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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

Correct Answer :

A. Buoyancy, gravity


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Resultant pressure of the liquid in the case of an immersed body acts through

A. Centre of gravity

B. Centre of pressure

C. Metacentre

D. Centre of buoyancy

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According to Darcy's formula, the loss of head due to friction in the pipe is (where f = Darcy's coefficient, l = Length of pipe, v = Velocity of liquid in pipe, and d = Diameter of pipe)

A. flv²/2gd

B. flv²/gd

C. 3flv²/2gd

D. 4flv²/2gd

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Which of the following is the unit of kinematic viscosity?

A. Pascal

B. Poise

C. Stoke

D. Faraday

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Barometer is used to measure

A. Velocity of liquid

B. Atmospheric pressure

C. Pressure in pipes and channels

D. Difference of pressure between two points in a pipe

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For hypersonic flow, the Mach number is

A. Unity

B. Greater than unity

C. Greater than 2

D. Greater than 4

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Bernoulli equation deals with the law of conservation of

A. Mass

B. Momentum

C. Energy

D. Work

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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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When a plate is immersed in a liquid parallel to the flow, it will be subjected to a pressure __________ that if the same plate is immersed perpendicular to the flow.

A. Less than

B. More than

C. Equal to

D. None of these

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Surface tension

A. Acts in the plane of the interface normal to any line in the surface

B. Is also known as capillarity

C. Is a function of the curvature of the interface

D. Decreases with fall in temperature

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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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When a tube of smaller diameter is dipped in water, the water rises in the tube with an upward __________ surface.

A. Concave

B. Convex

C. Plane

D. None of these

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A compound pipe is required to be replaced by a new pipe. The two pipes are said to be equivalent, if

A. Length of both the pipes is same

B. Diameter of both the pipes is same

C. Loss of head and discharge of both the pipes is same

D. Loss of head and velocity of flow in both the pipes is same

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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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Which of the following meters is not associated with viscosity?

A. Red wood

B. Say bolt

C. Engler

D. Orsat

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The highest efficiency is obtained with a channel of __________ section.

A. Circular

B. Square

C. Rectangular

D. Trapezoidal

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The product of mass and acceleration of flowing liquid is called

A. Inertia force

B. Viscous force

C. Gravity force

D. Pressure 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 over the trapezoidal notch is equal to the discharge over the rectangular notch __________ the discharge over the triangular notch.

A. Plus

B. Minus

C. Divide

D. None of these

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The discharge through a large rectangular orifice is given by (where H1 = Height of the liquid above the top of the orifice, H2 = Height of the liquid above the bottom of the orifice, b = Breadth of the orifice, and Cd = Coefficient of discharge)

A. Q = (2/3) Cd × b × √(2g) × (H2 - H1)

B. Q = (2/3) Cd × b × √(2g) × (H2 1/2 - H1 1/2)

C. Q = (2/3) Cd × b × √(2g) × (H2 3/2 - H1 3/2)

D. Q = (2/3) Cd × b × √(2g) × (H2 2 - H1 2)

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Which of the following is dimensionless?

A. Specific weight

B. Specific volume

C. Specific speed

D. Specific gravity

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If w is the specific weight of liquid and k the depth of any point from the surface, then pressure intensity at that point will be

A. h

B. wh

C. w/h

D. h/w

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In order to measure the flow with a Venturimeter, it is installed in

A. Horizontal line

B. Inclined line with flow upwards

C. Inclined line with flow downwards

D. Any direction and in any location

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An error of 1% in measuring head over the apex 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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Choose the wrong statement

A. The center of buoyancy is located at the center of gravity of the displaced liquid

B. For stability of a submerged body, the center of gravity of body must lie directly below the center of buoyancy

C. If C.G. and center of buoyancy coincide, the submerged body must lie at neutral equilibrium for all positions

D. All floating bodies are stable

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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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The torque required to overcome viscous resistance of a collar bearing is (where R1 andR2 = External and internal radius of collar)

A. (μπ²N/60t) × (R₁ - R₂)

B. (μπ²N/60t) × (R₁² - R₂²)

C. (μπ²N/60t) × (R₁³ - R₂³)

D. (μπ²N/60t) × (R₁⁴ - R₂⁴)

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The continuity equation is connected with

A. Open channel/pipe flow

B. Compressibility of fluids

C. Conservation of mass

D. Steady/unsteady flow

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A tank of uniform cross-sectional area (A) containing liquid upto height (H1) has an orifice of cross-sectional area (a) at its bottom. The time required to bring the liquid level from H1 to H2 will be

A. 2A × √H₁/Cd × a × √(2g)

B. 2A × √H₂/Cd × a × √(2g)

C. 2A × (√H₁ - √H₂)/Cd × a × √(2g)

D. 2A × (√H3/2 - √H3/2)/Cd × a × √(2g)

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The pressure in the air space above an oil (sp. gr. 0.8) surface in a tank is 0.1 kg/cm. The pressure at 2.5 m below the oil surface will be

A. 2 metres of water column

B. 3 metres of water column

C. 3.5 metres of water column

D. 4 m of water column

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Flow of water in a pipe about 3 metres in diameter can be measured by

A. Orifice plate

B. Venturimeter

C. Rotameter

D. Pitot tube