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1. In a thermal process, the pressure of a fixed mass of a gas is changed in such a
manner that the gas molecules give out the heat of 30J and work of 10J is done
on the gas. If the initial internal energy of the gas was 40 J, then the final internal
energy will be?
a) 30 J
b) 20 J
c) 60 J
d) 40 J
2. A system, after passing through different states returns back to its original state,
is called ___________
a) Cyclic process
b) Isothermal process
c) Adiabatic process
d) Isobaric process
3. Which of the following parameters does not characterize the thermodynamic
state of matter?
a) Temperature
b) Pressure
c) Work
d) Volume
4. Calculate the work done if temperature is changes from 0°C to 200°C at one
atmosphere.
a) 100 cal
b) 200 cal
c) 400 cal
d) 800 cal
5. Assertion: When a glass of hot milk placed in a room is allowed to cool, its
entropy decreases.
Reason: Allowing the hot object to cool does not violate the second law of
thermodynamics.
a) Both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of
the assertion
b) Both assertion and reason are true but the reason is not the correct
explanation of the assertion
c) Assertion is true but the reason is false
d) Both assertion and reason are false
6. Which of the following is not a state function?
a) Work done at constant pressure
b) Enthalpy
c) Work done by conservative force
d) Work done by non0conservative force
7. The inside and outside temperature of a refrigerator are 273K and 303K
respectively. Assuming that refrigerator cycle is reversible, for every joule of work
done, the heat delivered to the surrounding will be?
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a) 10 J
b) 20 J
c) 30 J
d) 50 J
8. The door of a domestic refrigerator is kept open while the switch is on. Then the
room will ___________
a) Get heated
b) Ger neither heated nor cooled
c) Gets cooled
d) Gets heated first and then cools
9. A Carnot engine working between 300 K and 600 K has a work output of 800 J
per cycle. The amount of heat energy supplied to the engine from source per
cycle is ___________
a) 1200J
b) 1600J
c) 2400J
d) 3200J
10. Heat capacity of a substance is infinite. It means ___________
a) Heat is given out
b) Heat is taken out
c) No change in temperature
d) Heat is first given out and then taken out

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Thermodynamics – 2
1. In a given process of an ideal gas, dW=0 and the dQ<0. Then for the gas
___________
a) The temperature will decreases
b) The temperature will increase
c) The pressure will remain constant
d) The temperature will increase
2. The temperature of reservoir of Carnot’s engine operating with an efficiency of
70% is 1000K. What is the temperature of source?
a) 300K
b) 400K
c) 500K
d) 700K
3. The temperature of sink of Carnot engine is 27°C. Efficiency is 25%. Then
___________
a) 227°C
b) 327°C
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c) 127°C
d) 27°C
4. The freezer in a refrigerator is located at the top section so that ___________
a) The entire chamber of the refrigerator is cooled quickly due to convection
b) The motor is not heated
c) The heat gained from the environment is high
d) The heat gained from the environment is low
5. Which of the following is not a thermodynamics co-ordinate?
a) P
b) T
c) V
d) R
6. A perfect gas is contained in a cylinder kept in vacuum. If the cylinder suddenly
bursts, then the temperature of the gas ___________
a) Becomes zero K
b) Is decreased
c) In increased
d) Remains unchanged
7. The increase in internal energy of a system is equal to the work done in the
system. Which process does the system undergo?
a) Isochoric
b) Adiabatic
c) Isobaric
d) Isothermal
8. If the temperature of the source is increased, the efficiency of a Carnot engine?
a) Increases
b) Decreases
c) Remains constan
d) First increases and then remains constant
9. Assertion: In adiabatic compression, the internal energy and temperature of
the system gets decreased.
Reason: The adiabatic compression is a slow process.
a) Both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of
the assertion
b) Both assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation
of the assertion
c) Assertion is true but the reason is false
d) Both assertion and reason are false
10. The efficiency of Carnot’s engine operating between reservoirs, maintained at
temperature 27°C and -123°C is ___________
a) 50%
b) 24%
c) 0.75%
d) 0.4%
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11. The temperature of sink of Carnot’s engine is 27°C. If the efficiency of the
engine is 25%, then the temperature of source must be ___________
a) 27°C
b) 127°C
c) 227°C
d) 327°C
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Thermal Equilibrium
1. Any process in which the system returns to its initial state after undergoing a
series of changes is known as ___________
a) Clockwise process
b) Anticlockwise process
c) Cyclic process
d) Thermodynamic process
2. A gas does work during isothermal expansion. The source of mechanical
energy so produced is the internal energy of the gas itself.
a) True
b) False
3. An ideal gas is pressed at a constant temperature. Its internal energy
___________
a) Decreases
b) Increases
c) First increases and then decreases
d) Remains the same
4. When a gas is suddenly compressed, its temperature decreases.
a) True
b) False
5. A monoatomic ideal gas, initially at temperature T1 is enclosed in a cylinder
fitted with a frictionless piston. The gas is allowed to expand adiabatically to a
temperature T2 by releasing the piston suddenly. L1 and L2 are the lengths of
the gas column before and after expansion respectively, then T 1/T2 is given
by?
a) (L1/L2)(2/3)
b) L1/L2
c) L2/L1
d) (L2/L1)(2/3)
6. An ideal gas heat engine is operating between 227°C and 127°C. It absorbs
104 J of heat at the higher temperature. The amount of heat converted into
work is?
a) 2000 J
b) 4000 J
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c) 8000 J
d) 5600 J
7. Internal energy change, when a system goes from state A and B is 40 kJ
mole-1. If the system goes from A and B by a reversible path and returns to
state A by an irreversible path, what would be the net change in internal
energy?
a) 40 kJ
b) Greater than 40 kJ
c) Later than 40 kJ
d) Zero
8. Even Carnot engine cannot give 100% efficiency, because we cannot
___________
a) Prevent radiation
b) Find ideal sources
c) Reach absolute zero temperature
d) Eliminate friction
9. Assertion: The temperature of a gas does not change, when it undergoes an
adiabatic expansion.
Reason: During an adiabatic process, heat energy is exchanged between a
system and its surrounding.
a) Both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct
explanation of the assertion
b) Both assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct
explanation of the assertion
c) Assertion is true but the reason is false
d) Both assertion and reason are false
10. We consider a thermodynamic system. If ∆U represents the increase in its
internal energy and W, the work done by the system; which of the following
statements are true?
a) ∆U=-W in an isothermal process
b) ∆U=W in an isothermal process
c) ∆U=-W in an adiabatic process
d) ∆U=W in an adiabatic process

