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
Description : Euler's dimensionless number relates the following (A) Inertial force and gravity (B) Viscous force and inertial force (C) Viscous force and buoyancy force (D) Pressure force and inertial force
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : Which of the following is dimensionless? (A) Angular velocity (B) Fanning friction factor (C) Specific volume (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Fanning friction factor
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 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 : 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
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
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 piece of wood having weight 5 kg floats in water with 60% of its volume under the liquid. The specific gravity of wood is (A) 0.83 (B) 0.6 (C) 0.4 (D) 0.3
Description : Which of the following is a dimensionless parameter? (A) Angular velocity (B) Specific weight (C) Kinematic viscosity (D) None of these
Last Answer : (D) None of these
Description : Specific __________ is a dimensionless quantity. (A) Heat (B) Humidity (C) Weight (D) None of these
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 : 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 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 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
Description : PROBLEM FA sample of soft saturated clay weighs 350 grams and has a volume of 205cc. After oven drying, the soil weighs 225 grams. Calculate the values of saturated unit weight, void ratio, porosity and specific gravity?
Last Answer : {
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 : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) Higher specific gravity of petroleum products means higher C/H ratio (B) Aromatics have lower specific gravity than corresponding paraffins (C) Hydrocarbons of low ... of high specific gravity (e.g., aromatics) possess the maximum thermal energy per unit weight
Last Answer : (B) Aromatics have lower specific gravity than corresponding paraffins
Description : Is the force of gravity on unit volume? a. Specific Weight b. Specific Heat c. Specific Pressure d. Specific Volume
Last Answer : Specific Weight
Description : The weight of a pycnometer containing 400 g sand and water full to the top is 2150 g. The weight of pycnometer full of clean water is 1950 g. If specific gravity of the soil is 2.5, the water content is (A) 5 % (B) 10 % (C) 15 % (D) 20 %
Last Answer : (D) 20 %
Description : According to the Indian Standards the specific gravity is the ratio of the unit weight of soil solids to that of water at a temperature of (A) 17°C (B) 23°C (C) 27°C (D) 30°C
Last Answer : (C) 27°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 : The general relationship between specific gravity (G), weight of water ( ), degree of saturation (Sr ), void ratio (e) and bulk density ( ), is (A) = (S - eSr ) /(1 + e) (B) = (G + eSr ) /(1 + e) (C) = (1 + e) /(G + Sr ) (D) = (1 - Sr ) e/(G + Sr )
Last Answer : (B) = (G + eSr ) /(1 + e)
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 : 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 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 : 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 : The ratio of the weight of water to the weight of solids in a given mass of soil, is known (A) Porosity (B) Specific gravity (C) Void ratio (D) Water content
Description : 260 g of wet soil was taken in a pycnometer jar of weight 400 g in order to find the moisture content in the soil, with specific gravity of soil particles 2.75. The weight of soil and remaining water filled in pycnometer without air ... is (A) 24.2 % (B) 18.2 % (C) 53.8 % (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 : 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 : 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 : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) Coefficient of compressibility is the decrease in void ratio per unit increase of pressure (B) The percent settlement at any time is called degree of consolidation (C) Time factor is a dimensionless quantity (D) All the above
Description : Consider the following statements. In case of flood routing in a river channel by Muskingum method, the coefficient x represents : 1. A dimensionless constant indicating the relative importance of inflow and outflow in determining storage ... , 3 and 4 only (c) 1, 2 and 3 only (d) 2, 3 and 4 only
Last Answer : (b) 1, 3 and 4 only
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 : What is the volume of a solution that has a specific gravity of 1.2 and mass a mass of 185 g?
Last Answer : a solution that has a specific gravity of 1.2 , has a density of1.2 g / mL185 g x 1 ml / 1.2 g = 154 mL
Description : ADH test is based on the measurement of (A) Specific gravity of urine (B) Concentration of urea in urine (C) Concentration of urea in blood (D) Volume of urine in ml/minute
Last Answer : A
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 : For organic compounds, group contribution method can be used for the estimation of (A) Critical properties (B) Specific gravity (C) Specific volume (D) Thermal conductivity
Last Answer : (A) Critical properties
Description : When the nurse notes that the post cardiac surgery patient demonstrates low urine output (< 25 ml/hr) with high specific gravity (> 1.025), the nurse suspects: a) Inadequate fluid volume Urine ... by high urine output with low specific gravity. d) Anuria The anuric patient does not produce urine.
Last Answer : a) Inadequate fluid volume Urine output of less than 25 ml/hr may indicate a decrease in cardiac output. A high specific gravity indicates increased concentration of solutes in the urine which occurs with inadequate fluid volume.
Description : Sum of the internal energy of a substance and the product of pressure and volume. a. Specific Heat b. Specific Gravity c. Isolated System d. Enthalpy
Last Answer : Enthalpy
Description : The segmental level of spinal anaesthesia depends on: A. Volume of the local anaesthetic injected B. Specific gravity of the local anaesthetic solution C. Posture of the patient D. All of the above factors
Last Answer : D. All of the above factors
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 : Hygrometer is used for measuring the ------? A. Speed of sound B. Density of milk C. Humidity of air (Answer) D. Specific gravity of liquids E. None of these
Last Answer : C. Humidity of air (Answer)
Description : Which of the following pairing is incorrect? (1) Hygrometer Water vapour content of the atmosphere (2) Lactometer Specific gravity of liquids (3) Anemometer Speed of the wind (4) Seismograph Earthquakes
Last Answer : Lactometer Specific gravity of liquids
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 line of action of the buoyant force acts through the (A) Centroid of the volume of fluid vertically above the body (B) Centre of the volume of floating body (C) Center of gravity of any submerged body (D) Centroid of the displaced volume of fluid
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