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A piece of wood having weight 5 kg floats in water with 60% of its volume under the liquid. The specific gravity of wood is

A. 0.83

B. 0.6

C. 0.4

D. 0.3

Correct Answer :

B. 0.6


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When a cylindrical vessel containing liquid is resolved, the surface of the liquid takes the shape of

A. A triangle

B. A paraboloid

C. An ellipse

D. None of these

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The property by virtue of which a liquid opposes relative motion between its different layers is called

A. Surface tension

B. Coefficient of viscosity

C. Viscosity

D. Osmosis

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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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The viscosity of a liquid __________ its rate of flow through a hole in a vessel.

A. Effects

B. Does not effect

C. Both A and B

D. None of these

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A flow through a long pipe at decreasing rate is called __________ uniform flow.

A. Steady

B. Unsteady

C. Both A and B

D. None of these

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The difference of pressure between the inside and outside of a liquid drop is

A. p = T × r

B. p = T/r

C. p = T/2r

D. p = 2T/r

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An internal mouthpiece is said to be running __________ if the length of the mouthpiece is more than three times the diameter of the orifice.

A. Free

B. Partially

C. Full

D. None of these

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When a body is placed over a liquid, it will float if

A. Gravitational force is equal to the up-thrust of the liquid

B. Gravitational force is less than the up-thrust of the liquid

C. Gravitational force is more than the up-thrust of the liquid

D. None of the above

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A flow in which the quantity of liquid flowing per second is not constant, is called

A. Streamline flow

B. Turbulent flow

C. Steady flow

D. Unsteady flow

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A vessel of 4 m3 contains oil which weighs 30 kN. The specific weight of the oil is

A. 4.5 kN/m3

B. 6 kN/m3

C. 7.5 kN/m3

D. 10 kN/m3

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The speed of sound in a ideal gas varies directly as its

A. Absolute temperature

B. Temperature

C. Density

D. Modulus of elasticity

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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

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A venturi-flume is used to measure

A. Pressure of liquid

B. Discharge of liquid

C. Pressure difference between two points in a channel

D. Pressure difference between two points in a pipe

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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

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The dynamic viscosity of the liquid __________ with rise in temperature.

A. Remain unaffected

B. Increases

C. Decreases

D. None of these

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Flow of water in a pipe about 3 metres in diameter can be measured by

A. Orifice plate

B. Venturimeter

C. Rotameter

D. Pitot tube

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The total pressure force on a plane area is equal to the area multiplied by the intensity of pressure at the Centroid, if

A. The area is horizontal

B. The area is vertical

C. The area is inclined

D. All of the above

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In a forced vortex, the velocity of flow everywhere within the fluid is

A. Maximum

B. Minimum

C. Zero

D. Nonzero finite

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The water pressure per metre length on a vertical masonry wall of dam is (where w = Specific weight of the liquid, and H = Height of the liquid)

A. wH/2

B. wH

C. wH2/2

D. wH2/4

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The product of mass and acceleration of flowing liquid is called

A. Inertia force

B. Viscous force

C. Gravity force

D. Pressure force

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The body will sink down if the force of buoyancy is __________ the weight of the liquid displaced.

A. Equal to

B. Less than

C. More than

D. None of these

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A water tank contains 1.3 m deep water. The pressure exerted by the water per metre length of the tank is

A. 2.89 kN

B. 8.29 kN

C. 9.28 kN

D. 28.9 kN

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An ideal flow of any fluid must fulfil the following

A. Newton's law of motion

B. Newton's law of viscosity

C. Pascal' law

D. Continuity equation

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The time oscillation of a floating body with increase in meatcentric height will be

A. Same

B. Higher

C. Lower

D. Lower/higher depending on weight of body

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The liquid used in manometers should have

A. Low density

B. High density

C. Low surface tension

D. High surface tension

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Steady flow occurs when

A. The direction and magnitude of the velocity at all points are identical

B. The velocity of successive fluid particles, at any point, is the same at successive periods of time

C. The magnitude and direction of the velocity do not change from point to point in the fluid

D. The fluid particles move in plane or parallel planes and the streamline patterns are identical in each plane

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The Francis formula for the discharge over Cipoletti weir is

A. 1.84 LH1/2

B. 1.84 LH

C. 1.84 LH3/2

D. 1.84 LH5/2

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When the Venturimeter is inclined, then for a given flow it will show __________ reading.

A. Same

B. More

C. Less

D. None of these

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A hemispherical tank of radius (R) has an orifice of cross-sectional area (a) at its bottom and is full of liquid. The time required to empty the tank completely is

A. 14π R1/2/15Cd × a √(2g)

B. 14π R3/2/15Cd × a √(2g)

C. 14π R5/2/15Cd × a √(2g)

D. 14π R7/2/15Cd × a √(2g)