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  1. If V1 and V2 are the velocities of water at inlet and outlet of the draft tube respectively, then the efficiency of a draft tube is


  2. A jet of water enters and leaves a fixed curved vane tangentially. The force of jet along perpendicular to the vane is zero.

  3. A.
    True
    B.
    False

  4. In a mixed flow centrifugal pump, the flow through the impeller is a combination of radial and axial flows.

  5. A.
    Correct
    B.
    Incorrect

  6. A Pelton wheel is

  7. A.
    tangential flow impulse turbine
    B.
    inward flow impulse turbine
    C.
    outward flow impulse turbine
    D.
    inward flow reaction turbine

  8. Power required to drive a centrifugal pump is __________ proportional to N3.

  9. A.
    directly
    B.
    inversely

  10. The force exerted (in newton) by a jetof water impinging normally on a fixed plate is (where w = Specific weight of water in N/m3, a = Cross-sectional area of jet in m2, and V = Velocity of jet in m/s)


  11. The unit power developed by a turbine is (where P = Power developed by the turbine under a head of water (H))


  12. A Pelton wheel develops 1750 kW under a head of 100 metres while running at 200 r.p.m. and discharging 2500 litres of water per second. The unit discharge of wheel is

  13. A.
    0.25 m3/s
    B.
    0.5 m3/s
    C.
    1.5 m3/s
    D.
    2.5 m3/s

  14. Delivery head of a centrifugal pump is

  15. A.
    directly proportional to N
    B.
    inversely proportional to N
    C.
    directly proportional to N2
    D.
    inversely proportional to N2