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This section includes 297 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Environmental Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
51. |
If H is height of the liquid above the sill, the effect of end contractions, according to Francis formula, is |
A. | 0.1 H |
B. | 0.2 H |
C. | 0.3 H |
D. | 0.4 H |
Answer» B. 0.2 H | |
52. |
Capillary rise of water is |
A. | directly proportional to surface tension |
B. | inversely proportional to water density |
C. | inversely proportional to diameter of the tube |
D. | All of these. |
Answer» E. | |
53. |
Practical fluids possess |
A. | viscosity |
B. | surface tension |
C. | compressibility |
D. | all the above. |
Answer» E. | |
54. |
In C.G.S. system the unit of visocity is |
A. | dyne |
B. | joule |
C. | poise |
D. | Newton |
Answer» D. Newton | |
55. |
Discharge through a totally submerged orifice, is directly proportional to |
A. | difference in elevation of water surfaces |
B. | square root of the difference in elevation of water surface |
C. | square root of the opening |
D. | reciprocal of the area of the opening |
Answer» C. square root of the opening | |
56. |
The most efficient channel section, is |
A. | semi-circular |
B. | rectangular |
C. | triangular |
D. | half hexagon in the form of trapezoid. |
Answer» E. | |
57. |
An orifice is taken as large if |
A. | (H2 - H1) > H |
B. | (H2 - H1) > H/4 |
C. | (H2 - H1) > H/2 |
D. | (H2 - H1) > H/3 |
Answer» E. | |
58. |
Barometres are used to measure |
A. | pressure in water channels, pipes etc. |
B. | difference in pressure at two points |
C. | atmospheric pressure |
D. | very low pressure |
Answer» D. very low pressure | |
59. |
Pick up the incorrect statement from to following regarding triangular notch : |
A. | For measuring low discharge, it gives more accurate result |
B. | Only one reading (i.e. H) is required for computation of discharge |
C. | Ventilation is necessary |
D. | None of these. |
Answer» D. None of these. | |
60. |
A steady uniform flow is through |
A. | a long pipe at decreasing rate |
B. | a long pipe at constant rate |
C. | an expanding tube at constant rate |
D. | an expanding tube at increasing rate |
Answer» C. an expanding tube at constant rate | |
61. |
For the most economical trapezoidal section of a channel with regards to discharge, the required condition, is |
A. | half of top width = sloping side |
B. | hydraulic depth = half the depth |
C. | perpendiculars drawn from the centre of the top width on to the bottom sloping side, are all equal |
D. | all the above. |
Answer» E. | |
62. |
Hydraulic coefficient of an orifice means the coefficient of |
A. | velocity |
B. | contraction |
C. | resistance |
D. | all the above. |
Answer» E. | |
63. |
For exerting a pressure of 4.8 kg/cm², the depth of oil (specific gravity 0.8), should be |
A. | 40 cm |
B. | 41 cm |
C. | 56 cm |
D. | 60 cm |
Answer» E. | |
64. |
For solving the problems is hydraulic engineering, the velocity used is |
A. | velocity at the centre of pipe section |
B. | average velocity of flow over a section |
C. | mean of the velocities at the centre and that along the pipe surface |
D. | none of these. |
Answer» C. mean of the velocities at the centre and that along the pipe surface | |
65. |
If the volume of a liquid weighing 3000 kg is 4 cubic metres, 0.75 is its |
A. | specific weight |
B. | specific mass |
C. | specific gravity |
D. | none of these. |
Answer» D. none of these. | |
66. |
The dimensionless parameter not applicable to flowing liquids, is |
A. | Reynold number |
B. | Weber number |
C. | Pressure coefficient |
D. | Kinematic viscosity |
Answer» E. | |
67. |
Hydraulic ram is a device |
A. | for lifting water without an electric motor |
B. | for accelerating water flow |
C. | for lifting heavy loads |
D. | none of these. |