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Specific Heat and Thermodynamics

1. The internal energy change in a system that has absorbed 2kcal of heat and
done 500 J of work is?
a) 6400 J
b) 5400 J
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c) 7900 J
d) 8900 J
2. 110 J of heat is added to a gaseous system, whose internal energy increases by
40 J. Then the amount of external work done is?
a) 150 J
b) 70 J
c) 110 J
3. The molar specific heat constant pressure of an ideal gas is 7R/2. The ratio of
specific heat at constant pressure to that at constant volume is?
a) 9/7
b) 8/7
c) 7/5
d) 5/7
4. The change internal energy in a cyclic process is ___________
a) Zero
b) Infinity
c) Constant
d) Unity
5. It is possible that the temperature of the body changes even without giving heat
to it or taking heat from it.
a) True
b) False
6. The mechanical energy can be completely converted into heat energy but the
whole of the heat energy cannot be converted into mechanical energy.
a) True
b) False
7. Which statement is incorrect?
a) All reversible cycles have the same efficiency
b) Reversible cycle has more efficiency than an irreversible one
c) Carnot cycle is a reversible one
d) Carnot cycle has the maximum efficiency of the cycles
8. Which is an intensive property?
a) Volume
b) Mass
c) Refractive index
d) Weight
9. The latent heat of vaporisation of water is 2,240 J. If the work done in the
process of vaporisation of 1g is 168 J, then the increase in internal energy is?
a) 2408 J
b) 2240 J
c) 2072 J
d) 1904 J
10. If the amount of heat given to a system is 35 J and the amount of work done by
the system is -15J and the amount of work done by the system is -15J, then the
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change in the internal energy of the system is?
a) -50J
b) 20J
c) 30
d) 50J
11. Assertion: Reversible systems are difficult to find in the real world.
Reason: Most process is dissipative in nature.
a) Both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of
the assertion
b) Both assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation
of the assertion
c) Assertion is true but the reason is false
d) Both assertion and reason are false

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Isothermic and Adiabatic Process

1. Air in a cylinder is suddenly compressed by a piston which is then maintained at
the same position. After sometime, the ___________
a) Pressure will increase
b) Pressure remains the same
c) Pressure will decrease
d) Pressure may increase or decrease
2. 1. Air in a cylinder is suddenly compressed by a piston which is then maintained
at the same position. After sometime, the ___________
a) Pressure will increase
b) Pressure remains the same
c) Pressure will decrease
d) Pressure may increase or decrease
3. A gas does work during adiabatic expansion. The source of mechanical energy
so produced is the internal energy of the gas itself.
a) True
b) False
4. Out of solid, liquid and gas of the same mass and at the same temperature,
which one has the greatest internal energy?
a) Solid
b) Liquid
c) Gas
d) All three have the same internal energy
5. Out of solid, liquid and gas of the same mass and at the same temperature,
which one has the least internal energy?
a) Solid
b) Liquid
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c) Gas
d) All three have the same internal energy
6. If Cp and Cv are the specific heats for a gas at constant pressure and at constant
volume respectively, then the relation Cp-Cv=R is exact for?
a) Ideal and real gases at all pressures
b) Ideal gas at all pressures and real gas at a moderate pressure
c) Ideal gas and nearly true for real gases at high pressure
d) Ideal gas and nearly true for real gases at a moderate pressure
7. In an adiabatic process, the quantity which remains constant is ___________
a) Volume
b) Pressure
c) Temperature
d) Total heat of the system
8. Assertion: In an isolated system, the entropy increases.
Reason: The processes in an isolated system are adiabatic.
a) Both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of
the assertion
b) Both assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation
of the assertion
c) Assertion is true but the reason is false
d) Both assertion and reason are false
9. The efficiency of a Carnot engine operating with reservoir temperatures kept at
100 °C and -23°C will be ___________
a) (100+23)/100
b) (100-23)/100
c) (373+250)/373
d) (373-250)/373
10. A Carnot engine, whose sink is at 300 K, has an efficiency of 40%. By how much
should the temperature of source be increased, so as to increase the efficiency
by 50% of original efficiency?
a) 380 K
b) 275 K
c) 325 K
d) 250 K

