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Question 1. If the ratio of lengths, radii and Young's modulii of steel and brass w ires in the figure are a, b , and c respectively. Then the corresponding ratio of increase in their lengths w ould be:

[A] [B] [C] [D] Your Answ er: --

Correct Answ er: B Explanation:

Question 2. A uniform rod of length L has a mass per unit length The young's modulus of the rod is: and area o cross-section A. The elongation in the rod is l due to its ow n w eight if it is suspended from the ceiling of a room.

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[A]

[B] [C] [D] Your Answ er: --

Correct Answ er: B Explanation: elongation due to ow n w eight

Question 3. A block of mass M is suspended from a w ire of length L, area of cross-section A and Youngs' modulus Y. the elastic potential energy stored in the w ire is: [A] [B] [C]

[D]
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Your Answ er:

--

Correct Answ er: A Explanation:

Question 4. If tw o rods of length L and 2L having coefficient of linear expansion of the composite rod equals: [A] [B] [C] [D] None of these -respectively connected so that total length becomes 3L, the average coefficient of linear expansion

Your Answ er:

Correct Answ er: C Explanation: (for same change of temperature)

Question 5.
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Three conducting rods of same material and cross-section are show n in figure. Temperature of A, D and C are maintained at BC if there is no heat flow in AB is:

. The ratio of length of BD and

[A] [B] [C] [D]

2/7 7/2 9/2 2/9 --

Your Answ er:

Correct Answ er: B Explanation:

For no heat flow in

Question 6. Three identical rods of same material are joined to form an equilateral triangle. The temperature of end A and B is maintained constant as (Assuming no loss of heat from surfaces) [A] . The ratio of TC /TB w ill be:

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[B]

[C] [D] Your Answ er: --

Correct Answ er: A Explanation:

Question 7. An object is cooled from [A] [B] [C] [D] 5 min 3 min 4 min 2 min
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in 2 min in a room at

. The time taken to cool the same object from

in the same room is:

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Your Answ er:

--

Correct Answ er: C Explanation: From New ton's law of cooling. , can be w ritten as

Hence,

(1st case)

....(i)

(2nd case) (i)/(ii) t = 4 min.

......(ii)

Question 8. Temperature of a body is slightly more than the temperature of the surrounding . Its rate of cooling (R) versus temperature of body ( ) is plotted, its shape w ould be:

[A]

[B]

[C]

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[D]

Your Answ er:

--

Correct Answ er: B Explanation:

(Straight line w ith positive slope and negative intercept)

Question 9. Rate of heat flow through tw o conducting rods of identical dimensions having thermal conductivities K1 and K2 are Q 1 and Q 2 w hen their ends are maintained at the same difference temperature individually. When the tw o rods are joined in series w ith their ends maintained at the same temperature difference (as show n in the figure), the rate of heat flow w ill be:

[A] [B] [C] (K1Q1 + K2Q2)

[D] Your Answ er: --

Correct Answ er: D Explanation:

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Question 10. 120 g of ice at is: [A] [B] [C] [D] Your Answ er: -is mixed w ith 100 g of w ater at Latent heat of fusion is 80 cal /g and specific heat of w ater is . The final temperature of the mixture

Correct Answ er: A Explanation: Heat rejected by w ater w hen its temperature becomes . .

This can melt

gr of ice only.

Hence temperature of mixture =

Question 11. Three discs, A, B and C having radii 2 m, 4 m and 6 m respectively are coated w ith carbon black on their outer surfaces. The w avelengths corresponding to maximum intensity are 300 nm 400 nm, and 500 nm, respectively. The pow er radiated by them are Q A, Q B and Q C respectively:
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[A] [B] [C] [D]

Q A is maximum Q B is maximum Q C is maximum QA = QB = QC --

Your Answ er:

Correct Answ er: B Explanation: = constant.

QB is maximum

Question 12. Water of volume 2 litre in a container is heated w ith a coil of 1 kW at w ill rise from ? . The lid of the container is open and energy dissipates at rate of 160 J /s . In how much time temperature

[Given specific heat of w ater is 4.2 kJ /kg] [A] [B] [C] [D] 8 min 20 s 6 min 2 s 7 min 14 min --

Your Answ er:

Correct Answ er: A Explanation: Let time be t.

