The temperature of reservoir of Carnot's engine operating with an efficiency of 70% is 1000K. The temperature of its sink is -

(1) 300 K

(2) 400 K

(3) 500 K

(4) 700 K

In a Carnot engine, when \(T_2=0^\circ \mathrm{C}\) and \(T_1=200^\circ \mathrm{C},\) its efficiency is \(\eta_1\) and when \(T_1=0^\circ \mathrm{C}\) and \(T_2=-200^\circ \mathrm{C},\) its efficiency is \(\eta_2.\) What is the value of \(\frac{\eta_1}{\eta_2}?\)

The efficiency of Carnot's engine operating between reservoirs, maintained at temperatures 27°C and –123°C, is 

(1) 50%

(2) 24%

(3) 0.75%

(4) 0.4%

A Carnot engine operates between 227°C and 27°C . Efficiency of the engine will be -

(1) $\frac{1}{3}$

(2) $\frac{2}{5}$

(3) $\frac{3}{4}$

(4) $\frac{3}{5}$

Efficiency of a Carnot engine is 50% when temperature of outlet is 500 K. In order to increase efficiency up to 60% keeping temperature of intake the same what is temperature of outlet ?

(1) 200 K

(2) 400 K

(3) 600 K

(4) 800 K

An ideal heat engine working between temperature T₁ and T₂ has an efficiency η, the new efficiency if both the source and sink temperature are doubled, will be 

(1) $\frac{\eta }{2}$

(2) η

(3) 2η

(4) 3η

An engine is supposed to operate between two reservoirs at temperature 727°C and 227°C. The maximum possible efficiency of such an engine is -

(1) 1/2

(2) 1/4

(3) 3/4

(4) 1

An ideal gas heat engine operates in Carnot cycle between 227°C and 127°C. It absorbs 6 × 10⁴ cal of heat at higher temperature. Amount of heat converted to work is -

(1) 2.4 × 10⁴ cal

(2) 6 × 10⁴ cal

(3) 1.2 × 10⁴ cal

(4) 4.8 × 10⁴ cal

Which of the following processes is reversible ?

(1) Transfer of heat by radiation

(2) Electrical heating of a nichrome wire

(3) Transfer of heat by conduction

(4) Isothermal compression

A monoatomic ideal gas, initially at temperature T₁, is enclosed in a cylinder fitted with a frictionless piston. The gas is allowed to expand adiabatically to a temperature T₂ by releasing the piston suddenly. If L₁ and L₂ are the lengths of the gas column before and after expansion respectively, then T₁/ T₂ is given by -

(1) ${\left(\frac{{\displaystyle L_1}}{{\displaystyle L_2}}\right)}^{2/3}$

(2) $\frac{L_1}{L_2}$

(3) $\frac{L_2}{L_1}$

(4) ${\left(\frac{{\displaystyle L_2}}{{\displaystyle L_1}}\right)}^{2/3}$