{"id":86434,"date":"2025-06-01T03:46:54","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:46:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=86434"},"modified":"2025-06-01T03:46:54","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:46:54","slug":"which-one-of-the-following-is-the-correct-relation-between-celsius-and","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-one-of-the-following-is-the-correct-relation-between-celsius-and\/","title":{"rendered":"Which one of the following is the correct relation between Celsius and"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Which one of the following is the correct relation between Celsius and Fahrenheit temperature scales? (Symbols carry their usual meanings)<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;T<sub>F<\/sub> = (5\/9)T<sub>C<\/sub> + 32&#8243; option2=&#8221;T<sub>F<\/sub> = (9\/5)T<sub>C<\/sub> + 36&#8243; option3=&#8221;T<sub>F<\/sub> = (5\/9)T<sub>C<\/sub> + 36&#8243; option4=&#8221;T<sub>F<\/sub> = (9\/5)T<sub>C<\/sub> + 32&#8243; correct=&#8221;option4&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC CDS-2 &#8211; 2023<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-cds-2-2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-cds-2-2023\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">The Celsius and Fahrenheit scales are two common temperature scales. The relationship between them is linear. On the Celsius scale, water freezes at 0\u00b0C and boils at 100\u00b0C. On the Fahrenheit scale, water freezes at 32\u00b0F and boils at 212\u00b0F.<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">The interval between the freezing and boiling points of water is 100 degrees on the Celsius scale and 180 degrees (212 &#8211; 32) on the Fahrenheit scale. Thus, 100\u00b0C corresponds to 180\u00b0F. This means a 1\u00b0C change is equivalent to a 1.8\u00b0F (180\/100 = 9\/5) change. Starting from the freezing point (0\u00b0C = 32\u00b0F), the formula to convert Celsius (T<sub>C<\/sub>) to Fahrenheit (T<sub>F<\/sub>) is T<sub>F<\/sub> = (9\/5)T<sub>C<\/sub> + 32.<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">To convert Fahrenheit (T<sub>F<\/sub>) to Celsius (T<sub>C<\/sub>), the formula is T<sub>C<\/sub> = (5\/9)(T<sub>F<\/sub> &#8211; 32). The two scales intersect at -40 degrees, where -40\u00b0C = -40\u00b0F.<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which one of the following is the correct relation between Celsius and Fahrenheit temperature scales? (Symbols carry their usual meanings) [amp_mcq option1=&#8221;TF = (5\/9)TC + 32&#8243; option2=&#8221;TF = (9\/5)TC + 36&#8243; option3=&#8221;TF = (5\/9)TC + 36&#8243; option4=&#8221;TF = (9\/5)TC + 32&#8243; correct=&#8221;option4&#8243;] This question was previously asked in UPSC CDS-2 &#8211; 2023 Download PDFAttempt Online &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Which one of the following is the correct relation between Celsius and\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-one-of-the-following-is-the-correct-relation-between-celsius-and\/#more-86434\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Which one of the following is the correct relation between Celsius and<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1088],"tags":[1105,1130,1128],"class_list":["post-86434","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc-cds-2","tag-1105","tag-heat-and-thermodynamics","tag-physics","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Which one of the following is the correct relation between Celsius and<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Celsius and Fahrenheit scales are two common temperature scales. The relationship between them is linear. On the Celsius scale, water freezes at 0\u00b0C and boils at 100\u00b0C. On the Fahrenheit scale, water freezes at 32\u00b0F and boils at 212\u00b0F. The interval between the freezing and boiling points of water is 100 degrees on the Celsius scale and 180 degrees (212 - 32) on the Fahrenheit scale. Thus, 100\u00b0C corresponds to 180\u00b0F. This means a 1\u00b0C change is equivalent to a 1.8\u00b0F (180\/100 = 9\/5) change. 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