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a. always zero
b. always maximum
d. unpredictable
2) Which branch of fluid mechanics deals with translation, rotation and deformation of
the fluid element without considering the force and energy causing such motion is called as
a. fluid dynamics
b. fluid kinematics
c. fluid kinetics
d. hydraulics
d. unpredictable
a. gravitational acceleration
c. both a. and b.
5) Which property of the fluid offers resistance to deformation under the action of shear
force?
a. density
b. viscosity
c. permeability
d. specific gravity
ANSWER: viscosity
6) In which method of describing fluid motion, the observer remains stationary and
observes changes in the fluid parameters at a particular point only?
a. Lagrangian method
b. Eulerian method
c. Stationary method
7) The rate of increase of velocity with respect to change in the position of fluid particle in
a flow field is called as
a. local acceleration
b. temporal acceleration
c. convective acceleration
8) The actual path followed by a fluid particle as it moves during a period of time, is called
as
a. path line
b. streak line
c. filament line
d. stream line
9) The imaginary line drawn in the fluid in such a way that the tangent to any point gives
the direction of motion at the point, is called as
a. path line
b. streak line
c. filament line
d. stream line
a. Circular flow
b. Rotational flow
c. Irrotational flow
a. fluid statics
b. fluid dynamics
c. fluid kinematics
12) Which of the following forces generally act on fluid while considering fluid dynamics?
1. Viscous force
2. Pressure force
3. Gravity force
4. Turbulent force
5. Compressibility force
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13) The net force of an ideal flow is equal to the sum of nonzero values of
14) When the net force acting on a fluid is the sum of only gravity force, pressure force
and viscous force, the equation is called as
15) In a steady, ideal flow of an incompressible fluid, total energy at any point of the fluid
is always constant. This theorem is known as
a. Euler's theorem
b. Navier-stockes theorem
c. Reynold's theorem
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d. Bernoulli's theorem
c. both a. and b.
17) How should be the viscosity of the flowing fluid for laminar flow?
c. change in viscosity of the flowing fluid does not affect its flow
d. unpredictable
ANSWER: viscosity of the fluid should be as high as possible, for laminar flow
18) Below diagram shows the velocity distribution of fluid flow through a pipe. Flow is
laminar.
What is the ratio of maximum velocity to average velocity?
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a. 1
b. 2
c. 4
d. 3.14
ANSWER: 2
a. (Re / 32)
b. (32 / Re)
c. (Re / 16)
d. (16 / Re)
20) What is the ratio of maximum velocity to average velocity, when the fluid is passing
through two parallel plates and flow is laminar?
a. 3/2
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b. 2/3
c. 4/3
d. 3/4
ANSWER: 3/4
21) The head loss through fluid flowing pipe due to friction is
c. both a. and b.
a. hf = (f l V2) / (g d)
b. hf = (f l V2) / (2 g d)
c. hf = (4 f l V2) / (2 g d)
d. hf = (16 f l V2) / (2 g d)
ANSWER: hf = (4 f l V2) / (2 g d)
c. bends in pipe
a. short pipes
b. long pipes
d. cannot say
25) What is the correct formula for loss at the exit of a pipe?
b. hL = (V2 / 2g)
c. hL = (2 V2 / g)
d. hL = (4 V2 / g)
2) The unit of physical quantity which does not depend on the unit of any other physical
quantity is called as
a. independent dimension
b. fundamental dimension
c. core dimension
a. Mass (M)
b. Temperature (θ)
c. Time (T)
a. [M L T – 2 ]
b. [M L T – 1 ]
c. [M L 2 T – 2 ]
d. [M L 2 T 2 ]
ANSWER: [M L T – 2 ]
a. Density
b. Stress
c. Strain
d. Strain Rate
ANSWER: Strain
a. small
b. large
d. cannot say
ANSWER: large
a. small
b. large
d. cannot say
ANSWER: large
c. The boundary layer thickness does not get affected by any change in free stream velocity
d. unpredictable
ANSWER: Increase in free stream velocity decreases the boundary layer thickness
a. more
b. less
d. unpredictable
ANSWER: more
10) The region in the turbulent boundary layer zone, adjacent to the solid surface of the
plate is called as
d. solid layer
a. the shear stress applied to the fluid is directly proportional to the velocity gradient (du/dy)
b. the shear stress applied to the fluid is inversely proportional to the velocity gradient (du/dy)
c. the shear stress applied to the fluid is directly proportional to the specific weight of the fluid
d. the shear stress applied to the fluid is inversely proportional to the specific weight of the fluid
ANSWER: the shear stress applied to the fluid is directly proportional to the velocity
gradien
13) The below diagram is a graph of change in shear stress with respect to velocity
gradient in a fluid. What is a type of the fluid?
