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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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    • 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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    • 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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    • 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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    • 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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    • 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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    • 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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    • 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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    • 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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