Solar Thermal System(Renewable Energy ) Questions and Answers

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
Explanation:-
Answer: 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
Explanation:-
Answer: 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
Explanation:-
Answer: 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
Explanation:-
Answer: 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
Explanation:-
Answer: 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
Explanation:-
Answer: 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
Explanation:-
Answer: 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
Explanation:-
Answer: 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
Explanation:-
Answer: 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
Explanation:-
Answer: Option B. -> A system which uses sunlight to generate heat
Answer: (b).A system which uses sunlight to generate heat