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Physics - Thermodynamics

Practise 27 JIPMER previous year questions on Thermodynamics, compiled from papers spanning 2004 to 2018. Each question is pulled directly from the actual exam paper it appeared in, so you're practising in the exact style and difficulty JIPMER tests.

Thermodynamics has been asked in 0 of the 19 years of JIPMER papers analysed (2001–2019), with 27 questions in all. 37% of them were easy, 59% moderate and 4% tough. Most of its questions came from 2019, with 0 questions that year. In the last three years (2017–2019) it had 0 questions across 5 papers, about 0 per paper.

The chapter's 4 topics are not weighted equally: Thermodynamic Processes (14 questions, 52%), Heat Engine, Refrigerator and Second Law of Thermodynamics (6 questions, 22%), and Thermodynamic Systems (4 questions, 15%) have been asked the most. Heat Engine, Refrigerator and Second Law of Thermodynamics has produced the most tough questions (1).

  1. 1If a machine perform 4000 J output work and 1000 J is inside loss due to friction, then the find efficiency?2018Heat Engine, Refrigerator and Second Law of Thermodynamics
  2. 2The efficiency of an ideal gas with adiabatic exponent for the shown cyclic process would be2018Thermodynamic Processes
  3. 3If the efficiency of an engine is and its work output is 500 J , then find input.2018Thermodynamic Systems
  4. 4The efficiency of a heat engine is . Its efficiency double when the temperature of sink decrease by , its efficiency doubles. Then, what is 2018Thermodynamic Systems
  5. 5A Carnot engine absorbs at . The work done per cycle by the engine, if its sink is maintained at is2018Heat Engine, Refrigerator and Second Law of Thermodynamics
  6. 6plots for two gases during adiabatic process as shown in figure plots 1 and 2 should correspond respectively to2017Thermodynamic Processes
  7. 7The temperature of source and sink of a heat engine are and , respectively. An inventor claims its efficiency to be , then2017Heat Engine, Refrigerator and Second Law of Thermodynamics
  8. 8The slope of isothermal and adiabatic curves are related as2016Thermodynamic Processes
  9. 9The volume of an ideal gas is doubled in an isothermal process. Then, which of the following is true?2016Thermodynamic Processes
  10. 10A diatomic gas does 200 J of work when it is expanded isobarically. Find the heat given to the gas in the process.2015Thermodynamic Processes
  11. 111 kg of water is converted into steam at the same temperature and at 1 atm ( 100 kPa ). The density of water and steam are and respectively.2015First Law of Thermodynamics
  12. 12The given diagram shows gases during adiabatic process. Plots 1 and 2 should correspond respectively to2015Thermodynamic Processes
  13. 13For an adiabatic expansion of a mono atomic perfect gas, the volume increases by . What is the percentage decrease in pressure?2015Thermodynamic Processes
  14. 14During an adiabatic process, the pressure of a gas is found to be proportional to the cube of absolute temperature. The ratio for the gas is2014Thermodynamic Processes
  15. 15In Carnot engine efficiency is at hot reservoir temperature . For efficiency , what will be temperature of hot reservoir?2011Heat Engine, Refrigerator and Second Law of Thermodynamics
  16. 161 mole of an ideal gas at an initial temperature of does joule of work adiabatically. If the ratio of specific heats of this gas at constant2010Thermodynamic Processes
  17. 17Which of the following parameters does not characterise the thermodynamic state of matter?2009Thermodynamic Systems
  18. 18The work of 146 kJ is performed in order to compress one kilo mole of a gas adiabatically and in this process the temperature of the gas inc2009Thermodynamic Processes
  19. 19We consider a thermodynamic system. If represents the increase in its internal energy and the work done by the system, which of the followin2008Thermodynamic Processes
  20. 20When you make ice cubes, the entropy of water2008Heat Engine, Refrigerator and Second Law of Thermodynamics
  21. 21Which of the following processes is reversible?2007Thermodynamic Processes
  22. 22An ideal gas heat engine operates in Carnot cycle between and . It absorbs of heat at higher temperature. Amount of heat converted to work i2007Heat Engine, Refrigerator and Second Law of Thermodynamics
  23. 23A perfect gas is found to obey the relation constant during an adiabatic process. If such a gas initially at a temperature , is compressed t2006Thermodynamic Processes
  24. 24In isothermal process, which of the following is not true?2006Thermodynamic Processes
  25. 25A monoatomic gas supplied the heat very slowly keeping the pressure constant. The work done by the gas will be2005First Law of Thermodynamics
  26. 26If the heat of 110 J is added to a gaseous system, whose internal energy is 40 J , then the amount of external work done is2004First Law of Thermodynamics
  27. 27Amount of work which can be obtained from cal heat, will be2004Thermodynamic Systems

Frequently Asked Questions

1.How many questions are available for Thermodynamics?

This chapter includes 27 questions compiled from JIPMER papers spanning 2004 to 2018.

2.Are these questions only from JIPMER, or from other exams too?

These are JIPMER questions specifically for the Thermodynamics chapter. Questions from other exams like NEET or AIIMS are organised separately under their respective exam sections.

3.Is Thermodynamics an important chapter for JIPMER Physics?

Thermodynamics has appeared in 13 of the 16 years of JIPMER papers covered here, with 27 questions across 13 papers - about 2 per paper it appears in.

4.What is the difficulty level of Thermodynamics questions in JIPMER?

Of the 27 questions analysed for this chapter, 37% are easy, 59% moderate and 4% tough. 2019 had the most, with 0 questions.

5.Which topics in Thermodynamics should I focus on?

These topics have carried the most weightage in Thermodynamics:

  • Thermodynamic Processes - 14 questions (52%)
  • Heat Engine, Refrigerator and Second Law of Thermodynamics - 6 questions (22%)
  • Thermodynamic Systems - 4 questions (15%)
  • Heat Engine, Refrigerator and Second Law of Thermodynamics has produced the most tough questions (1).
6.Is Thermodynamics's weightage in JIPMER going up or down?

Across all 13 papers analysed, Thermodynamics has averaged about 2.1 questions per paper. In the last three years (2017–2019), that average has fallen, at about 0.0 questions per paper. Use the year-wise numbers on this page for the exact trend before you decide how much time to give it.