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  • The property of a liquid which offers resistance to the movement of one layer of liquid over another adjacent layer of liquid, is called


  • Options
  • A. surface tension
  • B. compressibility
  • C. capillarity
  • D. viscosity

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  • viscosity 

    • Hydraulics and Fluid Mechanics problems

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    • 1. Newton's law of viscosity is a relationship between

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    • A. pressure, velocity and temperature
    • B. shear stress and rate of shear strain
    • C. shear stress and velocity
    • D. rate of shear strain and temperature
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    • 2. In a lockgate, the reaction between two gates is (where P = Resultant pressure on the lock gate, and ? = Inclination of the gate with the normal to the side of the lock)

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    • A.
    • B.
    • C. P / 2sin?
    • D.
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    • 3. The magnitude of water hammer depends upon the

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    • A. elastic properties of the pipe material
    • B. elastic properties of the liquid flowing through the pipe
    • C. speed at which the valve is closed
    • D. all of the above
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    • 4. The centre of pressure for a vertically immersed surface lies at a distance equal to __________ the centre of gravity.

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    • A. below
    • B. above
    • C. below
    • D. above
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    • 5. An opening in the side of a tank or vessel such that the liquid surface with the tank is below the top edge of the opening, is called

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    • A. weir
    • B. notch
    • C. orifice
    • D. none of these
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    • 6. In a sharp-crested weir, the thickness of the weir is kept less than half of the height of water above the crest of the weir.

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    • A. True
    • B. False
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    • 7. A flow is called super-sonic if the

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    • A. velocity of flow is very high
    • B. discharge is difficult to measure
    • C. Mach number is between 1and 6
    • D. none of these
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    • 8. When the venturimeter is inclined, then for a given flow it will show __________ reading.

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    • A. same
    • B. more
    • C. less
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    • 9. The specific weight is also known as weight density.

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    • A. Correct
    • B. Incorrect
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    • 10. The specific weight of compressible fluids does not remain constant.

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    • A. True
    • B. False
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