The temperature-entropy $(T-S)$ diagram of a reversible engine cycle is given in the figure. Its efficiency is

  • A
    $0.33$
  • B
    $0.67$
  • C
    $0.5$
  • D
    $0.25$

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Three Carnot engines operate in series between a heat source at a temperature $T_1$ and a heat sink at temperature $T_4$ (see figure). There are two other reservoirs at temperatures $T_2$ and $T_3$,as shown,with $T_1 > T_2 > T_3 > T_4$. The three engines are equally efficient if

Match the temperatures of the source and sink ($T_1$ and $T_2$ respectively) of a Carnot heat engine given in List-$I$ with the corresponding efficiencies given in List-$II$.
List-$I$List-$II$
$A$. $T_1 = 500 \text{ K}, T_2 = 300 \text{ K}$$i$. $0.2$
$B$. $T_1 = 500 \text{ K}, T_2 = 350 \text{ K}$$ii$. $0.3$
$C$. $T_1 = 800 \text{ K}, T_2 = 400 \text{ K}$$iii$. $0.4$
$D$. $T_1 = 450 \text{ K}, T_2 = 360 \text{ K}$$iv$. $0.5$

$A$ Carnot engine has an efficiency of $40\%$. The temperature of its sink is $300 \ K$. To increase the efficiency by $50\%$ of its original efficiency while keeping the sink temperature constant,by how many $K$ must the source temperature be increased?

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$A$ diatomic ideal gas is used in a Carnot engine as a working substance. If during the adiabatic expansion part of the cycle,the volume of the gas increases from $V$ to $32V$,the efficiency of the engine is:

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