CET308 COMPREHENSIVE COURSE WORK

FLUID MECHANICS & HYDRAULICS

1. When a body is placed over a liquid, it will sink down if

A. Gravitational force is equal to the up-thrust of the liquid
B. Gravitational force is less than the up-thrust of the liquid
C. Gravitational force is more than the up-thrust of the liquid
D. None of the above
Answer: C
2. The property by virtue of which a liquid opposes relative motion between its different layers is called
A. Surface tension
B. Coefficient of viscosity
C. Viscosity
D. Osmosis
Answer: C
3. A weir is said to be narrow-crested weir, if the width of the crest of the weir is __________ half the height
of water above the weir crest.
A. Equal to
B. Less than
C. More than
D. None of these
Answer: B
4. When a body floating in a liquid, is displaced slightly, it oscillates about
A. C.G. of body
B. Center of pressure
C. Center of buoyancy
D. Metacentre
Answer: D
5. The pressure of the liquid flowing through the divergent portion of a Venturimeter
A. Remains constant
B. Increases
C. Decreases
D. Depends on mass ofliquid

Answer: C

6. Steady flow occurs when

A. The direction and magnitude of the velocity at all points are identical
B. The velocity of successive fluid particles, at any point, is the same at successive periods of time
C. The magnitude and direction of the velocity do not change from point to point in the fluid
D. The fluid particles move in plane or parallel planes and the streamline patterns are identical in each
plane
Answer: B
7. Coefficient of velocity is defined as the ratio of
A. Actual velocity of jet at vena-contracta to the theoretical velocity
B. Area of jet at vena-contracta to the area of orifice
C. Actual discharge through an orifice to the theoretical discharge
D. None of the above
Answer: A
8. When the water level on the downstream side of a weir is above the top surface of a weir, the weir is
 known as
A. Narrow-crested weir
B. Broad-crested weir
C. Ogee weir
D. Submerged weir
Answer: D
9. Differential manometer is used to measure
A. Pressure in pipes, channels etc.
B. Atmospheric pressure
C. Very low pressure
D. Difference of pressure between two points
Answer: D
10. When a body is immersed wholly or partially in a liquid, it is lifted up by a force equal to the weight
of liquid displaced by the body. This statement is called
A. Pascal's law
B. Archimedes’ principle
C. Principle of floatation
D. Bernoulli's theorem
Answer: B
11. Reynolds number is significant in
A. Supersonics, as with projectile and jet propulsion
B. Full immersion or completely enclosed flow, as with pipes, aircraft wings, nozzles etc.
C. Simultaneous motion through two fluids where there is a surface of discontinuity, gravity forces,
and wave making effect, as with ship's hulls
D. All of the above
Answer: B
12. Stoke is the unit of
A. Kinematic viscosity in C. G. S. units
B. Kinematic viscosity in M. K. S. units
C. Dynamic viscosity in M. K. S. units
D. Dynamic viscosity in S. I. units
Answer: A
13. The centre of gravity of the volume of the liquid displaced by an immersed body is called
A. Centre of gravity
B. Centre of pressure
C. Metacentre
D. Centre of buoyancy
Answer: D
14. The viscosity of water at 20°C is
A. One stoke
B. One centistoke
C. One poise
D. One centipoise
Answer: D
15. According to Darcy's formula, the loss of head due to friction in the pipe is (where f = Darcy's
coefficient, l = Length of pipe, v = Velocity of liquid in pipe, and d = Diameter of pipe)
A. flv²/2gd
B. flv²/gd
C. 3flv²/2gd
D. 4flv²/2gd
 Answer: D
16. Bernoulli equation deals with the law of conservation of
A. Mass
B. Momentum
C. Energy
D. Work
Answer: C
17. Venturimeter is used to
A. Measure the velocity of a flowing liquid
B. Measure the pressure of a flowing liquid
C. Measure the discharge of liquid flowing in a pipe
D. Measure the pressure difference of liquid flowing between two points in a pipe line
Answer: C
18. The two important forces for a floating body are
A. Buoyancy, gravity
B. Buoyancy, pressure
C. Buoyancy, inertial
D. Inertia, gravity
Answer: A

