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The principle of jet propulsion is used in driving the ships and aeroplanes.
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1. Work done by a turbine __________ upon the weight of water flowing per second.
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A. depends
B. does not depend
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Correct Answer: depends
2. Which of the following turbine is preferred for 0 to 25 m head of water?
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A. Pelton wheel
B. Kaplan turbine
C. Francis turbine
D. none of these
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Correct Answer: Kaplan turbine
3. The discharge of a centrifugal pump working under constant head __________ with the speed.
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A. increases
B. decreases
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Correct Answer: increases
4. In an impulse turbine, the jet of water impinges on the bucket with a low velocity and after flowing over the vanes, leaves with a high velocity.
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A. True
B. False
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5. In a Kaplan turbine runner, the number of blades are generally between
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A. 2 to 4
B. 4 to 8
C. 8 to l6
D. 16 to 24
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Correct Answer: 4 to 8
6. The power produced by the reaction turbine is __________ to the head of water.
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A. directly proportional
B. inversely proportional
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Correct Answer: directly proportional
7. The speed of an imaginary turbine, identical with the given turbine, which will develop a unit power under a unit head, is known as
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A. normal speed
B. unit speed
C. specific speed
D. none of these
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Correct Answer: specific speed
8. The mechanical efficiency of an impulse turbine is
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A. ratio of the actual power produced by the turbine to the energy actually supplied by the turbine
B. ratio of the actual work available at the turbine to the energy imparted to the wheel
C. ratio of the Work done on the wheel to the energy of the jet
D. none of the above
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Correct Answer: ratio of the actual work available at the turbine to the energy imparted to the wheel
9. The overshot water wheels are those in which the wheel runs entirely by the __________ of water.
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A. weight
B. impulse
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Correct Answer: weight
10. The overall efficiency of a reaction turbine is the ratio of
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A. power produced by the turbine to the energy actually supplied by the turbine
B. actual work available at the turbine to the energy imparted to the wheel
C. workdone on the wheel to the energy (or head of water) actually supplied to the turbine
D. none of the above
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Correct Answer: power produced by the turbine to the energy actually supplied by the turbine
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