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Previous Years GATE Solved MCQs on Basics

of Thermodynamics
May 16, 2015
By Amit Thakur (http://engineering.myindialist.com/author/amit/)

GATE Solved Questions on Basics of

Thermodynamics
Basic Thermodynamics is a very important topic for the GATE Preparation. Here are Some GATE questions
based on the basic thermodynamics.The questions are accompanied with hints, solutions and answers.

Question 1. A small steam whistle (perfectly insulated and doing no

sha work) causes a drop of 0.8 kJ/kg in enthalpy of steam from
entry to exit. The kinetic energy of the steam at entry is negligible,
the velocity of steam at exit is
(A) 4 m/s
(B) 40 m/s
(C) 80 m/s
(D) 120 m/s
GATE-ME-2001

Hint
HINT 1. (Ans B)

Here

, therefore

Question 2. What is the speed of sound in Neon gas at a

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Question 2. What is the speed of sound in Neon gas at a

temperature of 500 K (gas constant of neon is 0.4210 kJ/kg-k)?
(A) 492 m/s
(B) 460 m/s
(C) 592 m/s
(D) 543 m/s
GATE-ME-2002

Hint
Hint 2. (Ans D)

Question 3. A reversible thermodynamic cycle containing only three

processes and producing work is to be constructed. The constraints
are
(i) There must be one isothermal process,
(ii) There must be one isentropic process,
(iii) The maximum and minimum cycle pressure and the clearance volume are fixed,
(iv) Polytropic processes are not allowed.
Then the number of possible cycles are
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
GATE-ME-2005

Hint
Hint 3. (Ans D)
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2 cycles having constant volume process (i, ii) and 2 cycles having constant pressure process (iii, iv) can be
formed.

Question 4. The following four figures have been drawn to represent

a fictitious thermodynamic cycle, on the P-V and T-S planes.

According to the first law of thermodynamics, equal areas are

enclosed by
(A) Fig 1 and 2
(B) Fig 1 and 3
(3) Fig 1 and 4
(4) Fig 2 and 3
GATE-ME-2005

Hint
Hint 4. (Ans A)
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Clockwise devices are heat engines and anti-clockwise devices are heat pumps or refrigerators.

Statement for linked Answer Question 5 & 6.

A football was inflated to a gauge pressure 1 bar when the ambient temperature was
. When the game
started next day, the air temperature at the stadium is . Assume that the volume of the ball remains
constantat

Question 5. The amount of the heat lost by the air in the football
and the gauge pressure of air in the football at the stadium
respectively is
(A) 30.6 J, 1.94 bar
(B) 21.8, 0.93 bar
(C) 61.1 J, 1.94 bar
(D) 43.7 J, 0.93 bar
GATE-ME-2006

Hint
Hint 5. (Ans D)

Question 6. Gauge pressure of air to which the ball must have been
originally inflated so that it would equal 1 bar gauge at the stadium
is
(A) 2.23 bar
(B) 1.94 bar
(C) 1.07 bar
(D) 1.00 bar
GATE-ME-2006

Hint
Hint 6. (Ans C)

Question 7. Which of the following relationship is valid only for

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Question 7. Which of the following relationship is valid only for

reversible process undergone by a closed system of simple
compressible substance (neglect changes in kinetic and potential
energy)?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
GATE-ME-2007

Hint
Hint 7. (Ans C)
For reversible process, by first law

Also by definition of entropy, dS=

Hence

Question 8. In a steady state flow process taking place in a device

with a single inlet and a single outlet, the work done per unit mass
flow rate is given by
, where is the specific volume
and p is the pressure. The expression for w given above
(A) is valid only if the process is both reversible and adiabatic
(B) Is valid only if the process is both reversible and isothermal
(C) Is valid for any reversible process
(D) Is incorrect; it must be
GATE-ME-2008

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Hint8. (Ans C)
For steady flow process,

But for reversible process,

For steady flow reversible process,

Question 9. A rigid, insulated tank is initially evacuated. The tank is

connected with a supply line through which air (assumed to be
ideal gas with constant specific heats) passes at 1 MPa,
.A
valve connected with the supply line is opened and the tank is
charged with air until the final pressure inside the tank reaches 1
MPa. The final temperature inside the tank

(A) Is greater than

(B) Is less thsn
(C) Is equal to
(D) May be greater than, less than, or equal to

, depending on the volume of the tank

GATE-ME-2008

Hint
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Hint 9. (Ans. A)
The fixed temperature inside the tank is given by

Question 10. A balloon containing an ideal gas is initially kept in an

evacuated and insulated room. The balloon ruptures and the gas
fills up the entire room. Which one of the following statement is true
at the end of the above process?
(A) The internal energy of the gas decreases from its initial value, but the enthalpy remains constant
(B) The internal energy of the gas increases from its initial value, but the enthalpy remains constant
(C) Both internal energy and enthalpy of the gas remains constant
(D) Both internal energy and the enthalpy of the gas increase
GATE-ME-2008

Hint
Hint 10. (Ans C)
Since the kinetic energy of the molecules wont change in vacuum,

temperature remains constant.

