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  1. When water flows over a rectangular suppressed weir, the negative pressure created beneath the nappe

  2. A.

    increases the discharge

    B.

    decreases the discharge

    C.

    does not effect the discharge

    D.

    none of these.


  3. Barometres are used to measure

  4. A.

    pressure in water channels, pipes etc.

    B.

    difference in pressure at two points

    C.

    atmospheric pressure

    D.

    very low pressure

    E.

    very high pressure.


  5.  

    For most economical rectangular section of a channel, the depth is kept

  6. A.

    one-fourth of the width

    B.
    three times the hydraulic radius
    C.
    half the width
    D.
    hydraulic mean depth
    E.

    none of these.


  7. In a centrifugual pump casing, the flow of water leaving the impeller, is

  8. A.

    rectilinear flow

    B.

    radial flow

    C.

    free vortex motion

    D.

    forced vertex.


  9.  

    In fluids, steady flow occurs when

  10. A.

    conditions of flow change steadily with time

    B.

    conditions of flow do not change with time at a point

    C.

    conditions of flow remain the same at adjacent point

    D.

    velocity vector remains constant at a point.


  11. A cylinder 3 m in diameter and 4 m long retains water one side as shown in the below figure. If the weight of the cylinder is 2000 kgf, the vertical reaction at A is

  12. A.

    14,137 kgf

    B.

    5,863 kgf

    C.

    20,000 kgf

    D.

    18,000 kgf.


  13.  

    From a nozzle exposed to atmosphere, the liquid jet traverses

  14. A.

    a straight line

    B.

    a circular path

    C.

    an elliptical path

    D.

    a parabolic path.


  15.  

    To avoid the force of surface tension in an inclined manometer, the minimum angle of inclination is

  16. A.
    B.

    C.

    D.

  17.  

    An orifice is taken as large if

  18. A.

    (H2 - H1) > H

    B.

    (H2 - H1) > H/4

    C.

    (H2 - H1) > H/2

    D.

    (H2 - H1) > H/3


  19. A closed cylindrical vessel of 100 cm diameter and 200 cm high is completely filled with a liquid (sp. weight 1600 kg/m3) when rotated about its vertical axis at 100 r.p.m. The total pressure on its lid, is

  20. A.

    459 kg

    B.

    549 kg

    C.
    945 kg
    D.
    954 kg
    E.
    95.4 kg.