Objective Question Bank On Heat

There are 50 questions in this question bank.

Q.1 One end of a 2.35m long and 2.0cm radius aluminium rod (K = 235 W.m1K1) is held at 200C. The other
end of the rod is in contact with a block of ice at its melting point. The rate in kg.s1 at which ice melts is
(A) 48 × 106 (B) 24 × 106 (C) 2.4 × 106 (D) 4.8 × 106
10
[Take latent heat of fusion for ice as ×105 J.kg1]
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Q.2 The power radiated by a black body is P and it radiates maximum energy around the wavelength 0. If
the temperature of the black body is now changed so that it radiates maximum energy around wavelength
3/40, the power radiated by it will increase by a factor of
(A) 4/3 (B) 16/9 (C) 64/27 (D) 256/81
Q.3 A rod of length L with sides fully insulated is of a material whose thermal conductivity varies with

temperature as K= , where  is a constant. The ends of the rod are kept at temperature T1 and T2.
T
The temperature T at x, where x is the distance from the end whose temperature is T1 is
x
 T L x T2 T2 x
T2  T1
(A) T1  2  (B) ln (C) T e T1L (D) T1  x
 T1 
L T1 1 L

Q.4 An aluminium container of mass 100 gm contains 200 gm of ice at – 20°C. Heat is added to the system
at the rate of 100 cal/s. The temperature of the system after 4 minutes will be (specific heat of ice = 0.5
and L = 80 cal/gm, specific heat of Al = 0.2 cal/gm/°C)
(A) 40.5°C (B) 25.5°C (C) 30.3°C (D) 35.0°C
Q.5 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 distance are doubled, the
power received by the foil will be :
(A) 16 P (B) 4 P (C) 2 P (D) P

Q.6 A steel tape gives correct measurement at 20°C. A piece of wood is being measured with the steel tape
at 0°C. The reading is 25 cm on the tape, the real length of the given piece of wood must be:
(A) 25 cm (B) <25 cm (C) >25 cm (D) can not say
Q.7 A rod of length 20 cm is made of metal. It expands by 0.075 cm when its temperature is raised from
0°C to 100°C. Another rod of a different metal B having the same length expands by 0.045 cm for
the same change in temperature, a third rod of the same length is composed of two parts one of
metal A and the other of metal B. Thus rod expand by 0.06 cm.for the same change in temperature.
The portion made of metal A has the length :
(A) 20 cm (B) 10 cm (C) 15 cm (D) 18 cm
Q.8 Star S1 emits maximum radiation of wavelength 420 nm and the star S2 emits maximum radiation of
wavelength 560 nm, what is the ratio of the temperature of S1 and S2 :
(A) 4/3 (B) (4/3)1/4 (C) 3/4 (D) (3/4)1/2
Q.9 If 1 gm water requires x heat to boil to steam at 100°C, and 1 gm water requires y heat to evaporate
completely at 0°C, then
(A) x > y (B) x = y (C) x < y (D) y = 0
Q.10 Spheres P and Q are uniformly constructed from the same material which is a good conductor of heat
and the radius of Q is thrice the radius of P. The rate of fall of temperature of P is x times that of Q when
both are at the same surface temperature. The value of x is :
(A) 1/4 (B) 1/3 (C) 3 (D) 4
Q.11 A sphere of diameter 7 cm and mass 266.5 gm floats in a bath of a liquid. As the temperature is raised,
the sphere just begins to sink at a temperature 35°C. If the density of a liquid at 0°C is 1.527 gm/cc, then
neglecting the expansion of the sphere, the coefficient of cubical expansion of the liquid is f :
(A) 8.486 × 104 per 0C (B) 8.486 × 105 per 0C
6
(C) 8.486 × 10 per C 0
(D) 8.486 × 103 per 0C
Q.12 The volume of the bulb of a mercury thermometer at 0°C is V0 and cross section of the capillary is A0.
The coefficient of linear expansion of glass is ag per °C and the cubical expansion of mercury m per °C.
If the mercury just fills the bulb at 0°C, what is the length of mercury column in capillary at T°C.

