Explore topic-wise MCQs in Solar Energy.

This section includes 14 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Solar Energy knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

Solar heat industrial systems are used for desalination.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
2.

Solar concentrators are used for temperatures beyond 500 degree Celsius.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
3.

Solar air collectors transfer sun’s thermal energy to air via ______

A. conduction
B. convection
C. Seebeck effect
D. Peltier effect
Answer» B. convection
4.

Active solar drying systems control _______ by fans.

A. water flow rate
B. food flow rate
C. electricity
D. air flow rate
Answer» E.
5.

Which of the following groups are types of solar drying technology?

A. Indirect, direct and active, photovoltaic
B. Photovoltaic, direct and indirect, active
C. Indirect, direct and active, passive
D. Indirect, passive and active, direct
Answer» D. Indirect, passive and active, direct
6.

Which of the following is an example of solar air heating/collection technology?

A. Drying food using hair dryer
B. Drying food under direct sun
C. Heating the food in oven
D. Grilling food in a barbeque
Answer» C. Heating the food in oven
7.

Which of the following are types of solar concentrators?

A. Solar air collectors
B. Flat-plate collectors
C. Parabolic flat plate collectors
D. Linear Fresnel collectors
Answer» E.
8.

Which application is best suited for a solar water system?

A. Food industry
B. Semiconductor industry
C. Residential applications
D. Liquid adsorption
Answer» D. Liquid adsorption
9.

Which of the following is a conventional solar water system?

A. Solar air collectors
B. Flat-plate collectors
C. Parabolic dish collectors
D. Linear Fresnel collectors
Answer» C. Parabolic dish collectors
10.

How does using a solar air collector benefit food processing industry?

A. Reduce gas-or-oil-based drying and/or reduce food spoilage
B. Reduce food spoilage and increase gas-or-oil base drying
C. Increase food spoilage
D. Increase gas-or-oil-based drying and/or increase food spoilage
Answer» B. Reduce food spoilage and increase gas-or-oil base drying
11.

Which industry primarily uses solar air collectors?

A. Industries manufacturing plastic
B. Industries melting metals
C. Semiconductor industry
D. Food processing industry
Answer» E.
12.

What solar thermal technologies are useful for industrial processes?

A. Photovoltaics and solar air collectors
B. Solar air collectors and geothermal energy
C. Solar air collectors and solar water systems
D. Geothermal and photovoltaics
Answer» D. Geothermal and photovoltaics
13.

What is a solar heating system?

A. A system which uses heat to generate sunlight
B. A system which uses sunlight to generate heat
C. A system which uses earth’s heat to generate sunlight
D. A system which uses earth’s heat to generate electricity
Answer» C. A system which uses earth’s heat to generate sunlight
14.

Which of the following is/are applications of solar heating systems?

A. Pasteurisation and drying
B. Wetting
C. Rainfall
D. Battery and capacitor technology
Answer» B. Wetting