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  • The specific weight is also known as weight density.


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  • A. Correct
  • B. Incorrect

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    • 1. 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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    • 2. 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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    • 3. 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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    • 4. The property of a liquid which offers resistance to the movement of one layer of liquid over another adjacent layer of liquid, is called

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    • A. surface tension
    • B. compressibility
    • C. capillarity
    • D. viscosity
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    • 5. 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
    • Discuss
    • 6. The specific weight of compressible fluids does not remain constant.

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    • A. True
    • B. False
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    • 7. The discharge over the trapezoidal notch is equal to the discharge over the rectangular notch __________ the discharge over the triangular notch.

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    • A. plus
    • B. minus
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    • 8. A flow in which the quantity of liquid flowing per second is constant, is called __________ flow.

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    • A. steady
    • B. streamline
    • C. turbulent
    • D. unsteady
    • Discuss
    • 9. Venturimeter is used to

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    • A. measure the velocity of a flowing liquid
    • B. measure the pressure of a flowing liquid
    • C. measure the discharge of liquid flowing in a pipe
    • D. measure the pressure difference of liquid flowing between two points in a pipe line
    • Discuss
    • 10. According to Francis formula, the discharge over a rectangular weir is (where n = Number of end contractions)

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    • A. Cd(L - nH)2gH
    • B. Cd(L - 0.1nH)2gH3/2
    • C. Cd(L - nH)2gH2
    • D. Cd(L - 0.2nH)2gH5/2
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