DPP

HEAT
1. The heat is flowing through two cylindrical rods of same material. The
diameters of the rods are in the ratio 1 : 2 and their lengths are in the ratio 2 : 1. If
the temperature difference between their ends is the same, the ratio of rate of
flow of heat through them will be

A 1:1

B 2:1

C 1:4

D 1:8
2. Two identical square rods of metal are welded end to end as shown in figure
(i), 20 calories of heat flows through it in 4 minutes. If the rods are welded as
shown in figure (ii), the same amount of heat will flow through the rods in

A 1 minute

B 2 minutes

C 4 minutes

D 16 minutes
3. The thermal conductivity of a material in CGS system is 0.4. In steady state,
the rate of flow of heat 10 cal/sec-cm2 , then the thermal gradient will be

A 100C/ cm

B 120C / cm

C 250C / cm

D 200C / cm
4. Two rectangular blocks A and B of different metals have same length and
same area of cross-section. They are kept in such a way that their cross-sectional
area touch each other. The temperature at one end of A is 100°C and that of B at
the other end is 0°C. If the ratio of their thermal conductivity is 1 : 3, then under
steady state, the temperature of the junction in contact will be
A 25ºC

B 50ºC

C 75ºC

D 100ºC
5. Two rods A and B are of equal lengths. Their ends are kept between the same
temperature and their area of cross-sections are A1 and A2 and thermal
conductivities K1 and K2 . The rate of heat transmission in the two rods will be
equal, if

A K1A2 = K2A1

B K1A1 = K2A2

C K1 = K2

D K1A12 = K2A22
6. Two walls of thicknesses d and d and thermal conductivities k and k are in
contact. In the steady state, if the temperatures at the outer surfaces are T1 and
T2, the temperature at the common wall is

D
7. The temperature gradient in a rod of 0.5 m long is 800 C/m . If the
temperature of hotter end of the rod is 300C , then the temperature of the cooler
end is

A 40ºC

B -10ºC

C 10ºC

D 0ºC
8. Two identical plates of different metals are joined to form a single plate whose
thickness is double the thickness of each plate. If the coefficients of conductivity
of each plate are 2 and 3 respectively, then the conductivity of composite plate
will be

A 5

B 2.4

C 1.5

D 1.2
9. Two spheres of different materials one with double the radius and one-fourth
wall thickness of the other, are filled with ice. If the time taken for complete
melting ice in the large radius one is 25 minutes and that for smaller one is 16
minutes, the ratio of thermal conductivities of the materials of larger sphere to
the smaller sphere is

A 4:5

B 5:4

C 25 : 1

D 1 : 25
10. Two identical rods of copper and iron are coated with wax uniformly. When
one end of each is kept at temperature of boiling water, the length upto which
wax melts are 8.4cm and 4.2cm respectively. If thermal conductivity of copper is
0.92, then thermal conductivity of iron is

A 0.23

B 0.46

C 0.115

D 0.69
11. Two bars of thermal conductivities K and 3K and lengths 1cm and 2cm
respectively have equal cross-sectional area, they are joined lengths wise as
shown in the figure. If the temperature at the ends of this composite bar is 0ºC
and 100ºC respectively (see figure), then the temperature 𝜙 of the interface is

A 50ºC

C 60ºC

D
12. Two rods of same length and cross section are joined along the length.
Thermal conductivities of first and second rod are K1 and K2 . The temperature of
the free ends of the first and second rods are maintained at theta 1 and theta 2
respectively. The temperature of the common junction is

D
13. A metal rod of length 2m has cross sectional areas 2A and A as shown in
figure. The ends are maintained at temperatures 100ºC and 70ºC. The
temperature at middle point C is

A 80ºC

B 85ºC

C 90ºC

D 95ºC
14.For a perfectly black body, its absorptive power is

A 1

B 0.5

C 0

D Infinity
15. Relation between emissivity e and absorptive power a is (for black body)

D
16. If between wavelength 𝜆 and 𝜆 + d𝜆, e𝜆 and a𝜆 be the emissive and absorptive
power of a body and E𝜆 be the emissive power of a perfectly black body, then
according to Kirchoff’s law, which is true

