Explore topic-wise MCQs in Automobile Engineering.

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301.

The value of coefficient of discharge is __________ the value of coefficient of velocity.

A. Less than
B. Same as
C. More than
D. None of these
Answer» B. Same as
302.

The coefficient of discharge for an external mouthpiece depends upon

A. Velocity of liquid
B. Pressure of liquid
C. Area of mouthpiece
D. Length of mouthpiece
Answer» E.
303.

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
Answer» D. There is no cohesion pressure
304.

The time oscillation of a floating body with increase in meatcentric height will be

A. Same
B. Higher
C. Lower
D. Lower/higher depending on weight of body
Answer» D. Lower/higher depending on weight of body
305.

The discharge over a triangular notch is

A. Inversely proportional to H3/2
B. Directly proportional to H3/2
C. Inversely proportional to H5/2
D. Directly proportional to H5/2
Answer» E.
306.

The cavitation in a hydraulic machine

A. Causes noise and vibration of various parts
B. Reduces the discharge of a turbine
C. Causes sudden drop in power output and efficiency
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
307.

The water pressure per metre length on a vertical masonry wall of dam is (where w = Specific weight of the liquid, and H = Height of the liquid)

A. wH/2
B. wH
C. wH2/2
D. wH2/4
Answer» D. wH2/4
308.

A uniform body 3 m long, 2 m wide and 1 m deep floats in water. If the depth of immersion is 0.6 m, then the weight of the body is

A. 3.53 kN
B. 33.3 kN
C. 35.3 kN
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
309.

The viscosity of a liquid __________ its rate of flow through a hole in a vessel.

A. Effects
B. Does not effect
C. Both A and B
D. None of these
Answer» B. Does not effect
310.

Which of the following manometer has highest sensitivity?

A. U-tube with water
B. Inclined U-tube
C. U-tube with mercury
D. Micro-manometer with water
Answer» E.
311.

A liquid would wet the solid, if adhesion forces as compared to cohesion forces are

A. Less
B. More
C. Equal
D. Less at low temperature and more at high temperature
Answer» C. Equal
312.

A metal with specific gravity of 'a' floating in a fluid of same specific gravity 'a' will

A. Sink to bottom
B. Float over fluid
C. Partly immersed
D. Be fully immersed with top surface at fluid surface
Answer» E.
313.

Impulse turbine is generally fitted

A. At the level of tail race
B. Little above the tail race
C. Slightly below the tail race
D. About 2.5 m above the tail race to avoid cavitations
Answer» C. Slightly below the tail race
314.

Which of the following pump is successfully used for lifting water from deep wells?

A. Centrifugal pump
B. Reciprocating pump
C. Jet pump
D. Air lift pump
Answer» E.
315.

Which place in hydraulic turbine is most susceptible for cavitations?

A. Inlet of draft rube
B. Blade inlet
C. Guide blade
D. Penstock
Answer» B. Blade inlet
316.

Uniform flow occurs when

A. The direction and magnitude of the velocity at all points are identical
B. The velocity of successive fluid particles, at any point, is the same at successive periods of time
C. The magnitude and direction of the velocity do not change from point to point in the fluid
D. The fluid particles move in plane or parallel planes and the streamline patterns are identical in each pleasure
Answer» D. The fluid particles move in plane or parallel planes and the streamline patterns are identical in each pleasure
317.

The overall efficiency for a Pelton wheel lies between

A. 0.50 to 0.65
B. 0.65 to 0.75
C. 0.75 to 0.85
D. 0.85 to 0.90
Answer» E.
318.

The speed of an imaginary turbine, identical with the given turbine, which will develop a unit power under a unit head, is known as

A. Normal speed
B. Unit speed
C. Specific speed
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
319.

When a vertical wall is subjected to pressures due to liquid on both sides, the resultant pressure is the __________ of the two pressures.

A. Sum
B. Difference
C. Arithmetic mean
D. Geometric mean
Answer» C. Arithmetic mean
320.

A Pelton wheel working under a constant head and discharge, has maximum efficiency when the speed ratio is

A. 0.26
B. 0.36
C. 0.46
D. 0.56
Answer» D. 0.56
321.

Discharge of a centrifugal pump is (where N = Speed of the pump impeller)

A. Directly proportional to N
B. Inversely proportional to N
C. Directly proportional to N²
D. Inversely proportional to N²
Answer» B. Inversely proportional to N
322.

