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  • Question

  • The viscosity of water is __________ than that of mercury.


  • Options
  • A. higher
  • B. lower

  • Correct Answer
  • higher 

    • Hydraulics and Fluid Mechanics problems

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    • 1. A weir is usually made of masonry or concrete.

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    • A. Yes
    • B. No
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    • 2. The hydraulic gradient line may be above or below the centre line of the pipe.

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    • A. True
    • B. False
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    • 3. Which of the following statement is correct?

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    • A. The algebraic sum of the forces, constituting the couple is zero.
    • B. The algebraic sum of the forces, constituting the couple, about any point is the same.
    • C. A couple cannot be balanced by a single force but can be balanced only by a couple of opposite sense.
    • D. all of the above
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    • 4. A framed structure is perfect, if the number of members are __________ (2j - 3), where j is the number of joints.

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    • A. equal to
    • B. less than
    • C. greater than
    • D. either (b) or (c)
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    • 5. The velocity ratio of a differential wheel and axle with D as the diameter of effort wheel and d1,and d2 as the diameters of larger and smaller axles respectively, is

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    • A.
    • B.
    • C.
    • D.
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    • 6. The atmospheric pressure at sea level is

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    • A. 103 kN/m2
    • B. 10.3 m of water
    • C. 760 mm of mercury
    • D. all of these
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    • 7. The discharge over a rectangular weir, considering the velocity of approach, is (where H1 = Total height of water above the weir = H + Ha H = Height of water, over the crest of the weir, and Ha = Height of water, due to velocity of approach)

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    • A. Cd x L2g [H1 - Ha]
    • B. Cd x L2g [H13/2 - Ha3/2]
    • C. Cd x L2g [H12 - Ha2]
    • D. Cd x L2g [H15/2 - Ha5/2]
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    • 8. The specific gravity has no units.

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    • A. Agree
    • B. Disagree
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    • 9. The shear stress-strain graph for a newtonian fluid is a

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    • A. straight line
    • B. parabolic curve
    • C. hyperbolic curve
    • D. elliptical
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    • 10. If a pitot tube is placed with its nose upstream, downstream or sideways, the reading will be the same in every case.

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    • A. True
    • B. False
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