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A flow is called sub-sonic, if the Mach number is

A. Less than unity

B. Unity

C. Between 1 and 6

D. More than 6

Correct Answer :

A. Less than unity


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A piece of metal of specific gravity 7 floats in mercury of specific gravity 13.6. What fraction of its volume is under mercury?

A. 0.5

B. 0.4

C. 0.515

D. 0.5

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For hypersonic flow, the Mach number is

A. Unity

B. Greater than unity

C. Greater than 2

D. Greater than 4

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A flow is called sub-sonic, if the Mach number is

A. Less than unity

B. Unity

C. Between 1 and 6

D. More than 6

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Viscous force is the __________ of shear stress due to viscosity and cross-section area of flow.

A. Sum

B. Different

C. Product

D. Ratio

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The discharge over a rectangular notch is

A. Inversely proportional to H3/2

B. Directly proportional to H3/2

C. Inversely proportional to H5/2

D. Directly proportional to H5/2

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Which of the following manometer has highest sensitivity?

A. U-tube with water

B. Inclined U-tube

C. U-tube with mercury

D. Micro-manometer with water

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The horizontal component of buoyant force is

A. Negligible

B. Same as buoyant force

C. Zero

D. None of the above

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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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The atmospheric pressure at sea level is

A. 103 kN/m2

B. 10.3 m of water

C. 760 mm of mercury

D. All of these

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An average value of coefficient of velocity is

A. 0.62

B. 0.76

C. 0.84

D. 0.97

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Which of the following is dimensionless?

A. Specific weight

B. Specific volume

C. Specific speed

D. Specific gravity

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A submerged body is said to be in a stable equilibrium, if its centre of gravity __________ the centre of buoyancy.

A. Coincides with

B. Lies below

C. Lies above

D. None of these

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A notch is used to measure __________ of liquids.

A. Pressure

B. Discharge

C. Velocity

D. Volume

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Stoke is the unit of

A. Kinematic viscosity in C. G. S. units

B. Kinematic viscosity in M. K. S. units

C. Dynamic viscosity in M. K. S. units

D. Dynamic viscosity in S. I. units

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The total pressure on a horizontally immersed surface is (where w = Specific weight of the liquid, A = Area of the immersed surface, and x = Depth of the centre of gravity of the immersed surface from the liquid surface)

A. wA

B. wx

C. wAx

D. wA/x

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The shear stress-strain graph for a Newtonian fluid is a

A. Straight line

B. Parabolic curve

C. Hyperbolic curve

D. Elliptical

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The efficiency of power transmission through pipe is (where H = Total supply head, and hf = Head lost due to friction in the pipe)

A. (H - hf )/H

B. H/(H - hf )

C. (H + hf )/H

D. H/(H + hf )

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Barometer is used to measure

A. Velocity of liquid

B. Atmospheric pressure

C. Pressure in pipes and channels

D. Difference of pressure between two points in a pipe

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The discharge of a depressed nappe is 6 to 7 percent __________ that of a free nappe.

A. Less than

B. More than

C. Equal to

D. None of these

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To avoid an interruption in the flow of a siphon, an air vessel is provided

A. At the inlet

B. At the outlet

C. At the summit

D. At any point between inlet and outlet

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The coefficient of viscosity may be determined by

A. Capillary tube method

B. Orifice type viscometer

C. Rotating cylinder method

D. All of these

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When a cylindrical vessel containing liquid is revolved about its vertical axis at a constant angular velocity, the pressure

A. Varies as the square of the radial distance

B. Increases linearly as its radial distance

C. Increases as the square of the radial distance

D. Decreases as the square of the radial distance

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The pressure of liquid at throat in a Venturimeter is __________ than that at inlet.

A. Higher

B. Lower

C. Same

D. None of these

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Whenever a plate is held immersed at some angle with the direction of flow of the liquid, it is subjected to some pressure. The component of this pressure, in the direction of flow of the liquid, is known as

A. Lift

B. Drag

C. Stagnation pressure

D. Bulk modulus

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The kinematic viscosity of an oil (in stokes) whose specific gravity is 0.95 and viscosity 0.011 poise, is

A. 0.0116 stoke

B. 0.116 stoke

C. 0.0611 stoke

D. 0.611 stoke

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A nozzle is generally made of

A. Cylindrical shape

B. Convergent shape

C. Divergent shape

D. Convergent-divergent shape

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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

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Dynamic viscosity of most of the liquids with rise in temperature

A. Increases

B. Decreases

C. Remain unaffected

D. Unpredictable

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The density of water is 1000 kg/m3 at

A. 0° C

B. 0° K

C. 4° C

D. 20° C

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According to Newton's law of viscosity, the shear stress on a layer of a fluid is __________ to the rate of shear strain.

A. Equal to

B. Directly proportional

C. Inversely proportional

D. None of these