1. How do you call the water vapor content of air?

a) Moisture b) Humidity ratio c) dew point d) vapor

Answer: B
2. When air contains all of the water vapor it can hold, it is said to be
a) Simulated b) loaded c) saturated d) moisture
Answer: C
3. What is the instrument used to register relative humidity?
a) Hygrometer b) hydrometer c) perometer d) manometer
Answer: A
4. Humidity is a measure of which of the following?
a) Water vapour content b) temperature c) latent heat d) all choice
Answer: A
5. Air conditioning is the process of:
a) Keeping a place cool b) removing heat from a specific area c) maintaining
the air at a required temperature and humidity d) A or C
Answer: C
6. In an air-conditioning system, before the air is circulated to the required area, it is:
a) Cooled b) filtered c) dehumidified d) all of the choices
Answer: D
7. The temperature at which water vapor in the atmosphere begins to condense is
known as the:
a) Vapour point b) dew point c) moisture point d) none of the choices
Answer: B
8. Saturation temperature is the same as;
a) Dew point b) vapour temperature c) steam temperature d) humidity
Answer: A
9. When the bypass factor is B, the coil efficiency for sensible cooling of air is equal to:
a) 1+B b) 1-B c) 1-B/B d) 1+B/B
Answer: B
10. The psychrometric chart in air conditioning determines the
a) wet bulb and dry bulb temperatures
b) psychrometric temperature requirements
c) saturation temperature and relatives humidity
d) moist air conditions
Answer: D
11. Which of the following is considered as comfort condition in air conditioning?
a) 40 C DBT, 80% RH
b) 30 C DBT, 60% RH
c) 30 C DBT, 80% RH
d) 20 C DBT, 60% RH
 Answer: D
12. The drift loss in cooling towers is about:
a) 1% only b) 12 to 15% c) 10 to 20% d) 30 to 40%
Answer: C
13. Cooling towers are used for cooling water:
a) to be injected in circulating air
b) to be used for humidification
c) to be used for filtration of air
d) to be used for cooling the compressor
Answer: D
14. By which of the following processes heat mainly dissipates in cooling towers?
a) conduction
b) convection
c) radiation
d) evaporation
Answer: B
15. Which one is commonly used liquid absorbent?
a) silica gel
b) activated alumina
c) ethylene glycol
d) any one of the above
Answer: C
16. In sensible heating cooling following parameter remains unchanged
a) dry bulb temperature
b) wet bulb temperature
c) wet bulb temperature
d) humidity ratio
Answer: D
17. Heating and dehumidification can be obtained simultaneously if air is passed through:
a) sprays of water kept at a temperature higher than the dew point temperature of
the entering air
b) a solid absorbent surface
c) a liquid absorbent spray
d) any one of B and C
Answer: D
18. Dirt and foreign materials normally build-up on the side of the condenser tubes. To
ensure adequate condenser capacity, a certain factor is used in calculating the overall
heat transfer through the walls of the tubes including the heat transfer rate of the
layers dirt and foreign materials. What is this factor?
a) Booster Factor b) Factor of Safety c) Fouling Factor d) Compression
Factor
Answer: C
19. What is the value of the Mach No. Throat of the converging-diverging nozzle?
a) Zero b) two c) one d) ten
Answer: C
20. What do bodies at a temperature above absolute zero?
a) It emits Energy
b) It emits Thermal Radiation
c) It emits Heat for Conduction
d) It emits Heat for Convection
Answer: B
21. When air is saturated, the wet bulb depression is:
a) Zero b) indefinite c) unity d) 100%
Answer: A
22. In a window air conditioning unit which of the following is usually done by the owner?
a) Semi-annual cleaning or replacement of filters
b) Annual cleaning of the evaporator, condenser, fan blades, fan motor, compressor
and casing
c) Inspection of fan motors and lubricates them
d) All of the above
Answer: A
23. Fan motors in air conditioning usually have:
a) 2 or 3 speeds b) 3 or 4 speeds c) 1 or 2 speeds d) 4 or
5 speeds
Answer: A
24. Which of the following capacitors that can usually found in an air conditioning unit?
a) Starting capacitors
b) Running capacitors
c) Fan motor capacitors
d) All of these
Answer: D
25. Which of the following troubles commonly occurs inside an air conditioning unit?
a) Stuck Compressor
b) Clogged Refrigerant Circuit
c) Short Circuit, open circuit, grounded motor winding
d) All of these
Answer: D
26. Which of the following troubles commonly occurs inside an air conditioning unit
a) Stuck compressor
