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  1. The curve of metacentre for a floating body __________ the curve of buoyancy.

  2. A.

     Is always below

    B.

     Is the evolute of

    C.

     Intersects at right angle

    D.

     Is tangential to


  3. At a constant speed of the centrifugal pump . it __________ the impeller diameter.

  4. A.

     Capacity varies directly with

    B.

     Head varies as the square of

    C.

     Horsepower varies as the cube of

    D.

     All of the above


  5. Navier-Stokes equation is useful in the analysis of __________ fluid flow problems.

  6. A.

     Non-viscous

    B.

     Viscous

    C.

     Turbulent

    D.

     Rotational


  7. In the Newton's law range, the terminal velocity of a solid spherical particle falling through a stationary fluid mass is __________ the fluid viscosity.

  8. A.

     Directly proportional to

    B.

     Inversely proportional to

    C.

     Inversely proportional to the square root of

    D.

     Independent of


  9. For a given Reynolds number, in a hydraulically smooth pipe, further smoothening __________ the friction factor.

  10. A.

     Brings about no further reduction of

    B.

     Increases

    C.

     Decreases

    D.

     None of these


  11. Mach number is important in a fluid flow problem, when the inertia and __________ forces predominate.

  12. A.

     Elastic

    B.

     Viscous

    C.

     Gravity

    D.

     None of these


  13. In case of isentropic flow, the speed of sound in an ideal gas is proportional to (where M = molecular weight of the gas)

  14. A.

     1/√M

    B.

     √M

    C.

     1/M

    D.

     M


  15. Fanning friction factor is equal to(where, fB = Blassius friction factor).

  16. A.

     fB/4

    B.

     fB/2

    C.

     4fB

    D.

     2fB


  17. For the free settling of a spherical particle through a fluid, the slope of, CD-log NRe , plot is

  18. A.

     1

    B.

     -1

    C.

     0.5

    D.

     -0.5


  19. Various efficiencies of a centrifugal pump are related as (where, ηm = mechanical efficiency ηv = volumetric efficiency. ηma = manometric efficiency ηo = overall efficiency)

  20. A.

     ηma x ηm x ηv = ηo

    B.

     ηm = ηv . ηma

    C.

     ηma = ηm x ηv

    D.

     ηv = ηm x ηma