Newton’s law of viscosity is a relationship between
A. shear stress anctthejiate of angular distortion
B. shear stress and viscosity
C. shear stress, velocity and viscosity
D. pressure, velocity and viscosity
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Mercury is often used in barometer because
A. it is the best liquid
B. the height of barometer will be less
C. its vapour pressure is so low that it may be neglected
D. both (B) and (C)
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For a floating body to be in equilibrium
A. meta center should be above e.g.
B. center of buoyancy and e.g. must lie on same vertical plane
C. a righting couple should be formed
D. all of the above
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Resultant pressure of the liquid in the case of an immersed body acts through
A. center of gravity
B. center of pressure
C. metacentre
D. center of buoyancy
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Buoyant force is
A. resultant force acting on a floating body
B. equal to the volume of liquid displaced
C. force necessary to keep a body in equilibrium
D. the resultant force on a body due to the fluid surrounding it
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Coefficient of contraction for an external cylindrical mouthpiece is
A. 1.00
B. 0.855
C. 0.7H
D. 0.611
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Surface energy per unit area of a surface is numerically equal to
A. atmospheric pressure
B. surface tension
C. force of adhesion
D. force of cohesion
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Specific weight of sea water is more that of pure water because it contains
A. dissolved air
B. dissolved salt
C. suspended matter
D. all of the above
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The ratio of average velocity to maximum velocity for steady laminar flow in circular pipes is
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A liquid compressed in cylinder has a volume of 0.04 m3 at 50 kg/cm2 and a volume of 0.039 m3 at 150 kg/cm2 . The bulk modulus of elasticity of liquid is
A. 400 kg/cm2
B. 4000 kg/cm2
C. 40 x 105 kg/cm2
D. 40 x 106 kg/cm2
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Flow at constant rate through a tapering pipe is i) steady flow ii) uniform flow iii) unsteady flow iv) non-uniform flow The correct answer is
A. (i) and (ii)
B. (i) and (iv)
C. (ii) and (iii)
D. (ii) and (iv)
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Drag force is a function of i) projected area of the body ii) mass density of the fluid iii) velocity of the body The correct answer is
A. (i) and (ii)
B. (i) and (iii)
C. (ii) and (iii)
D. (i), (ii) and (iii)
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The increase in meta centric height i) increases stability ii) decreases stability iii) increases comfort for passengers iv) decreases comfort for passengers The correct answer is
A. (i) and (iii)
B. (i) and (iv)
C. (ii) and (iii)
D. (ii) and (iv)
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Select the correct statement
A. Local atmospheric pressure depends upon elevation of locality only
B. Standard atmospheric pressure is the mean local atmospheric pressure at sea level
C. Local atmospheric pressure is always below standard atmospheric pressure
D. A barometer reads the difference be-tween local and standard atmospheric pressure
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Least possible value of correction factor for i) kinetic energy is zero ii) kinetic energy is 1 iii) momentum is zero iv) momentum is 1 The correct statements are
A. (i) and (iii)
B. (ii) and (iii)
C. (i) and (iv)
D. (ii) and (iv)
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Choose the wrong statement
A. fluids are capable of flowing
B. fluids conform to the shape of the con-taining vessels
C. when in equilibrium, fluids cannot sustain tangential forces
D. when in equilibrium, fluids can sustain shear forces
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For laminar flow in a pipe of circular cross-section, the Darcy’s friction factor f is
A. directly proportional to Reynolds number and independent of pipe wall roughness
B. directly proportional to pipe wall roughness and independent of Reynolds number
C. inversely proportional to Reynolds number and indpendent of pipe wall roughness
D. inversely proportional to Reynolds number and directly proportional to pipe wall roughness
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The flow which neglects changes in a transverse direction is known as
A. one dimensional flow
B. uniform flow
C. steady flow
D. turbulent flow
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For measuring flow by a venturimeter, if should be installed in
A. vertical line
B. horizontal line
C. inclined line with upward flow
D. in any direction and in any location.
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Which of the following instrument can be used for measuring speed of an aeroplane
A. Venturimeter
B. Orifice plate
C. rotameter
D. pitot tube
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