Description : The rise or depression of liquid in a tube due to surface tension will increase in size of tube will (A) Increase (B) Remain unaffected (C) May increase or decrease depending on the characteristics of liquid (D) Decrease
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : The surface tension of mercury at normal temperature is __________ that of water. (A) Same as (B) Lower than (C) Higher than (D) None of these
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : The mercury does not wet the glass. This is due to the property of the liquid known as (A) Cohesion (B) Adhesion (C) Viscosity (D) Surface tension
Description : Mercury does not wet glass. This is due to property of liquid known as (A) Adhesion (B) Cohesion (C) Surface tension (D) Viscosity
Description : Viscosity of water in comparison to mercury is (A) Higher (B) Lower (C) Same (D) Higher/lower depending on temperature
Last Answer : Answer: Option A
Description : As compared to crest of the normal portion of the weir, the crest of the under sluice portion of weir is kept at (A) Lower level (B) Higher level (C) Same level (D) Any of the above depending on the design
Description : Capillary rise of mercury in a small diameter tube is proportional to (where, d = diameter of the tube, σ = surface tension of mercury) (A) d (B) 1/d (C) σ (D) 1/σ
Last Answer : (C) σ
Description : Dynamic friction as compared to static friction is (A) Same (B) More (C) Less (D) May be less of more depending on nature of surfaces and velocity
Last Answer : (C) Less
Description : The fluid property, due to which, mercury does not wet the glass is (A) Surface tension (B) Viscosity (C) Cohesion (D) Adhesion
Last Answer : (A) Surface tension
Description : With an increase in size of tube, the rise or depression of liquid in the tube due to surface tension will (A) Decrease (B) Increase (C) Remain unchanged (D) Depend upon the characteristics of liquid
Description : The refrigeration effect in a dry evaporator compared to flooded evaporator in a similar plant is (a) same (b) more (c) less (d) more or less depending on ambient conditions
Last Answer : Ans: c
Description : The air requirement of a petrol engine during starting compared to theoretical air required for complete combustion is a. more b. less c. same d. may be more or less depending on engine capacity
Last Answer : ANSWER b. less
Description : At triple point (for one component system), vapour pressure of solid as compared to that of liquid will be (A) More (B) Less (C) Same (D) More or less; depending on the system
Last Answer : (C) Same
Description : The work done in isothermal compression compared to that in adiabatic compression will be (A) Less (B) More (C) Same (D) More or less depending upon the extent of work done
Last Answer : (B) More
Description : A concentric double pipe heat exchanger as compared to the shell and tube heat exchanger for the same heat load requires (A) Less heating surface (B) More space (C) Lower maintenance cost (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) More space
Description : Center of pressure compared to e.g. is (A) Above it (B) Below it (C) At same point (D) Above or below depending on area of body
Last Answer : Answer: Option B
Description : Surface tension (A) Acts in the plane of the interface normal to any line in the surface (B) Is also known as capillarity (C) Is a function of the curvature of the interface (D) Decreases with fall in temperature
Description : For high sensivity of the bubble tube (A) A liquid of low viscosity is used (B) A liquid of low surface tension is used (C) The bubble space should be long (D) All the above
Last Answer : (D) All the above
Description : The sensitiveness of a level tube decreases if (A) Radius of curvature of its inner surface is increased (B) Diameter of the tube is increased (C) Length of the vapour bubble is increased (D) Both viscosity and surface tension are increased
Last Answer : (D) Both viscosity and surface tension are increased
Description : If cohesion between molecules of a fluid is greater than adhesion between fluid and glass, then the free level of fluid in a dipped glass tube will be (A) Higher than the surface of liquid (B) The same as the surface of liquid (C) Lower than the surface of liquid (D) Unpredictable
Description : For motion of spherical particles in a stationary fluid, the drag coefficient in hindered settling compared to that in free settling is (A) More (B) Less (C) Equal (D) More or less, depending on the type of particle
Last Answer : (A) More
Description : If to torricelli had drilled a little hole at the top of the glass tube holding his mercury column what would have happened to his barometer?
Last Answer : He would not have had a barometer. He would have had a glass tube stuck into a bowl of Mercury, with nothing in it. Because once the hole was made the vacuum would be gone and the Mercury would fall back down to the bowl.It takes the vacuum in the tube to create a barometer.
