Explore topic-wise MCQs in Civil Engineering.

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351.

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
352.

The property of a fluid which enables it to resist tensile stress is known as

A. compressibility
B. surface tension
C. cohesion
D. adhesion
Answer» D. adhesion
353.

Mercury does not wet glass. This is due to property of liquid known as

A. adhesion
B. cohesion
C. surface tension
D. viscosity
Answer» D. viscosity
354.

Property of a fluid by which its own molecules are attracted is called

A. adhesion
B. cohesion
C. viscosity
D. compressibility
Answer» C. viscosity
355.

The value of mass density in kgsecVm4 for water at 0°C is

A. 1
B. 1000
C. 100
D. 101.9
Answer» E.
356.

Density of water is maximum at

A. 0°C
B. 0°K
C. 4°C
D. 100°C
Answer» D. 100°C
357.

Liquids

A. cannot be compressed
B. occupy definite volume
C. are not affected by change in pressure and temperature
D. none of the above
Answer» E.
358.

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
359.

If no resistance is encountered by displacement, such a substance is known as

A. fluid
B. water
C. gas
D. ideal fluid
Answer» E.
360.

An ideal flow of any fluid must fulfill the following

A. Newton’s law of motion
B. Newton’s law of viscosity
C. Pascal’ law
D. Continuity equation
Answer» E.
361.

A fluid is said to be ideal, if it is

A. incompressible
B. inviscous
C. viscous and incompressible
D. inviscous and incompressible
Answer» E.
362.

In a static fluid

A. resistance to shear stress is small
B. fluid pressure is zero
C. linear deformation is small
D. only normal stresses can exist
Answer» E.
363.

Practical fluids

A. are viscous
B. possess surface tension
C. are compressible
D. possess all the above properties
Answer» E.
364.

Fluid is a substance which offers no resistance to change of

A. pressure
B. flow
C. shape
D. volume
Answer» D. volume
365.

Fluid is a substance that

A. cannot be subjected to shear forces
B. always expands until it fills any container
C. has the same shear stress.at a point regardless of its motion
D. cannot remain at rest under action of any shear force
Answer» E.