Sanket Sir

Subject : Phy Paper Set : 1

Standard : 11,12 Current electricity and thermodynamics Date : 09-10-2022

Total Mark : 200 Time : 0H:0M


Physics - Section A - MCQ


[1] A Carnot engine works between 27◦ C and 127◦ C. Heat supplied by the source is 500 J. then heat ejected to the sink is (in J)

(A) 1000 (B) 667 (C) 375 (D) 500

[2] The first law of thermodynamics is concerned with the conservation of

(A) Momentum (B) Energy (C) Mass (D) Temperature

[3] 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
is true
(A) ∆U = −W in an adiabatic process (B) ∆U = W in an isothermal process

(C) ∆U = −W in an isothermal process (D) ∆U = W in an adiabatic process

[4] Which is the correct statement

(A) For an isothermal change P V = constant

(B) In an isothermal process the change in internal energy must be equal to the work done
( )γ
(C) For an adiabatic change PP
2
= V V
2
, where γ is the ratio of specific heats
1 1

(D) In an adiabatic process work done must be equal to the heat entering the system
[5] A carnot engine has the same efficiency between 800K to 500K and x K to 600K. The value of x is ...... K

(A) 1000 (B) 960 (C) 846 (D) 754

[6] Air is filled in a motor tube at 27o C and at a pressure of 8 atmospheres. The tube suddenly bursts, then temperature of air is [Given γ of air = 1.5]

(A) 27.5o C (B) 75o K (C) 150 K (D) 150o C

[7] Which of the following is a slow process

(A) Isothermal (B) Adiabatic (C) Isobaric (D) None of these

[8] Work done by air when it expands from 50 litres to 150 litres at a constant pressure of 2 atmosphere is

(A) 2 × 104 joules (B) 2 × 100 joules (C) 2 × 105 × 100 joules (D) 2 × 10−5 × 100 joules

[9] For an isothermal expansion of a perfect gas, the value of ∆P

P
is equal

(A) −γ 1/2 ∆V
V
(B) − ∆V
V
(C) −γ ∆V
V
(D) −γ 2 ∆V
V

[10] Half mole of an ideal monoatomic gas is heated at constant pressure of 1 atm from 20 o C to 90 o C. Work done by has is close to ..... J (Gas constant R =
8.31 J/mol.K)

(A) 581 (B) 291 (C) 146 (D) 73

[11] 1cm3 of water at its boiling point absorbs 540 calories of heat to become steam with a volume of 1671cm3 .If the atmospheric pressure = 1.013 × 105 N /m2 and
the mechanical equivalent of heat = 4.19J/calorie, the energy spent in this process in overcoming intermolecular forces is ..... cal

(A) 540 (B) 40 (C) 500 (D) 0

[12] A gas (γ = 1.3) is enclosed in an insulated vessel fitted with insulating piston at a pressure of 105 N /m2 . On suddenly pressing the piston the volume is reduced to
half the initial volume. The final pressure of the gas is

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 (A) 20.7 × 105 (B) 21.3 × 105 (C) 21.4 × 105 (D) None of these

[13] The temperature of an ideal gas is kept constant as it expands. The gas does external work. During this process, the internal energy of the gas

(A) Decreases (B) Increases

(C) Remains constant (D) Depends on the molecular motion

[14] If heat given to a system is 6 kcal and work done is 6kJ. Then change in internal energy is ....... kJ

(A) 19.1 (B) 12.5 (C) 25 (D) 0

[15] The efficiency of an ideal heat engine working between the freezing point and boiling point of water, is ........ %

(A) 26.8 (B) 20 (C) 12.5 (D) 6.25

[16] A heat engine is involved with exchange of heat of 1915 J, −40 J, +125 J and −Q J, during one cycle achieving an efficiency of 50.0%. The value of Q is.......J

(A) 640 (B) 400 (C) 980 (D) 40

[17] Two cylinders A and B of equal capacity are connected to each other via a stop cock. A contains an Ideal gas at standard temperature and pressure. B is completely
evacuated. The entire system is thermally insulated. The stop cock is suddenly opened. The process is :

