Description : A piece of wetted wood just floats in water. When placed in an oil of specific gravity 0.75, it will a.Float with upside down b.Sink c.Float for sometime and then sink d.Float with 3/4 of volume above the liquid surface e.Float with 1/4 of volume above the liquid level
Last Answer : b. Sink
Description : A piece of metal of specific gravity 7 floats in mercury of specific gravity 13.6. What fraction of its volume is under mercury? (A) 0.5 (B) 0.4 (C) 0.515 (D) 0.5
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : If 850 kg liquid occupies volume of one cubic meter, men 0.85 represents its (A) Specific weight (B) Specific mass (C) Specific gravity (D) Specific density
Description : (4) water and petrol are immiscible with each other and petrol which forms the upper layer continues to burn Explanation: Water is not effective in extinguishing a fire caused by petrol because water and ... . Water cannot generally be used to extinguish a gasoline fire, unless used in a fine mist.
Last Answer : "All the four quantum numbers of two electrons in an atom are not the same." It is the law of (1) Hund’s (2) Exclusion Principle of Pauli (3) Uncertainty Principle of Giesenberg (4) Avogadro’s law
Description : A piece of metal of specific gravity 13.6 is placed in mercury of specific gravity 13.6, what fraction of it volume is under mercury? (A) The metal piece will simply float over the mercury (B ... will be immersed with its top surface just at mercury level (D) Metal piece will sink to the bottom
Description : A piece weighing 3 kg in air was found to weigh 2.5 kg when submerged in water. Its specific gravity is (A) 1 (B) 5 (C) 7 (D) 6
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : An odd shaped body weighing 7.5 kg and occupying 0.01 m3 volume will be completely submerged in a fluid having specific gravity of (A) 1 (B) 1.2 (C) 0.8 (D) 0.75
Description : A rectangular tank 10 m x 5 m in plan and 3 m deep is divided by a partition wall parallel to the shorter wall of the tank. One of the compartments contains water to a depth of 3 m, and the other a lighter ... pressure thrust on the partition wall is (a) 1000 kg (b) 1500 kg (c) 2000 kg (d) 2500 kg
Last Answer : Correct Answer is 15000 kg
Description : The weight per unit volume of a liquid at a standard temperature and pressure is called (A) Specific weight (B) Mass density (C) Specific gravity (D) None of these
Last Answer : Answer: Option A
Description : The mass per unit volume of a liquid at a standard temperature and pressure is called (A) Specific weight (B) Mass density (C) Specific gravity (D) None of these
Last Answer : Answer: Option B
Description : A cylindrical block of wood floats in water with four-fifth of its volume submerged in water. The relative density of wood is (a) 0.8 (b) 0.9 (c) 1.0 (d) 1.2
Last Answer : Ans:(a)
Description : A body partially floats in water when (a) The volume of the displaced liquid is equal to the volume of the body (b) The volume of the displaced liquid is greater than the volume of the body (c) ... the weight of the body (d) The weight of the displaced water is greater than the weight of the body
Description : 19. The density of a liquid in kg/m3 is numerically equal to its specific gravity. A) True B) False
Last Answer : A
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) Aromatics have higher specific gravity than paraffins (B) Gross calorific value (GCV) of petrofuels is equal to (12400 - 2100 ρ 2 ) where, ρ is the specific gravity ... volume basis (i.e., Kcal/litre) (D) Higher specific gravity of petrofuels means higher C/H ratio
Last Answer : (C) Heavier petrofuels have higher GCV on weight basis (i.e., Kcal/kg) but lower GCV on volume basis (i.e., Kcal/litre)
Description : When you check the specific gravity of the battery electrolyte with a hydrometer, it should be kept in mind that ____________. A. the battery is fully charged when the indicator floats low in ... taken immediately after water is added to the cell D. temperature has no effect on hydrometer readings
Last Answer : Answer: C
Description : When a piece of stone is immersed in water, it displaces water of equal – (1) Density (2) Specific gravity (3) Mass (4) Volume
Last Answer : (3) Mass Explanation: Archimedes' Principle states that upward buoyant force exerted on a body immersed in a fluid is equal to the weight of the fluid the body displaces.
