Practice Test: Question Set - 23
1. The velocity corresponding to Reynold number of 2800, is called
- (A) Sub-sonic
velocity
- (B) Super-sonic
velocity
- (C) Lower
critical velocity
- (D) Higher
critical velocity
2. For a floating body to be in equilibrium
- (A) Meta centre should be above e.g.
- (B) Centre of buoyancy
and e.g. must lie on same vertical plane
- (C) A righting couple should be formed
- (D) All of the above
3. When an internal mouthpiece is running free, the discharge through the mouthpiece is (where a = Area of mouthpiece, and H = Height of liquid above the mouthpiece)
- (A) 0.5 a. √2gH
- (B) 0.707 a. √2gH
- (C) 0.855 a. √2gH
- (D) a. √2gH
4. A uniform body 3 m long, 2 m wide and 1 m deep floats in water. If the depth of immersion is 0.6 m, then the weight of the body is
- (A) 3.53 kN
- (B) 33.3 kN
- (C) 35.3 kN
- (D) None of
these
5. The force per unit length is the unit of
- (A) Surface
tension
- (B) Compressibility
- (C) Capillarity
- (D) Viscosity
6. When the Mach number is more than 6, the flow is called
- (A) Sub-sonic
flow
- (B) Sonic flow
- (C) Super-sonic
flow
- (D) Hyper-sonic
flow
7. The upper surface of a weir over which water flows is known is
- (A) Crest
- (B) Nappy
- (C) Sill
- (D) Weir top
8. One cubic metre of water weighs
- (A) 100 liters
- (B) 250 liters
- (C) 500 liters
- (D) 1000 liters
9. Kinematic viscosity is dependent upon
- (A) Pressure
- (B) Distance
- (C) Density
- (D) Flow
10. The discharge through a large rectangular orifice is given by (where H1 = Height of the liquid above the top of the orifice, H2 = Height of the liquid above the bottom of the orifice, b = Breadth of the orifice, and Cd = Coefficient of discharge)
- (A) Q = (2/3) Cd × b × √(2g) × (H2 - H1)
- (B) Q = (2/3) Cd × b × √(2g) × (H21/2 - H11/2)
- (C) Q = (2/3) Cd × b × √(2g) × (H23/2 - H13/2)
- (D) Q = (2/3) Cd × b × √(2g) × (H22 - H12)
11. An error of 1% in measuring head over the apex of the notch (H) will produce an error of _________ in discharge over a triangular notch.
- (A) 1 %
- (B) 1.5 %
- (C) 2 %
- (D) 2.5 %
12. The Euler's equation for the motion of liquids is based upon the assumption that
- (A) The
fluid is non - viscous, homogeneous and incompressible
- (B) The velocity
of flow is uniform over the section
- (C) The
flow is continuous, steady and along the stream line
- (D) All
of the above
13. The ratio of the inertia force to the viscous force is called
- (A) Reynold's
number
- (B) Froude's
number
- (C) Weber's
number
- (D) Euler's
number
14. The total energy of a liquid particle in motion is equal to
- (A) Pressure
energy + kinetic energy + potential energy
- (B) Pressure
energy - (kinetic energy + potential energy)
- (C) Potential
energy - (pressure energy + kinetic energy
- (D) Kinetic
energy - (pressure energy + potential energy)
15. Which of the following instrument can be used for measuring speed of a submarine moving in deep sea?
- (A) Venturimeter
- (B) Orifice plate
- (C) Hot wire anemometer
- (D) Pitot tube
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