Chapter: Hydraulic Machines
1.

..... is a device which increases the intensity of pressure of a given liquid with the help of low pressure liquid of large quantity.

A. Hydraulic press
B. Hydraulic crane
C. Hydraulic accumulator
D. Hydraulic intensifier.
Answer» D. Hydraulic intensifier.
2.

Which of the following devices is used to store energy of liquid under pressure and make this energy available to hydraulic machines?

A. Hydraulic coupling
B. Hydraulic accumulator
C. Hydraulic ram
D. Hydraulic press.
Answer» B. Hydraulic accumulator
3.

.... is a device which is employed for transmission of power from one shaft to another through a liquid medium.

A. Hydraulic intensifier
B. Hydraulic torque converter
C. Hydraulic coupling
D. Hydraulic press
Answer» C. Hydraulic coupling
4.

Which of the following devices is used for transmitting increased or decreased torque from one shaft to another?

A. Hydraulic ram
B. Hydraulic coupling
C. Hydraulic intensifier
D. Hydraulic torque converter
Answer» D. Hydraulic torque converter
5.

..... is a device with which small quantities of water can be pumped to higher levels from the available large quantity of water of low head.

A. Hydraulic accumulator
B. Hydraulic intensifier
C. Hydraulic ram
D. Air lift pump.
Answer» C. Hydraulic ram
6.

The function of which of the following hydraulic devices is analogous to that of the flywheel of a reciprocating engine and an electric storage battery?

A. Hydraulic ram
B. Hydraulic accumulator
C. Hydraulic intensifier
D. Hydraulic coupling.
Answer» B. Hydraulic accumulator
7.

Which of the following statements with regard to the purposes served by hydraulic units is incorrect?

A. Hydraulic torque converter is used for transmitting increased or decreased torque to the driven shaft.
B. Hydraulic ram is a pump that is used to lift small quantities of water to greater heights from large quantity of water available at small heights.
C. Hydraulic intensifier stores the energy of fluid in the form of pressure energy and is used for lifting heavy weights.
D. Hydraulic accumulator stores the energy of a fluid in the form of pressure energy; that helps to reduce
Answer» C. Hydraulic intensifier stores the energy of fluid in the form of pressure energy and is used for lifting heavy weights.
8.

The working of which of the following hydraulic units is based on Pascal’s law?

A. Air lift pump
B. Jet pump
C. Hydraulic coupling
D. Hydraulic press.
Answer» D. Hydraulic press.
9.

With regard to hydraulic ram, which of the following statements is incorrect?

A. It works automatically
B. It requires very little maintenance
C. Its running cost is high
D. It has no moving parts
Answer» C. Its running cost is high
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