Renewable Energy Engineering (2181910) MCQs

MCQs of Solar Energy

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11.
Which is the most dangerous radiation?
(a) Alpha radiation
(b) Beta radiation
(c) Gamma radiation
(d) All of the above
Answer:

Option (a)

12.
Sunlight at Earth's surface is around
(a) 42 to 63 percent visible
(b) 32 to 43 percent visible
(c) 22 to 73 percent visible
(d) 42 to 43 percent visible
Answer:

Option (d)

13.
Sunlight at Earth's surface is around
(a) 0.6 to 0.10 percent ultraviolet
(b) 3 to 5 percent ultraviolet
(c) 0.3 to 0.8 percent ultraviolet
(d) 0.1 to 0.5 percent ultraviolet
Answer:

Option (b)

14.
Solar radiation received at any point of earth is called ______________
(a) Insolation
(b) Beam Radiation
(c) Diffuse Radiation
(d) Infrared rays
Answer:

Option (a)

15.
Which of the following type of energy is stored as latent heat?
(a) Chemical energy
(b) Thermal energy
(c) Electrical energy
(d) Mechanical energy
Answer:

Option (b)

16.

Direct solar energy is used for

(a)

water heating

(b)

distillation

(c)

drying

(d)

all of the above

Answer:

Option (d)

17.
The power from the sun intercepted by the earth is approximately
(a) 1.8×109 MW
(b) 1.8×1015 MW
(c) 1.8×1011 MW
(d) 1.8×1019 MW
Answer:

Option (c)

18.
Which of the following is indirect method of Solar energy utilization?
(a) Wind energy
(b) Biomass energy
(c) Wave energy
(d) All of the above
Answer:

Option (d)

19.
The ratio of the beam radiation flux falling on a tilted surface to that falling on a horizontal surface is called the
(a) Radiation shape factor
(b) Tilt factor
(c) Slope
(d) None of the above
Answer:

Option (b)

20.
Beam radiations are measured with the help of
(a) Anemometer
(b) Sunshine recorder
(c) Pyrheliometer
(d) None of the above
Answer:

Option (c)

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