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The pressure at a stagnation point is always low.
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A. Agree
B. Disagree
Correct Answer
Disagree
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1. The discharge through a convergent mouthpiece is __________ the discharge through an internal mouthpiece of the same diameter and head of water.
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A. equal to
B. one-half
C. three fourth
D. double
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Correct Answer: double
2. When the flow in an open channel is gradually varied, the flow is said to be
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A. steady uniform flow
B. steady non-uniform flow
C. unsteady uniform flow
D. unsteady non-uniform flow
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Correct Answer: steady non-uniform flow
3. The separation of flow occurs when the hydrodynamic boundary layer thickness is reduced to zero.
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A. Agree
B. Disagree
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Correct Answer: Agree
4. According to Darcy's formula, the loss of head due to friction in the pipe is (where
f
= Darcy's coefficient,
l
= Length of pipe,
v
= Velocity of liquid in pipe, and
d
= Diameter of pipe)
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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5. A nozzle is generally made of
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A. cylindrical shape
B. convergent shape
C. divergent shape
D. convergent-divergent shape
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Correct Answer: convergent shape
6. The divergent portion of a venturimeter is made longer than convergent portion in order to
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A. avoid the tendency of breaking away the stream of liquid
B. to minimise frictional losses
C. both (a) and (b)
D. none of these
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Correct Answer: both (a) and (b)
7. The quantity of a liquid flowing per second through a section of a pipe or a channel is called discharge and is measured in cumecs (m
3
/s).
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A. True
B. False
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Correct Answer: True
8. The total head of a liquid particle in motion is equal to
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A. pressure head + kinetic head + potential head
B. pressure head - (kinetic head + potential head)
C. potential head - (pressure head + kinetic head)
D. kinetic head - (pressure head + potential head)
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Correct Answer: pressure head + kinetic head + potential head
9. The force of buoyancy is always __________ the weight of the liquid displaced by the body.
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A. equal to
B. less than
C. more than
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Correct Answer: equal to
10. The velocity of liquid flowing through an orifice varies with the available head of the liquid.
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A. Agree
B. Disagree
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Correct Answer: Agree
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