Practice Test: Question Set - 09
1. The total radiation from a black body per second per unit area is ________ fourth power of the absolute temperature. This statement is known as Stefan Boltzmann law.
- (A) Equal to
- (B) Directly
proportional to
- (C) Inversely
proportional to
- (D) None
of these
2. 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
3. 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
4. When heat is transferred by molecular collision, it is referred to as heat transfer by
- (A) Conduction
- (B) Convection
- (C) Radiation
- (D) Scattering
5. The highest thermal diffusivity is of
- (A) Iron
- (B) Lead
- (C) Concrete
- (D) Wood
6. Conduction is a process of heat transfer
- (A) From
one particle of the body to another without the actual motion of the particles
- (B) From
one particle of the body to another by the actual motion of the heated
particles
- (C) From
a hot body to a cold body, in a straight line, without affecting the
intervening medium
- (D) None
of the above
7. 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
8. The emissivity for a black body is
- (A) 0
- (B) 0.5
- (C) 0.75
- (D) 1
9. Thermal conductivity of water at 20°C is of the order of
- (A) 0.1
- (B) 0.23
- (C) 0.42
- (D) 0.51
10. Free convection flow depends on
- (A) Density
- (B) Coefficient
of viscosity
- (C) Gravitational
force
- (D) All of these
11. 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.
12. Which of the following has least value of conductivity?
- (A) Glass
- (B) Water
- (C) Plastic
- (D) Air
13. 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
14. Which of the following is expected to have highest thermal conductivity?
- (A) Steam
- (B) Solid ice
- (C) Melting ice
- (D) Water
15. 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
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