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  • The tangential velocity of the water element having a free vortex is


  • Options
  • A. directly proportional to its distance from the centre
  • B. inversely proportional to its distance from the centre
  • C. directly proportional to its (distance)2 from the centre
  • D. inversely proportional to its (distance)2 from the centre

  • Correct Answer
  • inversely proportional to its distance from the centre 


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    • 1. The formula for discharge over a sharp-crested weir and Ogee weir is same as that of a rectangular weir

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    • A. Agree
    • B. Disagree
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    • 2. When a body is placed over a liquid, it will float if

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    • A. gravitational force is equal to the upthrust of the liquid
    • B. gravitational force is less than the upthrust of the liquid
    • C. gravitational force is more than the upthrust of the liquid
    • D. none of the above
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    • 3. When the pressure intensity at a point is more than the local atmospheric pressure, then the difference of these two pressures is called

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    • A. gauge pressure
    • B. absolute pressure
    • C. positive gauge pressure
    • D. vacuum pressure
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    • 4. The viscosity of a liquid __________ its rate of flow through a hole in a vessel.

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    • A. effects
    • B. does not effect
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    • 5. The hydraulic gradient line lies over the centre line of the pipe by an amount equal to the

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    • A. pressure head
    • B. velocity head
    • C. pressure head + velocity head
    • D. pressure head - velocity head
    • Discuss
    • 6. The hydraulic mean depth for a circular pipe of diameter (d) is

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    • A. d/6
    • B. d/4
    • C. d/2
    • D. d
    • Discuss
    • 7. When the Mach number is less than unity, the flow is called

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    • A. sub-sonic flow
    • B. sonic flow
    • C. super-sonic flow
    • D. hyper-sonic flow
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    • 8. A uniform body 3 m long, 2 m wide and 1 m deep floats in water. If the depth of immersion is 0.6 m, then the weight of the body is

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    • A. 3.53 kN
    • B. 33.3 kN
    • C. 35.3 kN
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 9. When the water level on the downstream side of a weir is above the top surface of a weir, the weir is known as

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    • A. narrow-crested weir
    • B. broad-crested weir
    • C. Ogee weir
    • D. submerged weir
    • Discuss
    • 10. The hydraulic mean depth or the hydraulic radius is the ratio of

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    • A. area of flow and wetted perimeter
    • B. wetted perimeter and diameter of pipe
    • C. velocity of flow and area of flow
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss


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