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The discharge over a rectangular notch is (where b = Width of notch, and H = Height of liquid, above the sill of the notch)

A. (2/3) Cd × b × √(2gH)

B. (2/3) Cd × b × √(2g) × H

C. (2/3) Cd × b × √(2g) × H3/2

D. (2/3) Cd × b × √(2g) × H2

Correct Answer :

C. (2/3) Cd × b × √(2g) × H3/2


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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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A piece of metal of specific gravity 7 floats in mercury of specific gravity 13.6. What fraction of its volume is under mercury?

A. 0.5

B. 0.4

C. 0.515

D. 0.5

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A flow in which the viscosity of fluid is dominating over the inertia force is called

A. Steady flow

B. Unsteady flow

C. Laminar flow

D. Turbulent flow

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When a body floating in a liquid, is displaced slightly, it oscillates about

A. C.G. of body

B. Center of pressure

C. Center of buoyancy

D. Metacentre

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Froude number is significant in

A. Supersonics, as with projectile and jet propulsion

B. Full immersion or completely enclosed flow, as with pipes, aircraft wings, nozzles etc.

C. Simultaneous motion through two fluids where there is a surface of discontinuity, gravity forces, and wave making effect as with ship's hulls

D. All of the above

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

A. Reynold's number

B. Froude's number

C. Weber's number

D. Euler's number

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An orifice is said to be large, if

A. The size of orifice is large

B. The velocity of flow is large

C. The available head of liquid is more than 5 times the height of orifice

D. The available head of liquid is less than 5 times the height of orifice

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Kinematic viscosity is dependent upon

A. Pressure

B. Distance

C. Density

D. Flow

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The discharge over a triangular 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

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A fluid is said to be ideal, if it is

A. Incompressible

B. Viscous and incompressible

C. Inviscous and compressible

D. Inviscous and incompressible

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An object having 10 kg mass weighs 9.81 kg on a spring balance. The value of 'g' at this place is

A. 10 m/sec²

B. 9.81 m/sec²

C. 9.75 m/sec²

D. 9 m/sec

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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 coefficient of viscosity may be determined by

A. Capillary tube method

B. Orifice type viscometer

C. Rotating cylinder method

D. All of these

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A body floating in a liquid is said to be in neutral equilibrium, if its metacentre

A. Coincides with its centre of gravity

B. Lies above its centre of gravity

C. Lies below its centre of gravity

D. Lies between the centre of buoyancy and centre of gravity

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The surface tension of mercury at normal temperature compared to that of water is

A. More

B. Less

C. Same

D. More or less depending on size of glass tube

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A hydraulic press has a ram of 15 cm diameter and plunger of 1.5 cm. It is required to lift a weight of 1 tonne. The force required on plunger is equal to

A. 10 kg

B. 100 kg

C. 1000 kg

D. 1 kg

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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 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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When a body is immersed wholly or partially in a liquid, it is lifted up by a force equal to the weight of liquid displaced by the body. This statement is called

A. Pascal's law

B. Archimedess principle

C. Principle of floatation

D. Bernoulli's theorem

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In open channels, the specific energy is the

A. Total energy per unit discharge

B. Total energy measured with respect to the datum passing through the bottom of the channel

C. Total energy measured above the horizontal datum

D. Kinetic energy plotted above the free surface of water

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Uniform flow occurs when

A. The flow is steady

B. The flow is streamline

C. Size and shape of the cross section in a particular length remain constant

D. Size and cross section change uniformly along length

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The centre of gravity of the volume of the liquid displaced by an immersed body is called

A. Centre of gravity

B. Centre of pressure

C. Metacentre

D. Centre of buoyancy

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To avoid an interruption in the flow of a siphon, an air vessel is provided

A. At the inlet

B. At the outlet

C. At the summit

D. At any point between inlet and outlet

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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 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

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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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A liquid compressed in cylinder has a volume of 0.04 m3 at 50 kg/cm² and a volume of 0.039 m3 at 150 kg/cm². The bulk modulus of elasticity of liquid is

A. 400 kg/cm²

B. 4000 kg/cm²

C. 40 × 10⁵ kg/cm²

D. 40 × 10⁶ kg/cm²

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The Bernoulli's equation is based on the assumption that

A. There is no loss of energy of the liquid flowing

B. The velocity of flow is uniform across any cross-section of the pipe

C. No force except gravity acts on the fluid

D. All of the above

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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