1000+ Heat & Mass Transfer MCQ for SSC JE [Solved]

1. Joule sec is the unit of
A. Universal gas constant
B. Kinematic viscosity
C. Thermal conductivity
D. Planck's constant
Answer : D

2. Total emissivity of polished silver compared to black body is
A. Same
B. Higher
C. More or less same
D. Very much lower
Answer : D

3. The unit of overall coefficient of heat transfer is
A. W/m²K
B. W/m²
C. W/mK
D. W/m
Answer : A

4. A composite slab has two layers of different materials with thermal conductivities k? and k?. If each layer has the same thickness, then the equivalent thermal conductivity of the slab will be
A. k? k?
B. (k? + k?)
C. (k? + k?)/ k? k?
D. 2 k? k?/ (k? + k?)
Answer : D

5. The critical temperature is the temperature
A. Below which a gas does not obey gas laws
B. Above which a gas may explode
C. Below which a gas is always liquefied
D. Above which a gas will never liquefied
Answer : D

6. Film coefficient is defined as Inside diameter of tube
A. Equivalent thickness of film
B. Thermal conductivity Equivalent thickness of film Specific heat × Viscosity
C. Thermal conductivity Molecular diffusivity of momentum Thermal diffusivity
D. Film coefficient × Inside diameter Thermal conductivity
Answer : B

7. The time constant of a thermocouple is
A. The time taken to attain the final temperature to be measured
B. The time taken to attain 50% of the value of initial temperature difference
C. The time taken to attain 63.2% of the value of initial temperature difference
D. Determined by the time taken to reach 100°C from 0°C
Answer : C

8. The product of Reynolds number and Prandtl number is known as
A. Stanton number
B. Biot number
C. Peclet number
D. Grashoff number
Answer : C

9. The process of heat transfer from one particle of the fluid to another by the actual movement of the fluid particles due to difference of density caused by temperature of the particle is known as
A. Conduction
B. Free convection
C. Forced convection
D. Radiation
Answer : B

10. When heat is transferred by molecular collision, it is referred to as heat transfer by
A. Conduction
B. Convection
C. Radiation
D. Scattering
Answer : B

11. Fourier's law of heat conduction is (where Q = Amount of heat flow through the body in unit time, A = Surface area of heat flow, taken at right angles to the direction of heat flow, dT = Temperature difference on the two faces of the body, dx = Thickness of the body, through which the heat flows, taken along the direction of heat flow, and k = Thermal conductivity of the body)
A. k. A. (dT/dx)
B. k. A. (dx/dT)
C. k. (dT/dx)
D. k. (dx/dT)
Answer : A

12. Film coefficient is defined as the ratio of
A. Thermal conductivity to the equivalent thickness of the film of fluid
B. Temperature drop through the films of fluids to the thickness of film of fluids
C. Thickness of film of fluid to the thermal conductivity
D. Thickness of film of fluid to the temperature drop through the films of fluids
Answer : A

13. Fourier's law of heat conduction gives the heat flow for
A. Irregular surfaces
B. Nonuniform temperature surfaces
C. One dimensional cases only
D. Two dimensional cases only
Answer : C

14. Reynolds number (RN) is given by (where h = Film coefficient, l = Linear dimension, V = Velocity of fluid, k = Thermal conductivity, t = Temperature, ? = Density of fluid, cp = Specific heat at constant pressure, and ? = Coefficient of absolute viscosity)
A. RN = hl/k
B. RN = ? cp/k
C. RN = ? V l /?
D. RN = V²/t.cp
Answer : C

15. Planck's law holds good for
A. Black bodies
B. Polished bodies
C. All coloured bodies
D. All of the above
Answer : A

16. Thermal diffusivity of a substance is given by (where h = Thermal diffusivity, ? = Density of substance, S = Specific heat, and k = Thermal conductivity)
A. h = k/ ?S
B. h = ?S/k
C. h = S/?k
D. h = k?/S
Answer : A

17. The concept of overall coefficient of heat transfer is used in case of heat transfer by
A. Conduction
B. Convection
C. Radiation
D. Conduction and convection
Answer : D

18. The amount of heat flow through a body by conduction is
A. Directly proportional to the surface area of the body
B. Directly proportional to the temperature difference on the two faces of the body
C. Dependent upon the material of the body
D. All of the above
Answer : D

19. Thermal conductivity of water at 20°C is of the order of
A. 0.1
B. 0.23
C. 0.42
D. 0.51
Answer : D

20. Which of the following statement is correct?
A. A grey body is one which absorbs all radiations incident on it.
B. At thermal equilibrium, the emissivity and absorptivity are same.
C. The energy absorbed by a body to the total energy falling on it, is called emissivity.
D. A perfect body is one which is black in colour.
Answer : B

21. In a heat exchanger with one fluid evaporating or condensing, the surface area required is least in
A. Parallel flow
B. Counter flow
C. Cross flow
D. All of these
Answer : D

22. In counter current flow heat exchanger, the logarithmic temperature difference between the fluids is ________ as compared to parallel flow heat exchanger.
A. Same
B. Less
C. Greater
D. None of these
Answer : C

23. The emissivity for a black body is
A. 0
B. 0.5
C. 0.75
D. 1
Answer : D

24. The process of heat transfer from one particle of the body to another is called conduction, when the particles of the body
A. Move actually
B. Do not move actually
C. Affect the intervening medium
D. Does not affect the intervening medium
Answer : B

