Practice Test: Question Set - 16

1. In an internal mouthpiece, if the jet after contraction does not touch the sides of the mouthpiece, then the
mouthpiece is said to be

(A) Running full

(B) Running free

(C) Partially running full

(D) Partially running free

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2. The units of kinematic viscosity are

(A) Metres² per sec

(B) kg sec/metre

(C) Newton-sec per metre

(D) Newton-sec per metre

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3. The length of a liquid stream while flowing over a weir __________ at the ends of the sill.

(A) Expands

(B) Does not change

(C) Contracts

(D) None of these

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4. Newton's law of viscosity is a relationship between

(A) Shear stress and the rate of angular distortion

(B) Shear stress and viscosity

(C) Shear stress, velocity and viscosity

 (D) Pressure, velocity and viscosity
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5. The total energy line lies over the hydraulic gradient line by an amount equal to the

(A) Pressure head

(B) Velocity head

(C) Pressure head + velocity head

(D) Pressure head - velocity head

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6. Choose the wrong statement

(A) The horizontal component of the hydrostatic force on any surface is equal to the normal force on the vertical
projection of the surface

(B) The horizontal component acts through the center of pressure for the vertical projection

(C) The vertical component of the hydrostatic force on any surface is equal to the weight of the volume of the liquid
above the area

(D) The vertical component passes through the center of pressure of the volume
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7. In open channels, the specific energy is the

(A) Total energy per unit discharge

(B) Total energy measured with respect to the datum passing through the bottom of the channel

(C) Total energy measured above the horizontal datum

(D) Kinetic energy plotted above the free surface of water

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8. For a floating body to be in stable equilibrium, its metacentre should be

(A) Below the center of gravity

(B) Below the center of buoyancy

 (C) Above the center of buoyancy

(D) Above the center of gravity

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9. A water tank contains 1.3 m deep water. The pressure exerted by the water per metre length of the tank is

(A) 2.89 kN

(B) 8.29 kN

(C) 9.28 kN

(D) 28.9 kN
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10. Total pressure on a lmxlm gate immersed vertically at a depth of 2 m below the free water surface will be

(A) 1000 kg

(B) 4000 kg

(C) 2000 kg

(D) 8000 kg
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11. If a body floating in a liquid occupies a new position and remains at rest in this new position, when given a
small angular displacement, the body is said to be in __________ equilibrium.

(A) Neutral

(B) Stable

(C) Unstable

(D) None of these

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12. A streamline is defined as the line

(A) Parallel to central axis flow

 (B) Parallel to outer surface of pipe

(C) Of equal velocity in a flow

(D) Along which the pressure drop is uniform

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13. The flow in a pipe or channel is said to be non-uniform when

(A) The liquid particles at all sections have the same velocities

(B) The liquid particles at different sections have different velocities

(C) The quantity of liquid flowing per second is constant

(D) Each liquid particle has a definite path

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14. Hydrometer is used to determine

(A) Specific gravity of liquids

(B) Specific gravity of solids

(C) Specific gravity of gases

(D) Relative humidity

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15. The dynamic viscosity of the liquid __________ with rise in temperature.

(A) Remain unaffected

(B) Increases

(C) Decreases

(D) None of these

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Option A 11. Answer: Option A 12. Answer: Option C 13. Answer: Option B 14. Answer: Option A 15.
Answer: Option C

Practice Test: Question Set - 17

1. For pipes, turbulent flow occurs when Reynolds number is

(A) Less than 2000

(B) Between 2000 and 4000

(C) More than 4000

(D) Less than 4000

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2. The velocity of the liquid flowing through the divergent portion of a Venturimeter

(A) Remains constant

(B) Increases

(C) Decreases

(D) Depends upon mass of liquid

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3. The volumetric change of the fluid caused by a resistance is known as

(A) Volumetric strain

(B) Volumetric index

(C) Compressibility

(D) Adhesion
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4. If the depth of water in an open channel is less than the critical depth, the flow is called

