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This section includes 15 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. |
Isothermal process is a process conducted at constant temperature. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
2. |
Heat engine efficiency increases with ________ sink temperature. |
A. | no change in |
B. | decrease in |
C. | increment in rate of increasing |
D. | increase in |
Answer» C. increment in rate of increasing | |
3. |
Distributed power system is a type of solar thermo-mechanical system. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
4. |
Heat engine efficiency increases as the source temperature _______ |
A. | decreases |
B. | remains the same |
C. | decrement rate increases |
D. | increases |
Answer» E. | |
5. |
What is Carnot efficiency? |
A. | Rate of the temperature difference divided by rate of initial temperature change |
B. | Ratio of relative temperature between source and sink and the relative source temperature |
C. | Ratio of absolute temperature between source and sink and the absolute source temperature |
D. | Ratio of rate of the temperature difference and the absolute source temperature |
Answer» D. Ratio of rate of the temperature difference and the absolute source temperature | |
6. |
The type of heat engine depends on _______ |
A. | material of interconnecting pipes |
B. | type of collector |
C. | sunlight |
D. | photovoltaics |
Answer» C. sunlight | |
7. |
How is energy collected in a distributed power system? |
A. | Sunlight line focused collectors interconnecting pipes heat engines turbines electricity |
B. | Line focused collectors sunlight interconnecting pipes heat engines turbines electricity |
C. | Sunlight line focused collectors turbines interconnecting pipes heat engines electricity |
D. | Interconnecting pipes sunlight line focused collectors heat engines turbines electricity |
Answer» B. Line focused collectors sunlight interconnecting pipes heat engines turbines electricity | |
8. |
Which of the following is a line focus collector used in a distributed power system? |
A. | Parabolic mirrors |
B. | Convex mirrors |
C. | Concave lenses |
D. | Linear fresnel reflector |
Answer» E. | |
9. |
What is the operating temperature of turbines in a central receiver thermal power system? Note that C stands for Celsius. |
A. | 10 100 degree C |
B. | 5000 degree C |
C. | 500 800 degree C |
D. | 200 500 degree C |
Answer» D. 200 500 degree C | |
10. |
Which of the following best describes the working of central receiver thermal power system? |
A. | Sunlight heliostats absorb solar flux central receiver turbine system electricity |
B. | Sunlight heliostats reflect solar flux central receiver turbine system electricity |
C. | Heliostats reflect solar flux sunlight turbine system central receiver electricity |
D. | Heliostats reflect solar flux sunlight central receiver turbine system electricity |
Answer» C. Heliostats reflect solar flux sunlight turbine system central receiver electricity | |
11. |
Which of the following is a popular solar thermal power system? |
A. | Central receiver thermal electric power system |
B. | Photovoltaics |
C. | Concentrating mirrors |
D. | Solar reflectors |
Answer» B. Photovoltaics | |
12. |
Which of the following is/are examples of heat engines? |
A. | Fuel cell vehicles |
B. | Fuel cell energy power plants |
C. | Photovoltaics and concentrating mirrors |
D. | Rankine cycle and Brayton cycle |
Answer» E. | |
13. |
How does heat engine convert thermal and chemical energy to mechanical energy? |
A. | With the help of steam |
B. | By converting the input energy into electrical energy which is then used to drive mechanical systems |
C. | By bringing a working substance from a higher state temperature to a lower state temperature |
D. | By converting the input electrical energy to mechanical energy |
Answer» D. By converting the input electrical energy to mechanical energy | |
14. |
What is a heat engine? |
A. | System that converts thermal energy to mechanical energy |
B. | System that converts thermal and chemical energy to mechanical energy |
C. | System that converts mechanical energy to thermal energy |
D. | System that converts mechanical energy to thermal and chemical energy |
Answer» C. System that converts mechanical energy to thermal energy | |
15. |
Which of the following best describes the flow of energy in a solar thermo-mechanical system? |
A. | Solar thermal mechanical electricity |
B. | Electricity thermal mechanical solar |
C. | Mechanical solar electricity thermal |
D. | Solar electricity thermal mechanical |
Answer» B. Electricity thermal mechanical solar | |