Question 11. A compressor undergoes a reversible, steady flow

process. The gas at inlet and outlet of the compressor is designated
as state 1 and state 2 respectively. Potential and kinetic energy
changes are to be ignored. The following notations are used:
V=specific volume and P= pressure of the gas.
The specific work required to be supplied to the compressor for this
gas compression process is
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(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
GATE-ME-2009

Hint
Hint 11. (Ans B)

Since the potential energy and the kinetic energy are constant .

Question 12. Heat and work are

(A) Intensive properties
(B) Extensive properties
(C) Point functions
(D) Path functions
GATE-ME-2011

Hint
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Hint 12. (Ans D)

Heat and work are path functions.

Question 13. The contents of a well- insulated tank are heated by a

resistor of 23in which 10 A current is flowing. Consider the tank
with its contents as a thermodynamic system. The work done by
the system and the heat transfer to the system are positive. The
rates of heat (Q), work (W) and change in ( ) during the process in
KW are
(A) Q=0, W=-2.3,

=+2.3

(B) Q=+2.3, W=0,

=+2.3

(C) Q=-2.3, W=0,

=-2.3

(D) Q=0, W=2.3,

=-2.3
GATE-ME-2011

Hint
Hint 13. (Ans B)
Heat added to the contents of the system.

No work is done by the system ,

Question 14. Steam enters an adiabatic turbine operating at steady

state with an enthalpy of 3251.0 kJ/kg respectively. The mass flow
rate of steam is 10 kg/s. kinetic and potential energy changes are
negligible. The power output of the turbine in MW is
(A) 6.5
(B) 8.9
(C) 9.1
(D) 27.0
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GATE-ME-2012

Hint
Hint 14. (Ans B)

Statement for Linked AnswerQuestion 15 and 16

Air enters an adiabatic nozzle at 300 kPa, 500 K with a velocity of 10 m/s. it leaves the nozzle at 100 kPa
with a velocity of 180 m/s. The inlet area is
. The specific heat of air is 1008 J/kg K

Question 15. The exit temperature of the air is

(A) 516 K
(B) 532 K
(C) 484 K
(D) 468 K
GATE-ME-2012

Hint
Hint 15. (Ans C)

Question 16. The exit area of the nozzle in

is

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(A) 90.1
(B) 56.3
(C) 4.4
(D) 12.9
GATE-ME-2012

Hint
Hint 16.(Ans D)

Question 17. A cylinder contains 5 of an ideal gas at a pressure of

1 bar. This gas is compressed in a reversible isothermal process till
its pressure increases to 5 bar. The work in kJ required for this
process is
(A) 804.7
(B) 953.2
(C) 981.7
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(D) 1012.2
GATE-ME-2013

Hint
Hint 17. (Ans A)

Question 18. Specific enthalpy and velocity of steam at inlet and

exit of a steam turbine running under steady state are as given
below:
Specific enthalpy
(kJ/kg)

Velocity (m/s)

Inlet steam
condition

3250

180

Exit steam
condition

2360

The rate of heat loss from the turbine per kg of steam flow rate is 5
kW. Neglecting changes in potential energy of steam, the power
developed in kW by the steam turbine per kg of steam flow rate, is
(A) 901.2
(B) 911.2
(C) 17072.5
(D) 17082.5
GATE-ME-2013

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Hint
Hint 18. (Ans A)

Question 19. The pressure, temperature and velocity of air flowing

in a pipe are 5 bar, 500 K and 50 m/s, respectively. The specific heats
of air at constant pressure and at constant volume are 1.005 kJ/kg K
and 0.718 kJ/kg K respectively. Neglect potential energy. If the
pressure and temperature of the surrounding are 1 bar, 300
Krespectively, the available energy in kJ/kg of the air steam is
(A) 170
(B) 191
(C) 187
(D) 213
GATE-ME-2013

Hint
Hint 19. (Ans B)
Available energy in dierence in availability

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Answer keys
1. (B)2. (D)3. (D)4. (A)5. (D)6. (C)7. (C)8. (C)9. (A)10. (C)11. (B)12. (D)13. (B)14.
(B)15. (C)16. (D)17. (A)18. (A)19 (B)
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3 Responses to Previous Years GATE Solved MCQs on Basics of

Thermodynamics
Divesh
February 20, 2016 (/2015/previous-years-gate-solved-mcqs-for-thermodynamics/#comment-101542)
In question no.14 no data is provided to calculate h2. so how have you calculated it??
in question no. 19 you have solved the answer to option (C) but have marked option (b) as correct
answer. so whats the correct answer out of the two??

Aswin
June 10, 2016 (/2015/previous-years-gate-solved-mcqs-for-thermodynamics/#comment-102608)
Thank you send More

pratik chandra
July 23, 2016 (/2015/previous-years-gate-solved-mcqs-for-thermodynamics/#comment-102931)
its really useful please try to send more question of recent few years

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