A a𝜆 = a𝜆 = E𝜆

B e𝜆E𝜆 = a𝜆

C e𝜆 = a𝜆E𝜆

D e𝜆a𝜆E𝜆 = constant
17. There is a rough black spot on a polished metallic plate. It is heated upto 1400
K approximately and then at once taken in a dark room. Which of the following
statements is true

A In comparison with the plate, the spot will shine more

B In comparison with the plate, the spot will appear more black

C The spot and the plate will be equally bright

D The plate and the black spot can not be seen in the dark room
18. An ideal black body at room temperature is thrown into a furnace. It is
observed that

A Initially it is the darkest body and at later times the brightest

B It is the darkest body at all times

C It cannot be distinguished at all times

D Initially it is the darkest body and at later times it cannot be

distinguished
19. If wavelength of maximum intensity of radiations emitted by the sun and the
moon are 0.5 × 10-6 m and 10-4 m respectively, the ratio of their temperatures is

C 100

D 200
20. The wavelength of maximum emitted energy of a body at 700 K is 4.08 µm. If
the temperature of the body is raised to 1400 K, the wavelength of maximum
emitted energy will be

A 1.02 µm

B 16.32 µm

C 8.16 µm

D 2.04 µm
21. Two stars emit maximum radiation at wavelength 3600 Å and 4800 Å
respectively. The ratio of their temperature is

A 1:2

B 3:4

C 4:3

D 2:1
22. Solar radiation emitted by sun resembles that emitted by a black body at a
temperature of 6000 K. Maximum intensity is emitted at a wavelength of about
4800Å. If the sun were to cool down from 6000 K to 3000 K then the peak
intensity would occur at a wavelength

A 4800 Å

B 9600 Å

C 7200 Å

D 6400 Å
23. A metal ball of surface area 200 cm2 and temperature 527ºC is surrounded
by a vessel at 27ºC. If the emissivity of the metal is 0.40, then the rate of loss of
heat from the ball is (σ = 5.67 × 10-8 J/m2 - s - k4)

A 108 joules approx

B 168 joules approx

C 182 joules approx

D 192 joules approx

24. The rate of radiation of a black body at 0ºC is Ej/sec. The rate of radiation of
this black at 273ºC will be

A 16 E

B 8E

C 4E

D E
25. An object is at a temperature of 400ºC. At what temperature would it radiate
energy twice as fast? The temperature of the surroundings may be assumed to
be negligible

A 200ºC

B 200 K

C 800ºC

D 800 K
26. If temperature of a black body increases from 7ºC to 287ºC, then the rate of
energy radiation increases by

B 16

C 4

D 2
27. The area of a hole of heat furnace is 10-4 m2. It radiates 1.58 × 105 calories of
heat per hour. If the emissivity of the furnace is 0.80, then its temperature is

A 1500 K

B 2000 K

C 2500 K

D 3000 K
28. A thin square steel plate with each side equal to 10 cm is heated by a
blacksmith. The rate of radiated energy by the heated plate is 1134 W. The
temperature of the hot steel plate is (Stefan’s constant σ = 5.67 × 10-8 watt m-2
K-4. emissivity of the plate = 1)

A 1000 K

B 1189 K

C 2000 K

D 2378 K
29. The radiant energy from the sun incident normally at the surface of earth is
20 kcal/m2 min. What would have been the radiant energy incident normally on
the earth, if the sun had a temperature twice of the present one

A 160 kcal/m2 min

B 40 kcal/m2 min

C 320 kcal/m2 min

D 80 kcal/m2 min
30. A spherical black body with a radius of 12 cm radiates 440 W power at 500
K. If the radius were halved and the temperature doubled, the power radiated in
watt would be

A 225

B 450

C 900

D 1800
31. The radiation emitted by a star A is 10,000 times that of the sun. If the
surface temperatures of the sun and the star A are 6000 K and 2000 K
respectively, the ratio of the radii of the star A and the sun is