V0T  m 3ag  
V0 T  m 3ag  
V0 T  m 2ag  
V0 T  m 2ag 
(A) A 0 12ag T  (B) A0 12ag T  (C) A0 13ag T  (D) A0 13ag T 
Q.13 A thermally insulated vessel contains some water at 00C. The vessel is connected to a vacuum pump to
pump out water vapour. This results in some water getting frozen. It is given Latent heat of vaporization
of water at 0°C =21 × 105 J/kg and latent heat of freezing of water = 3.36 × 105 J/kg. The maximum
percentage amount of water that will be solidified in this manner will be
(A) 86.2% (B) 33.6% (C) 21% (D) 24.36%
Q.14 A metallic rod l cm long with a square cross-section is heated through 1°C. If Young’s modulus of
elasticity of the metal is E and the mean coefficient of linear expansion is  per degree Celsius, then the
compressional force required to prevent the rod from expanding along its length is :(Neglect the change
of cross-sectional area)
(A) EAt (B) EAt/(1 + t) (C) EAt/(1t) (D) E/t
Q.15 Four rods of same material with different radii r and length l are used to connect two reservoirs of heat
at different temperatures. Which one will conduct most heat ?
(A) r =2cm, l =0.5m (B) r = 2cm, l = 2m (C) r =0.5cm, l =0.5m (D) r = 1 cm, l = 1 m
Q.16 A cylinder of radius R made of a material of thermal conductivity k1 is surrounded by a cylindrical shell
of inner radius R and outer radius 2R made of a material of thermal conductivity k2. The two ends of
the combined system are maintained at different temperatures. There is no loss of heat from the cylindrical
surface and the system is in steady state. The effective thermal conductivity of the system is
k1k 2 1 1
(A) k1 + k2 (B) (C) (k1 + 3k2) (D) (3k + k2)
k1  k 2 4 4
Q.17 The loss in weight of a solid when immersed in a liquid at 0°C is W0 and at t°C is W. If cubical coefficient
of expansion of the solid and the liquid by S and 1 respectively, then W is equal to :
(A) W0 [1 + ( s – l) t] (B) W0 [1 - (s – l)t]
(C) W0 [( s – l) t] (D) W0t/(s – l)

Q.18 Heat is conducted across a composite block of two slabs of thickness d

and 2d. Their thermal conductivities are 2k and k respectively. All the heat A E C
entering the face AB leaves from the face CD. The temperature in °C of
the junction EF of the two slabs is :
(A) 20 (B) 50 (C) 60 (D)80 B F D
Q.19 A thin walled cylindrical metal vessel of linear coefficient of expansion 10–3 °C–1 contains benzenr of
volume expansion coefficient 10–3°C–1. If the vessel and its contents are now heated by 10°C, the
pressure due to the liquid at the bottom.
(A) increases by 2% (B) decreases by 1% (C) decreases by 2% (D) remains unchanged
Q.20 A rod of length 2m at 0°C and having expansion coefficient  = (3x + 2) × 10–6 °C–1 where x is the
distance (in cm) from one end of rod. The length of rod at 20°C is :
(A) 2.124 m (B) 3.24 m (C) 2.0124 m (D) 3.124 m
Q.21 A copper ring has a diameter of exactly 25 mm at its temperature of 0°C. An aluminium sphere has a
diameter of exactly 25.05 mm at its temperature of 100°C. The sphere is placed on top of the ring and
two are allowed to come to thermal equilibrium, no heat being lost to the surrounding. The sphere just
passes through the ring at the equilibrium temperature. The ratio of the mass of the sphere & ring is :
(given : Cu = 17 × 10–6 /°C, Al = 2.3 × 10–5 /°C, specific heat of Cu = 0.0923 Cal/g°C and specific
heat of Al = 0.215 cal/g°C)
(A) 1/5 (B) 23/108 (C) 23/54 (D) 216/23
Q.22 An ice cube at temperature – 20°C is kept in a room at temperature 20°C. The variation of temperature
of the body with time is given by

(A) (B) (C) (D)

Q.23 A sphere of ice at 0°C having initial radius R is placed in an environment having ambient temperature > 0°C.
The ice melts uniformly, such that shape remains spherical. After a time ‘t’ the radius of the sphere has
reduced to r. Assuming the rate of heat absorption is proportional to the surface area of the sphere at any
moment, which graph best depicts r (t).