Description : When a piece of stone is immersed in water, it displaces water of equal (1) Density (2) Specific gravity (3) Mass (4) Volume
Last Answer : Mass
Description : A uniform body 3 m long, 2 m wide and 1 m deep floats in water. If the depth of immersion is 0.6 m, then the weight of the body is (A) 3.53 kN (B) 33.3 kN (C) 35.3 kN (D) None of these
Description : The ratio of the weight of given volume of soil solids to the weight of an equal volume of distilled water at the given temperature, is known (A) Porosity (B) Specific gravity (C) Void ratio (D) Water content
Last Answer : (B) Specific gravity
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 : Which of the following is dimensionless? (A) Specific weight (B) Specific volume (C) Specific speed (D) Specific gravity
Description : The total pressure on a horizontally immersed surface is (where w = Specific weight of the liquid, A = Area of the immersed surface, and x = Depth of the centre of gravity of the immersed surface from the liquid surface) (A) wA (B) wx (C) wAx (D) wA/x
Description : A cube of wood supporting a block of mass 200 grains just floats in water. When the block is removed, the cube rises by 2 cm. What is the size of the cube? (a) 6 cm (b) 8 cm (c) 10 cm (d) 12 cm
Last Answer : Ans:(c)
Description : A compacted soil sample using 10% moisture content has a weight of 200 g and mass unit weight of 2.0 g/cm3 . If the specific gravity of soil particles and water are 2.7 and 1.0, the degree of saturation of the soil is (A) 11.1 % (B) 55.6 % (C) 69.6 % (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) 55.6 %
Description : A partially saturated sample of soil has a unit weight of 2.0 g/cm3 and specific gravity of soil particles is 2.6. If the moisture content in the soil is 20%, the degree of saturation is (A) 20 % (B) 77 % (C) 92 % (D) None of these
Description : The specific gravity of an oil whose specific weight is 7.85 kN/m3 , is (A) 0.8 (B) 1 (C) 1.2 (D) 1.6
Description : In shewak's opinion, his weight is greater than 76 kg but less than 83 kg. His sister doest not agree with shewak and she thinks that shewak's weight is greater than 71 kg but less than 81 kg. His ... , what is the average of different probable weights of shewak? A) 67kg B) 68kg C) 72kg D) 78kg
Last Answer : Answer: D) Let shewak's weight be X kg. According to shewak , 76 < X < 83 According to shewak 's sister, 71 < X < 81. According to shewak 's father, X ≤ 79 The values satisfying all the above conditions are 77, 78and 79. Required average=[ (77+78+79)/3] = 201/ 3 = 78kg.
Description : A cube of wood supporting 200 gm mass just floats in water. When the mass is removed, the cube rises by 2 cm the side of the cube will be a.5 cm b.10 cm c.12.5 cm d.20 cm e.15 cm
Last Answer : a. 5 cm
Description : An ice block with a piece of lead embedded in it floats in water. If ice melts the water level – (1) Rises (2) Falls (3) Remains same (4) Falls first and them rises
Last Answer : (2) Falls
Description : An ice block with a piece of lead embeded in it floats in water. If ice melts the water level (1) Rises (2) Falls (3) Remains same (4) Falls first and then rises
Last Answer : Falls
Description : Degree of saturation of a natural soil deposit having water content 15%, specific gravity 2.50 and void ratio 0.5, is (A) 50 % (B) 60 % (C) 75 % (D) 80 %
Last Answer : (C) 75 %
Description : A soil sample has passing 0.075 mm sieve = 60% liquid limit = 65% and plastic limit = 40%. The group index of the soil, is (A) 5 (B) 20 (C) 40 (D) None of these
Last Answer : (D) None of these
Description : A liquid compressed in cylinder has a volume of 0.04 m3 at 50 kg/cm² and a volume of 0.039 m3 at 150 kg/cm². The bulk modulus of elasticity of liquid is (A) 400 kg/cm² (B) 4000 kg/cm² (C) (D)
Description : The total weight of a pycnometer with water and oven dried soil 20 (g) is 1600 g. The pycnometer filled with water alone weighs 1500 g. The specific gravity of the soil, is (A) 1.0 (B) 1.5 (C) 2.0 (D) 2.5
Last Answer : (C) 2.0
Description : A soil mass coated with a thin layer of paraffin weighs 460 g. When immersed, it displaces 299 cc of water. The weight of paraffin is 10 g. If specific gravity of solids is 2.5 and that of paraffin 0.9, the void ratio of soil, is (A) 0.55 (B) 0.60 (C) 0.65 (D) 0.70
Description : n a chemical factory where dyes are made, wet cake at 30 OC consisting of 60% moisture is put in a dryer to obtain an output having only 5% moisture, at atmospheric pressure. In each batch about 120 ... dryer and the dryer efficiency is 80%. Latent heat of steam at 4 kg/cm2 is 520 kcal/kg.
