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1. Reciprocating pumps are no more to be seen in industrial applications (in comparison to centrifugal
pumps) because of
(a) high initial and maintenance cost
(b) lower discharge
(c) lower speed of operation
(d) necessity of air vessel
ww
(e) all of the above.
Ans: a
w.E
asy
2. In a centrifugal pump casing, the flow of water leaving the impeller, is
(a) rectilinear flow
(b) radial flow
(c) free vortex motion En
(d) forced vortex
gin
(e)
Ans: c
none of the above.
eer
3. Head developed by a centrifugal pump depends on
ing
(a) impeller diameter .ne
(b) speed
(c) fluid density
(d) type of casing
t
(e) (a) and (b) above.
Ans: e
4. For starting an axial flow pump, its delivery valve should be

(a) closed
(b) open
(c) depends on starting condition and flow desired
(d) could be either open or closed
(e) partly open and partly closed.
Ans: b
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5. The efficiency of a centrifugal pump is maximum when its blades are

(a) straight
(b) bent forward
(c) bent backward
(d) bent forward first and then backward
(e) bent backward first and then forward.
Ans: c
6. In a centrifugal pump casing, the flow of water leaving the

(a) radial
(b) radial
(c)
(d) ww
centrifugal
rectilinear
(e)
Ans: e
vortex.
w.E
asy
7. Centrifugal pump is started with its delivery valve
(a) kept fully closed
(b) kept fully open En
(c) irrespective of any position
gin
(d) kept 50% open
(e) none of the above. eer
Ans: a
ing
8. Axial flow pump is started with its delivery valve .ne
(a) kept fully closed
(b) kept fully open
(c) irrespective of any position
t
(d) kept 50% open
(e) none of the above.
Ans: b
9. When a piping system is made up primarily of vertical lift and very little pipe friction, the pump
characteristics should be
(a) horizontal
(b) nearly horizontal
(c) steep
(d) first rise and then fall

Ans: c
10. One horsepower is equal to

(a) 102 watts
(b) 75 watts
(c) 550 watts
(d) 735 watts
(e) 33000 watts.
Ans: d
11. Multistage centrifugal pumps are used to obtain

(a)
(b) ww
high discharge
high head
(c) pumping of viscous fluids
w.E
(d) high head and high discharge
(e) high efficiency.
Ans: b asy
En
12. When a piping system is made up primarily of friction head and very little of vertical lift, then pump
characteristics should be
gin
(a)
(b)
horizontal
nearly horizontal eer
(c) steep
(d) first rise and then fall
ing
(e) none of the above. .ne
Ans: b
13. In a single casing, multistage pump running at constant speed, the capacity rating is to be slightly
t
lowered. It can be done by
(a) designing new impeller
(b) trimming the impeller size to the required size by machining
(c) not possible
(d) some other alterations in the impeller
Ans: b
14. If a pump is handling water and is discharging a certain flow Q at a constant total dynamic head
requiring a definite B.H.P., the same pump when handling a liquid of specific gravity 0.75 and viscosity
nearly same as of water would discharge

(a) same quantity of liquid
(b) 0.75 Q
(c) Q/0.75
(d) 1.5 Q
Ans: a
15. The horse power required in above case will be

(a) same
(b) 0.75 B.H.P.
(c) B.H.P./0.75
(d)
(e) ww
1.5 B.H.P.
none of the above.
Ans: b
w.E
16. Low specific speed of a pump implies it is
(a) centrifugal pump asy
(b) mixed flow pump
(c) axial flow pump En
(d) any one of the above
gin
Ans: a eer
17. The optimum value of vane exit angle for a centrifugal pump impeller is
ing
(a) 10-15° .ne
(b)
(c)
(d)
20-25°
30-40°
50-60°
t
(e) 80-90°.
Ans: b
18. In a centrifugal pump, the liquid enters the pump

(a) at the top
(b) at the bottom
(c) at the center
(d) from sides
Ans: c
19. For small discharge at high pressure, following pump is preferred

(a) centrifugal
(b) axial flow
(c) mixed flow
(d) propeller
(e) reciprocating.
Ans: e
20. In centrifugal pumps, maximum efficiency is obtained when the blades are
(a) straight
(b) bent forward
ww
(c) bent backward
(d) radial
(e) given aerofoil section.
Ans: c w.E
asy
21. Motion of a liquid in a volute casing of a centrifugal pump is an example of
(a)
(b)
rotational flow
radial En
(c) forced spiral vortex flow
gin
(d) forced cylindrical vortex flow
(e) spiral vortex flow. eer
Ans: e
ing
22. For very high discharge at low pressure such as for flood control and irrigation applications, following .ne
type of pump is preferred
(a)
(b)
centrifugal
axial flow
t
(c) reciprocating
(d) mixed flow
Ans: b
23. Medium specific speed of a pump implies it is

