RAMACHANDRAA PUBLIC SCHOOL

CHAPTER : 10 GRADE 11 : PHYSICS Date : 24/12/23

TOTAL : 50 Marks MCQ Time : 1.30 Hours
Section A
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• Write the answer of the following questions. [Each carries 1 Mark] [50]
1. A black body has maximum wavelength lm at 2000 K. Its corresponding wavelength at 3000 K will
be .........
2 3 4 9
(A) lm (B) lm (C) lm (D) lm
3 2 9 4
2. Temperature of a steel block changes from 80° C to 75° C in time t1, from 75° C to 70° C in time
t2 and from 70° C to 65° C in time t3 then .........
(A) t1 = t2 = t3 (B) t1 < t2 = t3 (C) t1 < t2 < t3 (D) t1 > t2 > t3

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3. A cylindrical rod is having temperature T1 and T2 at its ends. The rate of flow of heat is Q1
. If all
s
linear dimensions are doubled keeping temperature constant, then the rate of flow of heat Q2 in
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will be .......
s
Q Q1
(A) 1 (B) (C) 2Q1 (D) 4Q1
4 2
4. Two rods A and B are of equal lengths. Their ends are kept at the same temperature difference and
their area of cross-sections are A1 and A2 and thermal conductivities k1 and k2. The rate of heat
transmission in two rods will be equal, if ..........
(A) K1A2 = K2A1 (B) K1A1 = K2A2 (C) K1 = K2 (D) K1A12 = K2A22

5. Consider a compound slab consisting of two different materials having equal thicknesses and
thermal conductivities K and 2K respectively. The equivalent thermal conductivity of the slab is ......
4 2
(A) K (B) K (C) 3K (D) 3 K
3 3
6. A black body emits radiations of maximum intensity at a wavelength of 5000 Å. When the
temperature of the body is 1227° C. If the temperature of the body is increased by 1000° C, the
maximum intensity of emitted radiation would be observed at ..........
(A) 3000 Å (B) 4000 Å (C) 5000 Å (D) 6000 Å
7. Rate of emitted radiation energy from perfect black body at 500 K is proportional to ...... .
(A) (500)4 (B) (500)3 (C) (500)2 (D) 500
8. What will be the power incident normally on unit area of spherical surface which is at distance R
from the outermost surface of Sun of radius r at t° C ? s = Stefan-Boltzmann’s constant
r 2 s(t + 273)4 16 p 2r 2st 4 r 2 s(t + 273)4 4pr 2st 4
(A) (B) (C) (D)
4pR 2 R2 R2 R2
9. In new temperature scale W, freezing point of water is 39°W and boiling point is 239°W. What would
be the temperature on new temperature scale for 39°C temperature ?
(A) 200° W (B) 139° W (C) 78° W (D) 117° W
10. Constant temperatures of ends are T1 and T2 (where T1 > T2) for a conducting rod of ‘L’ length and
cross-sectional area A. What would be the rate of heat transfer in thermal specially state ?
dQ k(T1 - T2 ) dQ
(A) = (B) = kAL(T1 - T2 )
dt LA dt
dQ kA(T1 - T2 ) dQ kL(T1 - T2 )
(C) = (D) =
dt 2 dt A
 dQ k(T1 - T2 ) dQ
(A) = (B) = kAL(T1 - T2 )
dt LA dt
dQ kA(T1 - T2 ) dQ kL(T1 - T2 )
(C) = (D) =
dt 2 dt A
11. With rate of 7 cal cm–2 s–1, radiations are emitted from the black body at 227° C, the rate of emitted
radiations at 727° C will be ......
(A) 50 (B) 60 (C) 80 (D) 112
12. Radius of a star acting like a perfect black body is R, then at what temperature the rate of radiation
will be Q ? (Where s = Stefan -Boltzman constant)
1 1 1
- æ 4pR 2Q ö 4
Q æ Q ö 2 æ Q ö4
(A) (B) ç (C) ç ÷ (D) ç
4pR 2s è 4pR 2 s ø÷ è s ø è 4pR 2 s ø÷

