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Froude's number is the ratio of inertia force to

A. Pressure force

B. Elastic force

C. Gravity force

D. Surface tension force

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C. Gravity force


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For manometer, a better liquid combination is one having

A. Higher surface tension

B. Lower surface tension

C. Surface tension is no criterion

D. High density and viscosity

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A compound pipe of diameter d1, d2 and d3 having lengths l1, l2 and l3 is to be replaced by an equivalent pipe of uniform diameter d and of the same length (l) as that of the compound pipe. The size of the equivalent pipe is given by

A. l/d² = (l₁/d₁²) + (l₂/d₂²) + (l₃/d₃²)

B. l/d³ = (l₁/d₁³) + (l₂/d₂³) + (l₃/d₃³)

C. l/d⁴ = (l₁/d₁⁴) + (l₂/d₂⁴) + (l₃/d₃⁴)

D. l/d⁵ = (l₁/d₁⁵) + (l₂/d₂⁵) + (l₃/d₃⁵)

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The absolute pressure is equal to

A. Gauge pressure + atmospheric pressure

B. Gauge pressure - atmospheric pressure

C. Atmospheric pressure - gauge pressure

D. Gauge pressure - vacuum pressure

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When the Mach number is more than 6, the flow is called

A. Sub-sonic flow

B. Sonic flow

C. Super-sonic flow

D. Hyper-sonic flow

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The pressure of air __________ with the increase of height from the surface of the earth.

A. Does not change

B. Decreases

C. Increases

D. None of these

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The power transmitted through a pipe is (where w = Specific weight in N/m3, and Q = Discharge in m3/s)

A. w × Q × H

B. w × Q × hf

C. w × Q (H - hf)

D. w × Q (H + hf)

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A one dimensional flow is one which

A. Is uniform flow

B. Is steady uniform flow

C. Takes place in straight lines

D. Involves zero transverse component of flow

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Euler's dimensionless number relates the following

A. Inertial force and gravity

B. Viscous force and inertial force

C. Viscous force and buoyancy force

D. Pressure force and inertial force

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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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A perfect gas

A. Has constant viscosity

B. Has zero viscosity

C. Is in compressible

D. None of the above

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A structure used to dam up a stream or river over which the water flows is called

A. Orifice

B. Notch

C. Weir

D. Dam

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Differential 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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The force present in a moving liquid is

A. Inertia force

B. Viscous force

C. Gravity force

D. All of these

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The volumetric change of the fluid caused by a resistance is known as

A. Volumetric strain

B. Volumetric index

C. Compressibility

D. Adhesion

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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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True one-dimensional 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 rise or depression of liquid in a tube due to surface tension will increase in size of tube will

A. Increase

B. Remain unaffected

C. May increase or decrease depending on the characteristics of liquid

D. Decrease

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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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The resultant of all normal pressures acts

A. At C.G. of body

B. At center of pressure

C. Vertically upwards

D. At metacentre

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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 acts at a distance __________ from the liquid surface.

A. H/3

B. H/2

C. 2H/3

D. 3H/4

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The meatcentric height of a ship is 0.6 m and the radius of gyration is 4 m. The time of rolling of a ship is

A. 4.1 s

B. 5.2 s

C. 10.4 s

D. 14.1 s

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Which of the following instruments is used to measure flow on the application of Bernoulli's theorem?

A. Venturimeter

B. Orifice plate

C. Nozzle

D. All of the above

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The flow in a pipe is neither laminar nor turbulent when Reynold number is

A. Less than 2000

B. Between 2000 and 2800

C. More than 2800

D. None of these

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Falling drops of water become spheres due to the property of

A. Adhesion

B. Cohesion

C. Surface tension

D. Viscosity

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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

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If the depth of water in an open channel is greater than the critical depth, the flow is called

A. Critical flow

B. Turbulent flow

C. Tranquil flow

D. Torrential flow

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The mass of 2.5 m3 of a certain liquid is 2 tonnes. Its mass density is

A. 200 kg/m3

B. 400 kg/m3

C. 600 kg/m3

D. 800 kg/m3

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For a perfect incompressible liquid, flowing in a continuous stream, the total energy of a particle remains the same, while the particle moves from one point to another. This statement is called

A. Continuity equation

B. Bernoulli's equation

C. Pascal's law

D. Archimedess principle

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One litre of water occupies a volume of

A. 100 cm3

B. 250 cm3

C. 500 cm3

D. 1000 cm3

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The velocity at which the laminar flow stops, is known as

A. Velocity of approach

B. Lower critical velocity

C. Higher critical velocity

D. None of these