Q. 1.

Fermi-Dirac statistics is applicable to:

(a) Indistinguishable; (b) distinguishable; (c) sometimes both (a) and (b); (d) none of these
Q. 2. Which of the following best describes the movement of conduction electrons in a metal?
(a) They are confined to specific energy levels within the atom.
(b) They are tightly bound to the nucleus of the atom.
(c) They move freely through the metallic structure, experiencing occasional collisions.
(d) They are held in place by a strong electric field.
Q. 3. What is the relationship between the Fermi level and the conduction band in a metal?
(a) The Fermi level lies within the conduction band.
(b) The Fermi level lies outside the conduction band.
(c) The Fermi level is a measure of the energy gap between the valence and conduction bands.
(d) The Fermi level is a measure of the energy of a single electron in the metal.
Q. 4. What is the Chandrasekhar limit?
a) The maximum mass a main sequence star can have
b) The maximum mass a neutron star can have
c) The maximum mass a white dwarf star can have before collapsing
d) The maximum mass a black hole can have
Q. 5. According to Livouville’s theorem the rate of change of density ‘’ of phase points in
phase space is given by:
(a) /t = 0; (b) /t = (-ve); (c) /t =; (d) /t = 1
Q. 6. In a micro canonical ensemble, each system has the same:
(a) Energy and chemical potential; (b) Temperature and chemical potential;
(c) Temperature and number of particles; (d) Energy number of particles
Q.7. The entropy of a system in an irreversible adiabatic process:
(a) Decreases; (b) Increases; (c) Unchanged; (d) None of these
Q.8. Liquid He – II has:
(a) Low entropy and high viscosity; (b) Zero entropy and low viscosity
(c) Zero entropy and zero viscosity; (d) high entropy and high viscosity
Q.9. For Bose gas, the chemical potential ‘’ is always:
(a) Positive; (b) Negative; (c) Zero; (d) None of the above
Q. 10. The particles obeying the Bose – Einstein Statistics are:
(a) Identical and distinguishable; (b) not identical and distinguishable; (c) identical but
indistinguishable; (d) not identical but indistinguishable
Q. 11. Bosons obey Pauli’s exclusion principle:
(a) True; (b) False; (c) sometimes true and sometimes false; (d) None of these
Q.12. Which of the following three parameters remain conserved in the system of interest in
grand canonical ensemble:
(a) N, V, E; (b) N, V, T; (c) N, V, µ; (d) V, T, µ
Q. 13. The motion of the fine particles suspended in a fluid. The path of the particles is:
(a) Uniform; (b) Curvilinear; (c) Zigzag; (d) Triangle
Q. 14. In thermodynamic fluctuation, the probability distribution law:
(a) f =  f  -f; (b) f = f -  f ; (c) f = f -  f ; (d) f =  f  - f
Q. 15. Which of the following statements is NOT true about probability in statistical mechanics?
(a) Probability distributions describe the likelihood of different microscopic states given
macroscopic conditions.
(b) The Boltzmann distribution is a common probability distribution used in statistical
mechanics.
(c) Probability is used to relate microscopic properties to macroscopic properties.
(d) Probability is irrelevant in the study of quantum mechanics.
Q. 16. In Kinetic theory of gas the motion of its molecules is:
(a) uniform; (b) random; (c) Triangle; (d) None of these
Q. 17. For Ideal gas the interaction between atoms or molecules is:
(a) One; (b) Zero; (c) Infinity; (d) none of these
Q. 18. A microstate of a system is defined by ‘f’ position co-ordinates and ‘f’ momentum co-
ordinates of the constituent particles, the degree of freedom:
(a) f; (b) 2f; (c) 3f; (d) 6f
Q. 19. A polyatomic gas (γ = 4/3) is compressed to 1/8 of its volume adiabatically. If its initial
pressure is P0, its new pressure will be;
(a) 4 P0; (b) 8 P0; (c) 16 P0; (d) 2 P0
Q. 20. Which of the following three parameters remain constant in the system of interest in
Canonical ensemble?
(a) N, V, E; (b) N, V, µ; (c) N, V, T; (d) N, µ, T
Q. 21. For system of large number of identical particles, the concept of ensemble average was
introduced by;
(a) Planck; (b) Kelvin; (Hamilton; (d) Gibb’s
Q. 22. In statistical mechanics, what does the thermodynamic probability represent?
(a) The probability of a specific particle occupying a specific state.
(b) The probability of a specific macro-state given the microscopic conditions.
(c) The probability of a specific event occurring in a short time interval.
(d) The probability of a system being in equilibrium.
Q. 23. According to the kinetic theory of gases, what happens to the average kinetic energy of
gas molecules when the temperature is increased?
(a) It decreases.
(b) It remains the same.
(c) It increases.
(d) It becomes zero
Q. 24. . Bose-Einstein statistics is applicable to particles of :
(a) half integer and distinguishable; (b) integer and distinguishable; (c) integer and
indistinguishable; (d) none of these

Q. 25. Gibbs paradox in statistical mechanics is related to:

(a) Additive property of energy; (b) additive property of momentum; (c) additive property of
entropy; (d) additive property of temperature
Q. 26. In thermodynamic equilibrium; the partition function is a function of:
(a) T and V; (b) V and E; (c) T and E; (d) T and P
Q. 27. Bose temperature (TB) is the minimum temperature at which all the particles are in the;
(a) ground state; (b) lowest ground state; (d) excited state; (d) none of these
Q. 28. Cluster expansion is applicable in;
(a) high density gases; (b) low density gases; (c) sometimes low density and sometimes high
density gases; (d) none of these
Q. 29. The molecules of ideal gas possess:
(a) No KE; (b) No PE; (c) KE equal to PE; (d) PE  KE
Q. 30. Brownian movement gives a clear picture of:
(a) solid state of matter; (b) liquid state of matter
; (c) gaseous state of matter; (d) none of these
Q. 31. The phenomenon produced due to transfer of momentum is:
(a) thermal conductivity; (b) Viscosity; (c) Diffusion; (d) None of these
Q. 32. Parameter β is defined as:
(a) β = 1/kT; (b) β = k/T; (c) β = T/K; (d) β = k.T
Q. 33. For Bose gas, the chemical potential µ is always:
(a) positive; (b) negative; (c) Zero; (d) None of these
Q. 34. The satisfactory explanation of Brownian motion is given by:
(a) Maxwell; (b) Langevin; (c) Brown; (d) Einstein
Q. 35. Canonical ensemble is related to:
(a) The size of the system; (b) The freedom of the systems; (c) The number of the particles in the
systems; (d) Thermal equilibrium of the systems
Q. 36. Fermi energy gives the value of energy in a F-D system up-to which all the energy states
are:
(a) Occupied; (b) vacant; (c) partially filed; (d) None of these
Q. 37. Planck’s radiation law can be derived by using:
(a) M - B statistics; (b) F–D statistics; (c) B – E statistics; (d) All the above
Q. 38. The spin of fermions is:
(a) 0; (b) 0 or ½; (c) 1, 2, 3… (d) 1/2, 3/2, 5/2…