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Question 13. Five rods of same material and same cross section are joined as show n. Lengths of rods ab , ad and bc are l , 2l and 3l respectively. Ends a and c are maintained at temperatures respectively.

For w hat length x of rod dc there w ill be no heat flow through rod bd? [A] [B] [C] [D] 4l 2l 6l 9l --

Your Answ er:

Correct Answ er: C Explanation: For no heat flow Tb = Td = T (let) .....(i)

......(ii)

Solving (i) and (ii)

From (ii) also Hab = Hbc and Hab > Had (since ab < ad)

Question 14.
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Five rods of same material and same cross section are joined as show n. Lengths of rods ab , ad and bc are l , 2l and 3l respectively. Ends a and c are maintained at temperatures respectively.

If x has the value calculated in above question. Then temperature of junction b or d is: [A] [B] [C] [D] Your Answ er: --

Correct Answ er: D Explanation: For no heat flow Tb = Td = T (let) .....(i)

......(ii)

Solving (i) and (ii)

From (ii) also Hab = Hbc and Hab > Had (since ab < ad)

Question 15. Five rods of same material and same cross section are joined as show n. Lengths of rods ab , ad and bc are l , 2l and 3l respectively. Ends a and c are maintained at temperatures
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respectively.

Rate of heat flow in ab w ill be: [A] [B] [C] [D] Equal to ad Less than ad Greater than ad Less than bc --

Your Answ er:

Correct Answ er: C Explanation: For no heat flow Tb = Td = T (let) .....(i)

......(ii)

Solving (i) and (ii)

From (ii) also Hab = Hbc and Hab > Had (since ab < ad)

Question 16. A load w is suspended from a w ire of length l and area of cross-section A. Change in length of the w ire is say [A] [B] w by tw o times l by tw o times
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can be increased to tw o times by increasing:

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[C] [D]

A by tw o times A by four times --

Your Answ er:

Correct Answ er: A , B Explanation:

Question 17. Tw o spheres A and B have same mass and radius but the specific heat of A is greater than that of B. The surfaces of both are painted black. They are heated to the same temperature and allow ed to cool. Then: [A] [B] [C] [D] A cools faster than B both A and B cool at the same rate at any temperature the ratio of their rates of cooling is a constant B cools faster than A --

Your Answ er:

Correct Answ er: C , D Explanation: Since both the sphere have same surface area, and same temperature, they lose heat at same rate

= constant

also, since SB < SA, B cools faster than A.

Question 18. The temperature drop through a tw o layer furnace w all is of the interface? . Each layer is of equal area of cross section. Which of the follow ing actions w ill result in low ering the temperature

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[A] [B] [C] [D]

By By By By

increasing the thermal conductivity of outer layer increasing thermal conductivity of inner layer increasing thickness of outer layer increasing thickness of inner layer --

Your Answ er:

Correct Answ er: A , D Explanation:

can be decrease by increasing

Question 19. A bimetallic strip is formed out of tw o identical strips-one of copper and the other of brass. The coefficients of linear expansion of the tw o metals are temperature of the strip goes up by and the strip bends to form an arc of radius of curvature R. Then R is: . On heating, the

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[A] [B] [C] [D]

proportional to inversely proportional to proportional to inversely proportional to --

Your Answ er:

Correct Answ er: B , D Explanation:

Let

, it w ill bend as show n.

Now ,

......(i)

and from (i) and (ii)

........(ii)

Question 20. The tw o ends of a uniform rod of thermal conductivity k are maintained at different but constant temperatures. The temperature gradient at any point on the rod is difference in temperature per unit length). The heat flow per unit time per unit cross-section of the rod is I.
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[A] is the same for all points on the rod. [B] [C] [D] All the above options are incorrect. -I w ill decrease as w e move from higher to low er temperature.

Your Answ er:

Correct Answ er: A , C Explanation: NA

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