Description : The capillary rise of mercury is maximum in glass tube of dia __________ mm. (A) 0.5 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 5
Last Answer : (A) 0.5
Description : Spherical shape of mercury droplets is due to its (A) High viscosity (B) Low surface tension (C) High density (D) High surface tension
Last Answer : Option D
Description : The COP of a vapour compression plant in comparison to vapour absorption plant is (a) more (b) less (c) same (d) more/less depending on size of plant
Last Answer : Ans: a
Description : If the evaporator temperature of a plant is lowered, keeping the condenser temperature constant, the h.p. of compressorrequired will be (a) same (b) more (c) less (d) more/less depending on rating
Last Answer : Ans: b
Description : Pick out the wrong statement (A) Low ozone layer thickness in polar regions is due to cold climatic conditions (B) Amount of unburnt hydrocarbons emitted by two stroke petrol engine is more ... can enter the blood stream & the digestive system/ lungs and is responsible for causing Minamata disease
Last Answer : (D) Mercury as a pollutant can enter the blood stream & the digestive system/ lungs and is responsible for causing Minamata disease
Description : A capillary tube is kept vertical in a beaker containing liquid. The height to which the liquid rises by capillary action is increased if (a) The radius of the capillary is large (b) The radius of the ... small (c) The density of the liquid is large (d) The surface tension of the liquid is small
Last Answer : Ans:(b)
Description : Pick out the wrong statement: (A) The vacuum pressure is always the negative gauge pressure (B) The pressure of the liquid measured by a piezometer tube is the gauge pressure (C) Manometric ... point at which the resultant pressure on an immersed surface acts, is known as the centre of gravity
Last Answer : (D) The point at which the resultant pressure on an immersed surface acts, is known as the centre of gravity
Description : Which of the following manometer has highest sensitivity? (A) U-tube with water (B) Inclined U-tube (C) U-tube with mercury (D) Micro-manometer with water
Description : The ratio of specific weight of a liquid to the specific weight of pure water at a standard temperature is called (A) Density of liquid (B) Specific gravity of liquid (C) Compressibility of liquid (D) Surface tension of liquid
Description : Diaphragm electrolytic cell as compared to mercury electrolytic cell (A) Produces 70% NaOH solution (B) Requires less specific power consumption for the production of chlorine (C) Requires lesser investment for similar capacity (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Last Answer : (C) Requires lesser investment for similar capacity
Description : As compared to uniaxial tension or compression, the strain energy stored in bending is only (A) 1/8 (B) 1/4 (C) 1/3 (D) 1/2
Last Answer : (C) 1/3
Description : In a shell and tube heat exchanger, square pitch compared to triangular pitch (A) Gives a higher shell side pressure drop (B) Gives a lower shell side pressure drop (C) Can pack more surface area into a shell of given diameter (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Gives a higher shell side pressure drop
Description : A tube mill as compared to a ball mill (A) Employs smaller balls (B) Gives finer size reduction but consumes more power (C) Has larger length/diameter ratio (>2 as compared to 1 for ball mill) (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Last Answer : (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Description : The condensing pressure due to the presence of non-condensable gases, as compared to that actually required forcondensing temperatures without non-condensable gases, (a) will be higher (b) will be ... remain unaffected (d) may be higher or lower depending upon the nature of non-condensable gases
Description : Chlorination of an alkane as compared to bromination proceeds (a) at a slower rate (b) at a faster rate (c) with equal rates (d) with equal or different rate depending upon the source of alkane
Last Answer : at a faster rate
Description : If the baffle spacing in a shell and tube heat exchanger increases, then the Reynolds number of the shell side fluid (A) Remains unchanged (B) Increases (C) Increases or decreases depending on number of shell passes (D) Decreases
Last Answer : (D) Decreases
Description : In case of parallel flow heat exchanger, the lowest temperature theoretically attainable by the hot fluid is __________ the outlet temperature of the cold fluid. (A) Equal to (B) More than (C) Less than (D) Either more or less than (depending upon the fluid)
Last Answer : (A) Equal to
Description : Clay soils require: a. A longer time for absorption of irrigation water than sandy soils b. A shorter time for absorption of irrigation water than sandy soils c. About the same time for absorption of ... soils d. More or less time for absorption than sandy soils, depending on the pH of the clay
Last Answer : A longer time for absorption of irrigation water than sandy soils
Description : __________ glass is used in the mercury in glass thermometer meant for measuring a temperature of 500°C. (A) Borosilicate (B) High silica (C) Supermax (D) Lead
Last Answer : (C) Supermax
Description : If two capillary tubes of dia 0.5 mm and 1 mm are dipped in a pot containing mercury, then the rise of mercury is (A) Same in both the tubes (B) Greater in 1 mm dia tube (C) Greater in 0.5 mm dia tube (D) Zero in both the tubes
Last Answer : (C) Greater in 0.5 mm dia tube
Description : The surface tension of a liquid, at critical temperature is (A) Indeterminate (B) Zero (C) Infinity (D) Same as that at any other temperature
Last Answer : Option B
Description : A liquid would wet the solid, if adhesion forces as compared to cohesion forces are (A) Less (B) More (C) Equal (D) Less at low temperature and more at high temperature
Description : A bucket of water is hanging from a spring balance. An iron piece is suspended into water without touching sides of bucket from another support. The spring balance reading will (A) Increase (B) Decrease (C) Remain same (D) Increase/decrease depending on depth of immersion
Description : Which one of the following statements is correct ? a) For water at 100o Celsius at sea level, the vapour pressure is equal to atmospheric pressure b) Surface energy (or tension) is caused by ... it both in static and in dynamic conditions d) Air is 50,000 times more compressible than water
Last Answer : c) Viscosity of a fluid is the property exhibited by it both in static and in dynamic conditions
Description : A glass tube of smaller diameter is used while performing an experiment for the capillary rise of water because (A) It is easier to see through the glass tube (B) Glass tube is cheaper than a metallic ... (C) It is not possible to conduct this experiment with any other tube (D) All of the above
Description : The capillary rise at 20°C in a clean glass tube of 1 mm bore containing water is approximately (A) 5 mm (B) 10 mm (C) 20 mm (D) 30 mm