ECET Fluid Mechanics

FLUID MECHANICS & MACHINERY (B) The velocity of successive fluid particles, at any point, is the same at
successive periods of time
1) When a body is placed over a liquid, it will sink down if Gravitational
(C) The magnitude and direction of the velocity do not change from
force is ........................ the up-thrust of the liquid
point to point in the fluid
(A) Equal to (B) Less than
(D) None
(C) Greater than (D) None of these
10) In a forced vortex, the velocity of flow everywhere within the fluid is
2) Property by virtue of which a liquid opposes relative motion between its
(A) Max. (B) Min. (C) Zero (D) Nonzero finite
different layers is
11) Mach number is significant in
(A ) Surface tension (B) Coefficient of viscosity
(A) Supersonics, as with projectiles and jet propulsion
(C) Viscosity (D) Osmosis
(B) Full immersion or completely enclosed flow
3) Euler’s dimensionless number is the ratio of
(C) Simultaneous motion through two fluids where there is a surface of
(A) Inertial force to gravitational force (B) Viscous force to Inertial force
discontinuity, gravity force, and wave making effects.
(C)Viscous force to buoyancy force (D) pressure force to Inertia
(D) All of the above
force
12) A fluid which obeys the Newton's law of viscosity is termed as
4) When a body floating in a liquid, is displaced slightly, it oscillates about
(A)Real fluid (B)Ideal fluid
(A) C.G. of body (B) Center of pressure
(C)Newtonian fluid (D)Non-Newtonian fluid
(C) Center of buoyancy (D) Metacentre 13) In order that flow takes place between two points in a pipeline, the
5) The pressure of the liquid flowing through the divergent portion of a differential pressure between these points must be more than
Venturimeter (A) Frictional force (B) Viscosity
(A) Remains same (B)Increases (C) Surface friction (D) All of the above
(C)Decreases (D)None 14) The value of coefficient of velocity for a sharp edged orifice __________
6) When the Mach number is …… the flow is called super-sonic flow. with the head of water.
(A) <1 (B) =1 (C)>1 (D) None (A) Decreases (B) Increases
7) In an immersed body, centre of pressure is (C) Remain same (D) None of these
(A) At the CG (B) Above CG 15) If cohesion between molecules of a fluid is greater than adhesion
(C) Below CG (D) None between fluid and glass, then the free level of fluid in a dipped glass tube
8) The torque required to overcome viscous resistance of a collar bearing is will be
(where R1 andR2 = External and internal radius of collar) (A) Higher than the surface of liquid
μπ2 N μπ2 N
(A) (R1 − R 2 ) (B) (R21 − R22 ) (B) The same as the surface of liquid
60t 60t
𝛍𝛑𝟐 𝐍 μπ2 N (C) Lower than the surface of liquid
(𝐂) (𝐑𝟑𝟏 − 𝐑𝟑𝟐 ) (D) (R41 − R42 ) (D) Unpredictable
𝟔𝟎𝐭 60t
9) Steady flow occurs when
(A) The direction and magnitude of the velocity at all points are identical

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16) Ratio of inertia force to the ……is Euler's number. 25) When a plate is immersed in a liquid parallel to the flow, it will be
(A) Pressure force (B) Elastic force subjected to a pressure…. that if the same plate is immersed
(C) Surface tension force (D) Viscous force perpendicular to the flow.
17) A one dimensional flow is one which (A) Less than (B) More than (C) Equal to (D) None
(A) Is uniform flow 26) An object having 10 kg mass weighs 9.81 kg on a spring balance. Value of
(B) Is steady uniform flow 'g(m/sec²)' at this place is
(C) Takes place in straight lines (A) 10 B) 9.81 C) 9.75 (D) 9
(D) Involves zero transverse component of flow 27) A flow is called hyper-sonic, if the Mach number is
18) Dimensions of surface tension are (A) <1 (B) 1 (C) Between 1 & 6 (D) between 5 &10
(A) ML°T-2 (B) ML°T (C) MLT² (D) ML²T² 28) Liquids
19) An opening in the side of a tank or vessel such that the liquid surface (A) Cannot be compressed (B) Occupy definite volume
with the tank is below the top edge of the opening, is called (C) Are not affected by change in pressure and temperature
(A) Weir (B) Notch (C) Orifice (D)None (D) None of these
20) The property of fluid by virtue of which it offers resistance to shear is 29) When a cylindrical vessel containing liquid is resolved , surface of the
called liquid takes the shape of
(A) Surface tension (B) Adhesion (A) triangle (B) paraboloid (C) An ellipse (D) None
(C) Cohesion (D) Viscosity 30) Fluid is a substance that
21) Coefficient of velocity is defined as the ratio of (A) Cannot be subjected to shear forces
(A) Actual velocity of jet at vena contracta to the theoretical velocity (B) Always expands until it fills any container
(B) Area of jet at vena contracta to the area of orifice (C)Has the same shear stress at a point regardless of its motion
(C) Actual discharge through an orifice to the theoretical discharge (D)Cannot remain at rest under action of any shear force
(D) None 31) The force exerted by a moving fluid on an immersed body is directly
22) A liquid compressed in cylinder has a volume of 0.04 m3 at 50 kg/cm² proportional to the rate of change of momentum due to the presence of
and a volume of 0.039 m3 at 150 kg/cm². The bulk modulus of elasticity the body. This statement is called
of liquid is (kg/cm²) (A) Newton's law of motion (B) Newton's law of cooling
(A) 400 (B) 4000 (C) 40000 (D) 400000 (C) Newton's law of viscosity (D) Newton's law of resistance
23) The mass of 2.5 m3 of a certain liquid is 2 tonnes. Its mass density is
(A) 200 kg/m3 (B) 400 kg/m3 32) The property of a fluid which enables it to resist tensile stress is as
(C) 600 kg/m3 (D) 800 kg/m3 (A) Compressibility (B) Surface tension
24) A fluid in equilibrium can't sustain (C) Cohesion (D) Adhesion
(A) Tensile stress (B) Compressive stress 33) The loss of pressure head in case of laminar flow is proportional to
(C) Shear stress (D) Bending stress (A) Velocity (B) (Velocity)2
(C) (Velocity)3 (D)None

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34) The surface tension of mercury at normal temperature compared to that (A) Up-thrust (B) Buoyancy
of water is (C) Center of pressure (D) All these
(A) More (B) Less (C) Same (D) None of these 43) If the surface of liquid is convex, then
35) Air vessel is provided at the summit in a siphon to (A) Cohesion pressure is negligible
(A) Avoid interruption in the flow (B) Increase discharge (B) Cohesion pressure is decreased
(C) Increase velocity (D) None of these (C) Cohesion pressure is increased
36) The unit of viscosity is (D) None of these
(A) Metres² per sec (B) kg-sec/metre 44) The increase in pressure at the outer edge of a drum of radius (r)
(C) N-sec per metre² (D) Newton-sec per meter completely filled up with liquid of density() and rotating at () rad/s
37) Select the correct statement (A)2 r2 (B) 22 r2 (C)  2 r2 /2 (D) None
(A) Weber's number is the ratio of inertia force to elastic force. 45) Atmospheric pressure with rise in altitude decreases
(B) Weber's number is the ratio of gravity force to surface tension force. (A) Linearly (B) First slowly and then steeply
(C) Weber's number is the ratio of viscous force to pressure force. (C) First steeply and then gradually (D) None
(D) Weber's number is the ratio of inertia force to surface tension 46) Dynamic viscosity of the gases with rise in temp.
