1.

For liquid-in-glass thermometer, mercury is chosen because: (i) it is easily seen, even in very wide bore
(ii) it has a uniform coefficient of expansion over a wide range of temperature (iii) it does not wet glass
(iv) it is a good conductor of heat (v) it has high specific of heat (A) ii, iii, iv (B) i, ii, iii (C) ii, iv, v (D) i,
iii, v (E) none of the above
2. Calculate the gas constant per unit mass of hydrogen, if at standard temperature and pressure the density
of hydrogen is 1.90 kgm-3. (A) 4.15 × 103 JKg-1 K-1 (B) 4.12 × 102 JKg-1 K-1 (C) 3.40 × 102 JKg-1 K-1 (D)
3.50 × 102 JKg-1 K-1 (E) None of the above
3. Given that the Reynolds number and coefficient of viscosity for the air are 2000 and 187× 10-7 Nsm-2
respectively, determine the velocity of air flowing through a tube of radius 10-2m and density 1.3 kgm-3.
(A) 0.44 m/s (B) 4.44 m/s (C) 2.44 m/s (D) 1.44m/s (E) none of the above
4. A 50kg mass is suspended from one end of a wire of length 4m and diameter of 3mm whose other end is
fixed. What will be the elongation of the wire? [Young’s modulus for the material = 7 × 1010Nm-2]. (A)
0.00396m (B) 0.396m (C) 0.0396m (D) 3.960m (E) None of the above
5. Which of the following postulate of kinetic theory is NOT correct? (A) There are a large number of
molecules, N each mass m in uniform direction with a variety of speeds. (B) the molecules are on the
average, far apart from one another and much smaller than the diameter of each molecule. (C) The
molecules are assumed to interact with one another only when they in slow motion (D) Collision with
another molecules or wall of vessel are assumed to be perfectly inelastic (E) None of the above
6. The resistance of a certain thermometer is 80.35Ω at the triple point of water. Find the resistance at
293.30c.(A) 82.68Ω (B) 88.28Ω (C) 86.28Ω (D) 84.88Ω (E) None of the above
7. Calculate the volume of water that overflows when the beaker filled to the brim with 250cm 3 of water at
200c is heated to 600c. ( coefficient of volume of expansion of pyrex glass is 0.09 × 10-4/0C, and for water
is 2.1 × 10-4/0C ) (A) 2.01cm3 (B) 2.10cm3 (C) 2.00cm3 (D) 0.09cm3 (E) None of the above
8. A wire of diameter 0.617mm and length 0.984m is suspended vertically from a rigid support and subjected
to a tensile load of 8.0kg from its free end. If the wire is stretched by 1.3mm, find the young’s modulus of
the wire. (g= 10m/s2) (A) 2.125 × 1011m-2 (B) 2.025 × 1011m-2 (C) 2.035 × 1010m-2 (D) 2.055 × 1011m-2 (E)
None of the above
9. A certain temperature has a resistance of 90.95Ω when its bulb ids placed in contact with water at its triple
point. What temperature is defined when resistance is 96.28Ω? (A) 238.17K (B) 249.17K (C) 289.17K
(D) 257.17K (E) 278.17K
10. A certain thermometer registers -200X at ice point and 900X at the steam point. Calculate the Celsius
temperature corresponding to 500X. (A) 55.540C (B) 63.640C (C) 45.480C (D) 92.870C (E) 71.560C
11. The volume of air at constant pressure in gas is 29cm3 at 00C and 41 cm3 at 1000C. find the volume at
absolute zero on this temperature scale. (A) – 3.56cm3 (B) – 3.76cm3 (C) – 3.89cm3 (D) – 3.62cm3 (E)
None of the above
12. The surface area of a thick sheet of aluminum is 125.32m2 and the thickness is 0.05m at a temperature of
360C. If it is dropped into a can with ice water the temperature drops at 40C. calculate the density of the
aluminum at 40C if it measures 15.0kgt (Assume linear expansivity of aluminum = 2.3 × 10-3/0C). (A)
6.2kgm-3 (B) 4.6kgm-3 (C) 2.3kgm-3 (D) 3.1kgm-3 (E) 5.7kgm-3
13. A spherical body, diameter 4cm is maintained at temperature 5.270C. Assuming that it radius as if it were
an ideal radiator. What is the power radiated from its surface? (A) 117.36Pa (B) 173.36Pa (C) 127.36Pa
(D) 176.36Pa (E) None of the above
14. An internal combvustion engine has an efficiency of 28% at a fuel consumption temperature of 9270C and
exhaust temperature of 4470C. what is the difference between the efficiency of an ideal carnot engine
