Model Paper for Ph.D.

Thermal Energy Engineering

Total Marks : 100 Max.Time Allowed 2 Hours

1. One Pascal in SI is equal to

a) one newton meter
b) one newton metre-1
c) one newton metre-2
d) one dyne cm2

2. Which of the following energy source is produced by uneven heating of earth

a) Geothermal Energy
b) Wind Energy
c) Tidal Energy
d) Coal

3. Band Gap is highest in

a) Insulators
b) Conductors
c) Semi-Conductors
d) None of above

4. In rural areas, the locally generated gas from cow dung used for cooking & lighting
is called
a) Biogas
b) Oxygen
c) Ammonia
d) Carbon dioxide

5. Which gas has a major share in biogas?

a) N2
b) CH4
c) CO2
d) H2

6. Geothermal energy reservoirs are

a) Liquid dominated reservoirs
b) Steam dominated reservoirs
c) Hot rocks with no water
d) All of the above

7. Harmful radiation emitted from the sun is

a) Visible radiation
b) Infrared radiation
c) Ultraviolet radiation
d) None of the Above
8. Hydrogen can be stored as a
a) Compressed gas
b) Liquid
c) Metal hydride
d) All of the above

9. A refrigerant used in the domestic refrigerator is

a) air
b) Freon
c) Sulphur dioxide
d) Methane

10. The range of a projectile is maximum, when the angle of projection is

a. 30°
b. 45°
c. 90°
d. 60°

11. Specify the sequence correctly

a) Stress relief, grain growth, recrystallisation
b) Grain growth, recrystallisation, stress relief
c) Grain growth, stress relief, recrystallisation
d) Stress relief, recrystallisation, grain growth

12. Increasing the temperature of a gas increases its

a) Volume
b) kinetic energy
c) pressure
d) repulsive

13. In nucleus of uranium the number of neutrons will be

a) 92
b) 235
c) 143
d) different for different isotopes

14. Antimatter consists of

a) antiproton
b) antineutron
c) positron
d) all of above

15. Nuclear Electricity production in Pakistan is approximately

a. < 5 pc
b. < 10 pc
c. <15 pc
d. <20 pc