(A) Critical flow

 (B) Turbulent flow

(C) Tranquil flow

(D) Torrential flow

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5. Choose the wrong statement

(A) Fluids are capable of flowing

(B) Fluids conform to the shape of the containing vessels

(C) When in equilibrium, fluids cannot sustain tangential forces

(D) When in equilibrium, fluids can sustain shear forces

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6. An orifice is said to be large, if

(A) The size of orifice is large

(B) The velocity of flow is large

(C) The available head of liquid is more than 5 times the height of orifice

(D) The available head of liquid is less than 5 times the height of orifice
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7. A piece of metal of specific gravity 13.6 is placed in mercury of specific gravity 13.6, what fraction of it volume
is under mercury?

(A) The metal piece will simply float over the mercury

(B) The metal piece will be immersed in mercury by half

(C) Whole of the metal piece will be immersed with its top surface just at mercury level

(D) Metal piece will sink to the bottom

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8. The centre of pressure acts __________ the centre of gravity of immersed surface.
 (A) At

(B) Above

(C) Below

(D) None of these

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9. Dynamic viscosity of most of the liquids with rise in temperature

(A) Increases

(B) Decreases

(C) Remain unaffected

(D) Unpredictable
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10. The discharge over a right angled notch is (where H = Height of liquid above the apex of notch)

(A) (8/15) Cd. 2g. H

(B) (8/15) Cd. 2g. H3/2

(C) (8/15) Cd. 2g. H²

(D) (8/15) Cd. 2g. H5/2

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11. A square surface 3 m × 3 m lies in a vertical line in water pipe its upper edge at water surface. The hydrostatic
force on square surface is

(A) 9,000 kg

(B) 13,500 kg

(C) 18,000 kg

(D) 27,000 kg
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12. The discharge through a siphon spillway is

(A) Cd × a × √(2gH)

(B) Cd × a × √(2g) × H3/2

(C) Cd × a × √(2g) × H2

(D) Cd × a × √(2g) × H5/2

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13. Select the correct statement

(A) Local atmospheric pressure depends upon elevation of locality only

(B) Standard atmospheric pressure is the mean local atmospheric pressure a* sea level

(C) Local atmospheric pressure is always below standard atmospheric pressure

(D) A barometer reads the difference between local and standard atmospheric pressure
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14. The shear stress-strain graph for a Newtonian fluid is a

(A) Straight line

(B) Parabolic curve

(C) Hyperbolic curve

(D) Elliptical
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15. The flow in which the particles of a fluid attain such velocities that varies from point to point in magnitude
and direction as well as from instant to instant, is known as

(A) One dimensional flow

(B) Uniform flow

(C) Steady flow

(D) Turbulent flow

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Option D 11. Answer: Option B 12. Answer: Option A 13. Answer: Option B 14. Answer: Option A 15.
Answer: Option D

Practice Test: Question Set - 18

1. For a perfect incompressible liquid, flowing in a continuous stream, the total energy of a particle remains the
same, while the particle moves from one point to another. This statement is called

(A) Continuity equation

(B) Bernoulli's equation

(C) Pascal's law

(D) Archimedes’s principle

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2. Uniform flow occurs when

(A) The direction and magnitude of the velocity at all points are identical

(B) The velocity of successive fluid particles, at any point, is the same at successive periods of time

(C) The magnitude and direction of the velocity do not change from point to point in the fluid

(D) The fluid particles move in plane or parallel planes and the streamline patterns are identical in each pleasure
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3. The critical depth for a channel is given by (where q = Unit discharge (discharge per unit width) through the
channel)

(A) (q/g)1/2

(B) (q²/g)1/3

(C) (q³/g)1/4

(D) (q⁴/g)1/5
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4. At the center line of a pipe flowing under pressure where the velocity gradient is zero, the shear stress will be
 (A) Minimum

(B) Maximum

(C) Zero

(D) Could be any value

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5. The discharge through a channel of trapezoidal section is maximum when

(A) Width of channel at the top is equal to twice the width at the bottom

(B) Depth of channel is equal to the width at the bottom

(C) The sloping side is equal to half the width at the top

(D) The sloping side is equal to the width at the bottom

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6. Piezometer is used to measure

(A) Pressure in pipe, channels etc.