force. (A) Increases (B) Decreases (C) No change (D) None
38) Choose the wrong statement. Alcohol is used in manometer, because 47) According to Bernoulli's equation
(A) Its vapour pressure is low (A) Z + p/ + v²/2g = constant (B) Z + p/ - v²/2g = constant
(B) It provides suitable meniscus for the inclined tube (C) Z - p/+ v²/2g = constant (D) None of these
(C) Its density is less 48) Center of buoyancy is the
(D) It provides longer length for a given pressure difference (A) Centroid of the displaced volume of fluid
39) When a tank containing liquid moves with an acceleration in the (B) Center of pressure of displaced volume
horizontal direction, then the free surface of the liquid (C) Does not exist (D) None of these
(A) Remains horizontal (B) Becomes curved 49) The loss of head due to viscosity for laminar flow in pipes is (where d =
(C) Falls on the front end (D) Falls on the back end Diameter of pipe, l = Length of pipe, v w = Specific weight of the
40) A pressure of 25 m of head of water is equal to flowing liquid)
(A) 25 kPa (B) 245 kPa (C) 2500 kPa (D) 2.5 Pa (A) 4Vl/d2 (B) 8Vl/d2
41) The hammer blow in pipes occurs when (C) 32Vl/d2 (D)None of these
(A) There is excessive leakage in the pipe 50) For a body floating in a liquid the normal pressure exerted by the liquid
(B) The pipe bursts under high pressure of fluid acts at
(C)The flow of fluid through the pipe is suddenly brought to rest by (A)Bottom surface of the body (B) C.G. of the body
closing of the valve (C)Metacentre (D) All points on the surface
(D)None of these
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51) Newton's law of viscosity is a relationship between (B) Full immersion or completely enclosed flow, as with pipes, aircraft
(A) Pressure, velocity and temperature wings, nozzles etc.
(B) Shear stress and rate of shear strain (C) Simultaneous motion through two fluids where there is a surface of
(C) Shear stress and velocity (D) None of these discontinuity, gravity forces, and wave making effect, as with ship's hulls
52) Differential manometer is used to measure (D) All of the above
(A) Pressure in pipes, channels etc. 59) The loss of head due to friction in a pipe of uniform diameter in which a
(B) Atmospheric pressure (C) Very low pressure viscous flow is taking place, is (where RN = Reynold number)
(D) Difference of pressure between two points (A) 1/RN (B) 4/RN (C) 16/RN (D) 64/RN
53) When a body is immersed wholly or partially in a liquid, it is lifted up by a 60) Practical fluids
force equal to the weight of liquid displaced by the body. This statement (A) Are viscous (B) Possess surface tension
is called (C) Are compressible (D)Possess all these
(A) Pascal's law (B) Archimedes principle 61) A compound pipe of diameter d1, d2 and d3 having lengths l1, l2 and l 3
(C) Principle of floatation (D) Bernoulli's theorem is to be replaced by an equivalent pipe of uniform diameter d and of the
54) Non uniform flow occurs when same length (l) as that of the compound pipe. The size of the equivalent
(A) The direction and magnitude of the velocity at all points are identical pipe is given by
(B) The velocity of successive fluid particles, at any point, is the same at (A) l/d² = l1/d1²+l2/d2² + l3/d3²
successive periods of time (B) l/d³ = l1/d1³ +l2/d2³ + l3/d³
(C) Velocity, depth, pressure, etc. change from point to point in the fluid (C) l/d4 = l1/d14+ l2/d24+ l3/d34
flow. (D) l/d5 =l1/d15 + l2/d25+ l3/d35
(D) The fluid particles move in parallel planes and the streamline patterns 62) Tendency of a liquid surface to contract is due to
are identical in each plane (A) Cohesion (B) Adhesion
55) When a tube of smaller dia. is dipped in water, the water rises in the (C) Viscosity (D)Surface tension
tube with an upward.. surface. 63) The Newton's law of resistance is based on the assumption that the
(A) Concave (B) Convex (C) Plane (D) None (A) Planes of the body are completely smooth
56) A piece of metal of specific gravity 7 floats in mercury of specific gravity (B) Space around the body is completely filled with the fluid
13.6. What fraction of its volume is under mercury? (C) Fluid particles do not exert any influence on one another
(A) 0.5 (B) 0.4 (C) 0.515 (D) 0.5 (D) All of the above
57) A flow through an expanding tube at constant rate is called 64) Manometric liquid should have
(A) Steady uniform flow (B) Steady non-uniform flow (A) Higher surface tension (B) Lower surface tension
(C) Unsteady uniform flow (D) Unsteady non-uniform flow (C) Surface tension is no criterion (D) None of these
58) Reynolds number is significant in 65) flow in a pipe is neither laminar nor turbulent when Reynold number is
(A) Supersonics, as with projectile and jet propulsion (A) < 2000 (B) Between 2000 & 2800
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66) The point in the immersed body through which the resultant pressure of 73) The centre of gravity of the volume of the liquid displaced by an
the liquid act is known as immersed body is called
(A) Meta center (B) Center of pressure (A) Centre of gravity (B) Centre of pressure
(C) Center of buoyancy (D) Center of gravity (C) Metacentre (D) Centre of buoyancy
67) Stoke is the unit of 74) Gradually varied flow is
(A) Kinematic viscosity in C. G. S. units (A) Steady uniform (B) Un-steady non-uniform
(B) Kinematic viscosity in M. K. S. units (C) Un-steady uniform (D) Steady non- uniform
(C) Dynamic viscosity in M. K. S. units 75) The viscosity of water at 20°C is
(D) Dynamic viscosity in S. I. units (A) One stoke (B) One centistoke
68) The vapour pressure over the concave surface is (C) One poise (D) One centipoise
(A) Less than the vapour pressure over the plane surface 76) The velocity of jet of water travelling out of opening in a tank filled with
(B) Equal to the vapour pressure over the plane surface water is proportional to
(C) Greater than the vapour pressure over the plane surface (A) Head of water (h) (B) h² (C) V/T (D) h/2
(D) Zero 77) According to Darcy's formula, the loss of head due to friction in the pipe
69) The velocity at which the flow changes from laminar flow to turbulent is (where f = friction coefficient, l = Length of pipe, v = Velocity of liquid
flow is called in pipe, and d = Diameter of pipe)
(A) Critical velocity (B) Velocity of approach (A) flv²/2gd (B) flv²/gd
(C) Sub-sonic velocity (D) Super-sonic velocity (C) 3flv²/2gd (D) 4flv²/2gd
70) Mercury is often used in barometer because 78) According to Bernoulli's equation for steady ideal fluid flow
(A) It is the best liquid (A) Principle of conservation of mass holds
(B) The height of barometer will be less (B) Velocity and pressure are inversely proportional
(C) Its vap pressure is so low that it may be neglected (C) Total energy is constant throughout
(D) Both (B) & (C) (D) The energy is constant along a streamline but may vary across
71) A vertical wall is subjected to a pressure due to one kind of liquid, on one streamlines
of its sides. Which of the following statement is correct? 79) Bernoulli equation deals with the law of conservation of
(A) pressure on the wall at the liquid level is min. (A) Mass (B) Momentum
(B) pressure on the bottom of the wall is maximum (C) Energy (D) Work
(C)The pressure on the wall at the liquid level is zero, and on the bottom 80) The rise of liquid along the walls of a revolving cylinder about the initial
of the wall is maximum level is __________ the depression of the liquid at the axis of rotation.
