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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