13. A stone of 0.36 m2 cross-sectional area and 0.1 m thickness has its lower surface in contact with
water at 100°C and upper surface in contact with ice at 0°C. If 4.8 kg ice melting in 1 hour, then
what is the thermal conductivity of stone ? Latent heat of fusion of ice is 3.36 ´ 105 J/kg.
(A) 1.24 J/ms °C (B) 1.29 J/ms °C (C) 2.05 J/ms °C (D) 1.02 J/ms °C
14. How much energy will be emitted from a furnace at 3000K temperature active as a perfect black body
per unit area in 1 hour ? (s = 5.7 × 10–8 Wm–2 K–4)
(A) 1.1 × 1012 J (B) 1.7 × 1010 J (C) 4.6 × 106 J (D) 2.8 × 108 J
15. Two spheres of the same material have radii 1m and 4m and temperature 4000K and 2000K
respectively. Ratio of the energy radiated per second by the first sphere to that by the second is .......
(A) 1 : 1 (B) 16 : 1 (C) 4 : 1 (D) 1 : 9
16. The radiation emitted by a star A is 10,000 times that of the Sun. If the surface temperature of the
Sun and the star are 6000 K and 2000 K respectively, the ratio of the radius of star A and the Sun
is ...........
(A) 300 : 1 (B) 600 : 1 (C) 900 : 1 (D) 1200 : 1
17. If the temperature of the Sun were to increase from T to 2T and its radius from R to 2R. The ratio
of radiant energy received on earth to what it was previously will be .......
(A) 4 (B) 16 (C) 32 (D) 64
18. Maximum wavelength of radiation from black body at 1640 K temp. is 1.75 mm. If moon is considered
as perfect black body and maximum wavelength radiation from it is 14.35 mm, then what should be
the temperature of moon ?
(A) 100 K (B) 150 K (C) 200 K (D) 250 K
19. A compound slab is made up of two slabs. If thermal conductivity of their material are k1 and k2
respectively and their cross-sectional areas are the same, the equivalent thermal conductivity of the
slab is ..... (consider series connection)
2k1k 2 k1k 2
(A) k + k (B) k1k 2 (C) (D) k1 + k2
1 2 k1 + k 2
20. Suppose the Sun expands so that its radius becomes 100 times its presents radius and its surface
temperature becomes half to its present value. The total energy emitted by it then will increase by a
factor of .........
(A) 104 (B) 625 (C) 256 (D) 16
21. Three bodies of black, gray and white colour are able to sustain upto 2800°C temperature. If these
are kept in a frame then temperature of each becomes 2000°C, then which body will be unlighted
maximum ?
(A) white body (B) black body (C) all three bodies (D) gray body

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22. Absorbing and emitting powers of a body are 10 and 8 respectively. Then (Ideal Black Body) IBB
emissivity will be .........
(A) 0.2 (B) 0.4 (C) 0.6 (D) 0.8
23. By heating a iron part with flame, first it becomes red, then reddish yellow and at last white. Which
can give correct explanation from following ?
(A) Wien’s displacement law (B) Kirchoff’s law
(C) Newton’s cooling law (D) Stefan-Boltzmann law
24. Certain quantity of water cools from 70° C to 60° C in the first 5 minutes and to 54° C in the next 5
minutes. The temperature of the surroundings is
(A) 45° C (B) 20° C (C) 42° C (D) 10° C
25. The two ends of a metal rod are maintained at temperatures 100°C and 110°C. The rate of heat
flow in the rod is found to be 4.0 Js–1. If the ends are maintained at temperatures 200°C and 210°C,
the rate of heat flow will be :
(A) 16.8 Js–1 (B) 8.0 Js–1 (C) 4.0 Js–1 (D) 44.0 Js–1
26. On observing light from three different stars P, Q and R, it was found that intensity of violet color
is maximum in the spectrum of P, the intensity of green colour is maximum in the spectrum of
R and the intensity or red colour is maximum in the spectrum of Q. If TP, TQ and TR are the
respective absolute temperatures of P, Q and R, then it can be concluded from the above
observation that :
(A) TP > TR > TQ (B) TP < TR < TQ (C) TP < TQ < TR (D) TP > TQ > TR

