Related Mcqs:

1. Ordinary mercury in glass thermometer is used for measuring temperature upto 120°C. However, for measuring higher temperature upto __________ °C, thermometer is made by filling nitrogen under pressure above the mercury, which stops the evaporation of mercury and reduces the chance of broken thread of mercury?

   A. 250
   B. 350
   C. 550
   D. 700

2. Mercury thermometer is commonly used for low temperature measurement. The freezing point and boiling point of mercury are respectively _____________ °C?

   A. – 39 and 350
   B. – 51 and 439
   C. – 79 and 395
   D. – 10 and 425

3. Working principle of mercury in glass thermometer is based on volumetric expansion of mercury with increase in temperature. Which of the following undergoes minimum volumetric expansion for a given temperature change ?

   A. Water
   B. Mercury
   C. Methyl alcohol
   D. Carbon-tetrachloride

4. Normal mercury thermometer can be used to measure a temperature of about 300°C. However, its maximum temperature measurement range can be increased upto about 500°C by__________________?

   A. Filling nitrogen under pressure in the stem
   B. Increasing the diameter of the tube
   C. Using steel tube in place of glass tube
   D. Accounting for the tube expansion

5. Working principle of mercury in glass thermometer is based on the ______________ of mercury with increase in temperature?

   A. Increase of pressure
   B. Increase of thermal conductivity
   C. Volumetric expansion
   D. Differential linear expansion

6. A bimetallic thermometer as compared to industrial mercury in glass thermometer has almost the same_________________?

   A. Temperature measuring range (- 40°C to 450°C)
   B. Accuracy (± 1% of span)
   C. Speed of response
   D. All a, b & c

7. Vapour actuated pressure spring thermometer does not require ambient temperature compensation. Ambient temperature compensation is provided in gas or liquid expansion pressure spring thermometer by__________________?

   A. Making the volume of thermometer bulb as large as conveniently possible
   B. Reducing the volume of the capillary to a minimum
   C. Reducing the volume of the receiving element to a minimum
   D. All A , B & C.

8. Mercury thermometer can be used to measure the temperature upto ____________ °C?

   A. 100
   B. 250
   C. 350
   D. 750

9. Radiation thermometer cannot measure the temperature ___________________?

   A. Inside a pressure vessel
   B. Of an object without coming in contact with it
   C. Of liquid oxygen
   D. Of moving objects at high temperature

10. _______________ thermometer cannot measure sub-zero (< 0° C) temperature ?

    A. Mercury in glass
    B. Bimetallic
    C. Vapor pressure
    D. Resistance