SSC CHSL - Heat & Mass Transfer 1000+ MCQ [Solved] PDF Download

1. Thermal diffusivity of a substance is
A. Directly proportional to the thermal conductivity
B. Inversely proportional to density of substance
C. Inversely proportional to specific heat
D. All of the above
Answer : D

2. 40% of incident radiant energy on the surface of a thermally transparent body is reflected back. If the transmissivity of the body be 0.15, then the emissivity of surface is
A. 0.45
B. 0.55
C. 0.40
D. 0.75
Answer : A

3. The heat transfer from a hot body to a cold body is directly proportional to the surface area and difference of temperatures between the two bodies. This statement is called
A. First law of thermodynamics
B. Newton's law of cooling
C. Newton's law of heating
D. Stefan's law
Answer : B

4. The insulation ability of an insulator with the presence of moisture would
A. Increase
B. Decrease
C. Remain unaffected
D. May increase/decrease depending on temperature and thickness of insulation
Answer : B

5. Sensible heat is the heat required to
A. Change vapour into liquid
B. Change liquid into vapour
C. Increase the temperature of a liquid of vapour
D. Convert water into steam and superheat it
Answer : C

6. Which of the following is the case of heat transfer by radiation?
A. Blast furnace
B. Heating of building
C. Cooling of parts in furnace
D. Heat received by a person from fireplace
Answer : D

7. 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

8. According to Wien's law, the wavelength corresponding to maximum energy is proportion to
A. Absolute temperature (T)
B. I²
C. F
D. T
Answer : A

9. 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

10. 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

11. Which of the following is expected to have highest thermal conductivity?
A. Steam
B. Solid ice
C. Melting ice
D. Water
Answer : B

12. LMTD in case of counter flow heat exchanger as compared to parallel flow heat exchanger is
A. Higher
B. Lower
C. Same
D. Depends on the area of heat exchanger
Answer : A

13. 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

14. When absorptivity (?) = 1, reflectivity (?) = 0 and transmissivity (?) = 0, then the body is said to be a
A. Black body
B. Grey body
C. Opaque body
D. White body
Answer : A

15. 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

16. Thermal conductivity of a material may be defined as the
A. Quantity of heat flowing in one second through one cm cube of material when opposite faces ^re maintained at a temperature difference of 1°C
B. Quantity of heat flowing in one second through a slab of the material of area one cm square, thickness 1 cm when its faces differ in temperature by 1°C
C. Heat conducted in unit time across unit area through unit thickness when a temperature difference of unity is maintained between opposite faces
D. All of the above
Answer : D

17. Temperature of steam at around 540°C can be measured by
A. Thermometer
B. Thermistor
C. Thermocouple
D. None of these
Answer : C

18. 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

19. In heat exchangers, degree of approach is defined as the difference between temperatures of
A. Cold water inlet and outlet
B. Hot medium inlet and outlet
C. Hot medium outlet and cold water inlet
D. Hot medium outlet and cold water outlet
Answer : D

20. 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

21. Fourier's law of heat conduction is valid for
A. One dimensional cases only
B. Two dimensional cases only
C. Three dimensional cases only
D. Regular surfaces having non-uniform temperature gradients
Answer : A

22. Two long parallel surfaces each of emissivity 0.7 are maintained at different temperatures and accordingly have radiation heat exchange between them. It is desired to reduce 75% of the radiant heat transfer by inserting thin parallel shields of emissivity 1 on both sides. The number of shields should be
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four
Answer : C

23. Unit of thermal conductivity in M.K.S. units is
A. K cal/kg m² °C
B. K cal m/hr m² °C
C. K cal/hr m² °C
D. K calm/hr °C
Answer : B

24. A non-dimensional number generally associated with natural convection heat transfer is
A. Grashoff number
B. Nusselt number
C. Weber number
D. Prandtl number
Answer : A

25. A designer chooses the values of fluid flow rates and specific heats in such a manner that the heat capacities of the two fluids are equal. A hot fluid enters the counter flow heat exchanger at 100° C and leaves at 60° C. A cold fluid enters the heat exchanger at 40° C. The mean temperature difference between the two fluids is
A. 20°C
B. 40°C
C. 60°C
D. 66.7°C
Answer : A