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Kinetic Theory of Gases

1. On which factor does the average kinetic energy of gas molecules depend?
a) Nature of the gas
b) Temperature
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c) Volume
d) Mass
2. What is the average velocity of the molecules of an ideal gas?
a) Infinity
b) Constant
c) Unstable
d) Zero
3. The ration of the speed of sound in nitrogen gas to that in helium gas, at 300 K
is?
a) √(2/7)
b) √(1/7)
c) √3/5
d) √6/5
4. Cooking gas containers are kept in a lorry moving with uniform speed. The
temperature of the gas molecules inside will ___________
a) Increase
b) Decrease
c) Remain the same
d) Decreases for some, while the increase for others
5. At Boyle’s temperature?
a) Joule’s effect is positive
b) Van der Waal’s equation becomes zero
c) Gases obey Boyle’s law
d) Water solidifies
6. . For Boyle’s law to hold good, the gas should be ___________
a) Perfect and of constant mass and temperature
b) Real and of constant mass and temperature
c) Perfect and at constant temperature but variable mass
d) Real and at constant temperature but variable mass
7. A gas behaves as an ideal gas at ___________
a) Low pressure and high temperature
b) Low pressure and low temperature
c) High pressure and low temperature
d) High pressure and high temperature
8. The temperature of gas is held constant, while its volume is decreased. The
pressure exerted by the gas on the wall of the container increases, because of its
molecules ___________
a) Strike the walls with higher velocities
b) Strike the walls with large farce
c) Strike the walls more frequently
d) Are in contact with the walls for a shorter time
9. A bulb contains one mole of hydrogen mixed with one mole of oxygen at
temperature T. The ratio of rms values of velocity of hydrogen molecules to that
of oxygen molecules is?
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a) 1:16
b) 1:4
c) 4:1
d) 16:1
10. Statement: The root mean square and most probable speeds of the molecules in
a gas is symmetrical.
Reason: The Maxwell distribution for the speed to molecules in a gas is
symmetrical.
a) Both statement and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation
of the statement
b) Both statement and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation
of the statement
c) Statement it true but the reason is false
d) Both statement and reason are false
11. The degree of freedom of a triatomic gas is?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 6
d) 8

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Gases
1. Assertion: In the pressure-temperature phase diagram of water, the slope of the
melting curve is found to be negative.
Reason: Ice contracts on melting to water.
a) Both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of
the assertion
b) Both assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation
of the assertion
c) Assertion it true but the reason is false
d) Both assertion and reason are false
2. At constant volume temperature is increases, then ___________
a) Collisions on walls will be less
b) Number of collisions per unit time will increase
c) Collisions will be in straight line
d) Collisions will not change
3. Gases at low temperature and high pressure show a large deviation from an
ideal behaviour.
a) True
b) False
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4. When an automobile travels for a long distance, the pressure in the gas?
a) Increases slightly
b) Decreases slightly
c) Remains the same
d) Decreases and then increases
5. A vessel contains one mole of O2 gas at a temperature T. The pressure of the
gas is P. An identical vessel containing one hole of He gas at a temperature 2T
has a pressure of?
a) P/8
b) P
c) 2P
d) 8P
6. The average translational kinetic energy of O2 molecules (relative molar mass
32) at a particular temperature is 0.048eV. The translational kinetic energy of
N2 molecules (relative molar mass) in eV at the same temperature is?
a) 0.0015
b) 0.003
c) 0.048
d) 0.768
7. A gas mixture consists of 2 moles of oxygen and 4 moles of argon at temperature
T. Neglecting all vibrational modes, the total internal energy of the system is?
a) 4RT
b) 9RT
c) 11RT
d) 15RT
8. Surface the lake is at 2°C and depth of the lake is 20m. Find the temperature of
the bottom of the lake?
a) 2°C
b) 3°C
c) 4°C
d) 552°C
9. The degree of freedom in case of a monoatomic gas is ___________
a) 1
b) 3
c) 5
d) 2
10. The mean kinetic energy of one mole of gas per degree of freedom (on the basis
of a kinetic theory of gases) is ___________
a) (1/2) kT
b) (3/2) kT
c) (3/2) RT
d) (1/2) RT

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Ideal Gases – 1

1. The equation of state for g of oxygen at a pressure P, and temperature T, when

occupying a volume V, will be?
a) PV = (5/32)RT
b) PV = 5RT
c) PV = (5/2)RT
d) PV = (5/16)RT
2. Two gases are at absolute temperatures 300K and 350K respectively. What is
the ratio of average kinetic energy of their molecules?
a) 7:6
b) 6:7
c) 36:49
d) 49:36
3. The gas having average speed four times as that of SO2 (molecular mass 64) is
___________
a) He(molecular mass 64)
b) O2(molecular mass 4)
c) H2(molecular mass 32)
d) CH4(molecular mass 16)
4. Assertion: Air pressure in a car tyre increases during driving.
Reason: Absolute zero temperature is not zero energy temperature.
a) Both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of
the assertion
b) Both assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation
of the assertion
c) Assertion it true but the reason is false
d) Both assertion and reason are false
5. R/Cv =0.67 for a gas. Then this gas is made up of which molecules?
a) Diatomic
b) Mixture of diatomic and polyatomic
c) Monoatomic
d) Polyatomic
6. If a given mass of gas occupies a volume of 10cc at 1 atmospheric pressure and
temperature 100°C, what will be its volume at 4 atmospheric pressure, the
temperature being the same?
a) 100cc
b) 400cc
c) 104cc
d) 2.5cc
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7. If an ideal gas has a volume V at 27°C and it is heated at a constant pressure,
so that its volume becomes 1.5V, then the value of final temperature is?
a) 327K
b) 177°C
c) 873K
d) 600°C
8. Average velocity of a gas becomes 4 times. What will be the effect on rms
velocity at the same temperature?
a) 1.4 times
b) 4 times
c) 3 times
d) 2 times
9. The temperature of H2 at which the rms velocity of its molecules is seven times
the rms velocity of the molecules of nitrogen at 300K is?
a) 2100K
b) 1700K
c) 1350K
d) 1050K
10. We have a jar filled with gas characterised by parameters P, V and T and another
jar B filled with a gas with parameters 2P, V/4,2T; where the symbols have their
usual meanings. The ratio of the number of molecules of jar A to those of jar B
is?
a) 1:1
b) 1:2
c) 2:1
d) 4:1

