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The total pressure on the top of a closed cylindrical vessel of radius (r) completely filled up with liquid of specific weight (w) and rotating at (ω) rad/s about its vertical axis, is

A. π w ω² r²/4g

B. π w ω² r³/4g

C. π w ω² r⁴/4g

D. π w ω² r²/2g

Correct Answer :

C. π w ω² r⁴/4g


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The pressure at a point 4 m below the free surface of water is

A. 19.24 kPa

B. 29.24 kPa

C. 39.24 kPa

D. 49.24 kPa

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When the water level on the downstream side of a weir is above the top surface of a weir, the weir is known as

A. Narrow-crested weir

B. Broad-crested weir

C. Ogee weir

D. Submerged weir

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The density of water is 1000 kg/m3 at

A. 0° C

B. 0° K

C. 4° C

D. 20° C

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Liquids

A. Cannot be compressed

B. Occupy definite volume

C. Are not affected by change in pressure and temperature

D. None of the above

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Poise is the unit of

A. Surface tension

B. Capillarity

C. Viscosity

D. Shear stress in fluids

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In a lock-gate, the reaction between two gates is (where P = Resultant pressure on the lock gate, and α = Inclination of the gate with the normal to the side of the lock)

A. p/sinα

B. 2p/sinα

C. p/2sinα

D. 2p/sin (α/2)

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A flow in which each liquid particle has a definite path, and the paths of individual particles do not cross each other, is called

A. Steady flow

B. Uniform flow

C. Streamline flow

D. Turbulent flow

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Dynamic viscosity of most of the liquids with rise in temperature

A. Increases

B. Decreases

C. Remain unaffected

D. Unpredictable

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Choose the wrong statement

A. The horizontal component of the hydrostatic force on any surface is equal to the normal force on the vertical projection of the surface

B. The horizontal component acts through the center of pressure for the vertical projection

C. The vertical component of the hydrostatic force on any surface is equal to the weight of the volume of the liquid above the area

D. The vertical component passes through the center of pressure of the volume

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A flow is called sub-sonic, if the Mach number is

A. Less than unity

B. Unity

C. Between 1 and 6

D. More than 6

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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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A Piezometer tube is used only for measuring

A. Low pressure

B. High pressure

C. Moderate pressure

D. Vacuum pressure

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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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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 glass tube of small diameter (d) is dipped in fluid. The height of rise or fall in the tube given by (where w = Specific weight of liquid, α = Angle of contact of the liquid surface, and σ = Surface tension)

A. 4wd/σ cosα

B. σ cosα/4wd

C. 4σ cosα/wd

D. wd/4σ cosα

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The total head of a liquid particle in motion is equal to

A. Pressure head + kinetic head + potential head

B. Pressure head - (kinetic head + potential head)

C. Potential head - (pressure head + kinetic head)

D. Kinetic head - (pressure head + potential head)

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The loss of pressure head in case of laminar flow is proportional to

A. Velocity

B. (Velocity)2

C. (Velocity)3

D. (Velocity)4

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The loss of head at entrance in a pipe is (where v = Velocity of liquid in the pipe)

A. v²/2g

B. 0.5v²/2g

C. 0.375v²/2g

D. 0.75v²/2g

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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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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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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 body will float if the force of buoyancy is __________ the weight of the liquid displaced.

A. Equal to

B. Less than

C. More than

D. None of these

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Specific weight of water in S.I. units is equal to

A. 1000 N/m3

B. 10000 N/m3

C. 9.81 × 103 N/m3

D. 9.81 × 10⁶ N/m3

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Coefficient of velocity is defined as the ratio of

A. Actual velocity of jet at vena contracta to the theoretical velocity

B. Area of jet at vena contracta to the area of orifice

C. Actual discharge through an orifice to the theoretical discharge

D. None of the above

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The buoyancy depends upon the

A. Weight of the liquid displaced

B. Pressure with which the liquid is displaced

C. Viscosity of the liquid

D. Compressibility of the liquid

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The rise or depression of liquid in a tube due to surface tension will increase in size of tube will

A. Increase

B. Remain unaffected

C. May increase or decrease depending on the characteristics of liquid

D. Decrease

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The total pressure on an immersed surface inclined at an angle θ with the liquid surface is

A. wA

B. wx

C. wAx

D. wAx/sinθ

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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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In a footstep bearing, if the radius of the shaft is doubled, then the torque required to overcome the viscous resistance will be

A. Double

B. Four times

C. Eight times

D. Sixteen times

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A compound pipe of diameter d1, d2 and d3 having lengths l1, l2 and l3 is to be replaced by an equivalent pipe of uniform diameter d and of the same length (l) as that of the compound pipe. The size of the equivalent pipe is given by

A. l/d² = (l₁/d₁²) + (l₂/d₂²) + (l₃/d₃²)

B. l/d³ = (l₁/d₁³) + (l₂/d₂³) + (l₃/d₃³)

C. l/d⁴ = (l₁/d₁⁴) + (l₂/d₂⁴) + (l₃/d₃⁴)

D. l/d⁵ = (l₁/d₁⁵) + (l₂/d₂⁵) + (l₃/d₃⁵)