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  • To avoid the force of surface tension in an inclined manometer, the minimum angle of inclination is


  • Options
  • A. 2°
  • B. 3°
  • C. 4°
  • D. 5°

  • Correct Answer
  • 4° 


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    • 1. A closed cylindrical vessel of 100 cm diameter and 200 cm high is completely filled with a liquid (sp. weight 1600 kg/m3) when rotated about its vertical axis at 100 r.p.m. The total pressure on its lid, is

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    • A. 459 kg
    • B. 549 kg
    • C. 945 kg
    • D. 954 kg
    • E. 95.4 kg.
    • Discuss
    • 2. When water flows over a rectangular suppressed weir, the negative pressure created beneath the nappe

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    • A. increases the discharge
    • B. decreases the discharge
    • C. does not effect the discharge
    • D. none of these.
    • Discuss
    • 3. Hydraulic ram is a device

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    • A. for lifting water without an electric motor
    • B. for accelerating water flow
    • C. for lifting heavy loads
    • D. none of these.
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    • 4. For most economical rectangular section of a channel, the depth is kept

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    • A. one-fourth of the width
    • B. three times the hydraulic radius
    • C. half the width
    • D. hydraulic mean depth
    • E. none of these.
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    • 5. A rectangular channel 6 m wide and 3 m deep and having a bed slope as 1 in 2000 is running full. If Chezy's constant C = 54.8, pick up the correct specification of the channel from the following :

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    • A. hydraulic mean depth = 1.5 m
    • B. Velocity of flow = 1.5 m/sec
    • C. Rate of flow = 27 m3/sec
    • D. All the above.
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    • 6. Non-over flow double curvature concrete arch, is provided in

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    • A. Bhakra dam
    • B. Hirakund dam
    • C. Nagarjuna Sagar dam
    • D. Idukki dam.
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    • 7. The discharge through a 100 mm diameter external mouth piece fitted to the side of a large vessel is 0.05948 m3/s. The head over the mouth piece is

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    • A. 2 m
    • B. 2.5 m
    • C. 3.0 m
    • D. 4.0 m.
    • Discuss
    • 8. Barometres are used to measure

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    • A. pressure in water channels, pipes etc.
    • B. difference in pressure at two points
    • C. atmospheric pressure
    • D. very low pressure
    • E. very high pressure.
    • Discuss
    • 9. In flow, the liquid particles may possess

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    • A. potential energy
    • B. kinetic energy
    • C. pressure energy
    • D. all the above.
    • Discuss
    • 10. In pipe lines, a surge tank is provided

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    • A. to relieve the pressure due to water hammer
    • B. to provide additional water head
    • C. to overflow the pipe line when suddenly closed
    • D. to remove the frictional loss in pipe.
    • Discuss


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