27. A bimetallic strip is made of aluminium and steel (aAl > asteel). On heating, the strip will
(A) remain straight. (B) get twisted.
(C) will bend with aluminium on concave side. (D) will bend with steel on concave side.
28. A uniform metallic rod rotates about its perpendicular bisector with constant angular speed. If it is
heated uniformly to raise its temperature slightly
(A) its speed of rotation increases.
(B) its speed of rotation decreases.
(C) its speed of rotation remains same.
(D) its speed increases because its moment of inertia increases.
29. The graph between two temperature scales A and B is shown in figure. Between upper fixed point
and lower fixed point there are 150 equal division on scale A and 100 on scale B. The relationship
for conversion between the two scales is given by
t A - 180 t 180°
(A) = B
100 150
A Temperature

t A - 30 t
(B) = B
150 100 DtA = 150°

tB - 180 t
(C) = A
150 100 (0, 30°)
B Temperature
t B - 40 t
(D) = A DtB = 100°
100 180 0 B Temperature 100°

30. An aluminium sphere is dipped into water. Which of the following is true ?
(A) Buoyancy will be less in water at 0° C than that in water at 4° C.
(B) Buoyancy will be more in water at 0° C than that in water at 4° C.
(C) Buoyancy in water at 0° C will be same as that in water at 4° C.
(D) Buoyancy may be more or less in water at 4° C depending on the radius of the sphere.

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31. As the temperature is increased, the time period of a pendulum
(A) increases as its effective length increases even though its centre of mass still remains at the
centre of the bob.
(B) decreases as its effective length increases even though its centre of mass still remains at the
centre of the bob.
(C) increases as its effective length increases due to shifting of centre of mass below the centre of
the bob.
(D) decreases as its effective length remains same but the centre of mass shifts above the centre of
the bob.
32. With what heat is associated ?
(A) Kinetic energy of molecules moving randomly.
(B) Kinetic energy of molecules moving uniformly.
(C) Total of random and uniform kinetic energy.
(D) Kinetic energy of random motion in some cases and of uniform motion for other cases.
33. The radius of a metal sphere at room temperature T is R, and the coefficient of linear expansion of
the metal is a. The sphere is heated a little by a temperature DT so that its new temperature is T
+ DT . The increase in the volume of the sphere is approximately.
4
(A) 2p Ra DT (B) pR2 a DT (C) p R3 a DT (D) 4p R3 a DT
3
34. A sphere, a cube and a thin circular plate, all of same material and same mass are initially heated
to same high temperature.
(A) Plate will cool fastest and cube the slowest (B) Sphere will cool fastest and cube the slowest
(C) Plate will cool fastest and sphere the slowest. (D) Cube will cool fastest and plate the slowest.
35. Mark the correct options :
(A) A system X is in thermal equilibrium with Y but not with Z. System Y and Z may be in thermal
equilibrium with each other.
(B) A system X is in thermal equilibrium with Y but not with Z. Systems Y and Z are not in thermal
equilibrium with each other.
(C) A system X is neither in thermal equilibrium with Y nor with Z. The systems Y and Z must be
in thermal equilibrium with each other.
(D) A system X is neither in thermal equilibrium with Y nor with Z. The system Y and Z may be in
thermal equilibrium with each other.
36. ‘Gulab Jamuns’ (assumed to be spherical) are to be heated in an oven. They are available in two sizes,
one twice bigger (in radius) than the other. Pizzas (assumed to be discs) are also to be heated in oven.
They are also in two sizes, one twice big (in radius) than the other. All four are put together to be heated
to oven temperature. Choose the correct option from the following :
(A) Both size gulab jamuns will get heated in the same time.
(B) Smaller gulab jamuns are heated before bigger ones.
(C) Smaller pizzas are heated before bigger ones.
(D) Bigger pizzas are heated before smaller ones.
37. Refer to the plot of temperature versus time figure showing the changes in the state of ice on heating
(not to scale). Which of the following is correct ?
E
Temperature (°C)

100
C D

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(A) The region AB represents ice and water in thermal equilibrium.
 Refer to the plot of temperature versus time figure showing the changes in the state of ice on heating
(not to scale). Which of the following is correct ?
E

