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730+ Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulic Machines Solved MCQs

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551.

The assumptions made in the most familiar form of Bernoulli's equation is that

A. Fluid is non-viscous
B. Fluid is homogeneous
C. All the above
D. Flow is steady
E. Flow is along the streamlines
Answer» C. All the above
552.

Eulers dimensionless number relates

A. Buoyant force and inertia force
B. Pressure force and inertia force
C. Inertia force and gravity force
D. Viscous force and inertia force
E. Buoyant force and viscous force
Answer» B. Pressure force and inertia force
553.

1 mm Hg pressure is equivalent to

A. 1.333 x 102 N/m2
B. 1.333 x 10-3 bar
C. 1.3158 x 10-3 atm
D. 1.332 x 102 kg/m-sec2
E. Any of the above
Answer» E. Any of the above
554.

In a completely turbulent flow the head loss

A. decreases with wall roughness
B. increases with the velocity squared
C. increases with flow rate
D. increases with the velocity
E. increases with diameter
Answer» B. increases with the velocity squared
555.

The equation of continuity of flow is based on the principle of conservation of

A. Momentum
B. Mass
C. Energy
D. All above
E. None of the above
Answer» B. Mass
556.

The highest voltage at which power is transmitted in India is

A. 440 kV
B. 400 kV
C. 11 kV
D. 132 kV
E. 33 kV
Answer» B. 400 kV
557.

The line of action of the buoyant force acts through the

A. Centroid of the displaced volume of fluid
B. Centroid of gravity of any floating body
C. Centroid of the volume of fluid vertically above the body
D. Centroid of the horizontal projection of the body
E. Centre of gravity of any submerged body
Answer» A. Centroid of the displaced volume of fluid
558.

Select the pressures that are equivalent

A. 4.3 psi, 10 ft H2O, 20.3 in. Hg
B. 10 psi, 23.1 ft H2O, 4.91 in. Hg
C. 4.33 psi, 10 ft H2O, 8.83 in. Hg
D. 10 psi, 4.33 ft H2O, 20.3 in. Hg
E. 10 psi, 20.3 ft H2O, 23.1 in. Hg
Answer» C. 4.33 psi, 10 ft H2O, 8.83 in. Hg
559.

In case of shooting flow, the Froude number is

B. more than one
C. 1
D. infinitely high
E. zero
Answer» B. more than one
560.

Which type of turbine is different from others?

A. Banki turbine
B. Kaplan turbine
C. Girard turbine
D. Pelton wheel
E. Jonval turbine
Answer» B. Kaplan turbine
561.

A barometer is used to measure

A. Very low pressures
B. Very high pressures
C. Pressure of fluid in a pipe line
D. Atmospheric pressure
E. Pressure differeuce between two points
Answer» D. Atmospheric pressure
562.

The upper surface of the weir over which water flows is known as

A. Contracta
B. Crest
C. Nappe
D. Sill
E. Vein
Answer» D. Sill
563.

Water at 20? C flows in a piping system at a low velocity. At what pressure, in kPa absolute, will cavitation result?

A. 10.6
B. 2.45
C. 5.67
D. 20.1
E. 35.6
Answer» B. 2.45
564.

A 2m dia., 3 m high, cylindrical water tank is pressurized such that the pressure at the top is 20 kPa. The force in kN, acting on the bottom is

A. 176
B. 132
C. 106
D. 155
E. 195
Answer» D. 155
565.

An ideal flow of any fluid must fulfil the following

A. Boundary layer theory
B. Newton's law of viscosity
C. Newton's law of motion
D. Pascals law
E. Continuity equation
Answer» E. Continuity equation
566.

In isentropic flow, the temperature

A. Is a function of Mach number only
B. Is independent of Mach number
C. Cannot drop and then increase again downstream
D. Cannot exceed the reservoir temperature
E. Remains constant in a duct flow
Answer» D. Cannot exceed the reservoir temperature
567.

