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The shear stress between the two liquid layers is __________ proportional to the distance between two layers.

A. Directly

B. Inversely

C. Both A and B

D. None of these

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B. Inversely


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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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The volume of a fluid __________ as the pressure increases.

A. Remains same

B. Decreases

C. Increases

D. None of these

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The property by virtue of which a liquid opposes relative motion between its different layers is called

A. Surface tension

B. Coefficient of viscosity

C. Viscosity

D. Osmosis

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The imaginary line drawn in the fluid in such a way that the tangent to any point gives the direction of motion at that point, is known as

A. Path line

B. Stream line

C. Steak line

D. Potential line

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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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For similarity, in addition to models being geometrically similar to prototype, the following in both cases should also be equal

A. Ratio of inertial force to force due to viscosity

B. Ratio of inertial force to force due to gravitation

C. Ratio of inertial force to force due to surface tension

D. All the four ratios of inertial force to force due to viscosity, gravitation, surface tension, and elasticity

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The velocity 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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A weir is said to be broad crested weir, if the width of the crest of the weir is ________ half the height of water above the weir crest.

A. Equal to

B. Less than

C. More than

D. None of these

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An error of 1% in measuring head over the crest of the notch (H) will produce an error of __________ in discharge over a triangular notch,

A. 1 %

B. 1.5 %

C. 2 %

D. 2.5 %

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If the atmospheric pressure on the surface of an oil tank (sp. gr. 0.8) is 0.2 kg/cm, the pressure at a depth of 50 m below the oil surface will be

A. 2 meters of water column

B. 3 meters of water column

C. 5 meters of water column

D. 6 meters of water Column

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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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The property of a fluid which enables it to resist tensile stress is known as

A. Compressibility

B. Surface tension

C. Cohesion

D. Adhesion

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An opening in the side of a tank or vessel such that the liquid surface with the tank is below the top edge of the opening, is called

A. Weir

B. Notch

C. Orifice

D. None of these

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The resultant upward pressure of a fluid on a floating body is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the body. This definition is according to

A. Buoyancy

B. Equilibrium of a floating body

C. Archimedes' principle

D. Bernoulli's theorem

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Rotameter is a device used to measure

A. Absolute pressure

B. Velocity of fluid

C. Flow

D. Rotation

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If a body floating in a liquid occupies a new position and remains at rest in this new position, when given a small angular displacement, the body is said to be in __________ equilibrium.

A. Neutral

B. Stable

C. Unstable

D. None of these

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The flow in which the velocity vector is identical in magnitude and direction at every point, for any given instant, is known as

A. One dimensional flow

B. Uniform flow

C. Steady flow

D. Turbulent flow

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The hydraulic mean depth or the hydraulic radius is the ratio of

A. Area of flow and wetted perimeter

B. Wetted perimeter and diameter of pipe

C. Velocity of flow and area of flow

D. None of these

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Steady 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. The magnitude and direction of the velocity do not change from point to point in the fluid

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

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Dimensions of surface tension are

A. ML°T⁻²

B. ML°T

C. ML r²

D. ML²T²

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Viscous force is the __________ of shear stress due to viscosity and cross-section area of flow.

A. Sum

B. Different

C. Product

D. Ratio

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The dynamic viscosity of the liquid __________ with rise in temperature.

A. Remain unaffected

B. Increases

C. Decreases

D. None of these

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A flow through an expanding tube 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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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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According to Bazin's formula, the discharge over a rectangular weir is mL2g x H3/2where m is equal to

A. 0.405 + (0.003/H)

B. 0.003 + (0.405/H)

C. 0.405 + (H/0.003)

D. 0.003 + (H/0.405)

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A glass tube of smaller diameter is used while performing an experiment for the capillary rise of water because

A. It is easier to see through the glass tube

B. Glass tube is cheaper than a metallic tube

C. It is not possible to conduct this experiment with any other tube

D. All of the above

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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 power transmitted through the pipe is maximum when the head lost due to friction is equal to

A. One-fourth of the total supply head

B. One-third of the total supply head

C. One-half of the total supply head

D. Two-third of the total supply head

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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 horizontal component of buoyant force is

A. Negligible

B. Same as buoyant force

C. Zero

D. None of the above