Temperature (°C)
100
C D

A B
O tm
Time (Minute)
(A) The region AB represents ice and water in thermal equilibrium.
(B) At B water starts boiling.
(C) At C all the water gets converted into steam.
(D) C to D represents water and steam in equilibrium at boiling point.
38. A glass full of hot milk is poured on the table. It begins to cool gradually. Which of the following is
correct ?
(A) The rate of cooling is constant till milk attains the temperature of the surrounding.
(B) The temperature of milk falls off exponentially with time.
(C) While cooling, there is a flow of heat from milk to the surrounding as well as from surrounding
to the milk but the net flow of heat is from milk to the surrounding and that is why it cools.
(D) All three phenomenon, conduction, convection and radiation are responsible for the loss of heat
from milk to the surroundings.
39. The power radiated by a black body is P and it radiates maximum energy at wavelength, l0.
If the temperature of the black body is now changed so that it radiates maximum energy at
3
wavelength l , the power radiated by it becomes nP. The value of n is
4 0
3 4 256 81
(A) (B) (C) (D)
4 3 81 256
40. A copper rod of 88 cm and an aluminimum rod of unknown length have their increase in length
independent of increase in temperature. The length of aluminium rod is :
(aCu = 1.7 ´ 10–5 K–1 and aA1 = 2.2 ´ 10–5 K–1
(A) 68 cm (B) 6.8 cm (C) 113.9 cm (D) 88 cm
41. The unit of thermal conductivity is :
(A) W m–1 K–1 (B) J m K–1 (C) J m–1 K–1 (D) W m K–1
42. An unknown metal of mass 192 g heated to a temperature of 100 °C was immersed into a brass
calorimeter of mass 128 g containing 240 g of water at a temperature of 8.4 °C. Calculate the specific
heat of the unknown metal if water temperature stabilizes at 21.5 °C. (Specific heat of brass is
394 Jkg–1 K–1)
(A) 458 J kg–1 K–1 (B) 916 J kg–1 K–1 (C) 654 J kg–1 K–1 (D) 1232 J kg K–1

43. A charged particle having drift velocity of 7.5 ´ 10–4 ms–1 in an electric field of 3 ´ 10–10 Vm–1, has a
mobility in m2v–1 s–1 of
(A) 2.5 ´ 106 (B) 2.5 ´ 10–6 (C) 2.25 ´ 10–15 (D) 2.25 ´ 1015
CP 5 C 4
44. Two moles of an ideal gas with = are mixed with 3 moles of another ideal gas with P = .
CV 3 CV 3
CP
The value of for the mixture is
CV
(A) 1.38 (B) 1.42 (C) 1.50 (D) 1.70
45. M grams of steam at 100° C is mixed with 200 g of ice at its melting point in a thermally insulated
container. If it produces liquid water at 40° C [heat of vaporization of water is 540 cal/g and heat of
fusion of ice is 80 cal/g], the value of M is
(A) 30 (B) Mr.
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 M grams of steam at 100° C is mixed with 200 g of ice at its melting point in a thermally insulated
container. If it produces liquid water at 40° C [heat of vaporization of water is 540 cal/g and heat of
fusion of ice is 80 cal/g], the value of M is
(A) 30 (B) 40 (C) 50 (D) 60
46. Dimensional formula for thermal conductivity is (here K denotes the temperature) :
(A) [M1 L1 T–3 K] (B) [M0 L1 T–1 K] (C) [M1 L0 T–1 K] (D) [M1 L1 T0 K]
47. Two rod of thermal resistance R1 and R2 are connected as shown. Temperature q1 and q2 are given.
Find common temperature q of two connecting rod.
q2

R2
q
R1
q1
q1R 2 - q2 R1 R1q1 + R 2 q2 q1R 2 - q2 R1 q1R 2 + q2 R1
(A) R1 + R 2
(B) R1 + R 2
(C)
R1 - R 2
(D)
R1 + R 2
48. A Carnot engine has an efficiency of 50 % when its source is at a temperature 327°C. The temperature
of the sink is
(A) 200° C (B) 27° C (C) 15° C (D) 100° C
49. Two identical metallic wires are connected one after other. Find their keq ?
(A) K1 + K2
K1 + K 2
(B) L L
2
K1K 2 A K1 K2 A
(C)
K1 + K 2
2K1K 2
(D)
K1 + K 2
50. A wall consists of alternating blocks of length ‘d’ and coefficient of thermal conductivity k1 and k2
respectively as shown in figure. The cross sectional area of the blocks are the same. The equivalent
coefficient of thermal conductivity of the wall between left and right is ......
k1 + k2 d
(A)
2 k1
2k1 k2 k2
(B)
k1 + k2 k1
k2
k1 + k2
(C) k1
3
k2
3k1 k2
(D)
k1 + k2

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