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  • When a body is placed over a liquid, it will sink down if


  • Options
  • 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
    • Discuss
    • 2. 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
    • 3. The Cippoletti weir is a __________ weir.

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    • A. rectangular
    • B. triangular
    • C. trapezoidal
    • D. circular
    • Discuss
    • 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
    • Discuss
    • 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
    • Discuss
    • 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
    • Discuss
    • 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
    • Discuss
    • 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.
    • Discuss
    • 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
    • Discuss
    • 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
    • Discuss


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