Last Answer : Given that Qty of material dried per batch - 120 Kgs Moisture at inlet - 60% a. The quantity of moisture removed per batch. Water quantity in a wet batch - 120 x 0.6 = 72 Kgs. Quantity of bone dry ... - 48/0.95 = 50.5 Kgs. Equivalent water in a dry batch - 50.5 - 48 = 2.5 Kgs.
Description : A piece of wood is held under water. The up thrust on it will be: (1) equal to the weight of the Wood (2) less than weight of the wood (3) more than weight of the wood (4) Zero
Last Answer : (2) less than weight of the wood Explanation: According to the Archimedes' principle, a floating object will experience an upthrust force from water, equal to the weight of water displaced (pushed aside ... until it reaches the point where the weight of the water pushed aside equals its own weight.
Description : A piece of wood is held under water. The upthrust on it will be: (1) equal to the weight of the wood (2) less than weight of the wood (3) more than weight of the wood (4) Zero
Last Answer : less than weight of the wood
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) The volume of underground water extracted by gravity drainage from a saturated soil, is known as yield (B) The ratio of volume ... ) The sum of specific yield and specific retention, is equal to porosity (D) All the above
Last Answer : (D) All the above
Description : The ratio of the volume of voids to the volume of soil solids in a given soil mass, is known (A) Porosity (B) Specific gravity (C) Void ratio (D) Water content
Last Answer : (C) Void ratio
Description : The ratio of the volume of voids to the total volume of the given soil mass, is known (A) Porosity (B) Specific gravity (C) Void ratio (D) Water content
Last Answer : (A) Porosity
Description : For determine the specific gravity of soil solids, using a pycnometer of 500 cc., the following data is available : Weight of dry empty pycnometer = 125 g Weight of dried soil and pycnometer = 500 g Weight of dried soil and distilled ... of soil solids, is (A) 2.0 (B) 2.25 (C) 2.50 (D) 2.75
Last Answer : (C) 2.50
Description : A liquid mixture contains 30% o-xylene, 60% p-xylene and 10%. mxylene (all percentages in w/w). Which of the following statements would be true in respect of this mixture? (A) The mixture exhibits ... : o-xylene 30, p-xylene 60 and m-xyoene 10 (D) The mixture contain optical isomers
Last Answer : (A) The mixture exhibits an azeotrope at 101.3 kPa
Description : 1 kg of wood contains 15% moisture and 5% hydrogen by weight. How much water is evaporated during complete combustion of 1kg of wood? a) 0.6 kg b) 200 g c) 0.15 kg d) none of the above
Last Answer : b)200 g
Description : A hydrometer indicates specific gravity by comparing the _____________. A. density of a substance in water with the density of the same substance in air B. differences in weight between water and the ... of an object in water with the buoyancy of the same object in the liquid being measured
Last Answer : Answer: D
Description : 1000 kg of wet solids are to be dried from 60% to 20% moisture (by weight). The mass of moisture removed in kg is (A) 520 (B) 200 (C) 400 (D) 500
Last Answer : (C) 400
Description : 07. The line of action of the force of buoyancy acts through the centre of gravity of the volume of the liquid displaced. A) True B) False
Description : The center of gravity of the volume of the liquid displaced by an immersed body is called (A) Metacentre (B) Center of pressure (C) Center of buoyancy (D) Center of gravity
Description : The centre of gravity of the volume of the liquid displaced by an immersed body is called (A) Centre of gravity (B) Centre of pressure (C) Metacentre (D) Centre of buoyancy
Description : Which of the following is dimensionless? a.Specific speed b.Specific volume c.Specific gravity d.Specific weight e.None of the above
Last Answer : c. Specific gravity