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1.Fluidisasubstancethat
(a)cannotbesubjectedtoshearforces
(b)alwaysexpandsuntilitfillsanycontainer
(c)hasthesameshearstress.atapointregardlessofitsmotion
(d)cannotremainatrestunderactionofanyshearforce
(e)flows.
Ans:d
2.Fluidisasubstancewhichoffersnoresistancetochangeof
(a)pressure
(b)flow
(c)shape
(d)volume
(e)temperature.
Ans:c
3.Practicalfluids
(a)areviscous
(b)possesssurfacetension
(c)arecompressible
(d)possessalltheaboveproperties
(e)possessnoneoftheaboveproperties.
Ans:d
4.Inastaticfluid
(a)resistancetoshearstressissmall
(b)fluidpressureiszero
(c)lineardeformationissmall
(d)onlynormalstressescanexist
(e)viscosityisnil.
Ans:d
5.Afluidissaidtobeideal,ifitis
(a)incompressible
(b)inviscous
(c)viscousandincompressible
(d)inviscousandcompressible
(e)inviscousandincompressible.
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(a)Newton'slawofmotion
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(b)water
(c)gas
(d)perfectsolid
(e)idealfluid.
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8.Thevolumetricchangeofthefluidcausedbyaresistanceisknownas
(a)volumetricstrain
(b)volumetricindex
(c)compressibility
(d)adhesion
(e)cohesion.
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10.Densityofwaterismaximumat
(a)0C
(b)0K
(c)4C
(d)100C
(e)20C.
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11.ThevalueofmassdensityinkgsecVm4forwaterat0Cis
(a)1
(b)1000
(c)100
(d)101.9
(e)91
Ans:d
12.Propertyofafluidbywhichitsownmoleculesareattractediscalled
(a)adhesion
(b)cohesion
(c)viscosity
(d)compressibility
(e)surfacetension.
Ans:b
13.Mercurydoesnotwetglass.Thisisduetopropertyofliquidknownas
(a)adhesion
(b)cohesion
(c)surfacetension
(d)viscosity
(e)compressibility.
Ans:c
14.Thepropertyofafluidwhichenablesittoresisttensilestressisknownas
(a)compressibility
(b)surfacetension
(c)cohesion
(d)adhesion
(e)viscosity.
Ans:c
15.Propertyofafluidbywhichmoleculesofdifferentkindsoffluidsareattractedtoeachotheriscalled
(a)adhesion
(b)cohesion
(c)viscosity
(d)compressibility
(e)surfacetension.
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16.Thespecificweightofwateris1000kg/m"
(a)atnormalpressureof760mm
(b)at4Ctemperature
(c)atmeansealevel
(d)alltheabove
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:d
17.SpecificweightofwaterinS.I.unitsisequalto
(a)1000N/m3
(b)10000N/m3
(c)9.81xlO3N/m3
(d)9.81xlO6N/m3
(e)9.81N/m3.
Ans:c
18.Whentheflowparametersatanygiveninstantremainsameateverypoint,thenflowissaidtobe
(a)quasistatic
(b)steadystate
(c)laminar
(d)uniform
(e)static.
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19.Whichofthefollowingisdemensionless
(a)specificweight
(b)specificvolume
(c)specificspeed
(d)specificgravity
(e)specificviscosity.
Ans:d
20.Thenormalstressinafluidwillbeconstantinalldirectionsatapointonlyif
(a)itisincompressible
(b)ithasuniformviscosity
(c)ithaszeroviscosity
(d)itisfrictionless
(e)itisatrest.
Ans:e
21.Thepressureatapointinafluidwillnotbesameinallthedirectionswhenthefluidis
(a)moving
(b)viscous
(c)viscousandstatic
(d)inviscousandmoving
(e)viscousandmoving.
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22.Anobjecthaving10kgmassweighs9.81kgonaspringbalance.Thevalueof'g'atthisplaceis
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(b)9.81m/sec2
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(d)9.75m/sec2
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23.Thetendencyofaliquidsurfacetocontractisduetothefollowingproperty
(a)cohesion
(b)adhesion
(c)viscosity
(d)surfacetension
(e)elasticity.
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24.Thesurfacetensionofmercuryatnormaltemperaturecomparedtothatofwateris
(a)more
(b)less
(c)same
(d)moreorlessdependingonsizeofglasstube
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:a
25.Aperfectgas
(a)hasconstantviscosity
(b)haszeroviscosity
(c)isincompressible
(d)isoftheoreticalinterest
(e)noneoftheabove.
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27.Afluidinequilibriumcan'tsustain
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(d)bendingstress
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28.Viscosityofwaterincomparisontomercuryis
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(b)lower
(c)same
(d)higher/lowerdependingontemperature
(e)unpredictable.
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29.Thebulkmodulusofelasticitywithincreaseinpressure
(a)increases
(b)decreases
(c)remainsconstant
(d)increasesfirstuptocertainlimitandthendecreases
(e)unpredictable.
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(b)increaseswithpressure
(c)islargewhenfluidismorecompressible
(d)isindependentofpressureandviscosity
(e)isdirectlyproportionaltoflow.
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(a)lawofgravitation
(b)Archimedesprinciple
(c)principleofbuoyancy
(d)alloftheabove
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32.Thevalueofthecoefficientofcompressibilityforwateratordinarypressureandtemperatureinkg/cmisequalto
(a)1000
(b)2100
(c)2700
(d)10,000
(e)21,000.
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(a)increaseinviscosityofgas
(b)increaseinviscosityofliquid
(c)decreaseinviscosityofgas
(d)decreaseinviscosityofliquid
(e)(a)and(d)above.
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34.Surfacetensionhastheunitsof
(a)newtons/m
(b)newtons/m
(c)newtons/m
(d)newtons
(e)newtonm.
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35.Surfacetension
(a)actsintheplaneoftheinterfacenormaltoanylineinthesurface
(b)isalsoknownascapillarity
(c)isafunctionofthecurvatureoftheinterface
(d)decreaseswithfallintemperature
(e)hasnounits.
Ans:a
36.Thestressstrainrelationofthenewtoneonfluidis
(a)linear
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(b)parabolic
(c)hyperbolic
(d)inversetype
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:a
37.Aliquidcompressedincylinderhasavolumeof0.04m3at50kg/cm2andavolumeof0.039m3at150kg/cm2.The
bulkmodulusofelasticityofliquidis
(a)400kg/cm2
(b)4000kg/cm2
(c)40x105kg/cm2
(d)40x106kg/cm2
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:b
38.Theunitsofviscosityare
(a)metres2persec
(b)kgsec/metre
(c)newtonsecpermetre2
(d)newtonsecpermeter
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:b
39.Kinematicviscosityisdependentupon
(a)pressure
(b)distance
(c)level
(d)flow
(e)density.