(D)The pressure on the bottom of the wall is zero (A) Same (B) Less than (C) More than (D) None
72) Center of pressure compared to c.g. is 81) Hot wire anemometer is used to measure
(A) Above it (B) Below it (C) At same point (A) Pressure in gases (B) Liquid discharge
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82) Venturimeter is used to (A) Surface tension (B) Cohesion of the liquid
(A) Measure the velocity of a flowing liquid (C) Adhesion of the liquid molecules & on the surface of a solid
(B) Measure the pressure of a flowing liquid (D) All of the above
(C) Measure the discharge of liquid flowing in a pipe 91) The intensity of pressure on an immersed surface __________ with the
(D) None of these increase in depth.
83) The two important forces for a floating body are (A) Does not change (B) Increases
(A) Buoyancy, gravity (B)Buoyancy, pressure (C) Decreases (D) None of these
(C)Buoyancy, inertial (D)Inertial, gravity 92) Free surface of a liquid behaves like a sheet and tends to contract to
84) The kinematic viscosity of an oil (in stokes) whose specific gravity is 0.95 smallest possible area due to
and viscosity 0.011 poise, is (A)Force of adhesion (B)Force of cohesion
(A)0.0116 (B)0.116 (C)0.0611 (D)0.611 (C)Force of friction (D)Force of diffusion
85) According to the principle of buoyancy a body totally or partially 93) Which of the following statement is correct?
immersed in a fluid will be lifted up by a force equal to (A) In a compressible flow, the volume of the flowing liquid changes
(A) The weight of the body during the flow
(B) More than the weight of the body (B) A flow, in which the volume of the flowing liquid does not change, is
(C) Less than the weight of the body called incompressible flow
(D) Weight of the fluid displaced by the body (C) When the particles rotate about their own axes while flowing, the
86) The pressure measured with the help of a pressure gauge is called flow is said to be rotational flow
(A) Atmospheric pressure (B) Gauge pressure (D) All of the above
(C) Absolute pressure (D) Mean pressure 94) A bucket of water is hanging from a spring balance. An iron piece is
87) The power absorbed (in watts) in overcoming the viscous resistance of a suspended into water without touching sides of bucket from another
footstep bearing is support. The spring balance reading will
(A)1800 t (B)1800 t (C)3600 t (D)3600 t (A) Increase (B) Decrease
88) In order to increase sensitivity of U-tube manometer, one leg is usually (C) Remain same (D) None
inclined by angle . Sensitivity of inclined tube to sensitivity of U-tube is 95) A flow through a long pipe at constant rate is called
equal to (A) Steady uniform flow (B) Steady non-uniform flow
(A) Sin (B) 1/Sin (C) Cos (D) 1/Cos (C) Unsteady uniform flow (D) None of these
89) The most economical section of a rectangular channel is one which has
hydraulic mean depth or hydraulic radius equal to 96) The unit of dynamic viscosity in S.I. units is
(A) Half the depth (B) Half the breadth (A) N-m/s2 (B) N-s/m2 (C) Poise (D) Stoke
(C) Twice the depth (D) Twice the breadth 97) A perfect gas
90) Capillary action is due to the (A) Has constant viscosity (B) Has zero viscosity
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98) In a static fluid (C) Atmospheric pressure - gauge pressure
(A) Resistance to shear stress is small (B) Fluid pressure is zero (D) Gauge pressure - vacuum pressure
(C) Linear deformation is small (D) Only normal stresses can exist 108) Unit of surface tension is
99) One litre of water occupies a volume of (A) Energy/unit area (B) Velocity/unit area
(A) 100 cm3 (B) 250 cm3 (C) 500 cm3 (D) 1000 cm3 (C) Both of the above (D) It has no units
100) A balloon lifting in air follows the following principle 109) A Piezometer tube is used only for measuring
(A) Law of gravitation (B) Archimedes principle (A) Low pressure (B) High pressure
(C) Principle of buoyancy (D) All of the above (C) Moderate pressure (D) Vacuum pressure
101) The ratio of absolute viscosity to mass density is known as 110) The capillary rise at 20°C in a clean glass tube of 1 mm bore containing
(A) Specific viscosity (B) Viscosity index water is approximately
(C) Kinematic viscosity (D) Coefficient of viscosity (A) 5 mm (B) 10 mm (C)20 mm (D)30 mm
102) Reynold's number is the ratio of inertia force to 111) Pressure of the order of 10 torr can be measured by
(A) Pressure force (B) Elastic force (A) Bourdon tube (B) Pirani Gauge
(C) Gravity force (D) Viscous force (C) Micro –manometer (D) Ionisation gauge
103) Metacentric height is the distance between 112) The volume of a fluid ……as the pressure increases.
(A) The center of gravity of the body and the metacentre (A) Remains same (B) Decreases
(B) The center of gravity of the body and the center of buoyancy (C) Increases (D) None
(C) The center of gravity of the body and the center of pressure 113) Buoyant force is
(D) Center of buoyancy and metacentre (A) The resultant force acting on a floating body
104) In a footstep bearing, if the speed of the shaft is doubled, then the (B) The resultant force on a body due to the fluid surrounding it
torque required to overcome the viscous resistance will be (C) Equal to the volume of liquid displaced
(A) Double (B) Four times (D) The force necessary to maintain equilibrium of a submerged body
(C) Eight times (D) Sixteen times 114) A flow through a long pipe at decreasing rate is ............ uniform flow.
105) The continuity equation is connected with (A) Steady (B) Unsteady
(A) Open channel/pipe flow (B) Compressibility of fluids (C) Both A& B (D) None
(C) Conservation of mass (D) Steady/unsteady flow 115) Choose the wrong statement
106) Speed of sound in a ideal gas varies directly as it’s (A)The center of buoyancy is located at the center of gravity of the
(A) Absolute temperature (B) Temperature displaced liquid
(C) Density (D) Modulus of elasticity (B)For stability of a submerged body, the center of gravity of body must
107) The absolute pressure is equal to lie directly below the center of buoyancy
(A) Gauge pressure + atmospheric pressure (C)If C.G. and center of buoyancy coincide, the submerged body must lie
(B) Gauge pressure - atmospheric pressure at neutral equilibrium for all positions
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116) The intensity of pressure at any point, in a liquid, is …….. to the depth of (A) Reynold's number (B) Froude's number
liquid from the surface. (C) Mach number (D) Euler's number
(A) Equal (B) Directly proportional 125) Fluid is a substance which offers no resistance to change of
(C) Inversely proportional (D) None of these (A) Pressure (B) Flow
117) True one- dimensional flow occurs when (C) Shape (D) Volume
(A) direction and magnitude of the velocity at all points are identical 126) Pressure less than atmospheric pressure is known
(B) velocity of successive fluid particles, at any point, is the same at (A) Suction pressure (B) Vacuum pressure
successive periods of time (C) Negative gauge pressure (D) All of these
(C) magnitude and direction of the velocity do not change from point to 127) The normal stress in a fluid will be constant in all directions at a point
point in the fluid only if
(D) None (A) It is incompressible (B) It has uniform viscosity
118) A piece of wood having weight 5 kg floats in water with 60% of its (C) It has zero viscosity (D) It is at rest