b) Clogged refrigerant circuit
c) Short circuit, open circuit, grounded motor winding
d) All of these
Answer: D
27. The motor condition of an air conditioning unit can be check with:
 a) The continuity of light or with an ohmmeter
b) The flow of refrigerant in the receiver
c) The discharge pressure in the compressor
d) All of these
Answer: A
28. An air conditioning system wherein the entire systems are mounted in the cabinet:
a) Console air conditioners
b) Centralized air conditioners
c) Package type air conditioners
d) Multizone split ductless system
Answer: A
29. The use of water to carry heat occupied spaces
a) Hydronic heating system
b) Water boiling system
c) Hydrokinetic heating system
d) Hydraulic heating system
Answer: A
30. The method of cooling which primarily used where ambient air temperatures are high
and relative humidity is used:
a) Swamp cooling
b) Evaporative cooling
c) Condensate cooling
d) Hydroionic cooling
Answer: A
31. The other name for swamp cooling is:
a) Evaporative cooling
b) Condensate cooling
c) Wet roof cooling
d) Excelsior cooling
Answer: C
32. Evaporative condenser is used to cool
a) Condenser vapor
b) Condenser surface
c) Condensate liquid
d) All of these
Answer: A
33. A method of cooling which uses water as refrigerant. Pressure on the water surface is
reduced to lower its boiling temperature.
a) Steam jet cooling
b) Evaporative cooling
c) Vortex tube cooling
d) Pressurized cooling
Answer: A
34. Palladium chloride may be used to measure the presence of:
a) Vapor
b) CO
c) Ammonia
d) Refrigerant
Answer: B
35. The amount of CO can be determined by the color of palladium chloride. An amount
of 30 ppm to 70 ppm will cause:
a) Slight darkening
b) Grey color
c) Red color
d) Black color
Answer: A
36. The term used to express the amount moisture in a given sample of air. It is compared
with the amount of moisture in a given sample of air.
a) Humidity
b) Relative humidity
c) Absolute humidity
d) Humidity ratio
Answer: B
37. How should the window type air conditioning unit be placed?
a) Slant toward inside of the home
b) Slant toward outside of the home
c) Level
d) Slant at approximately 15˚ from the horizontal
Answer: B
38. A dehumidifier is usually a small hermitic refrigerating system. It has both a condenser
and an evaporator. Many older systems use R – 12 or R – 500. the newer units use:
a) R – 134a
b) R – 145a
c) R – 217a
d) R – 121a
Answer: A
39. The normal cut – out setting of a window unit thermostat is between:
a) 13˚C to 16˚C
b) 16˚C to 21˚C
c) 17˚C to 22˚C
d) 10˚C to 15˚C
Answer: A
40. Thermostat are used with most window units. They have differentials which vary
between:
a) 2˚C to 4˚C
b) 3˚C to 5˚C
c) 4˚C to 5˚C
 d) 1˚C to 2˚C
Answer: A
41. In an air conditioning unit, the thermostat fails. The unit did not start. How do you test
the operation of thermostat?
a) Cover the air outlet and air inlet with a cloth. The air will recirculate into the
unit and the temperature will quickly drop to the cut out temperature.
b) Cover the outlet and the air will not circulate and the thermostat functions
because no air movement.
c) Cover both the inlet and outlet so that the recirculating air has the same
temperature.
d) Never cover any air passage so that air can freely move and thermostat
functions well.
Answer: A
42. Which of the following dehumidifier is often used to reheat the air after moisture is
removed?
a) Evaporator
b) Chiller
c) Condenser
d) Compressor
Answer: C
43. Which of the following refrigerant is added sometimes to other refrigerant to improve
oil circulation?
a) R - 117
b) R - 777
c) R – 170 ( Ethane )
d) R – 270
Answer: C
44. A refrigeration that deals with producing temperature of – 157˚C or lower.
a) Low temperature refrigeration
b) Extremely low temperature refrigeration
c) Absolute zero refrigeration
d) Cryogenics
Answer: D
45. Measurement of a device’s ability to remove atmospheric air from test air.
a) Atmospheric dust spot efficiency
b) Atmospheric dry air efficiency
c) Test air efficiency
d) Baudelot air efficiency
Answer: A
46. A liquid mixture having constant maximum and minimum boiling points. Refrigerants
comprising this mixture do not combine chemically, yet the mixture provides constant
characteristics.
a) Azeotropic mixture
b) Homogeneous mixture
 c) Conzeotropic mixture
d) Cryogenic mixture
Answer: A
47. Refrigerant in group A1 ( R – 11 ). Chemical combination of carbon, chlorine, and
flourine.
a) Carrene
b) Corrine
c) CCL group
d) HCL group
