  17. Trouton's ratio is given by (where λb, = molal heat of vaporisation of a substance at its normal boiling point, kcal/kmol Tb = normal boiling point, °K )

  18. A.

     λb/Tb

    B.

     Tbb

    C.

     √(λb/Tb)

    D.

     √(Tbb)

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  19. Isentropic process means a constant __________ process.

  20. A.

     Enthalpy

    B.

     Pressure

    C.

     Entropy

    D.

     None of these

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