25. According to Kirchoff's law, the ratio of emissive power to absorptivity for all bodies is equal to the emissive power of a
A. Grey body
B. Brilliant white polished body
C. Red hot body
D. Black body
Answer : D

26. The amount of radiation mainly depends upon the
A. Nature of the body
B. Temperature of the body
C. Type of surface of the body
D. All of these
Answer : D

27. Thermal conductivity of water in general with rise in temperature
A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. Remain constant
D. May increase or decrease depending on temperature
Answer : D

28. Which of the following statement is wrong?
A. The heat transfer in liquid and gases takes place according to convection.
B. The amount of heat flow through a body is dependent upon the material of the body.
C. The thermal conductivity of solid metals increases with rise in temperature
D. Logarithmic mean temperature difference is not equal to the arithmetic mean temperature difference.
Answer : C

29. The heat transfer takes place according to
A. Zeroth law of thermodynamics
B. First law of thermodynamics
C. Second law of thermodynamics
D. Kirchhoff's law
Answer : C

30. Reynolds number is the ratio of
A. Energy transferred by convection to that by conduction
B. Kinematic viscosity to thermal diffusivity
C. Inertia force to viscous force
D. None of the above
Answer : C

31. The unit of overall coefficient of heat transfer is
A. kcal/m²
B. kcal/hr °C
C. kcal/m² hr °C
D. kcal/m hr °C
Answer : C

32. The ratio of the emissive power and absorptive power of all bodies is the same and is equal to the emissive power of a perfectly black body. This statement is known as
A. Wien's law
B. Stefan's law
C. Kirchhoff's law
D. Planck's law
Answer : C

33. If the temperature of a solid surface changes from 27°C to 627°C, then its emissive power changes in the ratio of
A. 6
B. 9
C. 27
D. 81
Answer : D

34. Absorptivity of a body will be equal to its emissivity
A. At all temperatures
B. At one particular temperature
C. When system is under thermal equilibrium
D. At critical temperature
Answer : C

35. The transfer of heat by molecular collision is known as
A. Conduction
B. Convection
C. Radiation
D. None of these
Answer : B

36. Metals are good conductors of heat because
A. Their atoms collide frequently
B. Their atoms are relatively far apart
C. They contain free electrons
D. They have high density
Answer : A

37. The critical radius is the insulation radius at which the resistance to heat flow is
A. Maximum
B. Minimum
C. Zero
D. None of these
Answer : B

38. Depending on the radiating properties, a body will be black when
A. P = 0, x = 0 and a = 1
B. P= 1, T = 0 and a = 0
C. P = 0, x = 1 and a = 0
D. X = 0, a + p = 0 Where a = absorptivity, p = reflectivity, X = transmissivity.
Answer : A

39. The critical thickness of insulation for a sphere is
A. k/h?
B. 2k/h?
C. h?/k
D. h?/2k
Answer : B

40. The rate of energy emission from unit surface area through unit solid angle, along a normal to the surface, is known as
A. Emissivity
B. Transmissivity
C. Reflectivity
D. Intensity of radiation
Answer : D

41. The radiation emitted by a black body is known as
A. Black radiation
B. Full radiation
C. Total radiation
D. All of these
Answer : D

42. A grey body is one whose absorptivity
A. Varies with temperature
B. Varies with the wave length of incident ray
C. Varies with both
D. Does not vary with temperature and wave length of the incident ray
Answer : D

43. The value of the wavelength for maximum emissive power is given by
A. Wien's law
B. Planck's law
C. Stefan's law
D. Fourier's law
Answer : A

44. The automobile radiator is a heat exchanger of
A. Parallel flow type
B. Counter flow type
C. Cross flow type
D. Regenerator type
Answer : C

45. In counter flow heat exchangers
A. Both the fluids at inlet (of heat exchanger where hot fluid enters) are in their coldest state
B. Both the fluids at inlet are in their hottest state
C. Both the fluids at exit are in their hottest state
D. One fluid is in hottest state and other in coldest state at inlet
Answer : B

46. Which of the following would lead to a reduction in thermal resistance?
A. In conduction, reduction in the thickness of the material and an increase in thermal conductivity.
B. In convection, stirring of the fluid and cleaning the heating surface.
C. In radiation, increasing the temperature and reducing the emissivity.
D. All of the above
Answer : D

47. Radiation is the process of heat transfer in which heat flows from a ________, in a straight line, without affecting the intervening medium.
A. Cold body to hot body
B. Hot body to cold body
C. Smaller body to larger body
D. Larger body to smaller body
Answer : B

48. The value of the wave length for maximum emissive power is given by
A. Kirchhoff's law
B. Stefan's law
C. Wines law
D. Planck's law
Answer : C

49. The heat transfer by conduction through a thick sphere is given by
A. Q = 2?kr₁ r₂ (T₁ - T₂)/ (r₂ - r₁)
B. Q = 4?kr₁ r₂ (T₁ - T₂)/ (r₂ - r₁)
C. Q = 6?kr₁ r₂ (T₁ - T₂)/ (r₂ - r₁)
D. Q = 8?kr₁ r₂ (T₁ - T₂)/ (r₂ - r₁)
Answer : B

50. The ratio of Nusselt number and the product of Reynold's number and Prandtl number is equal to
A. Stanton number
B. Biot number
C. Peclet number
D. Grashoff number
Answer : A