The density of air at 10?C and 1 Mpa abs in SI units is

A. 12.31
B. 1.231
C. 118.4
D. 65
E. None of the above
Answer» A. 12.31
568.

The turbulent flow is hydraulically smooth if the ratio height of roughness projection/the thickness of laminar sub-layer is less than

A. 0.8
B. 1
C. 0.75
D. 0.5
E. 0.25
Answer» E. 0.25
569.

Mixed flow turbine are

A. Radial inward flow type
B. Radial outward flow type
C. Partly rdial partly axial
D. Parallel flow type
E. None of the above
Answer» C. Partly rdial partly axial
570.

The part of a reservoir water which can be utilized for pwer production or other purposes, is known as

A. Main storage
B. Power storage
C. Live storage
D. Useful storage
E. Dead storage
Answer» C. Live storage
571.

The distance r from the centre of a tube of radius r0 where the average velocity occurs in laminar flow is

A. 0.5 r0
B. 0.707 r0
C. 0.8 r0
D. r0
E. None of the above
Answer» B. 0.707 r0
572.

The best draulic channel cross-section is the one which has

A. maximum area for a given flow
B. maximum wetted perimeter
C. minimum wetted perimeter
E. least cost
Answer» C. minimum wetted perimeter
573.

An electric overhead crane is specified by

A. Capacity in tons
B. Span
C. Travel
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
574.

Which type of pump is different from the others?

A. Duplex pump
B. Piston pump
C. Plunger pump
D. Simplex pump
E. Centrifugal pump
Answer» E. Centrifugal pump
575.

The specific speed of a pump is defined as the speed of a pump

A. Of unit size with unit discharge at unit head
B. Of such size that it requires unit power for unit head
C. Of such size that it delivers unit discharge at unit head
D. Of such size that it delivers unit discharge at unit power
E. None of these answers
Answer» C. Of such size that it delivers unit discharge at unit head
576.

If one of the walls moves in the direction of flow with uniform velocity while the other wall is stationary, then the resulting flow between parallel walls is called

A. Plug flow
C. Euler's flow
D. Couette flow
E. Stoke's flow
Answer» D. Couette flow
577.

A structure in a channel having narrow throat and a raised floor in the bottom which is used to measure the discharge is known as

A. Venturi flume
C. Partial flume
D. Standing wave flume
E. Tilting flume
Answer» A. Venturi flume
578.

The friction factor in turbulent flow in smooth pipes depends upon the following

A. (L, D, ?, ?,
B. V, D, ?, L,
C. V, D,
D. L,
E. L, D, Q, V.
Answer» C. V, D,
579.

Layered or bedded rocks having planes of reltively easy separation are called

A. Swelling rocks
B. Stratified rocks
C. Schistos rocks
D. Squeezing rocks
E. Seamy rocks
Answer» A. Swelling rocks
580.

Concentrated solution of sugar is a

A. Dilatant fluid
B. Pseudo plastic fluid
C. Newtonian fluid
D. Ideal fluid
E. None of the above
Answer» A. Dilatant fluid
581.

1 N/m2 pressure is equivalent to

A. 1 pascal
B. 10-5 bar
C. 10-2 kg/m sec2
D. 7.5 x 10-3 mm Hg
E. Any of the above
Answer» E. Any of the above
582.

For a laminar flow through a pipe the shear stress over a cross-section

A. Varies inversely as the distance from the centre of the pipe
B. Varies directly as the distance from the surface of pipe
C. Greater than ten
D. Varies directly as the distance from the centre of the pipe
E. Remains canstant over the cross-section
Answer» D. Varies directly as the distance from the centre of the pipe
583.

If 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, the flow is said to be

A. Uniform flow
B. Steady flow
C. Turbulent flow
D. Laminar flow
E. None of the above
Answer» C. Turbulent flow
584.

Which one of the following method is used to check the stability of gravity dams

A. Pigeaud's method
B. Finite element method
C. Slab analogy method
D. Lattice analogy method
E. All of the above
Answer» E. All of the above
585.