(A) (B) (C) (D)

Q.24 A rod of length L and uniform cross-sectional area has varying thermal conductivity which changes
linearly from 2K at end A to K at the other end B. The ends A and B of the rod are maintained at
constant temperature 100°C and 0°C, respectively. At steady state, the graph of temperature : T = T(x)
where x = distance from end A will be

(A) (B) (C) (D)

Q.25 A cuboid ABCDEFGH is anisotropic with x = 1 × 10–5 /°C,

y = 2 × 10–5 /°C, z = 3 × 10–5 /°C. Coefficient of superficial
expansion of faces can be
(A) ABCD = 5 × 10–5 /°C (B) BCGH = 4 × 10–5 /°C
(C) CDEH = 3 × 10–5 /°C (D) EFGH = 2 × 10–5 /°C
Q.26 An open vessel is filled completely with oil which has same coefficient of volume expansion as that of the
vessel. On heating both oil and vessel,
(A) the vessel can contain more volume and more mass of oil
(B) the vessel can contain same volume and same mass of oil
(C) the vessel can contain same volume but more mass of oil
(D) the vessel can contain more volume but same mass of oil
Q.27 A vessel containing a liquid is heated with its contents. The pressure at the bottom of vessel due to the
liquid should. (no evaporation take place)
(A) increase (B) decrease
(C) increases if liq > 3 vessel (D) decreases if liq > 3 vessel
Q.28 A block of mass 2.5 kg is heated to temperature of 500°C and placed on a large ice block. What is the
maximum amount of ice that can melt (approx.). Specific heat for the body = 0.1 Cal/gm°C.
(A) 1 kg (B) 1.5 kg (C) 2 kg (D) 2.5 kg
Q.29 The spectral emissive power E for a body at temperature T1 is plotted against
the wavelength and area under the curve is found to be A. At a different
temperature T2 the area is found to be 9A. Then 1/2 =
(A) 3 (B) 1/3 (C) 1 3 (D) 3
Q.30 Two sheets of thickness d and 2 d and same area are touching each other on their face.
Temperature TA, TB, TC shown are in geometric progression with common ratio r = 2.
Then ratio of thermal conductivity of thinner and thicker sheet are
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
Q.31 10 gm of ice at 0°C is kept in a calorimeter of water equivalent 10 gm. How much heat should be
supplied to the apparatus to evaporate the water thus formed? (Neglect loss of heat)
(A) 6200 cal (B) 7200 cal (C) 13600 cal (D) 8200 cal
Q.32 Heat is being supplied at a constant rate to a sphere of ice which is melting at the rate of 0.1 gm/sec. It
melts completely in 100 sec. The rate of rise of temperature thereafter will be
(Assume no loss of heat.)
(A) 0.8 °C/sec (B) 5.4 °C/sec (C) 3.6 °C/sec (D) will change with time
Q.33 The wall with a cavity consists of two layers of brick separated by a layer of air. All three layers have the
same thickness and the thermal conductivity of the brick is much greater than that of air. The left layer is
at a higher temperature than the right layer and steady state condition exists. Which of the following
graphs predicts correctly the variation of temperature T with distance d inside the cavity?

(A) (B) (C) (D)

