Objective of civil engineering fuild mechanics

MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS
I. Select correct options from the list given below each item.
1. Mass per unit volume is known as
(a) density
(b) specific gravity
(c) specific weight
(d) specific volume.
2. The reciprocal of the density is known as
(a) specific gravity
(b) specific weight
(c) specific volume
(d) none of these
3. The most important property which influences the fluid motion to a great extent is
(a) density
(b) specific weight
(c) specific volume
(d) viscocity
4. The rate of shear strain of fluid is known as
(a) shear modulus
(b) hydraulic gradient
(c) velocity gradient
(d) all the above
5. Newton’s law of viscocity states that shear stress is directly proportional to
(a) velocity
(b) shear strain
(c) velocity gradient
(d) viscocity
6. A Newtonian fluid is defined as the fluid which
(a) is highly viscous
(b) is compressible and non-viscous
(c) is incompressible and viscous
(d) obeys Newton’s law of viscocity
7. A general relationship between shear stress and velocity gradient for non-Newtonian fluid may be
written as
t = A + B
If in the above relation, n > 1, the fluid is classified as
(a) dilatant
(b) Bingham plastic
(c) pseudoplastic
(d) none of these.
8. An ideal fluid is defined as the fluid which is
(a) compressible
(b) incompressible
(c) compressible and viscous
(d) incompressible and non-viscous
9. Kinematic viscocity is equal to
(a) dynamic viscocity × density
(b) dynamic viscocity × pressure
(c) dynamic viscocity/density
(d) dynamic viscocity/pressure
10. Dimension of dynamic viscocity is
(a) MLT
–1
(b) ML
–1T
–1
(c) MLT
–2
(d) ML
2T
–1
11. The viscocity of a fluid is considered to be composed of
(a) intermolecular cohesion
(b) transfer of molecular momentum
(c) both (a) and (b)
(d) none of (a) and (b)
12. The viscocity of gases
(a) changes with temperature but is practically unaffected by pressure.
(b) practically unaffected by temperature but very much affected by pressure.
(c) affected considerably by temperature and pressure.
(d) unaffected by temperature and pressure.
13. Stoke is the unit of
(a) dynamic viscocity
(b) kinematic viscocity
(c) specific volume
(d) specific weight
14. 1 stoke is equal to
(a) 1 m2
/sec
(b) 1 × 10
–2 m2
/sec
(c) 1 × 10
–3 m2
/sec
(d) 1 × 10
–4 m2
/sec
15. Which one of the following is the wrong statement about capillarity?
Magnitude depends upon
(a) the diameter of tube
(b) the specific weight of the liquid
(c) its surface tension
(d) its viscocity.
16. Surface tension is a
(a) line force
(b) force per unit surface area
(c) force per unit volume
(d) all the above
17. The unit of surface tension is
(a) N
(b) N/m
(c) N/m2
(d) N/m3
.
18. The property of water to wet a solid surface when it comes in contact is known as
(a) surface tension
(b) viscocity
(c) capillary action
(d) vapour pressure.
19. The angle of contact q between water and solid surfaces is equal to
(a) 0°
(b) 30°
(c) 60°
(d) 90°
20. The angle of contact between mercury and solid surface is
(a) 0°
(b) 45°
(c) 90°
(d) more than 90°
21. Boiling of liquid can be achieved by either
(a) raising the temperature
(b) lowering the pressure of overlaying air below the vapour pressure
(c) either (a) or (b)
(d) none of the above.
22. 1 pascal pressure is equal to
(a) 1 m water pressure
(b) 10.01 m water pressure
(c) 0.0001 m water pressure
(d) None of the above
23. The reciprocal of coefficient of compressibility is known as
(a) viscocity
(b) capillary action
(c) vapour pressure
(d) bulk modulus of elasticity
24. Falling drops of water become spherical due to
(a) surface tension
(b) capillary action of water
(c) compressibility of water
(d) viscocity of water
25. The intensity of pressure at any point in a liquid is
(a) w
(b) wh
(c)
(d) h/w
where w = specific weight
h = depth of liquid from the surface.
26. The ratio of the velocity of flow V to the velocity of sound in the fluid medium is known as
(a) Fraude number
(b) Mach number
(c) Newton number
(d) coefficient of viscocity
27. The atmospheric pressure at sea level is
(a) 360 mm of mercury
(b) 600 mm of mercury
(c) 760 mm of mercury
(d) 960 mm of mercury.
28. Gauge pressure is
(a) pressure measured above complete vacuum
(b) absolute pressure + local atmospheric pressure
(c) absolute pressure – local atmospheric pressure
(d) none of the above.
29. For measuring small difference of pressure
(a) simple manometer is preferred
(b) differential manometer is advantageous
(c) micromanometer is used
(d) mercury manometers are used
30. Inclined manometer is used for precise measurement of small pressure in
(a) low velocity gas flow
(b) in high velocity gas flow
(c) in high velocity water flow
(d) in low velocity water flow
31. If l is inclined length of pressure difference and h is vertical depth of pressure difference the
amplification is
(a)
(b) h/l
(c) tan
–1
l/h
(d) tan
–1
.
32. A submerged body is subjected to a buoyancy equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by it. This
principle is known as
(a) Newton’s principle
(b) Archimedes’ principle
(c) Bourden’s principle
(d) none of the above