(B) Atmospheric pressure

(C) Very low pressures

(D) Difference of pressure between two points

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7. The point at which the resultant pressure on an immersed surface acts, is known as

(A) Centre of gravity

(B) Centre of depth

(C) Centre of pressure

(D) Centre of immersed surface

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8. Choose the wrong statement

 (A) Any weight, floating or immersed in a liquid, is acted upon by a buoyant force

(B) Buoyant force is equal to the weight of the liquid displaced

(C) The point through which buoyant force acts, is called the center of buoyancy

(D) Center of buoyancy is located above the center of gravity of the displaced liquid
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9. The centre of pressure for a vertically immersed surface lies at a distance equal to __________ the centre of
gravity.

(A) IG / Ax̅ bellow

(B) IG / Ax̅ above

(C) Ax̅ / IG bellow

(D) Ax̅ / IG above

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10. The pressure in the air space above an oil (sp. gr. 0.8) surface in a tank is 0.1 kg/cm". The pressure at 2.5 m
below the oil surface will be

(A) 2 metres of water column

(B) 3 metres of water column

(C) 3.5 metres of water column

(D) 4 m of water column

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11. The total pressure on the top of a closed cylindrical vessel completely filled up with a liquid is

(A) Directly proportional to (radius)2

(B) Inversely proportional to (radius)2

(C) Directly proportional to (radius)4

(D) Inversely proportional to (radius)4

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12. The flow which neglects changes in a transverse direction is known as

(A) One dimensional flow

(B) Uniform flow

(C) Steady flow

(D) Turbulent flow

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13. A moving fluid mass may be brought to a static equilibrium position, by applying an imaginary inertia force of
the same magnitude as that of the accelerating force but in the opposite direction. This statement is called

(A) Pascal's law

(B) Archimedes’s principle

(C) D-Alembert's principle

(D) None of these

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14. Normal depth in open channel flow is the depth of flow corresponding to

(A) Steady flow

(B) Unsteady flow

(C) Laminar flow

(D) Uniform flow

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15. The mass per unit volume of a liquid at a standard temperature and pressure is called

(A) Specific weight

(B) Mass density

(C) Specific gravity

(D) None of these

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Answer: Option B

Practice Test: Question Set - 19

1. A large Reynold number is indication of

(A) Smooth and streamline flow

(B) Laminar flow

(C) Steady flow

(D) Highly turbulent flow

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2. Which of the following statement is wrong?

(A) A flow whose streamline is represented by a curve is called two dimensional flow.

(B) The total energy of a liquid particle is the sum of potential energy, kinetic energy and pressure energy.

(C) The length of divergent portion in a Venturimeter is equal to the convergent portion.

(D) A pitot tube is used to measure the velocity of flow at the required point in a pipe.
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3. Density of water is maximum at

(A) 0° C

(B) 0° K

(C) 4° C

(D) 100° C
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4. A weir is said to be broad crested weir, if the width of the crest of the weir is ________ half the height of water
above the weir crest.
 (A) Equal to

(B) Less than

(C) More than

(D) None of these

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5. The bulk modulus of elasticity

(A) Has the dimensions of 1/pressure

(B) Increases with pressure

(C) Is large when fluid is more compressible

(D) Is independent of pressure and viscosity

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6. A tank of uniform cross-sectional area (A) containing liquid upto height (H1) has an orifice of cross-sectional
area (a) at its bottom. The time required to empty the tank completely will be

(A) (2A√H₁)/(Cd × a√2g)

(B) (2AH₁)/(Cd × a√2g)

(C) (2AH₁3/2)/(Cd × a√2g)

(D) (2AH₁²)/(Cd × a√2g)

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7. Kinematic viscosity is equal to