volume under the liquid. The specific gravity of wood is 128) The power transmitted through a pipe is (where w = Sp. weight in N/m3,
(A) 0.83 (B) 0.6 (C) 0.4 (D) 0.3 and Q = Discharge in m3/s)
119) A pitot tube is used to measure the (A) ×Q×H (B) ×Q× hf
(A) Velocity of flow at the required point in a pipe (C) ×Q(H- hf) (D)×Q(H + h )
(B) Pressure difference between two points in a pipe 129) Pressure intensity at a point from the liquid surface in a container is
(C) Total pressure of liquid flowing in a pipe (A)h (B)h (C)/h (D) h/
(D) Discharge through a pipe 130) A compound pipe is required to be replaced by a new pipe. two pipes are
120) The total energy of each particle at various places in the case of perfect said to be equivalent, if
incompressible fluid flowing in continuous stream (A) Length of both the pipes is same
(A) Keeps on increasing (B) Keeps on decreasing (B) Diameter of both the pipes is same
(C) Remain constant (D) May increase/decrease (C) Loss of head & discharge of both the pipes is same
121) Two pipe systems can be said to be equivalent, when the following (D) Loss of head and velocity of flow in both the pipes is same
quantities are same 131) The center of gravity of the volume of the liquid displaced by an
(A) Friction loss and flow (B) Length and diameter immersed body is called
(C) Flow and length (D) None of these (A) Metacentre (B) Center of pressure
122) In a footstep bearing, if the radius of the shaft is doubled, then the (C) Center of buoyancy (D) Center of gravity
torque required to overcome the viscous resistance will be 132) A flow is called sub-sonic, if the Mach number is
(A) Double (B) 4 times (C) 8 times (D) 16 times (A) Less than unity (B) Unity (C) 1 – 6 (D) None
123) Surface tension has the units of 133) Barometer is used to measure
(A) N-sec/m (B)N-m/sec (C)N/m (D)N (A) Pressure in pipes, channels etc. (B) Atm. pressure
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134) The hydraulic gradient line lies over the centre line of the pipe by an (A) 0.34 times (B) 0.67 times (C) 0.81 times (D) 0.95
amount equal to the 144) Resultant pressure of the liquid of an immersed body acts through
(A) Pressure head (B) Velocity head (A) Centre of gravity (B) Centre of pressure
(C)Pressure head + velocity head (D)Pressure head - velocity head (C) Metacentre (D) Centre of buoyancy
135) The variation in the volume of a liquid with the variation of pressure is 145) A fluid is said to be ideal, if it is
called its (A) Incompressible (B) Viscous and incompressible
(A) Surface tension (B) Compressibility (C) Inviscous and compressible (D) Inviscous and incompressible
(C) Capillarity (D) Viscosity 146) The value of the coefficient of compressibility for water at ordinary
136) The surface tension of mercury at normal temperature is ...that of water. pressure and temperature in kg/cm is equal to
(A) Same as (B) Lower than (A) 2100 (B) 2700 (C) 10,000 (D) 21,000
(C) Higher than (D) None 147) In one dimensional flow, the flow
137) Flow of water in a pipe about 3 metres in diameter can be measured by (A) Is steady and uniform (B) Takes place in straight line
(A) Orifice plate (B) Venturimeter (C) Takes place in curve (D) Takes place in one direction
(C) Rotameter (D) Pitot tube 148) To avoid vapourisation in the pipe line, the pipe line over the ridge is laid
138) Equation of continuity holds good when the flow is such that it is not more than
(A) steady (B) one dimensional (A) 2.4 m above the hydraulic gradient
(C) Velocity is uniform (D) All of the above (B) 6.4 m above the hydraulic gradient
139) A thick liquid like syrup has a ........ viscosity than a light liquid like water. (C) 10.0 m above the hydraulic gradient
(A) Lesser (B) Greater (C) Same (D) None (D) 5.0 above the hydraulic gradient
140) Cavitation will begin when 149) The loss of head at exit of a pipe is (where v = Velocity of liquid in the
(A) absolute pressure equal to the sat. vapour pressure of the liquid pipe)
(B)Pressure becomes more than critical pressure (A) v²/2g (B) 0.5v²/2g
(C) Flow is increased (D) Pressure is increased (C) 0.375v²/2g (D) 0.75v²/2g
141) When a liquid is flowing through a pipe, the velocity of the liquid is 150) Metacentre is the point of intersection of
(A) Max at the centre and min. near the walls (A) Vertical upward force through e.g. of body and center line of body
(B) Min. at the centre and max. near the walls (B) Buoyant force and the center line of body
(C) Zero at the centre and max near the walls (C) Midpoint between e.g. and center of buoyancy
(D) Max. at the centre and zero near the walls (D) All of the above
142) Metacentric height is the distance between the metacentre and 151) The imaginary line drawn in the fluid in such a way that the tangent to
(A) Water surface (B)Center of pressure any point gives the direction of motion at that point, is known as
(C)Center of gravity (D)Center of buoyancy (A) Path line (B) Stream line
143) The velocity through a channel of circular section will be maximum when (C) Steak line (D) None
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152) An open vessel of water is accelerated up an inclined plane. The free (A) Newton's law of motion (B) Newton's law of viscosity
water surface will (C) Pascal' law (D) Continuity equation
(A) Be horizontal 161) The flow in a pipe or channel is said to be uniform when
(B) Make an angle in direction of inclination of inclined plane (A) The liquid particles at all sections have the same velocities
(C) Make an angle in opposite direction to inclination of inclined plane (B) The liquid particles at different sections have different velocities
(D) Any one (C) The quantity of liquid flowing per second is constant
153) The discharge over a rectangular notch is (D) None of these
(A) Inversely proportional to H3/2 (B) Directly proportional to H3/2 162) Surface tension
(C) Inversely proportional to H 5/2 (D) Directly proportional to H5/2 (A)Acts in the plane of the interface normal to any line in the surface
154) The flow in which each liquid particle has a definite path and their paths (B) Is also known as capillarity
do not cross each other is (C) Is a function of the curvature of the interface
(A) One dimensional flow (B) Streamline flow (D) Decreases with fall in temperature
(C) Steady flow (D) Turbulent flow 163) Select the wrong statement
155) Magnitude of water hammer depends upon the (A) An equivalent pipe is treated as an ordinary pipe for all calculations
(A) Elastic properties of the pipe material (B) The length of an equivalent pipe is equal to that of a compound pipe
(B) Elastic properties of the liquid (C) The discharge through an equivalent pipe is equal to that of a
(C) Speed at which the valve is closed compound pipe
(D) All of the above (D) The diameter of an equivalent pipe is equal to that of a compound
156) Fluid forces considered in the Navier Stokes equation are pipe
(A) Gravity, pressure and viscous 164) Alcohol is used in manometers because
(B) Gravity, pressure and turbulent (A) It has low vapour pressure (B) It is clearly visible
(C) Pressure, viscous and turbulent (C)It has low surface tension (D) It can provide longer column due to
(D) Gravity, viscous and turbulent low density
157) If Venturi meter is inclined, then for a given flow it shows..... reading. 165) If no resistance is encountered by displacement, such a substance is