Answer: A
48. Which of the following refrigerants is popular in the industrial refrigerating system;
also popularly absorption system of refrigerant.
a) R – 717 ( Ammonia )
b) R – 600 ( Butane )
c) R – 611 ( Methyl Formate)
d) R – 504
Answer: A
49. Which of the following is a function of air conditioning?
a) Temperature and humidity control
b) Air filtering, cleaning, and purification
c) Air movement and circulation
d) All of these
Answer: D
50. Oxygen is approximately what percent by weight in the atmosphere?
a) 23%
b) 27%
c) 77%
d) 73%
Answer: A
51. Substance that have the ability to absorb moisture from the air is called:
a) Dessicants
b) Moisturizer
c) Dehygroscopic substances
d) Moisture absorber
Answer: A
52. When the dry bulb and the wet bulb temperatures are identical, the air is said to be:
a) Saturated
b) Compressed
c) Humidified
d) Dehumidified
Answer: A
53. In what form the water exists in air?
a) Solid
 b) Liquid
c) Vapor
d) Saturated
Answer: C
54. When air is heated, what happened to it’s relative humidity?
a) Increases
b) Decreases
c) Remain constant
d) May increase or decrease depending on temperature
Answer: B
55. The horizontal scale ( abscissa ) in the psychrometric chart represents:
a) Dry bulb temperature
b) Wet bulb temperature
c) Relative humidity
d) Humidity
Answer: A
56. Most people are comfortable with the relative humidity of:
a) 30% to 70%
b) 10% to 40%
c) 20% to 30%
d) 40% to 80%
Answer: A
57. The temperature below which water vapor in the air will start to condense:
a) Condensing temperature
b) Dry bulb temperature
c) Dew point temperature
d) Wet bulb temperature
Answer: C
58. Which of the following is not used as method to measure air velocities?
a) Hot wire anemometer
b) Rotating anemometer
c) Swinging vane velocimeter
d) Open type barometer
Answer: D
59. It is a form of oxygen photochemically produced in nature.
a) Ozone
b) Oxidation
c) Oxidizing agent
d) DO2
Answer: A
60. What is chemical formula for ozone?
a) O3
b) O2
 c) D2O
d) O1
Answer: A
61. In the upper atmosphere, ozone is made by ultraviolet light reacting with:
a) Oxygen
b) Hydrogen
c) Nitrogen
d) Water vapor
Answer: A
62. The ozone concentration of 0.10 parts per million ( ppm ) is generally considered the
maximum permissible for how many hours exposure
a) 8 hrs.
b) 4 hrs.
c) 7 hrs.
d) 3 hrs.
Answer: A
63. How many moisture be removed from air?
a) Condensation
b) Adsorption
c) A and B
d) None of these
Answer: C
64. In cooling cycle, the dry bulb temperature ( dbt ) of the air is lowered. When this
happens the relative humidity
a) Increases
b) Decreases
c) Remains constant
d) Increases or decreases depending on the temperature at which it is cooled
Answer: A
65. What is the effect of superheating in refrigerant?
a) It increases the Coefficient of Performance
b) It decreases the Coefficient of Performance
c) It lowers the boiling point of the refrigerant
d) It increases the suction pressure of the refrigerant
Answer: A
66. In sensible heating the absolute humidity remains constant but the relative humidity:
a) Increases
b) Decreases
c) Remains constant
d) Zero
Answer: D
67. The relative humidity becomes 100% and where the water vapors starts to condense.
a) Dew Point
 b) Cloud Point
c) Saturated Point
d) Critical Point
Answer: A
68. Why should you avoid bending or twisting of fan blades in an air conditioning unit?
a) It will not cause ice build-up
b) It will wear out the motor bearings and cause noise
c) It will not slice suction line
d) It decreases the volume flow of refrigerant
Answer: B
69. A type of refrigerant that will not damage the ozone layer.
a) Hydrofluorocarbons (HFC’s)
b) Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCHF’s)
c) R - 22
d) R – 12
Answer: A
70. Which of the following is the type of refrigerant that damages Ozone layer?
a) Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCHF’s)
b) R - 12
c) R - 22
d) All of these
Answer: D
71. Large-bulb alcohol thermometer used to measure air speed or atmospheric conditions
by means of cooling.
a) Kata Thermometer
b) Kelvin Thermometer
c) JJ Thomson Thermometer
d) Wet Bulb Thermometer
Answer: A
72. Which of the following components of the window air conditioning system must be
cleaned annually?
a) Evaporator and Condenser
b) Motor and compressor
c) Fan Blades and Fan motor
d) All of these
Answer: D
73. The phenomenon that warm air rise and cold air settle is called:
a) Stratification b) Sedimenttation c) Setting Due d)
Ventillation