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Ideal Gases – 2
1. In the upper part of the atmosphere, the kinetic temperature of the air is of the
order 1000K. Therefore one feels extremely hot.
a) True
b) False
2. What type of motion is associated with the molecules of gas?
a) Newton’s law of motion
b) Conservative motion
c) Linear motion
d) Brownian motion
3. At room temperature, the rms speed of the molecules of a certain diatomic gas is
found to be 1920ms-1. Which is the gas?
a) H2
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b) F2
c) O2
d) Cl2
4. A vessel contains a mixture of 1 mole of oxygen and 2 moles of nitrogen at 300
K. The ratio of the average rotational kinetic energy per O 2 molecule to that per
N2 molecule is?
a) 1:1
b) 1: 2
c) 2:1
d) Depends on the moment of inertia of the two molecules
5. Statement: For an ideal gas at constant temperature, the product of the pressure
and volume is a constant.
Reason: The mean square velocity of the molecules is inversely proportional to
mass.
a) Both statement and reason are true and explanation is the correct explanation
of the statement
b) Both statement and reason are true but the explanation is not a correct
explanation of the statement
c) Statement it true but the reason is false
d) Both statement and reason are false
6. An ant is walking on the horizontal surface. The number of degrees of freedom
of ant will be ___________
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 6
7. The number of degrees of freedom for a diatomic gas molecule is ___________
a) 2
b) 3
c) 5
d) 6
8. A gas at one atmosphere and having volume 100ml is mixed with another gas of
equal moles at 0.5atm and having volume 50ml in flask of one litre, what is the
final pressure?
a) 0.5atm
b) 1atm
c) 0.75atm
d) 0.125atm
9. Temperature of oxygen kept in a vessel is raised by 1°C at constant volume.
Heat supplied to the gas may be taken partly as translational and partly rotational
kinetic energies. Their respective shares are ___________
a) 60%, 40%
b) 50%, 50%
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c) 100%, zero
d) 40%, 60%
10. An ideal gas is heated from 27°C to 627°C at constant pressure. If initial volume
was 4m3, then the final volume of the gas will be?
a) 2m3
b) 4m3
c) 6m3
d) 12m3

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Gases and Reactions

1. In a vessel, the gas at a pressure P. If the mass of all molecules is halved and
their speed is doubled, then the resultant pressure will be ___________
a) 4P
b) 2P
c) P
d) P/2
2. The absolute zero is the temperature, at which?
a) All substances exist in a solid state
b) Water freezes
c) Molecular motion ceases
d) Solid melts
3. When we heat a gas-sample from 27°C to 327°C, then the initial average kinetic
energy of the molecules was E. What will b the average kinetic energy?
a) 327E
b) 300E
c) 2E
d) √2E
4. Temperature less than absolute zero is not possible.
a) True
b) False
5. A given quantity of an ideal gas at pressure P and absolute temperature T. The
isothermal bulk modulus of the gas is ___________
a) 2/3 P
b) P
c) 3/2 P
d) 2P
6. Statement: The ration Cp/Cv is more for helium gas than that for hydrogen gas.
Reason: Atomic mass of helium is more than that of hydrogen.
a) Both statement and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation
of the statement
b) Both statement and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation
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of the statement
c) Statement it true but the reason is false
d) Both statement and reason are false
7. The relation PV=RT can describe behaviour of the real gas at ___________
a) High temperature and high density
b) High temperature and low density
c) Low temperature and low density
d) Low temperature and high density
8. An absolute zero is the temperature at which?
a) Water solidifies
b) All gases become liquid
c) rms velocity becomes zero
d) Solids melt
9. The temperature of a given mass is increased from 27°C to 327°C. The rms
velocity of the molecules increases ___________
a) √2 times
b) 2 times
c) 2√2 times
10. The ratio of the vapour densities of two gases at a given temperature is 9:8. The
ratio of the rms velocities of their molecules is ___________
a) 3:2√2
b) 2√2:3
c) 9:8
d) 8:9

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1. Following is the diagram of the thermodynamic process. Refer the diagram and match
the following
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P Process – I (a) Adiabatic

Q Process – II (b) Isobaric
R Process – III (c) Isochoric
S Process – IV (d) Isothermal
(a) (P,c), (Q,d), (R,b), (S,a)
(b) (P,c), (Q,d), (R,b), (S,a)
(c) (P,a), (Q,c), (R,d), (S,b)
(d) (P,c), (Q,a), (R,d), (S,b)
Answer: (d) (P,c), (Q,a), (R,d), (S,b)

2. Which of the following process is used to do maximum work done on the ideal gas if the
gas is compressed to half of its initial volume?

(a) Isothermal
(b) Isochoric
(c) Isobaric
(d) Adiabatic
Answer: (d) Adiabatic

3. ABCDA is a cyclic process explaining the thermodynamic process. What is the work
done by the system in the cycle
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(a) Zero
(b) ρ0V02
(c) ρ0V0
(d) 2ρ0V0
Answer: (a) Zero

4. What is the ratio of CpCv for gas if the pressure of the gas is proportional to the cube of its
temperature and the process is an adiabatic process.