(A) Same (B) More (C)Less (D)None of these known as
158) Cavitation is caused by (A) Fluid (B) Water (C) Gas (D) Ideal fluid
(A) High velocity (B) High pressure
(C) Weak material (D) Low pressure 166) The kinematic viscosity is the
159) The total pressure on the Vertical wall if is subjected to a pressure due (A) Ratio of absolute viscosity to the density of the liquid
on one of its sides, acts at a distance...... from the liquid surface. (B) Ratio of density of the liquid to the absolute viscosity
(A) H/3 (B) H/2 (C) 2H/3 (D) 3H/4 (C) Product of absolute viscosity and density of the liquid
160) An ideal flow of any fluid must fulfill the following (D) Product of absolute viscosity and mass of the liquid
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(A)Specific gravity = gravity × density (A) Wake (B) Drag (C) Lift (D) None
(B)Dynamic viscosity = kinematic viscosity × density 178) The ratio of specific weight of a liquid to the specific weight of pure
(C) Gravity = specific gravity × density water at a standard temperature is
(D)Kinematic viscosity = dynamic viscosity × density (A) Density (B) Specific gravity
168) The viscosity of water is __________ than that of mercury. (C) Compressibility (D) Surface tension
(A) Higher (B) Lower (C) Same as (D) None 179) A hydraulic press has a ram of 15 cm diameter and plunger of 1.5 cm. It
169) Surface energy per unit area of a surface is numerically equal to is required to lift a weight of 1 tonne. The force required on plunger is
(A) Atmospheric pressure (B) Surface tension equal to
(C) Force of adhesion (D) Force of cohesion (A) 10 kg (B) 100 kg (C) 1000 kg (D) 1 kg
170) The specific weight of sea water is __________ that of pure water. 180) The total head of a liquid particle in motion is equal to
(A) Same as (B) Less than (C) More than (D) None (A) Pressure head + kinetic head + potential head
171) Which of the following instruments is used to measure flow on the (B) Pressure head - (kinetic head + potential head)
application of Bernoulli's theorem? (C) Potential head - (pressure head + kinetic head)
(A) Venturimeter (B) Orifice plate (D) Kinetic head - (pressure head + potential head)
(C) Nozzle (D) All of the above 181) The bulk modulus of elasticity with increase in pressure
172) When a cylindrical vessel of radius r then depth of parabola which the (A) Increases (B) Decreases
liquid assumes is (C) Remain constant (D) first Increases and then decreases
(A) r (B) r22/2g (C) r/4g (D) r22/g 182) The diameter of the nozzle (d) for maximum transmission of power is
173) The depth of the centre of pressure on a vertical rectangular gate 8 m given by (where D = Diameter of pipe, f= coefficient of friction l = Length
wide and 6 m high, when the water surface coincides with the top of the of pipe)
1 1 𝟏 1
gate, is 𝐷5 2 𝐷5 3 𝑫𝟓 𝟒 𝐷5 5
(A) 2.4 m (B) 3.0 m (C) 4.0 m (D) 5.0 m A) 𝑑 = (8𝑓𝑙) B) 𝑑 = (8𝑓𝑙) C) 𝒅 = (𝟖𝒇𝒍) D) 𝑑 = (8𝑓𝑙)
174) An internal mouthpiece is said to be running free if the length is 183) Free surface of a liquid tends to contract to the smallest possible area
...............the dia of the orifice. due to force of
(A) Less than twice (B) More than twice (A) Surface tension (B) Viscosity
(C) Less than thrice (D) More than thrice (C) Friction (D) Cohesion
175) An ideal flow of any fluid must satisfy 184) The rise or depression of liquid in a tube due to surface tension will
(A) Pascal law (B) Newton's law of viscosity increase in size of tube will
(C) Boundary layer theory (D) Continuity equation (A) Increase (B) Remain unaffected
176) The height of a water column equivalent to a pressure of 0.15 MPa is (C) Decrease (D) None
(A) 15.3 m (B) 25.3 m (C) 35.3 m (D) 45.3 m 185) A body floats in stable equilibrium
177) The region between the separation streamline and the boundary surface (A)When its meatcentric height is zero
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(C)When its C.G. is below its center of buoyancy (A) Metres² per sec (B) kg sec/metre
(D)None (C) Newton-sec per metre (D) Newton-sec per metre
186) The line of action of the buoyant force acts through the Centroid of the 196) The length of a liquid stream while flowing over a weir __________ at
(A) Submerged body (B) CG of the floating body the ends of the sill.
(C) Volume of the fluid vertically above the body (A) Expands (B) Does not change
(D) Displaced volume of the fluid (C) Contracts (D) None of these
187) The intensity of pressure at any point, in a liquid, is Directly proportional 197) Newton's law of viscosity is a relationship between
(A) To the area of the vessel containing liquid (A) Shear stress and the rate of angular distortion
(B) to the depth of liquid from the surface (B) Shear stress and viscosity
(C) to the length of the vessel containing liquid (C) Shear stress, velocity and viscosity
(D) Inversely proportional to the depth of liquid from the surface (D) Pressure, velocity and viscosity
188) During the opening of a valve in a pipe line, the flow is 198) The total energy line lies over the hydraulic gradient line by an amount
(A) Steady (B) Unsteady (C) Uniform (D) Laminar equal to the
189) A manometer is used to measure (A) Pressure head (B) Velocity head
(A) Atmospheric pressure (B) Pressure in pipes and channels (C) Pressure head + velocity head (D) Pressure head - velocity head
(C) Pressure in Venturimeter 199) For a floating body to be in stable equilibrium, its metacentre should be
(D) Difference of pressures between two points in a pipe (A) Below the center of gravity (B) Below the center of buoyancy
190) For hypersonic flow, the Mach number is (C) Above the center of buoyancy (D) Above the center of gravity
(A) Unity (B) > unity (C) > 2 (D)> 4 200) A water tank contains 1.3 m deep water. The pressure exerted by the
191) The theoretical velocity of jet at vena contracta is (where H = Head of water per metre length of the tank is
water at vena contracta) (A) 2.89 KN (B) 8.29 kN (C) 9.28 kN (D) 28.9 kN
(A) 2gH (B)√𝟐𝒈𝑯 (C) 2g ×H (D) 2gH 201) If a body floating in a liquid occupies a new position and remains at rest
192) For pipes, laminar flow occurs when Reynolds number is in this new position, when given a small angular displacement, the body
(A< 2000 (B) Between 2000 & 4000 is said to be in __________ equilibrium.
(C) More than 4000 (D) Less than 4000 (A) Neutral (B) Stable (C) Unstable (D) None
193) When the flow in an open channel is gradually varied, the flow is 202) A streamline is defined as the line
(A) Steady uniform flow (B) Steady non-uniform flow (A) Parallel to central axis flow (B) Parallel to outer surface of pipe
(C) Unsteady uniform flow (D) Unsteady non-uniform flow (C) Of equal velocity in a flow \
194) Property of a fluid by which molecules of different kinds of fluids are (D) Along which the pressure drop is uniform
attracted to each other is called 203) The flow in a pipe or channel is said to be non-uniform when
(A)Adhesion (B)Cohesion (A) The liquid particles at all sections have the same velocities
(C)Viscosity (D)Compressibility (B) The liquid particles at different sections have different velocities
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(D) Each liquid particle has a definite path (D) Metal piece will sink to the bottom
204) Hydrometer is used to determine 212) The centre of pressure acts __________ the centre of gravity of
(A)Specific gravity of liquids immersed surface.
