Explore topic-wise MCQs in Civil Engineering.

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201.

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.
202.

An open vessel of water is accelerated up an inclined plane. The free water surface will

A. be horizontal
B. make an angle in direction of inclination of inclined plane
C. make an angle in opposite direction to inclination of inclined plane
D. any one of above is possible
Answer» D. any one of above is possible
203.

A large Roynold number is indication of

A. smooth and streamline flow
B. laminar flow
C. steady flow
D. highly turbulent flow.
Answer» E.
204.

Center of pressure on an inclined plane is

A. at the centroid
B. above the centroid
C. below the centroid
D. at metacentre
Answer» D. at metacentre
205.

The two important forces for a floating body are

A. buoyancy, gravity
B. buoyancy, pressure
C. buoyancy, inertial
D. inertial, gravity
Answer» B. buoyancy, pressure
206.

The fluid forces considered in the Navier Stokes equation are

A. gravity, pressure and viscous
B. gravity, pressure and turbulent
C. pressure, viscous and turbulent
D. gravity, viscous and turbulent
Answer» B. gravity, pressure and turbulent
207.

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
Answer» E.
208.

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. above the center of gravity
Answer» E.
209.

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

A. energy
B. work
C. mass
D. length
Answer» E.
210.

The equation of continuity holds good when the flow

A. is steady
B. is one dimensional
C. velocity is uniform at all the cross sec-tions
D. all of the above
Answer» E.
211.

According to Bernoulli’s equation for steady ideal fluid flow

A. principle of conservation of mass holds
B. velocity and pressure are inversely proportional
C. total energy is constant throughout
D. the energy is constant along a stream-line but may vary across streamlines
Answer» E.
212.

Ratio of inertia force to elastic force is known as

A. Mach number
B. Froude number
C. Reynold’s number
D. Weber’s number
Answer» B. Froude number
213.

The total energy of each particle at various places in the case of perfect incompres sible fluid flowing in continuous sream

A. keeps on increasing
B. keeps on decreasing
C. remains constant
D. may increase/decrease
Answer» D. may increase/decrease
214.

A model of torpedo is tested in a towing tank at a velocity of 25 m/sec. The prototype is expected to attain a velocity of 5 m/sec. What model scale has been used ?

A. 1 : 5
B. 1 : 2.5
C. 1:V5″
D. 1 : 53/2
Answer» B. 1 : 2.5
215.

Hydrometer is used to determine

A. specific gravity of liquids
B. specific gravity of solids
C. specific gravity of gases
D. relative humidity
Answer» B. specific gravity of solids
216.

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. 900 minutes
B. 4 minutes
C. 4 x (225)3/2 minutes
D. 4 x V225 minutes.
Answer» E.
217.

A ship whose hull length is 100 m is to travel at 10 m/sec. For dynamic similarity, at what velocity should a 1:25 model be towed through water ?

A. 10 m/sec
B. 25 m/sec
C. 2 m/sec
D. 50 m/sec
Answer» D. 50 m/sec
218.

Pitot tube is used for measurement of

A. pressure
B. flow
C. velocity
D. dsscharge
Answer» D. dsscharge
219.

Ratio of inertia force to surface Jension is known as

A. Mach number
B. Froude number
C. Reynold’s number
D. Weber’s number
Answer» E.
220.

resultant force acting on a floating body

A. equal to the volume of liquid displaced
B. force necessary to keep a body in equilibrium
C. resultant force acting on a floating body
D. the resultant force on a body due to the fluid surrounding it
Answer» E.
221.

Normal depth in open channel flow is the depth of flow corresponding to

A. steady flow
B. unsteady flow
C. laminar flow
D. uniform flow
Answer» E.
222.

When a body floating in a liquid, is displaced slightly, it oscillates about

A. e.g. of body
B. center of pressure
C. center of buoyancy
D. metacentre
Answer» E.
223.

The upper surface of a weir over which water flows is known is

A. crest
B. nappe
C. sill
D. weir top
Answer» D. weir top
224.

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.
225.

For hypersonic flow, the Mach number is

A. unity
B. greater than unity
C. greater than 2
D. greater than 4
Answer» E.
226.

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
Answer» E.
227.

The region between the separation streamline and the boundary surface of the solid body is known as

A. wake
B. drag
C. lift
D. boundary layer
Answer» B. drag
228.

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

A. maximum
B. minimum
C. zero
D. non-zero finite
Answer» E.
229.

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
Answer» C. mid point between e.g. and center of buoyancy
230.

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.
231.

In a free vortex motion, the radial component of velocity everywhere i

A. maximum
B. minimum
C. zero
D. non-zero and finite
Answer» D. non-zero and finite
232.

The depth of the center of pressure on a vertical rectangular gate 8 m wide and 6 m high, when the water surface coincides with the top of the gate, is

A. 2.4 m
B. 3.0 m
C. 4.0 m
D. 2.5 m
Answer» C. 4.0 m
233.

The 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
234.

A square surface 3 m x 3 m lies in a vertical line in water pipe its upper edge at vater surface. The hydrostatic force on square surface is

A. 9,000 kg
B. 13,500 kg
C. 18,000 kg
D. 27,000 kg
Answer» C. 18,000 kg
235.

The total pressure force on a plane area is equal to the area multiplied by the intensity of pressure at the centriod, if

A. the area is horizontal
B. the area is vertical
C. the area is inclined
D. all of the above
Answer» E.
236.

A piece of wood having weight 5 kg floats in water with 60% of its volume under the liquid. The specific gravity of wood is

A. 0.83
B. 0.6
C. 0.4
D. 0.3
Answer» C. 0.4
237.

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.
238.

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
239.

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’s center of buoyancy
240.

Center of buoyancy is the

A. centroid of the displaced volume of fluid
B. center of pressure of displaced volume
C. e.g. of floating ‘body
D. does not exist
Answer» B. center of pressure of displaced volume
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.

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.
243.

A streamline is defined as the line

A. parallel to central axis flow
B. parallel to outer surface of pipe
C. of equal yelocity in a flow
D. along which the pressure drop is uniform
Answer» D. along which the pressure drop is uniform
244.

The horizontal component of buoyant force is

A. negligible
B. zero
Answer» C.
245.

Buoyant force is

A. the resultant force acting on a floating body
B. the resultant force on a body due to the fluid surrounding it
C. equal to the volume of liquid dis-placed
D. the force necessary to maintain equilibrium of a submerged body
Answer» C. equal to the volume of liquid dis-placed
246.

General energy equation holds for

A. steady flow
B. turbulent flow
C. laminar flow
D. non-uniform flow
Answer» E.
247.

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
248.

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

A. steady
B. unsteady
C. laminar
D. vortex
Answer» C. laminar
249.

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.
250.

The flow in which the velocity vector is identical in magnitude and direction at every point, for any given instant, is known as

A. one dimensional flow
B. uniform flow
C. steady flow
D. turbulent flow
Answer» C. steady flow