(A) isobaric (B) isothermal (C) adiabatic (D) isochoric

[18] Out of the following which quantity does not depend on path

(A) Temperature (B) Energy (C) Work (D) None of these

[19] A certain mass of gas at 273K is expanded to 81 times its volume under adiabatic condition. If γ = 1.25 for the gas, then its final temperature is ..... o C

(A) −235 (B) −182 (C) −91 (D) 0

[20] The amount of work done in an adiabatic expansion from temperature T to T1 is

(A) R(T − T1 ) (B) R

γ−1
(T − T1 ) (C) RT (D) R(T − T1 )(γ − 1)

[21] A potentiometer P Q is set up to compare two resistances as shown in the figure. The ameter A in the circuit reads 1.0 A when two way key K3 is open. The balance
point is at a length l1 cm from P when two way key K3 is plugged in between 2 and 1 , while the balance point is at a length l2 cm from P when key K3 is plugged
in between 3 and 1 . The ratio of two resistances R
R1
is found to be
2

(A) l1
l1 +l2
(B) l2
l2 −l1
(C) l1
l1 −l2
(D) l1
l2 −l1

[22] The length of the resistance wire is increased by 10%. What is the corresponding change in the resistance of wire ................ %

(A) 10 (B) 25 (C) 21 (D) 9

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[23] Find out the equivalent resistance between the points a and b

(A) 5
8
R (B) 5
3
R (C) R
2
(D) 5
7
R

[24] The current in a simple series circuit is 5.0 amp. When an additional resistance of 2.0 ohms is inserted, the current drops to 4.0 amp. The original resistance of the
circuit in ohms was
(A) 1.25 (B) 8 (C) 10 (D) 20

[25] A resistance wire connected in the left gap of a metre bridge balances a 10 Ω resistance in the right gap at a point which divides the bridge wire in the ratio 3 : 2. If
the length of the resistance wire is 1.5m, then the length of 1 Ω of the resistance wire is ....... × 10−2 m

(A) 1.5 (B) 1.0 (C) 10 (D) 15

[26] A wire is broken in four equal parts. A packet is formed by keeping the four wires together. The resistance of the packet in comparison to the resistance of the wire
will be
(A) Equal (B) One fourth (C) One eight (D) 1
16
th

[27] 4 bulbs marked 40 W , 250 V are connected in series with 250 V mains. The total power is ............. W

(A) 10 (B) 40 (C) 320 (D) 160

[28] The resistivity of a wire

(A) Increases with the length of the wire

(B) Decreases with the area of cross-section
(C) Decreases with the length and increases with the cross-section of wire
(D) None of the above statement is correct
[29] A galvanometer coil has a resistance of 12 Ω and meter shows full scale deftection for a current of 3 mA then to convert it into a voltmeter of range 0 − 18 V a
resistance should be added
(A) In series of 6000 Ω (B) In parallel of 6000 Ω (C) In series of 5998 Ω (D) In parallel of 5998 Ω

[30] A 100 ohm galvanometer gives full scale deflection at 10 mA. How much shunt is required to read 100 mA .............. ohm

(A) 11.11 (B) 9.9 (C) 1.1 (D) 4.4

[31] Two wires of equal diameters, of resistivities ρ1 and ρ2 and lengths l1 and l2 , respectively, are joined in series. The equivalent resistivity of the combination is

ρ1 l1 −ρ2 l2
(A) ρ1 l1 +ρ2 l2
l1 +l2
(B) ρ1 l2 +ρ2 l1
l1 −l2
(C) ρ1 l2 +ρ2 l1
l1 +l2
(D) l1 −l2

[32] A potential difference of V is applied at the ends of a copper wire of length l and diameter d. On doubling only d, drift velocity

(A) Becomes two times (B) Becomes half (C) Does not change (D) Becomes one fourth

[33] When the current i is flowing through a conductor, the drift velocity is v. If 2i current is flowed through the same metal but having double the area of cross-section,
then the drift velocity will be