(a) 2
(b) 3/2
(c) 4/3
(d) 5/3
Answer: (b) 3/2

5. The coefficient performance of a refrigerator is 5. Calculate the heat rejected to the

surrounding if the temperature inside the freezer is -20℃

(a) 11℃
(b) 41℃
(c) 21℃
(d) 31℃
Answer: (d) 31℃
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6. A thermodynamic system is explained with the help of the graph ABCD. What is the heat
rejected by the system during the cycle?

(a) pV
(b) 2pV
(c) 4pV
(d) 1/2pV
Answer: (b) 2PV

7. Select the incorrect statement

(a) For the triple point of water, 1°K is equal to 1/273.16.

(b) The first law of thermodynamics is also known as the law of thermal equilibrium
(c) The triple point of water is one of the reference points on the thermodynamic scale of
temperature
(d) At room temperature, the heat of combustion is not found
Answer: (d) At room temperature, the heat of combustion is not found

8. What is a necessary condition for a reaction to be spontaneous at all temperatures?

(a) ΔH < ΔG
(b) ΔG and ΔH should be positive
(c) ΔH = ΔG = 0
(d) ΔG and ΔH should be negative
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Answer: (d) ΔG and ΔH should be negative

9. A gas is compressed to half of its initial volume isothermally. The same gas is
compressed again until the volume reduces to half through an adiabatic process. Then

(a) Work done during isothermal compression is more

(b) Work done is independent of the processes used for compression
(c) Work done is more during the adiabatic process
(d) Work done is dependent on the atomicity of the gas
Answer: (c) Work done is more during the adiabatic process

10. Which of the following factor affects the heat of reaction based on Kirchoff’s equation

(a) Molecularity
(b) Temperature
(c) Pressure
(d) Volume
Answer: (b) Temperature

11. Chemical dissociation of all the reactions are

(a) Exothermic
(b) Reversible
(c) Endothermic
(d) Reversible and endothermic
Answer: (d) Reversible and endothermic

12. Which of the following is the largest unit of energy

(a) Electron volt

(b) Joule
(c) Calorie
(d) Erg
Answer: (c) Calorie
1. Dimension of pressure is

A. MLT B. ML-1T-1

C. ML-1T-2 D. ML-2T-2

2. Temperature is a property which determines

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Whether a body will feel hot or cold
A. How much heat a body contains B.
to touch

In which direction heat will flow How much total absolute energy a
C. D.
between two systems body has

3. We prefer mercury as a thermometric substance because

Over a wide range of temperature It does not stick to thermometer

A. B.
its expansion is uniform glass

C. It opaque to light D. All of above

4. The scales of temperature are based on two fixed points which are

The temperature of melting ice

The temperatures of water at 0?
A. B. and boiling water at atmospheric
100?C
pressure

The temperatures of ice cold and The temperatures of frozen and

C. D.
boiling water boiling mercury

5. Numerical value of Boltzmanns constant is

A. 1.38x10-31JK-1 B. 3.18x10-31JK-1

C. 3.18x10-23JK-1 D. 1.38x10-23JK-1

6. In a clinical thermometer the mercury in the capillary tube does not contract once
removed from the patient because

Mercury takes a long time to The amount of mercury use is very

A. B.
contract small

The capillary tube has a small

C. D. The capillary tube is very narrow
constriction near the bulb

7. Normal human body temperature 98.6?F corresponds to

A. 37?C B. 42?C

C. 55?C D. 410?C

8. The Fahrenheit and centigrade scales agree to

A. 40 B. 15.5
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C. 542 D. 273

9. The size of one degree of Celsius is equal to

A. One degree of Fahrenheit scale B. 1.8 degrees of Fahrenheit scale

C. 3.2 degrees of Fahrenheit scale D. 2.12 degrees of Fahrenheit scale

10. At constant temperature the graph between V and 1/P is

A. Hyperbola B. Parabola

C. A curve of any shape D. A straight lime

11. According to Pascals law the pressure of gas in a vessel is

A. Different in different direction B. Same in all direction

Same only along opposite

C. D. Same only along normal directions
directions

12. We can produce heat by

A. Frictional process B. Chemical processes

C. Electrical processes D. All of the above

13. Which one is true for internal energy?

It is sum of all forms of energies

A. associated with molecules of a B. It is a state function of a system
system

It is proportional to transnational
C. D. All are correct
K.E of the molecules

14. Metabolism is the name of a process in which energy transformation takes place within

A. Heat engine B. Human body

C. Atmosphere D. Laboratory

15. Which one is not an example of adiabatic process ?

rapid escape of air from a burst

A. B. rapid expansion of air
tyre
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conversion of water into ice in
C. D. cloud formation in the atmosphere
refrigerator

16. The pressure exerted by a column of mercury 76cm high and at 0?C is called

A. 1 atmosphere B. 1 Newton per square meter

C. 1 Pascal D. data is insufficient

17. Standard condition STP refer to a gas at

A. 76cm 0?C B. 760mm 273K

C. 1atm 273K D. all of the above

18. If the volume of a gas is held constant and we increase its temperature then

A. its pressure is constant B. its pressure rises

C. its pressure falls D. any of above

19. If the pressure of a given gas is held constant its density is inversely proportional to its
absolute temperature. We can refer it as another statement of

A. Boyles law B. Charles law

C. Ideal gas law D. Avagadros law

20. Boyles law helds for ideal gases in

A. isochoric processes B. isobaric processes

C. isothermal processes D. adiabatic processes

21. Gas molecules of different masses in the same container have the same average
transnational kinetic energy which is directly proportional to their

A. volume B. Pressure

C. absolute temperature D. Time

22. Which one of correct relation ?

A. Cp+Cv=? B. Cp=1+R/Cv

C. ?=Cp/Cv D. Cp=1-R/Cv
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23. The reading on the Fahrenheit scale will be double the reading on the centigrade scale
when the temperature on the centigrade scale is

A. 460?C B. 280?C

C. 360?C D. 160?C

24. The area enclosed by the curve ABCDA for a Carnot heat engine represents the work done
by Carnot engine

A. at any instant B. Averagely

C. during its operation D. during one cycle

25. For a gas obeying Boyles law if the pressure is doubled the volume becomes

A. double B. one half

C. four times D. one fourth

26. Triple point of water is

A. 273?C at 6.11 Kpa B. 273K at 61.6 Kpa

C. 273.16?C at 0.611 Kpa D. 273.16K at 750 Kpa

27. Which of the following properties of molecules of a gas is same for all gases at particular
temperature?

A. momentum B. Mass

C. velocity D. kinetic energy

28. Boltzman constant K in terms of universal gas constant R and Avagadros number Na is
give as

A. K = RNa B. K = R/Na

C. K = Na/Ra D. K = nRNa

29. Average translational kinetic energy per molecule of an ideal gas is given by

A. 3NaT/2R B. 2NaT/3

C. 3RT/2Na D. 3Na/2RT

31. Adiabatic process is also called

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A. Heat exchange process B. Heating process

C. Isentropic process D. All of the above

32. Which quantity is a state function

A. internal energy B. heat supply

C. pressure D. Volume

33. The value of ? for diatomic gas is

A. 1.67 B. 1.4

C. ? = 1.3 D. None

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34. The work done in the isochoric process is

A. constant B. Variable

C. zero D. depends on situation

35. In which process all the heat supplied is converted into work done.

A. isothermal B. Isochoric

C. isobaric D. Isentropic

36. For the successful operation of Heat engine which condition should be met.

operated at certain temperature

A. cyclic process B.
difference

C. both (a) and (b) D. none of these

37. The performance of a refrigerator is described by

A. efficiency B. coefficient of performance

C. both (a) and (b) D. not described

38. The purpose of flywheel in the engines is

A. to smooth out the energy variation B. to add more weight to engine to

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work it stable

C. to start engine D. both (a) and (b)

39. The unit of entropy is

A. J.K B. J/K

C. N.m/sec D. Kgm2/sec2.K

40. Petrol engine is a

A. C.I engine B. SI engine

C. IC engine D. all the above

ANSWER KEY
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
C C D B D C A A B D
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
B D D B C A D B B C
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
C C C D B C D B C C
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
C A B C A C B A B D

Multiple choice questions:

1. In hot summer after a bath, the body’s

a) internal energy decreases

b) internal energy increases
c) heat decreases

d) no change in internal energy and heat

2. The graph between volume and temperature in Charles’ law is

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a) an ellipse
b) a circle

c) a straight line
d) a parabola

3. When a cycle tyre suddenly bursts, the air inside the tyre expands. This
process is
a) isothermal

b) adiabatic
c) isobaric
d) isochoric

4. An ideal gas passes from one equilibrium state (P1, V1, T1, N) to another
equilibrium state (2P1, 3V1, T2, N). Then
a) T1=T2

b) T1=T2/6
c) T1=6T2

d) T1=3T2

5. When a uniform rod is heated, which of the following quantity of the rod will
increase
a) mass

b) weight
c) center of mass

d) moment of inertia
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6. When food is cooked in a vessel by keeping the lid closed, after some time
the steam pushes the lid outward. By considering the steam as a thermodynamic
system, then in the cooking process

a) Q > 0, W > 0,
b) Q < 0, W > 0,

c) Q > 0, W < 0,
d) Q < 0, W < 0,

7. When you exercise in the morning, by considering your body as

thermodynamic system, which of the following is true?
a) U > 0, W > 0,

b) U < 0, W > 0,
c) U < 0, W < 0,
d) U = 0, W > 0,

8. A hot cup of coffee is kept on the table. After some time it attains a thermal
equilibrium with the surroundings. By considering the air molecules in the room
as a thermodynamic system, which of the following is true

a) U > 0, Q = 0

b) U > 0, W < 0

c) U > 0, Q > 0
d) U = 0, Q > 0

9. An ideal gas is taken from (Pi,Vi) to (Pf,Vf) in three different ways. Identify
the process in which the work done on the gas the most.
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a) Process A

b)Process B
c) Process C

d) Equal work is done in Process A,B &C

10. The V-T diagram of an ideal gas which goes through a reversible cycle
A→B→C→D is shown below. (Processes D→A and B→C are adiabatic)

The corresponding PV diagram for the process is (all figures are schematic)
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Ans: b
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11. A distant star emits radiation with maximum intensity at 350 nm. The
temperature of the star is

a) 8280 K
b) 5000K

c) 7260 K

d) 9044 K

12. Identify the state variables given here?

a) Q, T, W

b) P, T, U
c) Q, W
d) P, T, Q

13. In an isochoric process, we have

a) W = 0
b) Q = 0

c) ∆U = 0

d) ∆T = 0

14. The efficiency of a heat engine working between the freezing point and
boiling point of water is
a) 6.25%

b) 20%
c) 26.8%

d) 12.5%
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15. An ideal refrigerator has a freezer at temperature −12°C. The coefficient of
performance of the engine is 5. The temperature of the air (to which the heat
ejected) is

(a) 50°C

(b) 45.2°C

(c) 40.2°C
(d)37.5°C

Answers:
1) a 2) c 3) b 4) b
5) d 6) a 7) b 8) c

9) b 10) b 11) a 12) b

13) a 14) b 15) c
1. All the molecules of a gas are identical, elastic spheres.

2. The molecules of different gases are different.

3. The number of molecules in a gas is very large and the average separation
between them is larger than size of the gas molecules.

4. The molecules of a gas are in a state of continuous random motion.

5. The molecules collide with one another and also with the walls of the
container.
6. These collisions are perfectly elastic so that there is no loss of kinetic energy
during collisions.
7. Between two successive collisions, a molecule moves with uniform velocity.

8. The molecules do not exert any force of attraction or repulsion on each other
except during collision. The molecules do not possess any potential energy and
the energy is wholly kinetic.
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9. The collisions are instantaneous. The time spent by a molecule in each
collision is very small compared to the time elapsed between two consecutive
collisions.

10. These molecules obey Newton’s laws of motion even though they move
randomly.
Both Bold and Underlined option is correct
1. The centigrade and Fahrenheit scales will have the same reading when the
temperature is:

 70
 -80
 -40
 120

2. The Fahrenheit and kelvin scale will have the same reading when the
temperature is:

 370
 574.25
 414.5
 388

3. Fahrenheit scale was originally used in:

 Meteorology
 Clinical thermometer
 Clinical thermometer and meteorology
 None of these

4. A gas which strictly obeys the gas laws under all conditions of temperature and
pressure is called:

 Real gas
 Ideal gas
 Inert gas
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 None of these

5. The motion of molecules in gases is:

 Orderly
 Random
 Circular
 All of these

6. At constant temperature, if the density of the gas is increased, its pressure will:

 Decrease
 Increase
 Remains unchanged
 None of these

7. If a molecule will momentum mv strikes a wall and rebound then the change in
momentum will be:

 -2mv
 Zero
 2mv
 mv

8. Given that P=10(4) N/m2, area of the piston = 0.1 m(2) and distance moved by
the piston = 10(-1) cm, then the work done by the gas is:

 1J
 10(5)J
 10(4)J
 10J

9. If Cv denotes molar specific heat at constant volume and ?T is the change in

the temperature, then Cv∆T gives:

 Volume
 Pressure
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 Energy
 Entropy

10. If temperature of the sink is decreased, efficiency of a Carnot engine:

 Remains constant
 Decreases
 Increases
 None of these

11. One degree of thermodynamic scale is equal to ________ of the temperature

triple point of water.

 1/273 th
 1/100 th
 1/273.16 th
 1/32 th

12. The unknown temperature T on thermodynamic scale in kelvin is given by the

formula:

 T = 273.16Q/Q3
 T = 32Q/Q3
 T = 100Q/Q3
 T = 273Q/Q3

13. A certain engine converts 20% of available heat into work. Then its efficiency
will be:

 20%
 80%
 50%
 None of these

14. Number of spark plugs needed in diesel engine is:

 Four
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 Five
 Six
 None of these

15. Most motorbikes have ________ cylinder/s engine but cars usually have
cylinders on the same crankshaft.

 Four, six
 One, four
 Two, five
 None of these

16. A constant volume gas thermometer works on:

 Archimedes principle
 Pascal's law
 Boyle's law
 Charles law

17. The ratio of coefficients of cubical expansion and linear expansion is:

 1:1
 3:1
 2:1
 None of these

18. When a copper ball is heated, the largest percentage in crease will occur in its:

 Diameter
 Area
 Volume
 Density

19. Sea animals are safe in winter in cold countries because of:

 Their body conditions

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 High specific heat of water
 Low conductivity of water
 Anomalous expansion of water

20. The volume expansion coefficient is:

 Equal to temperature
 Proportional to square root of temperature
 Inversely proportional to square root of temperature
 Inversely proportional to temperature

21. Heat is transferred most rapidly by the process of:

 Conduction
 Convection
 Radiation
 Combustion

22. When water is heated from 0 degree to 10 degree Celsius, its volume:

 Increases
 Decreases
 Does not change
 Data is insufficient

23. First law of thermodynamic concerns conservation of:

 Heat
 Work
 Momentum
 Energy

24. When 110J of heat is added to a gaseous system, internal energy increases by
40J; the amount of work done is:

 150J
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 70J
 110J
 40J

25. Molar specific heat at constant volume Cv for a mono-atomic gas is:

 3/2 R
 5/2 R
 6/2 R
 4/2 R

26. A sink, that is a system where heat is rejected, is essential for the
conservation of heat into work. From which law the above inference follows?

 Zeroth
 First
 Second
 Third

27. The first operation involved in a Carnot cycle is:

 Isothermal expansion
 Adiabatic expansion
 Isothermal compression
 Adiabatic compression

28. An ideal heat engine exhausting heat at 77 degree Celsius is to have a 30%
efficiency. It must take heat at:

 127 degree Celsius

 227 degree Celsius
 327 degree Celsius
 673 degree Celsius

29. The work done in an adiabatic change in a particular gas depends upon only:
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 Change in volume
 Change in pressure
 Change in temperature
 None of these

30. The gas law Constant = PV/T is true for:

 Isothermal changes only

 Adiabatic changes only
 Both isothermal and adiabatic changes
 Neither for isothermal nor for adiabatic changes

31. The physical quantity which described the level of thermal energy in a body is:

 Temperature
 Heat energy
 Pressure
 Volume

32. The pressure exerted by the gas is directly proportional to:

 Velocity of the molecule

 Density of the gas
 Square of the density
 Square root of the density

33. For an ideal gas system, the internal energy is directly proportional to:

 Pressure
 Volume
 Density
 Temperature

34. The change in internal energy of the system is positive, when the temperature
of the system:
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 Increases
 Decreases
 Remains constant
 None of the above