35. The intersection of line of action of buoyancy force with the axis of symmetry of floating body is
known as
(a) centre of buoyancy
(b) centre of gravity
(c) metacentre
(d) all the above
36. If centre of gravity G lies above the centre of buoyancy B, the submarine is in
(a) neutral equilibrium
(b) stable equilibrium
(c) unstable equilibrium
(d) dynamic equilibrium
37. For a floating cylinder metacentre is
(a) –ve
(b) zero
(c) +ve
(d) both (a) or (b) depending
upon diameter.
38. A floating vessel has better stability if its sides.
(a) diverge upward
(b) straighten upward
(c) convert upward
(d) both (b) and (c).
39. In case of steady flow ______ change with time
(a) displacement
(b) velocity
(c) pressure
(d) all the above
40. The flow is known as uniform if ______ is same at any instant.
(a) pressure
(b) velocity
(c) velocity gradient
(d) acceleration
41. Unsteady flow occurs when
(a) the velocity change from place to place.
(b) the velocity at a given point changes from time to time
(c) the flow fluctuates but the average values of flow parameters remain same.
(d) none of the above.
42. If the velocity vector varies from point to point at any instant of time the flow is known as
(a) unsteady flow
(b) non-uniform flow
(c) turbulent flow
(d) all of these
43. A flow in which the quantity of liquid flowing per second is constant is called
(a) steady flow
(b) streamline flow
(c) unsteady flow
(d) turbulent flow
44. A flow in which each liquid particle has a definite path and the paths of individual particles do
not cross each other is called
(a) steady flow
(b) uniform flow
(c) streamline flow
(d) all the above
45. A flow in which streamline is represented by a straight line is called ______ dimensional flow.
(a) one
(b) two
(c) three
(d) multi
46. The line that connects all particles passing through a point is known as
(a) streamline
(b) pathline
(c) streakline
(d) all the above.
47. ______ can be traced by injecting a dye in the flowing liquid.
(a) Streamline
(b) Pathline
(c) Streakline
(d) all the above
49. Equipotential lines intersect streamlines at
(a) acute angles
(b) 90°
(c) obtuse angles
(d) any of the above
50. Using flownets
(a) uplift pressure on dam can be found.
(b) outlets can be designed for their streamlining.
(c) loss of flow due to seepage in earth dam can be evaluated.
(d) all the above.
51. In irrotational flow
(a) the fluid does not rotate as it moves along.
(b) the net rotation of fluid particles about their mass centre remains zero.
(c) the streamlines are curved and closely spaced.
(d) none of the above
52. The science that considers the forces causing flow of fluids is known as
(a) statics of fluid
(b) kinematics of fluid
(c) dynamics of fluid
(d) none of these
53. The fundamental transport phenomenon associated with the motion of fluid
(a) is mass transport
(b) is heat transport
(c) momentum transport
(d) all the above
54. In Reynolds equation
(a) no force is neglected.
(b) only force of compressibility is neglected.
(c) both force of compressibility and force of turbulence are neglected.
(d) forces of compressibility, turbulence and velocity are neglected.
55. In Navier–Stroke equation
(a) no force is neglected.
(b) only force of compressibility is neglected.
(c) both force of compressibility and force of turbulence are neglected.
(d) forces of compressibility, turbulence and velocity are neglected
56. In Euler’s equations
(a) no force is neglected.
(b) only force of compressibility is neglected.
(c) both force of compressibility and force of turbulence are neglected.
(d) forces of compressibility, turbulence and velocity are neglected.
57. The term is known as
(a) kinematic energy
(b) kinetic energy
(c) kinetic energy per unit weight
(d) none of the above
58. The term is known as
(a) potential energy
(b) pressure energy
(c) pressure energy per unit weight
(d) none of the above
59. The term z in total energy expression
+ z is
(a) potential energy
(b) pressure energy
(c) potential energy per unit weight
(d) none of the above
60. Head lost between two points 1 and 2 in fluid flow is given by
(a)
(b)
(c) u2 – u1 – q
(d) u2 – u1 + q
where u2
, u1 are velocities of flow, q is heat transfer
61. Bernoulli equation finds its application in
(a) pitot tube
(b) venturimeter
(c) orifice meter
(d) all the above

