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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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D. Newton's law of resistance


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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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In an internal mouthpiece, if the jet after contraction does not touch the sides of the mouthpiece, then the mouthpiece is said to be

A. Running full

B. Running free

C. Partially running full

D. Partially running free

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In the case of steady flow of a fluid, the acceleration of any fluid particle is

A. Constant

B. Variable

C. Zero

D. Zero under limiting conditions

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When the flow in an open channel is gradually varied, the flow is said to be

A. Steady uniform flow

B. Steady non-uniform flow

C. Unsteady uniform flow

D. Unsteady non-uniform flow

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The force of buoyancy is always __________ the weight of the liquid displaced by the body.

A. Equal to

B. Less than

C. More than

D. None of these

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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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Choose the wrong statement

A. Viscosity of a fluid is that property which determines the amount of its resistance to a shearing force

B. Viscosity is due primarily to interaction between fluid molecules

C. Viscosity of liquids decreases with increase in temperature

D. Viscosity of liquids is appreciably affected by change in pressure

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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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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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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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If a body floating in a liquid returns back to its original position, when given a small angular displacement, the body is said to be in

A. Neutral equilibrium

B. Stable equilibrium

C. Unstable equilibrium

D. None of these

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Non uniform flow occurs when

A. The direction and magnitude of the velocity at all points are identical

B. The velocity of successive fluid particles, at any point, is the same at successive periods of time

C. Velocity, depth, pressure, etc. change from point to point in the fluid flow.

D. The fluid particles move in plane or parallel planes and the streamline patterns are identical in each plane

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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 absolute pressure is equal to

A. Gauge pressure + atmospheric pressure

B. Gauge pressure - atmospheric pressure

C. Atmospheric pressure - gauge pressure

D. Gauge pressure - vacuum pressure

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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

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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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Reynold's number is the ratio of inertia force to

A. Pressure force

B. Elastic force

C. Gravity force

D. Viscous force

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The water pressure per metre length on a vertical masonry wall of dam is (where w = Specific weight of the liquid, and H = Height of the liquid)

A. wH/2

B. wH

C. wH2/2

D. wH2/4

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The discharge through a channel of circular section will be maximum when the depth of water is __________ the diameter of the circular channel.

A. 0.34 times

B. 0.67 times

C. 0.81 times

D. 0.95 times

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Operation of McLeod gauge used for low pressure measurement is based on the principle of

A. Gas law

B. Boyle's law

C. Charles law

D. Pascal's law

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The resultant upward pressure of the fluid on an immersed body due to its tendency to uplift the submerged body is called

A. Up-thrust

B. Reaction

C. Buoyancy

D. Metacentre

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A fluid which obeys the Newton's law of viscosity is termed as

A. Real fluid

B. Ideal fluid

C. Newtonian fluid

D. Non-Newtonian fluid

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The value of the coefficient of compressibility for water at ordinary pressure and temperature in kg/cm is equal to

A. 2100

B. 2700

C. 10,000

D. 21,000

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According to the principle of buoyancy a body totally or partially immersed in a fluid will be lifted up by a force equal to

A. The weight of the body

B. More than the weight of the body

C. Less than the weight of the body

D. Weight of the fluid displaced by the body

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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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The mass of 2.5 m3 of a certain liquid is 2 tonnes. Its mass density is

A. 200 kg/m3

B. 400 kg/m3

C. 600 kg/m3

D. 800 kg/m3

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The total pressure on the top of a closed cylindrical vessel completely filled up with a liquid is

A. Directly proportional to (radius)2

B. Inversely proportional to (radius)2

C. Directly proportional to (radius)4

D. Inversely proportional to (radius)4

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Pressure of the order of 10 torr can be measured by

A. Bourdon tube

B. Pirani Gauge

C. Micro-manometer

D. Lonisation gauge

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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 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