Explore topic-wise MCQs in Mechanical Engineering.

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201.

What happens to the head loss when the flow rate is doubled?

A. doubles
B. same
C. triples
D. four times
Answer» E.
202.

What are the reasons for minor head loses in a pipe?

A. friction
B. heat
C. valves and bends
D. temperature
Answer» D. temperature
203.

The formula for hydraulic diameter is

A. 4a/p
B. 4ap
C. 4av
D. 4v
Answer» B. 4ap
204.

Loss of head due to friction is

A. directly proportional to hydraulic radius
B. inversely proportional to velocity
C. inversely proportional to hydraulic radius
D. directly proportional to gravitational constant
Answer» D. directly proportional to gravitational constant
205.

Which among the following is formula for friction factor of circular pipes?

A. 16/re
B. 64/re
C. re/16
D. re/64
Answer» C. re/16
206.

Darcy- Weisbach equation gives relation between

A. pressure and temperature
B. mass, volume and pressure
C. head loss and pressure loss
D. pressure loss only
Answer» D. pressure loss only
207.

How do we calculate losses for a larger range of Reynolds number?

A. moody chart
B. bar chart
C. scatter chart
D. column histogram
Answer» B. bar chart
208.

depend on the friction factor?

A. pipe diameter
B. fluid density
C. viscosity
D. weight
Answer» E.
209.

What is D’Alembert’s Paradox?

A. resistance= 0
B. drag force= 0
C. temperature = 0
D. pressure gradient= 0
Answer» C. temperature = 0
210.

automatic control scheme during the fluid flow?

A. rotameters
B. pulley plates
C. rotary piston
D. pilot static tube
Answer» E.
211.

The steady- state flow must satisfy

A. kirchhoff’s law
B. newtons law
C. rutherford’s experiment
D. kepler’s law
Answer» B. newtons law
212.

With the boundary layer separation, displacement thickness

A. increases
B. decreases
C. remains same
D. independent
Answer» B. decreases
213.

Boundary layer separation does not undergo detachment.

A. true
B. false
Answer» C.
214.

Which among the following is a device that converts a laminar flow into a turbulent flow?

A. dead weight gauge
B. vacuum gauge
C. turbulator
D. ionization gauge
Answer» D. ionization gauge
215.

The flow separation occurs when the fluid travels away from the

A. surface
B. fluid body
C. adverse pressure gradient
D. inter-molecular spaces
Answer» D. inter-molecular spaces
216.

Eddy viscosity is a turbulent transfer of

A. fluid
B. heat
C. momentum
D. pressure
Answer» D. pressure
217.

The swirl caused due to eddies are called as

A. vortices
B. vertices
C. volume
D. velocity
Answer» B. vertices
218.

Which of the following flows have the highest critical Reynolds number (lower)?

A. flow in a pipe
B. flow between parallel plates
C. flow in an open channel
D. flow around spherical body
Answer» B. flow between parallel plates
219.

A circular pipe of radius 7 cm is used for water flow transmission. This pipe is moulded into another pipe with a square cross-section keeping the length same. (Ignore the thickness of the pipe). Calculate the hydraulic diameter of the moulded pipe. (Take π = 22/7).

A. 11 cm
B. 7 cm
C. 3.5 cm
D. 22 cm
Answer» B. 7 cm
220.

What can be the maximum diameter of the pipe for the water flow of velocity 1 m/s (ν = 10-6) to be laminar in nature? Assume Lower critical Reynolds number to be 2100.

A. 2.1 mm
B. 21 mm
C. 21 cm
D. 0.21 mm
Answer» B. 21 mm
221.

The flow through a circular pipe is laminar. Now, the fluid through the pipe is replaced with a more viscous fluid and passed through the pipe again with the same velocity. What can we say about the nature of this flow?

A. the flow will become turbulent
B. the flow will be a transition flow
C. the flow will remain laminar
D. the reynolds number of the earlier flow is required to answer this question
Answer» D. the reynolds number of the earlier flow is required to answer this question
222.

The Reynolds number is found out for a flow in a circular pipe. This circular pipe is moulded into a square pipe, keeping length of the pipe same. Ignore the thickness of the pipe. The Reynolds number changes by

A. 57% decrease
B. 57% increase
C. 43% decrease
D. 43% increase
Answer» C. 43% decrease
223.

How is Reynolds number defined as?

