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101.

Newton’s law of viscosity is a relationship between________________?

A. shear stress anctthejiate of angular distortion
B. shear stress and viscosity
C. shear stress, velocity and viscosity
D. pressure, velocity and viscosity
E. shear stress, pressure and rate of angular distortion
Answer» B. shear stress and viscosity
102.

Metacentric height is given as the distance between_______________?

A. the center of gravity of the body andthe meta center
B. the center of gravity of the body and the center of buoyancy
C. the center of gravity of the body and the center of pressure
D. center of buoyancy and metacentre
E. none of the above
Answer» B. the center of gravity of the body and the center of buoyancy
103.

Metacentric height is the distance between the metacentre and___________________?

A. water surface
B. center of pressure
C. center of gravity
D. center of buoyancy
E. none of the above
Answer» D. center of buoyancy
104.

Metacentre is the point of intersection of _________________________?

A. vertical upward force through e.g. of body and center line of body
B. buoyant force and the center line of body
C. mid point between e.g. and center of buoyancy
D. all of the above
E. none of the above
Answer» C. mid point between e.g. and center of buoyancy
105.

Mercury is often used in barometer because _________________?

A. it is the best liquid
B. the height of barometer will be less
C. its vapour pressure is so low that it may be neglected
D. both B. and C.
E. it moves easily
Answer» E. it moves easily
106.

Mercury does not wet glass. This is due to property of liquid known as_________________?

A. adhesion
B. cohesion
C. surface tension
D. viscosity
E. compressibility
Answer» D. viscosity
107.

Mach number is significant in___________________?

A. supersonics, as with projectiles and jet propulsion
B. full immersion or completely enclosed flow, as with pipes, aircraft wings, nozzles etc
C. simultaneous motion through two fluids where there is a surface of dis-continuity, gravity force, and wave making effects, as with ship’s hulls
D. all of fhe above
E. none of the above
Answer» B. full immersion or completely enclosed flow, as with pipes, aircraft wings, nozzles etc
108.

Liquids________________?

A. cannot be compressed
B. occupy definite volume
C. are not affected by change in pressure and temperature
D. GO are not viscous
E. none of the above
Answer» F.
109.

Liquids transmit pressure equally in all the directions. This is according to_________________?

A. Boyle’s law
B. Archimedes principle
C. Pascal’s law
D. Newton’s formula
E. Chezy’s equation
Answer» D. Newton’s formula
110.

Kinematic viscosity is dependent upon________________?

A. pressure
B. distance
C. level
D. flow
E. density
Answer» F.
111.

In the case of steady flow of a fluid, the acceleration of any fluid particle is__________________?

A. constant
B. variable
C. zero
D. zero under limiting conditions
E. never zero
Answer» D. zero under limiting conditions
112.

In order to increase sensitivity of U-tube manometer, one leg is usually inclined by angle 9. Sensitivity of inclined tube to sensitivity of U-tube is equal to_________________?

A. sin 9
B. sin 9
C. casS
D. cos 9
E. tan 9
Answer» C. casS
113.

In order that flow takes place between two points in a pipeline, the differential pressure between thes^ points must be more than_________________?

A. frictional force
B. viscosity
C. surface friction
D. all of the above
E. none of the above
Answer» E. none of the above
114.

In an isothermal atmosphere, the pressure__________________?

A. decreases linearly with elevation
B. remains constant
C. varies in the same way as the density
D. increases exponentially with elevation
E. unpredictable
Answer» D. increases exponentially with elevation
115.

In an immersed body, center of pressure is ____________________?

A. at the center of gravity
B. above the center of gravity
C. below be center of gravity
D. could be above or below e.g. depending on density of body and liquid
E. unpredictable
Answer» D. could be above or below e.g. depending on density of body and liquid
116.

In a static fluid__________________?

A. resistance to shear stress is small
B. fluid pressure is zero
C. linear deformation is small
D. only normal stresses can exist
E. viscosity is nil
Answer» E. viscosity is nil
117.

