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This section includes 23 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Civil Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
1. |
Fluids which do not follow the linear relationship between shear stress and rate of deformation are termed as.... fluids. |
A. | Newtonian |
B. | Non-Newtonian |
C. | Dilatant |
D. | ideal |
Answer» C. Dilatant | |
2. |
The intensity of pressure at any point in a liquid at rest is the same in all directions. The above statement is known as |
A. | Kirchhoff s law |
B. | Pascal s law |
C. | Either of the above |
D. | None of the above. |
Answer» C. Either of the above | |
3. |
2 148. The power transmitted through the pipe is maximum when head lost due to friction in the pipe is equal to |
A. | (1/3) rd of the total supply head |
B. | (1/4) th of the total supply head |
C. | (1/5) th of the total supply head |
D. | (1/8) th of the total supply head |
Answer» D. (1/8) th of the total supply head | |
4. |
The condition for maximum transmission of power through a pipeline is that one-third of the available head must be consumed in friction. The corresponding efficiency of the pipeline is |
A. | 33 3% |
B. | 66 67% |
C. | 90% |
D. | 100%. |
Answer» C. 90% | |
5. |
The ratio of power developed by the runner to the power supplied by the jet at entrance to the turbine is known as |
A. | Hydraulic efficiency |
B. | Mechanical efficiency |
C. | Volumetric efficiency |
D. | Overall efficiency. |
Answer» B. Mechanical efficiency | |
6. |
Which of the following devices is used for transmitting increased or decreased torque from one shaft to another? |
A. | Hydraulic ram |
B. | Hydraulic coupling |
C. | Hydraulic intensifier |
D. | Hydraulic torque converter |
Answer» E. | |
7. |
A Francis turbine is |
A. | Inward flow reaction turbine |
B. | Inward flow impulse turbine |
C. | Outward flow reaction turbine |
D. | Outward flow impulse turbine |
E. | None of the above |
Answer» B. Inward flow impulse turbine | |
8. |
If A is the area of the immersed surface, w is the specific weight of the liquid and x is the depth of horizontal surface from the liquid surface, then the total pressure P on the surface is given by |
A. | p = wA2 x |
B. | p = w2A x |
C. | p = wA x |
D. | p = wA x2 |
Answer» D. p = wA x2 | |
9. |
The total-energy-line in pipe flow is a graphical representation of the Bernoulli s equation and represents the sum of velocity head, pressure head and the elevation head above: |
A. | The top of the pipeline |
B. | The arbitrary horizontal datum |
C. | The centre line of pipe |
D. | The bottom of the pipe. |
Answer» C. The centre line of pipe | |
10. |
The tendency for an immersed body to be lifted up in the fluid, due to an upward force opposite to the action of gravity is known as |
A. | Buoyancy |
B. | Centre of buoyancy |
C. | Buoyant force |
D. | None of the above. |
Answer» B. Centre of buoyancy | |
11. |
Submerged weight of a body is |
A. | less than its weight in air |
B. | equal to its weight in air |
C. | greater than its weight in air |
D. | greater than its weight in vacuum |
Answer» B. equal to its weight in air | |
12. |
If the Reynolds number is less than 2000, the flow in a pipe is |
A. | Laminar flow |
B. | Turbulent flow |
C. | Transition flow |
D. | None of the above. |
Answer» B. Turbulent flow | |
13. |
In MLT units, velocity potential is expressed as |
A. | LT-2 |
B. | L2T |
C. | L2T-1 |
D. | 2.45 |
E. | L2T-2 |
Answer» D. 2.45 | |
14. |
A....is an imaginary line within the flow so that the tangent at any point on it indicates the velocity at that point. |
A. | Streak line |
B. | Stream line |
C. | Path line |
D. | None of the above. |
Answer» C. Path line | |
15. |
Which conduit entrance is expected to have least loss coeffieient? |
A. | Circular bell mouth entrances |
B. | Square cornered entrance |
C. | Square bell mouth entrances |
D. | Slightly rounded entrance |
E. | Inward projecting entrances |
Answer» B. Square cornered entrance | |
16. |
...... is a curve which gives an instantaneous picture of the location of the fluid particles which have passed through a given point. |
A. | Path line |
B. | Stream line |
C. | Streak line |
D. | None of the above. |
Answer» D. None of the above. | |
17. |
The intensity of pressure p is related to specific weight w of the liquid and vertical depth h of the point by the equation |
A. | p = wh |
B. | h = pw |
C. | p = wh2 |
D. | p = wh3. |
Answer» B. h = pw | |
18. |
Portion of the installed reserve kept in operable condition but not placed in service to supply the peak load is known as |
A. | Spinning reserve |
B. | Operating reserve |
C. | None-spinning reserve |
D. | Hot reserve |
E. | Cold reserve |
Answer» F. | |
19. |
The continuity equation in ideal fluid flow |
A. | Applies to irrotational flow only |
B. | States that the net rate of in-flow into any small volume must be zero |
C. | States that the energy remains constant along stream line |
D. | States that energy is constant everywhere in the fluid |
E. | Impulses to existence of a velocity potential |
Answer» E. Impulses to existence of a velocity potential | |
20. |
The boundary layer separation takes place if |
A. | Pressure gradient is zero |
B. | Pressure gradient is positive |
C. | Pressure gradient is negative |
D. | None of the above |
E. | None of the these answers |
Answer» C. Pressure gradient is negative | |
21. |
The Boundary layer on a flat plate is calld laminar boundary layer if |
A. | Reynold No. is less than 2000 |
B. | Reynold No. is less that 4000 |
C. | Reynold No. is less than 5 x 105 |
D. | None of the above |
E. | None of the above |
Answer» D. None of the above | |
22. |
The most popular generation voltage in hydro-electric power stations in India is |
A. | 440 kV |
B. | 220 V |
C. | 440 V |
D. | 6600 V |
E. | 11000 V |
Answer» F. | |
23. |
The efficiency of jet propulsion with inlet orifices at right angles to the direction of motion of ship is given by |
A. | 2u/ (V + u) |
B. | 2V/ (V + u) 2 |
C. | 2Vu/ (V + u) 2 |
D. | 2u (V-u)/V3 |
Answer» C. 2Vu/ (V + u) 2 | |