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The velocity of jet of water travelling out of opening in a tank filled with water is proportional to

A. Head of water (h)

B.

C. V/T

D. h/2

Correct Answer :

C. V/T


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The power transmitted through a pipe is (where w = Specific weight in N/m3, and Q = Discharge in m3/s)

A. w × Q × H

B. w × Q × hf

C. w × Q (H - hf)

D. w × Q (H + hf)

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The line of action of the buoyant force acts through the Centroid of the

A. Submerged body

B. Volume of the floating body

C. Volume of the fluid vertically above the body

D. Displaced volume of the fluid

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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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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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The equation of continuity holds good when the flow

A. Is steady

B. Is one dimensional

C. Velocity is uniform at all the cross sections

D. All of the above

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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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The liquid used in manometers should have

A. Low density

B. High density

C. Low surface tension

D. High surface tension

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The value of the coefficient of compressibility for water at ordinary pressure and temperature in kg/cm is equal to

A. 2100

B. 2700

C. 10,000

D. 21,000

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According to equation of continuity,

A. w1a1 = w2a2

B. w1v1 = w2v2

C. a1v1 = a2v2

D. a1/v1 = a2/v2

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According to Manning's formula, the discharge through an open channel is (where M = Manning's constant)

A. A × M × m1/2 × i2/3

B. A × M × m2/3 × i1/2

C. A1/2 × M2/3 × m × i

D. A2/3 × M1/3 × m × i

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An average value of coefficient of velocity is

A. 0.62

B. 0.76

C. 0.84

D. 0.97

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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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A body floating in a liquid is said to be in neutral equilibrium, if its metacentre

A. Coincides with its centre of gravity

B. Lies above its centre of gravity

C. Lies below its centre of gravity

D. Lies between the centre of buoyancy and centre of gravity

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The ratio of the inertia force to the __________ is called Euler's number.

A. Pressure force

B. Elastic force

C. Surface tension force

D. Viscous force

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The length of a liquid stream while flowing over a weir __________ at the ends of the sill.

A. Expands

B. Does not change

C. Contracts

D. None of these

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The angle of contact in case of a liquid depends upon

A. The nature of the liquid and the solid

B. The material which exists above the free surface of the liquid

C. Both of die above

D. Any one of the above

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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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The critical depth meter is used to measure

A. Velocity of flow in an open channel

B. Depth of flow in an open channel

C. Hydraulic jump

D. Depth of channel

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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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Barometer 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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An ideal flow of any fluid must satisfy

A. Pascal law

B. Newton's law of viscosity

C. Boundary layer theory

D. Continuity equation

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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)

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The Euler's equation for the motion of liquids is based upon the assumption that

A. The fluid is non - viscous, homogeneous and incompressible

B. The velocity of flow is uniform over the section

C. The flow is continuous, steady and along the stream line

D. All of the above

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The stability of a dam is checked for

A. Tension at the base

B. Overturning of the wall or dam

C. Sliding of the wall or dam

D. All of these

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The rise of liquid along the walls of a revolving cylinder about the initial level is __________ the depression of the liquid at the axis of rotation.

A. Same as

B. Less than

C. More than

D. None of these

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During the opening of a valve in a pipe line, the flow is

A. Steady

B. Unsteady

C. Uniform

D. Laminar

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Ratio of inertia force to surface Jension is known as

A. Mach number

B. Froude number

C. Reynoldss number

D. Weber's number

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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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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 intensity of pressure at any point, in a liquid, is __________ to the depth of liquid from the surface.

A. Equal

B. Directly proportional

C. Inversely proportional

D. None of these