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  • Gauge pressure at a point is equal to the absolute pressure __________ the atmospheric pressure.


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  • B. minus

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  • Hydraulics and Fluid Mechanics problems


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    • 1. One poise is equal to

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    • A. 0.1 N-s/m2
    • B. 1 N-s/m2
    • C. 10 N-s/m2
    • D. 100 N-s/m2
    • Discuss
    • 2. The Cippoletti weir is a __________ weir.

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    • A. rectangular
    • B. triangular
    • C. trapezoidal
    • D. circular
    • Discuss
    • 3. 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
    • 4. 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
    • 5. 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
    • 6. When a body is placed over a liquid, it will sink down 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
    • Discuss
    • 7. A flow whose streamline is represented by a straight line, is called __________ dimensional flow.

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    • A. one
    • B. two
    • C. three
    • D. four
    • Discuss
    • 8. The metacentric height is the distance between the

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    • A. centre of gravity of the floating body and the centre of buoyancy
    • B. centre of gravity of the floating body and the metacentre
    • C. metacentre and centre of buoyancy
    • D. original centre of buoyancy and new centre of buoyancy
    • Discuss
    • 9. The critical depth for a channel is given by (where q = Unit discharge (discharge per unit width) through the channel)

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    • A.
    • B.
    • C.
    • D.
    • Discuss
    • 10. When the end contractions of the weir are suppressed, then number of end contractions (n) are taken as zero

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    • A. Agree
    • B. Disagree
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