Ans:e
40.Unitsofsurfacetensionare
(a)energy/unitarea
(b)distance
(c)bothoftheabove
(d)ithasnounits
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:c
41.Whichofthefollowingmetersisnotassociatedwithviscosity
(a)Redwood
(b)Saybolt
(c)Engler
(d)Orsat
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:d
42.Choosethecorrectrelationship
(a)specificgravity=gravityxdensity
(b)dynamicviscosity=kinematicviscosityxdensity
(c)gravity=specificgravityxdensity
(d)kinematicviscosity=dynamicviscosityxdensity
(e)hydrostaticforce=surfacetensionxgravity.
Ans:b
43.Dimensionsofsurfacetensionare
(a)MlLT2
(b)MlLTx
(c)MlLr2
(d)MlL2T2
(e)MlLt.
Ans:a
44.Formanometer,abetterliquidcombinationisonehaving
(a)highersurfacetension
(b)lowersurfacetension
(c)surfacetensionisnocriterion
(d)highdensityandviscosity
(e)lowdensityandviscosity.
Ans:a
45.Ifmercuryinabarometerisreplacedbywater,theheightof3.75cmofmercurywillbefollowingcmofwater
(a)51cm
(b)50cm
(c)52cm
(d)52.2cm
(e)51.7cm.
Ans:a
46.Choosethewrongstatement.
Alcoholisusedinmanometer,because
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(a)itsvapourpressureislow
(b)itprovidessuitablemeniscusfortheinclinedtube
(c)itsdensityisless
(d)itprovideslongerlengthforagivenpressuredifference
(e)itprovidesaccuratereadings.
Ans:a
47.IncreaseinpressureattheouteredgeofadrumofradiusRduetorotationatcorad/sec,fullofliquidofdensitypwill
be
(a)pco2/?2
(b)pco2/?2/2
(c)2pa2R2
(d)pa2R/2
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:b
48.Thepropertyoffluidbyvirtueofwhichitoffersresistancetosheariscalled
(a)surfacetension
(b)adhesion
(c)cohesion
(d)viscosity
(e)alloftheabove.
Ans:d
49.Choosethewrongstatement
(a)fluidsarecapableofflowing
(b)fluidsconformtotheshapeofthecontainingvessels
(c)wheninequilibrium,fluidscannotsustaintangentialforces
(d)wheninequilibrium,fluidscansustainshearforces
(e)fluidshavesomedegreeofcomprehensibilityandofferlittleresistancetoform.
Ans:d
50.Thedensityofwateris1000kg/m3at
(a)0C
(b)0K
(c)4C(d)20C
(e)alltemperature.
Ans:c
51.Ifwisthespecificweightofliquidandkthedepthofanypointfromthesurface,thenpressureintensityatthatpoint
willbe
(a)h
(b)wh
(c)w/h
(d)h/w
(e)h/wh.
Ans:b
52.Choosethewrongstatement
(a)Viscosityofafluidisthatpropertywhichdeterminestheamountofitsresistancetoashearingforce
(b)Viscosityisdueprimarilytointeractionbetweenfluidmolecules
(c)Viscosityofliquidsdecreaseswithincreaseintemperature
(d)Viscosityofliquidsisappreciablyaffectedbychangeinpressure
(e)Viscosityisexpressedaspoise,stoke,orsayboltseconds.
Ans:d
53.Theunitsofkinematicviscosityare
(a)metres2persec
(b)kgsec/metre
(c)newtonsecpermetre
(d)newtonsecpermetre
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:a
54.Theratioofabsoluteviscositytomassdensityisknownas
(a)specificviscosity
(b)viscosityindex
(c)kinematicviscosity
(d)coefficientofviscosity
(e)coefficientofcompressibility.
Ans:c
55.Kinematicviscosityisequalto
(a)dynamicviscosity/density
(b)dynamicviscosityxdensity
(c)density/dynamicviscosity
(d)1/dynamicviscosityxdensity
(e)sameasdynamicviscosity.
Ans:a
56.Whichofthefollowingistheunitofkinematicviscosity
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(a)pascal
(b)poise
(c)stoke
(d)faraday
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:c
57.Aonedimensionalflowisonewhich
(a)isuniformflow
(b)issteadyuniformflow
(c)takesplaceinstraightlines
(d)involveszerotransversecomponentofflow
(e)takesplaceinonedimension.
Ans:d
58.Alcoholisusedinmanometersbecause
(a)ithaslowvapourpressure
(b)itisclearlyvisible
(c)ithaslowsurfacetension
(d)itcanprovidelongercolumnduetolowdensity
(e)isprovidessuitablemeniscus.
Ans:d
59.Apressureof25mofheadofwaterisequalto
(a)25kN/m2
(b)245kN/m2
(c)2500kN/m2
(d)2.5kN/m2
(e)12.5kN/m2.
Ans:b
60.Specificweightofseawaterismorethatofpurewaterbecauseitcontains
(a)dissolvedair
(b)dissolvedsalt
(c)suspendedmatter
(d)alloftheabove
(e)heavywater.
Ans:d
61.If850kgliquidoccupiesvolumeofonecubicmeter,men0.85representsits
(a)specificweight
(b)specificmass
(c)specificgravity
(d)specificdensity
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:c
62.Freesurfaceofaliquidtendstocontracttothesmallestpossibleareaduetoforceof
(a)surfacetension
(b)viscosity
(c)friction
(d)cohesion
(e)adhesion.
Ans:a
63.Abucketofwaterishangingfromaspringbalance.Anironpieceissuspendedintowaterwithouttouchingsidesof
bucketfromanothersupport.Thespringbalancereadingwill
(a)increase
(b)decrease
(c)remainsame
(d)increase/decreasedependingondepthofimmersion
(e)unpredictable.
Ans:c
64.Fallingdropsofwaterbecomespheresduetothepropertyof
(a)adhesion
(b)cohesion
(c)surfacetension
(d)viscosity
(e)compressibility.
Ans:c
65.Aliquidwouldwetthesolid,ifadhesionforcesascomparedtocohesionforcesare
(a)less
(b)more
(c)equal
(d)lessatlowtemperatureandmoreathightemperature
(e)thereisnosuchcriterion.