(A) Dynamic viscosity/density

(B) Dynamic viscosity × density

(C) Density/dynamic viscosity

(D) 1/dynamic viscosity × density

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8. The atmospheric pressure at sea level is

(A) 103 kN/m2

(B) 10.3 m of water

(C) 760 mm of mercury

(D) All of these

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9. The conditions for the stable equilibrium of a floating body are

(A) The metacentre should lie above the center of gravity

(B) The center of buoyancy and the center of gravity must lie on the same vertical line

(C) A righting couple should be formed

(D) All the above are correct

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10. A glass tube of smaller diameter is used while performing an experiment for the capillary rise of water
because

(A) It is easier to see through the glass tube

(B) Glass tube is cheaper than a metallic tube

(C) It is not possible to conduct this experiment with any other tube

(D) All of the above

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11. To avoid an interruption in the flow of a siphon, an air vessel is provided

(A) At the inlet

(B) At the outlet

(C) At the summit

(D) At any point between inlet and outlet

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12. When the coefficient of discharge (Cd) is 0.623, then the general equation for discharge over a rectangular
weir is

(A) 1.84(L - 0.1nH)H3/2

(B) 1.84(L - nH)H2

(C) 1.84(L - 0.1nH)H5/2

(D) 1.84(L - nH)H3

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13. In an isothermal atmosphere, the pressure

(A) Decreases linearly with elevation

(B) Remain constant

(C) Varies in the same way as the density

(D) Increases exponentially with elevation

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14. The pressure of a liquid measured with the help of a Piezometer tube is

(A) Vacuum pressure

(B) Gauge pressure

(C) Absolute pressure

(D) Atmospheric pressure

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15. If the atmospheric pressure on the surface of an oil tank (sp. gr. 0.8) is 0.2 kg/cm", the pressure at a depth of
50 m below the oil surface will be

(A) 2 meters of water column

(B) 3 meters of water column

(C) 5 meters of water column

(D) 6 meters of water Column

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Answer: Option D

Practice Test: Question Set - 20

1. The pressure intensity in kN/m2 (or kPa) at any point in a liquid is (where w = Specific weight of liquid, and h =
Depth of liquid from the surface)

(A) w

(B) wh

(C) w/h

(D) h/w
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2. The resultant upward pressure of a fluid on a floating body is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the
body. This definition is according to

(A) Buoyancy

(B) Equilibrium of a floating body

(C) Archimedes' principle

(D) Bernoulli's theorem

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3. The liquid used in manometers should have

(A) Low density

(B) High density

(C) Low surface tension

(D) High surface tension

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4. Which of the following instrument can be used for measuring speed of an aeroplane?
 (A) Venturimeter

(B) Orifice plate

(C) Pitot tube

(D) Rotameter
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5. A jet of water discharging from a 40 mm diameter orifice has a diameter of 32 mm at its vena contracta. The
coefficient of contraction is

(A) 0.46

(B) 0.64

(C) 0.78

(D) 0.87
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6. Buoyant force is

(A) Resultant force acting on a floating body

(B) Equal to the volume of liquid displaced

(C) Force necessary to keep a body in equilibrium

(D) The resultant force on a body due to the fluid surrounding it

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7. In case of flow through parallel pipes,

(A) The head loss for all the pipes is same

(B) The total discharge is equal to the sum of discharges in the various pipes

(C) The total head loss is the sum of head losses in the various pipes

(D) Both (A) and (B)

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8. Rotameter is a device used to measure

(A) Absolute pressure

(B) Velocity of fluid

(C) Flow

(D) Rotation
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9. In a broad-crested weir, the discharge is maximum if the head of water on the downstream side of weir is
__________ the head of water on the upstream side of weir.

