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The continuity equation is connected with

A. Open channel/pipe flow

B. Compressibility of fluids

C. Conservation of mass

D. Steady/unsteady flow

Correct Answer :

C. Conservation of mass


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In order to measure the flow with a Venturimeter, it is installed in

A. Horizontal line

B. Inclined line with flow upwards

C. Inclined line with flow downwards

D. Any direction and in any location

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To avoid vaporisation in the pipe line, the pipe line over the ridge is laid such that it is not more than

A. 2.4 m above the hydraulic gradient

B. 6.4 m above the hydraulic gradient

C. 10.0 m above the hydraulic gradient

D. 5.0 above the hydraulic gradient

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

A. Critical flow

B. Turbulent flow

C. Tranquil flow

D. Torrential flow

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If the coefficient of discharge is 0.6, then the discharge over a right angled notch is

A. 0.417 H5/2

B. 1.417 H5/2

C. 4.171 H5/2

D. 7.141 H5/2

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The total energy of each particle at various places in the case of perfect incompressible fluid flowing in continuous stream

A. Keeps on increasing

B. Keeps on decreasing

C. Remain constant

D. May increase/decrease

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One stoke is equal to

A. 10-2 m2/s

B. 10-3 m2/s

C. 10-4 m2/s

D. 10-6 m2/s

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In a footstep bearing, if the speed of the shaft is doubled, then the torque required to overcome the viscous resistance will be

A. Double

B. Four times

C. Eight times

D. Sixteen times

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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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Choose the wrong statement

A. The center of buoyancy is located at the center of gravity of the displaced liquid

B. For stability of a submerged body, the center of gravity of body must lie directly below the center of buoyancy

C. If C.G. and center of buoyancy coincide, the submerged body must lie at neutral equilibrium for all positions

D. All floating bodies are stable

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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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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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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 discharge through a siphon spillway is

A. Cd × a × √(2gH)

B. Cd × a × √(2g) × H3/2

C. Cd × a × √(2g) × H2

D. Cd × a × √(2g) × H5/2

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The resultant upward pressure of a fluid on a floating body is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the body. This definition is according to

A. Buoyancy

B. Equilibrium of a floating body

C. Archimedes' principle

D. Bernoulli's theorem

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The length AB of a pipe ABC in which the liquid is flowing has diameter (d1) and is suddenly enlarged to diameter (d2) at B which is constant for the length BC. The loss of head due to sudden enlargement is

A. (v₁ - v₂)²/g

B. (v₁² - v₂²)/g

C. (v₁ - v₂)²/2g

D. (v₁² - v₂²)/2g

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The discharge in an open channel corresponding to critical depth is

A. Zero

B. Minimum

C. Maximum

D. None of these

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The pressure of a liquid measured with the help of a Piezometer tube is

A. Vacuum pressure

B. Gauge pressure

C. Absolute pressure

D. Atmospheric pressure

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In case of flow through parallel pipes,

A. The head loss for all the pipes is same

B. The total discharge is equal to the sum of discharges in the various pipes

C. The total head loss is the sum of head losses in the various pipes

D. Both (A) and (B)

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Principle of similitude forms the basis of

A. Comparing two identical equipments

B. Designing models so that the result can be converted to prototypes

C. Comparing similarity between design and actual equipment

D. Hydraulic designs

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The property of a liquid which offers resistance to the movement of one layer of liquid over another adjacent layer of liquid, is called

A. Surface tension

B. Compressibility

C. Capillarity

D. Viscosity

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Working principle of dead weight pressure gauge tester is based on

A. Pascal's law

B. Dalton's law of partial pressure

C. Newton's law of viscosity

D. Avogadro's hypothesis

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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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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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One cubic metre of water weighs

A. 100 litres

B. 250 litres

C. 500 litres

D. 1000 litres

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A weir is said to be broad crested weir, if the width of the crest of the weir is ________ half the height of water above the weir crest.

A. Equal to

B. Less than

C. More than

D. None of these

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For measuring flow by a Venturimeter, if should be installed in

A. Vertical line

B. Horizontal line

C. Inclined line with flow downward

D. In any direction and in any location

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Bulk modulus of a fluid __________ as the pressure increases.

A. Remain same

B. Decreases

C. Increases

D. None 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 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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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