A 300 : 1

B 600 : 1

C 900 : 1

D 1200 : 1
32. Hot water cools from 60ºC to 50ºC in the first 10 minutes and to 42ºC in the
next 10 minutes. The temperature of the surrounding is

A 5ºC

B 10ºC

C 15ºC

D 20ºC
33. A bucket full of hot water cools from 75ºC to 70ºC in time T1, from 70ºC to
65ºC in time T2 and from 65ºC to 60ºC in time T3, then

A T1 = T2 = T3

B T1 > T2 > T3

C T1 < T2 < T3

D T1 > T2 < T3
34. If a metallic sphere gets cooled from 62ºC to 50ºC in 10 minutes and in the
next 10 minutes gets cooled to 42ºC, then the temperature of the surroundings is

A 30ºC

B 36ºC

C 26ºC

D 20ºC
A liquid cools down from 70ºC to 60ºC in 5 minutes. The time taken to cool it
from 60ºC to 50ºC will be

A 5 minutes

B Lesser than 5 minutes

C Greater than 5 minutes

D Lesser or greater than 5 minutes

depending upon the density of the liquid
36. The temperature of a body falls from 50ºC to 40ºC in 10 minutes. If the
temperature of the surroundings is 20ºC. Then temperature of the body after
another 10 minutes will be

A 36.6ºC

B 33.3ºC

C 35ºC

D 30ºC
37. Two rods (one semi-circular and other straight) of same material and of same
cross-sectional area are joined as shown in the figure. The points A and B are
maintained at different temperature. The ratio of the heat transferred through a
cross-section of a semicircular rod to the heat transferred through a cross
section of the straight rod in a given time is
A 2:𝜋

B 1:2

C 𝜋:2

D 3:2
38. Three rods mode of the same material and having the same cross section
have been joined as shown in the figure. Each rod is of the same length the left
and right ends are kept at 0ºC and 90ºC respectively. The temperature of the
junction of the three rods will be

A 45ºC

B 60ºC

C 30ºC

D 20ºC
39. Three rods of identical area of cross-section and made from the same metal
form the sides of an isosceles triangle ABC, right angled at B. The points A and
B are maintained at temperature T and respectively. In the steady state the
temperature of the point C is TC. Assuming that only heat conduction takes
place, is equal to

D
40. A sphere, a cube and a thin circular plate, all made of the same material and
having the same mass are initially heated to a temperature of 1000ºC. Which one
of these will cool first

A Plate

B Sphere

C Cube

D None of these
41. A black metal foil is warmed by radiation from a small sphere at temperature
T and at a distance d . It is found that the power received by the foil is `P'. If both
the temperature and the distance are doubled, the power received by the foil will
be

A 16 P

B 4P

C 2P

D P
42. Three rods of same dimensions are arranged as shown in figure they have
thermal conductivity K1, K2 and K3 The points P and Q are maintained at different
temperatures for the heat to flow at the same rate along PRQ and PQ then which
of the following option is correct

D
43. Four identical rods of same material are joined end to end to form a square. If
the temperature difference between the ends of a diagonal is 100ºC, then the
temperature of difference between the ends of other diagonal will be

A 0ºC

D 100ºC
44.Five rods of same dimensions are arranged as shown in the figure. They have
thermal conductivities K1, K2, K3, K4 and K5. When points A and B are maintained
at different temperatures, no heat flows through the central rod if

A K1 = K4 and K2 = K3

B K1 K4 = K2 K3

C K1 K2 = K3 K4

D
45. The figure shows a system of two concentric spheres of radii r and r and kept
at temperature T and T, respectively. The radial rate of flow of heat in a
substance between the two concentric spheres is proportional to

B (r2 - r1)

C (r2 - r1)(r1 r2)

D
46. A centigrade and a Fahrenheit thermometer are dipped in boiling water. The
water temperature is lowered until the Fahrenheit thermometer registers 140º.
What is the fall in temperature as registered by the Centigrade thermometer

A 30º

B 40º

C 60º

D 80º
47. If a thermometer reads freezing point of water as 20ºC and boiling point as
150ºC, how much thermometer read when the actual temperature is 60ºC

