Explore topic-wise MCQs in Physics.

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1.

A fan produces a feeling of comfort during hot weather, because

A. our body radiates more heat in air
B. fan supplies cool air
C. conductivity of air increases
D. our perspiration evaporates rapidly
Answer» E.
2.

A man with a dark skin, in comparison with a man with a white skin, will experience

A. less heat and less cold
B. less heat and more cold
C. more heat and less cold
D. more heat and more cold
Answer» D. more heat and more cold
3.

When water is heated from 0 C to 10 C, its volume

A. increases
B. decreases
C. does not change
D. first decreases and then increases
Answer» E.
4.

If a liquid is heated in space under no gravity, the transfer of heat will take place by process of

A. conduction
B. convection
C. radiation
D. can not be heated in the absence of gravity
Answer» D. can not be heated in the absence of gravity
5.

Evening Sun is not as hot as the mid day sun. What is the reason?

A. In the evening, radiation travel slowly
B. In the evening, the temperature of the sun decreases
C. Ozone in atmosphere absorbs more light in the evening
D. In the evening, radiations travels larger distance through atmosphere
Answer» E.
6.

L.P.G. is mostly liquefied

A. hydrogen
B. oxygen
C. butane
D. methane
Answer» D. methane
7.

Why do two ice blocks join to from one block when pressed together?

A. Melting point of ice is lowered with increase in pressure
B. Melting point of ice increases with increase in pressure
C. Melting point of ice remains unchanged with increase in pressure
D. Melting point of ice 0 C
Answer» B. Melting point of ice increases with increase in pressure
8.

Compared to burn due to air at 100 C, a burn due to steam at 100 C is

A. Less dangerous
B. more dangerous
C. equally dangerous
D. None of these
Answer» C. equally dangerous
9.

Pyrometer is used to measure

A. air pressure
B. humidity
C. high temperature
D. intensity of earthquake
Answer» D. intensity of earthquake
10.

The sprinkling of water slightly reduces the temperature of a closed room because

A. temperature of water is less than that of the room
B. specific heat of water is high
C. water has large latent heat of vaporisation
D. water is a bad conductor of heat
Answer» D. water is a bad conductor of heat
11.

Which one of the following liquids is very good conductor of heat ?

A. Mercury
B. Water
C. Ether
D. Benzene
Answer» B. Water
12.

During the change of state of matter the temperature of the substance

A. increases
B. decreases
C. remain the same
D. may increases or decrease
Answer» D. may increases or decrease
13.

When water is heated from 0 C to 4 C, its volume

A. increases
B. decreases
C. first increase then decrease
D. remains the same
Answer» C. first increase then decrease
14.

Heat detectors in human skin are sensitive to wavelengths

A. > 780 nm
B. 600 - 780 nm
C. 400 - 600 nm
D. < 400 nm
Answer» E.
15.

A metal sheet with a circular hole is heated. The hole

A. gets larger
B. gets smaller
C. remains of the same size
D. gets deformed
Answer» B. gets smaller
16.

Thermostat is a device which

A. measures heat
B. measures temperature
C. automatically regulates the temperature of a system
D. automatically regulates the pressure of a system
Answer» D. automatically regulates the pressure of a system
17.

Air is filled in vehicle tyres because

A. it is non-conducting
B. it is cheap
C. it has low density
D. it is highly compressible
Answer» E.
18.

The safest temperature for keeping food fresh in a refrigerator is

A. 4 C
B. 8 C
C. 0 C
D. 10 C
Answer» B. 8 C
19.

If the doors of a refrigerator are left open for a few hours, the room temperature will

A. decreases
B. increases
C. remain the same
D. decrease only in the area in the vicinity of the refrigerator
Answer» C. remain the same
20.

The instrument used to measure the temperature of the source from its thermal radiation is

A. hydrometer
B. barometer
C. thermopile
D. pyrometer
Answer» D. pyrometer
21.

Scent sprayer is based on

A. Charles's law
B. Boyle's law
C. Archimedes's principle
D. Bernoulli's principle
Answer» E.
22.

Cooling is not done by

A. flow of water
B. release of compressed gas
C. burning cooking gas
D. melting the solid
Answer» D. melting the solid
23.

Refrigeration helps in food preservation by

A. Killing the germs
B. reducing the rate of biochemical reactions
C. destroying enzyme action
D. sealing the food with a layer of ice
Answer» C. destroying enzyme action
24.

When ice melts, then the

A. volume increases
B. volume decreases
C. mass increases
D. mass decrease
Answer» C. mass increases
25.

At which temperature the Centigrade and Fahrenheit scales are equal ?

