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  • A vertical wall is subjected to a pressure due to one kind of liquid, on one of its sides. The total pressure on the wall per unit length is (where w = Specific weight of liquid, and H = Height of liquid)


  • Options
  • A. wH
  • B. wH/2
  • C. wH2/2
  • D. wH2/3

  • Correct Answer
  • wH2/2 


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    • 1. One litre of water occupies a volume of

    • Options
    • A. 100 cm3
    • B. 250 cm3
    • C. 500 cm3
    • D. 1000 cm3
    • Discuss
    • 2. In a depressed 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
    • Discuss
    • 3. The maximum efficiency of transmission through a pipe is

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    • A. 50%
    • B. 56.7%
    • C. 66.67%
    • D. 76.66%
    • Discuss
    • 4. 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
    • Discuss
    • 5. 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
    • Discuss
    • 6. A manometer is used to measure

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    • A. low pressure
    • B. moderate pressure
    • C. high pressure
    • D. atomospheric pressure
    • Discuss
    • 7. The metacentric heights of two floating bodies A and B are 1 m and 1.5 m respectively. Select the correct statement.

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    • A. The bodies A and B have equal stability
    • B. The body A is more stable than body B
    • C. The body B is more stable than body A
    • D. The bodies A and B are unstable
    • Discuss
    • 8. The discharge over a right angled notch is (where H = Height of liquid above the apex of notch)

    • Options
    • A. Cd 2g x H
    • B. Cd 2g x H3/2
    • C. Cd 2g x H2
    • D. Cd 2g x H5/2
    • Discuss
    • 9. The weight per unit volume of a liquid at a standard temperature and pressure is called

    • Options
    • A. specific weight
    • B. mass density
    • C. specific gravity
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 10. In one dimensional flow, the flow

    • Options
    • A. is steady and uniform
    • B. takes place in straight line
    • C. takes place in curve
    • D. takes place in one direction
    • Discuss


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