Temperature, Heat and Thermometers 3 PYQs

• A body is heated from (30circC) to (50circC). The temperature rise in Kelvin is ______.Delhi Police 2026 · 21 Jan 2026
• Which of the following is used for measurement of temperature?SSC MTS 2026 · 13 Feb 2026
• A laboratory thermometer marked in Fahrenheit is being used in an experiment that requires temperature readings in Celsius. If the thermometer shows…DSSSB 2026 · 07 Oct 2026

Specific Heat Capacity and Calorimetry 7 PYQs

• A body of mass 500 g is heated at a constant rate of 200 J/s. If its temperature rises from 30°C to 50°C in 20 seconds. What is its specific heat…Delhi Police 2026 · 20 Jan 2026
• Equal masses of copper and water are supplied with the same quantity of heat under similar conditions. The rise in temperature is found to be…Delhi Police 2026 · 20 Jan 2026
• A thermally insulated container has 1 kg water at 60°C and 1 kg water at 20°C. What is the final equilibrium temperature?Delhi Police 2026 · 21 Jan 2026
• Why does a paper cup not burn when filled with water and heated?SSC MTS 2026 · 09 Feb 2026
• A 0.50 kg block of a substance with specific heat capacity 4200 J kg⁻¹ K⁻¹ is heated so that its temperature rises from 20°C to 40°C. How much heat…Delhi Police 2026 · 16 Jan 2026
• Which unit is defined as the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1°C?DSSSB 2026 · 26 Sep 2026
• Which of the following is the correct SI unit for specific heat capacity?DSSSB 2026 · 13 Oct 2026

Thermal Expansion and the Anomalous Expansion of Water 4 PYQs

• Why can a constant-volume gas thermometer provide nearly the same temperature reading regardless of the gas used?SSC CGL 2026 · 07 Oct 2026
• A fixed amount of an ideal gas expands at constant pressure. If its volume becomes three times its initial volume, what will be its final absolute…SSC CGL 2026 · 28 Oct 2026
• What happens to the kinetic energy of gas particles when the gas is heated?DSSSB 2026 · 29 Sep 2026
• When ice at 0°C is heated at atmospheric pressure until it completely melts, which of the following statements is correct?DSSSB 2026 · 06 Oct 2026

Change of State and Latent Heat 8 PYQs

• The latent heat of fusion of ice is (3.34 times 105 , mathrmJ.k^-1). How much heat is required to completely melt (0.20 , mathrmkg) of ice at (0circ…Delhi Police 2026 · 21 Jan 2026
• What is the minimum temperature at which a solid melts to become liquid at the atmospheric pressure known as?SSC MTS 2026 · 05 Feb 2026
• Why do people sprinkle water on roofs or open ground after a hot sunny day?SSC MTS 2026 · 05 Feb 2026
• Solid carbon dioxide, commonly called 'dry ice', is used for refrigeration in cold storage because it:Delhi Police 2026 · 20 Jan 2026
• What causes water droplets to form on the outer surface of a glass containing ice-cold water?SSC MTS 2026 · 10 Feb 2026
• Why should we wear cotton clothes in summer?SSC MTS 2026 · 11 Feb 2026
• In metals, heat is transferred during conduction primarily through the movement of which of the following?DSSSB 2026 · 26 Sep 2026
• At what temperature does pure water freeze at standard atmospheric pressure?DSSSB 2026 · 03 Oct 2026