hydraulics and fluid mechanics Mcqs
104. Select the correct statement ?
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A. Standard atmospheric pressure is the mean local atmospheric pressure a* sea level

B. A barometer reads the difference be-tween local and standard atmospheric pressure

C. Gauge piessure is equal to atmospheric pressure plus instrument reading

D. Local atmospheric pressure is always below standard atmospheric pressure

E. Local atmospheric pressure depends upon elevation of locality only

105. A large Roynold number is indication of_________________?
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A. highly turbulent flow

B. steady flow

C. laminar flow

D. turbulent flow

E. smooth and streamline flow

106. Dynamic viscosity of most of the liquids with rise in temperature____________________?
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A. remains unaffected

B. decreases

C. unpredictable

D. none of the above

E. increases

108. Cavitation is caused by___________________?
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A. low pressure

B. high velocity

C. high pressure

D. weak material

E. low viscosity

109. If the surface of liquid is convex, men_________________?
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A. cohesion pressure is increased

B. cohesion pressure is decreased

C. there is no cohesion pressure

D. none of the above

E. cohesion pressure is negligible

111. Froude number is significant in____________________?
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A. full immersion or completely enclosed flow, as with pipes, aircraft wings, nozzles etc.

B. simultaneous motion through two fluids where there is a surface of dis-continuity, gravity forces, and wave making effect, as with ships hulls

C. all of the above

D. supersonics, as with projectile and jet propulsion

E. none of the above

112. Gradually varied flow is____________________?
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A. true one-dimensional

B. steady uniform

C. steady non-uniform

D. non-steady uniform

E. non-steady non-uniform

113. Choose the wrong statement?
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A. fluids are capable of flowing

B. fluids conform to the shape of the con-taining vessels

C. when in equilibrium, fluids can sustain shear forces

D. when in equilibrium, fluids cannot sustain tangential forces

E. fluids have some degree of compressibility and offer little resistance to form

114. Liquids transmit pressure equally in all the directions. This is according to_________________?
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A. Chezys equation

B. Boyles law

C. Newtons formula

D. Pascals law

E. Archimedes principle

115. The center of gravity of the volume of the liquid displaced by an immersed body is called________________?
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A. none of the above

B. center of gravity

C. center of buoyancy

D. center of pressure

E. meta-center

116. Dynamic viscosity of most of the gases with rise in temperature___________________?
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A. unpredictable

B. none of the above

C. increases

D. decreases

E. remains unaffected

117. Choose the wrong statement________________?
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A. Viscosity is expressed as poise, stoke, or saybolt seconds

B. Viscosity of a fluid is that property which determines the amount of its resistance to a shearing force

C. Viscosity of liquids decreases with in-crease in temperature

D. Viscosity is due primarily to interaction between fluid molecules

E. Viscosity of liquids is appreciably affected by change in pressure
118. In a free vortex motion, the radial component of velocity everywhere is ________________?
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A. non-zero and finite

B. minimum

C. unpredictable

D. maximum

E. zero
119. During the opening of a valve in a pipe line, the flow is___________________?
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A. unsteady

B. free vortex type

C. laminar

D. steady

E. uniform

120. The pressure in the air space above an oil (sp. gr. 0.8) surface in a tank is 0.1 kg/cm. The pressure at 2.5 m below the oil surface will be ___________________?
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A. 2 meters of water column

B. 4 m of water column

C. 3.5 meters of water column

D. none of the above

E. 3 meters of water column
121. Metacentric height is the distance between the metacentre and___________________?
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A. water surface

B. none of the above

C. center of pressure

D. center of gravity

E. center of buoyancy

124. Mach number is significant in___________________?
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A. simultaneous motion through two fluids where there is a surface of dis-continuity, gravity force, and wave making effects, as with ships hulls

B. none of the above

C. full immersion or completely enclosed flow, as with pipes, aircraft wings, nozzles etc.

D. supersonics, as with projectiles and jet propulsion

E. all of fhe above

125. Poise is the unit of________________?
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A. shear stress in fluids

B. buoyancy

C. surface tension

D. capillarity

E. viscosity
127. Center of buoyancy is the___________________?
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A. center of pressure of displaced volume