19. The pressure measured with the help of a pressure gauge is called
A. Atmospheric pressure
B. Gauge pressure
C. Absolute pressure
D. Mean pressure
Answer: B
20. In a static fluid
A. Resistance to shear stress is small
B. Fluid pressure is zero
C. Linear deformation is small
D. Only normal stresses can exist
Answer: D
21. The continuity equation is connected with
A. Open channel/pipe flow
B. Compressibility of fluids
C. Conservation of mass
D. Steady/unsteady flow
Answer: C
22. The absolute pressure is equal to
A. Gauge pressure + atmospheric pressure
B. Gauge pressure - atmospheric pressure
C. Atmospheric pressure - gauge pressure
D. Gauge pressure - vacuum pressure
Answer: A
23. The Cipoletti weir is a __________ weir.
A. Rectangular
B. Triangular
C. Trapezoidal
D. Circular
Answer: C
24. A pitot tube is used to measure the
 A. Velocity of flow at the required point in a pipe
B. Pressure difference between two points in a pipe
C. Total pressure of liquid flowing in a pipe
D. Discharge through a pipe
Answer: A
25. The loss of head at exit of a pipe is (where v = Velocity of liquid in the pipe)
A. v²/2g
B. 0.5v²/2g
C. 0.375v²/2g
D. 0.75v²/2g
Answer: A
26. The imaginary line drawn in the fluid in such a way that the tangent to any point gives the direction
of motion at that point, is known as
A. Path line
B. Stream line
C. Streak line
D. Potential line
Answer: B
27. The discharge over a rectangular weir is
A. Inversely proportional to H3/2
B. Directly proportional to H3/2
C. Inversely proportional to H5/2
D. Directly proportional to H5/2
Answer: B
28. For pipes, laminar flow occurs when Reynolds number is
A. Less than 2000
B. Between 2000 and 4000
C. More than 4000
D. Less than 4000
Answer: A
29. An orifice is said to be large, if
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
Answer: D
30. The sheet of water flowing over a notch or a weir is known as
A. Sill or crest
B. Nappe or vein
C. Orifice
D. None of these
Answer: B
31. A structure used to dam up a stream or river over which the water flows is called
A. Orifice
B. Notch
C. Weir
D. Dam
Answer: C
32. When the venturimeter is inclined, then for a given flow it will show
A. Same
B. More
 C. Less
D. None of the above
Answer : A
33. Momentum correction factor and energy correction factor for laminar flow through a circular pipe are
A. 1.33, 2
B. 2, 1.33
C. 1.5, 3
D. 2, 3.5
Answer : A
34. In a flow visualization experiment, a continuous release of marked particles is produced from a point and
the resulting line is
A. Stream line
B. Path line
C. Streak line
D. Potential line
Answer : C
35. An ideal fluid is one which
A. Obeys Newton’s law of viscosity
B. Flows through pipes with least friction
C. Is frictionless and incompressible
D. Satisfies continuity equation
Answer : C
36. For a fluid in motion, if pressure at a point is same in all directions, then the fluid is said to be
A. A real fluid
B. A non-Newtonian fluid
C. An ideal fluid
D. A Newtonian fluid
Answer : C
37. The point at which the resultant pressure on an immersed surface acts on it is known as
A. Centre of gravity
B. Centre of depth
C. Centre of immersed surface
D. Centre of pressure
Answer : D
38. Which among the following is pressure on a fluid below atmospheric pressure?
A. Absolute pressure
B. Gauge pressure
C. Vacuum pressure
D. None of these
Answer : C
39. Determine the total pressure on a circular plate of area of cross section 1m 2 which is placed vertically in
water in such a way that the centre of the plate is 1m below the free surface of water.
A. 981 N
B. 9.81 N
C. 9810 N
D. 98.1 N
Answer : C
40. Falling drops of water become spheres due to the property of
A. Adhesion
B. Cohesion
C. Surface tension
D. Viscosity
Answer: C
41. What is the side slope of a Cipolletti weir?
 A. 1 horizontal to 2 vertical
B. 2 horizontal to 1 vertical
C. 4 horizontal to 1 vertical
D. 1 horizontal to 4 vertical
Answer : D
42. If Cd = co-efficient of discharge, Cv = co-efficient of velocity and C c = co-efficient of contraction, then
which of the following statement is correct?
A. Cc = Cd x Cv
B. Cv = Cc x Cd
C. Cd = Cv x Cc
D. none of these
Answer : C
43. The property by virtue of which a liquid opposes relative motion between its different layers is called
A. Surface tension
B. Coefficient of viscosity
C. Viscosity
D. Osmosis
Answer: C
44. A fluid which obeys the Newton's law of viscosity is termed as
A. Real fluid
B. Ideal fluid
C. Non-Newtonian fluid
D. Newtonian fluid
Answer: D
45. If cohesion between molecules of a fluid is greater than adhesion between fluid and glass, then the free
level of fluid in a dipped glass tube will be
A. Higher than the surface of liquid
B. The same as the surface of liquid
C. Lower than the surface of liquid
D. Unpredictable
Answer: C
46. The property of fluid by virtue of which it offers resistance to shear is called
A. Surface tension
B. Adhesion
C. Cohesion
D. Viscosity
Answer: D
47. Newton's law of viscosity is a relationship between
A. Pressure, velocity and temperature
B. Shear stress and rate of shear strain
C. Shear stress and velocity
D. Rate of shear strain and temperature
Answer: B
48. The tendency of a liquid surface to contract is due to the following property
A. Cohesion
B. Adhesion
C. Viscosity
D. Surface tension
Answer: D