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  1. Which of the following represents a relation for ''heat lost = heat gained'?

  2. A.

     Principle of thermal equilibrium

    B.

     Principle of colors

    C.

     Principle of calorimetry

    D.

     Principle of vaporization


  3. Q = mcdT refers to

  4. A.

     Enthalpy formula

    B.

     Heat Transfer formula

    C.

     Specific Heat formula

    D.

     Heat of Vaporization


  5. Steam at 100°C causes more severe burns than water at 100°C because

  6. A.

     Steam has no specific heat capacity

    B.

     Steam has latent heat of vaporisation

    C.

     Water has no specific heat capacity

    D.

     Water has latent heat of fusion


  7. No current will flow between two charged bodies if they have the same

  8. A.

     Resistance

    B.

     Charge

    C.

     Potential

    D.

     Charge/ potential ratio


  9. Two metallic wires made from copper have same length but the radius of wire 1 is half of that of wire 2. The resistance of wire 1 is R. If both the wires are joined together in series, the total resistance becomes

  10. A.

     2R

    B.

     R/2

    C.

     5R/4

    D.

     3R/4


  11. Find the resistance (in mega) of a wire of length 20m, cross sectional area 1 cm2 and made of a material of resistivity 200m.

  12. A.

     40

    B.

     4000

    C.

     80

    D.

     2000


  13. A copper wire of radius r and length l has a resistance of R. A second copper wire with radius 2r and length l is taken and the two wires are joined in a parallel combination. The resultant resistance of the parallel combination of the two wires will be

  14. A.

     5 R

    B.

     5 R/4

    C.

     4 R/5

    D.

     R/5


  15. Which of the following is a good conductor of heat but a bad conductor of electricity ?

  16. A.

     Celluloid

    B.

     Rubber

    C.

     Asbestos

    D.

     Mica


  17. When a number of resistors are connected in series in a circuit, the value of current:

  18. A.

     Increases

    B.

     Becomes half

    C.

     Decreases

    D.

     Remains the same


  19. A good conductor while carrying current is

  20. A.

     Alternately charged positive and negative

    B.

     Negatively charged

    C.

     Positively charged

    D.

     Electrically neutral