A. ratio of pressures in the inlet to the outlet of a pipe
B. the product of velocity of the flow and the diameter of the pipe, divided by the kinematic viscosity of fluid
C. the product of density of the fluid, velocity of the flow and the diameter of the pipe, divided by the dynamic viscosity of fluid
D. ratio of inertia force to viscous force
Answer» E.
224.

Which of the factors primarily decide whether the flow in a circular pipe is laminar or turbulent?

A. the prandtl number
B. the pressure gradient along the length of the pipe
C. the dynamic viscosity coefficient
D. the reynolds number
Answer» E.
225.

When a problem states “The velocity of the water flow in a pipe is 20 m/s”, which of the following velocities is it talking about?

A. rms velocity
B. average velocity
C. absolute velocity
D. relative velocity
Answer» C. absolute velocity
226.

the pressure vary with the length of the pipe?

A. linearly
B. parabolic
C. exponential
D. constant
Answer» B. parabolic
227.

between EGL and HGL

A. increases
B. decreases
C. remains constant
D. may increase or decrease
Answer» C. remains constant
228.

For a nozzle, the vertical intercept between EGL and HGL

A. increases
B. decreases
C. remains constant
D. may increase or decrease
Answer» B. decreases
229.

The slope of HGL will be

A. greater than that of egl for a pipe of uniform cross-section
B. smaller than that of egl for a pipe of uniform cross-section
C. equal than that of egl for a pipe of uniform cross-section
D. independent of that of egl for a pipe of uniform cross-section
Answer» D. independent of that of egl for a pipe of uniform cross-section
230.

The vertical intercept between EGL and HGL is equal to

A. pressure head
B. potential head
C. kinetic head
D. piezometric head
Answer» D. piezometric head
231.

Hydraulic gradient line takes into consideration

A. potential and kinetic heads only
B. potential and pressure heads only
C. kinetic and pressure heads only
D. potential, kinetic and pressure heads
Answer» C. kinetic and pressure heads only
232.

ρV→. dS→ is positive when

A. the mass flow is outward
B. the mass flow is inward
C. the mass flow is positive
D. the mass flow is negative
Answer» B. the mass flow is inward
233.

equation of mass conservation into the conservative integral form, which of these theorems is used?

A. stokes theorem
B. kelvin-stokes theorem
C. gauss-siedel theorem
D. gauss divergence theorem
Answer» E.
234.

continuity equation is

A. mass conservation
B. zeroth law of thermodynamics
C. first law of thermodynamics
D. energy conservation
Answer» B. zeroth law of thermodynamics
235.

mark of one litre and weighed. The weight of the liquid is found to be 6.5 N. The specific volume of the liquid will be

A. 1 l =kg
B. 1:5 l =kg
C. 2 l =kg
D. 2:5 l =kg
Answer» C. 2 l =kg
236.

A beaker is filled with a liquid up to the mark of one litre and weighed. The weight of the liquid is found to be 6.5 N. The specific gravity of the liquid will be

A. 0.65
B. 0.66
C. 0.67
D. 0.68
Answer» C. 0.67
237.

mark of one litre and weighed. The weight of the liquid is found to be 6.5 N. The specific weight of the liquid will be

A. 6:5 kn = m3
B. 6:6 kn = m3
C. 6:7 kn = m3
D. 6:8 kn = m3
Answer» B. 6:6 kn = m3
238.

the relation between their specific volumes v1 and v2?

A. v1 > v2
B. v1 < v2
C. v1 = v2
D. cannot be determined due to insufficient information.
Answer» C. v1 = v2
239.

[p] = [m]/[v] = [m] /[L3] = [ML-3].

A. [m1 l-3 t0].
B. [m1 l0 t0].
C. [m0 l-3 t0].
D. [m0 l0 t0].
Answer» E.
240.

Which one of the following is the

A. [m1 l-3 t0].
B. [m-1 l3 t0].
C. [m-1 l-3 t0]. d) [m0 l3 t0].
Answer» C. [m-1 l-3 t0]. d) [m0 l3 t0].
241.

Which one of the following is the unit of specific weight?

A. n = m3
B. n = m2
C. n = m
D. n = ms
Answer» B. n = m2
242.

The specific gravity of a liquid has

A. the same unit as that of mass density
B. the same unit as that of weight density
C. the same unit as that of specific volume
D. no unit
Answer» E.
243.

The specific volume of a liquid is the reciprocal of

A. weight density
B. mass density
C. specific weight
D. specific volume
Answer» C. specific weight