Ans:b
66.Ifcohesionbetweenmoleculesofafluidisgreaterthanadhesionbetweenfluidandglass,thenthefreeleveloffluidin
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adippedglasstubewillbe
(a)higherthanthesurfaceofliquid
(b)thesameasthesurfaceofliquid
(c)lowerthanthesurfaceofliquid
(d)unpredictable
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:c
67.Thepointintheimmersedbodythroughwhichtheresultantpressureoftheliquidmaybetakentoactisknownas
(a)metacenter
(b)centerofpressure
(c)centerofbuoyancy
(d)centerofgravity
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:b
68.Thetotalpressureonthesurfaceofaverticalsluicegate2mx1mwithitstop2msurfacebeing0.5mbelowthe
waterlevelwillbe
(a)500kg
(b)1000kg
(c)1500kg
(d)2000kg
(e)4000kg.
Ans:d
69.Theresultantupwardpressureofafluidonafloatingbodyisequaltotheweightofthefluiddisplacedbythebody.This
definitionisaccordingto
(a)Buoyancy
(b)Equilibriumofafloatingbody
(c)Archimedes'principle
(d)Bernoulli'stheorem
(e)Metacentricprinciple.
Ans:c
70.Theresultantupwardpressureofthefluidonanimmersedbodyiscalled
(a)upthrust
(b)buoyancy
(c)centerofpressure
(d)alltheabovearecorrect
(e)noneofaboveiscorrect.
Ans:b
71.Theconditionsforthestableequilibriumofafloatingbodyare
(a)themetacentershouldlieabovethecenterofgravity
(b)thecenterofbuoyancyandthecenterofgravitymustlieonthesameverticalline
(c)arightingcoupleshouldbeformed
(d)alltheabovearecorrect
(e)noneoftheaboveiscorrect.
Ans:d
72.Poiseistheunitof
(a)surfacetension
(b)capillarity
(c)viscosity
(d)shearstressinfluids
(e)buoyancy.
Ans:c
73.Metacentricheightisgivenasthedistancebetween
(a)thecenterofgravityofthebodyandthemetacenter
(b)thecenterofgravityofthebodyandthecenterofbuoyancy
(c)thecenterofgravityofthebodyandthecenterofpressure
(d)centerofbuoyancyandmetacentre
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:a
74.Thebuoyancydependson
(a)massofliquiddisplaced
(b)viscosityoftheliquid
(c)pressureoftheliquiddisplaced
(d)depthofimmersion
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:a
75.Thecenterofgravityofthevolumeoftheliquiddisplacedbyanimmersedbodyiscalled
(a)metacenter
(b)centerofpressure
(c)centerofbuoyancy
(d)centerofgravity
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:c
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76.Apieceofmetalofspecificgravity13.6isplacedinmercuryofspecificgravity13.6,whatfractionofitvolumeisunder
mercury?
(a)themetalpiecewillsimplyfloatoverthemercury
(b)themetalpiecewillbeimmersedinmercurybyhalf
(c)wholeofthemetalpiecewillbeimmersedwithitstopsurfacejustatmercurylevel
(d)metalpiecewillsinktothebottom
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:c
77.Theangleofcontactincaseofaliquiddependsupon
(a)thenatureoftheliquidandthesolid
(b)thematerialwhichexistsabovethefreesurfaceoftheliquid
(c)bothofdieabove
(d)anyoneoftheabove
(e)noneofdieabove.
Ans:c
78.Freesurfaceofaliquidbehaveslikeasheetandtendstocontracttosmallestpossibleareaduetothe
(a)forceofadhesion
(b)forceofcohesion
(c)forceoffriction
(d)forceofdiffusion
(e)noneofdieabove.
Ans:b
79.Raindropsaresphericalbecauseof
(a)viscosity
(b)airresistance
(c)surfacetensionforces
(d)atmosphericpressure
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:c
80.Surfaceenergyperunitareaofasurfaceisnumericallyequalto..
(a)atmosphericpressure
(b)surfacetension
(c)forceofadhesion
(d)forceofcohesion
(e)viscosity.
Ans:b
81.Thecapillaryriseat20Cinacleanglasstubeof1mmborecontainingwaterisapproximately
(a)1mm
(b)5mm
(c)10mm
(d)20mm
(e)30mm.
Ans:e
82.Thedifferenceofpressurebetweentheinsideandoutsideofaliquiddropis
(a)p=Txr
(b)p=T/r
(c)p=T/2r
(d)p=2T/r
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:d
83.Ifthesurfaceofliquidisconvex,men
(a)cohesionpressureisnegligible
(b)cohesionpressureisdecreased
(c)cohesionpressureisincreased
(d)thereisnocohesionpressure
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:c
84.Toavoidvaporisationinthepipeline,thepipelineovertheridgeislaidsuchthatitisnotmorethan
(a)2.4mabovethehydraulicgradient
(b)6.4mabovethehydraulicgradient
(c)10.0mabovethehydraulicgradient
(d)5.0abovethehydraulicgradient
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:b
85.Toavoidaninterruptionintheflowofasyphon,anairvesselisprovided
(a)attheinlet
(b)attheoutlet
(c)atthesummit
(d)aynaypointbetweeninletandoutlet
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:c
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86.Thevapourpressureovertheconcavesurfaceis
(a)lessmanthevapourpressureovertheplanesurface
(b)equaltothevapourpressureovertheplanesurface
(c)greaterthanthevapourpressureovertheplanesurface
(d)zero
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:a
87.Thepropertybyvirtueofwhichaliquidopposesrelativemotionbetweenitsdifferentlayersiscalled
(a)surfacetension
(b)coefficientofviscosity
(c)viscosity
(d)osmosis
(e)cohesion.
Ans:c
88.Theprocessofdiffusionofoneliquidintotheotherthroughasemipermeablemembraneiscalled
(a)viscosity
(b)osmosis
(c)surfacetension
(d)cohesion
(e)diffusivity.
Ans:b
89.Theunitsofdynamicorabsoluteviscosityare
(a)metres2persec
(b)kgsec/meter
(c)newtonsecpermeter
(d)newtonsec2permeter
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:c
90.Thecontinuityequationisconnectedwith
(a)viscous/unviscousfluids
(b)compressibilityoffluids
(c)conservationofmass
(d)steady/unsteadyflow
(e)openchannel/pipeflow.
