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This section includes 387 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Automobile Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
151. |
During dehumidification process, __________ remains constant. |
A. | wet bulb temperature |
B. | relative humidity |
C. | dry bulb temperature |
D. | specific humidity |
Answer» D. specific humidity | |
152. |
The vertical and uniformly spaced lines on a psychrometric chart indicates |
A. | dry bulb temperature |
B. | wet bulb temperature |
C. | dew point temperature |
D. | specific humidity |
Answer» B. wet bulb temperature | |
153. |
Logarithmic mean temperature difference is the same as the arithmetic mean temperature difference. |
A. | Agree |
B. | Disagree |
C. | Can't say |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. Can't say | |
154. |
The ratio of surface convection resistance to the internal conduction resistance is known as |
A. | Grashoff number |
B. | Biot number |
C. | Stanton number |
D. | Prandtl number |
Answer» C. Stanton number | |
155. |
The horizontal and non-uniformly spaced lines on a psychrometric chart indicates |
A. | dry bulb temperature |
B. | wet bulb temperature |
C. | dew point temperature |
D. | specific humidity |
Answer» D. specific humidity | |
156. |
The critical thickness of insulation is the ratio of thermal conductivity of the insulating material (k) to the heat transfer coefficient at the outer surface of the insulation (h0). |
A. | True |
B. | False |
C. | Can't say |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. False | |
157. |
At 100% relative humidity, wet bulb temperature, dry bulb temperature, dew point temperature and saturation temperature are equal. |
A. | Correct |
B. | Incorrect |
C. | Can't say |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. Incorrect | |
158. |
The refrigerant carbon dioxide is not widely used because of its __________ power require ments per tonne of refrigeration and high operating pressures. |
A. | low |
B. | high |
C. | Can't say |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. Can't say | |
159. |
The critical temperature is the temperature |
A. | below which a gas does not obey gas laws |
B. | above which a gas may explode |
C. | below which a gas is always liquified |
D. | above which a gas will never liquified |
Answer» E. | |
160. |
Kirchhoff's law states that |
A. | the total radiation from a black body per second per unit area is directly proportional to the fourth power of the absolute temperature |
B. | the wave length corresponding to the maximum energy is proportional to the absolute temperature |
C. | the ratio of the emissive power and absorptive power of all bodies is the same and is equal to the emissive power of a perfectly black body |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» D. none of the above | |
161. |
Upto the critical radius of insulation, |
A. | added insulation will increase heat loss |
B. | added insulation will decrease heat loss |
C. | convective heat loss will be less than conductive heat loss |
D. | heat flux will decrease |
Answer» B. added insulation will decrease heat loss | |
162. |
In order to cool and dehumidify a stream of moist air, it must be passed over the coil at a temperature |
A. | which lies between the dry bulb and wet bulb temperatures of the incoming stream |
B. | which lies between the wet bulb and dew point temperatures of the incoming stream |
C. | which is lower than the dew point temperature of the incoming stream |
D. | of adiabatic saturation of incoming stream |
Answer» D. of adiabatic saturation of incoming stream | |
163. |
In larger industrial and commercial reciprocating compression systems, refrigerent widely used is |
A. | ammonia |
B. | carbon dioxide |
C. | sulphur dioxide |
D. | R-12 |
Answer» B. carbon dioxide | |
164. |
Air conditioning means |
A. | cooling |
B. | heating |
C. | dehumidifying |
D. | all of these |
Answer» E. | |
165. |
The refrigerant after condensation process is cooled below the saturation temperature before throttling. Such a process is called |
A. | sub-cooling or under-cooling |
B. | super-cooling |
C. | normal cooling |
D. | none of these |
Answer» B. super-cooling | |
166. |
The rate of heat flow through a body is . The term is known as temperature gradient. |
A. | Yes |
B. | No |
C. | Can't say |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. No | |
167. |
The centrifugal compressors are generally used for refrigerants that require |
A. | small displacements and low condensing pressures |
B. | large displacements and high condensing pressures |
C. | small displacements and high condensing pressures |
D. | large displacements and low condensing pressures |
Answer» E. | |
168. |
If a gas is to be liquified, its temperature must be |
A. | increased to a value above its critical temperature |
B. | reduced to a value below its critical temperature |
C. | equal to critical temperature |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» D. none of the above | |
169. |
The product of Reynolds number and Prandtl number is known as |
A. | Stanton number |
B. | Biot number |
C. | Peclet number |
D. | Grashoff number |
Answer» D. Grashoff number | |
170. |
An ordinary passenger aircraft requires a cooling system of capacity. |
A. | 2 TR |
B. | 4 TR |
C. | 8 TR |
D. | 10 TR |
Answer» D. 10 TR | |
171. |
The thermostatic expansion valve operates on the changes in the |
A. | degree of superheat at exit from the evaporator |
B. | temperature of the evaporator |
C. | pressure in the evaporator |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» B. temperature of the evaporator | |
172. |
For evaporators and condensers, for the given conditions, the logarithmic mean temperature difference (tm) for parallel flow is __________ that for counter flow. |
A. | equal to |
B. | less than |
C. | greater than |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. less than | |
173. |
Prandtl number (PN) is given by PN = μ.cp/k. |
A. | Yes |
B. | No |
C. | Can't say |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. No | |
174. |
A condenser is used in the __________ pressure side of a refrigerating system. |
A. | low |
B. | high |
C. | Can't say |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. Can't say | |
