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The discharge over a rectangular notch is

A. Inversely proportional to H3/2

B. Directly proportional to H3/2

C. Inversely proportional to H5/2

D. Directly proportional to H5/2

Correct Answer :

B. Directly proportional to H3/2


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The force per unit length is the unit of

A. Surface tension

B. Compressibility

C. Capillarity

D. Viscosity

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Mercury does not wet glass. This is due to property of liquid known as

A. Adhesion

B. Cohesion

C. Surface tension

D. Viscosity

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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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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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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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A piece weighing 3 kg in air was found to weigh 2.5 kg when submerged in water. Its specific gravity is

A. 1

B. 5

C. 7

D. 6

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The length AB of a pipe ABC in which the liquid is flowing has diameter (d1) and is suddenly contracted to diameter (d2) at B which is constant for the length BC. The loss of head due to sudden contraction, assuming coefficient of contraction as 0.62, is

A. v₁²/2g

B. v₂²/2g

C. 0.5 v₁²/2g

D. 0.375 v₂²/2g

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Select the wrong statement

A. An equivalent pipe is treated as an ordinary pipe for all calculations

B. The length of an equivalent pipe is equal to that of a compound pipe

C. The discharge through an equivalent pipe is equal to that of a compound pipe

D. The diameter of an equivalent pipe is equal to that of a compound pipe

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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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An odd shaped body weighing 7.5 kg and occupying 0.01 m3 volume will be completely submerged in a fluid having specific gravity of

A. 1

B. 1.2

C. 0.8

D. 0.75

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The hammer blow in pipes occurs when

A. There is excessive leakage in the pipe

B. The pipe bursts under high pressure of fluid

C. The flow of fluid through the pipe is suddenly brought to rest by closing of the valve

D. The flow of fluid through the pipe is gradually brought to rest by closing of the valve

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The stress-strain relation of the Newtonian fluid is

A. Linear

B. Parabolic

C. Hyperbolic

D. Inverse type

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An open vessel of water is accelerated up an inclined plane. The free water surface will

A. Be horizontal

B. Make an angle in direction of inclination of inclined plane

C. Make an angle in opposite direction to inclination of inclined plane

D. Any one of above is possible

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The resultant upward pressure of the fluid on an immersed body is called

A. Up-thrust

B. Buoyancy

C. Center of pressure

D. All the above are correct

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A submerged body is said to be in a stable equilibrium, if its centre of gravity __________ the centre of buoyancy.

A. Coincides with

B. Lies below

C. Lies above

D. None of these

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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 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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The magnitude of water hammer depends upon the

A. Elastic properties of the pipe material

B. Elastic properties of the liquid flowing through the pipe

C. Speed at which the valve is closed

D. All of the above

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According to Chezy's formula, the discharge through an open channel is (where A = Area of flow, C = Chezy's constant, m = Hydraulic mean depth, and i = Uniform slope in bed)

A. A × √(m × i)

B. C × √(m × i)

C. AC × √(m × i)

D. mi × √(A × C)

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The ratio of the inertia force to the elastic force is called

A. Reynold's number

B. Froude's number

C. Weber's number

D. Mach number

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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)

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The pressure in the air space above an oil (sp. gr. 0.8) surface in a tank is 0.1 kg/cm. The pressure at 2.5 m below the oil surface will be

A. 2 metres of water column

B. 3 metres of water column

C. 3.5 metres of water column

D. 4 m of water column

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A flow in which the quantity of liquid flowing per second is constant, is called __________ flow.

A. Steady

B. Streamline

C. Turbulent

D. Unsteady

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In an internal mouthpiece, the absolute pressure head at vena contracta is __________ the atmospheric pressure head by an amount equal to height of the liquid above the vena contracta.

A. Less than

B. More than

C. Equal to

D. None of these

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The most economical section of a rectangular channel is one which has hydraulic mean depth or hydraulic radius equal to

A. Half the depth

B. Half the breadth

C. Twice the depth

D. Twice the breadth

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A flow is called sub-sonic, if the Mach number is

A. Less than unity

B. Unity

C. Between 1 and 6

D. More than 6

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The hydraulic gradient line lies over the centre line of the pipe 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 bulk modulus of elasticity

A. Has the dimensions of 1/pressure

B. Increases with pressure

C. Is large when fluid is more compressible

D. Is independent of pressure and viscosity

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Coefficient of velocity is defined as 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. Actual discharge through an orifice to the theoretical discharge

D. None of the above

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For a body floating in a liquid the normal pressure exerted by the liquid acts at

A. Bottom surface of the body

B. C.G. of the body

C. Metacentre

D. All points on the surface of the body