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  • If a body floating in a liquid does not return back to its original position, and heels farther "away when given a small angular displacement, the body is said to be in neutral equilibrium.


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  • A. Yes
  • B. No

  • Correct Answer
  • No 


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    • 1. The volume per unit mass of a liquid is called specific volume.

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    • A. Yes
    • B. No
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    • 2. Reynold's number is the ratio of inertia force to

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    • A. pressure force
    • B. elastic force
    • C. gravity force
    • D. viscous force
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    • 3. Whenever a plate is held immersed at some angle with the direction of flow of the liquid, it is subjected to some pressure. The component of this pressure, at right angles to the direction of flow of the liquid is known as lift.

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    • A. True
    • B. False
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    • 4. The loss of pressure head in case of laminar flow is proportional to

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    • A. velocity
    • B. (velocity)2
    • C. (velocity)3
    • D. (velocity)4
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    • 5. 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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    • 6. The length of the divergent cone in a venturimeter is __________ that of the convergent cone.

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    • A. equal to
    • B. double
    • C. three to four times
    • D. five to six times
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    • 7. A compound pipe of diameter d1, d2 and d3 having lengths l1, l2 and l3 is to be replaced by an equivalent pipe of uniform diameter d and of the same length (l) as that of the compound pipe. The size of the equivalent pipe is given by

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    • A.
    • B.
    • C.
    • D.
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    • 8. An air vessel is provided at the summit in a syphon to

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    • A. avoid interruption in the flow
    • B. increase discharge
    • C. increase velocity
    • D. maintain pressure difference
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    • 9. The viscosity of a liquid is due to cohesion of its particles.

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    • A. Correct
    • B. Incorrect
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    • 10. The unit of dynamic viscosity in S.I. units is

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    • A. N-m/s2
    • B. N-s/m2
    • C. poise
    • D. stoke
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