(d)
63. In a venturimeter, entrance cone is having
(a) converging angle of 20°
(b) converging angle of 5° to 7°
(c) diverging angle of 20°
(d) diverging angle of 5° to 7°
64. A venturimeter is having a exit cone of
(a) diverging angle 20°
(b) diverging angle of 5° to 7°
(c) converging angle of 20°
(d) converging angle of 5° to 7°
65. Venturimeter is a device based on
(a) Euler’s equation
(b) Reynolds equation
(c) Navier–Stokes equation
(d) Bernauli’s principle
67. Venturimeter should be preceded by a straight portion of the pipe of length ______ times the
diameter
(a) 25
(b) 50
(c) 75
(d) 100
68. The coefficient of discharge in a venturimeter depends upon
(a) roughness of inner portion of pipe
(b) diameter ratio d2
/d1
(c) nearness of placement of fittings
(d) all the above
69. The velocity of flow in a orifice is V = . This equation is known as
(a) Euler’s equation
(b) Bernoulli equation
(c) Navier–Stokes equation
(d) Torricelli’s equation
70. Trajectory of a free jet is
(a) circular curve
(b) parabola
(c) catenery
(d) elliptic curve

72. The dynamics of fluid in which normal stresses and shear stresses in all the three mutually
perpendicular directions is considered is known as
(a) Navier-Stokes theory
(b) Reynolds theory
(c) Bernoulli’s theory
(d) Euler’s theory
73. The region within which the effect of viscocity is confined is known as
(a) cavitation
(b) stagnation layer
(c) boundary layer
(d) free layer
74. The nominal thickness of boundary layer may be considered the distance between the solid
boundary and the layer where the velocity of fluid particles is ______ of free stream velocity.
(a) 90%
(b) 95%
(c) 99%
(d) 100%
75. The ratio of displacement thickness to momentum thickness is called
(a) viscocity factor
(b) shape factor
(c) factor of safety
(d) none of the above.
76. The conditions favourable for laminar flow are
(a) high viscocity
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(b) low mass density
(c) low mean velocity
(d) all the above
78. The flow is laminar if Reynolds number is less than
(a) 1000
(b) 1500
(c) 2000
(d) 3000
79. In finding Reynolds number, the characteristic length of circular pipe is taken as
(a) d
(b) 2d
(c) 5d
(d) 10d
where d is the diameter of pipe.
80. If b is the spacing of two parallel plates the characteristic length is usually taken as
(a) 0.1b
(b) 0.5b
(c) 0.75b
(d) b
81. In case of flow about a sphere, the characteristic length is taken as
(a)
(b) D
(c) 2D
(d) 5D
where D is the diameter of sphere
82. In case of flow in wide open channels, for finding Reynolds number, characteristic length taken is
(a) 0.5y
(b) y
(c) 2y
(d) 5y
where y is the depth of flow.
83. The viscometer of ______ type may be used for measuring viscocity of fluids.
(a) capillary tube
(b) concentric cylinder
(c) falling cylinder
(d) any of the above
84. Industrial viscometers are
(a) Ostwald viscometer
(b) Saybolt viscometer
(c) Bernaulli’s viscometer
(d) both (a) and (b).
85. Porous media flow is characterized by
(a) low velocity
(b) high pressure drops
(c) very small pore diameters
(d) all the above
86. In case of turbulent flow, the loss of pressure head is proportional to V
n where V is mean velocity
and n is from
(a) 1.0 to 1.5
(b) 1.75 to 2.0
(c) 2.25 to 2.5
(d) 2.75 to 3.0
87. The factors which affect the transition from laminar to turbulent flow are
(a) turbulence in the incoming fluid
(b) the pressure gradient
(c) the roughness of the boundary
(d) all the above.
89. Maximum loss of head in flow through pipe is due to
(a) sudden enlargement
(b) sudden contraction
(c) at outlet


96. If the Froude number in open channel flow is less than 1.0, the flow is known as
(a) subcritical
(b) critical
(c) supercritical
(d) none of the above
97. If the Froude number in open channel is 1.0, this flow is known as
(a) subcritical
(b) critical
(c) supercritical
(d) none of the above
98. If the Froude number in open channel is more than 1.0, the flow is known as
(a) subcritical
(b) critical
(c) supercritical
(d) none of the above

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