Objective Type Questions

Subject:-Fluid Mechanics
1)

The intensity of pressure p is related to specific weight w of the liquid and vertical
depth h of the point by the equation.
(a) P= wh
(c) h=pw
(b) P=wh2
(d) p=wh3
2) The point of application of the total pressure on the surface is
(a) Centroid of the surface
(c) either of the above
(b) Centre of pressure
(d) none of the above
3) The branch of Engineering science, which deals with water at rest or in motion is
called
(a) Hydraulics
(c) fluid mechanics
(b) Applied mechanics
(d) kinematics
4) A solid can resist which of the following stresses?
(a) Tensile
(c) Compressive
(b) Shear
(d) All of the above
5) A real practical fluid possesses which of the following?
(a) Viscosity
(c) Surface Tension
(b) Compressibility
(d) Density
6) The printers ink is an example of
(a) Newtonian fluid
(c) Non-Newtonian fluid
(b) Thixotropic substance
(d) Elastic solid
7) The viscosity of the liquids _________ with increase in temperature.
(a) decreases
(c) increases
(b) first decreases and then increases
(d) first increases and then
decreases.
8) Surface tension is caused by the force of _______ at the free surface.
(a) Cohesion
(c) both a & b
(b) Adhesion
(d) none of the above.
9) Surface tension is expressed in _________.
(a) N/m
(c) N2/m
2
(b) N/m
(d) N/m3
10) Bulk modulus of elasticity is the ratio of ____________________.
(a) Tensile stress to tensile strain
(c) compressive stress to
volumetric strain
(b) Compressive stress t compressive strain (d) none of the above.
11) The force per unit area is called as ________.
(a) Pressure
(c) surface tension
(b) Strain
(d) none of the above
12) The pressure of a liquid on a surface will always act _______ to the surface.
(a) Parallel
(c) 450
(b) Normal
(d) 600
13) The intensity of pressure at any point in a liquid at rest is the same in all
directions the above statement is known as _________________.
(a) Kirchhoffs law
(c) Pascals law
(b) Either of the above
(d) none of the above
14) Piezometer measures __________ pressure only.
(a) Absolute
(c) atmosphere
(b) Gauge
(d) any of the above
15) The bourdon tubes are generally made of __________.
(a) Copper
(c) mild steel
(b) Tin
(d) none of the above

16) The Pitot-tube is used for measuring _____________.

(a) Velocity of flow
(c) pressure of flow
(b) Flow rate
(d) total energy
17) The venturimeter is used for measuring ___________.
(a) Pressure
(c) flow rate
(b) Total energy
(d) piezometer head.
18) __________ is the ratio of the inertia force to the viscous force.
(a) Froudes number
(c) Webers number
(b) Reynoldss number
(d) Machs number
19) __________ is the equal to the product of shear stress due to viscosity and surface
area of flow.
(a) Viscous force
(c) Pressure force
(b) Inertia force
(d) Gravity force
20) The scale effect in models can be ___________.
(a) Positive only
(c) both positive and negative
(b) Negative only
(d) none of the above.
21) All real fluids are ___________.
(a) Incompressible
(c) compressible to any extent
(b) Compressible to some extent
(d) none of the above
22) An isentropic flow is one which is
(a) Isothermal process
(c) adiabatic process
(b) Isobaric process
(d) isochoric process
23) The stagnation pressure (Ps) and temperature(Ts) are
(a) Less than their ambient counterparts
(c) more than their ambient
counterparts
(b) The same as in ambient flow
(d) none of the above
24) Manning and chezy formulae are valid for
(a) Steady
(c) steady non-uniform
(b) Steady uniform
(d) unsteady uniform flow
25) When Froudes number is equal to unity, the flow in an open channel is called
(a) Occur just after a hydraulic jump
(c) be gradually varied
(b) Follow tranquil flow
(d) none of the above.