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  • Question
  • An orifice is said to be large, if


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  • A. the size of orifice is large
  • B. the velocity of flow is large
  • C. the available head of liquid is more than 5 times the height of orifice
  • D. the available head of liquid is less than 5 times the height of orifice

  • Correct Answer
  • the available head of liquid is less than 5 times the height of orifice 


  • Hydraulics and Fluid Mechanics problems


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    • 1. Froude's number is the ratio of inertia force to

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    • A. pressure force
    • B. elastic force
    • C. gravity force
    • D. surface tension force
    • Discuss
    • 2. Bulk modulus of a fluid is the ratio of

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    • A. shear stress to shear strain
    • B. increase in volume to the viscosity of fluid
    • C. increase in pressure to the volumetric strain
    • D. critical velocity to the viscosity of fluid
    • Discuss
    • 3. The density of a liquid in kg/m3 is numerically equal to its specific gravity.

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    • A. True
    • B. False
    • Discuss
    • 4. When a tube of smaller diameter is dipped in water, the water rises in the tube with an upward __________ surface.

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    • A. concave
    • B. convex
    • Discuss
    • 5. The velocity through a channel of circular section will be maximum when the depth of water is __________ the diameter of the circular channel.

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    • A. 0.34 times
    • B. 0.67 times
    • C. 0.81 times
    • D. 0.95 times
    • Discuss
    • 6. A structure used to dam up a stream or river over which the water flows is called

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    • A. orifice
    • B. notch
    • C. weir
    • D. dam
    • Discuss
    • 7. Select the wrong statement

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    • A. An equivalent pipe is treated as an ordinary pipe for all calculations
    • B. The length of an equivalent pipe is equal to that of a compound pipe
    • C. The discharge through an equivalent pipe is equal to that of a compound pipe
    • D. The diameter of an equivalent pipe is equal to that of a compound pipe
    • Discuss
    • 8. When a liquid is flowing through a pipe, the velocity of the liquid is

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    • A. maximum at the centre and minimum near the walls
    • B. minimum at the centre and maximum near the walls
    • C. zero at the centre and maximum near the walls
    • D. maximum at the centre and zero near the walls
    • Discuss
    • 9. The pressure of fluid due to hammer blow is

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    • A. directly proportional to density of fluid
    • B. inversely proportional to density of fluid
    • C. directly proportional to (density)1/2 of fluid
    • D. inversely proportional to (density)1/2 of fluid
    • Discuss
    • 10. Coefficient of discharge Cd is equal to (where Cc = Coefficient of contraction, Cv = Coefficient of velocity, and Cr = Coefficient of resistance)

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    • A. Cc x Cv
    • B. Cc x Cr
    • C. Cv x Cr
    • D. Cc/Cr
    • Discuss


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