SRI SHANMUGHA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

FLUID MECHANICS OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
Duration: 45 min

1. A cube of ice floating in a glass of water melts. After melting, the water level
a) raises
b) remains constant
c) falls
d) initially falls and then raises
2. The operating point of a pump installed in a pipe line is decided by
a) the speed of the pump
b) The opening of the delivery pipe
c) the length of the pipe line d) the system characteristic
3. Priming is necessary in a centrifugal pump but not in a reciprocating pump. True or false.
4. A high head turbine has high specific speed and speed of rotation. True or false.
5. Which of the following turbine is suitable for specific speed ranging from 300 to 1000 and heads
below 30m?
a) Francis
b) Kaplan c) Propeller
d) pelton
6. the value of speed ratio in case of a Francis turbine ranges from
a) 0.2 to 0.3
b) 0.4 to 0.5
c) 0.6 to 0.9
d) none of the above
7. Which of the following draft tube is suited particularly for helical flow?
a) conical type
b) elbow type c) Moodys spreadingd) none of the above
8. Which of the following turbines is most efficient at part load operation?
a) Francis
b) Kaplan c) Propeller
d) pelton
9. Specific speed of an impulse turbine (pelton wheel) ranges from _____ rpm.
a) 12 to 70
b) 80 to 400 c) 300 to 1000 d) 1000 to 1200
10. A Kaplan turbine is
a) inward flow impulse turbine b) low head axial flow turbine
c) high head axial flow turbine d) high head mixed flow turbine
11. The ratio of power developed by the runner to power supplied by the jet at entrance to the turbine is
known as
a) Hydraulic efficiency b) mechanical efficiency c) volumetric efficiency d) overall efficiency
12. Turbulence in a flow implies random component of velocity superimposed on the mean flow. True or
false.
13. The velocity distribution for laminar flow between two stationary parallel plates is a) linear b)
parabolic
c) elliptic
d) logarithmic
14. A laminar flow Reynolds no. is
a) < 2000
b) > 2000
c)between 2000 and 4000
d) none of the above
15. Darcy Weisbach equation is used to find the loss of head due to
a) sudden enlargement
b) sudden contraction c) friction d) none of the above
16. A triangular notch is a more accurate measuring device than a rectangular notch
a) for low flow rates
b) for high flow rates c) for medium flow rates
d) for all flow rates
17. Irrotational flow is such that stream function exists. True or false.
18. A pitot tube is used for measuring
a) velocity of flow b) pressure of low c) flow rate d) total energy
19. Coefficient of discharge of venturimeter lies within 0.95 to 0.99. True or false
20. In which of the following measuring devices Bernoullis equation is used.
a) venturimeter
b) orificemeter c) pitot tube
d) all the above
21.Minor losses in a piping system are
a) Less than the friction factor losses b) due to the viscous stresses
c) assumed to vary linearly with the velocity d) found by using loss coefficients.
22. The head loss in a pipe can be calculated using
a) Bernoulli equation b) Darcys law c) the Chezy-Manning equation d) the moment equation.
23.The pressure gradient in a development turbulent flow in a horizontal pipe.
a) a constant b) varies linearly with a axial distance c) is zero
d) decreases exponentially
24. The velocity distribution in a turbulent flow in a pipe is often assumed to
a) vary parabolically b) be zero at the wall and increase linearly to the center
c) vary according to the 1/7th power law d) be unpredictable and is thus not used

