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This section includes 270 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Civil Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
201. |
The units of dynamic or absolute viscosity are? |
A. | metres² per sec |
B. | kg sec/meter |
C. | newton-sec per meter |
D. | newton-sec² per meter |
Answer» D. newton-sec¬¨‚â§ per meter | |
202. |
Two pipe systems can be said to be equivalent, when the following quantites are same? |
A. | friction loss and flow |
B. | length and diameter |
C. | flow and length |
D. | friction factor and diameter |
Answer» B. length and diameter | |
203. |
When an ideal fluid flows past a sphere? |
A. | highest intensity of pressure occurs around the circumference at right angles to flow |
B. | lowest pressure intensity occurs at front stagnation point |
C. | lowest pressure intensity occurs at rear stagnation point |
D. | total drag is zero |
Answer» E. | |
204. |
A valve is suddenly closed in a water main in wl.ich the velocity is 1 m/sec and velocity of pressure wave is 981 m/ sec. The inertia head at the valve will be? |
A. | 1 m |
B. | 10m |
C. | 100m |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» D. none of the above | |
205. |
A body floats in stable equilibrium? |
A. | when its meatcentric height is zero |
B. | when the metancentre is above e.g. |
C. | when its e.g. is below it’s center of buoyancy |
D. | metacentre has nothing to do with position of e.g. for determining stability |
Answer» C. when its e.g. is below it‚Äö√Ñ√¥s center of buoyancy | |
206. |
The flow in which the particles of a fluid attain such velocities that vary from point to point in magnitude and direction as well as from instant to instant, is known as? |
A. | one dimensional flow |
B. | uniform flow |
C. | steady flow |
D. | turbulent flow |
Answer» E. | |
207. |
Dynamic viscosity of most of the gases with rise in temperature? |
A. | increases |
B. | decreases |
C. | remains unaffected |
D. | unpredictable |
Answer» B. decreases | |
208. |
The center of pressure of a surface subjected to fluid pressure is the point? |
A. | on the surface at which resultant pres-sure acts |
B. | on the surface at which gravitational force acis |
C. | at which all hydraulic forces meet |
D. | similar to metacentre |
Answer» B. on the surface at which gravitational force acis | |
209. |
An ideal flow of any fluid must satisfy? |
A. | Pascal law |
B. | Newton’s law of viscosity |
C. | boundary layer theory |
D. | continuity equation |
Answer» E. | |
210. |
The pressure in the air space above an oil (sp. gr. 0.8) surface in a tank is 0.1 kg/cm”. The pressure at 2.5 m below the oil surface will be? |
A. | 2 meters of water column |
B. | 3 meters of water column |
C. | 3.5 meters of water column |
D. | 4 m of water column |
Answer» C. 3.5 meters of water column | |
211. |
A fluid in equilibrium can’t sustain? |
A. | tensile stress |
B. | compressive stress |
C. | shear stress |
D. | bending stress |
Answer» D. bending stress | |
212. |
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 |
Answer» B. full immersion or completely enclosed flow, as with pipes, aircraft wings, nozzles etc | |
213. |
The capillary rise at 20°C in a clean glass tube of 1 mm bore containing water is ap-proximately? |
A. | 5 mm |
B. | 10 mm |
C. | 20 mm |
D. | 30 mm |
Answer» E. | |
214. |
Stream lines and path lines always coincide in case of? |
A. | steady flow |
B. | laminar flow |
C. | uniform flow |
D. | turbulent flow |
Answer» B. laminar flow | |
215. |
In series-pipe problems? |
A. | the head loss is same through each pipe |
B. | the discharge is same through each pipe |
C. | a trial solution is not necessary |
D. | the discharge through each pipe is added to obtain total discharge |
Answer» C. a trial solution is not necessary | |
216. |
The flow in which conditions do not change with time at any point, is known as? |
A. | one dimensional flow |
B. | uniform flow |
C. | steady flow |
D. | turbulent flow |
Answer» D. turbulent flow | |
