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GATE ME 2006
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+2
-0.6
Determine the correctness or otherwise of the following Assertion $$(a)$$ and the Reason$$(r).$$

Assertion(A): In a power plant working on a Rankine cycle, the regenerative feed water heating improves the efficiency of the steam turbine.

Reason(R): The regenerative feed water heating raises the average temperature of heat addition in the Rankine cycle.

A
Both $$A$$ and $$R$$ are true and $$R$$ is the correct Reason for $$A$$
B
Both $$A$$ and $$R$$ are true but $$R$$ is NOT the correct reason for $$A$$
C
Both $$A$$ and $$R$$ are false
D
$$A$$ is false but $$R$$ is true
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GATE ME 2006
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+2
-0.6
A $$100$$ $$W$$ electric bulb was switched on in a $$2.5\,m \times 3m \times 3m$$ size thermally insulated room having a temperature of $${20^ \circ }C$$. The room temperature at the end of $$24$$ hours will be
A
$${321^ \circ }C$$
B
$${341^ \circ }C$$
C
$${450^ \circ }C$$
D
$${470^ \circ }C$$
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GATE ME 2006
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+2
-0.6
Match items from groups, $${\rm I},$$ $${\rm II},$$ $${\rm III},$$ $${\rm IV}$$ and $$V$$ GATE ME 2006 Thermodynamics - Basic Concepts and Zeroth Law Question 8 English 1 GATE ME 2006 Thermodynamics - Basic Concepts and Zeroth Law Question 8 English 2
A
$$\eqalign{ & F - G - J - K - M \cr & E - G - {\rm I} - K - N \cr} $$
B
$$\eqalign{ & E - G - {\rm I} - K - M \cr & F - H - {\rm I} - K - N \cr} $$
C
$$\eqalign{ & F - H - J - L - N \cr & E - H - {\rm I} - L - M \cr} $$
D
$$\eqalign{ & E - G - J - K - N \cr & F - H - J - K - N \cr} $$
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GATE ME 2006
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+2
-0.6
A football was inflated to a gauge pressure of $$1$$ bar when the ambient temperature was $${15^ \circ }C$$. When the game started next day, the air temperature at the stadium was $${5^ \circ }C$$.
Assume that the volume of the football remains constant at $$2500c{m^3}$$

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