(a) centrifugal pump
(b) mixed flow pump
(c) axial flow pump

Ans: b
24. High specific speed of a pump implies it is

(a) centrifugal pump
(b) mixed flow pump
(c) axial flow pump
Ans: c
25. Indicator diagram of a reciprocating pump is a graph between
ww
(a) flow vs swept volume
(b) pressure in cylinder vs swept volume
(c) flow vs speed
(d) pressure vs speed w.E
(e) swept volume vs speed.
Ans: b asy
26. Low specific speed of turbine implies it is En
(a) propeller turbine
gin
(b) Francis turbine
(c) impulse turbine eer
ing
Ans: c .ne
27. Any change in load is adjusted by adjusting following parameter on turbine
(a) net head
t
(b) absolute velocity
(c) blade velocity
(d) flow
(e) relative velocity of flow at inlet.
Ans: d
28. Runaway speed of a hydraulic turbine is

(a) full load speed
(b) the speed at which turbine runner will be damaged
(c) the speed if the turbine runner is allowed to revolve freely without load and with the wicket gates wide
open
(d) the speed corresponding to maximum overload permissible
Ans: c
29. The maximum number of jets generally employed in impulse turbine without jet interference is
(a) 4
(b) 6
(c) 8
(d) 12
(e) 16.
Ans: b
ww
30. Medium specific speea of turbine implies it is
(a) propeller turbine
(b) Francis turbine w.E
(c) impulse turbine
(d) any one of the above asy
Ans: b En
gin
31. High specific speed of turbine implies it is
(a) propeller turbine eer
(b) Francis turbine
(c) impulse turbine
ing
(d) any one of the above .ne
Ans: a t
32. The specific speed of turbine is defined as the speed of a unit
(a) of such a size that it delivers unit dis-charge at unit head
(b) of such a size that it delivers unit dis-charge at unit power
(c) of such a size that it requires unit power per unit head
(d) of such a size that it produces unit horse power with unit head
Ans: d
33. Puck up the wrong statement about centrifugal pump

(a) discharge a diameter
(b) head a speed2

(c) head a diameter
(d) Power a speed3
(e) none of the above is wrong.
Ans: a
34. A turbine pump is basically a centrifugal pump equipped additionally with

(a) adjustable blades
(b) backward curved blades
(c) vaned diffusion casing
(d) inlet guide blades
(e) totally submerged operation facility.
Ans: c
ww
w.E
35. Casting of a centrifugal pump is designed so as to minimize
(a) friction loss
(b) cavitation
(c) static head asy
(d) loss of kinetic energy
(e) starting time. En
Ans: d
gin
36. In reaction turbine, draft tube is used eer
(a) to transport water downstream without eddies
(b) to convert the kinetic energy to flow energy by a gradual expansion of the flow cross-section
ing
(c) for safety of turbine .ne
(d) to increase flow rate
Ans: b
t
37. Guide angle as per the aerofoil theory of Kaplan turbine blade design is defined as the angle
between
(a) lift and resultant force
(b) drag and resultant force
(c) lift and tangential force
(d) lift and drag
(e) resultant force and tangential force.
Ans: a
38. Francis turbine is best suited for

(a) medium head application from 24 to 180 m
(b) low head installation up to 30 m
(c) high head installation above 180 m
(d) all types of heads
Ans: a
39. The flow rate in gear pump

(a) increases with increase in pressure
(b) decreases with increase in pressure
(c) more or less remains constant with in-crease in pressure
ww
(d) unpredictable
Ans: c
w.E
40. Impulse turbine is generally fitted
(a) at the level of tail race asy
(b) little above the tail race
(c) slightly below the tail race En
(d) about 2.5 m above the tail race to avoid cavitation
gin
(e) about 2.5 m below the tail race to avoid cavitation.
Ans: b eer
41. Francis, Kaplan and propeller turbines fall under the category of
ing
(a) Impulse turbines .ne
(b) Reaction turbines
(c) Axial flow turbines
(d) Mixed flow turbines
t
(e) Reaction-cum-impulse turbines.
Ans: b
42. Reaction turbines are used for

(a) low head
(b) high head
(c) high head and low discharge
(d) high head and high discharge
(e) low head and high discharge.
Ans: e
43. The discharge through a reaction turbine with increase in unit speed
(a) increases
(b) decreases
(c) remains unaffected
(d) first increases and then decreases
(e) first decreases and then increases.
Ans: b
44. The angle of taper on draft tube is

(a) greater than 15°
(b) greater than 8°
(d) ww
(c) greater than 5°
less than 8°
(e)
Ans: d
less than 3°.
w.E
asy
45. Specific speed for reaction turbines ranges from
(a)
(b)
0 to 4.5
10 to 100 En
(c) 80 to 200
gin
(d)
(e)
250 to 300
none of the above. eer
Ans: b
ing
46. In axial flow fans and turbines, fluid enters and leaves as follows .ne
(a) radially, axially
(b) axially, radially
(c) axially, axially
t
(d) radially, radially
(e) combination of axial and radial.
Ans: c
47. Which place in hydraulic turbine is most susceptible for cavitation

