Refrigeration and Air conditioning MCQs

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101. If a refrigerator is directly exposed to sun rays

A. It will stop working
B. The refrigerant will leak
C. There will be less cooling effect
D. Frost will be formed on cabinet surface
E. (A) and (B) above
Answer: C

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102. A refrigerating system operates on the reversed Carnot cycle. The higher
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temperature of the refrigerant in the system is 40?C and the lower is - 15?C. The
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capacity is to be 10 tons. Neglecting all losses, the coefficient of performance of the
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system would be
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B. 3.75
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C. 9.41
D. 4.69
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E. 7.36
Answer: D

103. As warm air cools, its

A. Relative humidity increases
B. Relative humidity decreases
C. There is no effect on moisture holding capacity
D. Capacity to hold moisture increases
E. Dew point occurs
Answer: B

104. In a small vapour compression cycle using capillary tubing for expansion, if
suddenly uncondensed vapours enter the tubing, the result will be
A. Improved refrigerating capacity
B. Loss in refrigerating capacity
 C. Supply of superheated vapour to compressor
D. Choking of drier
E. All of the above
Answer: B

105. In which section of a vapour compression system, the refrigerant is generally

in the form of a wet vapour?
A. Condenser outlet
B. Expansion valve
C. Evaporator
D. Compressor
E. Condenser inlet
Answer: C

106. In a vapour absorption system as compared to vapour compression system,

the compressor is replaced by
A. Receiver
B. Expansion valve
C. Evaporator
D. Conderser
E. Absorber and generator
Answer: E

107. In a refrigerating system work done per kg of air is 20 kcal and heat extracted
per kg of air is 25 kcal. The quantity of refrigerant used is 10 kg. The coefficient of
performance of the system would be
A. 0.8
B. 12.5
C. 5
D. 8
E. 1.25
Answer: E

108. If a one ton refrigeration machine, the significance of term "One ton" is that
A. One ton of water can be converted into ice
B. One ton of ice when melts from and at 0?C in 24 hours the refrigeration effect equivalent to
that

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 C. One ton water can be stored at a time
D. One ton is the total weight of equipment
E. One ton of refrigerant is used
Answer: B

109. The change in temperature resulting from a gas expanding from one constant
pressure, with no heat transfer and no external work other than to maintain the
constant pressure is known as
A. Dalton's law of partial pressures
B. Kinetic theory of gases
C. Avogadro's hypothesis
D. Joule - Thomoson effect
E. Law of conservation of energy
Answer: D

110. Anhydrous substance is

A. Free of hydrogen and other chemicals containing hydrogen
B. Dry substance
C. Free of humidity
D. Free of hydrogen
E. Free of water especially water of crystallization
Answer: E

111. No refrigerator using reversed Carnot cycle has been constructed because
A. It is uneconomical
B. It is less efficient
C. It requires bulky machines
D. 9.41
E. Isentropic portions of cycle require low speeds whereas isothermal protuons require high
speeds
Answer: A

112. The statement: If a maximum of gases or vapours is enclosed in a container,

each will exert its own pressure on the container entirely independent of the others
and the total absolute pressure will be equal to the sum of the partial pressure
exerted by each of the gases. This statement is known as
A. Newton's law of gases

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 B. Kinetic theory of gases
C. Avogadro's hypothesis
D. Fick's law
E. Dalton's law of partial pressures.
Answer: E

113. Defrosting of evaporators is done because

A. Frosting increases refrigerating effect
B. Frosting retards heat flow
C. Frosting is undersirable
D. Frosting obstructs flow of refrigerant
E. Frosting may cause damage to equipment
Answer: B

114. No liquid can exist as a liquid at

A. 100?C
B. Zero pressure
C. Zero viscosity
D. 0?C
E. 10,000 m height above the surface of earth
Answer: B

115. Dischloromono fluoroethane is

A. Freon 11
B. Freon 12
C. Freon 21
D. Freon 22
E. None of the above
Answer: D

116. In a refrigeration system, if the compressor short cycles, the probable cause
could be
A. Intermittent contact in electric control circuit
B. Dirty or iced evaporator
C. Lack of refrigerant
D. Overchange of refrigerant
E. Any of the above

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Answer: E

117. Reversed Carnot cycle assumes that all processes in the cycle are
A. Non-flow only
B. 10,000 m height above the surface of earth
C. Transient flow
D. Non flow or steady flow
E. Steady flow only
Answer: D

118. Which of the following valves is used on domestic refrigerators

A. Solenoid valve
B. Expansion valve
C. Spring safety valve
D. Wheel valve
E. None of the above
Answer: E

119. A thermometer installed, in a vapour compression ammonia system, after the

condenser shows elevated reading than the normal. It shows that
A. Condenser needs cleaning
B. Cooling tower or spray pond not handling the load properly
C. Uneven water distribution over the condensing surfaces
D. Any of the above
E. None of the above
Answer: D

120. One a psychrometric chart cooling and humidification process using spray can
be shown by
A. A line parallel to wet bulb temperature lines
B. A curve
C. A line parallel to dry bulb temperature lines
D. A horizontal line
E. A vertical line
Answer: A

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121. In a vapour compression cycle the refrigerant immediately after expansion
valve is in
A. Liquid form
B. Wet vapour form
C. Dry vapour form
D. Dry and saturated vapour form
E. None of the above
Answer: B

122. If wet bulb temperature is same as dew point, the relative humidity of air will
be
A. 0
B. 25
C. 67
D. 100
E. 50
Answer: D

123. A plant has one 300 ton and one 500 ton centrifugal unit. The total flow of
brine is 6400 litres per minute. What should be the distribution of brine flow
through each unit
A. 3200 litres each
B. 2400 litres through 300 ton plant and 4000 litres through 500 ton plant
C. 4000 litres through 300 ton plant and 2400 litres through 500 ton plant
D. Same brine should flow through both
E. None of the above
Answer: C

124. Which of the following refrigerant has the lowest specific volume?
A. Ammonia
B. Freon 22
C. All the refrigerants have identical specific volume
D. Freon 12
E. Carbondioxide
Answer: E

125. Which of the following refrigerant compressor is not classified as positive

displacement compressor

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 A. Reciprocating compressor
B. Centrifugal compressor
C. Rotary compressor
D. Screw compressor
E. None of the above
Answer: B

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