Explore topic-wise MCQs in Civil Engineering.

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1.

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
Answer» E.
2.

Choose the wrong statement.Alcohol is used in manometer, because%!

A. its vapour pressure is low
B. it provides suitable meniscus for the inclined tube
C. its density is less
D. it provides longer length for a given pressure difference
Answer» B. it provides suitable meniscus for the inclined tube
3.

An open cubical tank of 2 m side is filled with water. If the tank is rotated with an acceleration such that half of the water spills out, then the acceleration is equal to%!

A. g/3
B. g/2
C. 2g/3
D. g
Answer» E.
4.

Buoyant force is%!

A. resultant force acting on a floating body
B. equal to the volume of liquid displaced
C. force necessary to keep a body in equilibrium
D. the resultant force on a body due to the fluid surrounding it
Answer» E.
5.

A liquid compressed in cylinder has a volume of 0.04 m3 at 50 kg/cm² and a volume of 0.039 m3 at 150 kg/cm². The bulk modulus of elasticity of liquid is%!

A. 400 kg/cm²
B. 4000 kg/cm²
C. 40 x 105 kg/cm²
D. 40 x 106 kg/cm²
Answer» C. 40 x 105 kg/cm¬¨‚â§
6.

The line of action of the buoyant force acts through the%!

A. centroid of the volume of fluid vertically above the body
B. center of the volume of floating body
C. center of gravity of any submerged body
D. centriod of the displaced volume of fluid
Answer» E.
7.

Least possible value of correction factor fori) kinetic energy is zeroii) kinetic energy is 1iii) momentum is zeroiv) momentum is 1The correct statements are%!

A. (i) and (iii)
B. (ii) and (iii)
C. (i) and (iv)
D. (ii) and (iv)
Answer» E.
8.

The time oscillation of a floating body with increase in metacentric 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
9.

Select the correct statement.%!

A. The absolute roughness of a pipe de-creases with time
B. A pipe becomes smooth after using for long time
C. The friction factor decreases with time
D. The absolute roughness increases with time
Answer» E.
10.

The eddy viscosity for turbulent flow is%!

A. a function of temperature only
B. a physical property of the fluid.
C. dependent on the flow
D. independent of the flow
Answer» D. independent of the flow
11.

The volumetric change of the fluid caused by a resistance is known as%!

A. volumetric strain
B. volumetric index
C. compressibility
D. adhesion
Answer» D. adhesion
12.

A rectangular block 2 m long, 1 m wide and 1 m deep floats in water, the depth of immersion being 0.5 m. If water weighs 10 kN/m3, then the weight of the block is%!

A. 5kN
B. lOkN
C. 15 kN
D. 20 kN
Answer» C. 15 kN
13.

The total pressure on the surface of a vertical sluice gate 2 m x 1 m with its top 2 m surface being 0.5 m below the water level will be%!

A. 500 kg
B. 1000 kg
C. 1500 kg
D. 2000 kg
Answer» E.
14.

The units of kinematic viscosity are%!

A. metres² per sec
B. kg sec/meter
C. newton-sec per meter
D. newton-sec per meter
Answer» B. kg sec/meter
15.

*$_The pressure at a point in a fluid will not be same in all the directions when the fluid is?

A. moving
B. viscous
C. inviscous and moving
D. viscous and moving.
Answer» E.
16.

*$_Specific weight of water in S.I. units is equal to?

A. 1000 N/m3
B. 10000 N/m3
C. 9.81 xlO3 N/m3
D. 9.81 xlO6 N/m3
Answer» D. 9.81 xlO6 N/m3
17.

*$_A model of a reservior is drained in 4 mts by opening the sluice gate. The model scale is 1: 225. How long should it take to empty the prototype ??

A. 4 minutes
B. 4 x (225)3/2 minutes
C. 4 (225)1/3 minutes
D. 4 x V225 minutes
Answer» E.
18.

*$_The units of kinematic viscosity are?

A. metres² per sec
B. kg sec/meter
C. newton-sec per meter
D. newton-sec per meter
Answer» B. kg sec/meter
19.

*$_The volumetric change of the fluid caused by a resistance is known as?

A. volumetric strain
B. volumetric index
C. compressibility
D. adhesion
Answer» D. adhesion
20.

*$_The total pressure on the surface of a vertical sluice gate 2 m x 1 m with its top 2 m surface being 0.5 m below the water level will be?

A. 500 kg
B. 1000 kg
C. 1500 kg
D. 2000 kg
Answer» E.
21.

*$_Viscosity of water in comparison to mercury is?

A. higher
B. lower
C. same
D. higher/lower depending on temperature
Answer» B. lower
22.

*$_A rectangular block 2 m long, 1 m wide and 1 m deep floats in water, the depth of immersion being 0.5 m. If water weighs 10 kN/m3, then the weight of the block is?

A. 5kN
B. lOkN
C. 15 kN
D. 20 kN
Answer» C. 15 kN
23.

*$_An open tank contains 1 m deep water with 50 cm depth of oil of specific gravity 0.8 above it. The intensity of pressure at the bottom of tank will be?

A. 4 kN/m2
B. 10 kN/m2
C. 12 kN/m2
D. 14 kN/m2
Answer» E.
24.

*$_The atmospheric pressure with rise in altitude decreases?

A. linearly
B. first slowly and then steeply
C. first steeply and then gradually
D. unpredictable
Answer» C. first steeply and then gradually
25.