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a. Newtonian fluid
b. Non-Newtonian fluid
c. Ideal fluid
d. Dilatent fluid
14) The fluid will rise in capillary when the capillary is placed in fluid, if
a. the adhesion force between molecules of fluid and tube is less than the cohesion between
liquid molecules
b. the adhesion force between molecules of fluid and tube is more than the cohesion between
liquid molecules
c. the adhesion force between molecules of fluid and tube is equal to the cohesion between liquid
molecules
d. cannot say
ANSWER: the adhesion force between molecules of fluid and tube is more than the
cohesion between liquid molecules
15) When the angle between surface tension with the liquid (θ) is greater than 90o, the
liquid becomes
a. flat
b. concave upward
c. convex upward
d. unpredictable
16) If stream function (Ψ) satisfies the Laplace equation, it is a possible case of
a. a circular flow
b. a rotational flow
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c. an irrotational flow
a. Local acceleration
b. Convective acceleration
d. unpredictable
a. rotational flow
b. irrotational flow
c. laminar flow
19) The component of acceleration due to change in the direction of velocity vector is
called as
a. direction acceleration
b. tangential acceleration
c. normal acceleration
d. cannot say
a. a laminar flow
b. a turbulent flow
22) Which of the following sentences are true for Bernoulli's equation?
1. Bernoulli's principle is applicable to ideal incompressible fluid
2. The gravity force and pressure forces are only considered in Bernoulli's principle
3. The flow of fluid is rotational for Bernoulli's principle
4. The heat transfer into or out of fluid should be zero to apply Bernoulli's principle
23) Which of the following devices does not use Bernoulli's equation as its working
principle?
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a. Venturimeter
b. Orifice-meter
c. Pitot tube
24) Venturimeter consists of short converging conical tube which has a total inclination
angle of
a. 11 ± 1o
b. 21 ± 1o
c. 30 ± 1o
d. 60 ± 1o
ANSWER: 21 ± 1o
25) The cylindrical portion of short length, which connects converging and diverging
section of venturimeter, is called as
a. diffuser
b. connector
c. throat
d. manometer tube
ANSWER: throat
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a. eddy viscosity
b. apparent viscosity
c. virtual viscosity
b. zero
d. unpredictable
ANSWER: zero
a. (Re /64)
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b. (64 / Re)
c. (Re / 16)
d. (16 / Re)
b. The average of velocities of a single particle over different locations in a fluid flow
a. Reynold's number
c. both a. and b.
7) What is the effect of change in Reynold's number on friction factor in turbulent flow?
a. As the Reynold's number increases the friction factor increases in turbulent flow
b. As the Reynold's number increases the friction factor decreases in turbulent flow
c. change in Reynold's number does not affect the friction factor in turbulent flow
d. unpredictable
ANSWER: As the Reynold's number increases the friction factor decreases in turbulent
flow
8) What is the formula for determining the size of equivalent pipe for two pipes of lengths
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9) What is a syphon?
a. A long bend pipe used to carry water from a reservoir at a higher level to another reservoir at a
lower level when two reservoirs are separated by a hill
b. A long bend pipe used to carry water from a reservoir at a lower level to another reservoir at a
higher level with some work input when two reservoirs are separated by a hill
c. A long bend pipe used to carry water from one reservoir to another reservoir when two
reservoirs are at same elevation
d. Unpredictable
ANSWER: A long bend pipe used to carry water from a reservoir at a higher level to
another reservoir at a lower level when two reservoirs are separated by a hill
a. syphon top
b. summit
c. reservoir
ANSWER: summit
11) Match the following physical quantities in Group 1 with their dimensions in Group 2.
1. Work done (Energy) (W) ----------------------------- A. [M L 2 T – 3 ]
2. Power (P) ------------------------------------------------ B. [M L – 1 T – 1 ]
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a. (Force) F = m x a
c. (Torque) T = F x Distance
a. Reynold's equation
b. Euler's equation
c. Weber's equation
14) Which of the following number is applicable in open hydraulic structure such as
spillways, where gravitational force is predominant?
a. Reynold's Number
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b. Euler's Number
c. Weber's Number
d. Froude's Number
15) Square root of the ratio of inertia force to elastic force is called as
a. Mach's Number
b. Cauchy's Number
c. Both a. and b.
16) Boundary layer thickness is the distance from the boundary to the point where
velocity of the fluid is
17) The component of the total force exerted by fluid on a body in the direction parallel to
the direction of motion is called as
a. lift
b. drag
c. both a. and b.
ANSWER: drag
18) The sum of components of shear forces in the direction of flow of fluid is called as
a. shear drag
b. friction drag
c. skin drag
19) The body whose surface does not coincide with the streamline when places in a flow is
called as
a. streamline body
b. wave body
c. bluff body
d. induced body
a. streamline body
b. wave body
c. bluff body
d. induced body
d. Unpredictable
23) One litre of a certain fluid weighs 8N. What is its specific volume?
a. equal to
b. less than
c. more than
d. unpredictable
ANSWER: equal to