operating at this temperatures and this particular engine. (A) 55% (B) 12% (C) 35% (D) 13% (E) 20%
15. A lead rod is 100cm long. What must be the length of an iron rod if both must have equal expoansion for
all variations of temperature? (coefficient of linear expansion of lead is 27 × 10-6/0C, for iron is 12 × 10-
6 0
/ C). (A) 2.00m (B) 2.05m (C) 2.15m (D) 2.25m (E) None of the above
16. What is the average translational kinetic energy of molecules in a gas at 530C? (A) 8.75 × 1021J (B) 6.55 ×
10-21J (C) 7.75 × 10-21J (D) 6.75 × 10-21J (E) None of the above
17. One end of a 30cm long aluminum rod is expose to a temperature of 5000C while the other end is
maintained at 200C. the rod has a diameter of 2.5cm. if heat is conducted through the rod at a rate of
145Kcal/hr., calculate the thermal conductivity of aluminum. (A) 209.9W/m0C (B) 291.9W/m0C (C)
239.9W/m0C (D) 229.9W/m0C (D) None of the above
18. If 1kg of water 373K can be converted to steam at 1000C by boiling at standard atmospheric pressure, the
volume of water change from an initial value of 10-3m3 as liquid to 1.671m3 as steam. What is the change
in system’s internal energy? [1atm = 1.01 × 103pa, Lv = 2256J/kg] (A) 1690KJ (B) 2290KJ (C) 2090KJ
(D) 3090KJ (E) None of the above
19. A window pane is 1.2m high and 0.6m wide. The glass is 4mm thick and has thermal conductivity k
0.78W/m0C, the temperature of the inner surface of the glass is 120C and that of the outer surface is -120C.
what is the rate of heat flow through the window? (A) 4.2kW (B) 3.4kW (C) 2.3kW (D) 7.4kW (E) None
of the above
20. The resistance of the element of a platinum resistance thermometer is 2Ω at the ice point and 2.73Ω at the
steam point. What temperature on the platinum resistance scale would correspond to a resistance value of
8.43Ω? (A) 8880C (B) 8180C (C) 8810C (D) 8080C (E) None of the above
21. In an engine, 0.55 moles of gas in the cylinder expands rapidly and adiabatically against piston. In the
process, the temperature drops from 1100K to 400K. How much work does the gas do? Assume the gas
ideal. (A) 2301.28J (B) 3201.28J (C) 1208.12J (D) 8301.28J (E) 2203.28J
22. A steel wire length 25mis stretched by 15mm, if the wire has a diameter of 2.24mm, calculate the work
done during the stretching [Take Young’s Modulus, Y=2.15 × 1012N/m2] (A) 83.13J (B) 18.13J (C) 38.13J
(D) 42.13J (E) 13.18J
23. According to Archimedes principles, which of the following statement is NOT correct? (A) object whose
objects is smaller than the density of the fluid floats partially (B) at equilibrium, the buoyant force on an
object has magnitude less to the object (C) object whose density is equal to the density of the fluid floats
with all its volume immerse (D) object whose density is greater than that of the fluid sinks (E) at
equilibrium, the buoyant force on an object has magnitude more to the object.
24. A copper sphere of mass 5.8 × 102kg and radius 5.0cm is at temperature of 5270C while the surrounding is
at 170C. calculate the rate of energy loss over the entire surface given Stefan Boltzmann constant is 5.670
× 10-8Wm2K4 and the sphere behaves as a blackbody (A) 746.44W (B) 444.67W (C) 674.44W (D)
467.44W (E) None of the above
25. A picnic box used to keep drinks cold at a picnic has a total wall area (including the lid) of 80cm 2 and wall
thickness of 0.02m. it is filled with ice water and cans of coca-cola at 00C. What is the rate of heat flow
into the box if the temperature of the outside wall is 300C? How much ice melt in one day? (A) 1.04 ×
106J (B) 1.14 × 106J (C) 1.24 × 106J (D) 1.44 × 106J (E) None of the above
26. In order to keep concrete slabs from buckling, wood spacers are often placed between sections
temperature variation might range from - 100C in winter to 350C in summer. If a slab is 10m long at 100C,
how much will its length increase at 350C? (For concrete, α = 1 × 10-50C-1) (A) 0.00045m (B) 0.045m (C)
0.0045m (D) 0.45m (E) None of the above
27. A system absorbs 8 × 104 calories of heat and its internal energy increases by 3.41 × 105J. Determine how
