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  • The centre of buoyancy is the centre of area of the immersed body.


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  • A. Correct
  • B. Incorrect

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    • 1. The Bernoulli's equation is based on the assumption that

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    • A. there is no loss of energy of the liquid flowing
    • B. the velocity of flow is uniform across any cross-section of the pipe
    • C. no force except gravity acts on the fluid
    • D. all of the above
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    • 2. The frequency of oscillation of a torsional pendulum is

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    • A.
    • B.
    • C.
    • D.
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    • 3. The triangle law of forces states that if two forces acting simultaneously on a particle, be represented in magnitude and direction by the two sides of a triangle taken in order, then their resultant may be represented in magnitude and direction by the third side of a triangle, taken in opposite order.

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    • A. True
    • B. False
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    • 4. If the resultant of two equal forces has the same magnitude as either of the forces, then the angle between the two forces is

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    • A. 30°
    • B. 60°
    • C. 90°
    • D. 120°
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    • 5. The velocity ratio in case of an inclined plane inclined at angle ? to the horizontal and weight being pulled up the inclined plane by vertical effort is

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    • A. sin ?
    • B. cos ?
    • C. tan ?
    • D. cosec ?
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    • 6. A flow in which the volume of a fluid and its density does not change during the flow is called __________ flow.

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    • A. incompressible
    • B. compressible
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    • 7. The loss of head due to an obstruction in a pipe is twice the loss of head at its entrance.

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    • A. Agree
    • B. Disagree
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    • 8. The discharge through a siphon spillway is

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    • A. Cd x a2gH
    • B. Cd x a2g x H3/2
    • C. Cd x a2g x H2
    • D. Cd x a2g x H5/2
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    • 9. The centre of gravity of the volume of the liquid displaced is called

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    • A. centre of pressure
    • B. centre of buoyancy
    • C. metacentre
    • D. none of these
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    • 10. In a free nappe,

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    • A. the pressure below the nappe is atmospheric
    • B. the pressure below the nappe is negative
    • C. the pressure above the nappe is atmospheric
    • D. the pressure above the nappe is negative
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