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1. Calculate the compressional force required to prevent the metallic rod of length l cm and c/s
are A cm2 when heated through tºC, from expanding along lengthwise. The Young’s
modulus of elasticity of the metal is E and mean coefficient of linear expansion is α per
degree Celsius:
a) EAαt b) EA αt/(1 + αt) c) EA αt/(1 – αt) d) El αt

2. A liquid when heated in a copper vessel and when heated in a silver vessel, the apparent
coefficient of expansion is ‘C’ and ‘S’, respectively. If coefficients of linear expansion of
copper is ‘A’, then coefficient of linear expansion of silver is :
a) ( C + S – 3A)/3 b) (C +3A-S)/3 c) (3A- S-C)/3 d) (C+ S + 3A)/3

3. In an energy recycling process, X g of steam at 100ºC becomes water at 100ºC which

converts Y g of ice at 0ºC into water at 100ºC. The ratio of X/Y will be :
a) 1/3 b) 2/3 c) 3 d) 2

4. A vessel contains a mixture of nitrogen of mass 7 g and carbon dioxide of mass 11 g at

temperature 290 K and pressure 1 atm. The density of the mixture is :
a) 1.1 g/L b) 1.2 g/L c) 1.515 g/L d) 1.6 g/L

5. Two gases A and B are contained in the same vessel which is at temperature T. The number
of molecules of gas A is ‘N’ and mass of each is ‘m’. The number of molecules of gas ‘B’ is
2N, each of mass (2m). If mean square velocity of molecules of ‘B’ is v 2 and mean square
velocity of x component of the velocity of ‘A’ type is given by ‘ω2’ then ω2/v2 is :
a) 2 b) 1 c) 1/3 d) 2/3
V C
6. A cyclic process ABCA is shown in a V – T diagram, the B
corresponding P-V diagram is:
A
T
a) b) c) d)
P P P P
A A B
B B C

C C A
B A C
V V V V
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7. The pressure exerted by 6 x 10 hydrogen molecules which will strike per second a wall of
area 10- 4 m2 at 60º with normal if the mass of hydrogen molecules and speed are 3.32 x 10 -27
kg and 103 m/s respectively is:
a) 19.92 x 10 N/m2
3
b) 18.2 x 103 N/m2 c) 1.992 x 103 N/m2 d) 0.1992 x 103 N/m2

8. If the temperature of 3 moles of helium gas is increased by 2 K, then the change in the
internal energy of helium gas is:
a) 70.0 J b) 68.2 J c) 74.8 J d) 78.2 J

9. The adiabatic elasticity of hydrogen gas (γ = 1.4) at N.T.P is:

a) 1 x 105 N/m2 b) 1 x 10-8 N/m2 c) 1.4 N/m2 d) 1.4 x 105 N/m2

10. An ideal monatomic gas is taken around the cycle ABCDA as in the
PV diagram. The work done during cycle is given by : A 2P,V
B 2P,2V
a) ½ PV P
b) PV
c) 2PV D P,V
d) 4PV C P,2V
V
11. A mass of monatomic gas is taken through a cycle2P P
as indicated in
0
the diagram. The efficiency of the cycle is: 3/2P0
a) 2/(12 – π) b) 2π/(12 + π) P0
c) 2 π/(24 – π) d) 1/(12 – π)
V0 3/2V0 2V0
V
12. A vertical cylinder is divided into two parts by a frictionless piston in the ratio of 5 : 4. The
piston is free to slide along the length of the vessel and length of the vessel is 90 cm. Each of
the two parts of the vessel contains 0.1 mole of an ideal gas and the temperature of gas is
300K. The mass of the piston is :
a) 14 kg b) 12.7 kg c) 16 kg d) 15 kg
C
P B
13. A thermodynamic cycle of an ideal gas is shown in the fig.
Choose the correct option which represents the same cycle:
A

V
a) b) c) d)
P P P P
A A A A B
B B B

C C C
C
V V V V

14. The initial state of an ideal gas is represented by the point a on the
P-V diagram and its final state by the point e. The gas goes from the e
state a to the state e by : (i) abe (ii) ace (iii) ade. The heat absorbed P
by the gas is:
a) The same in all the three processes
b) The same in processes (i) and (ii) b d c
c) Greater in process (i) than in (iii)
d) None of the above
a V
15. A gaseous mixture consists of µ1 =2 moles of oxygen and µ 2 = 3 moles of carbon di-oxide.
Assume gases to be ideal. The value of γ = CP/CV
for the gaseous mixture is :
a) 2.33 b) 1.35 c) 0.33 d) 3.33

16. The inside and outside temperatures of a refrigerator are 273 K and 303 K respectively.
Assuming that refrigerator cycle is reversible, for every joule of work done, the heat
delivered to the surrounding will be
a) 10 J b) 20 J c) 30 J d) 50 J

17. Cylindrical rod of copper of length 2 m and c/s area 2 cm 2 is insulated at its curved surface.
The one end of rod is maintained in steam chamber and other is maintained in ice at 0ºC.
(The thermal conductivity of copper is 386 J/m-s- ºC). The temperature at a point which is at
a distance of 120 cm from the colder end is:
a) 80 ºC b) 50 ºC c) 60 ºC d) none of these

18. 5 cm thick walls of a box like cooler is made of plastic foam. Its total surface area is 1.5 m 2.
If outside temperature is 30ºC, then how much ice melts each hour inside the cooler to hold
its temperature at 0ºC?
(Given : K for plastic = 0.04 W/mK, L0 = 80 cal/g and 1 kcal = 4.184 kJ/kcal)
a) 4 kg b) 0.39 kg c) 3.9 kg d) 0.2 kg

50oC
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19. Three rods are arranged as a letter Y. The rods have 100
same C 2K
dimensions and have thermal conductivities 3K, 2K and K. K
If the ends of the rods are at a temperature of 100 º C, 50 º C 3K 0oC
and 0 º C, then temperature of the junction O is:
a) 75 ºC b) 200/3 ºC c) 40 ºc d) 100/3 ºC

20. Choose the correct option, if heat is flowing through a conductor of length l from x = 0 to x =
l. Assume thermal resistance per unit length is uniform:
a) b) c) d)

T T T T

x x x x

21. The time in which a layer of ice of thickness h will grow on the surface of the pond of
surface area A, when the surrounding temperature falls to - T ºC is :
2
a) t = ρL/2KT * h b) t = ρL /KT * h2 c) t = ρLh2/3KT d) t = ρLh2/4KT
22. Two spheres of the same material have radii r and 4r and temperatures 2T 0 and T0
respectively. The ratio of rate of radiation of energy by the spheres is:
a) 1: 1 b) 1:2 c) 2 :1 d) 3:1
23. A body at a temperature of 727 ºC and has surface area 5 cm 2, radiates 300 J of energy each
minute. The emissivity is :[ Given : Boltzmann constant = 5.67 x 10-8 watt m2 (K)4]
a) e = 0.18 b) e = 0.02 c) e = 0.2 d) e = 0.15

24. A metal block is heated well above the room temperature and then left to cool in the room.
Choose the correct graph which shows the rate of cooling:
a) b) c) d)
T
T T T

t t t t

HEAT - I (ANSWERS)
1. b

2. b

3. a

4. c

5. d

6. a

7. a

8. c

9. d

10. b

11. b

12. b

13. c

14. c

15. b

16. a

17. c

18. b

19. b
20. c

21. a

22. a

23. a

24. b