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 magnitude of water hammer depends upon the
A. Elastic properties of the pipe material
B. Elastic properties of the liquid flowing through the pipe
C. Speed at which the valve is closed
D. All of the above
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The width of the bucket for a Pelton wheel is generally ________ the diameter of jet.
A. Double
B. Three times
C. Four times
D. Five times
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The depth of the bucket for a Pelton wheel is generally _________ the diameter of jet.
A. Equal to
B. 1.2 times
C. 1.8 times
D. Double
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The speed of sound in a ideal gas varies directly as it’s
A. Absolute temperature
B. Temperature
C. Density
D. Modulus of elasticity
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Meta-centric height is given as the distance between
A. The center of gravity of the body and the metacenter
B. The center of gravity of the body and the center of buoyancy
C. The center of gravity of the body and the center of pressure
D. Center of buoyancy and metacenter
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When a cylindrical vessel, containing some liquid, is rotated about its vertical axis, the liquid surface is depressed down at the axis of its rotation and rises up near the walls of the vessel on all sides. This type of flow is known as
A. Steady flow
B. Turbulent flow
C. Vortex flow
D. Uniform flow
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Non uniform flow occurs when
A. The direction and magnitude of the velocity at all points are identical
B. The velocity of successive fluid particles, at any point, is the same at successive periods of time
C. Velocity, depth, pressure, etc. change from point to point in the fluid flow
D. The fluid particles move in plane or parallel planes and the streamline patterns are identical in each plane
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Steady flow occurs when
A. The direction and magnitude of the velocity at all points are identical
B. The velocity of successive fluid particles, at any point, is the same at successive periods of time
C. The magnitude and direction of the velocity do not change from point to point in the fluid
D. The fluid particles move in plane or parallel planes and the streamline patterns are identical in each plane
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True one-dimensional flow occurs when
A. The direction and magnitude of the velocity at all points are identical
B. The velocity of successive fluid particles, at any point, is the same at successive periods of time
C. The magnitude and direction of the velocity do not change from point to point in the fluid
D. The fluid particles move in plane or parallel planes and the streamline patterns are identical in each plane
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Uniform flow occurs when
A. The direction and magnitude of the velocity at all points are identical
B. The velocity of successive fluid particles, at any point, is the same at successive periods of time
C. The magnitude and direction of the velocity do not change from point to point in the fluid
D. The fluid particles move in plane or parallel planes and the streamline patterns are identical in each pleasure
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Which place in hydraulic turbine is most susceptible for cavitations?
A. Inlet of draft rube
B. Blade inlet
C. Guide blade
D. Penstock
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Which of the following pump is successfully used for lifting water from deep wells?
A. Centrifugal pump
B. Reciprocating pump
C. Jet pump
D. Air lift pump
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Impulse turbine is generally fitted
A. At the level of tail race
B. Little above the tail race
C. Slightly below the tail race
D. About 2.5 m above the tail race to avoid cavitations
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A metal with specific gravity of 'a' floating in a fluid of same specific gravity 'a' will
A. Sink to bottom
B. Float over fluid
C. Partly immersed
D. Be fully immersed with top surface at fluid surface
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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
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Surface tension has the units of
A. Newton-sec/m
B. Newton-m/sec
C. Newton/m
D. Newton
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A Francis turbine is used when the available head of water is
A. 0 to 25 m
B. 25 m to 250 m
C. Above 250 m
D. None of these
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According to Bernoulli's equation for steady ideal fluid flow
A. Principle of conservation of mass holds
B. Velocity and pressure are inversely proportional
C. Total energy is constant throughout
D. The energy is constant along a streamline but may vary across streamlines
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Pressure intensifier increases the pressure in proportion to
A. Ratio of diameters
B. Square of ratio of diameters
C. Inverse ratio of diameters
D. Square of inverse ratio of diameters
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