Ans:c
91.Theriseordepressionofliquidinatubeduetosurfacetensionwimincreaseinsizeoftubewill
(a)increase
(b)remainunaffected
(c)mayincreaseordecreasedependingonthecharacteristicsofliquid
(d)decrease
(e)unpredictable.
Ans:d
92.Liquidstransmitpressureequallyinallthedirections.Thisisaccordingto
(a)Boyle'slaw
(b)Archimedesprinciple
(c)Pascal'slaw
(d)Newton'sformula
(e)Chezy'sequation.
Ans:c
93.Capillaryactionisduetothe
(a)surfacetension
(b)cohesionoftheliquid
(c)adhesionoftheliquidmoleculesandthemoleculesonthesurfaceofasolid
(d)alloftheabove
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:d
94.Newton'slawofviscosityisarelationshipbetween
(a)shearstressanctthejiateofangulardistortion
(b)shearstressandviscosity
(c)shearstress,velocityandviscosity
(d)pressure,velocityandviscosity
(e)shearstress,pressureandrateofangulardistortion.
Ans:a
95.Theatmosphericpressurewithriseinaltitudedecreases
(a)linearly
(b)firstslowlyandthensteeply
(c)firststeeplyandthengradually
(d)unpredictable
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:b
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96.Pressureoftheorderof10"'torrcanbemeasuredby
(a)Bourdontube
(b)PiraniGauge
(c)micromanometer
(d)ionisastiongauge
(e)McLeodgauge.
Ans:d
97.OperationofMcLeodgaugeusedforlowpressuremeasurementisbasedontheprincipleof
(a)gaslaw
(b)Boyle'slaw
(c)Charle'slaw
(d)Pascal'slaw
(e)McLeod'slaw.
Ans:b
98.Anoddshapedbodyweighing7.5kgandoccupying0.01m3volumewillbecompletelysubmergedinafluidhaving
specificgravityof
(a)1
(b)1.2
(c)0.8
(d)0.75
(e)1.25.
Ans:d
99.Inanisothermalatmosphere,thepressure
(a)decreaseslinearlywithelevation
(b)remainsconstant
(c)variesinthesamewayasthedensity
(d)increasesexponentiallywithelevation
(e)unpredictable.
Ans:c
100.Mercuryisoftenusedinbarometerbecause
(a)itisthebestliquid
(b)theheightofbarometerwillbeless
(c)itsvapourpressureissolowthatitmaybeneglected
(d)both(b)and(c)
(e)itmoveseasily.
Ans:d
101.Barometerisusedtomeasure
(a)pressureinpipes,channelsetc.
(b)atmosphericpressure
(c)verylowpressure
(d)differenceofpressurebetweentwopoints
(e)rainlevel.
Ans:b
102.Whichofthefollowinginstrumentcanbeusedformeasuringspeedofasubmarinemovingindeepsea
(a)Venturimeter
(b)Orificeplate
(c)hotwireanemometer
(d)rotameter
(e)pitottube.
Ans:e
103.Whichofthefollowinginstrumentcanbeusedformeasuringspeedofanaeroplane
(a)Venturimeter
(b)Orificeplate
(c)hotwireanemometer
(d)rotameter
(e)pitottube.
Ans:e
104.Piezometerisusedtomeasure
(a)pressureinpipe,channelsetc.
(b)atmosphericpressure
(c)verylowpressures
(d)differenceofpressurebetweentwopoints
(e)flow.
Ans:c
105.WhichofthefollowinginstrumentsisusedtomeasureflowontheapplicationofBernoulli'stheorem
(a)Venturimeter
(b)Orificeplate
(c)nozzle
(d)pitottube
(e)alloftheabove.
Ans:e
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106.Thespeedofsoundinaidealgasvariesdirectlyasits
(a)pressure
(b)temperature
(c)density
(d)modulusofelasticity
(e)absolutetemperature,
Ans:e
107.Dynamicviscosityofmostoftheliquidswithriseintemperature
(a)increases
(b)decreases
(a)remainsunaffected
(d)unpredictable
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:b
108.Dynamicviscosityofmostofthegaseswithriseintemperature
(a)increases
(b)decreases
(c)remainsunaffected
(d)unpredictable
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:a
109.Ametalwithspecificgravityofofloatinginafluidofsamespecificgravityawill
(a)sinktobottom
(b)floatoverfluid
(c)partlyimmersed
(d)befullyimmersedwithtopsurfaceatfluidsurface
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:d
110.Euler'sdimensionlessnumberrelatesthefollowing
(a)inertialforceandgravity
(b)viscousforceandinertialforce
(c)viscousforceandbuoyancyforce
(d)pressureforceandinertialforce
(e)pressureforceandviscousforce.
Ans:d
111.Manometerisusedtomeasure
(a)pressureinpipes,channelsetc.
(b)atmosphericpressure
(c)verylowpressure
(d)differenceofpressurebetweentwopoints
(e)velocity.
Ans:a
112.Whichofthefollowingmanometerhashighestsensitivity
(a)Utubewithwater
(b)inclinedUtube
(c)Utubewithmercury
(d)micromanometerwithwater
(e)displacementtype.
Ans:d
113.InordertoincreasesensitivityofUtubemanometer,onelegisusuallyinclinedbyangle9.Sensitivityofinclinedtube
tosensitivityofUtubeisequalto
(a)sin9
(b)sin9
(c)cas9
(d)cos9
(e)tan9.
Ans:b
114.Workingprincipleofdeadweightpressuregaugetesterisbasedon
(a)Pascal'slaw
(b)Dalton'slawofpartialpressure
(c)Newton'slawofviscosity.
(d)Avogadro'shypothesis
(e)Secondlawofthermodynamic.
Ans:a
115.Theresultantofallnormalpressuresacts
(a)ate.g.ofbody
(b)atcenterofpressure
(c)verticallyupwards
(d)atmetacentre
(e)verticallydownwards.
Ans:c
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116.Centerofpressurecomparedtoe.g.is
(a)aboveit
(b)belowit.
(c)atsamepoint
(d)aboveorbelowdependingonareaofbody
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:b
117.Metacentricheightisthedistancebetweenthemetacentreand
(a)watersurface
(b)centerofpressure
(c)centerofgravity
(d)centerofbuoyancy
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:c
118.Theresultantupwardpressureofthefluidonanimmersedbodyduetoitstendencytoupliftthesubmergedbodyis
called
(a)upthrust
(b)reaction
(c)buoyancy
(d)metacentre
(e)centerofpressure.