A 98ºC

B 110ºC

C 40ºC

D 60ºC
48. On heating a liquid of coefficient of cubical expansion 𝛾 in a container having
coefficient of linear expansion 𝛾/3, the level of liquid in the container will

A Rise

B Fall

C Will remain almost stationary

D It is difficult to say
49. Two rods, one of aluminum and the other made of steel, having initial length
l1 and l2 are connected together to form a single rod of length l1 + l2. The
coefficients of linear expansion for aluminum and steel are 𝛼a and 𝛼s
respectively. If the length of each rod increases by the same amount when their
temperature are raised by tºC, then find the ratio

D
50. Two liquids A and B are at 32ºC and 24ºC. When mixed in equal masses the
temperature of the mixture is found to be 28ºC. Their specific heats are in the
ratio of

A 3:2

B 2:3

C 1:1

D 4:3
51. 50 gm of ice at 0ºC is mixed with 50 gm of water at 80ºC, final temperature
of mixture will be

A 0ºC

B 40ºC

C 40ºC

D 4ºC
52. An iron tyre is to be fitted on to a wooden wheel 1m in diameter. The
diameter of tyre is 6 mm smaller than that of wheel. The tyre should be heated
so that its temperature increases by a minimum of (the coefficient of cubical
expansion of iron is 3.6 × 10/ºC)

A 167ºC

B 334ºC

C 500ºC

D 1000ºC
53. Steam at 100ºC is passed into 1.1 kg of water contained in a calorimeter of
water equivalent 0.02 kg at 15ºC till the temperature of the calorimeter and its
contents rises to 80ºC. The mass of the steam condensed in kg is

A 0.130

B 0.065

C 0.260

D 0.135
SOLUTIONS

HEAT
1. The heat is flowing through two cylindrical rods of same material. The
diameters of the rods are in the ratio 1 : 2 and their lengths are in the ratio 2 : 1. If
the temperature difference between their ends is the same, the ratio of rate of
flow of heat through them will be

A 1:1

B 2:1

C 1:4

D 1:8
Solution:
2. Two identical square rods of metal are welded end to end as shown in figure
(i), 20 calories of heat flows through it in 4 minutes. If the rods are welded as
shown in figure (ii), the same amount of heat will flow through the rods in

A 1 minute

B 2 minutes

C 4 minutes

D 16 minutes
Solution:
3. The thermal conductivity of a material in CGS system is 0.4. In steady state,
the rate of flow of heat 10 cal/sec-cm2 , then the thermal gradient will be

A 100C/ cm

B 120C / cm

C 250C / cm

D 200C / cm
Solution:
4. Two rectangular blocks A and B of different metals have same length and
same area of cross-section. They are kept in such a way that their cross-sectional
area touch each other. The temperature at one end of A is 100°C and that of B at
the other end is 0°C. If the ratio of their thermal conductivity is 1 : 3, then under
steady state, the temperature of the junction in contact will be
A 25ºC

B 50ºC

C 75ºC

D 100ºC
Solution:
5. Two rods A and B are of equal lengths. Their ends are kept between the same
temperature and their area of cross-sections are A1 and A2 and thermal
conductivities K1 and K2 . The rate of heat transmission in the two rods will be
equal, if

A K1A2 = K2A1

B K1A1 = K2A2

C K1 = K2

D K1A12 = K2A22
Solution:
6. Two walls of thicknesses d and d and thermal conductivities k and k are in
contact. In the steady state, if the temperatures at the outer surfaces are T1 and
T2, the temperature at the common wall is

D
Solution:
7. The temperature gradient in a rod of 0.5 m long is 800 C/m . If the
temperature of hotter end of the rod is 300C , then the temperature of the cooler
end is

A 40ºC

B -10ºC

C 10ºC

D 0ºC
Solution:
8. Two identical plates of different metals are joined to form a single plate whose
thickness is double the thickness of each plate. If the coefficients of conductivity
of each plate are 2 and 3 respectively, then the conductivity of composite plate
will be

