fluid mechanics mechanical engineering MCQs – Page 6

Practise focused fluid mechanics mechanical engineering questions with marked answers for exam preparation and subject revision.

fluid mechanics mechanical engineering Mcqs
101. Dimensions of surface tension are___________________?
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A. MlL r2

B. MlL2T2

C. MlLTx

D. MlLT2

E. MlLt

103. 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. the area is vertical

B. all of the above

C. none of the above

D. the area is inclined

E. the area is horizontal

104. Piezometer is used to measure_____________________?
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A. difference of pressure between two points

B. very low pressures

C. atmospheric pressure

D. flow

E. pressure in pipe, channels etc.

106. A balloon lifting in air follows the following principle_____________________?
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A. law of gravitation

B. Archimedes principle

C. all of the above

D. principle of buoyancy

E. continuity equation

107. Cavitation is caused by_____________________?
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A. weak material

B. high pressure

C. low viscosity

D. high velocity

E. low pressure
108. Two pipe systems can be said to be equivalent, when the following quantities are same__________________?
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A. flow and length

B. friction loss and flow

C. friction factor and diameter

D. length and diameter

E. velocity and diameter

111. The time oscillation of a floating body with increase in metacentric height will be_________________?
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A. same

B. higher

C. lower/higher depending on weight of body

D. lower

E. unpredictable

112. The flow which neglects changes in a transverse direction is known as_________________?
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A. turbulent flow

B. uniform flow

C. one dimensional flow

D. streamline flow

E. steady flow

114. The normal stress is same in all directions at a point in a fluid_______________?
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A. irrespective of the motion of one fluid layer relative to an adjacent layer

B. when there is no motion of one fluid layer relative to an adjacent layer

C. only when the fluid is frictionless

D. in case of an ideal fluid

E. only when the fluid is incompressible and has zero viscosity

117. Eulers dimensionless number relates the following__________________?
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A. viscous force and buoyancy force

B. inertial force and gravity

C. pressure force and viscous force

D. viscous force and inertial force

E. pressure force and inertial force
118. For similarity, in addition to models being geometrically similar to prototype, the following in both cases should also be equal____________________?
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A. all the four ratios of inertial force to force due to viscosity, gravitation, sur-face tension, and elasticity

B. ratio of inertial force to force due to surface tension

C. ratio of inertial force to force due to viscosity

D. ratio of inertial force to force due to gravitation

119. A large Roynold number is indication of________________?
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A. steady flow

B. highly turbulent flow

C. smooth and streamline flow

D. laminar flow

E. turbulent flow