Metacentric height is the distance between the metacentre and

A. Water surface
B. Center of pressure
C. Center of gravity
D. Center of buoyancy
Answer» D. Center of buoyancy
323.

A flow is called sub-sonic, if the Mach number is

A. Less than unity
B. Unity
C. Between 1 and 6
D. More than 6
Answer» B. Unity
324.

A flow is called hyper-sonic, if the Mach number is

A. Less than unity
B. Unity
C. Between 1 and 6
D. None of these
Answer» E.
325.

For hypersonic flow, the Mach number is

A. Unity
B. Greater than unity
C. Greater than 2
D. Greater than 4
Answer» E.
326.

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

A. Bottom surface of the body
B. C.G. of the body
C. Metacenter
D. All points on the surface of the body
Answer» E.
327.

If the depth of water in an open channel is less than the critical depth, the flow is called

A. Critical flow
B. Turbulent flow
C. Tranquil flow
D. Torrential flow
Answer» E.
328.

All the terms of energy in Bernoulli's equation have dimension of

A. Energy
B. Work
C. Mass
D. Length
Answer» E.
329.

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
Answer» C. w/h
330.

A nozzle placed at the end of a water pipe line discharges water at a

A. Low pressure
B. High pressure
C. Low velocity
D. High velocity
Answer» E.
331.

The power produced by the reaction turbine is ________ to the head of water.

A. Directly proportional
B. Inversely proportional
C. 4th power
D. None of these
Answer» B. Inversely proportional
332.

The value of coefficient of velocity for a sharp edged orifice __________ with the head of water.

A. Decreases
B. Increases
C. Remain same
D. None of these
Answer» C. Remain same
333.

When the Mach number is less than unity, the flow is called

A. Sub-sonic flow
B. Sonic flow
C. Super-sonic flow
D. Hyper-sonic flow
Answer» B. Sonic flow
334.

When the Mach number is more than 6, the flow is called

A. Sub-sonic flow
B. Sonic flow
C. Super-sonic flow
D. Hyper-sonic flow
Answer» E.
335.

If the depth of water in an open channel is greater than the critical depth, the flow is called

A. Critical flow
B. Turbulent flow
C. Tranquil flow
D. Torrential flow
Answer» D. Torrential flow
336.

A Pelton wheel develops 1750 kW under a head of 100 meters while running at 200 r.p.m. and discharging 2500 liters of water per second. The unit discharge of wheel is

A. 0.25 m3/s
B. 0.5 m3/s
C. 1.5 m3/s
D. 2.5 m3/s
Answer» B. 0.5 m3/s
337.

In case of flow through parallel pipes,

A. The head loss for all the pipes is same
B. The total discharge is equal to the sum of discharges in the various pipes
C. The total head loss is the sum of head losses in the various pipes
D. Both (A) and (B)
Answer» E.
338.

The flow in which each liquid particle has a definite path and their paths do not cross each other is called

A. One dimensional flow
B. Streamline flow
C. Steady flow
D. Turbulent flow
Answer» C. Steady flow
339.

Property of a fluid by which molecules of different kinds of fluids are attracted to each other is called

A. Adhesion
B. Cohesion
C. Viscosity
D. Compressibility
Answer» B. Cohesion
340.

The force exerted by a jet of water impinging normally on a plate which due to the impact of jet, moves in the direction of jet with a velocity v is

A. [wa (V - v)]/2g
B. [wa (V - v)]/g
C. [wa (V - v)²]/2g
D. [wa (V - v²)]/g
Answer» E.
341.

A vessel of 4 m3 contains oil which weighs 30 kN. The specific weight of the oil is

A. 4.5 kN/m3
B. 6 kN/m3
C. 7.5 kN/m3
D. 10 kN/m3
Answer» D. 10 kN/m3
342.

The unit discharge through the turbine is

A. Q/√H
B. Q/H
C. Q/H3/2
D. Q/H²
Answer» B. Q/H
343.

A nozzle is generally made of

A. Cylindrical shape
B. Convergent shape
C. Divergent shape
D. Convergent-divergent shape
Answer» C. Divergent shape
344.

In a Francis turbine runner, the numbers of blades are generally between

A. 2 to 4
B. 4 to 8
C. 8 to 16
D. 16 to 24
Answer» E.
345.

In a Kaplan turbine runner, the numbers of blades are generally between

A. 2 to 4
B. 4 to 8
C. 8 to 16
D. 16 to 24
Answer» C. 8 to 16
346.

For very great pressures, viscosity of moss gases and liquids

A. Remain same
B. Increases
C. Decreases
D. Shows erratic behavior
Answer» E.
347.

The impeller of a centrifugal pump may have

A. Volute casing
B. Volute casing with guide blades
C. Vortex casing
D. Any one of these
Answer» E.
348.

The increase in pressure at the outer edge of a drum of radius (r) completely filled up with liquid of density (ρ) and rotating at (ω) rad/s is

A. ρ ω2 r2
B. 2ρ ω2 r2
C. ρ ω2 r2/2
D. ρ ω2 r2/4
Answer» D. ρ ω2 r2/4
349.

The intensity of pressure at any point, in a liquid, is __________ to the depth of liquid from the surface.

A. Equal
B. Directly proportional
C. Inversely proportional
D. None of these
Answer» C. Inversely proportional
350.

The pressure intensity in kN/m2 (or kPa) at any point in a liquid is (where w = Specific weight of liquid, and h = Depth of liquid from the surface)

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