Practice Test: Question Set - 24
1. The unit of dynamic viscosity in SI unit is
- (A) kg/m. sec
- (B) N/m2
- (C) m2 /sec
- (D) m/N. sec
2. The head developed by a centrifugal pump is largely determined by the
- (A) Power of the pump
- (B) Nature of the liquid being pumped
- (C) Angle of the vanes and the speed of the tip of the impeller
- (D) Vapor pressure of the liquid
3. The pitot static tube does not measure the __________ pressure.
- (A) Static
- (B) Total
- (C) Difference in static & dynamic
- (D) All (a), (b) and (c)
4. Priming is needed in a __________ pump.
- (A) Reciprocating
- (B) Gear
- (C) Centrifugal
- (D) Diaphragm
5. Vena-contracta formed during flow of a liquid through an orificemeter has
- (A) Minimum liquid cross-section
- (B) More diameter compared to orifice diameter
- (C) Minimum velocity of fluid stream
- (D) None of these
6. The Mach number for hypersonic flow of compressible fluid is
- (A) 1
- (B) > 1
- (C) > 4
- (D) < 2
7. For Laminar flow through a packed bed, the pressure drop is proportional to (Vs is the superficial liquid velocity and Dp is the particle diameter)
- (A) Vs/Dp2
- (B) Vs2/Dp2
- (C) Vs2/ Dp3
- (D) Vs/Dp3
8. Higher specific speed (200-500) of a centrifugal pump indicates that the pump is of __________ flow type.
- (A) Axial
- (B) Radial
- (C) Mixed
- (D) None of these
9. What is the co-efficient of contraction, if a fluid jet discharging from a 50 mm diameter orifice has a 40 mm diameter at its vena-contracta?
- (A) 0.64
- (B) 1.65
- (C) 0.32
- (D) 0.94
10. Which of the following properties of a fluid is responsible for offering resistance to shear?
- (A) Surface tension
- (B) Viscosity
- (C) Specific gravity
- (D) All (a), (b), and (c)
11. All pipes of a particular nominal size have the same
- (A) Inside diameter
- (B) Outside diameter
- (C) Thickness
- (D) None of these
12. An ideal fluid is
- (A) Non-viscous
- (B) Incompressible
- (C) Both (a) & (b)
- (D) Neither (a) & (b)
13. Purpose of hydraulic accumulator is to
- (A) Ensure intermittent supply of hydraulic pressure
- (B) Increase the pressure and store/ accumulate it
- (C) Accumulate pressure to increase force
- (D) Generate high pressure to operate hydraulic machines like cranes,
lifts, presses etc.
14. Power required for mixing Newtonian fluids is a function of the
- (A) Speed of impeller, diameter of impeller & viscosity
- (B) Density & viscosity of fluid only
- (C) Density of fluid, viscosity of fluid & impeller dia only
- (D) None of these
15. Dimension of absolute viscosity is
- (A) ML-1T-1
- (B) MLT-1
- (C) ML-1T
- (D) MLT
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