Mechanical Engineering Mcqs

Hygrometery deals with the_________________?

(A) Hygroscopic substances

(B) water vapour in air

(C) temperature of air

(D) pressure of air

(D) density measurement

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The increase in pressure _________________?

(A) lowers the boiling point of a liquid

(B) raises the boiling point of a liquid

(C) .does not affect the boiling point of a liquid

(D) reduces its volume

(D) none of the above

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Equivalent evaporation of water is the evaporation “for a feed water supply at 100°C__________________?

(A) and its corresponding conversion into dry saturated steam at 100°C and 1.033 kg/cm2

(B) and its corresponding conversion into dry steam at desired boiler pressure

(C) conversion into steam at atmospheric condition

(D) conversion into steam at the same pres-sure at which feed water is supplied

(D) none of the above

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Water boils when its vapour pressure ___________________?

(A) equals that of the surroundings

(B) equals 760 mm of mercury

(C) equals to atmospheric pressure

(D) equals the pressure of water in the container

(D) boiling has ^nothing to do with vapour pressure

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The state of vapour under saturation condition is described by_______________?

(A) pressure alone

(B) temperature alone

(C) pressure and temperature

(D) pressure and dryness fraction

(D) dryness fraction alone

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Heating wet steam at constant temperature is heating it at constant_________________?

(A) volume

(B) pressure

(C) entropy

(D) enthalpy

(D) none of the above

Submitted By: Ali Uppal


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At critical point, i.e. p=225.65 kg/cm2, the latent enthalpy of vaporisation is______________?

(A) maximum

(B) minimum

(C) zero

(D) depends on temperature also

(D) none of the above

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Latent heat of dry steam at atmospneric pressure is equal to____________________?

(A) 539 kcal/kg

(B) 539 BTU/lb

(C) 427 kcal/kg

(D) 100 kcal/kg

(D) 471 kcal/kg

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Which of the following is a fire tube boiler________________?

(A) locomotive boiler

(B) Babcock and Wilcox boiler

(C) Stirling boiler.

(D) all of the above

(D) none of the above

Submitted By: Ali Uppal