Answer: A

74. Air delivered to the room from the supply duct, moving at a velocity of 150 ft/min or more is
called:
a) Primary Air b) Secondary Air c) Saturated Air d) Air turbulence
 Answer: A

75. Carries needed to deliver air to the conditioned space. It is made of sheet of metals like
aluminum, galvanized sheet steel and some structural materials that will not burn.
a) Duct b) Air Inlet c) Air Outlet d) Diffuser
Answer: A
76. From what principle that air duct operate?
a) Principle of Pressure Difference
b) Principle of Temperature Difference
c) Forced Draft Fan Principle
d) Principle of Natural Convection
Answer: A
77. Which of the following is the common classification of ducts?
a) Conditioned Air – Duct b) Recirculating c) Fresh-air Duct d) All of
these

Answer: D

78. It is used deliver concentrated airstreams into a room. Many have one-way or two-way
adjustable air stream deflectors.
a) Register b) Grille c) Diffuser d) Damper

Answer: A

79. It is used to control the air-throw distance, height, and spread, as well as the amount of air.
a) Grille b) Register c) Diffuser d) Damper

Answer: A

80. It is used to deliver widespread, fan-shaped flows of air into the room.
a) Grille b) Register c) Diffuser d) Damper

Answer: C

81. which of the following fans in air conditioning systems which can be classified as centrifugal
flow?
a) Axial fan b) Propeller fan c) Bi-axial fan d) None of these

Answer: B

82. The most common controller in the heating and cooling systems:
a) Thermostat b) Pressure gage c) Barometer d) Sling psychrometer

Answer: A

83. A thermostat that functions as increase or decrease instead of starting and stopping system is
called:
a) Modulate c) Heating - cooling the thermostat
b) Interlocked d) Compound thermostat

Answer: A

84. A number used to compare energy usage for different areas. It is calculated by dividing the
energy consumption by the fottage of the conditioned area.
a) Energy Utilization Unit c) Energy Utilization Efficiency
b) Energy Utilization Index d) Energy Utilization Ratio

Answer: C

85. The ratio of the rated cooling capacity divided by the amount of electrical power used:
a) Energy Efficiency Ratio (EER) c) Cooling Efficiency (CE)
b) Energy Efficiency Index (EEI) d) Energy Cooling Ratio (ECR)
 Answer: A

86. Heat exchanger in which water flows by gravity over the outside of the tubes or plates.
a) Baudelot Cooler c) Newtonian Cooler
b) Free Cooler d) Bourdon Cooler

Answer: A

87. A popular air conditioning system that includes a single outdoor condenser, three
independent evaporators, and individual evaporator temperature control. The condensing
unit is located outside on a slab. They are frequently used in legal and medical offices, motels
and homes without ducts.
a) Multizone Ductless Split system c) Console Air Conditioner
b) Packaged Terminal Air Conditioner d) Window Type Air Conditioner

Answer: A

88. An air conditioning system which is combination of heating and cooling system. It is designed
to serve an individual room or zone.
a) Multizone Ductless Split system c) Console Air Conditioner
b) Packaged Terminal Air Conditioner d) Window Type Air Conditioner