(A) Equal to

(B) One-third

(C) Two-third

(D) Three-fourth
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10. When a body, floating in a liquid, is given a small angular displacement, it starts oscillating about a point
known as

(A) Centre of pressure

(B) Centre of gravity

(C) Centre of buoyancy

(D) Metacentre
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11. A nozzle is generally made of

(A) Cylindrical shape

(B) Convergent shape

(C) Divergent shape

(D) Convergent-divergent shape

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12. Pitot tube is used for measurement of

(A) Pressure

(B) Flow

(C) Velocity

(D) Discharge
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13. Coefficient of discharge Cd is equal to (where Cc = Coefficient of contraction, Cv = Coefficient of velocity,

and Cr = Coefficient of resistance)

(A) Cc × Cv

(B) Cc × Cr

(C) Cv × Cr

(D) Cc/Cr
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14. The value of mass density in kg-sec-V-m⁴ for water at 0°C is

(A) 1

(B) 1000

(C) 100.9

(D) 101.9
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15. The shear stress between the two liquid layers is __________ proportional to the distance between two layers.

(A) Directly

(B) Inversely

(C) Both A and B

(D) None of these

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Answer: Option B

Practice Test: Question Set - 21

1. Viscosity of water in comparison to mercury is

(A) Higher

(B) Lower

(C) Same

(D) Higher/lower depending on temperature

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2. The power transmitted through the pipe is maximum when the head lost due to friction is equal to

(A) One-fourth of the total supply head

(B) One-third of the total supply head

(C) One-half of the total supply head

(D) Two-third of the total supply head

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3. Falling drops of water become spheres due to the property of

(A) Adhesion

(B) Cohesion

(C) Surface tension

(D) Viscosity
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4. A hemispherical tank of radius (R) has an orifice of cross-sectional area (a) at its bottom and is full of liquid.
The time required to empty the tank completely is

(A) 14π R1/2/15Cd × a √(2g)

(B) 14π R3/2/15Cd × a √(2g)

(C) 14π R5/2/15Cd × a √(2g)

(D) 14π R7/2/15Cd × a √(2g)

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5. The difference of pressure between the inside and outside of a liquid drop is

(A) p = T × r

(B) p = T/r

(C) p = T/2r

(D) p = 2T/r
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6. A venturi-flume is used to measure

(A) Pressure of liquid

(B) Discharge of liquid

(C) Pressure difference between two points in a channel

(D) Pressure difference between two points in a pipe

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7. Working principle of dead weight pressure gauge tester is based on

(A) Pascal's law

(B) Dalton's law of partial pressure

(C) Newton's law of viscosity

(D) Avogadro's hypothesis

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8. The meatcentric height of a ship is 0.6 m and the radius of gyration is 4 m. The time of rolling of a ship is

(A) 4.1 sec

(B) 5.2 sec

(C) 10.4 sec

(D) 14.1 sec

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9. The discharge through a channel of rectangular section will be maximum, if

(A) Its depth is twice the breadth

(B) Its breadth is twice the depth

(C) Its depth is thrice the breadth

(D) Its breadth is thrice the depth

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10. The discharge through a channel of circular section will be maximum when the depth of water is __________ the
diameter of the circular channel.

(A) 0.34 times

(B) 0.67 times

(C) 0.81 times

(D) 0.95 times

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11. Uniform flow occurs when

(A) The flow is steady

(B) The flow is streamline

(C) Size and shape of the cross section in a particular length remain constant

(D) Size and cross section change uniformly along length

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12. Bulk modulus of a fluid is the ratio of

(A) Shear stress to shear strain

(B) Increase in volume to the viscosity of fluid

(C) Increase in pressure to the volumetric strain

(D) Critical velocity to the viscosity of fluid

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13. The pressure in Pascal’s at a depth of 1 m below the free surface of a body of water will be equal to

(A) 1 Pa

(B) 91 Pa

(C) 981 Pa

(D) 9810 Pa
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14. An average value of coefficient of velocity is

(A) 0.62

(B) 0.76

(C) 0.84

(D) 0.97
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15. A liquid would wet the solid, if adhesion forces as compared to cohesion forces are

(A) Less

(B) More

(C) Equal

(D) Less at low temperature and more at high temperature

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