Explore topic-wise MCQs in Fluid Mechanics.

This section includes 9 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Fluid Mechanics knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

One feels heavier in a lift when the lift

A. Is going down steadily
B. Just begins to go up
C. Is moving up steadily
D. Descends freely
Answer» C. Is moving up steadily
2.

An automobile moving at a velocity of 40 km/hr is experiencing a wind resistance of 2 kN. If the automobile is moving at a velocity of 50 km/hr, the power required to overcome the wind resistance is

A. 43.1 kW
B. 3.125 W
C. 2.5 kW
D. 27.77 kW
Answer» B. 3.125 W
3.

A man, 65 kg, descends to the ground with the help of a parachute, 18 kg. The parachute is hemispherical in shape, 2 m diameter. Density of air can be taken as 0.00125 g/cm3 and its kinematic viscosity as 0.15 stoke. What is the terminal velocity of the parachute?(Take OD – 1.5 and g – 1000 cm/sec2)

A. 16.6 m/sec
B. 15.8 m/sec
C. 15.0 m/sec
D. 14.1 m/sec
Answer» B. 15.8 m/sec
4.

A vertical air stream flowing at a velocity of 100 m/s supports a ball of 60 mm in diameter. Taking the density of air as 1.2 kg/m3 and kinematic viscosity as 1.6 stokes, the weight of the ball that is supported is (if coefficient of drag CD = 0.8)

A. 20.2 N
B. 13.5 N
C. 30.1 N
D. 25.2 N
Answer» C. 30.1 N
5.

In calculating the drag force using CD the are used is

A. always the frontal area
B. the planform area when the body is flat like an airfoil
C. the planform area when the body is bluff like a sphere
D. always the planform area
E. Lateral area
Answer» C. the planform area when the body is bluff like a sphere
6.

An airfoil of surface area 0.1 m2 is tested for lift L m a wind tunnel. (Conditions can be considered as incompressible flow.) At an angle of attack of 5°, with standard air of density 1.22 kg/m3, at a speed of 30 m/sec, the lift is measured to be 3.2 kgf. What is the lift coefficient? For a prototype wing of area 10 m2, what is the approximate lift at an air speed of 160 kmph at the same angle of attack of 5°?

A. 0.572 and 700 kgf
B. 0.603 and 700 kgf
C. 0.572 and 570 kef
D. 0.603 and 570 kef
Answer» B. 0.603 and 700 kgf
7.

Consider an incompressible laminar boundary layer flow over a flat plate of length L, aligned with the direction of an incoming uniform free stream. If F is the ratio of the drag force on the front half of the plate to the drag force on the rear half, then

A. F < ½
B. F = ½
C. F = 1
D. F > 1
Answer» E.
8.

ln which of the following the friction drag is generally larger than pressure drag?

A. a circular disc or plate held normal to flow
B. a sphere
C. a cylinder
D. an airfoil
Answer» E.
9.

An airfoil is a streamlined body as shown in the figure below. Because of the streamlining of the body, the separation occurs only at the extreme rear of the body, resulting in

A. A very high-pressure drag
B. A small wake and consequently small pressure drag
C. A moderate pressure drag
D. No pressure drag
Answer» C. A moderate pressure drag