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  1. Refrigeration is a process which

  2. A.

     Kills bacteria

    B.

     Slows down the bacterial growth

    C.

     Inactivates the bacteria

    D.

     Plasmolyses the bacteria


  3. Blowing Air with open pipe is an example of :

  4. A.

     Isothermal process

    B.

     Isochroric process

    C.

     Isobaric process

    D.

     Adiabatic process


  5. Which of the following is not reversible?

  6. A.

     Joule effect

    B.

     Peltier effect

    C.

     Seebeck effect

    D.

     Thomson effect


  7. In a diesel engine the high temperature needed to ignite the fuel is achieved by

  8. A.

     Using heat from exhaust

    B.

     The battery

    C.

     Compressing air in the cylinders

    D.

     An electrical spark


  9. Heat transfer horizontally within the atmosphere is called

  10. A.

     Conduction

    B.

     Convection

    C.

     Absorption

    D.

     Advection


  11. ________ states that internal energy is a function of state and the increase in internal energy is equal to the sum of the heat supplied to system and work done by the system.

  12. A.

     First law of thermodynamics

    B.

     Hooke's Law

    C.

     The coulomb's law

    D.

     Faraday's Law


  13. Which phase change is an example of an exothermic process?

  14. A.

     Liquid to Solid

    B.

     Gas to Solid

    C.

     Gas to Liquid

    D.

     All the above


  15. The velocity of heat radiation in vacuum is

  16. A.

     Equal to that of light

    B.

     Less than that of light

    C.

     Greater than that of light

    D.

     Equal to that of sound


  17. In a Carnot engine when heat is taken from the source, its temperature

  18. A.

     Remains constant

    B.

     Decreases

    C.

     Increases

    D.

     Decreases and then remains constant


  19. Even after sunset, the air near the Earth's surface continue to receive heat due to

  20. A.

     Insolation

    B.

     Terrestrial Radiation

    C.

     Conduction

    D.

     Convection