The human body feels more comfortable when the heat stored in the body is

1. Positive
2. Negative
3. Zero
4. Other
Ans: zero

The human body feels more comfortable when the heat stored in the body is
1. Positive
2. Negative
3. Zero
4. Other
Ans: zero
A human body feels comfortable when the heat produced by the metabolism of human body is
equal to the
(A) Heat dissipated to the surroundings
(B) Heat stored in the human body
(C) Sum of (A) and (B)
(D) Difference of (A) and (B)

Cooling water is required for following equipment in ammonia absorption plant

(A) Condenser

(B) Evaporator

(C) Absorber

(D) Condenser, absorber and separator (rectifier)

A human body feels comfortable when the heat produced by the metabolism of human body
is equal to the
(A) Heat dissipated to the surroundings
(B) Heat stored in the human body
(C) Sum of (A) and (B)
(D) Difference of (A) and (B) ans :c

The wet bulb temperature during sensible cooling of air

(A) Remains constant
(B) Increases
(C) Decreases
(D) None of these ans c

Rating of a domestic refrigerator is of the order of

(A) 0.1 ton

(B) 5 tons
 (C) 10 tons

(D) 40 tons

What is the relative humidity for a saturated air?

a. 0%
b. 50%
c. 100%
d. cannot say

Ans c.100%

When the rate of evaporation of water is zero, the relative humidity of the air is

a. 0%
b. 100%
c. 50%
d. unpredictable
ANSWER: 100%

The degree of saturation varies between

a. 1 to infinity
b. 0 to infinity
c. 0 to 1
d. none of the above

Ans c.0 to 1

The comfort conditions in air conditioning are at (where DBT = Dry bulb temperature, and RH =
Relative humidity)
A. 25°C DBT and 100% RH

B. 20°C DBT and 80% RH

C. 22°C DBT and 60% RH

D. 25°C DBT and 40% RH

Answer: Option C

The pressure at the outlet of a refrigerant compressor is called

(A) Suction pressure
(B) Discharge pressure
(C) Critical pressure
(D) Back pressure ans b
At any point on the saturation curve in psychometric chart, the dry bulb temperature is always

a. less than the corresponding wet bulb temperature

b. more than the corresponding wet bulb temperature
c. equal to the corresponding wet bulb temperature
d. cannot predict
ANSWER: equal to the corresponding wet bulb temperature

The vapour compression refrigerator employs the following cycle

(A) Rankine
(B) Carnot
(C) Reversed Rankine
(D) Reversed Carnot

The degree of warmth or cold felt by human body mainly depends upon
(A) DBT
(B) RH
(C) Air velocity
(D) all of the above

Ans: (D)

What is the temperature at which the water vapour in the mixture of water vapour in air, starts
condensing called?

a. condensation temperature
b. dew point temperature
c. vaporization temperature
d. all of the above
Ans b

In a refrigeration system, the expansion device is connected between the

(A) Compressor and condenser
(B) Condenser and receiver
(C) Receiver and evaporator
(D) Evaporator and compressor

Answer:c

During heating and dehumidification process, dry bulb temperature

A. Remains constant

B. Increases

C. Decreases

D. None of these
Answer: Option B

Heating and humidification is done in

a) summer air conditioning
b) winter air conditioning
c) both of the mentioned
d) none of the mentioned

Which temperature can be measured by an instrument called psychrometer?

a. dry bulb temperature

b. wet bulb temperature
c. both a. and b.
d. none of the above
Ans c

Which of the following is not a factory affecting optimum effective temperature .

A. Clothing
B. Body weight
C. Density of occupants
D. Climatic differences
And b
Moisture in freon refrigeration system causes
(a) ineffective refrigeration
(b) high power consumption
(c) freezing automatic regulating valve
(d) corrosion of whole system
(e) breakdown of refrigerant.
Ans: c

Humidification is the process of addition moisture in air at

a. constant wet bulb temperature

b. constant dry bulb temperature
c. constant latent heatn
d. none of the above
ANSWER: constant dry bulb temperature

At 100% relative humidity, the wet bulb temperature is

a. lower than the dew point temperature

b. higher than the dew point temperature
c. equal to the dew point temperature
d. none of the above
ANSWER: equal to the dew point temperature

