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Practical fluids

A. Are viscous

B. Possess surface tension

C. Are compressible

D. Possess all the above properties

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D. Possess all the above properties


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Which of the following instrument can be used for measuring speed of a submarine moving in deep sea?

A. Venturimeter

B. Orifice plate

C. Hot wire anemometer

D. Pitot tube

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The center of pressure of a surface subjected to fluid pressure is the point

A. On the surface at which resultant pressure acts

B. On the surface at which gravitational force acts

C. At which all hydraulic forces meet

D. Similar to metacentre

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A flow in which each liquid particle has a definite path, and the paths of individual particles do not cross each other, is called

A. Steady flow

B. Uniform flow

C. Streamline flow

D. Turbulent flow

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The coefficient of venturi-flume, generally, lies between

A. 0.3 to 0.45

B. 0.50 to 0.75

C. 0.75 to 0.95

D. 0.95 to 1.0

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The flow in a pipe or channel is said to be non-uniform when

A. The liquid particles at all sections have the same velocities

B. The liquid particles at different sections have different velocities

C. The quantity of liquid flowing per second is constant

D. Each liquid particle has a definite path

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The upper surface of a weir over which water flows is known is

A. Crest

B. Nappy

C. Sill

D. Weir top

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The velocity of the liquid flowing through the divergent portion of a Venturimeter

A. Remains constant

B. Increases

C. Decreases

D. Depends upon mass of liquid

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When a cylindrical vessel of radius (r) containing liquid is revolved about its vertical axis ω rad/s, then depth of parabola which the liquid assumes is

A. ω.r/2g

B. ω².r²/2g

C. ω.r/4g

D. ω².r²/4g

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A balloon lifting in air follows the following principle

A. Law of gravitation

B. Archimedes principle

C. Principle of buoyancy

D. All of the above

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A tank of uniform cross-sectional area (A) containing liquid upto height (H1) has an orifice of cross-sectional area (a) at its bottom. The time required to bring the liquid level from H1 to H2 will be

A. 2A × √H₁/Cd × a × √(2g)

B. 2A × √H₂/Cd × a × √(2g)

C. 2A × (√H₁ - √H₂)/Cd × a × √(2g)

D. 2A × (√H3/2 - √H3/2)/Cd × a × √(2g)

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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 discharge through a channel of rectangular section will be maximum, if

A. Its depth is twice the breadth

B. Its breadth is twice the depth

C. Its depth is thrice the breadth

D. Its breadth is thrice the depth

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Coefficient of resistance is 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. Loss of head in the orifice to the head of water available at the exit of the orifice

D. Actual discharge through an orifice to the theoretical discharge

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A manometer is used to measure

A. Atmospheric pressure

B. Pressure in pipes and channels

C. Pressure in Venturimeter

D. Difference of pressures between two points in a pipe

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The discharge over a rectangular weir, considering the velocity of approach, is (whereH1 = H + Ha = Total height of water above the weir, H = Height of water over the crest of the weir, and Ha = Height of water due to velocity of approach)

A. (2/3) Cd × L.√2g [H1 - Ha]

B. (2/3) Cd × L. √2g [H1 3/2 - Ha 3/2]

C. (2/3) Cd × L.√2g [H1 2 - Ha 2]

D. (2/3) Cd × L. √2g [H1 5/2 - Ha 5/2]

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Gauge pressure at a point is equal to the absolute pressure __________ the atmospheric pressure.

A. Plus

B. Minus

C. Divide

D. Multiply

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Resultant pressure of the liquid in the case of an immersed body acts through

A. Centre of gravity

B. Centre of pressure

C. Metacentre

D. Centre of buoyancy

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Free surface of a liquid tends to contract to the smallest possible area due to force of

A. Surface tension

B. Viscosity

C. Friction

D. Cohesion

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A bucket of water is hanging from a spring balance. An iron piece is suspended into water without touching sides of bucket from another support. The spring balance reading will

A. Increase

B. Decrease

C. Remain same

D. Increase/decrease depending on depth of immersion

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A metal with specific gravity of a floating in a fluid of same specific gravity a will

A. Sink to bottom

B. Float over fluid

C. Partly immersed

D. Be fully immersed with top surface at fluid surface

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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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The force exerted by a moving fluid on an immersed body is directly proportional to the rate of change of momentum due to the presence of the body. This statement is called

A. Newton's law of motion

B. Newton's law of cooling

C. Newton's law of viscosity

D. Newton's law of resistance

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Choose the wrong statement

A. Fluids are capable of flowing

B. Fluids conform to the shape of the containing vessels

C. When in equilibrium, fluids cannot sustain tangential forces

D. When in equilibrium, fluids can sustain shear forces

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Alcohol is used in manometers because

A. It has low vapour pressure

B. It is clearly visible

C. It has low surface tension

D. It can provide longer column due to low density

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In a free vortex motion, the radial component of velocity everywhere is

A. Maximum

B. Minimum

C. Zero

D. Nonzero and finite

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The flow in which each liquid particle has a definite path and their paths do not cross each other is called

A. One dimensional flow

B. Streamline flow

C. Steady flow

D. Turbulent flow

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Two pipe systems can be said to be equivalent, when the following quantities are same

A. Friction loss and flow

B. Length and diameter

C. Flow and length

D. Friction factor and diameter

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The stability of a dam is checked for

A. Tension at the base

B. Overturning of the wall or dam

C. Sliding of the wall or dam

D. All of these

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The meatcentric height is the distance between the

A. Centre of gravity of the floating body and the centre of buoyancy

B. Centre of gravity of the floating body and the metacentre

C. Metacentre and centre of buoyancy

D. Original centre of buoyancy and new centre of buoyancy

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For very great pressures, viscosity of moss gases and liquids

A. Remain same

B. Increases

C. Decreases

D. Shows erratic behaviour