Explore topic-wise MCQs in Physics.

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1.

According to Pascals law the pressure of gas in a vessel is

A. Different in different direction
B. Same in all direction
C. Same only along opposite directions
D. Same only along normal directions
Answer» C. Same only along opposite directions
2.

At constant temperature the graph between V and 1/P is

A. Hyperbola
B. Parabola
C. A curve of any shape
D. A straight lime
Answer» E.
3.

Adiabatic process is also called

A. Heat exchange process
B. Heating process
C. Isentropic process
D. All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
4.

Average translational kinetic energy per molecule of an ideal gas is given by

A. 3NaT/2R
B. 2NaT/3
C. 3RT/2Na
D. 3Na/2RT
Answer» D. 3Na/2RT
5.

Boltzman constant K in terms of universal gas constant R and Avagadros number Na is give as

A. K = RNa
B. K = R/Na
C. K = Na/Ra
D. K = nRNa
Answer» C. K = Na/Ra
6.

Boyles law helds for ideal gases in

A. Isochoric processes
B. Isobaric processes
C. Isothermal processes
D. Adiabatic processes
Answer» D. Adiabatic processes
7.

Metabolism is the name of a process in which energy transformation takes place within

A. Heat engine
B. Human body
C. Atmosphere
D. Laboratory
Answer» C. Atmosphere
8.

Normal human body temperature 98.6?F corresponds to

A. 37?C
B. 42?C
C. 55?C
D. 410?C
Answer» B. 42?C
9.

Numerical value of Boltzmanns constant is

A. 1.38x10-31JK-1
B. 3.18x10-31JK-1
C. 3.18x10-23JK-1
D. 1.38x10-23JK-1
Answer» E.
10.

Petrol engine is a

A. C.I engine
B. SI engine
C. IC engine
D. All the above
Answer» E.
11.

Standard condition STP refer to a gas at

A. 76cm 0?C
B. 760mm 273K
C. 1atm 273K
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
12.

Temperature is a property which determines

A. How much heat a body contains
B. Whether a body will feel hot or cold to touch
C. In which direction heat will flow between two systems
D. How much total absolute energy a body has
Answer» D. How much total absolute energy a body has
13.

The area enclosed by the curve ABCDA for a Carnot heat engine represents the work done by Carnot engine

A. At any instant
B. Averagely
C. During its operation
D. During one cycle
Answer» E.
14.

The Fahrenheit and centigrade scales agree to

A. 40
B. 15.5
C. 542
D. 273
Answer» B. 15.5
15.

The performance of a refrigerator is described by

A. Efficiency
B. Coefficient of performance
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. Not described
Answer» C. Both (a) and (b)
16.

The pressure exerted by a column of mercury 76cm high and at 0?C is called

A. 1 atmosphere
B. 1 Newton per square meter
C. 1 Pascal
D. Data is insufficient
Answer» B. 1 Newton per square meter
17.

The purpose of flywheel in the engines is

A. To smooth out the energy variation
B. To add more weight to engine to work it stable
C. To start engine
D. Both (a) and (b)
Answer» B. To add more weight to engine to work it stable
18.

The reading on the Fahrenheit scale will be double the reading on the centigrade scale when the temperature on the centigrade scale is

A. 460?C
B. 280?C
C. 360?C
D. 160?C
Answer» D. 160?C
19.

The scales of temperature are based on two fixed points which are

A. The temperatures of water at 0? 100?C
B. The temperature of melting ice and boiling water at atmospheric pressure
C. The temperatures of ice cold and boiling water
D. The temperatures of frozen and boiling mercury
Answer» C. The temperatures of ice cold and boiling water
20.

The size of one degree of Celsius is equal to

A. One degree of Fahrenheit scale
B. 1.8 degrees of Fahrenheit scale
C. 3.2 degrees of Fahrenheit scale
D. 2.12 degrees of Fahrenheit scale
Answer» C. 3.2 degrees of Fahrenheit scale
21.

The unit of entropy is

A. J.K
B. J/K
C. N.m/sec
D. Kgm2/sec2.K
Answer» C. N.m/sec
22.

Dimension of pressure is

A. MLT
B. ML-1T-1
C. ML-1T-2
D. ML-2T-2
Answer» D. ML-2T-2
23.

For a gas obeying Boyles law if the pressure is doubled the volume becomes

A. Double
B. One half
C. Four times
D. One fourth
Answer» C. Four times
24.

For the successful operation of Heat engine which condition should be met.

A. Cyclic process
B. Operated at certain temperature difference
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
25.

Gas molecules of different masses in the same container have the same average transnational kinetic energy which is directly proportional to their

A. Volume
B. Pressure
C. Absolute temperature
D. Time
Answer» D. Time
26.

If the pressure of a given gas is held constant its density is inversely proportional to its absolute temperature. We can refer it as another statement of

A. Boyles law
B. Charles law
C. Ideal gas law
D. Avagadros law
Answer» C. Ideal gas law
27.

If the volume of a gas is held constant and we increase its temperature then

A. Its pressure is constant
B. Its pressure rises
C. Its pressure falls
D. Any of above
Answer» C. Its pressure falls
28.

In a clinical thermometer the mercury in the capillary tube does not contract once removed from the patient because

A. Mercury takes a long time to contract
B. The amount of mercury use is very small
C. The capillary tube has a small constriction near the bulb
D. The capillary tube is very narrow
Answer» D. The capillary tube is very narrow
29.

In which process all the heat supplied is converted into work done.

A. Isothermal
B. Isochoric
C. Isobaric
D. Isentropic
Answer» B. Isochoric
30.

In which process entropy remains constant

A. Isobaric
B. Isochoric
C. Adiabatic
D. Isothermal
Answer» D. Isothermal
31.

The work done in the isochoric process is

A. Constant
B. Variable
C. Zero
D. Depends on situation
Answer» D. Depends on situation
32.

The value of ? for diatomic gas is

A. 1.67
B. 1.4
C. ? = 1.3
D. None
Answer» C. ? = 1.3
33.

We can produce heat by

A. Frictional process
B. Chemical processes
C. Electrical processes
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
34.

We prefer mercury as a thermometric substance because

A. Over a wide range of temperature its expansion is uniform
B. It does not stick to thermometer glass
C. It opaque to light
D. All of above
Answer» E.
35.

Which of the following properties of molecules of a gas is same for all gases at particular temperature?

A. Momentum
B. Mass
C. Velocity
D. Kinetic energy
Answer» E.
36.

Which quantity is a state function

A. Internal energy
B. Heat supply
C. Pressure
D. Volume
Answer» B. Heat supply