In a free vortex motion, the radial component of velocity everywhere is ________________?

A. maximum
B. minimum
C. zero
D. non-zero and finite
E. unpredictable
Answer» D. non-zero and finite
118.

In a forced vortex, the velocity of flow everywhere within the fluid is__________________?

A. maximum
B. minimum
C. zero
D. non-zero finite
E. unpredictable
Answer» E. unpredictable
119.

If w is the specific weight of liquid and k the depth of any point from the surface, then pressure intensity at that point will be____________________?

A. h
B. wh
C. w/h
D. h/w
E. h/wh
Answer» C. w/h
120.

If the surface of liquid is convex, men_________________?

A. cohesion pressure is negligible
B. cohesion pressure is decreased
C. cohesion pressure is increased
D. there is no cohesion pressure
E. none of the above
Answer» D. there is no cohesion pressure
121.

If the atmospheric pressure on the surface of an oil tank (sp. gr. 0.8) is 0.2 kg/cm”, the pressure at a depth of 50 m below the oil surface will be _____________________?

A. 2 meters of water column
B. 3 meters of water column
C. 5 meters of water column
D. 6 meters of water Column
E. 7 meters of water column
Answer» E. 7 meters of water column
122.

If no resistance is encountered by displacement, such a substance is known as___________________?

A. fluid
B. water
C. gas
D. perfect solid
E. ideal fluid
Answer» F.
123.

If mercury in a barometer is replaced by water, the height of 3.75 cm of mercury will be following cm of water___________________?

A. 51 cm
B. 50 cm
C. 52 cm
D. 52.2 cm
E. 51.7 cm
Answer» B. 50 cm
124.

If cohesion between molecules of a fluid is greater than adhesion between fluid and glass, then the free level of fluid in a dipped glass tube will be_________________?

A. higher than the surface of liquid
B. the same as the surface of liquid
C. lower than the surface of liquid
D. unpredictable
E. none of the above
Answer» D. unpredictable
125.

If 850 kg liquid occupies volume of one cubic meter, men 0.85 represents its_______________?

A. specific weight
B. specific mass
C. specific gravity
D. specific density
E. none of the above
Answer» D. specific density
126.

Hydrometer is used to determine________________?

A. specific gravity of liquids
B. specific gravity of solids
C. specific gravity of gases
D. relative humidity
E. density
Answer» B. specific gravity of solids
127.

Hot wire anemometer is used to measure_______________?

A. discharge
B. velocity of gas
C. pressure intensity of gas
D. pressure intensity of liquid
Answer» C. pressure intensity of gas
128.

Gradually varied flow is____________________?

A. steady uniform
B. non-steady non-uniform
C. non-steady uniform
D. steady non-uniform
E. true one-dimensional
Answer» E. true one-dimensional
129.

General energy equation holds for_________________?

A. steady flow
B. turbulent flow
C. laminar flow
D. non-uniform flow
E. all of the above
Answer» E. all of the above
130.

Froude number is significant in____________________?

A. supersonics, as with projectile and jet propulsion
B. full immersion or completely enclosed flow, as with pipes, aircraft wings, nozzles etc
C. simultaneous motion through two fluids where there is a surface of dis-continuity, gravity forces, and wave making effect, as with ship’s hulls
D. all of the above
E. none of the above
Answer» D. all of the above
131.

Free surface of a liquid tends to contract to the smallest possible area due to force of _________________?

A. surface tension
B. viscosity
C. friction
D. cohesion
E. adhesion
Answer» B. viscosity
132.

Free surface of a liquid behaves like a sheet and tends to contract to smallest possible area due to the______________?

A. force of adhesion
B. force of cohesion
C. force of friction
D. force of diffusion
E. none of die above
Answer» C. force of friction
133.

Free surface of a liquid behaves like a sheet and tends to contract to smallest possible area due to the_______________?

