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A compound pipe is required to be replaced by a new pipe. The two pipes are said to be equivalent, if

A. Length of both the pipes is same

B. Diameter of both the pipes is same

C. Loss of head and discharge of both the pipes is same

D. Loss of head and velocity of flow in both the pipes is same

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C. Loss of head and discharge of both the pipes is same


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An odd shaped body weighing 7.5 kg and occupying 0.01 m3 volume will be completely submerged in a fluid having specific gravity of

A. 1

B. 1.2

C. 0.8

D. 0.75

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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

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An open vessel of water is accelerated up an inclined plane. The free water surface will

A. Be horizontal

B. Make an angle in direction of inclination of inclined plane

C. Make an angle in opposite direction to inclination of inclined plane

D. Any one of above is possible

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The centre of gravity of the volume of the liquid displaced by an immersed body is called

A. Centre of gravity

B. Centre of pressure

C. Metacentre

D. Centre of buoyancy

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If cohesion between molecules of a fluid is greater than adhesion between fluid and glass, then the free level of fluid in a dipped glass tube will be

A. Higher than the surface of liquid

B. The same as the surface of liquid

C. Lower than the surface of liquid

D. Unpredictable

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The loss of head at entrance in a pipe is (where v = Velocity of liquid in the pipe)

A. v²/2g

B. 0.5v²/2g

C. 0.375v²/2g

D. 0.75v²/2g

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Manometer is used to measure

A. Pressure in pipes, channels etc.

B. Atmospheric pressure

C. Very low pressure

D. Difference of pressure between two points

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According to the principle of buoyancy a body totally or partially immersed in a fluid will be lifted up by a force equal to

A. The weight of the body

B. More than the weight of the body

C. Less than the weight of the body

D. Weight of the fluid displaced by the body

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Reynolds number is significant in

A. Supersonics, as with projectile and jet propulsion

B. Full immersion or completely enclosed flow, as with pipes, aircraft wings, nozzles etc.

C. Simultaneous motion through two fluids where there is a surface of discontinuity, gravity forces, and wave making effect, as with ship's hulls

D. All of the above

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An open tank containing liquid is made to move from rest with a uniform acceleration. The angle 0 which the free surface of liquid makes with the horizontal is such that (where a = Horizontal acceleration of the tank, and g = Acceleration due to gravity)

A. tanθ = a/g

B. tanθ = 2 a/g

C. tanθ = a/2g

D. tanθ = a2/2g

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Coefficient of velocity is defined as 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. Actual discharge through an orifice to the theoretical discharge

D. None of the above

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Hot wire anemometer is used to measure

A. Pressure in gases

B. Liquid discharge

C. Pressure in liquids

D. Gas velocities

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Cavitation is caused by

A. High velocity

B. High pressure

C. Weak material

D. Low pressure

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A flow whose streamline is represented by a curve, is called

A. One-dimensional flow

B. Two-dimensional flow

C. Three-dimensional flow

D. Four-dimensional flow

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The normal stress in a fluid will be constant in all directions at a point only if

A. It is incompressible

B. It has uniform viscosity

C. It has zero viscosity

D. It is at rest

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The velocity at which the flow changes from laminar flow to turbulent flow is called

A. Critical velocity

B. Velocity of approach

C. Sub-sonic velocity

D. Super-sonic velocity

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A body floats in stable equilibrium

A. When its meatcentric height is zero

B. When the metacentre is above C.G.

C. When its e.g. is below its center of buoyancy

D. Metacentre has nothing to do with position of e.g. for determining stability

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The pressure of fluid due to hammer blow is

A. Directly proportional to density of fluid

B. Inversely proportional to density of fluid

C. Directly proportional to (density)1/2 of fluid

D. Inversely proportional to (density)1/2 of fluid

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A square surface 3 m × 3 m lies in a vertical line in water pipe its upper edge at water surface. The hydrostatic force on square surface is

A. 9,000 kg

B. 13,500 kg

C. 18,000 kg

D. 27,000 kg

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The process of diffusion of one liquid into the other through a semi permeable membrane is called

A. Viscosity

B. Osmosis

C. Surface tension

D. Cohesion

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If mercury in a barometer is replaced by water, the height of 3.75 cm of mercury will be following cm of water

A. 51 cm

B. 50 cm

C. 52 cm

D. 52.2 cm

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The maximum discharge over a broad crested weir is

A. 0.384 Cd × L × H1/2

B. 0.384 Cd × L × H3/2

C. 1.71 Cd × L × H1/2

D. 1.71 Cd × L × H3/2

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The flow of water through the hole in the bottom of a wash basin is an example of

A. Steady flow

B. Uniform flow

C. Free vortex

D. Forced vortex

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A pitot tube is used to measure the

A. Velocity of flow at the required point in a pipe

B. Pressure difference between two points in a pipe

C. Total pressure of liquid flowing in a pipe

D. Discharge through a pipe

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Center of pressure on an inclined plane is

A. At the Centroid

B. Above the Centroid

C. Below the Centroid

D. At metacentre

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Dimensions of surface tension are

A. ML°T⁻²

B. ML°T

C. ML r²

D. ML²T²

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The velocity corresponding to Reynold number of 2000 is called

A. Sub-sonic velocity

B. Super-sonic velocity

C. Lower critical velocity

D. Higher critical velocity

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In order to increase sensitivity of U-tube manometer, one leg is usually inclined by angle θ. Sensitivity of inclined tube to sensitivity of Utube is equal to

A. Sinθ

B. 1/Sinθ

C. Cosθ

D. 1/Cosθ

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The increase of temperature results in

A. Increase in viscosity of gas

B. Increase in viscosity of liquid

C. Decrease in viscosity of gas

D. Decrease in viscosity of liquid

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An ideal flow of any fluid must satisfy

A. Pascal law

B. Newton's law of viscosity

C. Boundary layer theory

D. Continuity equation