Ans:c
119.Thecenterofpressureofasurfacesubjectedtofluidpressureisthepoint
(a)onthesurfaceatwhichresultantpressureacts
(b)onthesurfaceatwhichgravitationalforceacis
(c)atwhichallhydraulicforcesmeet
(d)similartometacentre
(e)wherepressureequivalenttohydraulicthrustwillact.
Ans:a
120.Buoyantforceis
(a)theresultantforceactingonafloatingbody
(b)theresultantforceonabodyduetothefluidsurroundingit
(c)equaltothevolumeofliquiddisplaced
(d)theforcenecessarytomaintainequilibriumofasubmergedbody
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:b
121.Thehorizontalcomponentofbuoyantforceis
(a)negligible
(b)sameasbuoyantforce
(c)zero
Ans:c
122.Thelineofactionofthebuoyantforceactsthroughthe
(a)centroidofthevolumeoffluidverticallyabovethebody
(b)centreofthevolumeoffloatingbody
(c)centerofgravityofanysubmergedbody
(d)centriodofthedisplacedvolumeoffluid
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:d
123.Centerofbuoyancyisthe
(a)centroidofthedisplacedvolumeoffluid
(b)centerofpressureofdisplacedvolume
(c)e.g.offloating'body
(d)doesnotexist
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:a
124.Abodyfloatsinstableequilibrium
(a)whenitsmeatcentricheightiszero
(b)whenthemetancentreisabovee.g.
(c)whenitse.g.isbelowit'scenterofbuoyancy
(d)metacentrehasnothingtodowithpositionofe.g.fordeterminingstability
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:b
125.Apieceweighing3kginairwasfoundtoweigh2.5kgwhensubmergedinwater.Itsspecificgravityis
(a)1
(b)5
(c)7
(d)6
Ans:d
126.Thetotalpressureforceonaplaneareaisequaltotheareamultipliedbytheintensityofpressureatthecentriod,if
(a)theareaishorizontal
(b)theareaisvertical
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(c)theareaisinclined
(d)alloftheabove
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:d
127.Asquaresurface3mx3mliesinaverticallineinwaterpipeitsupperedgeatwatersurface.Thehydrostaticforce
onsquaresurfaceis
(a)9,000kg
(b)13,500kg
(c)18,000kg
(d)27,000kg
(e)30,000kg.
Ans:b
128.Thedepthofthecenterofpressureonaverticalrectangulargate8mwideand6mhigh,whenthewatersurface
coincideswiththetopofthegate,is
(a)2.4m
(b)3.0m
(c)4.0m
(d)"2.5m
(e)5.0m.
Ans:b
129.Iftheatmosphericpressureonthesurfaceofanoiltank(sp.gr.0.8)is0.2kg/cm",thepressureatadepthof50m
belowtheoilsurfacewillbe
(a)2metersofwatercolumn
(b)3metersofwatercolumn
(c)5metersofwatercolumn
(d)6metersofwaterColumn
(e)7metersofwatercolumn.
Ans:d
130.Metacentreisthepointofintersectionof
(a)verticalupwardforcethroughe.g.ofbodyandcenterlineofbody
(b)buoyantforceandthecenterlineofbody
(c)midpointbetweene.g.andcenterofbuoyancy
(d)alloftheabove
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:b
131.Choosethewrongstatement
(a)Thehorizontalcomponentofthehydrostaticforceonanysurfaceisequaltothenormalforceontheverticalprojection
ofthesurface
(b)Thehorizontalcomponentactsthroughthecenterofpressurefortheverticalprojection
(c)Theverticalcomponentofthehydrostaticforceonanysurfaceisequaltotheweightofthevolumeoftheliquidabove
thearea
(d)heverticalcomponentpassesthroughthecenterofpressureofthevolume
(e)Centerofpressureactsatagreaterdepththancenterofgravity.
Ans:d
132.Forabodyfloatinginaliquidthenormalpressureexertedbytheliquidactsat
(a)bottomsurfaceofthebody
(b)e.g.ofthebody
(c)metacentre
(d)allpointsonthesurfaceofthebody
(e)alloftheabove.
Ans:d
133.Choosethewrongstatement
(a)anyweight,floatingorimmersedinaliquid,isacteduponbyabuoyantforce
(p)Buoyantforceisequaltotheweightoftheliquiddisplaced
(c)Thepointthroughwhichbuoyantforceacts,iscalledthecenterofbuoyancy
(d)Centerofbuoyancyislocatedabovethecenterofgravityofthedisplacedliquidv
(e)Relativedensityofliquidscanbedeterminedbymeansofthedepthofflotationofhydrometer.
Ans:d
134.Accordingtotheprincipleofbuoyancyabodytotallyorpartiallyimmersedinafluidwillbeliftedupbyaforceequal
to
(a)theweightofthebody
(b)morethantheweightofthebody
(c)lessthantheweightofthebody
(d)weightofthefluiddisplacedbythebody
(e)weightofbodyplustheweightofthefluiddisplacedhythebody.
Ans:d
135.Whenabodyfloatinginaliquid,isdisplacedslightly,itoscillatesabout
(a)e.g.ofbody
(b)centerofpressure
(c)centerofbuoyancy
(d)metacentre
(e)liquidsurface.
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136.Buoyantforceis
(a)resultantforceactingonafloatingbody
(b)equaltothevolumeofliquiddisplaced
(c)forcenecessarytokeepabodyinequilibrium
(d)theresultantforceonabodyduetothefluidsurroundingit
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:d
137.RatioofinertiaforcetosurfaceJensionisknownas
(a)Machnumber
(b)Froudenumber
(c)Reynold'snumber
(d)Weber'snumber
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:d
138.Ashipwhosehulllengthis100mistotravelat10m/sec.Fordynamicsimilarity,
atwhatvelocityshoulda1:25modelbetowedthroughwater?
(a)10m/sec
(b)25m/sec
(c)2m/sec
(d)50m/sec
(e)250m/sec.
Ans:c
139.Amodelofareserviorisdrainedin4mtsbyopeningthesluicegate.Themodelscaleis1:225.Howlongshouldit
taketoemptytheprototype?
(a)900minutes
(b)4minutes
(c)4x(225)3/2minutes
(d)4(225)1/3minutes
(e)4xV225minutes.
Ans:e
140.Amodeloftorpedoistestedinatowingtankatavelocityof25m/sec.Theprototypeisexpectedtoattainavelocity
of5m/sec.Whatmodelscalehasbeenused?
