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The intensity of pressure on an immersed surface __________ with the increase in depth.

A. Does not change

B. Increases

C. Decreases

D. None of these

Correct Answer :

B. Increases


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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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The unit of kinematic viscosity in S. I. units is

A. N-m/s

B. N-s/m2

C. m2/s

D. N-m

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Which of the following meters is not associated with viscosity?

A. Red wood

B. Say bolt

C. Engler

D. Orsat

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When the flow parameters at any given instant remain same at every point, then flow is said to be

A. Quasi-static

B. Steady state

C. Laminar

D. Uniform

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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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Unit of surface tension is

A. Energy/unit area

B. Velocity/unit area

C. Both of the above

D. It has no units

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Choose the correct relationship

A. Specific gravity = gravity × density

B. Dynamic viscosity = kinematic viscosity × density

C. Gravity = specific gravity × density

D. Kinematic viscosity = dynamic viscosity × density

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Differential manometer is used to measure

A. Pressure in pipes, channels etc.

B. Atmospheric pressure

C. Very low pressure

D. Difference of pressure between two points

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A fluid whose viscosity does not change with the rate of deformation or shear strain is known as

A. Real fluid

B. Ideal fluid

C. Newtonian fluid

D. Non-Newtonian fluid

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Liquids transmit pressure equally in all the directions. This is according to

A. Boyle's law

B. Archimedes principle

C. Pascal's law

D. Newton's formula

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The line of action of the buoyant force acts through the

A. Centroid of the volume of fluid vertically above the body

B. Centre of the volume of floating body

C. Center of gravity of any submerged body

D. Centroid of the displaced volume of fluid

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A balloon lifting in air follows the following principle

A. Law of gravitation

B. Archimedes principle

C. Principle of buoyancy

D. All of the above

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The viscosity of water at 20°C is

A. One stoke

B. One centistoke

C. One poise

D. One centipoise

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In a static fluid

A. Resistance to shear stress is small

B. Fluid pressure is zero

C. Linear deformation is small

D. Only normal stresses can exist

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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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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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A flow through a long pipe at constant rate is called

A. Steady uniform flow

B. Steady non-uniform flow

C. Unsteady uniform flow

D. Unsteady non-uniform flow

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A body floats in stable equilibrium

A. When its meatcentric height is zero

B. When the metacentre is above C.G.

C. When its e.g. is below its center of buoyancy

D. Metacentre has nothing to do with position of e.g. for determining stability

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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 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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Fluid is a substance which offers no resistance to change of

A. Pressure

B. Flow

C. Shape

D. Volume

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The pressure of the liquid flowing through the divergent portion of a Venturimeter

A. Remains constant

B. Increases

C. Decreases

D. Depends upon mass of liquid

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For a floating body to be in stable equilibrium, its metacentre should be

A. Below the center of gravity

B. Below the center of buoyancy

C. Above the center of buoyancy

D. Above the center of gravity

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When a vertical wall is subjected to pressures due to liquid on both sides, the resultant pressure is the __________ of the two pressures.

A. Sum

B. Difference

C. Arithmetic mean

D. Geometric mean

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A jet of water discharging from a 40 mm diameter orifice has a diameter of 32 mm at its vena contracta. The coefficient of contraction is

A. 0.46

B. 0.64

C. 0.78

D. 0.87

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The units of kinematic viscosity are

A. Metres² per sec

B. kg sec/metre

C. Newton-sec per metre

D. Newton-sec per metre

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When the Mach number is between __________ the flow is called super-sonic flow.

A. 1 and 2.5

B. 2.5 and 4

C. 4 and 6

D. 1 and 6

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The height of a water column equivalent to a pressure of 0.15 MPa is

A. 15.3 m

B. 25.3 m

C. 35.3 m

D. 45.3 m

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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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Total pressure on a lmxlm gate immersed vertically at a depth of 2 m below the free water surface will be

A. 1000 kg

B. 4000 kg

C. 2000 kg

D. 8000 kg