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  1. The buoyancy depends on

  2. A.

     mass of liquid displaced

    B.

     viscosity of the liquid

    C.

     pressure of the liquid displaced

    D.

     depth of immersion


  3. For pipes, laminar flow occurs when Roynolds number is

  4. A.

     less than 2000

    B.

     between 2000 and 4000

    C.

     more than 4000

    D.

     less than 4000


  5. The depth of the center of pressure on a vertical rectangular gate 8 m wide and 6 m high, when the water surface coincides with the top of the gate, is

  6. A.

     2.4 m

    B.

     3.0 m

    C.

     4.0 m

    D.

     2.5 m


  7. The maximum thickness of boundary layer in a pipe of radius r is

  8. A.

     0

    B.

     r/2

    C.

     r

    D.

     2r


  9. The speed of a pressure wave through a pipe depends upon

  10. A.

     the length of pipe

    B.

     the viscosity of fluid

    C.

     the bulk modulus for the fluid

    D.

     the original head


  11. Practical fluids

  12. A.

     are viscous

    B.

     possess surface tension

    C.

     are compressible

    D.

     possess all the above properties


  13. General energy equation holds for

  14. A.

     steady flow

    B.

     turbulent flow

    C.

     laminar flow

    D.

     non-uniform flow


  15. The angle of contact in case of a liquid depends upon

  16. A.

     the nature of the liquid and the solid

    B.

     the material which exists above the free surface of the liquid

    C.

     both of die above

    D.

     any one of the above


  17. When the velocity distribution is uniform over the cross-section, the correction factor for momentum is

  18. A.

     0

    B.

     1

    C.

     4/3

    D.

     2


  19. Size of a venturimeter is specified by

  20. A.

     pipe diameter

    B.

     throat diameter

    C.

     angle of diverging section

    D.

     both pipe diameter as well as throat diameter