(a)1:5
(b)1:2.5
(c)1:25
(d)1:V5"
(e)1:53/2
Ans:a
141.Ratioofinertiaforcetoelasticforceisknownas
(a)Machnumber
(b)Froudenumber
(c)Reynold'snumber
(d)Weber'snumber
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:a
142.Forafloatingbodytobeinstableequilibrium,itsmetacentreshouldbe
(a)belowthecenterofgravity
(b)belowthecenterofbuoyancy
(c)abovethecenterofbuoyancy
(d)betweene.g.andcenterofpressure
(e)abovethecenterofgravity.
Ans:e
143.Forafloatingbodytobeinequilibrium
(a)metacentreshouldbeabovee.g.
(b)centreofbuoyancyande.g.mustlieonsameverticalplane
(c)arightingcoupleshouldbeformed
(d)alloftheabove
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:d
144.Thetwoimportantforcesforafloatingbodyare
(a)buoyancy,gravity
(b)buoyancy,pressure
(c)buoyancy,inertial
(d)inertial,gravity
(e)gravity,pressure.
Ans:a
145.Choosethewrongstatement
(a)Thecenterofbuoyancyislocatedatthecenterofgravityofthedisplacedliquid
(b)Forstabilityofasubmergedbody,thecenterofgravityofbodymustliedirectlybelowthecenterofbuoyancy
(c)Ife.g.andcenterofbuoyancycoincide,thesubmergedbodymustlieatneutralequilibriumforallpositions
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(d)Forstabilityoffloatingcylindersorspheres,thee.g.ofbodymustliebelowthecenterofbuoyancy
(e)Allfloatingbodiesarestable.
Ans:e
146.Centerofpressureonaninclinedplaneis
(a)atthecentroid
(b)abovethecentroid
(c)belowthecentroid
(d)atmetacentre
(e)atcenterofpressure.
Ans:c
147.Anopenvesselofwaterisacceleratedupaninclinedplane.Thefreewatersurfacewill
(a)behorizontal
(b)makeanangleindirectionofinclinationofinclinedplane
(c)makeanangleinoppositedirectiontoinclinationofinclinedplane
(d)anyoneofaboveispossible
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:c
148.Thelineofactionofthebuoyantforceactsthroughthecentroidofthe
(a)submergedbody
(b)volumeofthefloatingbody
(c)volumeofthefluidverticallyabovethebody
(d)displacedvolumeofthefluid
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:d
149.Resultantpressureoftheliquidinthecaseofanimmersedbodyactsthrough
(a)centreofgravity
(b)centreofpressure
(c)metacentre
(d)centreofbuoyancy
(e)inbetweene.g.andcentreofpressure.
Ans:b
150.Thecentreofgravityofthevolumeoftheliquiddisplacedbyanimmersedbodyiscalled
(a)centreofgravity
(b)centreofpressure
(c)metacentre
(d)centreofbuoyancy
(e)centroid.
Ans:d
176.Differentialmonometerisusedtomeasure
(a)pressureinpipes,channelsetc.
(b)atmosphericpressure
(c)verylowpressure
(d)differenceofpressurebetweentwopoints
(e)velocityinpipes
Ans:d
177.Thepressureintheairspaceaboveanoil(sp.gr.0.8)surfaceinatankis0.1kg/cm".
Thepressureat2.5mbelowtheoilsurfacewillbe
(a)2metresofwatercolumn
(b)3metresofwatercolumn
(c)3.5metresofwatercolumn
(d)4mofwatercolumn
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:b
178.Thetimeoscillationofafloatingbodywithincreaseinmetacentricheightwillbe
(a)same
(b)higher
(c)lower
(d)lower/higherdependingonweightofbody
(e)unpredictable.
Ans:c
179.Inanimmersedbody,centreofpressureis
(a)atthecentreofgravity
(b)abovethecentreofgravity
(c)belowbecentreofgravity
(d)couldbeaboveorbelowe.g.dependingondensityofbodyandliquid
(e)unpredictable.
Ans:c
180.Thenormalstressissameinalldirectionsatapointinafluid
(a)onlywhenthefluidisfrictionless
(b)onlywhenthefluidisincompressibleandhaszeroviscosity
(c)whenthereisnomotionofonefluidlayerrelativetoanadjacentlayer
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(d)irrespectiveofthemotionofonefluidlayerrelativetoanadjacentlayer
(e)incaseofanidealfluid.
Ans:c
181.Selectthecorrectstatement
(a)Localatmosphericpressuredependsuponelevationoflocalityonly
(b)Standardatmosphericpressureisthemeanlocalatmosphericpressurea*sealevel
(c)Localatmosphericpressureisalwaysbelowstandardatmosphericpressure
(d)Abarometerreadsthedifferencebetweenlocalandstandardatmosphericpressure
(e)Gaugepiessureisequaltoatmosphericpressureplusinstrumentreading.
Ans:b
184.Formeasuringflowbyaventurimeter,ifshouldbeinstalledin
(a)verticalline
(b)horizontalline
(c)inclinedlinewithflowdownward
(d)inclinedlinewithupwardflow\
(e)inanydirectionandinanylocation.
Ans:e
185.Totalpressureonalmxlmgateimmersedverticallyatadepthof2mbelowthefreewatersurfacewillbe
(a)1000kg
(b)4000kg
(c)2000kg
(d)8000kg
(e)16000kg.
Ans:a
186.Hotwireanemometerisusedtomeasure
(a)pressureingases
(b)liquiddischarge
(c)pressureinliquids
(d)gasvelocities
(e)temperature.
Ans:d
187.Rotameterisadeviceusedtomeasure
(a)absolutepressure
(b)velocityoffluid
(c)flow
(d)rotation
(e)velocityofair.
Ans:c
18Flowofwaterinapipeabout3metresindiametercanbemeasuredby
(a)orificeplate
(b)venturi
(c)rotameter
(d)pitottube
(e)nozzle
Ans:d
189.Trueonedimensionalflowoccurswhen
(a)thedirectionandmagnitudeoftheveiocityatallpointsareidentical
(b)thevelocityofsuccessivefluidparticles,atanypoint,isthesameatsuccessiveperiodsoftime
(c)themagnitudeanddirectionofthevelocitydonotchangefrompointtopointinthefluid
(d)thefluidparticlesmoveinplaneorparallelplanesandthestreamlinepatternsareidenticalineachplane
(e)velocity,depth,pressureetc.changefrompointtopointinthefluidflow.
