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251.

Piezometers are used to measure

A. pressure in water channels, pipes etc.
B. difference in pressure at two points
C. atmospheric pressure
D. very low pressure.
Answer» E.
252.

If total head available at the inlet of pipe and f 1 is the loss of head due to friction in the pipe, the maximum efficiency of transmission of power (? max ) is

A. 1/2
B. 2/3
C. 3/4
D. 4/5
Answer» C. 3/4
253.

In Chezy's formula V = C mi

A. V is the mean velocity of flow
B. m is the hydraulic mean depth
C. i is the loss of head per unit length of pipe
D. All the above.
Answer» E.
254.

A fluid particle may possess the displacement of

A. translation
B. rotation
C. distortion
D. all the above.
Answer» E.
255.

The rise of the liquid along the walls of a revolving cylinder above the initial level, is

A. greater than the depression of the liquid at the axis of rotation
B. lesser than the depression of the liquid at the axis of rotation
C. the same as the depression of the liquid at the axis of rotation
D. none of these.
Answer» D. none of these.
256.

Atmospheric pressure varies with

A. altitude
B. temperature
C. weather conditions
D. all of the above.
Answer» E.
257.

Fluids change the volume under external presssure due to

A. plasticity
B. viscosity
C. compressibility
D. none of these.
Answer» D. none of these.
258.

If velocities of fluid particles vary from point to point in magnitude and direction, as well as from instant to instant, the flow is said to be

A. laminar
B. turbulent flow
C. uniform flow
D. non-uniform flow.
Answer» C. uniform flow
259.

If C v , C c , C d and C r are the hydraulic coefficients of an orifice, then

A. C d = C c . C v
B. C r = 1 + C v 2 / C d
C. C v = C c + C d
D. C c = C v / C d
Answer» B. C r = 1 + C v 2 / C d
260.

For exerting a pressure of 4.8 kg/cm 2 , the depth of oil (specific gravity 0.8), should be

A. 40 cm
B. 41 cm
C. 56 cm
D. 60 cm
Answer» E.
261.

A closed cylindrical vessel of 100 cm diameter and 200 cm high is completely filled with a liquid (sp. weight 1600 kg/m 3 ) when rotated about its vertical axis at 100 r.p.m. The total pressure on its lid, is

A. 459 kg
B. 549 kg
C. 945 kg
D. 954 kg
Answer» E.
262.

A cylinder 3 m in diameter and 4 m long retains water one side as shown in the below figure. If the weight of the cylinder is 2000 kgf, the vertical reaction at A is

A. 14,137 kgf
B. 5,863 kgf
C. 20,000 kgf
D. 18,000 kgf.
Answer» C. 20,000 kgf
263.

In fluids, steady flow occurs when

A. conditions of flow change steadily with time
B. conditions of flow do not change with time at a point
C. conditions of flow remain the same at adjacent point
D. velocity vector remains constant at a point.
Answer» C. conditions of flow remain the same at adjacent point
264.

In a centrifugual pump casing, the flow of water leaving the impeller, is

A. rectilinear flow
B. radial flow
C. free vortex motion
D. forced vertex.
Answer» D. forced vertex.
265.

For most economical rectangular section of a channel, the depth is kept

A. one-fourth of the width
B. three times the hydraulic radius
C. half the width
D. hydraulic mean depth
Answer» D. hydraulic mean depth
266.

Barometres are used to measure

A. pressure in water channels, pipes etc.
B. difference in pressure at two points
C. atmospheric pressure
D. very low pressure
Answer» D. very low pressure
267.

When water flows over a rectangular suppressed weir, the negative pressure created beneath the nappe

A. increases the discharge
B. decreases the discharge
C. does not effect the discharge
D. none of these.
Answer» B. decreases the discharge
268.

Kinematic viscosity of liquids by equation is determined by :

A. Redwood viscometer
B. Engler viscometer
C. Saybolt universal viscometer
D. None of these.
Answer» D. None of these.
269.

For critical depth of flow of water in open channels, f c the specific energy must be :

A. minimum
B. maximum
C. average of maximum and minimum
D. None of these.
Answer» B. maximum
270.

If u , v , w are the components of the velocity v of a moving particle, the equation represents

A. one diamensional flow
B. two dimensional flow
C. three dimensional flow
D. none of these.
Answer» D. none of these.
271.

The discharge through a 100 mm diameter external mouth piece fitted to the side of a large vessel is 0.05948 m 3 /s. The head over the mouth piece is

A. 2 m
B. 2.5 m
C. 3.0 m
D. 4.0 m.
Answer» E.
272.

If jet of water coming out from a nozzle with a velocity 9.81 m/s, the angle of elevation being 30°, the time to reach the highest point is

A. 0.25 s
B. 0.50 s
C. 1.0 s
D. 1.5 s.
Answer» C. 1.0 s
273.

The mouth piece shown in the below figure is generally known as

A. Internal mouth piece
B. Re-entrant mouth piece
C. Borda's mouth piece
D. All the above.
Answer» E.
274.

A tank 4m x 3m x 2m containing an oil of specific gravity 0.83 is moved with an acceleration g /2 m sec 2 . The ratio of the pressures at its bottom when it is moving vertically up and down, is

A. 2
B. 3
C. 1/2
D. 1/3
Answer» C. 1/2
275.

The Empirical formula for discharge over large rectangular weirs, is known as

A. Francis formula
B. Bazin formula
C. Rehbook formula
D. Kutter's formula.
Answer» C. Rehbook formula
276.

A pipe of 0.1 m 2 cross sectional area suddenly enlarges to 0.3 m 2 cross-sectional area. If the discharge of the pipe is 0.3 m 3 /sec, the head loss is

A. 2/ g m of water
B. g /2 m of water
C. 1 g m of water
D. g m of water.
Answer» B. g /2 m of water
277.

While applying the Bernoulli's equation = total head, the work any section done on the flow system, if any

A. is added on the right side of the equation
B. is added on the left side of the equation
C. is ignored
D. none of these.
Answer» C. is ignored
278.

A cylinder 3 m in diameter and 4 m long retains water one side as shown in the below figure. If the weight of the cylinder is 2000 kgf, the horizontal reaction at B is

A. 10,000 kgf
B. 15,000 kgf
C. 20,000 kgf
D. 18,000 kgf.
Answer» E.
279.

If the atmospheric pressure on the surface of an oil tank (sp. gr. 0.8) is 0.1 kg/cm 2 , the pressure at a depth of 2.5 m, is

A. 1 metre of water
B. 2 metres of water
C. 3 metres of water
D. 3.5 metres of water
Answer» D. 3.5 metres of water