Answer» B. for accelerating water flow | |
68. |
If v1 and v2 are the velocities of flow before and after sudden enlargement in a pipe, the head loss given by Carnot and Borda equation, is |
A. | (v2² - v1²)/2g |
B. | (v1 - v2)²/2g |
C. | (v2 - v1)²/2g |
D. | (v1 + v2)²/2g |
Answer» C. (v2 - v1)²/2g | |
69. |
The total pressure force on a plane area is equal to the area multiplied by the intensity of pressure at its centroid, if |
A. | area is horizontal |
B. | area is vertical |
C. | area is inclined |
D. | all the above. |
Answer» E. | |
70. |
Uniform flow is said to occur when |
A. | size and shape of the cross-section in a particular length remain constant |
B. | size and shape of the cross-section change along a length |
C. | frictional loss in the particular length of the channel will the more than the drop in its elevation |
D. | frictional loss in the particular length of the channel, will be less than the drop in elevation. |
Answer» B. size and shape of the cross-section change along a length | |
71. |
Most economical section of a triangular channel, is |
A. | equilateral triangle |
B. | right angled triangle |
C. | isosceles triangle with 45° vertex angle |
D. | right angled triangle with equal sides. |
Answer» E. | |
72. |
If velocities of fluid particles vary from point to point in magnitude and direction, as well as from instant to instant, the flow is said to be |
A. | laminar |
B. | turbulent flow |
C. | uniform flow |
D. | non-uniform flow. |
Answer» C. uniform flow | |
73. |
In an open tube, free surface of mercury remains |
A. | horizontal |
B. | curved upwards |
C. | curved downwards |
D. | none of these. |
Answer» D. none of these. | |
74. |
The value of kinetic energy correction factor (a) for a laminar flow through a circular pipe, is |
A. | 0.5 |
B. | 1.0 |
C. | l.5 |
D. | 2.0 |
Answer» E. | |
75. |
A fluid particle may possess the displacement of |
A. | translation |
B. | rotation |
C. | distortion |
D. | all the above. |
Answer» E. | |
76. |
In a centrifugual pump casing, the flow of water leaving the impeller, is |
A. | rectilinear flow |
B. | radial flow |
C. | free vortex motion |
D. | forced vertex. |
Answer» D. forced vertex. | |
77. |
For most economical rectangular section of a channel, the depth is kept |
A. | one-fourth of the width |
B. | three times the hydraulic radius |
C. | half the width |
D. | hydraulic mean depth |
Answer» D. hydraulic mean depth | |
78. |
In two dimensional flow the components of velocity are given by u = ax; v = by. The stream lines will be |
A. | circular |
B. | parabolic |
C. | hyperbolic |
D. | elliptical. |
Answer» D. elliptical. | |
79. |
A non-uniform steady flow is through |
A. | a long tube at a decreasing rate |
B. | an expanding tube at constant rate |
C. | an expanding tube at increasing rate |
D. | a long pipe at increasing rate. |
Answer» C. an expanding tube at increasing rate | |
80. |
Most economical section of a circular channel for maximum discharge |
A. | depth of water = 0.95 diameter of circular section |
B. | hydraulic mean depth = 0.286 diameter of circular section |
C. | wetted perimeter = 2.6 diameter of circular section |
D. | all the above. |
Answer» E. | |
81. |
Bernoulli's equation assumes that |
A. | fluid is non-viscous |
B. | fluid is homogeneous |
C. | flow is steady |
D. | all the above. |
Answer» E. | |
82. |
When a body is totally or partially immersed in a fluid, it is buoyed up by a force equal to |
A. | weight of the body |
B. | weight of the fluid displaced by the body |
C. | weight of the body and fluild displaced by the body |
D. | difference of weights of the fluid displaced and that of the body |
Answer» C. weight of the body and fluild displaced by the body | |
83. |
If the atmospheric pressure on the surface of an oil tank (sp. gr. 0.8) is 0.1 kg/cm², the pressure at a depth of 2.5 m, is |
