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The breast water wheels are those in which the wheel runs partly by the weight of water and partly by the impulse of water.
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A. True
B. False
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True
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1. Multi-stage centrifugal pumps are used to
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A. give high discharge
B. produce high heads
C. pump viscous fluids
D. all of these
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Correct Answer: produce high heads
2. In a reciprocating pump, air vessels are fitted to the suction pipe and delivery pipe close to the cylinder of the pump.
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A. True
B. False
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Correct Answer: True
3. The capacity of a hydraulic accumulator is generally specified as the maximum amount of energy stored.
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A. True
B. False
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Correct Answer: True
4. In a reaction turbine, the draft tube is used
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A. to run the turbine full
B. to prevent air to enter the turbine
C. to increase the head of water by an amount equal to the height of the runner outlet above the tail race
D. to transport water to downstream
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Correct Answer: to increase the head of water by an amount equal to the height of the runner outlet above the tail race
5. The efficiency of a centrifugal pump will be maximum when the blades are bent backward.
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A. Yes
B. No
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Correct Answer: Yes
6. The ratio of actual work available at the turbine to the energy imparted to the wheel is known as __________ efficiency.
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A. hydraulic
B. mechanical
C. overall
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Correct Answer: mechanical
7. A hydraulic coupling belongs to the category of
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A. power absorbing machines
B. power developing machines
C. energy transfer machines
D. energy generating machines
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Correct Answer: energy transfer machines
8. The force exerted by a jet of water (in a direction normal to flow) impinging on a fixed plate inclined at an angle ? with the jet is
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B.
C.
D.
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9. In a reaction turbine, the pressure head of water, while flowing over the vanes, is converted into kinetic head before leaving the wheel.
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A. Agree
B. Disagree
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Correct Answer: Disagree
10. A Francis turbine is used when the available head of water is
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A. 0 to 25 m
B. 25 m to 250 m
C. above 250 m
D. none of these
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Correct Answer: 25 m to 250 m
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