175. |
Wet bulb temperature is the temperature of air recorded by a thermometer, when |
A. | it is not effected by the moisture present in the air |
B. | its bulb is surrounded by a wet cloth exposed to the air |
C. | the moisture present in it begins to condense |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» C. the moisture present in it begins to condense | |
176. |
For a white body, absorptivity (α ) = 0, reflectivity (ρ) = 1 and transmittivity (τ) = 0. |
A. | Correct |
B. | Incorrect |
C. | Can't say |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. Incorrect | |
177. |
A vapour absorption refrigeration system |
A. | gives noisy operation |
B. | gives quiet operation |
C. | requires little power consumption |
D. | cools below 0° C |
Answer» C. requires little power consumption | |
178. |
In aircraft, air refrigeration Cycle is used because of |
A. | low weight per tonne of refrigeration |
B. | high heat transfer rate |
C. | low temperature at high altitudes |
D. | higher coefficient of performance |
Answer» B. high heat transfer rate | |
179. |
In case ofsensible cooling of air, the coil efficiency is given by |
A. | B.P.F. - 1 |
B. | 1 - B.P.F. |
C. | 1 + B.P.F. |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. 1 + B.P.F. | |
180. |
The process of heat transfer from one particle of the fluid to another by the actual movement of the fluid particles due to difference of density caused by temperature of the particle is known as |
A. | conduction |
B. | free convection |
C. | forced convection |
D. | radiation |
Answer» C. forced convection | |
181. |
The horizontal and uniformly spaced lines on a psychrometric chart indicates relative humidity. |
A. | Correct |
B. | Incorrect |
C. | Can't say |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. Can't say | |
182. |
The evaporator used in house-hold refrigerators is |
A. | frosting evaporator |
B. | non-frosting evaporator |
C. | defrosting evaporator |
D. | none of these |
Answer» B. non-frosting evaporator | |
183. |
The specific humidity during heating and humidification process. |
A. | remains constant |
B. | increases |
C. | decreases |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. decreases | |
184. |
Sensible heat factor is given by (where S.H. = Sensible heat, and L.H. = Latent heat) |
A. | S.H/(S.H + L.H) |
B. | (S.H + L.H) /S.H |
C. | (L.H - S.H)/S.H |
D. | S.H/(L.H - S.H) |
Answer» B. (S.H + L.H) /S.H | |
185. |
A furnace is made of a red brick wall of thickness 0.5 m and conductivity 0.7 W/mK. For the same heat loss and temperature drop, this can be replaced by a layer of diatomite earth of conductivity 0.14 W/mK and thickness |
A. | 0.5 m |
B. | 0.1 m |
C. | 0.2 m |
D. | 0.5 m |
Answer» C. 0.2 m | |
186. |
A good refrigerant should have |
A. | high latent heat of vaporisation and low freezing point |
B. | high operating pressures and low freezing point |
C. | high specific volume and high latent heat of vaporisation |
D. | low C.O.P. and low freezing point |
Answer» B. high operating pressures and low freezing point | |
187. |
The freon group of refrigerants are |
A. | halo-carbon refrigerants |
B. | azeotrope refrigerants |
C. | inorganic refrigerants |
D. | hydro-carbon refrigerants |
Answer» B. azeotrope refrigerants | |
188. |
The boiling point of carbon dioxide is |
A. | -20.5°C |
B. | -50°C |
C. | -63.3°C |
D. | -78.3°C |
Answer» E. | |
189. |
During cooling and dehumidification, dry bulb temperature |
A. | remains constant |
B. | increases |
C. | decreases |
D. | None of these |
Answer» D. None of these | |
190. |
The absolute humidity is the mass of water vapour present in 1 m³ of dry air. |
A. | Agree |
B. | Disagree |
C. | Can't say |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. Disagree | |
191. |
The unit of overall coefficient of heat transfer is |
A. | W/m²K |
B. | W/m² |
C. | W/mK |
D. | W/m |
Answer» B. W/m² | |
192. |
The C.O.P. of a Carnot refrigerator in winter will be __________ as compared to C.O.P. in summer. |
A. | same |
B. | lower |
C. | higher |
D. | None of these |
Answer» D. None of these | |
193. |
The process of heat transfer from one particle of the body to another is called conduction, when the particles of the body |
A. | move actually |
B. | do not move actually |
C. | affect the intervening medium |
D. | does not affect the intervening medium |
Answer» C. affect the intervening medium | |
194. |
In a saturated air-water vapour mixture, the |
A. | dry bulb temperature is higher than wet bulb temperature |
B. | dew point temperature is lower than wet bulb temperature |
C. | dry bulb, wet bulb and dew point temperature are same |
D. | dry bulb temperature is higher than dew point temperature |
Answer» D. dry bulb temperature is higher than dew point temperature | |
195. |
A Bell Coleman refrigerator working on dense air system as compared to open air system, for the same range of temperature, results in __________ power per tonne of refrigeration. |
A. | same |
B. | lower |
C. | higher |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. higher | |
196. |
The transfer of heat from one body to another takes place only when there is a temperature difference between the bodies. |
A. | Yes |
B. | No |
C. | Can't say |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. No | |
197. |
The average value of thermal conductivity for water at 20° C saturate is about 0.51. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
C. | Can't say |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. False | |
198. |
The ratio of heat extracted in the refrigerator to the workdone on the refrigerant is called |
A. | coefficient of performance of refrigeration |
B. | coefficient of performance of heat pump |
C. | relative coefficient of performance |
D. | refrigerating efficiency |
Answer» B. coefficient of performance of heat pump | |
199. |
The critical thickness of insulation for a sphere is |
A. | k/h0 |
B. | 2k/h0 |
C. | h0/k |
D. | h0/2k |
Answer» C. h0/k | |
200. |
During heating and humidification, the final relative humidity of air |
A. | is higher than that of the entering air |
B. | is lower than that of the entering air |
C. | can be lower or higher than that of the entering air |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» D. none of the above | |