A flow in which the quantity of liquid flowing per second is constant, is called __________ flow.
A. Steady
B. Streamline
C. Turbulent
D. Unsteady
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The Cipoletti weir is a __________ weir.
A. Rectangular
B. Triangular
C. Trapezoidal
D. Circular
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A hydraulic ram is a device used to
A. Store the energy of water
B. Increase the pressure of water
C. To lift water from deep wells
D. To lift small quantity of water to a greater height when a large quantity of water is available at a smaller height
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According to the principle of buoyancy a body totally or partially immersed in a fluid will be lifted up by a force equal to
A. The weight of the body
B. More than the weight of the body
C. Less than the weight of the body
D. Weight of the fluid displaced by the body
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The tangential velocity of the water element having a free vortex is
A. Directly proportional to its distance from the centre
B. Inversely proportional to its distance from the centre
C. Directly proportional to its (distance)2 from the centre
D. Inversely proportional to its (distance)2 from the centre
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The difference of pressure between the inside and outside of a liquid drop is
A. p = T × r
B. p = r T
C. p = 2 r T
D. p = r 2 T
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When a body, floating in a liquid, is given a small angular displacement, it starts oscillating about a point known as
A. Centre of pressure
B. Centre of gravity
C. Centre of buoyancy
D. Metacentre
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Fluid is a substance that
A. Cannot be subjected to shear forces
B. Always expands until it fills any container
C. Has the same shear stress at a point regardless of its motion
D. Cannot remain at rest under action of any shear force
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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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If the ratios of all the corresponding linear dimensions are equal, then the model and the prototype are said to have
A. Geometric similarity
B. Kinematic similarity
C. Dynamic similarity
D. None of these
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The efficiency of a hydraulic press is given by (where W = Weight lifted by ram, P = Force applied on plunger, A = Area of ram and a = Area of plunger)
A. p W × a A
B. W p × A a
C. p W × A a
D. W p × a A
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An object having 10 kg mass weighs 9.81 kg on a spring balance. The value of 'g' at this place is
A. 10 m/sec2
B. 9.81 m/sec2
C. 9.75 m/sec2
D. 9 m/sec
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The coefficient of viscosity may be determined by
A. Capillary tube method
B. Orifice type viscometer
C. Rotating cylinder method
D. All of these
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The region between the separation streamline and the boundary surface of the solid body is known as
A. Wake
B. Drag
C. Lift
D. Boundary layer
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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
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Puck up the wrong statement about centrifugal pump
A. Discharge a diameter
B. Head a speed2
C. Head a diameter
D. Power a speed4
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The length of the divergent cone in a Venturimeter is __________ that of the convergent cone.
A. Equal to
B. Double
C. Three to four times
D. Five to six times
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Normal depth in open channel flow is the depth of flow corresponding to
A. Steady flow
B. Unsteady flow
C. Laminar flow
D. Uniform flow
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The discharge of a double acting reciprocating pump is (where L = Length of stroke, A = Cross-sectional area of piston and N = Speed of crank in r.p.m.)
A. LAN
B. 2 LAN
C. 60 LAN
D. 60 2 LAN
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A flow whose streamline is represented by a curve, is called
A. One-dimensional flow
B. Two-dimensional flow
C. Three-dimensional flow
D. Four-dimensional flow
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