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Explore topic-wise MCQs in Solar Energy.

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1.	A good insulator is necessary to reduce thermal losses in solar stills.
A.	True
B.	False
Answer» B. False

2.	Neutral stills use seawater greenhouses to create freshwater.
A.	False
B.	True
Answer» C.

3.	In a single-effect still, it is crucial to keep the distiller _______
A.	airtight
B.	aerated
C.	connected with another distiller
D.	connected with multiple distillers
Answer» B. aerated

4.	Which of the following is a type of passive stills?
A.	Solar still with compound parabolic concentrator
B.	Single-effect stills with flat plate collectors
C.	Multi-effect stills with compound parabolic concentrator
D.	Single-effect solar still
Answer» E.

5.	What is a passive solar still?
A.	A solar still that uses photovoltaics to start
B.	A solar still that relies only on sun and wind
C.	A solar still that solely relies on sun to distill water
D.	A solar still that uses additional heat sources apart from sun
Answer» D. A solar still that uses additional heat sources apart from sun

6.	Active stills demote faster and larger quantities of freshwater generation.
A.	True
B.	False
Answer» C.

7.	Which of the following are examples of active solar stills?
A.	Compound Parabolic Concentrators and flat plate collectors
B.	Solar heater and photovoltaics
C.	Flat plate collectors and heat engines
D.	Compound parabolic concentrators and sun
Answer» B. Solar heater and photovoltaics

8.	What is an active solar still?
A.	A solar still that solely relies on sun to distill water
B.	A solar still that relies only on sun and wind
C.	A solar sill that automatically gets activated when sun shines on it
D.	A solar still that uses additional heat sources apart from sun
Answer» E.

9.	What do the two categories of solar still namely, active and passive depict?
A.	The method of evaporation
B.	The method of condensation
C.	The method of acquiring energy to drive evaporation
D.	The method of collecting evaporated water
Answer» D. The method of collecting evaporated water

10.	What are the two categories of solar still?
A.	Active and deactivate
B.	Active and passive
C.	Box and cone
D.	Passive and pit
Answer» C. Box and cone

11.	Which of the following is an example of solar distillation?
A.	Natural water cycle
B.	Fractional distillation
C.	Reverse osmosis
D.	Osmosis
Answer» B. Fractional distillation

12.	Which of the following best describes the process of solar distillation?
A.	Influent solar distillation system salty solute remains evaporation of volatile solvents as effluents
B.	Influent evaporation of volatile solvents as effluents solar distillation system salty solute remains
C.	Influent solar distillation system evaporation of volatile solvents as effluents salty solute remains
D.	Solar distillation system influent evaporation of volatile solvents as effluents salty solute remains
Answer» E.

13.	Which of the following is a configuration of solar still?
A.	Solar panel
B.	Solar cell
C.	Cone shaped
D.	Frustum shaped
Answer» D. Frustum shaped

14.	Which of the following houses the process of solar distillation?
A.	Solar thermo-mechanical system
B.	Solar still
C.	Photovoltaics
D.	Heat engines
Answer» C. Photovoltaics

15.	What is solar distillation?
A.	Use solar energy to evaporate water and collect its condensate within the same closed system
B.	Use solar energy to evaporate water and collect it within the same closed system
C.	Use solar energy to collect the condensate of water within the same closed system
D.	Use solar energy to evaporate water and collect its condensate within different closed systems
Answer» B. Use solar energy to evaporate water and collect it within the same closed system