much wiork is done on/by the gas if mechanical equivalent of heat is 4186J/Kcal. (A) -8.0 × 103J (B) -6.0
× 103J (C) -7.0 × 103J (D) -5.0 × 103J (E) -9.0 × 103J
28. A refrigerator takes heat from its cold interior at a rate of 7.5KW when the required work done at a rate
of 2.5KW. At what rate is heat exhausted to the kitchen? (A) 10KW (B) 100KW (C) 101KW (D) 11KW
(E) None of the above
29. A gas compressed isothermally at 300K and 1 atm pressure from an initial volume of 0.50 litres to final
volume of 0.25 litres in a tyre. Assuming the exit value of the tyre is blocked, find the work done. (Gas
 constant =8.31J/molk, 1 atmp. Pressure = 1.013 × 105N/m) (A) 11.73KJ (B) -10.73KJ (C) -1.73KJ (D) -
2.73KJ (E) None of the above
30. The mole of gas contained in a cylinder with moveable piston absorbs 20.775J of heat, does 8.360J of
work under reversible conditions and its temperature rises by 1K. the nature of gas is (A) polyatomic (B)
monoatomic (C) diatomic (D) mixture of types (E) None of the above
31. A certain mass of an ideal gas occupies a volume of 4.00m3 at 758mmHg. Calculate its volume at
635mmHg if the temperature remains unchanged. (A) 4.77m3 (B) 6.77m3 (C) 8.77m3 (D) 7.77m3 None of
the above
32. A heat engine in general consist of three parts namely (A) A source or low temperature reservoir at
temperature T1, A sink or low temperature reservoir at temperature T2, A working substance (B) A source
or high temperature reservoir at temperature T1, A sink or high temperature reservoir at temperature T2, A
working substance (C) A source or low temperature reservoir at temperature T2, A sink or high
temperature reservoir at temperature T1, a working substance (D) A source or high temperature reservoir
at temperature T1, A sink or low temperature reservoir at temperature T2, A working substance (E) None
of the above
33. Determine the change in volume if as block of cast iron 5.0cm×10cm×6.0cm, when the temperature
changes from 150C to 470C. (coefficient of linear expansion of cast iron is 0.0000100C-1) (A) 0.29cm3 (B)
0.49cm3 (C) 0.69cm3 (D) 0.99cm3 (E) None of the above
34. A gas heated isobarically expanded from 300C to 500C. if the pressure was 95Kpa and the original volume
of the gas was 25 litres, how much work was done during expansion? (A) 234J (B) 184J (C) 196J (D)
123J (E) 321J
35. A lagged copper rod has a cross-sectional area of 100cm3 and length of 20.0cm when steady state is
attained; the temperature of one end of the rod is 1200C and at the other end is at 00C. Calculate the
temperature gradient. (A) 60C/cm (B) 600C/cm (C) 6000C/cm (D) 60000C/cm (E)None of the above
36. An electric heater of 60w is used to heat a metal block of mass 20kg for 5 minutes. Calculate the specific
heat capacity or metal block if the temperature is 200C. (A) 45J/Kgk (B) 25J/Kgk (C) 35J/Kgk
(D)15J/Kgk (E) 55J/Kgk
37. Calculate the specific heat capacity of air at constant volume, given that specific heat capacity at constant
pressure is 993J/Kg/K density of air at S.T.P is 1.293kgm-3. (A) 725.7Jkg-1K-1 (B) 715.7Jkg-1K-1 (C)
705.7Jkg-1K-1 (D) 775.7Jkg-1K-1 (E) None of the above
38. What is the total internal energy of one mole of diatomic gas at the same temperature? If one mole of a
monatomic gas has a total internal energy of 3.7 × 103J? (A) 5.25 × 103J (B) 7.25 × 103J (C) 8.20 × 10-3J
(D) 6.20 × 103J (E) None of the above
39. Which of the following is NOT an advantage of the pyrometers? (A) calibration of the pyrometer is
usually required for the true temperature value of a body to be known (B) they Can measure temperature
quite above the melting point of metals (C) they do not require being in contact with hot body before the
temperature can be known (D) they can measure temperature above the range of thermometer (E) none of
the above
40. If a Carnot engine receives 4200Joules of heat from the source in each cycle, calculate the efficiency of
the engine when it is operated between two reservoirs at temperature of 450K and 350k. (A) 55.33% (B)
22.22% (C) 35.55% (D) 33.33% (E) None of the above
 ANSWERS