Q.34 The intensity of radiation emitted by the Sun has its maximum value at a wavelength of 510 nm and that
emitted by the North Star has the maximum value at 350 nm. If these stars behave like black bodies then
the ratio of the surface temperature of the Sun and the North Star is
(A) 1.46 (B) 0.69 (C) 1.21 (D) 0.83
Q.35 A metal ball immersed in Alcohol weights W1 at 0°C and W2 at 50°C. The coefficient of cubical expansion
of the metal ()m is less than that of alcohol ()Al. Assuming that density of metal is large compared to
that of alcohol, it can be shown that
(A) W1 > W2 (B) W1 = W2 (C) W1 < W2 (D) any of (A) , (B) or (C)
Q.36 Two bodies P and Q have thermal emissivities of P and Q respectively. Surface areas of these bodies
are same and the total radiant power is also emitted at the same rate. If temperature of P is
P kelvin then temperature of Q i.e. Q is
1/ 4
 P 
1/ 4 1/ 4 4
 Q   Q  1  Q 
(A)   P (B)   P (C)    (D)    P
 P   Q   P  P  P 
Q.37 1 kg of ice at – 10°C is mixed with 4.4 kg of water at 30°C. The final temperature of mixture is :
(specific heat of ice is 2100 J/kg/k)
(A) 2.3°C (B) 4.4°C (C) 5.3°C (D) 8.7°C
Q.38 A black body calorimeter filled with hot water cools from 60°C to 50°C in 4 min and 40°C to 30°C in
8 min. The approximate temperature of surrounding is :
(A) 10°C (B) 15°C (C) 20°C (D) 25°C
Q.39 Steam at 100°C is added slowly to 1400 gm of water at 16°C until the temperature of water is raised to
80°C. The mass of steam required to do this is (LV = 540 cal/gm) :
(A) 160 gm (B) 125 mg (C) 250 gm (D) 320 gm
Q.40 A solid ball is completely immersed in a liquid. The coefficients of volume expansion of the ball and liquid
are 3 × 10–6 and 8 × 10–6 per °C respectively. The percentage change in upthrust when the temperature
is increased by 100 °C is
(A) 0.5 % (B) 0.11 % (C) 1.1 % (D) 0.05 %
Q.41 A wall has two layer A and B each made of different material, both the layers have the same thickness.
The thermal conductivity of the material A is twice that of B. Under thermal equilibrium the temperature
difference across the wall B is 36°C. The temperature difference across the wall A is
(A) 6°C (B) 12°C (C) 18°C (D) 72°C
Q.42 The rate of emission of radiation of a black body at 273°C is E, then the rate of emission of radiation of
this body at 0°C will be
E E E
(A) (B) (C) (D) 0
16 4 8
Q.43 A thin copper wire of length L increase in length by 1% when heated from temperature T1 to T2. What is the
percentage change in area when a thin copper plate having dimensions 2L× L is heated from T1 to T2?
(A) 1% (B) 2% (C) 3% (D) 4%
Q.44 A ring consisting of two parts ADB and ACB of same conductivity k carries an
amount of heat H. The ADB part is now replaced with another metal keeping
the temperatures T1 and T2 constant. The heat carried increases to 2H. What
ACB
should be the conductivity of the new ADB part? Given = 3:
ADB
7 5
(A) k (B) 2 k (C) k (D) 3 k
3 2
Q.45 Three conducting rods of same material and cross-section are shown in figure.
Temperatures of A, D and C are maintained at 20°C, 90°C and 0°C. The
ratio of lengths of BD and BC if there is no heat flow in AB is:
(A) 2 / 7 (B) 7 / 2 (C) 9 / 2 (D) 2 / 9
Q.46 Three rods made of the same material and having same cross-sectional area but
different lengths 10cm, 20 cm and 30 cm are joined as shown. The temperature
of the joint is:
(A) 20°C (B) 23.7°C (C) 16.4°C (D) 18.2°C
Q.47 If two rods of length L and 2L having coefficients of linear expansion  and 2 respectively are connected
so that total length becomes 3L, the average coefficient of linear expansion of the composition rod
equals:
3 5 5
(A)  (B)  (C)  (D) none of these
2 2 3
Q.48 One end of a conducting rod is maintained at temperature 50°C and at the other end, ice is melting at
0°C. The rate of melting of ice is doubled if:
(A) the temperature is made 200°C and the area of cross-section of the rod is doubled
(B) the temperature is made 100°C and length of rod is made four times
(C) area of cross-section of rod is halved and length is doubled
(D) the temperature is made 100°C and the area of cross-section of rod and length both are doubled.
Q.49 Twelve conducting rods form the riders of a uniform cube of side 'l'. If in
steady state, B and H ends of the rod are at 100°C and 0°C. Find the
temperature of the junction 'A'.
(A) 80°C (B) 60°C (C) 40°C (D) 70°C

Q.50 Six identical conducting rods are joined as shown in figure. Points A and
D are maintained at temperature of 200°C and 20°C respectively. The
temperature of junction B will be:
(A) 120°C (B) 100°C (C) 140°C (D) 80°C
 ANSWER KEY

Q.1 C Q.2 D Q.3 A Q.4 B Q.5 B

Q.6 B Q.7 B Q.8 A Q.9 B Q.10 C

Q.11 A Q.12 B Q.13 A Q.14 B Q.15 A

Q.16 C Q.17 A Q.18 D Q.19 C Q.20 C

Q.21 C Q.22 B Q.23 B Q.24 B Q.25 C

Q.26 D Q.27 B Q.28 B Q.29 D Q.30 A

Q.31 D Q.32 A Q.33 D Q.34 B Q.35 C

Q.36 B Q.37 D Q.38 B Q.39 A Q.40 D

Q.41 C Q.42 A Q.43 B Q.44 A Q.45 B

Q.46 C Q.47 C Q.48 D Q.49 B Q.50 C