(B) Specific gravity of solids (A) At (B) Above (C) Below (D) None
(C) Specific gravity of gases (D) Relative humidity 213) Dynamic viscosity of most of the liquids with rise in temperature
205) The dynamic viscosity of the liquid __________ with rise in temperature. (A) Increases (B) Decreases
(A) Remain unaffected (B) Increases (C) Remain unaffected (D) Unpredictable
(C) Decreases (D) None of these 214) Select the correct statement
206) For pipes, turbulent flow occurs when Reynolds number is (A) Local atmospheric pressure depends upon elevation of locality only
(A) Less than 2000 (B) Between 2000 and 4000 (B) Standard atmospheric pressure is the mean local atmospheric
(C) More than 4000 (D) Less than 4000 pressure at sea level
207) The velocity of the liquid flowing through the divergent portion of a (C) Local atmospheric pressure is always below standard atmospheric
Venturimeter pressure
(A) Remains constant (B) Increases (D) A barometer reads the difference between local and standard
(C) Decreases (D) Depends upon mass of liquid atmospheric pressure
208) The volumetric change of the fluid caused by a resistance is known as 215) The shear stress-strain graph for a Newtonian fluid is a
(A) Volumetric strain (B) Volumetric index (A) Straight line (B) Parabolic curve
(C) Compressibility (D) Adhesion (C) Hyperbolic curve (D) Elliptical
209) Choose the wrong statement 216) The flow in which the particles of a fluid attain such velocities that varies
(A) Fluids are capable of flowing from point to point in magnitude and direction as well as from instant to
(B) Fluids conform to the shape of the containing vessels instant, is known as
(C) When in equilibrium, fluids cannot sustain tangential forces (A) One dimensional flow (B) Uniform flow
(D) When in equilibrium, fluids can sustain shear forces (C) Steady flow (D) Turbulent flow
210) An orifice is said to be large, if 217) For a perfect incompressible liquid, flowing in a continuous stream, the
(A) Size of is large (B) The velocity is large total energy of a particle remains the same, while the particle moves
(C) Available head of liquid > 5 times the height of orifice from one point to another. This statement is called
(D) Available head of liquid < 5 times the height of orifice (A) Continuity equation (B) Bernoulli's equation
211) A piece of metal of specific gravity 13.6 is placed in mercury of specific (C) Pascal's law (D) Archimedes
gravity 13.6, what fraction of it volume is under mercury? 218) Uniform flow occurs when
(A) The metal piece will simply float over the mercury (A) The direction and magnitude of the velocity at all points are identical
(B) The metal piece will be immersed in mercury by half (B) The velocity of successive fluid particles, at any point, is the same at
(C) Whole of the metal piece will be immersed with its top surface just successive periods of time
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(C) The magnitude and direction of the velocity do not change from point (A) Directly proportional to (radius)2
to point in the fluid (B) Inversely proportional to (radius)2
(D) The fluid particles move in plane or parallel planes and the streamline (C) Directly proportional to (radius)4
patterns are identical in each pleasure (D) Inversely proportional to (radius)4
219) At the center line of a pipe flowing under pressure where the velocity 225) The flow which neglects changes in a transverse direction is known as
gradient is zero, the shear stress will be (A) One dimensional flow (B) Uniform flow
(A) Minimum (B) Maximum (C) Zero (D) none (C) Steady flow (D) Turbulent flow
220) Piezometer is used to measure 226) Normal depth in open channel flow is the depth of flow corresponding to
(A) Pressure in pipe, channels etc. (A)Steady flow (B) Unsteady flow
(B) Atmospheric pressure (C)Laminar flow (D) Uniform flow
(C) Very low pressures 227) A moving fluid mass may be brought to a static equilibrium position, by
(D) Difference of pressure between two points applying an imaginary inertia force of the same magnitude as that of the
221) The point at which the resultant pressure on an immersed surface acts, accelerating force but in the opposite direction. This statement is called
is known as (A) Pascal's law (B)Archimedes
(A) Centre of gravity (B) Centre of depth (C) D-Alembert's principle (D) None of these
(C) Centre of pressure (D) Centre of immersed surface 228) The mass per unit volume of a liquid at a standard temperature and
222) Choose the wrong statement pressure is called
(A) Any weight, floating or immersed in a liquid, is acted upon by a (A) Specific weight (B) Mass density
buoyant force (C) Specific gravity (D) None of these
(B) Buoyant force is equal to the weight of the liquid displaced 229) A large Reynold number is indication of
(C) The point through which buoyant force acts, is called the center of (A) Smooth and streamline flow (B) Laminar flow
buoyancy (C) Steady flow (D) Highly turbulent flow
(D) Center of buoyancy is located above the center of gravity of the 230) Which of the following statement is wrong?
displaced liquid (A) A flow whose streamline is represented by a curve is called two
223) The pressure in the air space above an oil (sp. gr. 0.8) surface in a tank is dimensional flow.
0.1 kg/cm". The pressure (B) Total energy of a liquid particle is the sum of potential energy, kinetic
at 2.5 m below the oil surface will be energy and pressure energy.
(A) 2 meters of water column (C) The length of divergent portion in a Venturimeter is equal to the
(B) 3 meters of water column convergent portion.
(C) 3.5 metres of water column (D) A pitot tube is used to measure the velocity of flow at the required
(D) 4 m of water column point in a pipe.
224) The total pressure on the top of a closed cylindrical vessel completely 231) Density of water is maximum at
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232) A weir is said to be broad crested weir, if the width of the crest of the 240) If the atmospheric pressure on the surface of an oil tank (sp. gr. 0.8) is
weir is ________ half the height of water above the weir crest. 0.2 kg/cm", the pressure at a depth of 50 m below the oil surface will be
(A) Equal to (B) Less than (C) More than (D) None (A) 2 meters of water column (B) 3 meters of water column
233) The bulk modulus of elasticity (C) 5 meters of water column (D) 6 meters of water Column
(A) Has the dimensions of 1/pressure 241) The resultant upward pressure of a fluid on a floating body is equal to
(B) Increases with pressure the weight of the fluid displaced by the body. This definition is according
(C) Is large when fluid is more compressible to
(D) Is independent of pressure and viscosity (A) Buoyancy (B) Equilibrium of a floating body
234) The atmospheric pressure at sea level is (C) Archimedes' principle (D) Bernoulli's theorem
(A) 101.3 kN/m2 (B) 10.3 m of water 242) The liquid used in manometers should have
(C) 760 mm of mercury (D) All of these (A) Low density (B) High density
235) The conditions for the stable equilibrium of a floating body are (C) Low surface tension (D) High surface tension
(A) The metacentre should lie above the center of gravity 243) Which of the following instrument can be used for measuring speed of
(B) The center of buoyancy and the C.G must lie on the same vertical line an aeroplane?
(C) A righting couple should be formed (A) Venturimeter (B) Orifice plate
(D) All the above are correct (C) Pitot tube (D)Rotameter
236) A glass tube of smaller diameter is used while performing an experiment 244) A jet of water discharging from a 40 mm diameter orifice has a diameter
for the capillary rise of water because of 32 mm at its vena contracta. The coefficient of contraction is
(A) It is easier to see through the glass tube (A) 0.46 (B) 0.64 (C) 0.78 (D) 0.87
(B) Glass tube is cheaper than a metallic tube
(C) It is not possible to conduct this experiment with any other tube 245) Buoyant force is
(D) (D) All of the above (A) Resultant force acting on a floating body
237) To avoid an interruption in the flow of a siphon, an air vessel is provided (B) Equal to the volume of liquid displaced
(A) At the inlet (B) At the outlet (C) Force necessary to keep a body in equilibrium
(C) At the summit (D) At any point between inlet and outlet (D) resultant force on a body due to the fluid surrounding it
238) In an isothermal atmosphere, the pressure 246) In case of flow through parallel pipes,
(A) Decreases linearly with elevation (B) Remain constant (A) The head loss for all the pipes is same
(C) Varies in the same way as the density (B) The total discharge is equal to the sum of discharges in various pipes
(D) Increases exponentially with elevation (C) The total head loss is the sum of head losses in the various pipes
239) The pressure of a liquid measured with the help of a Piezometer tube is (D) Both (A) and (B)
(A) Vacuum pressure (B) Gauge pressure 247) Rotameter is a device used to measure
(C) Absolute pressure (D)Atmospheric pressure (A) Absolute pressure (B) Velocity of fluid
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248) In a broad-crested weir, the discharge is maximum if the head of water (A) Adhesion (B) Cohesion
on the downstream side of weir is __________ the head of water on the (C) Surface tension (D) None of these
upstream side of weir. 258) An oil of sp. gravity 0.9 has viscosity of 0.28 Strokes at 380C.What will be
(A) Equal to (B) One-third its viscosity in Ns/m2?