1. Characteristics of a Mercury-in-Glass Thermometer

a) It is easily seen in a narrow bore glass tube
b) It has a uniform coefficient of expansion over a wide range of temperature
c) It does not wet glass
d) It is a good conductor of heat
e) It has low specific heat capacity

NOTE: From the explanation above correct option is (II, III, IV) option (A).

2. D = 1.90kg/m31.
Pv=nRT P = 1.013 × 105N/m2
(Mo)H = 0.002016kg/mol.
mass
Pv = × RT
Mo
M
P ×Mo = × RT = PMo = dRT
V
1.013 × 105 × 0.002016 = 1.90 × R × 273
204.2208/518.7 = R
R = 0.3937J/Kg/K
R = 394 × 10-3J/Kg/K
Option E

VeD
3. NR =
µ
NR = Reynold number
V = velocity e = density
D = diameter µ = viscosity
µ = 187 × 10-7NsM-2
NR 2000 r = W-2m
Ҿ =1.3kg/m3 D = 2r = 2 × 10-2m
−7
V × 1.3× 2 ×w
2000 = −7
187 × 10
−7
2000× 187 ×10
V= −2
1.3 ×2 × w
V = 1.438m/s
V = 1.44m/s option (D)
4. M = 50kg d =3mm 53 × 10-3m
L = 4m r = 7 × 1010 nm2
E= ? g = 9.8m/s2
F = Mg = 50 × 9.8 = 4900
2
πd
A= = π ¿ ¿ = 7.069 × 10-6
4
F
γ= A stress
=
e strain
L
 γ F ×L 490 × 4
= = −6
A×e 7.069× 10 ×e
490 × 4
7 × 1010 = −6
7.069× 10 ×e
490× 4
Ҿ= 10 −6
7 ×10 × 7.069 ×10
= 3.96 × 10-3 (0.00396) Option (A)
5. The incorrect option is (D). Ans. Collision with another molecules or wall of the vessel are assumed to be
perfectly elastic.
6. Rtri = 80.35Ω
Triple point = 283.16K
RT T = 273.3Ω
RT
T= × 273.16 k
R Tri
RT
293.3 = × 273.16
80.35
293.3× 80.35
RT = = 86.27 Ω (option (C)
273.16
7. Voverflow = ∆Vw - ∆Vpyrex
∆Vw = γwater Vo∆Ø
∆Vpyrex = Vpyrex Vo∆Ø
Vo = 250cm3 Ư = 60 -20
=400C
γwater = 2.1 × 10-9/0C
Vpyrex = 0.09 × 10-4/0C
∆Vw = 2.1 × 10-9 × 250 × (40)
= 2.1cm3
∆Vpyrex = 0.09 × 10-4 × 250 × 40
= 0.09cm3
Voverflow = (2.1 – 0.09)cm3
= 2.01cm3
8. d = 0.617mm = 6.17 × 10-4
L = 0.984m. m = 8.0mg
e = 1.33mm = 1.3 × 10-3m
γ=? g= 10m/s2
F=mg = 8 ×10 = 80N
F
stress A FL
γ= = =
strain e Ae
L
80 ×0.984
γ= −7 −3
2.99× 10 ×1.3 ×10
2
λd
A=
4
ɤ = 2.025 × 1011N/M2 A = ¿ ¿ ¿
A = 2.99 ×10−7
Option (B)
9. RTN = 90.95 Ω
Tripple P= 283.16k
 T= ? RT = 96.28 Ω
RT
T= × 273.16
R TN
96.28
T= × 273.16
90.95
T = 289.17k

t x t −x o
10. =
100 x100 −x 0
Xo = -200x Xo100 = 900x
Xt = 500x
t 50−(−20)
=
100 90−(−20 )
t 70
=
100 110
100× 7
t=
11
t = 63.640C option (B)
11. At constant pressure
V1 = 29cm3
T1 = 00C + 273 = 273k
V2 = 41cm3
T2 = 1000C + 273 =273k
Absolute zero (OK) V =? =-273.130C
1000C 41cm3
00C 29cm3

-273.150C v
Absolute zero
0−(−273.15 ) 29−v
=
100−0 41−29
273.15 29−v
=
100 12
273.15× 12
=29−v
100
32.778 = 29 –v
V = 29.32778
V = -3.78cm3 (option E)
12. Aluminum
S. area = 125.32m3 Thickness = 0.05m
θ1= 36 C
0
θ2 = 4 C
0
M = 15kg
α = 2.3 ×10 / C
-3 0

V1 = A × d = 125.32 × 0.05 = 6.266m3

V2 = V1 (1 + 3α∆θ) α = 2.3 × 10-3/0C
 V2 = 6.266(1 + 3(2.3 × 10-3) (4 - 36)
V2 = 6.266 (1 + 6.9 × 10-3(-32)
V2 = 4.8825m3
m 15
d2 = = =
v 2 t .8825
d2 = 3.072k ≅ 3.1kgm3
Option (D)
13. ds + cm θ=5.270C
θ = 5.270C + 273 = 278.27k
d = 4cm = 0.04m r = 0.02
4
P=H = AeσT (ideal body) (e = 1)
σ = Stefan boltmann’s constant
σ = 5.67 × 10-8
A = 4πr2 (spherical)
A = 4π (0.02)2 = 5.027 × 10-3m2
P = 5.027 × 10-3 × 1 × 5.67 × 10-8 × (278.27)4
P = 1.589W (no correct option)