Ans:a
190.Anidealflowofanyfluidmustsatisfy
(a)Pascallaw
(b)Newton'slawofviscosity
(c)boundarylayertheory
(d)continuityequation
(e)Bernoulli'stheorem.
Ans:d
191.Inthecaseofsteadyflowofafluid,theaccelerationofanyfluidparticleis
(a)constant
(b)variable
(c)zero
(d)zerounderlimitingconditions
(e)neverzero.
Ans:c
193.Nonuniformflowoccurswhen
(a)thedirectionandmagnitudeofthevelocityatallpointsareidentical
(b)thevelocityofsuccessivefluidparticles,atanypoint,isthesameatsuccessiveperiodsoftime
(c)themagnitudearicfdirectionofthevelocitydonotchangefrompointtopointinthefluid
(d)thefluidparticlesmoveinplaneorparallelplanesandthestreamlinepatternsareidenticalineachplane
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(e)velocity,depth,pressure,etc.changefrompointtopointinthefluidflow.
Ans:e
194.Duringtheopeningofavalveinapipeline,theflowis
(a)steady
(b)unsteady
(c)uniform
(d)laminar
(e)freevortextype.
Ans:b
195.Uniformflowoccurswhen
(a)theflowissteady
(b)theflowisstreamline
(c)sizeandshapeofthecrosssectioninaparticularlengthremainconstant
(d)sizeandcrosssectionchangeuniformlyalonglength
(e)flowoccursatconstantfate.
Ans:c
196.Graduallyvariedflowis
(a)steadyuniform
(b)nonsteadynonuniform
(c)nonsteadyuniform
(d)steadynonuniform
(e)trueonedimensional.
Ans:d
197.Steadyflowoccurswhen
(a)thedirectionandmagnitudeofthevelocityatallpointsareidentical
(b)thevelocityofsuccessivefluidparticles,atanypoint,isthesameatsuccessiveperiodsoftime
(c)themagnitudeanddirectionofthevelocitydonotchangefrompointtopointinthefluid
(d)thefluidparticlesmoveinplaneorparallelplanesandthestreamlinepatternsareidenticalineachplane
(e)velocity,depth,pressure,etc.changefrompointtopointinthefluidflow.
Ans:b
198.Theflowwhichneglectschangesinatransversedirectionisknownas
(a)onedimensionalflow
(b)uniformflow
(c)steadyflow
(d)turbulentflow
(e)streamlineflow.
Ans:a
199.Theflowinwhicheachliquidparticlehasadefinitepathandtheirpathsdonotcrosseachotheriscalled
(a)onedimensionalflow
(b)uniformflow
(c)steadyflow
(d)turbulentflow
(e)streamlineflow.
Ans:e
200.Theflowinwhichconditionsdonotchangewithtimeatanypoint,isknownas
(a)onedimensionalflow
(b)uniformflow
(c)steadyflow
(d)turbulentflow
(e)streamlineflow.
Ans:c
201.Theflowinwhichthevelocityvectorisidenticalinmagnitudeanddirectionateverypoint,foranygiveninstant,is
knownas
(a)onedimensionalflow
(b)uniformflow
(c)steadyflow
(d)turbulentflow
(e)streamlineflow.
Ans:b
202.Theflowinwhichtheparticlesofafluidattainsuchvelocitiesthatvaryfrompointtopointinmagnitudeanddirection
aswellasfrominstanttoinstant,isknownas
(a)onedimensionalflow
(b)uniformflow
(c)steadyflow
(d)turbulentflow
(e)streamlineflow.
Ans:d
210.Flowoccurringinapipelinewhenavalveisbeingopenedis
(a)steady
(b)unsteady
(c)laminar
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(d)vortex
(e)rotational.
Ans:b
211.Generalenergyequationholdsfor
(a)steadyflow
(b)turbulentflow
(c)laminarflow
(d)nonuniformflow
(e)alloftheabove.
Ans:d
212.Astreamlineisdefinedastheline
(a)paralleltocentralaxisflow
(b)paralleltooutersurfaceofpipe
(c)ofequalyelocityinaflow
(d)alongwhichthepressuredropisuniform
(e)whichoccursinallflows.
Ans:c
213.Twodimensionalflowoccurswhen
(a)thedirectionandmagnitudeofthevelocityatallpointsareidentical
(b)thevelocityofsuccessivefluidparticles,atanypoint,isthesameatsuccessiveperiodsoftime
(c)themagnitudeanddirectionofthevelocitydonotchangefrompointtopointinthefluid
(d)thefluidparticlesmoveinplaneorparallelplanesandthestreamlinepatternsareidenticalineachplane
(e)velocity,depth,pressure,etc.changefrompointtopointinthefluidflow.
Ans:d
215.Apieceofmetalofspecificgravity7floatsinmercuryofspecificgravity13.6.Whatfractionofitsvolumeisunder
mercury?
(a)0.5
(b)0.4
(c)0.515
(d)0.5
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:c
216.Apieceofwoodhavingweight5kgfloatsinwaterwith60%ofitsvolumeundertheliquid.Thespecificgravityof
woodis
(a)0.83
(b)0.6
(c)0.4
(d)0.3
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:b
218.Thevelocityofjetofwatertravellingoutofopeninginatankfilledwithwaterisproportionalto
(a)headofwater(h)
(b)h2
(c)V/T
(d)h2
(e)h3/1.
Ans:c
219.Inafreevortexmotion,theradialcomponentofvelocityeverywhereis
(a)maximum
(b)minimum
(c)zero
(d)nonzeroandfinite
(e)unpredictable.
Ans:c
220.Inaforcedvortex,thevelocityoffloweverywherewithinthefluidis
(a)maximum
(b)minimum
(c)zero
(d)nonzerofinite
(e)unpredictable.
Ans:d
221.Theregionbetweentheseparationstreamlineandtheboundarysurfaceofthesolidbodyisknownas
(a)wake
(b)drag
(c)lift
(d)boundarylayer
(e)aerofoilsection.
Ans:a
222.Forhypersonicflow,theMachnumberis
(a)unity
(b)greaterthanunity
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(c)greaterthan2
(d)greaterthan4
(e)greaterthan10.
Ans:d
223.Theuppersurfaceofaweiroverwhichwaterflowsisknownis
(a)crest
(b)nappe
(c)sill
(d)weirtop
(e)contracta.
Ans:c
224.Normaldepthinopenchannelflowisthedepthofflowcorrespondingto
(a)steadyflow
(b)unsteadyflow
(c)laminarflow
(d)uniformflow
(e)criticalflow.