B. does not exist

C. e.g. of floating body

D. none of the above

E. centroid of the displaced volume of fluid
128. Metacentre is the point of intersection of _________________________?
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A. all of the above

B. buoyant force and the center line of body

C. none of the above

D. mid point between e.g. and center of buoyancy

E. vertical upward force through e.g. of body and center line of body

129. The flow which neglects changes in a transverse direction is known as ____________________?
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A. streamline flow

B. one dimensional flow

C. turbulent flow

D. steady flow

E. uniform flow

130. If the atmospheric pressure on the surface of an oil tank (sp. gr. 0.8) is 0.2 kg/cm, the pressure at a depth of 50 m below the oil surface will be _____________________?
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A. 5 meters of water column

B. 3 meters of water column

C. 2 meters of water column

D. 7 meters of water column

E. 6 meters of water Column
131. For a floating body to be in stable equilibrium, its metacentre should be_________________ ?
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A. above the center of buoyancy

B. between e.g. and center of pressure

C. above the center of gravity

D. below the center of gravity

E. below the center of buoyancy

132. The fluid forces considered in the Navier Stokes equation are__________________?
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A. none of the above

B. gravity, pressure and viscous

C. gravity, viscous and turbulent

D. pressure, viscous and turbulent

E. gravity, pressure and turbulent

133. Rotameter is a device used to measure____________________?
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A. velocity of air

B. velocity of fluid

C. rotation

D. flow

E. absolute pressure

134. The angle of contact in case of a liquid depends upon____________________?
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A. the nature of the liquid and the solid

B. the material which exists above the free surface of the liquid

C. both of die above

D. any one of the above

E. none of die above

135. The total pressure force on a plane area is equal to the area multiplied by the intensity of pressure at the centriod, if __________________?
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A. all of the above

B. the area is inclined

C. the area is horizontal

D. the area is vertical

E. none of the above

136. Free surface of a liquid behaves like a sheet and tends to contract to smallest possible area due to the_______________?
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A. none of die above

B. force of friction

C. force of adhesion

D. force of diffusion

E. force of cohesion
137. Pitot tube is used for measurement of__________________?
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A. viscosity

B. velocity

C. pressure

D. dsscharge

E. flow

138. The conditions for the stable equilibrium of a floating body are_______________?
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A. none of the above is correct

B. the meta-center should lie above the center of gravity

C. the center of buoyancy and the center of gravity must lie on the same vertical line

D. a righting couple should be formed

E. all the above are correct
139. Steady flow occurs when____________________?
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A. velocity, depth, pressure, etc. change from point to point in the fluid flow

B. the fluid particles move in plane or parallel planes and the streamline pat-terns are identical in each plane

C. the magnitude and direction of the velocity do not change from point to point in the fluid

D. the direction and magnitude of the velocity at all points are identical

E. the velocity of successive fluid par-ticles, at any point, is the same at suc-cessive periods of time
140. An open vessel of water is accelerated up an inclined plane. The free water surface will___________________?
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A. none of the above

B. be horizontal

C. make an angle in direction of inclination of inclined plane

D. any one of above is possible

E. make an angle in opposite direction to inclination of inclined plane
142. In the case of steady flow of a fluid, the acceleration of any fluid particle is__________________?
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A. constant

B. never zero

C. zero under limiting conditions

D. variable

E. zero
145. The speed of sound in a ideal gas varies directly as its ______________?
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A. temperature

B. modulus of elasticity

C. absolute temperature

D. pressure

E. density

146. To avoid vaporisation in the pipe line, the pipe line over the ridge is laid such that it is not more than_______________?
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A. 5.0 above the hydraulic gradient

B. 6.4 m above the hydraulic gradient

C. none of the above

D. 10.0 m above the hydraulic gradient

E. 2.4 m above the hydraulic gradient

148. A streamline is defined as the line ________________?
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A. along which the pressure drop is uniform

B. which occurs in all flows

C. of equal yelocity in a flow

D. parallel to outer surface of pipe

E. parallel to central axis flow

149. The equation of continuity holds good when the flow __________________?
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A. velocity is uniform at all the cross sec-tions

B. none of the above

C. all of the above

D. is one dimensional

E. is steady