*$_During the opening of a valve in a pipe line, the flow is?

A. steady
B. unsteady
C. uniform
D. laminar
Answer» C. uniform
26.

*$_With the same cross-sectional area and immersed in same turbulent flow, the largest total drag will be on?

A. a circular disc of plate held normal to flow
B. a sphere
C. a cylinder
D. a streamlined body
Answer» B. a sphere
27.

*$_The pressure at the summit of a syphon is?

A. equal to atmospheric
B. less than atmospheric
C. more than atmospheric
D. none of the above
Answer» C. more than atmospheric
28.

*$_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
Answer» D. all of the above
29.

*$_Capillary action is due to the?

A. surface tension
B. cohesion of the liquid
C. adhesion of the liquid molecules and the molecules on the surface of a solid
D. all of the above
Answer» E.
30.

*$_The motion of air mass in a tornado is a?

A. free vortex motion
B. forced vortex motion
C. free vortex at center and forced vortex outside
D. forced vortex at center and free vortex outside
Answer» E.
31.

*$_In case of an airfoil, the separation of flow occurs?

A. at the extreme rear of body
B. at the extreme front of body
C. midway between rear and front of body
D. any where between rear and front of body depending upon Reynolds number
Answer» B. at the extreme front of body
32.

*$_Falling drops of water become spheres due to the property of?

A. adhesion
B. cohesion
C. surface tension
D. viscosity
Answer» D. viscosity
33.

*$_In steady flow of a fluid, the total accele ration of any fluid particle?

A. can be zero
B. is never zero
C. is always zero
D. is independent of coordinates
Answer» B. is never zero
34.

*$_The ratio of absolute viscosity to mass density is known as?

A. specific viscosity
B. viscosity index
C. kinematic viscosity
D. coefficient of viscosity
Answer» D. coefficient of viscosity
35.

*$_If the elevation of hydraulic grade line at the junction of three pipes is above the elevation of reservoirs B and C and below reservoir A, then the direction of flow will be?

A. from reservoir A to reservoirs B and C
B. from reservoir B to reservoirs C and A
C. from reservoir C to reservoirs A and B
D. unpredictable
Answer» D. unpredictable
36.

*$_The velocity of jet of water travelling out of opening in a tank filled with water is proportional to?

A. head of water (h)
B. h2
C. V/T
D. h2
Answer» D. h2
37.

*$_Hot wire anemometer is used to measure?

A. pressure in gases
B. liquid discharge
C. pressure in liquids
D. gas velocities
Answer» E.
38.

*$_The bulk modulus of elasticity with increase in pressure?

A. increases
B. decreases
C. remains constant
D. increases first upto certain limit and then decreases
Answer» B. decreases
39.

*$_Which of the following instruments is used to measure flow on the application of Bernoulli’s theorem?

A. Venturimeter
B. Orifice plate
C. pitot tube
D. all of the above
Answer» E.
40.

*$_The speed of a pressure wave through a pipe depends upon?

A. the length of pipe
B. the viscosity of fluid
C. the bulk modulus for the fluid
D. the original head
Answer» D. the original head
41.

*$_Size of a venturimeter is specified by?

A. pipe diameter
B. throat diameter
C. angle of diverging section
D. both pipe diameter as well as throat diameter
Answer» B. throat diameter
42.

*$_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
Answer» B. 50 cm
43.

*$_Coefficient of discharge for a totally submerged orifice as compared to that for an orifice discharging free is?

A. slightly less
B. slightly more
C. nearly half
D. equal
Answer» B. slightly more
44.

*/*_The line of action of the buoyant force acts through the centroid of the?

A. submerged body
B. volume of the floating body
C. volume of the fluid vertically above the body
D. displaced volume of the fluid
Answer» E.
45.

*/*_Which of the following instrument can be used for measuring speed of an aeroplane?

A. Venturimeter
B. Orifice plate
C. rotameter
D. pitot tube
Answer» E.
46.

*/*_A piece weighing 3 kg in air was found to weigh 2.5 kg when submerged in water. Its specific gravity is?

A. 1
B. 5
C. 7
D. 6
Answer» E.
47.

*/*_The distance from pipe boundary, at which the turbulent shear stress is one-third die wall shear stress, is (where R is the radius of pipe)?

A. 1/3 R
B. 1/2 R
C. 2/3 R
D. 3/4 R
Answer» B. 1/2 R
48.

*/*_The boundary layer thickness at a distance of l m from the leading edge of a flat plate, kept at zero angle of incidence to the flow direction, is O.l cm. The velocity outside the boundary layer is 25 ml sec. The boundary layer thickness at a distance of 4 m is (Assume that boundary layer is entirely laminar)?

A. 0.40 cm
B. 0.20 cm
C. 0.10 cm
D. 0.05 cm
Answer» C. 0.10 cm
49.

*/*_The resultant upward pressure of the fluid on an immersed body due to its tendency to uplift the sub-merged body is called?

A. upthrust
B. reaction
C. buoyancy
D. metacentre
Answer» D. metacentre
50.

*/*_Choose the wrong statement?

A. Viscosity of a fluid is that property which determines the amount of its resistance to a shearing force
B. Viscosity is due primarily to interaction between fluid molecules
C. Viscosity of liquids decreases with in-crease in temperature
D. Viscosity of liquids is appreciably affected by change in pressure
Answer» E.