POST COURSE TEST

Circle the most appropriate answer.

1. What is the ozone layer?

A. A thin layer of the earth’s upper atmosphere.

B. The area located approximately 35 miles above the

ground.

C. The area that protects the earth from ultra violet rays
of the sun.

D. All of the above.

2. What is meant by the term “recovery”?

A. To clean refrigerant for reuse.

B. To remove refrigerant and store it an external

container without testing or processing.

C. To reprocess refrigerant.

D. None of the above.

3. What is meant by the term “recycling”?

A. To clean refrigerant for reuse.

B. To remove refrigerant and store it in an external

container without testing or processing.

C. To reprocess refrigerant.

D. None of the above.

4. What is meant by the term “reclaim”?

A. To clean refrigerant for reuse.

B. To remove refrigerant and store it in an external

container without testing or processing.

C. To reprocess refrigerant.

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 D. None of the above.

5. Refrigerant contaminants are removed by:

A. Oil separation.

B. Filtration.

C. Both A and B.

D. None of the above.

6. Refrigerant in a system should be disposed by:

A. Venting into the air.

B. Bleeding off one-half of the charge into the air and

recovering the remainder.

C. Using recovery / recycling equipment.

D. None of the above.

7. In a system that contains CFC’s – drier(s) should be replaced or added to

aid in the purification process.

A. Suction line.

B. Liquid line.

C. Both A and B.

D. None of the above.

8. The most widely used refrigerant is

A. R22 B. R12 C. R134a D. R512

9. Which of the following refrigerants are CFC – Free.

A. R134a B. R22 C. R12 D.R404

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10. CFC stands for

A. Carbon Free Compound B. Chlorine Free Compound

C. Chloro Fluoro Carbon D. Carbon Fluora Chlorine

11. Why is Nitrogen gas preferred for flushing a refrigeration system.

A. It is lighter than the refrigerant.

B. It is cheaper than the refrigerant.

C. It dissolves any contaminants.

D. It is inert and abundant in atmosphere.

12. Which of the following items should be replaced any time on opening up a
refrigeration system?

A. Compressor B. Thermostat

C. Thermal overload protector D. Filter drier

13. Before brazing pipe joints after cutting we should

A. Deburr and polish the pipe ends

B. Degrease and polish the ends

C. Swage and Flare the pipe ends

D. Align the pipes and braze

14. Which of the following is the most recommended refrigeration pipe joining
technique

A. Welding B. Lokring

C. Brazing D. Soldering

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15. Brazing a joint can not

A. Lead to joint leakage

B. Lead to surface burns

C. Cause explosions

D. Harm refrigerant

16. A thermostat in an refrigeration unit could only be used to

A. Switch on / off the compressor

B. Switch on / off the cabinet lights

C. Switch on / off the compressor and heaters

D. Give temperature readings

17. Which provides heat energy in an absorption system?

A. Kerosene

B. Natural

C. Electricity

D. Any of the above

18. Why must the absorption unit be level?

A. Unit depends on gravity flow for efficiency

B. Heat generated in the absorber must be removed

C. Heat removed by the condenser must be carried away

to the surrounding atmosphere

D. All the above

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19. To produce a higher voltage, solar cells should be connected in

A. Series

B. Parallel

C. Combination of series and parallel

D. None of the above

20. Which sunlight intensity produces the greatest solar cell efficiency?

A. High-intensity B. Low-intensity

C. Mid – intensity D. The type of sunlight does

not affect solar efficiency

21. Storage temperature for TT vaccine at the health facilities should be

A. +2ºC to +8ºC
B. -15ºC to –20ºC
C. Both A and B
D. I do not know

22.

If you freeze a vaccine that is supposed to be stored at +2°C

to +8°C, can it still be used?
A Yes B No

23.

If you store a vaccine at +5°C which is recommended to be

kept frozen, can it still be used?
A Yes B No

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The multi-dose vial policy allows that remaining measles vaccine reconstituted
in the morning at about 8 am in a health facility can still be used if a mother
brings in her child for vaccination at about 5 pm.
A. Yes
B. No
C. It depends
D. I do not know

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