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Ratio of inertia force to surface Jension is known as

A. Mach number

B. Froude number

C. Reynoldss number

D. Weber's number

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D. Weber's number


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Reynold's number is the ratio of the inertia force to the

A. Surface tension force

B. Viscous force

C. Gravity force

D. Elastic force

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The total energy of a liquid particle in motion is equal to

A. Pressure energy + kinetic energy + potential energy

B. Pressure energy - (kinetic energy + potential energy)

C. Potential energy - (pressure energy + kinetic energy

D. Kinetic energy - (pressure energy + potential energy)

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Surface energy per unit area of a surface is numerically equal to

A. Atmospheric pressure

B. Surface tension

C. Force of adhesion

D. Force of cohesion

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The unit of kinematic viscosity in S. I. units is

A. N-m/s

B. N-s/m2

C. m2/s

D. N-m

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Liquids

A. Cannot be compressed

B. Occupy definite volume

C. Are not affected by change in pressure and temperature

D. None of the above

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The total pressure on the top of a closed cylindrical vessel of radius (r) completely filled up with liquid of specific weight (w) and rotating at (ω) rad/s about its vertical axis, is

A. π w ω² r²/4g

B. π w ω² r³/4g

C. π w ω² r⁴/4g

D. π w ω² r²/2g

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When a liquid is flowing through a pipe, the velocity of the liquid is

A. Maximum at the centre and minimum near the walls

B. Minimum at the centre and maximum near the walls

C. Zero at the centre and maximum near the walls

D. Maximum at the centre and zero near the walls

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Free surface of a liquid behaves like a sheet and tends to contract to smallest possible area due to the

A. Force of adhesion

B. Force of cohesion

C. Force of friction

D. Force of diffusion

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Buoyant force is

A. The resultant force acting on a floating body

B. The resultant force on a body due to the fluid surrounding it

C. Equal to the volume of liquid displaced

D. The force necessary to maintain equilibrium of a submerged body

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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 total pressure on an immersed surface inclined at an angle θ with the liquid surface is

A. wA

B. wx

C. wAx

D. wAx/sinθ

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The discharge through a wholly drowned orifice is given by (where H1 = Height of water (on the upstream side) above the top of the orifice, H2 = Height of water (on the downstream side) above the bottom of the orifice, and H = Difference between two water levels on either side of the orifice)

A. Q = Cd × bH₁ × √(2gh)

B. Q = Cd × bH2 × √(2gh)

C. Q = Cd × b (H2 - H1) × √(2gh)

D. Q = Cd × bH × √(2gh)

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The discharge through an external mouthpiece is given by (where a = Cross-sectional area of the mouthpiece, and H = Height of liquid above the mouthpiece)

A. 0.855 a.√(2gH)

B. 1.855 aH.√(2g)

C. 1.585 a.√(2gH)

D. 5.85 aH.√(2g)

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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 specific gravity of water is taken as

A. 0.001

B. 0.01

C. 0.1

D. 1

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The specific gravity of an oil whose specific weight is 7.85 kN/m3, is

A. 0.8

B. 1

C. 1.2

D. 1.6

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The total energy line lies over the hydraulic gradient line by an amount equal to the

A. Pressure head

B. Velocity head

C. Pressure head + velocity head

D. Pressure head - velocity head

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The velocity of jet of water travelling out of opening in a tank filled with water is proportional to

A. Head of water (h)

B.

C. V/T

D. h/2

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According to Bernoulli's equation for steady ideal fluid flow

A. Principle of conservation of mass holds

B. Velocity and pressure are inversely proportional

C. Total energy is constant throughout

D. The energy is constant along a streamline but may vary across streamlines

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The units of dynamic or absolute viscosity are

A. Metres² per sec

B. kg sec/meter

C. Newton-sec per meter

D. Newton-sec² per meter

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Which of the following statement is wrong?

A. A flow whose streamline is represented by a curve is called two dimensional flow.

B. The total energy of a liquid particle is the sum of potential energy, kinetic energy and pressure energy.

C. The length of divergent portion in a Venturimeter is equal to the convergent portion.

D. A pitot tube is used to measure the velocity of flow at the required point in a pipe.

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Choose the wrong statement. Alcohol is used in manometer, because

A. Its vapour pressure is low

B. It provides suitable meniscus for the inclined tube

C. Its density is less

D. It provides longer length for a given pressure difference

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The viscosity of water at 20°C is

A. One stoke

B. One centistoke

C. One poise

D. One centipoise

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A vertical wall is subjected to a pressure due to one kind of liquid, on one of its sides. Which of the following statement is correct?

A. The pressure on the wall at the liquid level is minimum

B. The pressure on the bottom of the wall is maximum

C. The pressure on the wall at the liquid level is zero, and on the bottom of the wall is maximum

D. The pressure on the bottom of the wall is zer

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Property of a fluid by which its own molecules are attracted is called

A. Adhesion

B. Cohesion

C. Viscosity

D. Compressibility

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Buoyant force is

A. Resultant force acting on a floating body

B. Equal to the volume of liquid displaced

C. Force necessary to keep a body in equilibrium

D. The resultant force on a body due to the fluid surrounding it

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The pressure intensity in kN/m2 (or kPa) at any point in a liquid is (where w = Specific weight of liquid, and h = Depth of liquid from the surface)

A. w

B. wh

C. w/h

D. h/w

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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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The two important forces for a floating body are

A. Buoyancy, gravity

B. Buoyancy, pressure

C. Buoyancy, inertial

D. Inertial, gravity

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When the water level on the downstream side of a weir is above the top surface of a weir, the weir is known as

A. Narrow-crested weir

B. Broad-crested weir

C. Ogee weir

D. Submerged weir