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  • The metacentric height of a body equals the distance between


  • Options
  • A. the centre of gravity and centre of buoyancy
  • B. the metacentre and centre of gravity
  • C. the centre of buoyancy and metacentre
  • D. none of these.

  • Correct Answer
  • the metacentre and centre of gravity 


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    • 1. In C.G.S. system the units of kinematic viscosity, is

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    • A. stoke
    • B. poise
    • C. Newton
    • D. none of these.
    • Discuss
    • 2. An open container filled with water is moved vertically downward with a uniform linear acceleration. The pressure at its bottom will be

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    • A. greater than static pressure
    • B. equal to static pressure
    • C. lesser than static pressure
    • D. none of these.
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    • 3. The most efficient channel section, is

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    • A. semi-circular
    • B. rectangular
    • C. triangular
    • D. half hexagon in the form of trapezoid.
    • Discuss
    • 4. The imaginary line drawn such that the tangents at its all points indicate the direction of the velocity of the fluid particles at each point, is called

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    • A. path line
    • B. stream line
    • C. potential line
    • D. streak line.
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    • 5. The line joining the points to which the liquid rises in vertical piezometer tubes fitted at different cross-sections of a conduit, is known as

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    • A. hydraulic gradient
    • B. piezometric line
    • C. pressure grade line
    • D. hydraulic grade line
    • E. all the above.
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    • 6. An orifice is an opening in a vessel with

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    • A. closed perimeter of regular shape through which water flows
    • B. the water level of the liquid on the up stream side is below the top of the orifice
    • C. partially full flow
    • D. prolonged sides having length of 2 to 3 diameters of the opening in thick wall.
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    • 7. The differential equation dp/? + gdz + vdv = 0 for a fluid motion is suggested by

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    • A. Bernoulli
    • B. Cauchy-Riemann
    • C. Laplace
    • D. Leonard Euler.
    • Discuss
    • 8. Pick up the correct statement from the following :

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    • A. For maximum velocity of flow, the depth of water in the circular channel must be 0.81 times the diameter of the channel
    • B. For maximum velocity, the hydraulic mean depth must be 0.3 times the diameter of circular channel
    • C. For maximum discharge the depth of flow must be 0.95 times the diameter of circular channel
    • D. All the above.
    • Discuss
    • 9. If v1 and v2 are the velocities of flow before and after sudden enlargement in a pipe, the head loss given by Carnot and Borda equation, is

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    • A. (v22 - v12)/2g
    • B. (v1 - v2)2/2g
    • C. (v2 - v1)2/2g
    • D. (v1 + v2)2/2g.
    • Discuss
    • 10. Pick up the correct statement from the following :

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    • A. In incompressible flow the density of a fluid remains constant
    • B. In compressible flow, the density of a fluid changes from point to point
    • C. In uniform flow, the velocity of a fluid does not change with respect to length of flow direction
    • D. All the above.
    • Discuss


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