A. | 1 metre of water |
B. | 2 metres of water |
C. | 3 metres of water |
D. | 3.5 metres of water |
Answer» D. 3.5 metres of water | |
84. |
For a most economical rectangular channel, the hydraulic mean depth, is equal to |
A. | the depth of flow |
B. | half the depth of flow |
C. | one-third depth of flow |
D. | None of these. |
Answer» C. one-third depth of flow | |
85. |
The length of hydraulic jump is roughly |
A. | 2 to 3 times its height |
B. | 3 to 5 times its height |
C. | 5 to 7 times its height |
D. | None of these. |
Answer» D. None of these. | |
86. |
For the flow of liquid from an open ended tube (or nozzle) leading to the formation of spray of liquid drops, the number generally applied, is |
A. | Froude number |
B. | Weber number |
C. | Reynold number |
D. | Mach number. |
Answer» C. Reynold number | |
87. |
The discharg formula Q = Cd √2gH x A is used for rectangular |
A. | small orifices only |
B. | large orifices only |
C. | small and large orifices only |
D. | for all types of orifices. |
Answer» C. small and large orifices only | |
88. |
If the pressure at the inlet of a pipe is 90 kg/cm² and pressure drop over the pipe line is 10 kg/cm², the efficiency of transmission, is |
A. | 66.6% |
B. | 77.7% |
C. | 55.5% |
D. | 88.8%. |
Answer» E. | |
89. |
Non-over flow double curvature concrete arch, is provided in |
A. | Bhakra dam |
B. | Hirakund dam |
C. | Nagarjuna Sagar dam |
D. | Idukki dam. |
Answer» E. | |
90. |
The ratio of the hydraulic radius of a pipe running full to the hydraulic radius of a square section of a channel whose side is equal to the diameter of the pipe, is |
A. | 1 |
B. | 1/2 |
C. | 1/3 |
D. | 3/4 |
Answer» E. | |
91. |
The intensity of pressure due to sudden closure of a valve of a pipe in which water flows with velocity v, is directly proportional to : |
A. | square root of the bulk modulus of elasticity of water |
B. | bulk modulus of elasticity of water |
C. | specific weight of water |
D. | none of these. |
Answer» B. bulk modulus of elasticity of water | |
92. |
If the total head of the nozzle of a pipe is 37.5 m and discharge is 1 cumec, the power generated is |
A. | 400 H.P. |
B. | 450 H.P. |
C. | 500 H.P. |
D. | 550 H.P. |
Answer» D. 550 H.P. | |
93. |
An ideal fluid |
A. | is frictionless and incompressible |
B. | obeys Newton's law of velocity |
C. | is similar to gas |
D. | is very viscous. |
Answer» B. obeys Newton's law of velocity | |
94. |
Reynold number is the ratio of initial force and |
A. | viscosity |
B. | elasticity |
C. | gravitational force |
D. | surface tension. |
Answer» B. elasticity | |
95. |
A triangular notch is preferred to a rectangular notch because |
A. | only one reading is required |
B. | its formula is simple to remember |
C. | it gives more accurate results for low discharge |
D. | all the above. |
Answer» E. | |
96. |
On a flow net diagram, the distance between two consecutive steam lines at two successive sections are 1 cm and 0.5 cm respectively. If the velocity at the first section is 1 m/sec, the velocity at the second is |
A. | 1.0 m/sec |
B. | 0.5 m/sec |
C. | 2.0 m/sec |
D. | 2.5 m/sec |
Answer» D. 2.5 m/sec | |
97. |
The detention time of a circular tank of diameter d and water depth H, for receiving the sewage Q per hour, is |
A. | A |
B. | B |
C. | C |
D. | D |
Answer» B. B | |
98. |
In an inclined position, a venturimeter records |
A. | more reading |
B. | less reading |
C. | same reading |
D. | none of these. |
Answer» D. none of these. | |
99. |
With a clinging nappe of a weir, the excess discharge, is |
A. | 6% to 7% |
B. | 8% to 10% |
C. | 18% to 20% |
D. | 25% to 30% |
Answer» E. | |
100. |
Flow in pipes is laminar if Reynold number is |
A. | less than 2100 |
B. | more than 3000 |
C. | between 2100 and 3000 |
D. | none of these. |
Answer» B. more than 3000 | |