(C) Two-third (D) Three-fourth (a) 0.2520 (b) 0.0311 (c) 0.0252 (d)0.0206
249) When a body, floating in a liquid, is given a small angular displacement, it 259) The difference of pressure between the inside and outside of a liquid
starts oscillating about a point known as drop is
(A) Centre of pressure (B) Centre of gravity (A) p = T × r (B) p = T/r (C) p = T/2r (D) p = 2T/r
(C) Centre of buoyancy (D) Metacentre 260) A venturi -flume is used to measure
250) A nozzle is generally made of (A) Pressure of liquid (B) Discharge of liquid
(A)Cylindrical shape (B) Convergent shape (C) Pressure difference (D) None
(C) Divergent shape (D) Convergent-divergent shape 261) Working principle of dead weight pressure gauge tester is based on
251) Pitot tube is used for measurement of (A) Pascal's law (B) Dalton's law of partial pressure
(A) Pressure (B) Flow (C) Velocity (D) Discharge (C) Newton's law of viscosity (C) Newton's law of motion
252) Coefficient of discharge Cd is equal to (where Cc = Coefficient of 262) Uniform flow occurs when
contraction, Cv = Coefficient of velocity, and Cr = Coefficient of (A) The flow is steady (B) The flow is streamline
resistance) (C) Size and shape of the cross section remain constant
(A) Cc × Cv (B) Cc × Cr (C) Cv × Cr (D) CC /Cr (D) None of these
253) The value of mass density in kg-sec-V- 263) Bulk modulus of a fluid is the ratio of
(A) 1 (B) 1000 (C) 100 (D) 101.9 (A) Shear stress to shear strain
254) Shear stress between the two liquid layers is ____ proportional to the (B) Increase in pressure to the volume of fluid
distance between two layers. (C) Increase in pressure to the volumetric strain
(A)Directly (B) Inversely (C) Both A & B (D) None (D) Critical velocity to the viscosity of fluid
255) Viscosity of water in comparison to mercury is 264) The pressure in pa at a depth of 1 m below the surface of liquid equal to
(A) Higher (B) Lower (C) Same (D) None (A)1 Pa (B)91 Pa (C)981 Pa (D)9810 Pa
256) The power transmitted through the pipe is maximum when the head lost 265) An average value of coefficient of velocity is
due to friction is equal to (A) 0.62 (B) 0.76 (C) 0.84 (D) 0.97
(A) 1/4 of the total supply head 266) A liquid would wet the solid, if adhesion forces are....... cohesion forces
(B) 1/3 of the total supply head (A) Less (B) More (C) Equal (D) None
(C) 1/2 of the total supply head 267) Which of the following is the unit of kinematic viscosity?
(D) 2/3 of the total supply head (A) Pascal (B) Poise (C) Stoke (D) None
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( d1) and is suddenly contracted to diameter (d2) at B which is constant 279) When a piping system is made up primarily of friction head and very
for the length BC. The loss of head due to sudden contraction, assuming little of vertical lift, then pump characteristics should be
coefficient of contraction as 0.62, is (a) horizontal (b) nearly horizontal
(A) V12/2g (B) V22/2g (C) 0.5 V12/2g (D) 0.375 V22/2g (c) steep (d) first rise and then fall
269) In a centrifugal pump casing, the flow of water leaving the impeller, is 280) In a single casing, multistage pump running at constant speed, the
(a) rectilinear flow (b) radial flow capacity rating is to be slightly lowered. It can be done by
(c) free vortex motion (d) forced vortex (a) designing new impeller
270) Head developed by a centrifugal pump depends on (b) trimming the impeller size to the required size by machining
(a) impeller diameter (b) speed (c) not possible
(c) fluid density (d ) All of these (d) some other alterations in the impeller
271) For starting an axial flow pump, its delivery valve should be 281) If a pump is handling water and is discharging a certain flow Q at a
(a) closed (b) open constant total dynamic head requiring a definite B.H.P., the same pump
(c) Neither A nor B (d) either open or closed when handling a liquid of specific gravity 0.75 and viscosity nearly same
272) The efficiency of a centrifugal pump is maximum when its blades are as of water would discharge
(a) straight (b) bent forward (a) same quantity of liquid (b) 0.75 Q (c) Q/0.75 (d) 1.5 Q
(c) bent backward (d) None of these 282) The horse power required in above case will be
273) In a centrifugal pump casing, the flow of water leaving the (a) same (b) 0.75 B.H.P. (c) B.H.P./0.75 (d) 1.5 B.H.P.
(a) radial (b) radial (c) rectilinear (d) vortex. 283) Low specific speed of a pump implies it is
274) Centrifugal pump is started with its delivery valve (a) centrifugal pump (b) mixed flow pump
(a) kept fully closed (b) kept fully open (c) axial flow pump (d) any one of the above
(c) irrespective of any position (d) None of these 284) The optimum value of vane exit angle for a centrifugal pump impeller is
275) Axial flow pump is started with its delivery valve (a) 10-15° (b) 20-25° (c) 30-40° (d) 50-60°
(a) kept fully closed (b) kept fully open 285) In a centrifugal pump, the liquid enters the pump
(c) irrespective of any position (d) kept 50% open (a) at the top (b) at the bottom (c) at the center (d) from
276) When a piping system is made up primarily of vertical lift and very little sides
pipe friction, the pump characteristics should be 286) For small discharge at high pressure, following pump is preferred
(a) horizontal (b) nearly horizontal (a) centrifugal (b) axial flow (c) propeller (d) reciprocating.
(c) steep (d) none of the above. 287) In centrifugal pumps, maximum efficiency is obtained when the blades
277) One horsepower is equal to are
(a) 102 watts (b) 75 watts (c) 550 watts (d) 746 watts (a) straight (b) bent forward (c) bent backward (d) radial
278) Multistage centrifugal pumps are used to obtain 288) Motion of a liquid in a volute casing of a centrifugal pump is an
(a) high discharge (b) high head example of
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(a) rotational flow (b) forced spiral vortex flow 297) Medium specific speed of turbine implies it is
(c) forced cylindrical vortex flow (d) spiral vortex flow. (a) propeller turbine (b) Francis turbine
289) For very high discharge at low pressure such as for flood control and (c) impulse turbine (d) any one of the above
irrigation applications, following type of pump is preferred 298) High specific speed of turbine implies it is
(a) centrifugal (b) axial flow (a) propeller turbine (b) Francis turbine
(c) reciprocating (d) mixed flow (c) impulse turbine (d) any one of the above
290) Medium specific speed of a pump implies it is 299) The specific speed of turbine is defined as the speed of a unit
(a) centrifugal pump (b) mixed flow pump (a) of such a size that it delivers unit discharge at unit head
(c) axial flow pump (d) any one of the above (b) of such a size that it delivers unit discharge at unit power
291) High specific speed of a pump implies it is (c) of such a size that it requires unit power per unit head
(a) centrifugal pump (b) mixed flow pump (d) of such a size that it produces unit horse power with unit head
(c) axial flow pump (d) any one of the above 300) Pick up the wrong statement about centrifugal pump
292) Indicator diagram of a reciprocating pump is a graph between (a) discharge  diameter (b) head  speed2
(a) flow vs swept volume (c) head  diameter (d) Power  speed3
(b) pressure in cylinder vs swept volume 301) A turbine pump is basically a centrifugal pump equipped additionally
(c) flow vs speed with
(d) pressure vs speed (a) adjustable blades (b) backward curved blades
293) Low specific speed of turbine implies it is (c) vaned diffusion casing (d) inlet guide blades
(a) propeller turbine (b) Francis turbine 302) Casting of a centrifugal pump is designed so as to minimize
(c) impulse turbine (d) any one of the above (a) friction loss (b) cavitation
294) Any change in load is adjusted by adjusting following parameter on (c) static head (d) loss of kinetic energy
turbine 303) In reaction turbine, draft tube is used
(a) net head (b) absolute velocity (a) to transport water downstream without eddies
(c) blade velocity (d) flow (b) to convert the kinetic energy to flow energy by a gradual
295) Runaway speed of a hydraulic turbine is the speed expansion of the flow cross-section
(a) full load speed (c) for safety of turbine
(b) the speed at which turbine runner will be damaged (d) none of the above.