(a) inlet of draft rube
(b) blade inlet
(c) guide blade
(d) penstock
(e) draft tube exit.
Ans: a
48. Air vessels in reciprocating pump are used to

(a) smoothen flow
(b) reduce acceleration to minimum
(c) increase pump efficiency
(d) save pump from cavitation
(e) increase pump head.
Ans: b
49. Saving of work done and power by fitting an air vessel to single acting reciprocating pump is of the
order of
(a)
(b)
39.2%
49.2%ww
(c)
(d)
68.8%
84.8% w.E
(e)
Ans: d
91.6%.
asy
En
50. Saving of work done and power by fitting an air vessel to double acting reciprocating pump is of the
order of
gin
(a)
(b)
39.2%
49.2% eer
(c)
(d)
68.8%
84.8%
ing
(e) 91.6%. .ne
Ans: a
51. According to fan laws, for fans having constant wheel diameter, the air or gas capacity varies
t
(a) directly as fan speed
(b) square of fan speed
Pressure varies as (Speed^2)
(c) cube of fan speed
(d) square root of fan speed Power varies as (Speed^3)
Ans: a
52. According to fan laws, for fans having constant wheel diameter, the pressure varies

(d) square root of fan speed
Ans: b
53. According to fan laws, for the fans having constant wheel diameters, the power demand varies
(d) square root of fan speed
Ans: c
ww
54. According to fan laws, at constant speed and capacity, the pressure and power vary
w.E
(a) directly as the air or gas density
(b) inversely as square root of density
(c) inversely as density
(d) as square of density asy
(e) as square root of density.
Ans: a En
gin
55. According to fan laws, at constant pressure, the speed capacity and power vary
(a) directly as the air or gas density eer
ing
(d) as square of density .ne
Ans: b t
56. According to fan laws, at constant weight of air or gas, the speed, capacity and pressure vary
(a) directly as the air or gas density
(d) as square of density
Ans: c
57. Pressure intensifier increases the pressure in proportion to

(a) ratio of diameters
(b) square of ratio of diameters

(c) inverse ratio of diameters
(d) square of inverse ratio of diameters
(e) fourth power of ratio of diameters.
Ans: b
58. A hydraulic accumulator normally consists of

(a) two cylinders, two rams and a storage device
(b) a cylinder and a ram
(c) two co-axial rams and two cylinders
(d) a cylinder, a piston, storage tank and control valve
(e) special type of pump with storage device and a pressure regulator.
Ans: b
ww
w.E
59. A hydraulic intensifier normally consists of
(a) two cylinders, two rams and a storage device
(b) a cylinder and a ram
(c) two co-axial rams and two cylinders asy
(d) a cylinder, a piston, storage tank and control valve
En
(e) special type of pump with storage device and a pressure regulator.
Ans: c
gin
60. Hydraulic accumulator is used for eer
(a) accumulating oil
(b) supplying large quantities of oil for very short duration
ing
(c) generally high pressures to operate hydraulic machines .ne
(d) supplying energy when main supply fails
(e) accumulating hydraulic energy.
Ans: d
t
61. Maximum impulse will be developed in hydraulic ram when
(a) waste valve closes suddenly
(b) supply pipe is long
(c) supply pipe is short
(d) ram chamber is large
(e) supply pipe has critical diameter,
Ans: a

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4. For starting an axial flow pump, its delivery valve should be

5. The efficiency of a centrifugal pump is maximum when its blades are

6. In a centrifugal pump casing, the flow of water leaving the

(e) none of the above.

10. One horsepower is equal to

11. Multistage centrifugal pumps are used to obtain

nearly same as of water would discharge

15. The horse power required in above case will be

18. In a centrifugal pump, the liquid enters the pump

19. For small discharge at high pressure, following pump is preferred

23. Medium specific speed of a pump implies it is

(e) none of the above.

24. High specific speed of a pump implies it is

25. Indicator diagram of a reciprocating pump is a graph between

28. Runaway speed of a hydraulic turbine is

33. Puck up the wrong statement about centrifugal pump

(b) head a speed2

34. A turbine pump is basically a centrifugal pump equipped additionally with

38. Francis turbine is best suited for

39. The flow rate in gear pump

42. Reaction turbines are used for

44. The angle of taper on draft tube is

47. Which place in hydraulic turbine is most susceptible for cavitation

48. Air vessels in reciprocating pump are used to

(c) cube of fan speed

57. Pressure intensifier increases the pressure in proportion to

(b) square of ratio of diameters

58. A hydraulic accumulator normally consists of

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