Fluid Mechanics

03 June 2021
10 MCQs Everyday
1. The standard fluid for gases to calculate the specific gravity is ;
a) Chlorine
b) Oxygen
c) Air
d) Nitrogen
2. The operation of rotameter is based on ;
 
a) Variable flow area
b) Rotation of a turbine
c) Pressure drop across a nozzle
d) Pressure at a stagnant point
3. Gear pump is a type of ;
a) Axial flow pump
b) Reciprocating pump
c) Rotary pump
d) Submersible pump
4. The coefficient of friction for laminar flow through a circular
pipe is given by ; 
a) f = 64/Re
b) f = 16/Re
c) f = 0.348/Re^0.8
d) None of these
5. Differential manometers are used to measure ; 
a) difference of pressure head between two pipelines provided they contain
same liquid
b) difference of pressure between two pipes
c) difference of between two points in the same pipelines
d) all the above
6. A lubricant is 100 times more viscous than water would have a
viscosity(in pa-s) ;
a) 0.01
b) 0.1
c) 10
d) 1
7. Continuity equation is based on the law of ; 
a) Conservation of mass
b) Conservation of energy
c) Conservation of momentum
d) Newton’s second law of motion.
8. Crude oil is a example of a ; 
a) Thixotropic fluid
b) Pseudoplastic fluid
c) Newtonian fluid
d) None of these
9. Match the following dimensionless number with appropriate
ratio of force dimensionless number

a) Fraud number
b) Reynolds number
c) Friction factor
d) Nusselt number
1. Shear force/inertia force
2. Convective heat transfer/conductive heat transfer
3. Inertia force/viscous force
4. Inertial force/gravitational force

A. P-1, Q-2, R-5, S-3

B. P-5, Q—4, R-3, S-2
C. P-5, Q-4, R-1, S-2
D. P-3, Q-4, R-5, S-1
10. Dyne-sec/cm^2 is the unit of ;
a) Force
b) Pressure
c) Viscosity
d) Head loss.
 QUESTION FOR YOU ALL

• Losses for flow through valves and fittings are

expressed in terms of ;

a) Drag coefficient
b) Shape factor
c) Equivalent length of a straight pipe
d) Roughness factor