(c) if the turbine runner is allowed to revolve freely without load and 304) Guide angle as per the aerofoil theory of Kaplan turbine blade design is
with the wicket gates wide open defined as the angle between
(d) None of these (a) lift and resultant force (b) drag and resultant force
296) The maximum number of jets generally employed in impulse turbine (c) lift and tangential force (d) lift and drag
without jet interference is 305) Francis turbine is best suited for
(a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 8 (d) 12 (a) medium head application from 24 to 180 m

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(b) low head installation up to 30 m 315) Air vessels in reciprocating pump are used to
(c) high head installation above 180 m (a) smoothen flow (b) reduce acceleration to minimum
(d) all types of heads (c) increase pump efficiency (d) increase pump head.
306) The flow rate in gear pump 316) Saving of work done and power by fitting an air vessel to single acting
(a) increases with increase in pressure reciprocating pump is of the order of
(b) decreases with increase in pressure (a) 39.2% (b) 49.2% (c) 68.8% (d) 84.8%
(c) remains constant with increase in pressure 317) Saving of work done and power by fitting an air vessel to double acting
(d) unpredictable reciprocating pump is
307) Impulse turbine is generally fitted (a) 39.2% (b) 49.2% (c) 68.8% (d) 84.8%
(a) at the level of tail race (b) little above the tail race 318) Pressure intensifier increases the pressure in proportion to
(c) slightly below the tail race (d) None (a) ratio of diameters
308) Francis, Kaplan and propeller turbines fall under the category of (b) square of ratio of diameters
(a) Impulse turbines (b) Reaction turbines (c) inverse ratio of diameters
(c) Axial flow turbines (d) Mixed flow turbines (d) square of inverse ratio of diameters
309) Reaction turbines are used for 319) A hydraulic accumulator normally consists of
(a) high head and low discharge (b) high head and high discharge (a) two cylinders, two rams and a storage device
(c) low head and low discharge (d) low head and high discharge (b) a cylinder and a ram
310) The discharge through a reaction turbine with increase in unit speed (c) two co-axial rams and two cylinders
(a) increases (b) decreases (d) a cylinder, a piston, storage tank and control valve
(c) remains unaffected (d) None of these 320) A hydraulic intensifier normally consists of
311) The angle of taper on draft tube is (a) two cylinders, two rams and a storage device
(a) greater than 15° (b) greater than 8° (b) a cylinder and a ram
(c) greater than 5° (d) less than 8° (c) two co-axial rams and two cylinders
312) Specific speed for reaction turbines ranges from (d) a cylinder, a piston, storage tank and control valve
(a) 0 to 4.5 (b) 10 to 100 321) Hydraulic accumulator is used for
(c) 80 to 200 (d) 250 to 300 (a) accumulating oil
313) In axial flow fans and turbines, fluid enters and leaves as follows (b) supplying large quantities of oil for very short duration
(a) radially, axially (b) axially, radially (c) generally high pressures to operate hydraulic machines
(c) axially, axially (d) radially, radially (d) supplying energy when main supply fails
314) Which place in hydraulic turbine is most susceptible for cavitation 322) Maximum impulse will be developed in hydraulic ram when
(a) inlet of draft rube (b) blade inlet (a) waste valve closes suddenly (b) supply pipe is long
(c) guide blade (d) penstock (c) supply pipe is short (d) ram chamber is large

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323) If B is the centre of buoyancy, G is the centre of gravity and M is the (d) To transform a large part of kinetic energy at the turbine outlet into
Metacentre of a floating body, the body will be in stable equilibrium if pressure energy
(a) MG=0 (b) M is below G 332) Based on the direction of flow, which one of the following turbines is
(c) BG=0 (d) M is above G different from the other three?
324) Existence of velocity potential implies that (a) Pelton turbine (b) Kaplan turbine
(a)Fluid is in continuum (b) Fluid is irrotational (c) De laval turbine (d) Parson’s turbine
(c) Fluid is ideal (d) Fluid is compressible 333) Which one of the following is an example of a pure (100%) reaction
325) Cavitation in a centrifugal pump is likely to occur at the machine?
(a) Impeller exit (b) Impeller inlet (a) Pelton wheel (b) Francis turbine
(c) Diffuser exit (d) Involute casing (c) Modern gas turbine (d) Lawn sprinkler
326) A centrifugal pump delivers water at the rate of 50 litres/s against a 334) In a hydroelectric power plant, forebay refers to
total head of 40 meter. Then the power required to drive the pump is: (a) Beginning of the open channel at the dam
(a) 2 kW (b) 15.2 kW (c) 19.6 kW (d) 25.8 kW (b) End of penstock at the valve house
327) Priming is necessary in (c) Level where penstock begins
(a) Centrifugal pumps to lift water from a greater depth (d) Tail race level at the turbine exit
(b) Centrifugal pumps to remove air in the suction pipe and casing 335) Which one of the following turbines exhibits a nearly constant
(c) Hydraulic turbine to remove air in the turbine casing efficiency over a 60% to 140% of design speed?
(d) None of these (a) Pelton turbine (b) Francis turbine
328) The vanes of a centrifugal pump are generally (c) Deriaz turbine (d) Kaplan turbine
(a) Radial (b) Curved backward 336) Which of the fo1lowing water turbines maintain a high efficiency over a
(c) Curved forward (d) Twisted long range of the part load?
329) A centrifugal pump gives maximum efficiency when its blades are: 1. Francis turbine 2. Kaplan turbine 3. Pelton turbine 4. Propeller
(a) Bent forward (b) Bend backward turbine
(c) Straight (d) Wave shaped Select the correct answer using the codes given
330) Which one of the following pumps is not a positive displacement (a) 1 and 4 (b) 2and 3 (c)1,2 and 3 (d) 2, 3 and 4
pump? 337) In fluid machinery, the relationship between saturation temperature
(a) Reciprocating pump (b) Centrifugal pump and pressure decides the process of
(c) Vane pump (d) Lobe pump (a) Flow separation (b) Turbulent mixing
331) The function of the draft tube in a reaction turbine is: (c) Cavitation (d) Water hammer
(a) To enable the shaft of the turbine to be vertical 338) Kaplan turbine is:
(b) To transform a large part of pressure energy at turbine outlet into (a) A high head mixed flow turbine
kinetic energy (b) A low axial flow turbine
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(d) An impulse inward flow turbine
339) Specific speed of a Kaplan turbine ranges B/W
(a)30- 60 (b) 60 -300 (c) 300 -600 (d) 600 -1000
340) In a venturimeter, the angle of the diverging section is more than that
of converging section.
(a) True (b) False (c) Insufficient data (d) Can’t say
341) The value of mass density in kgsec2/m4 for water at 0°C is
(a) 1 (b) 1000 (c) 100 (d)101.9
342) Hydrostatic law of pressure is given as
(a)∂p/∂z=const (b) ∂p/∂z=0
(c) ∂p/∂z=z (d)∂p/∂z=ρg
343) Reciprocating pumps are no more to be seen in industrial
applications (in comparison to centrifugal pumps) because of
(a) high initial and maintenance cost (b) lower discharge
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