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  • Question
  • The point at which the resultant pressure on an immersed surface acts, is known as


  • Options
  • A. centre of gravity
  • B. centre of depth
  • C. centre of pressure
  • D. centre of immersed surface

  • Correct Answer
  • centre of pressure 


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    • 1. The diameter of the nozzle (d) for maximum transmission of power is given by (where D = Diameter of pipe, f = Darcy 's coefficient of friction for pipe, and l = Length of pipe )

    • Options
    • A.
    • B.
    • C.
    • D.
    • Discuss
    • 2. A throttle governed steam engine develops 15 kW with 280 kg per hour of steam and 35 kW with 520 kg per hour of steam. The steam consumption in kg per hour when developing 20 kW will be nearly

    • Options
    • A. 150 kg/h
    • B. 210 kg/h
    • C. 280 kg/h
    • D. 340 kg/h
    • Discuss
    • 3. Where reactor operation is designed with fast neutrons such as in reactors using highly enriched fuel, the moderator used is

    • Options
    • A. heavy water
    • B. graphite
    • C. carbon dioxide
    • D. no moderator is needed
    • Discuss
    • 4. The evaporator changes the low pressure liquid refrigerant from the expansion valve into

    • Options
    • A. high pressure liquid refrigerant
    • B. low pressure liquid and vapour refrigerant
    • C. low pressure vapour refrigerant
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 5. The basic characteristics of a brake fluid is

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    • A. a high boiling point
    • B. low viscosity
    • C. compatibility with rubber and metal parts
    • D. all of these
    • Discuss
    • 6. In a crystalline material, atoms are arranged in definite and orderly manner and form.

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    • A. Agree
    • B. Disagree
    • Discuss
    • 7. In a simple bending theory, one of the assumption is that the plane sections before bending remain plane after bending. This assumption means that

    • Options
    • A. stress is uniform throughout the beam
    • B. strain is uniform throughout the beam
    • C. stress is proportional to the distance from the neutral axis
    • D. strain is proportional to the distance from the neutral axis
    • Discuss
    • 8. Environmental protection agencies advice against the use of chloro-fluoro-carbon refrigerants since

    • Options
    • A. these react with water vapour and cause acid rain
    • B. these react with plants and cause green-house effect
    • C. these react with oxygen and cause its depletion
    • D. these react with ozone layer
    • Discuss
    • 9. According to Unwin's formula, the relation between the diameter of rivet hole (d) and the thickness of plate (t) is given by (where d and t are in mm)

    • Options
    • A. d = t
    • B. d = 1.6 t
    • C. d = 2 t
    • D. d = 6 t
    • Discuss
    • 10. The silicon steel is widely used for

    • Options
    • A. connecting rods
    • B. cutting tools
    • C. generators and transformers in the form of laminated cores
    • D. motor car crankshafts
    • Discuss


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