Chapter: Motion of Fluid Particles and Streams
1.

The motion of fluid particles may be described by which of the following methods?

A. Langrangian method
B. Eulerain method
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. None of the above.
Answer» C. Both (a) and (b)
2.

In which of the following methods, the observer concentrates on a point in the fluid system?

A. Langrangian method
B. Eulerian method
C. Any of the above
D. None of the above.
Answer» D. None of the above.
3.

Normal acceleration in fluid-flow situation exists only when

A. The flow is unsteady
B. The flow is two-dimensional
C. The streamlines are straight and parallel
D. The streamlines are curved.
Answer» B. The flow is two-dimensional
4.

In a steady flow the velocity

A. Does not change from place to place
B. At a given point does not change with time
C. May change its direction but the magnitude remains unchanged
D. None of the above.
Answer» B. At a given point does not change with time
5.

The flow in a pipe whose valve is being opened or closed gradually is an example of

A. Steady flow
B. Unsteady flow
C. Rotational flow
D. Compressible flow.
Answer» B. Unsteady flow
6.

The type of flow in which the velocity at any given time does not change with respect to space is called

A. Steady flow
B. Compressible flow
C. Uniform flow
D. Rotational flow.
Answer» C. Uniform flow
7.

Flow in a pipe where average flow parameters are considered for analysis is an example of

A. Incompressible flow
B. One-dimensional flow
C. Two-dimensional flow
D. Three-dimensional flow.
Answer» B. One-dimensional flow
8.

The flow in a river during the period of heavy rainfall is

A. Steady, non-uniform and three-dimensional
B. Steady, uniform, two-dimensional
C. Unsteady, uniform, three-dimensional
D. Unsteady, non-uniform and three-dimensional.
Answer» D. Unsteady, non-uniform and three-dimensional.
9.

Flow between parallel plates of infinite extent is an example of

A. One-dimensional flow
B. Two-dimensional flow
C. Three-dimensional flow
D. Compressible flow.
Answer» B. Two-dimensional flow
10.

If the flow is irrational as well as steady it is known as

A. Non-uniform flow
B. One-dimensional flow
C. Potential flow
D. None of the above.
Answer» C. Potential flow
11.

High velocity flow in a conduit of large size is known as

A. Laminar flow
B. Turbulent flow
C. Either of the above
D. None of the above.
Answer» B. Turbulent flow
12.

If the Reynolds number is less than 2000, the flow in a pipe is

A. Laminar flow
B. Turbulent flow
C. Transition flow
D. None of the above.
Answer» A. Laminar flow
13.

The path followed by fluid particle in motion is called a

A. Streamline
B. Path line
C. Streak line
D. None of the above.
Answer» B. Path line
14.

A....is an imaginary line within the flow so that the tangent at any point on it indicates the velocity at that point.

A. Streak line
B. Stream line
C. Path line
D. None of the above.
Answer» B. Stream line
15.

A stream line is one

A. In which stream function does not change
B. In which the flow cannot cross the bounding surface
C. Which has a constant area throughout its length so that the velocity remains constant.
D. None of the above.
Answer» B. In which the flow cannot cross the bounding surface
16.

...... is a curve which gives an instantaneous picture of the location of the fluid particles which have passed through a given point.

A. Path line
B. Stream line
C. Streak line
D. None of the above.
Answer» C. Streak line
17.

In fluid mechanics, the continuity equation is a mathematical statement embodying the principle of

A. Conservation of momentum
B. Conservation of mass
C. Conservation of energy
D. None of the above.
Answer» B. Conservation of mass
18.

An irrational flow is one in which

A. The stream lines of flow are curved and closely spaced
B. The fluid does not rotate as it moves along
C. The net rotation of fluid particles about their mass centres remains zero
D. None of the above.
Answer» C. The net rotation of fluid particles about their mass centres remains zero
19.

In a fluid-flow the stream lines are lines

A. Along which the vorticity is zero
B. Along which the stream function ψ = constant
C. Which are parallel to the equipotential lines
D. Which exist in irrotional flow only.
Answer» B. Along which the stream function ψ = constant
20.

....... is defined mathematically as the line integral of the tangential velocity about a closed path (contour).

A. Circulation
B. Vorticity
C. Either of the above
D. None of the above.
Answer» A. Circulation
21.

The concept of stream function which is based on the principle of continuity is applicable to

A. Irrotational flow only
B. Two-dimensional flow only
C. Three-dimensional flow
D. Uniform flow only.
Answer» B. Two-dimensional flow only
22.

The motion is described as ......when the components of rotation or vorticity are zero throughout certain point of the fluid.

A. Rotational
B. Irrotational
C. Either of the above
D. None of the above.
Answer» B. Irrotational
23.

........ is defined as a scalar function of space and time such that its negative derivative with respect to any direction gives the fluid velocity in that direction.

A. Velocity potential function
B. Stream function
C. Circulation
D. Vorticity.
Answer» A. Velocity potential function
24.

If velocity potential (φ) satisfies the Laplace equation, it represents the possible..... flow.

A. Unsteady, compressible, rotational
B. Steady, compressible, irrotational
C. Unsteady, incompressible, rotational
D. Steady, incompressible, irrotational.
Answer» D. Steady, incompressible, irrotational.
25.

A flow net is a graphical representation of strea lines and equipotential lines such that these lines

A. Intersect each other orthogonally forming curvilinear squares
B. Intersect each other at various different angles forming irregular-shaped nets
C. Indicate the direction and magnitude of vector
D. None of the above.
Answer» A. Intersect each other orthogonally forming curvilinear squares
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