Explore topic-wise MCQs in Aerodynamics.

This section includes 12 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Aerodynamics knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

Select the incompressible flow out of the following.

A. High speed gaseous flow
B. M=5
C. M=3
D. Liquid flow
Answer» E.
2.

Mach number is defined as the ratio of local flow velocity to the _______

A. Speed of sound in vacuum
B. Local speed of sound
C. Speed of light
D. Speed of sound at 25°C
Answer» C. Speed of light
3.

The best estimate of whether the flow is compressible or not comes from ______

A. Pressure
B. Mach number
C. Compressibility values
D. Experiments
Answer» C. Compressibility values
4.

Gaseous flow over an airfoil is always compressible because of very high compressibility value of gases.

A. Always true
B. Always false
C. True only for high speeds
D. True for low speeds
Answer» D. True for low speeds
5.

For the flow over an airfoil, which of the following is the incorrect statement if the fluid is liquid?

A. High pressure change
B. Incompressible fluid
C. Compressibility is very small
D. Density is constant
Answer» B. Incompressible fluid
6.

In terms of compressibility, the density change when pressure of the fluid increases is ______

A. Density increases
B. Density decreases
C. Density is constant
D. Insufficient data
Answer» B. Density decreases
7.

τT and τS are precise thermodynamic properties of the gas and the values can be obtained easily.

A. True always
B. False always
Answer» B. False always
8.

The isothermal compressibility for a gas is same as isothermal compressibility.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
9.

The subscript ‘T’ in the formula for compressibility symbolize that temperature of the gas is kept constant in the process.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
10.

Which of these is not true when a gas is compressed in a bicycle pump?

A. Temperature increases
B. Pressure increases
C. Volume increases
D. Heat is exchanged
Answer» D. Heat is exchanged
11.

In physical sense, compressibility is the fractional change in volume of the fluid element per unit change in_____

A. Mass
B. Temperature
C. Pressure
D. Density
Answer» D. Density
12.

What is the most compressible substance of the following?

A. Salt
B. Liquid oxygen
C. Water
D. Laughing gas
Answer» E.