(A) v/4 (B) v/2 (C) v (D) 4 v

[34] When a piece of aluminium wire of finite length is drawn through a series of dies to reduce its diameter to half its original value, its resistance will become ........ times

(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 8 (D) 16

[35] An electric bulb is designed to draw power P0 at voltage V0 . If the voltage is V it draws a power P . Then
( )2 ( )2 ( ) ( )
(A) P = V0
V
P0 (B) P = V
V0
P0 (C) P = V
V0
P0 (D) P = V0
V
P0

[36] An electric bulb marked 40 W and 200 V , is used in a circuit of supply voltage 100 V . Now its power is

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 (A) 100 (B) 40 (C) 20 (D) 10

[37] A current of 2 A flows in a system of conductors as shown. The potential difference (VA − VB ) will be ............ V

(A) +2 (B) +1 (C) −1 (D) −2

[38] The net resistance of a voltmeter should be large to ensure that

(A) It does not get overheated

(B) It does not draw excessive current
(C) It can measure large potential difference
(D) It does not appreciably change the potential difference to be measured
[39] In the figure shown, what is the current (in Ampere) drawn from the battery ? You are given R1 = 15 Ω, R2 = 10 Ω,R3 = 20 Ω,R4 = 5 Ω,R5 = 25 Ω,R6 =
30 Ω,E = 15 V

(A) 13/24 (B) 7/18 (C) 9/32 (D) 20/3

[40] Twelve wires of equal length and same cross-section are connected in the form of a cube. If the resistance of each of the wires is R, then the effective resistance
between the two diagonal ends would be

(A) 2 R (B) 12 R (C) 5

6
R (D) 8 R

[41] In the circuit given E = 6.0 V, R1 = 100 ohms, R2 = R3 = 50 ohms, R4 = 75 ohms. The equivalent resistance of the circuit, in ohms, is

(A) 11.875 (B) 26.31 (C) 118.75 (D) None of these

[42] Lamps used for household lighting are connected in

(A) Series (B) Parallel (C) Mixed circuit (D) None of the above

[43] Two wires of the same material are given. The first wire is twice as long as the second and has twice the diameter of the second. The resistance of the first will be

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 (A) Twice of the second (B) Half of the second (C) Equal to the second (D) Four times of the second

[44] A voltmeter has resistance of 2000 ohms and it can measure upto 2 V . If we want to increase its range to 10 V , then the required resistance in series will be ........... Ω

(A) 2000 (B) 4000 (C) 6000 (D) 8000

[45] σ1 and σ2 are the electrical conductivities of Ge and N a respectively. If these substances are heated, then

(A) Both σ1 and σ2 increase (B) σ1 increases and σ2 decreases

(C) σ1 decreases and σ2 increases (D) Both σ1 and σ2 decrease

[46] A 5.0 amp current is setup in an external circuit by a 6.0 volt storage battery for 6.0 minutes. The chemical energy of the battery is reduced by

(A) 1.08 × 104 J (B) 1.08 × 10−4 V olt (C) 1.8 × 104 J (D) 1.08 × 104 V olt

[47] In the circuit shown below the resistance of the galvanometer is 20 Ω . In which case of the following alternatives are the currents arranged strictly in the decreasing
order

(A) i, i1 , i2 , ig (B) i, i2 , i1 , ig (C) i, i2 , ig , i1 (D) i, i1 , ig , i2

[48] Four wires of equal length and of resistances 10 ohms each are connected in the form of a square. The equivalent resistance between two opposite corners of the
square is ............. ohm

(A) 10 (B) 40 (C) 20 (D) 10/4

[49] Resistance of tungsten wire at 150 o C is 133 Ω. Its resistance temperature coefficient is 0.0045 o C. The resistance of this wire at 500 o C will be .............. Ω

(A) 180 (B) 225 (C) 258 (D) 317

[50] The current flowing through a coil of resistance 900 ohms is to be reduced by 90 %. What value of shunt should be connected across the coil ............. Ω

(A) 90 (B) 100 (C) 9 (D) 10

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