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  • Question
  • A thick liquid like a syrup has a __________ viscosity than a light liquid like water.


  • Options
  • A. lesser
  • B. greater

  • Correct Answer
  • greater 


  • Hydraulics and Fluid Mechanics problems


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    • 1. The pressure of liquid at throat in a venturimeter is __________ than that at inlet.

    • Options
    • A. higher
    • B. lower
    • Discuss
    • 2. A notch is, usually, made of a metallic plate.

    • Options
    • A. Correct
    • B. Incorrect
    • Discuss
    • 3. The top of the weir over which the water flows is known as

    • Options
    • A. sill or crest
    • B. nappe or vein
    • C. orifice
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 4. Kinematic viscosity is the product of dynamic viscosity and the density of the liquid.

    • Options
    • A. Yes
    • B. No
    • Discuss
    • 5. A vertical wall is subjected to a pressure due to one kind of liquid, on one of its sides. The total pressure on the wall acts at a distance __________ from the liquid surface.

    • Options
    • A. H/3
    • B. H/2
    • C. 2H/3
    • D. 3H/4
    • Discuss
    • 6. The ratio of specific weight of a liquid to the specific weight of pure water at a standard temperature is called

    • Options
    • A. density of liquid
    • B. specific gravity of liquid
    • C. compressibility of liquid
    • D. surface tension of liquid
    • Discuss
    • 7. A channel is said to be of most economical cross-section, if

    • Options
    • A. it gives maximum discharge for a given cross-sectional area and bed slope
    • B. it has minimum wetted perimeter
    • C. it involves lesser excavation for the designed amount of discharge
    • D. all of the above
    • Discuss
    • 8. The purpose of a surge tank is

    • Options
    • A. to control the pressure variations due to rapid changes in the pipe line flow
    • B. to eliminate water hammer possibilities
    • C. to regulate flow of water to turbines by providing necessary retarding head of water
    • D. all of the above
    • Discuss
    • 9. In two dimensional flow, the flow does not take place in a curve.

    • Options
    • A. True
    • B. False
    • Discuss
    • 10. The discharge through a channel of circular section will be maximum when the depth of water is __________ the diameter of the circular channel.

    • Options
    • A. 0.34 times
    • B. 0.67 times
    • C. 0.81 times
    • D. 0.95 times
    • Discuss


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