26. According to Newton's law of cooling, the heat transfer from a hot body to a cold body is
A. Directly proportional to the surface area
B. Directly proportional to the difference of temperatures between the two bodies
C. Either (A) or (B)
D. Both (A) and (B)
Answer : D

27. Thermal conductivity of non-metallic amorphous solids with decrease in temperature
A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. Remain constant
D. May increase or decrease depending on temperature
Answer : B

28. All radiations in a black body are
A. Reflected
B. Refracted
C. Transmitted
D. Absorbed
Answer : D

29. The ratio of the thickness of thermal boundary layer to the thickness of hydrodynamic boundary layer is equal to (Prandtl number) n, where n is equal to
A. -1/3
B. -2/3
C. 1
D. -1
Answer : A

30. 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

31. According to Stefan's law, the total radiation from a black body per second per unit area is proportional to
A. Absolute temperature
B. T²
C. T?
D. T
Answer : D

32. An ordinary passenger aircraft requires a cooling system of capacity.
A. 2 TR
B. 4 TR
C. 8 TR
D. 10 TR
Answer : C

33. According to Stefan Boltzmann law, the total radiation from a black body per second per unit area is directly proportional to the
A. Absolute temperature
B. Square of the absolute temperature
C. Cube of the absolute temperature
D. Fourth power of the absolute temperature
Answer : D

34. The emissive power of a body depends upon its
A. Temperature
B. Wave length
C. Physical nature
D. All of the above
Answer : D

35. A perfect black body is one which
A. Is black in colour
B. Reflects all heat
C. Transmits all heat radiations
D. Absorbs heat radiations of all wave lengths falling on it
Answer : D

36. Two balls of same material and finish have their diameters in the ratio of 2: 1 and both are heated to same temperature and allowed to cool by radiation. Rate of cooling by big ball as compared to smaller one will be in the ratio of
A. 1 : 1
B. 2 : 1
C. 1 : 2
D. 4 : 1
Answer : C

37. Heat is closely related with
A. Liquids
B. Energy
C. Temperature
D. Entropy
Answer : C

38. The rate of heat flow through a body is Q = [kA (T? - T?)]/x. The term x/kA is known as
A. Thermal coefficient
B. Thermal resistance
C. Thermal conductivity
D. None of these
Answer : B

39. 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

40. A grey body is one whose absorptivity
A. Varies with temperature
B. Varies with wavelength of the incident ray
C. Is equal to its emissivity
D. Does not vary with temperature and. wavelength of the incident ray
Answer : C

41. Thermal conductivity of wood depends on
A. Moisture
B. Density
C. Temperature
D. All of the above
Answer : D

42. The value of Prandtl number for air is about
A. 0.1
B. 0.3
C. 0.7
D. 1.7
Answer : C

43. The heat of sun reaches to us according to
A. Conduction
B. Convection
C. Radiation
D. None of these
Answer : C

44. Log mean temperature difference in case of counter flow compared to parallel flow will be
A. Same
B. More
C. Less
D. Depends on other factors
Answer : B

45. Upto the critical radius of insulation,
A. Added insulation will increase heat loss
B. Added insulation will decrease heat loss
C. Convective heat loss will be less than conductive heat loss
D. Heat flux will decrease
Answer : A

46. A steam pipe is to be insulated by two insulating materials put over each other. For best results
A. Better insulation should be put over pipe and better one over it
B. Inferior insulation should be put over pipe and better one over it
C. Both may be put in any order
D. Whether to put inferior OIL over pipe or the better one would depend on steam temperature
Answer : A

47. Stefan Boltzmann law is applicable for heat transfer by
A. Conduction
B. Convection
C. Radiation
D. Conduction and radiation combined
Answer : C

48. 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

49. 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

50. The amount of radiation mainly depends on
A. Nature of body
B. Temperature of body
C. Type of surface of body
D. All of the above
Answer : D