A. force of adhesion
B. force of cohesion
C. force of friction
D. force of diffusion
E. none of die above
Answer» C. force of friction
134.

For very great pressures, viscosity of moss gases and liquids __________________?

A. remains same
B. increases
C. decreases
D. shows erratic behaviour
E. none of the above
Answer» E. none of the above
135.

For similarity, in addition to models being geometrically similar to prototype, the following in both cases should also be equal__________________?

A. ratio of inertial force to force due to viscosity
B. ratio of inertial force to force due to gravitation
C. ratio of inertial force to force due to surface tension
D. all the four ratios of inertial force to force due to viscosity, gravitation, surface tension, and elasticity
Answer» E.
136.

For pipes, turbulent flow occurs when Reynolds number is_________________?

A. less than 2000
B. between 2000 and 4000
C. more than 4000
D. less than 4000
E. none of the above
Answer» D. less than 4000
137.

For pipes, laminar flow occurs when Roynolds number is__________________?

A. less than 2000
B. between 2000 and 4000
C. more than 4000
D. less than 4000
E. none of the above
Answer» B. between 2000 and 4000
138.

For measuring flow by a venturimeter, if should be installed in__________________?

A. vertical line
B. horizontal line
C. inclined line with flow downward
D. inclined line with upward flow
E. in any direction and in any location
Answer» F.
139.

For manometer, a better liquid combination is one having______________?

A. higher surface tension
B. lower surface tension
C. surface tension is no criterion
D. high density and viscosity
E. low density and viscosity
Answer» B. lower surface tension
140.

For hypersonic flow, the Mach number is___________________?

A. unity
B. greater than unity
C. greater than 2
D. greater than 4
E. greater than 10
Answer» E. greater than 10
141.

For a floating body to be in stable equilibrium, its metacentre should be_________________ ?

A. below the center of gravity
B. below the center of buoyancy
C. above the center of buoyancy
D. between e.g. and center of pressure
E. above the center of gravity
Answer» F.
142.

For a floating body to be in equilibrium __________________?

A. meta center should be above e.g
B. center of buoyancy and e.g. must lie on same vertical plane
C. a righting couple should be formed
D. all of the above
E. none of the above
Answer» E. none of the above
143.

For a body floating in a liquid the normal pressure exerted by the liquid acts at _________________?

A. bottom surface of the body
B. e.g. of the body
C. metacentre
D. all points on the surface of the body
E. all of the above
Answer» E. all of the above
144.

Fluid is a substance which offers no resistance to change of_________________?

A. pressure
B. flow
C. shape
D. volume
E. temperature
Answer» D. volume
145.

Fluid is a substance that_______________?

A. cannot be subjected to shear forces
B. always expands until it fills any container
C. has the same shear stress.at a point regardless of its motion
D. cannot remain at rest under action of any shear force
E. flows
Answer» E. flows
146.

Flow of water in a pipe about 3 meters in diameter can be measured by_________________?

A. orifice plate
B. venturi
C. rotameter
D. pitot tube
E. nozzle
Answer» E. nozzle
147.

Flow occurring in a pipeline when a valve is being opened is ______________________?

A. steady
B. unsteady
C. laminar
D. vortex
E. rotational
Answer» C. laminar
148.

Falling drops of water become spheres due to the property of ________________?

A. adhesion
B. cohesion
C. surface tension
D. viscosity
E. compressibility
Answer» D. viscosity
149.

Euler’s dimensionless number relates the following_______________?

A. inertial force and gravity
B. viscous force and inertial force
C. viscous force and buoyancy force
D. pressure force and inertial force
E. pressure force and viscous force
Answer» E. pressure force and viscous force
150.

Dynamic viscosity of most of the liquids with rise in temperature____________________?

A. increases
B. decreases
C. remains unaffected
D. unpredictable
E. none of the above
Answer» C. remains unaffected