Answer: B

89. Which of the following is to be checked as regular monthly maintenance schedule of console
air conditioning units?
a) Water Leaks c) Cooling Tower
b) Fan Speeds d) Duct Dampers, Registers and Diffusers

Answer: D

90. Which of the following is to be checked as a part of the weekly maintenance schedule of a
console air conditioners?
a) Filters c) Safety valves
b) Humidifiers d) Cooling tower

Answer: D

91. A mechanism that removes moisture

a) Humidifiers c) Moisturizers
b) Dehumidifiers d) Cooling towers

Answer: B

92. When coil surface is below the dew point temperature of the air.
a. moisture will condense out of the air
b. vapour will evaporate through the air
c. air is humidified and saturated
d. air is dehumidified

Answer: A

93. Nitrogen occupied almost how much of the Earth’s atmosphere.

a. ¼ b. ¾ c. ½ d. 1/3

Answer: B

94. Water in vapor form remains a vapor as long as temperature is what relations to the dew
point temperature.
a. Above b. equals c. below d. almost
 Answer: C

95. An instrument used in measuring air velocity by velocity-pressure method.

a. Pitot tube b. Anemometer c. Aneroid barometer d. flowmeter

Answer: A

96. What is the specific humidity of dry air?

a. 100 b. 20 c. 0 d. 50

Answer: C

97. When a hot soup was served in a cup during dinner, an Engineer was o eager to drink it. Since
it was hot, he added ice cubes of ice to cool the soup stirred it. He noticed that dew starts to
form on the outermost surface of the cup. He wanted to check the temperature of the
outermost surface of the cup. What is this temperature equal to?
a. superheated temperature
b. equal to zero
c. standard temperature
d. equal to air’s dew point temperature

Answer: D

98. The temperature in which water vapour in the gas begins to condensate in a constant pressure
process.
a. Dew point b. Vapor point c. Flue point d. Gas point

Answer: A

99. All of the following process can be found on a psychrometric chart except:
a. Humidification
b. Cooling and dehumidification
c. Natural convection
d. Sensible cooling

Answer: C

100. All of the following process can be found on a psychometric chart except:
a. heating and humidifying
b. cooling and dehumidification
c. black body radiation
d. evaporative cooling

Answer: C

101. Which is not commonly used to cool and dehumidify equipment?

a. calcium chloride
b. activated alumina
c. sodium zeolite
d. silica gel

Answer: A

102. All of the following temperature have meaning in psychometrics except:

a. dry-bulb temperature
b. wet-bulb temperature
c. adiabatic wall temperature
d. dew point

Answer: C

103. The relative humidity is given by the:

 a. ratio of the actual humidity to the saturated humidity at the same temperature and
pressure
b. ratio of the partial pressure of water vapour to the saturation pressure
c. ratio of wet-bulb to dry-bulb temperature
d. ratio of dry-bulb temperature to dew point

Answer: B

104. The determination of properties and behavior of atmospheric air usually the purview
of:
a. thermodynamics
b. pychrometrics
c. Forced convection
d. kirchoff’s law

Answer: B

105. Which of the followin statements is correct? The relative humidity of an air water
vapor mixture.
a. is the ratio of the partial pressure of water vapor to the partial pressure of the air.
b. indicated the mass of water vapor in the mixture.
c. is equal to the mole fraction of water vapor in the mixture at the mixture temperature.
d. is the ratio of partial pressure of water vapor to the saturation pressure at the mixture
temperature.

Answer: D

106. In sensible cooling, moisture content.

a. Does not change
b. decreases
c. indeterminate
d. increases

Answer: D

107. What amount of air is required in a low bypass factor?

a. Greater b. lesser c. indeterminate d. Increases

Answer: B

108. The design of an air supply duct of an air conditioning system

a. adds moisture to the air
b. lowers the temperature of the air
c. does not affect the moisture of the air
d. affects the distribution

Answer: D

109. What is the lowest temperature to which water could possibly be cooled in a cooling
tower?
a. the effective temperature
b. the temperature of adiabatic compression
c. the wet bulb depression
d. the dew point temperature of the air

Answer: B

110. Combined process of cooling and humidifying is also known as:

a. heating and humidifying
b. cooling tower
 c. evaporative cooling process
d. moisture removal process

Answer: C

111. In a cooling tower, the water is cooled mainly by:

a. Condensation b. Evaporation c. convection d. conduction

Answer: C