217. |
A right circular cylinder open at the top is filled with liquid and rotated about its vertical axis at such a speed that half the liquid spills out, then the pressure intensity at the center of bottom is? |
A. | zero |
B. | one-fourth its value when cylinder was full |
C. | one-half its value when cylinder was full |
D. | cannot be predicted from the given data |
Answer» B. one-fourth its value when cylinder was full | |
218. |
Pascal-second is the unit of? |
A. | pressure |
B. | kinematic viscosity |
C. | dynamic viscosity |
D. | surface tension |
Answer» D. surface tension | |
219. |
Centre of pressure compared to e.g. is? |
A. | above it |
B. | below it |
C. | at same point |
D. | above or below depending on area of body |
Answer» C. at same point | |
220. |
Flow occurring in a pipeline when a valve is being opened is? |
A. | steady |
B. | unsteady |
C. | laminar |
D. | vortex |
Answer» C. laminar | |
221. |
A piece of metal of specific gravity 7 floats in mercury of specific gravity 13.6. What fraction of its volume is under mercury ?? |
A. | 0.5 |
B. | 0.4 |
C. | 0.515 |
D. | 0.5 |
Answer» D. 0.5 | |
222. |
The value of mass density in kgsecVm4 for water at 0°C is? |
A. | 1 |
B. | 1000 |
C. | 100 |
D. | 101.9 |
Answer» E. | |
223. |
If the velocity is zero over half of the cross-sectional area and is uniform over the remaining half, then the momentum correction factor is? |
A. | 1 |
B. | 4/3 |
C. | 2 |
D. | 4 |
Answer» D. 4 | |
224. |
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 |
Answer» B. between 2000 and 4000 | |
225. |
General energy equation holds for? |
A. | steady flow |
B. | turbulent flow |
C. | laminar flow |
D. | non-uniform flow |
Answer» E. | |
226. |
Kinematic viscosity is equal to? |
A. | dynamic viscosity/density |
B. | dynamicviscosity x density |
C. | density/dynamic viscosity |
D. | 1/dynamicviscosity x density |
Answer» B. dynamicviscosity x density | |
227. |
For a sphere of radius 15 cm moving with a uniform velocity of 2 m/sec through a liquid of specific gravity 0.9 and dynamic viscosity 0.8 poise, the Reynolds number will be |
A. | 300 |
B. | 337.5 |
C. | 600 |
D. | 675 |
Answer» E. | |
228. |
For laminar flow in a pipe of circular cross-section, the Darcy’s friction factor f is$ |
A. | directly proportional to Reynolds number and independent of pipe wall roughness |
B. | directly proportional to pipe wall roughness and independent of Reynolds number |
C. | inversely proportional to Reynolds number and indpendent of pipe wall roughness |
D. | inversely proportional to Reynolds number and directly proportional to pipe wall roughness |
Answer» D. inversely proportional to Reynolds number and directly proportional to pipe wall roughness | |
229. |
Which of the following is used to measure the discharge ? |
A. | current meter |
B. | venturimeter |
C. | pitot tube |
D. | hotwire anemometer |
Answer» C. pitot tube | |
230. |
Surge wave in a rectangular channel is an example ofi) steady flowii) unsteady flowiii) uniform flowiv) non-uniform flowThe correct answer is |
A. | (i) and (iii) |
B. | (ii) and (iii) |
C. | (i) and (iv) |
D. | (ii) and (iv) |
Answer» E. | |
231. |
For laminar flow in circular pipes, the Darcy’s friction factor f is equal to$ |
A. | 16/Re |
B. | 32/ Re |
C. | 64/ Re |
D. | none of the above where Re is Reynolds number. |
Answer» D. none of the above where Re is Reynolds number. | |
232. |
Drag force is a function ofi) projected area of the bodyii) mass density of the fluidiii) velocity of the bodyThe correct answer is |
A. | (i) and (ii) |
B. | (i) and (iii) |
C. | (ii) and (iii) |
D. | (i), (ii) and (iii) |
Answer» E. | |
233. |
If the weight of a body immersed in a fluid exceeds the buoyant force, then the body will |
A. | rise until its weight equals the buoyant force |
B. | tend to move downward and it may finally sink |
C. | float |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» C. float | |
234. |
According to the principle of buoyancy a body totally or partially immersed in a fluid will be lifted up by a force equal to |