A 5

B 2.4

C 1.5

D 1.2
Solution:
9. Two spheres of different materials one with double the radius and one-fourth
wall thickness of the other, are filled with ice. If the time taken for complete
melting ice in the large radius one is 25 minutes and that for smaller one is 16
minutes, the ratio of thermal conductivities of the materials of larger sphere to
the smaller sphere is

A 4:5

B 5:4

C 25 : 1

D 1 : 25
Solution:
10. Two identical rods of copper and iron are coated with wax uniformly. When
one end of each is kept at temperature of boiling water, the length upto which
wax melts are 8.4cm and 4.2cm respectively. If thermal conductivity of copper is
0.92, then thermal conductivity of iron is

A 0.23

B 0.46

C 0.115

D 0.69
Solution:
11. Two bars of thermal conductivities K and 3K and lengths 1cm and 2cm
respectively have equal cross-sectional area, they are joined lengths wise as
shown in the figure. If the temperature at the ends of this composite bar is 0ºC
and 100ºC respectively (see figure), then the temperature 𝜙 of the interface is

A 50ºC

C 60ºC

D
Solution:
12. Two rods of same length and cross section are joined along the length.
Thermal conductivities of first and second rod are K1 and K2 . The temperature of
the free ends of the first and second rods are maintained at theta 1 and theta 2
respectively. The temperature of the common junction is

D
Solution:
13. A metal rod of length 2m has cross sectional areas 2A and A as shown in
figure. The ends are maintained at temperatures 100ºC and 70ºC. The
temperature at middle point C is

A 80ºC

B 85ºC

C 90ºC

D 95ºC
Solution:
14.For a perfectly black body, its absorptive power is

A 1

B 0.5

C 0

D Infinity
15. Relation between emissivity e and absorptive power a is (for black body)

D
Solution:
16. If between wavelength 𝜆 and 𝜆 + d𝜆, e𝜆 and a𝜆 be the emissive and absorptive
power of a body and E𝜆 be the emissive power of a perfectly black body, then
according to Kirchoff’s law, which is true

A a𝜆 = a𝜆 = E𝜆

B e𝜆E𝜆 = a𝜆

C e𝜆 = a𝜆E𝜆

D e𝜆a𝜆E𝜆 = constant
Solution:
17. There is a rough black spot on a polished metallic plate. It is heated upto 1400
K approximately and then at once taken in a dark room. Which of the following
statements is true

A In comparison with the plate, the spot will shine more

B In comparison with the plate, the spot will appear more black

C The spot and the plate will be equally bright

D The plate and the black spot can not be seen in the dark room
Solution:
18. An ideal black body at room temperature is thrown into a furnace. It is
observed that

A Initially it is the darkest body and at later times the brightest

B It is the darkest body at all times

C It cannot be distinguished at all times

D Initially it is the darkest body and at later times it cannot be

distinguished
Solution:
19. If wavelength of maximum intensity of radiations emitted by the sun and the
moon are 0.5 × 10-6 m and 10-4 m respectively, the ratio of their temperatures is

C 100

D 200
Solution:
20. The wavelength of maximum emitted energy of a body at 700 K is 4.08 µm. If
the temperature of the body is raised to 1400 K, the wavelength of maximum
emitted energy will be

A 1.02 µm

B 16.32 µm

C 8.16 µm

D 2.04 µm
Solution:
21. Two stars emit maximum radiation at wavelength 3600 Å and 4800 Å
respectively. The ratio of their temperature is

A 1:2

B 3:4

C 4:3

D 2:1
Solution:
22. Solar radiation emitted by sun resembles that emitted by a black body at a
temperature of 6000 K. Maximum intensity is emitted at a wavelength of about
4800Å. If the sun were to cool down from 6000 K to 3000 K then the peak
intensity would occur at a wavelength

A 4800 Å

B 9600 Å

C 7200 Å

D 6400 Å
Solution:
23. A metal ball of surface area 200 cm2 and temperature 527ºC is surrounded
by a vessel at 27ºC. If the emissivity of the metal is 0.40, then the rate of loss of
heat from the ball is (σ = 5.67 × 10-8 J/m2 - s - k4)