A. 40
B. - 40
C. 37
D. 94.6
Answer» C. 37
26.

When air is saturated, it cannot hold

A. More water vapour
B. More air
C. More CO
D. More O
Answer» B. More air
27.

The unit of RH are

A. kg-m
B. kg
C. kg-m
D. none of these
Answer» E.
28.

A sample of gas expands from volume V1 to V2 The amount of work done by the gas is greatest when the expansion is

A. Iso-thermal
B. Isobaric
C. Adiabatic
D. Equal in all cases
Answer» C. Adiabatic
29.

Specific heat of a metal at very low temperatures varies as

A. T
B. T
C. T
D. T
Answer» B. T
30.

Which of the following statement (s) is (are) true about thermal radiations?
(i) Thermal radiation are electromagnetic waves
(ii) All bodies emit thermal radiations at all temperature
(iii) Thermal radiations are reflected from mirror
(iv) Thermal radiations of all wavelengths travel in free space with same velocity
Choose the correct answer

A. (i), (ii) and (iii)
B. (ii), (iii) and (iv)
C. (iii) and (iv)
D. All of them
Answer» E.
31.

Which of the following statements are true regarding heat?
1. Heat is a form of energy
2. Heat can be reflected by mirror
3. Heat is an electromagnetic radiation
4. Heat can not pass through vacuum
Select the correct answer from the codes given below
Codes :

A. 1, 2 and 3
B. 2, 3 and 4
C. 1, 2 and 4
D. 1, 3 and 4
Answer» E.
32.

Consider the following statements
1. Steam at 100 C contain same amount of heat
2. Latent heat of fusion of ice is equal to the latent heat of vaporization of water
3. In air-conditioner, coils and is rejected out at the condenser coils
Which of these statements is / are correct ?

A. 1 and 2
B. 2 and 3
C. Only 2
D. Only 3
Answer» E.
33.

Two bodies A and B are of same mass and same amount of heat is given to both of them.
If the temperature of A increases more than that of B because of heat addition, then.

A. The specific heat capacity of A is more than that of B
B. The specific heat capacity of A is less than that of B
C. Both A and B have the same specific heat capacity but A has greater thermal conductivity
D. Both A and B have the same specific heat capacity but B has greater thermal conductivity
Answer» C. Both A and B have the same specific heat capacity but A has greater thermal conductivity
34.

Compared to burn

A. Less dangerous
B. more dangerous
C. equally dangerous
D. None of these
Answer» C. equally dangerous
35.

A fan

A. our body radiates more heat in air
B. fan supplies cool air
C. conductivity of air increases
D. our perspiration evaporates rapidly
Answer» E.
36.

A man with a

A. less heat and less cold
B. less heat and more cold
C. more heat and less cold
D. more heat and more cold
Answer» D. more heat and more cold
37.

During the change of state of matter the

A. increases
B. decreases
C. remain the same
D. may increases or decrease
Answer» D. may increases or decrease
38.

L.P.G.

A. hydrogen
B. oxygen
C. butane
D. methane
Answer» D. methane
39.

Why do two

A. Melting point of ice is lowered with increase in pressure
B. Melting point of ice increases with increase in pressure
C. Melting point of ice remains unchanged with increase in pressure
D. Melting point of ice 0 C
Answer» B. Melting point of ice increases with increase in pressure
40.

Evening Sun

A. In the evening, radiation travel slowly
B. In the evening, the temperature of the sun decreases
C. Ozone in atmosphere absorbs more light in the evening
D. In the evening, radiations travels larger distance through atmosphere
Answer» E.
41.

If the doors of a

A. decreases
B. increases
C. remain the same
D. decrease only in the area in the vicinity of the refrigerator
Answer» C. remain the same
42.

Thermostat

A. measures heat
B. measures temperature
C. automatically regulates the temperature of a system
D. automatically regulates the pressure of a system
Answer» D. automatically regulates the pressure of a system
43.

Pyrometer

A. air pressure
B. humidity
C. high temperature
D. intensity of earthquake
Answer» D. intensity of earthquake
44.

Heat detectors

A. > 780 nm
B. 600 - 780 nm
C. 400 - 600 nm
D. < 400 nm
Answer» E.
45.

Scent sprayer

A. Charles's law
B. Boyle's law
C. Archimedes's principle
D. Bernoulli's principle
Answer» E.
46.

Cooling

A. flow of water
B. release of compressed gas
C. burning cooking gas
D. melting the solid
Answer» D. melting the solid
47.

At which temperature the

A. 40
B. - 40
C. 37
D. 94.6
Answer» C. 37
48.

Refrigeration

A. Killing the germs
B. reducing the rate of biochemical reactions
C. destroying enzyme action
D. sealing the food with a layer of ice
Answer» C. destroying enzyme action
49.

A gas behaves as an ideal gas more closely at

A. Low pressure and high temperature
B. High pressure and low temperature
C. Low pressure and low temperature
D. High pressure and high temperature
Answer» D. High pressure and high temperature
50.

The heat transferred by the radiator of a refrigerator is

A. More than that a t the freezer
B. Less than that at the freezer
C. The same that at the freezer
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Less than that at the freezer