Renewable Energy

SOLAR THERMAL SYSTEM MCQs

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Question 1. What is a sunroom?
  1.    A room with a sun fitted inside it
  2.    A room that does not allow sunlight to pass through it
  3.    A room that transmits a lot of sunlight and has a scenic view
  4.    A room that does not pass sunlight and has a scenic view
 Discuss Question
Answer is Option C. -> A room that transmits a lot of sunlight and has a scenic view
Answer: (c).A room that transmits a lot of sunlight and has a scenic view
Question 2. Which part of a house receives majority of solar radiation?
  1.    Roof
  2.    Side walls
  3.    Floor
  4.    Doors
 Discuss Question
Answer is Option A. -> Roof
Answer: (a).Roof
Question 3. Which of the following is a design element for residential buildings in temperate and tropical climates?
  1.    Latitude
  2.    Diurnal variations in temperature
  3.    Using thermal mass to store excess solar energy during winter
  4.    Obstacles
 Discuss Question
Answer is Option C. -> Using thermal mass to store excess solar energy during winter
Answer: (c).Using thermal mass to store excess solar energy during winter
Question 4. Which of the following is a site-specific design consideration for a passive solar heating and cooling system?
  1.    Orientation of the building
  2.    Latitude
  3.    Building window size
  4.    Placement of rooms
 Discuss Question
Answer is Option B. -> Latitude
Answer: (b).Latitude
Question 5. Which of the following process is involved in heat transfer through building?
  1.    Seebeck effect
  2.    Peltier effect
  3.    Hall effect
  4.    Conduction
 Discuss Question
Answer is Option D. -> Conduction
Answer: (d).Conduction
Question 6. A building with excessive glass cover ______
  1.    results in freezing
  2.    results in a pleasant temperature within the building
  3.    damages the building material
  4.    results in overheating
 Discuss Question
Answer is Option D. -> results in overheating
Answer: (d).results in overheating
Question 7. A solar roof constructed on a building uses water stored ______ to temper hot and cold internal temperatures of the building.
  1.    on building roofs
  2.    on building walls
  3.    beneath building floors
  4.    on an auxiliary building
 Discuss Question
Answer is Option A. -> on building roofs
Answer: (a).on building roofs
Question 8. A “cool roof” uses reflective surfaces.
  1.    True
  2.    False
  3.    May be True or False
  4.    Can't say
 Discuss Question
Answer is Option B. -> False
Answer: (b).False
Question 9. Which of the following is/are applications of solar heating systems?
  1.    Pasteurisation and drying
  2.    Wetting
  3.    Rainfall
  4.    Battery and capacitor technology
 Discuss Question
Answer is Option A. -> Pasteurisation and drying
Answer: (a).Pasteurisation and drying
Question 10. What is a solar heating system?
  1.    A system which uses heat to generate sunlight
  2.    A system which uses sunlight to generate heat
  3.    A system which uses earth’s heat to generate sunlight
  4.    A system which uses earth’s heat to generate electricity
 Discuss Question
Answer is Option B. -> A system which uses sunlight to generate heat
Answer: (b).A system which uses sunlight to generate heat