A 108 joules approx

B 168 joules approx

C 182 joules approx

D 192 joules approx

Solution:
24. The rate of radiation of a black body at 0ºC is Ej/sec. The rate of radiation of
this black at 273ºC will be

A 16 E

B 8E

C 4E

D E
Solution:
25. An object is at a temperature of 400ºC. At what temperature would it radiate
energy twice as fast? The temperature of the surroundings may be assumed to
be negligible

A 200ºC

B 200 K

C 800ºC

D 800 K
Solution:
26. If temperature of a black body increases from 7ºC to 287ºC, then the rate of
energy radiation increases by

B 16

C 4

D 2
Solution:
27. The area of a hole of heat furnace is 10-4 m2. It radiates 1.58 × 105 calories of
heat per hour. If the emissivity of the furnace is 0.80, then its temperature is

A 1500 K

B 2000 K

C 2500 K

D 3000 K
Solution:
28. A thin square steel plate with each side equal to 10 cm is heated by a
blacksmith. The rate of radiated energy by the heated plate is 1134 W. The
temperature of the hot steel plate is (Stefan’s constant σ = 5.67 × 10-8 watt m-2
K-4. emissivity of the plate = 1)

A 1000 K

B 1189 K

C 2000 K

D 2378 K
Solution:
29. The radiant energy from the sun incident normally at the surface of earth is
20 kcal/m2 min. What would have been the radiant energy incident normally on
the earth, if the sun had a temperature twice of the present one

A 160 kcal/m2 min

B 40 kcal/m2 min

C 320 kcal/m2 min

D 80 kcal/m2 min
Solution:
30. A spherical black body with a radius of 12 cm radiates 440 W power at 500
K. If the radius were halved and the temperature doubled, the power radiated in
watt would be

A 225

B 450

C 900

D 1800
Solution:
31. The radiation emitted by a star A is 10,000 times that of the sun. If the
surface temperatures of the sun and the star A are 6000 K and 2000 K
respectively, the ratio of the radii of the star A and the sun is

A 300 : 1

B 600 : 1

C 900 : 1

D 1200 : 1
Solution:
32. Hot water cools from 60ºC to 50ºC in the first 10 minutes and to 42ºC in the
next 10 minutes. The temperature of the surrounding is

A 5ºC

B 10ºC

C 15ºC

D 20ºC
Solution:
33. A bucket full of hot water cools from 75ºC to 70ºC in time T1, from 70ºC to
65ºC in time T2 and from 65ºC to 60ºC in time T3, then

A T1 = T2 = T3

B T1 > T2 > T3

C T1 < T2 < T3

D T1 > T2 < T3
Solution:
34. If a metallic sphere gets cooled from 62ºC to 50ºC in 10 minutes and in the
next 10 minutes gets cooled to 42ºC, then the temperature of the surroundings is

A 30ºC

B 36ºC

C 26ºC

D 20ºC
Solution:
A liquid cools down from 70ºC to 60ºC in 5 minutes. The time taken to cool it
from 60ºC to 50ºC will be

A 5 minutes

B Lesser than 5 minutes

C Greater than 5 minutes

D Lesser or greater than 5 minutes

depending upon the density of the liquid
Solution:
36. The temperature of a body falls from 50ºC to 40ºC in 10 minutes. If the
temperature of the surroundings is 20ºC. Then temperature of the body after
another 10 minutes will be

A 36.6ºC

B 33.3ºC

C 35ºC

D 30ºC
Solution:
37. Two rods (one semi-circular and other straight) of same material and of same
cross-sectional area are joined as shown in the figure. The points A and B are
maintained at different temperature. The ratio of the heat transferred through a
cross-section of a semicircular rod to the heat transferred through a cross
section of the straight rod in a given time is
A 2:𝜋

B 1:2

C 𝜋:2

D 3:2
Solution:
38. Three rods mode of the same material and having the same cross section
have been joined as shown in the figure. Each rod is of the same length the left
and right ends are kept at 0ºC and 90ºC respectively. The temperature of the
junction of the three rods will be