35. Water boils at 100 degree Celsius, the corresponding temperature at

Fahrenheit scale is:

 180 Fahrenheit
 200 Fahrenheit
 212 Fahrenheit
 273 Fahrenheit

36. A Celsius degree is larger than a Fahrenheit degree by:

 5/9
 9/5
 9/10
 9/8

37. Absolute zero is considered as that temperature at which:

 All liquids become gases

 All gases become liquids
 Water freezes
 All gases partially liquefied

38. At constant volume, the graph between P and T is:

 Hyperbola
 Parabola
 Straight line
 Ellipse

39. At constant temperature, if the pressure of the given mass of the gas is
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doubled, then the density of the gas becomes:

 Double
 1/4 of the original value
 1/2 of the original value
 Remains constant

40. An inflated tire suddenly bursts. As a result of this, the temperature of air:

 Increases
 Decreases
 May increase or decrease
 Remains constant

41. When the gas expands isothermally, the work is:

 Done on the gas

 Done by the gas
 Zero
 Negative

42. The SI unit of molar specific heat is:

 Jmol/K
 J/molK
 JK/mol
 J/mol

43. The coefficient of linear expansion of platinum is 9*10(-6) per Coulomb. Its
coefficient of volume expansion is:

 3*10(-6) per Coulomb

 9*10(-6) per Coulomb
 18*10(-6) per Coulomb
 27*10(-6) per Coulomb
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44. The SI unit of entropy is:

 J/K
 J/s
 Js/K
 J/K(2)

45. The natural process tends to proceed towards a state of greater:

 Order
 Disorder
 Both order and disorder
 Neither order nor disorder

46. Which of the following is not the function of state?

 Internal energy
 Entropy
 Enthalpy
 Mass

47. Entropy of universe during any natural process:

 Increases
 Increases or remains constant
 Decreases
 Decreases or remains constant

48. When a sphere is heated, then the greatest increase is in its:

 Radius
 Circumference
 Surface area
 Volume
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49. Net change in entropy of a system in a Carnot's cycle is:

 Positive
 Negative
 Maximum
 Zero

50. Area under the p-v graph of Carnot engine represents the:

 Heat absorbed
 Heat rejected
 Total work done
 All of the above

51. Temperature of gas is a measure of:

 the average translational kinetic energy of the gas molecule

 the average potential energy of the gas molecules
 the average distance of the gas molecules
 the size of the gas molecules

52. A thermometric liquid which can be used to measure temperature between -40
degree Celsius to 40 degree Celsius is:

 Water
 Alcohol
 Mercury
 Phenol

53. The temperature at which the reading of a Fahrenheit thermometer will be

double that of Centigrade thermometer is:

 160 degree Celsius

 180 degree Celsius
 32 degree Celsius
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 100 degree Celsius

54. For measuring temperature near absolute zero, the thermometer used is:

 Thermoelectric thermometer
 Radiation thermometer
 Magnetic thermometer
 Resistance thermometer

55. The absolute zero is the temperature at which:

 Water freezes
 All substances exist in solid state
 Molecular motion ceases
 None of the above

56. Absolute zero (0K) is that temperature at which:

 Matter ceases to exist

 Ice melts and water freezes
 Molecular motion ceases
 None of the above

57. The temperature on Celsius scale is 25 degree Celsius. What is the

corresponding temperature on the Fahrenheit scale?

 40 F
 77 F
 50 F
 45 F

58. The root mean square speed of the molecules of different ideal gases,
maintained at the same temperature are:

 Same
 Different
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 Zero
 Infinity

59. 'P' is pressure and 'd' is the density of the gas at constant temperature, then:

 P ∝ 1/d
 P ∝ 1/d(2)
 P∝d
 P ∝ d(2)

60. The number of molecules per cc of a gas at S.T.P. is:

 2.68*10(17)
 2.68*10(19)
 22400*6*10(23)
 6*10(23)

61. In winter, the temperature of the inside wall of a room as compared to the
temperature of air in the room is:

 Lower
 Higher
 Same
 May be lower or higher depending upon atmospheric pressure

62. Pressure of a gas can be written as:

 1/3 ρV
 1/3 V(2)
 1/3 ρV(2)
 1/3 ρ(2)V

63. One Kelvin is defined as:

 1/100 of boiling point of water

 1/273.16 of melting of ice
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 1/273.16 of boiling point of water
 1/273.16 of temperature of triple point of water

64. The value of Boltzmann's constant is:

 1.38*10(-23)J/K
 1.38*10(23)J/K
 1.38*10(-23)J/mole-K
 1.38*10(-23)J/K mole-K

65. For a gas obeying Boyle's law if the pressure is doubled, the volume becomes:

 Double
 One half
 Three fold
 Remains the same

66. If coefficient of linear expansion of a solid is a, its coefficient of cubical

expansion will be approximately:

 2a
 3a
 2.5a
 4a

67. The SI units of specific heat are:

 K cal / kg K
 Cal / gram C
 K cal / kg C
 J / kg K

68. In an adiabatic process:

 Q = ∆U + W
 Q = ∆U
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 Q=W
 Q=0

69. A system does 600 J of work and at the same time its internal energy
increased by 320J. How much heat has bee supplied?

 280J
 920J
 600J
 20J

70. No entropy change takes place in:

 Isothermal process
 Adiabatic process
 Isobaric process
 Isochoric process