Ans:d
226.Uniformflowoccurswhen
(a)thedirectionandmagnitudeofthevelocityatallpointsareidentical
(b)thevelocityofsuccessivefluidpaiticles,atanypoint,isthesameatsuccessiveperiodsoftime
(c)themagnitudeanddirectionofthevelocitydonotchangefrompointtopointinthefluid
(d)thefluidparticlesmoveinplaneorparallelplanesandthestreamlinepatternsareidenticalineachpleasure
(e)velocity,depth,pressure,etc.changefrompointtopointinthefluidflow.
Ans:c
227.Pitottubeisusedformeasurementof
(a)pressure
(b)flow
(c)velocity
(d)dsscharge
(e)viscosity.
Ans:c
22Hydrometerisusedtodetermine
(a)specificgravityofliquids
(b)specificgravityofsolids
(c)specificgravityofgases
(d)relativehumidity
(e)density.
Ans:a
229.Thetotalenergyofeachparticleatvariousplacesinthecaseofperfectincompressiblefluidflowingincontinuous
sream
(d)keepsonincreasing
(b)keepsondecreasing
(c)remainsconstant
(d)mayincrease/decrease
(e)unpredictable.
Ans:c
230.AccordingtoBernoulli'sequationforsteadyidealfluidflow
(a)principleofconservationofmassholds
(b)velocityandpressureareinverselyproportional
(c)totalenergyisconstantthroughout
(d)theenergyisconstantalongastreamlinebutmayvaryacrossstreamlines
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:d
231.Theequationofcontinuityholdsgoodwhentheflow
(a)issteady
(b)isonedimensional
(c)velocityisuniformatallthecrosssections
(d)alloftheabove
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:d
232.Machnumberissignificantin
(a)supersonics,aswithprojectilesandjetpropulsion
(b)fullimmersionorcompletelyenclosedflow,aswithpipes,aircraftwings,nozzlesetc.
(c)simultaneousmotionthroughtwofluidswherethereisasurfaceofdiscontinuity,gravityforce,andwavemaking
effects,aswithship'shulls
(d)alloffheabove
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:a
233.Froudenumberissignificantin
(a)supersonics,aswithprojectileandjetpropulsion
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(b)fullimmersionorcompletelyenclosedflow,aswithpipes,aircraftwings,nozzlesetc.
(c)simultaneousmotionthroughtwofluidswherethereisasurfaceofdiscontinuity,gravityforces,andwavemaking
effect,aswithship'shulls
(d)alloftheabove
(e)noneoftheabove
Ans:c
234.AllthetermsofenergyinBernoulli'sequationhavedimensionof
(a)energy
(b)work
(c)mass
(d)length
(e)time.
Ans:d
235.Reynoldsnumberissignificantin
(a)supersonics,aswithprojectileandjetpropulsion
(b)fullimmersionorcompletelyenclosedflow,aswithpipes,aircraftwings,nozzlesetc.
(c)simultaneousmotionthroughtwofluidswherethereisasurfaceofdiscontinuity,gravityforces,andwavemaking
effect,aswithship'shulls
(d)alloftheabove
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:b
236.ThefluidforcesconsideredintheNavierStokesequationare
(a)gravity,pressureandviscous
(b)gravity,pressureandturbulent
(c)pressure,viscousandturbulent
(d)gravity,viscousandturbulent
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:a
237.AlargeRoynoldnumberisindicationof
(a)smoothandstreamlineflow
(b)laminarflow
(c)steadyflow
(d)turbulentflow
(e)highlyturbulentflow.
Ans:e
239.Forpipes,laminarflowoccurswhenRoynoldsnumberis
(a)lessthan2000
(b)between2000and4000
(c)morethan4000
(d)lessthan4000
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:a
240.Inorderthatflowtakesplacebetweentwopointsinapipeline,thedifferentialpressurebetweenthesepointsmustbe
morethan
(a)frictionalforce
(b)viscosity
(c)surfacefriction
(d)alloftheabove
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:d
241.Atthecenterlineofapipeflowingunderpressurewherethevelocitygradientiszero,theshearstresswillbe
(a)minimum
(b)maximum
(c)zero
(d)negativevalue
(e)couldbeanyvalue.
Ans:e
242.ThepressureinPascalsatadepthof1mbelowthefreesurfaceofabodyofwaterwillbeequalto
(a)1Pa
(b)91Pa
(c)981Pa
(d)9810Pa
(e)98,100Pa.
Ans:d
244.Twopipesystemscanbesaidtobeequivalent,whenthefollowingquantitesaresame
(a)frictionlossandflow
(b)lengthanddiameter
(c)flowandlength
(d)frictionfactoranddiameter
(e)velocityanddiameter.
Ans:a
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245.Forpipes,turbulentflowoccurswhenReynoldsnumberis
(a)lessthan2000
(b)between2000and4000
(c).morethan4000
(d)lessthan4000
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:c
246.Bernoulliequationdealswiththelawofconservationof
(a)mass
(b)momentum
(c)energy
(d)work
(e)force.
Ans:c
247.Ahydraulicpresshasaramof15cmdiameterandplungerof1.5cm.Itisrequiredtoliftaweightof1tonne.The
forcerequiredonplungerisequalto
(a)10kg
(b)100kg
(c)1000kg
(d)1kg
(e)10,000kg.
Ans:a
248.Cavitationiscausedby
(a)highvelocity
(b)highpressure
(c)weakmaterial
(d)lowpressure
(e)lowviscosity.
Ans:d
249.Cavitationwillbeginwhen
(a)thepressureatanylocationreachesanabsolutepressureequaltothesaturatedvapourpressureoftheliquid
(b)pressurebecomesmorethancriticalpressure
(c)flowisincreased
(d)pressureisincreased
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:a
250.Principleofsimilitudeformsthebasisof
(a)comparingtwoidenticalequipments
(b)designingmodelssothattheresultcanbeconvertedtoprototypes
(c)comparingsimilaritybetweendesignandactualequipment
(d)hydraulicdesigns
(e)performingacceptancetests.
Ans:b
251.Forsimilarity,inadditiontomodelsbeinggeometricallysimilartoprototype,thefollowinginbothcasesshouldalsobe
equal
(a)ratioofinertialforcetoforceduetoviscosity
(b)ratioofinertialforcetoforceduetogravitation
(c)ratioofinertialforcetoforceduetosurfacetension
(d)allthefourratiosofinertialforcetoforceduetoviscosity,gravitation,surfacetension,andelasticity
Ans:d
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