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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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D. All of these


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The increase of temperature results in

A. Increase in viscosity of gas

B. Increase in viscosity of liquid

C. Decrease in viscosity of gas

D. Decrease in viscosity of liquid

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The coefficient of discharge in case of internal mouthpiece is __________ that of external mouthpiece.

A. Less than

B. More than

C. Equal to

D. None of these

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All the terms of energy in Bernoulli's equation have dimension of

A. Energy

B. Work

C. Mass

D. Length

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The kinematic viscosity of an oil (in stokes) whose specific gravity is 0.95 and viscosity 0.011 poise, is

A. 0.0116 stoke

B. 0.116 stoke

C. 0.0611 stoke

D. 0.611 stoke

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Gradually varied flow is

A. Steady uniform

B. Non-steady non-uniform

C. Non-steady uniform

D. Steady non-uniform

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Reynolds 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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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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Select the correct statement

A. Weber's number is the ratio of inertia force to elastic force.

B. Weber's number is the ratio of gravity force to surface tension force.

C. Weber's number is the ratio of viscous force to pressure force.

D. Weber's number is the ratio of inertia force to surface tension force.

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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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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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When the Mach number is less than unity, the flow is called

A. Sub-sonic flow

B. Sonic flow

C. Super-sonic flow

D. Hyper-sonic flow

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A thick liquid like syrup has a __________ viscosity than a light liquid like water.

A. Lesser

B. Greater

C. Same

D. None of these

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A flow is called super-sonic if the

A. Velocity of flow is very high

B. Discharge is difficult to measure

C. Mach number is between 1 and 6

D. None of these

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The discharge over a rectangular weir, considering the velocity of approach, is (whereH1 = H + Ha = Total height of water above the weir, H = Height of water over the crest of the weir, and Ha = Height of water due to velocity of approach)

A. (2/3) Cd × L.√2g [H1 - Ha]

B. (2/3) Cd × L. √2g [H1 3/2 - Ha 3/2]

C. (2/3) Cd × L.√2g [H1 2 - Ha 2]

D. (2/3) Cd × L. √2g [H1 5/2 - Ha 5/2]

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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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A vertical wall is subjected to a pressure due to one kind of liquid, on one of its sides. The total pressure on the wall per unit length is (where w = Specific weight of liquid, and H = Height of liquid)

A. wH

B. wH/2

C. wH2/2

D. wH2/3

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The loss of head due to friction in a pipe of uniform diameter in which a viscous flow is taking place, is (where RN = Reynold number)

A. 1/RN

B. 4/RN

C. 16/RN

D. 64/RN

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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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In order to increase sensitivity of U-tube manometer, one leg is usually inclined by angle θ. Sensitivity of inclined tube to sensitivity of Utube is equal to

A. Sinθ

B. 1/Sinθ

C. Cosθ

D. 1/Cosθ

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A fluid in equilibrium can't sustain

A. Tensile stress

B. Compressive stress

C. Shear stress

D. Bending stress

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A streamline is defined as the line

A. Parallel to central axis flow

B. Parallel to outer surface of pipe

C. Of equal velocity in a flow

D. Along which the pressure drop is uniform

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When a body is placed over a liquid, it will sink down if

A. Gravitational force is equal to the up-thrust of the liquid

B. Gravitational force is less than the up-thrust of the liquid

C. Gravitational force is more than the up-thrust of the liquid

D. None 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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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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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 piece of metal of specific gravity 13.6 is placed in mercury of specific gravity 13.6, what fraction of it volume is under mercury?

A. The metal piece will simply float over the mercury

B. The metal piece will be immersed in mercury by half

C. Whole of the metal piece will be immersed with its top surface just at mercury level

D. Metal piece will sink to the bottom

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The flow in which the particles of a fluid attain such velocities that varies from point to point in magnitude and direction as well as from instant to instant, is known as

A. One dimensional flow

B. Uniform flow

C. Steady flow

D. Turbulent flow

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The pressure of fluid due to hammer blow is

A. Directly proportional to density of fluid

B. Inversely proportional to density of fluid

C. Directly proportional to (density)1/2 of fluid

D. Inversely proportional to (density)1/2 of fluid

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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 torque required to overcome viscous resistance of a footstep bearing is (where μ = Viscosity of the oil, N = Speed of the shaft, R = Radius of the shaft, and t = Thickness of the oil film)

A. μπ²NR/60t

B. μπ²NR²/60t

C. μπ²NR³/60t

D. μπ²NR⁴/60t