In heat loss due to evaporation plus sign indicates

1) heat lost to the surroundings
2) heat gained to the surroundings
Ans) heat lost to the surroundings

Superheating in a refrigeration cycle

(a) increases COP
(b) decreases COP
(c) COP remains unaltered
(d) other factors decide COP
(e) unpredictable.
Ans: b

When the humidity ratio of air increases the the air is said to be

a. dehumidified
b. humidified
c. heated
d. cooled

Ans b

Heat stroke is caused when the temperature increases above

105F
106F
104F
Other
Ans: 105F

The degree of saturation varies between

a. 1 to infinity
b. 0 to infinity
c. 0 to 1
d. none of the above
Ans c

The most desirable RH range is from

1) 30% to 70%
2) 20 to 70
Ans (1)

Heating and humidification is done in

a) summer air conditioning
b) winter air conditioning
c) both of the mentioned
d) none of the mentioned

What is the disadvantage of ammonia using as a refrigerant?

a. ammonia cannot be detected in case of leakage
b. ammonia has a bad effect on ozone layer
c. ammonia is toxic in nature
d. ammonia has higher energy cost

Ans c

The heat produces by a normal heathy man while asleep is

60watt
20 watt
Ans 60 watt

The dew point temperature is less than the wet bulb temperature for

a. saturated air
b. unsaturated air
c. both saturated and unsaturated air
d. none of the above
ANSWER: unsaturated air

The formation of fog starts when,

a. air temperature is equal to the dew point temperature

b. air temperature is greater than the dew point temperature
c. both a. and b.
d. none of the above

What is the desirable characteristics of a refrigerant?

a. it should not be toxic

b. it should not be non-corrosive
c. it should have minimum enthalpy of vaporization
d. all of the above

Ans a

When the dew point temperature is equal to the air temperature then the relative humidity is

a. 0%
b. 50%
c. 100%
d. unpredictable
Ans c

The heat given off from human body is .

A. Either sensible or latent heat
B. Both sensible and latent heat
C. Sensible heat and not latent heat
D. Latent heat and not sensible heat
Ans A

The formation of fog starts when,

a. air temperature is equal to the dew point temperature

b. air temperature is greater than the dew point temperature
c. both a. and b.
d. none of the above

Ans A

The wet bulb temperature at 100% relative humidity is _______ dry bulb temperature
A)same as
B)lower than
C)higher than
D)none of these
Ans- (A)same as

A human body feels comfortable when the heat produced by the metabolism of human body is
equal to the
(A) Heat dissipated to the surroundings
(B) Heat stored in the human body
(C) Sum of (A) and (B)
(D) Difference of (A) and (B)

Answer: Option C

When the humidity ratio of air increases the the air is said to be

a. dehumidified
b. humidified
c. heated
d. cooled
Ans b

During humidification process, __________ increases.

(A) Wet bulb temperature
(B) Relative humidity
(C) Dry bulb temperature
(D) Specific humidity
Answer: Option B

What is the perfect condition for dehumidification of air?

a. air is heated above its dew point temperature

b. air is cooled up to its dew point temperature
c. air is heated below its dew point temperature
d. air is cooled below its dew point temperature
ANSWER: air is cooled below its dew point temperature

During humidification process, __________ increases.

(A) Wet bulb temperature

(B) Relative humidity

(C) Dry bulb temperature

(D) Specific humidity

Ans- Relative humidity

When dry bulb temperature (DBT) and wet bulb temperature (WBT) are measured, greater the
difference between DBT and WBT,

a. greater the amount of water vapour held in the mixture

b. smaller the amount of water vapour held in the mixture
c. same the amount of water vapour held in the mixture
d. none of the above
Ans b

Which of the following is a classification of a primary refrigirants ?

a. A.Halo carbons
b. B.Azeotrope refrigerants
c. C.Hydrocarbon refrigerants
d. D.All of the above ans d

determine the SHF when SHG is 4kW and LHG is 5.2kW

Ans 0.822

Most of the heat absorbed by the evaporator is due to refrigerant ____________.

a) latent heat of vaporization

b) sub-cooling effect
c)superheated flash gas
d) sensible heat of vaporization
Ans a