A 45ºC

B 60ºC

C 30ºC

D 20ºC
Solution:
39. Three rods of identical area of cross-section and made from the same metal
form the sides of an isosceles triangle ABC, right angled at B. The points A and
B are maintained at temperature T and respectively. In the steady state the
temperature of the point C is TC. Assuming that only heat conduction takes
place, is equal to

D
Solution:
40. A sphere, a cube and a thin circular plate, all made of the same material and
having the same mass are initially heated to a temperature of 1000ºC. Which one
of these will cool first

A Plate

B Sphere

C Cube

D None of these
Solution:
41. A black metal foil is warmed by radiation from a small sphere at temperature
T and at a distance d . It is found that the power received by the foil is `P'. If both
the temperature and the distance are doubled, the power received by the foil will
be

A 16 P

B 4P

C 2P

D P
Solution:
42. Three rods of same dimensions are arranged as shown in figure they have
thermal conductivity K1, K2 and K3 The points P and Q are maintained at different
temperatures for the heat to flow at the same rate along PRQ and PQ then which
of the following option is correct

D
Solution:

1 2
43. Four identical rods of same material are joined end to end to form a square. If
the temperature difference between the ends of a diagonal is 100ºC, then the
temperature of difference between the ends of other diagonal will be

A 0ºC

D 100ºC
Solution:

A B
44. Five rods of same dimensions are arranged as shown in the figure. They have
thermal conductivities K1, K2, K3, K4 and K5. When points A and B are maintained
at different temperatures, no heat flows through the central rod if

A K1 = K4 and K2 = K3

B K1 K4 = K2 K3

C K1 K2 = K3 K4

D
Solution:
45. The figure shows a system of two concentric spheres of radii r and r and kept
at temperature T and T, respectively. The radial rate of flow of heat in a
substance between the two concentric spheres is proportional to

B (r2 - r1)

C (r2 - r1)(r1 r2)

D
Solution:
46. A centigrade and a Fahrenheit thermometer are dipped in boiling water. The
water temperature is lowered until the Fahrenheit thermometer registers 140º.
What is the fall in temperature as registered by the Centigrade thermometer

A 30º

B 40º

C 60º

D 80º
Solution:
47. If a thermometer reads freezing point of water as 20ºC and boiling point as
150ºC, how much thermometer read when the actual temperature is 60ºC

A 98ºC

B 110ºC

C 40ºC

D 60ºC
Solution:
48. On heating a liquid of coefficient of cubical expansion 𝛾 in a container having
coefficient of linear expansion 𝛾/3, the level of liquid in the container will

A Rise

B Fall

C Will remain almost stationary

D It is difficult to say
Solution:
49. Two rods, one of aluminum and the other made of steel, having initial length
l1 and l2 are connected together to form a single rod of length l1 + l2. The
coefficients of linear expansion for aluminum and steel are 𝛼a and 𝛼s
respectively. If the length of each rod increases by the same amount when their
temperature are raised by tºC, then find the ratio

D
Solution:
50. Two liquids A and B are at 32ºC and 24ºC. When mixed in equal masses the
temperature of the mixture is found to be 28ºC. Their specific heats are in the
ratio of

A 3:2

B 2:3

C 1:1

D 4:3
Solution:
51. 50 gm of ice at 0ºC is mixed with 50 gm of water at 80ºC, final temperature
of mixture will be

A 0ºC

B 40ºC

C 40ºC

D 4ºC
Solution:
52. An iron tyre is to be fitted on to a wooden wheel 1m in diameter. The
diameter of tyre is 6 mm smaller than that of wheel. The tyre should be heated
so that its temperature increases by a minimum of (the coefficient of cubical
expansion of iron is 3.6 × 10/ºC)

A 167ºC

B 334ºC

C 500ºC

D 1000ºC
Solution:
53. Steam at 100ºC is passed into 1.1 kg of water contained in a calorimeter of
water equivalent 0.02 kg at 15ºC till the temperature of the calorimeter and its
contents rises to 80ºC. The mass of the steam condensed in kg is

A 0.130

B 0.065

C 0.260

D 0.135
Solution: