Explore topic-wise MCQs in Physics.

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51.

If the absolute temperature of a perfectly black body is doubled, then its rate of radiation increases by a factor of

A. 2
B. 4
C. 8
D. 16
Answer» E.
52.

The absorptive power of a perfectly black body is

A. 1
B. 0
C. 2
D. None
Answer» B. 0
53.

Relation between the colour and the temperature of a star is given by

A. Wean's displacement law
B. Planck's law
C. Hubble's law
D. Hippacrus rule
Answer» B. Planck's law
54.

A hot body will radiate maximum energy if its surface is

A. White and rough
B. White and polished
C. Black and rough
D. Black and polished
Answer» D. Black and polished
55.

The relative humidity of air can decrease in spite of an increase in the absolute humidity when the

A. Pressure rises
B. Pressure falls
C. Temperature rises
D. Temperature falls
Answer» D. Temperature falls
56.

Which of the following is the best conductor of the heat?

A. Mercury
B. Silver
C. Leather
D. Benzene
Answer» C. Leather
57.

In an isothermal change an ideal gas obey's

A. Boyle's law
B. Charle's law
C. Gay-Lussac's law
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Charle's law
58.

A refrigerator, with its powers on, is kept in closed room with its door open. The temperature of the room will

A. Rise
B. Fall
C. Remains the same
D. None of these
Answer» B. Fall
59.

A gas has

A. One specific heat
B. Two specific heat
C. Three specific heat
D. linfinite specific heat
Answer» E.
60.

The thermal conductivity of a plate depends on

A. The temperature difference between the two sides
B. The thickness of the plate
C. The area of the plate
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
61.

The boiling point of a liquid is

A. Affected by addition of soluble solid
B. Increases with increase of pressure
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
62.

If the temperature inside a room is increased, the relative humidity will

A. Increase
B. Decrease
C. Remain unchanged
D. None of these
Answer» C. Remain unchanged
63.

A sealed container contains helium gas at 300 K. If it is hated to 600 K the average kinetic energy of the helium atoms

A. Remain unchanged
B. Is doubled
C. Becomes 2 times
D. None of these
Answer» C. Becomes 2 times
64.

A gas is enclosed in a container which is then placed on fast moving train. The temperature of the gas

A. Rises
B. Falls
C. Remain unchanged
D. Becomes unsteady
Answer» D. Becomes unsteady
65.

For an ideal gas the interparticle interaction is

A. Attractive
B. Repulsive
C. Very large
D. Zero
Answer» E.
66.

The first law of thermodynamics is concerned with the conservation of

A. Number of molecules
B. Energy
C. Numbers of moles
D. Temperature
Answer» C. Numbers of moles
67.

Heat given to an ideal gas under isothermal conditions is used

A. Increasing the temperature
B. In doing external work
C. In increasing the internal energy
D. None of the above
Answer» C. In increasing the internal energy
68.

In a cyclic process the change in the in energy of system is

A. Maximum but not zero
B. Maximum but not infinite
C. Zero
D. Infinite
Answer» D. Infinite
69.

The temperature at which the vapour pressure of a liquid becomes equal to the external (atmospheric) pressure is its

A. Melting point
B. Boiling point
C. Inversion point
D. None of these
Answer» C. Inversion point
70.

300 g of water at 25 C is added to 100 g of ice at 0 C. The final temperature of the mixture is

A. 0 C
B. 1 C
C. 2 C
D. 3 C
Answer» B. 1 C
71.

The process in which no heat enters or leaves the system is termed as

A. Isochoric
B. Isobaric
C. Isothermal
D. Adiabatic
Answer» E.
72.

Which is the fastest mode of heat loss?

A. Conduction
B. Convection
C. Radiation
D. All are equally fast
Answer» C. Radiation
73.

A solid metal ball has a spherical cavity. If the ball is heated, the volume of the cavity will

A. Increase
B. Decrease
C. Remain unaffected
D. None of these
Answer» B. Decrease
74.

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

A. Contract
B. Expand
C. Remain unaffected
D. None of these
Answer» C. Remain unaffected
75.

Mode of transmission of heat in which heat carried by a moving particles is

A. conduction
B. Radiation
C. Wave motion
D. Convection
Answer» E.
76.

At dew point RH is

A. 100%
B. 50%
C. 25%
D. 0%
Answer» B. 50%
77.

Thermo flask prevents heat loss by

A. Radiation
B. Conduction
C. Convection
D. All of these
Answer» E.
78.

When water is heated from 0 to 10 C its volume

A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. Dose not change
D. First decreases and then increases
Answer» E.
79.

The change of a solid into vapour directly is called

A. Vaporization
B. Freezing
C. Melting
D. Sublimation
Answer» E.
80.

If the temperature of a hot body is increased by 50% the amount of radiation emitted by it increases approximately by

A. 225%
B. 250%
C. 400%
D. 500%
Answer» D. 500%
81.

The change in temperature of a body is 50 C. The change on kelvin scale is

A. 50 K
B. 60 K
C. 70 K
D. 323 K
Answer» B. 60 K
82.

A graph is plotted taking C along the Y-axis and of K along the X-axis. It is a / an

A. Parabola
B. Straight line
C. Ellipse
D. Circle
Answer» C. Ellipse
83.

Calorimeters are generally made of

A. Copper
B. Brass
C. Aluminium
D. Zinc
Answer» B. Brass
84.

If RH is high

A. We feel sultry
B. We perspireless
C. Clothes do not dry easily
D. All of these are correct
Answer» E.
85.

Water evaporates at atmospheric pressure at a certain rate. If now the some water is placed in vacuum, the rate of evaporation

A. Will increase
B. Will decrease
C. Will remain unchanged
D. None of these
Answer» B. Will decrease
86.

The quantity of heat required to change the temperature of 1 kg. of substance by 1 C is called its

A. Specific heat
B. The total energy
C. The latent-heat
D. heat of fusion
Answer» B. The total energy
87.

When temperature is gradually decreased the specific heat of substance is

A. Decreased
B. Increased
C. Remain unchanged
D. None of these
Answer» B. Increased
88.

In which mode of transmission, the heat waves travel along straight line with the speed of light?

A. Natural convection
B. Thermal radiation
C. Forced convenction
D. Thermal conduction
Answer» C. Forced convenction
89.

When an object is heated, the molecules of that object

A. Began to move faster
B. Lose energy
C. Become heavier
D. Become lighter
Answer» B. Lose energy
90.

The range of platinum resistance thermometer is

A. From - 200 C to 1600 C
B. From - 200 C to 1200 C
C. From - 200 C to 800 C
D. From - 0 C to 1200 C
Answer» C. From - 200 C to 800 C
91.

For the measurement of temperature of the order of 400 C, we will prefer

A. Mercury thermometer
B. Alcohol thermometer
C. Radiation thermometer
D. Thermocouple
Answer» E.
92.

When lake starts freezing the formation of the ice will start first at the

A. Bottom
B. Middle
C. Top
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
93.

Fahrenheit scale divides two fixed points into

A. 180 parts
B. 212 parts
C. 100 parts
D. 32 parts
Answer» B. 212 parts
94.

The absolute zero on celsius scale is

A. -200 C
B. -273.15 C
C. -373.15 C
D. none of these
Answer» C. -373.15 C
95.

SI unit of heat is

A. Calorie
B. Joule
C. Kilo calorie
D. Kelvin
Answer» C. Kilo calorie
96.

Two block of lead, one twice as heavy as the other, are at 50 C. The ratio of heat content of the heavier block to that of the lighter block is

A. 0.5
B. 1
C. 2
D. 4
Answer» D. 4
97.

On thermometer, the freezing point of water is marked as 20 and the boiling of water is marked as 150 A temperature of 60 C will be read on this thermometer as

A. 110
B. 98
C. 75
D. 40
Answer» C. 75
98.

One calorie is the heat required to raise the temperature of 1g of water by

A. 1 C
B. 1K
C. 1 F
D. None of these
Answer» B. 1K
99.

A bimetal made copper and iron strips welded together is straight at room temperature. It is held vertically with iron strip towards left and copper towards right. If this bimetal is heated, it will

A. Remain straight
B. Bend towards right
C. Bend towards left
D. Bend towards bottom
Answer» D. Bend towards bottom
100.

Freezing mixture is a mixture

A. Which solidifies water
B. Freezes at 0&deg:C
C. Which produce's very low temperature
D. Which is used in medicine
Answer» D. Which is used in medicine