25. The locus of elevations that water will rise in a series of point tubes is called
a) the hydraulic grade line
b) the energy grade line c) the velocity head d) the pressure head
26. One litre of water occupies a volume of
a) 100 cm3 b) 250 cm3 c) 500 cm3 d) 1000 cm3
27. The value of bulk modulus of a fluid is required to determine
a) Reynold's number b) Froude's number c) Mach number d) Euler's number
28. In a depressed nappe
a) the pressure below the nappe is atmospheric b) the pressure below the nappe is negative
c) the pressure above the nappe is atmospheric d) the pressure above the nappe is negative
29. In one dimensional flow, the flow
a) is steady and uniform b) takes place in straight line c) takes place in curve d) takes place in one direction
30. The kinematic viscosity is the
a) ratio of absolute viscosity to the density of the liquid b) ratio of density of the liquid to the absolute viscosity
c) product of absolute viscosity and density of the liquid d) product of absolute viscosity and mass of the liquid
31. The diameter of the nozzle (d) for maximum transmission of power is given by (whereD = Diameter of
pipe, f = Darcy 's coefficient of friction for pipe, and l = Length of pipe )
a)
b)
c)
d)
32. The discharge over a right angled notch is (where H = Height of liquid above the apex of notch)
a)
Cd 2g x H b)
Cd 2g x H3/2 c)
Cd 2g x H2 d)
Cd 2g x H5/2
33. A weir is said to be broad crested weir, if the width of the crest of the weir is __________ half the height of
water above the weir crest.
a) equal to b) less than c) more than
34. A vertical wall is subjected to a pressure due to one kind of liquid, on one of its sides. The total pressure on the
wall per unit length is (where w = Specific weight of liquid, and H = Height of liquid)

a) wH b) wH/2 c) wH2/2 d) wH2/3

35. An error of 1% in measuring head over the apex of the notch (H) will produce an error of __________ in
discharge over a triangular notch.
a) 1% b) 1.5% c) 2% d) 2.5%
36. The length AB of a pipe ABC in which the liquid is flowing has diameter (d1) and is suddenly enlarged to
diameter (d2) at B which is constant for the length BC. The loss of head due to sudden enlargement is
a)
b)
c)
d)
37. Coefficient of contraction is the ratio of
a) actual velocity of jet at vena contracta to the theoretical velocity
b) loss of head in the orifice to the head of water available at the exit of the orifice
c) actual discharge through an orifice to the theoretical discharge
d) area of jet at vena contracta to the area of orifice
38. In a free nappe,
a) the pressure below the nappe is atmospheric b) the pressure below the nappe is negative
c) the pressure above the nappe is atmospheric d) the pressure above the nappe is negative
39. The Reynold's number of a ship is __________ to its velocity and length.
a) directly proportional b) inversely proportional
40. When a tube of smaller diameter is dipped in water, the water rises in the tube due to viscosity of water.
a) True b) False
41. According to equation of continuity
a) w1a1 = w2a2 b) w1v1 = w2v2 c) a1v1 = a2v2 d) a1/v1 = a2/v2
42. Coefficient of resistance is the ratio of
a) actual velocity of jet at vena contracta to the theoretical velocity
b) area of jet at vena contracta to the area of orifice
c) loss of head in the orifice to the head of water available at the exit of the orifice
d) actual discharge through an orifice to the theoretical discharge
43. Euler's equation in the differential form for the motion of liquids is given by
a)

b)

c) .dp + g.dz + v.dv = 0 d) .dp - g.dz + v.dv = 0

44. In order to measure the flow with a venturimeter, it is installed in

a) horizontal line
b) inclined line with flow upwards
c) inclined line with flow downwards d) any direction and in any location
45. The discharge through a large rectangular orifice is given by (where H1 = Height of the liquid above the top of
the orifice, H2 = Height of the liquid above the bottom of the orifice, b = Breadth of the orifice, and Cd =
Coefficient of discharge)
a) Q =

Cd x b2g(H2 - H1)

b) Q =

Cd x b2g(H21/2 - H11/2)

c) Q = Cd x b2g(H23/2 - H13/2)
d) Q = Cd x b2g(H22 - H12)
46. The discharge over a rectangular notch is (where b = Width of notch, and H = Height of liquid, above the sill of
the notch)
a) Cd x b2gH b) Cd x b2g x H
c) Cd x b2g x H3/2 d) Cd x b2g x H2
47. The discharge through a siphon spillway is
a) Cd x a2gH
b) Cd x a2g x H3/2
c) Cd x a2g x H2
d) Cd x a2g x H5/2
48. The maximum discharge over a broad crested weir is
a) 0.384 Cd x L x H1/2
b) 0.384 Cd x L x H3/2 c) 1.71 Cd x L x H1/2 d) 1.71 Cd x L x H3/2
49. In a venturimeter, the velocity of liquid at throat is __________ than at inlet.
a) higher b) lower
50. The loss of head due to friction in a pipe of uniform diameter in which a viscous flow is taking place, is
(where RN = Reynold number)
a) 1/RN b) 4/RN c) 16/RN d) 64/RN

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