MCQ and 1 Liners Fluid Mechanics
MCQ and 1 Liners Fluid Mechanics
MCQ and 1 Liners Fluid Mechanics
The property of water to wet a solid surface when it comes in contact is known as
A. Surface tension
B. Viscosity
C. Capillary action
D. Vapour pressure
ANSWER C
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
ANSWER C
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
ANSWER C
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
ANSWER C
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%
ANSWER C
The most efficient theoretical section to get maximum discharge for a given cross
section is
A. Triangular
B. Rectangular
C. Trapezoidal
D. Circular
ANSWER D
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
ANSWER B
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
ANSWER D
For laminar flow in circular pipes, the Darcys friction factor f is equal to
A. 16/Re
B. 32/Re
C. 64/Re
D. None of these
ANSWER C
The ratio of Maximum velocity to average velocity for steady flow between fixed
parallel plates
A. 2/3
B. 4/3
C. 3/2
D. 2
ANSWER C
The Pitot tube is used to measure
A. Velocity at stagnation point
B. Stagnation pressure
C. Static pressure
D. Dynamic pressure
ANSWER B
Total drag_____________
ANSWER Total drag= Lift Force + Drag Force
Rotational Flow________________________________________
ANSWER Fluid particles rotate about their own axis also
For a given area and flow, optimum inclination of a channel is ______ to horizontal
ANSWER Sixty degrees
The discharge through a circular channel takes place when depth of flow is equal to
______times the diameter.
ANSWER 0.95
The maximum velocity through a circular channel takes place when depth of flow is
equal to ______ times the diameter.
ANSWER 0.81
The flow is known as uniform if ______ is same at any instant.
ANSWER Velocity
18. 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.
ANSWER 0.99 times