A Rankine body can be developed when a source of constant discharge is placed at the origin and in a

A. non-uniform flow
C. uniform flow
D. vortex flow
E. gradually varying flow
Answer» C. uniform flow
586.

In a channel the flow at critical depth occurs when

A. Any changes in depth require more specific energy
B. Hydraulic gradient and slope coincide
C. Specific energy is a maximum for a given discharge
D. Normal depth and critical depth coincide for a channel
E. Vitrified clay.
Answer» D. Normal depth and critical depth coincide for a channel
587.

The vertical component of pressure force on a submerged curved surface is equal to

A. Its horizontal component
B. The force on a vertical projection of the curved surface
C. The product of pressure at centroid and surface area
D. The weight of liquid vertically above the curved surface
E. None of the above
Answer» D. The weight of liquid vertically above the curved surface
588.

If the forces due to inertia, gravity and frictional resistance are insignificant, the design of a channel may be made by comparing

A. Prandt number
C. Reynolds number
D. Weber number
E. Froude's number
Answer» E. Froude's number
589.

The velocity distribution for flow between two fixed parallel plates

A. Is constant over the cross-section
B. Varies parabolically across the section
C. Is zero at the plates and linearly increases towards the plates
D. Is zero in the middle and increases linearly towards the plates
E. None of the above
Answer» A. Is constant over the cross-section
590.

The most economical section of a triangular channel is

A. An isosceles triangles with vertex angle of 60?
B. A right angled triangle
C. An equilateral triangle
D. An isosceles triangle with vertex angle of 90?
E. An isosceles triangle with vertex angle of 45?
Answer» D. An isosceles triangle with vertex angle of 90?
591.

Runway speed of a Pelton wheel is

A. No lead speed
B. Actual operating speed
C. 90% greater than normal speed
D. No load speed when governor mechanism fails
E. Full load speed
Answer» D. No load speed when governor mechanism fails
592.

The pressure in millimetres of mercury gauge, equivalent to 68 mm H2O plus 54.4 mm manometer fluid, sp. Gr. 2.5 is

A. 20
B. 17.5
C. 12.5
D. 10
E. 15.5
Answer» E. 15.5
593.

If a weir is constructed for full width of channel, it is known as

A. sharp crested weir
C. suppressed weir
D. submerged weir
E. sultro weir
Answer» C. suppressed weir
594.

Rocks which contain neither joints nor hair cracks, are known as

A. Popping rocks
B. Squeezing rocks
C. Hard rocks
D. Schistos rocks
E. Stratified rocks
Answer» C. Hard rocks
595.

Meter associated with viscosity

A. Saybolt
B. Orsat
C. 10
D. Redwood
E. Engler
Answer» A. Saybolt
596.

In a centrifugal pump installation while starting, the position of delivery valve is

A. Half open
B. Fully closed
C. Less than half open
D. More than half open
E. Fully open
Answer» B. Fully closed
597.

The locus of elevations that water will rise in a series of pitot tubes is called

A. the pressure head
B. the hydraulic grade line
C. the velocity head
D. the energy grade line
E. 2.45
Answer» D. the energy grade line
598.

For pumping highly viscous fluid viscous, the type of pump enerally used is

A. Centrifugal
B. Gear vane type
C. Sliding vane type
D. Screw pump
E. Multistage centrifugal
Answer» D. Screw pump
599.

Priming is required in

A. centrifugal pumps
B. gear pumps
C. reciprocating pumps
D. all of the above
Answer» A. centrifugal pumps
600.

Pressure drag results from

A. Skin friction
B. Deformation drag
C. Development of a stagnation point
D. Occurrence of a wake
E. None of the above
Answer» D. Occurrence of a wake

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