A. | the weight of the body |
B. | more than the weight of the body |
C. | less than the weight of the body |
D. | weight of the fluid displaced by the body |
Answer» E. | |
235. |
An object having 10 kg mass weighs 9.81kg on a spring balance. The value of ‘g’ at this place is$ |
A. | 10m/sec² |
B. | 9.81 m/sec² |
C. | 10.2/m sec |
D. | 9.75 m/sec² |
Answer» B. 9.81 m/sec¬¨‚â§ | |
236. |
At the centre line of a pipe flowing under pressure where the velocity gradient is zero, the shear stress will be |
A. | minimum |
B. | maximum |
C. | negative value |
D. | could be any value |
Answer» E. | |
237. |
In which of the following the friction drag is generally larger than pressure drag? |
A. | a circular disc or plate held normal to flow |
B. | a sphere |
C. | a cylinder |
D. | an airfoil |
Answer» E. | |
238. |
The discharge through a V- notch varies as |
A. | H1/2 |
B. | H3’2 |
C. | H5/2 |
D. | H5’4 where H is head. |
Answer» D. H5‚Äö√Ñ√¥4 where H is head. | |
239. |
The peoperty by virtue of which a liquid opposes relative motion between its different layers is called |
A. | surface tension |
B. | co-efficient of viscosity |
C. | viscosity |
D. | osmosis |
Answer» D. osmosis | |
240. |
When a liquid rotates at a constant angular velocity about a vertical axis as a rigid body, the pressure intensity varies |
A. | linearly with radial distance |
B. | as the square of the radial distance |
C. | inversely as the square of the radial distance |
D. | inversely as the radial distance |
Answer» C. inversely as the square of the radial distance | |
241. |
Two dimensional flow occurs when |
A. | the direction and magnitude of the velocity at all points are identical |
B. | the velocity of successive fluid par-ticles, at any point, is the same at suc-cessive 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 pat-terns are identical in each plane |
Answer» E. | |
242. |
Equation of continuity is based on the principle of conservation of |
A. | mass |
B. | energy |
C. | momentum |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» B. energy | |
243. |
The depth ‘d’ below the free surface at which the point velocity is equal to the average velocity of flow for a uniform laminar flow with a free surface, will be (where D is the depth of flow)$ |
A. | 0.423 D |
B. | 0.577 D |
C. | 0.223 D |
D. | 0.707 D |
Answer» C. 0.223 D | |
244. |
The velocity distribution for laminar flow through a circular tube |
A. | is constant over the cross-section |
B. | varies linearly from zero at walls to maximum at centre |
C. | varies parabolically with maximum at the centre |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» D. none of the above | |
245. |
For hydro-dynamically smooth boundary, the friction coefficient for turbulent flow is |
A. | constant |
B. | dependent only on Reynolds number |
C. | a function of Reynolds number and relative roughness |
D. | dependent on relative roughness only |
Answer» C. a function of Reynolds number and relative roughness | |
246. |
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 |
Answer» E. | |
247. |
A floating body is said to be in a state of stable equilibrium |
A. | when its metacentric height is zero |
B. | when the metacentre is above the centre of gravity |
C. | when the metacentre is below the centre of gravity |
D. | only when its centre of gravity is below its centre of buoyancy |
Answer» C. when the metacentre is below the centre of gravity | |
248. |
If the dynamic viscosity of a fluid is 0.5 poise and specific gravity is 0.5, then the kinematic viscosity of that fluid in stokes is |
A. | 0.25 |
B. | 0.50 |
C. | 1.0 |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» D. none of the above | |
249. |
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 |
Answer» E. | |
250. |
Reynolds 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» C. simultaneous motion through two fluids where there is a surface of dis-continuity, gravity forces, and wave making effect, as with ship‚Äö√Ñ√¥s hulls | |