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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
Correct Answer
gravitational force is more than the upthrust of the liquid
Hydraulics and Fluid Mechanics problems
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1. Gauge pressure at a point is equal to the absolute pressure __________ the atmospheric pressure.
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A. plus
B. minus
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Correct Answer: minus
2. One poise is equal to
Options
A. 0.1 N-s/m
2
B. 1 N-s/m
2
C. 10 N-s/m
2
D. 100 N-s/m
2
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Correct Answer: 0.1 N-s/m
2
3. The Cippoletti weir is a __________ weir.
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A. rectangular
B. triangular
C. trapezoidal
D. circular
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Correct Answer: trapezoidal
4. 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
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Correct Answer: area of flow and wetted perimeter
5. 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
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Correct Answer: submerged weir
6. 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
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Correct Answer: one
7. 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
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Correct Answer: centre of gravity of the floating body and the metacentre
8. 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.
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9. 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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10. The hammer blow in pipes occurs when
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A. there is excessive leakage in the pipe
B. the pipe bursts under high pressure of fluid
C. the flow of fluid through the pipe is suddenly brought to rest by closing of the valve
D. the flow of fluid through the pipe is gradually brought to rest by closing of the valve
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Correct Answer: the flow of fluid through the pipe is suddenly brought to rest by closing of the valve
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