Description : A moving fluid mass may be brought to a static equilibrium position, by applying an imaginary inertia force of the same magnitude as that of the accelerating force but in the opposite direction. This statement is called (A) Pascal's law (B) (C) D-Alembert's principle (D) None of these
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : An object is in static equilibrium when it is _____. (1) at rest (2) moving in a circular path (3) moving with uniform velocity (4) accelerating at high speed
Last Answer : (1) at rest Explanation: When forces acting on an object which is at rest are balanced, the object is said to be in a state of static equilibrium. The resultant of these forces equals zero.
Description : An object is in static equilibrium when it is _______. (1) at rest (2) moving in a circular path (3) moving with uniform velocity (4) accelerating at high speed
Last Answer : (1) at rest
Description : Pascal's law is valid, only when the fluid is (A) Frictionless and at rest (B) At rest (C) At rest and when the frictionless fluid is in motion (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) At rest
Description : An ideal fluid is (A) Frictionless & incompressible (B) One, which obeys Newton's law of viscosity (C) Highly viscous (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Frictionless & incompressible
Description : A flywheel starting from rest and accelerating uniformly performs 25 revolutions in 5 sec. Its angular velocity in rpm after 10 seconds would be a.50 rpm b.20 rpm c.25 rpm d.60 rpm e.45 rpm
Last Answer : b. 20 rpm
Description : An ideal flow of any fluid must satisfy (A) Pascal law (B) Newton's law of viscosity (C) Boundary layer theory (D) Continuity equation
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : An ideal flow of any fluid must fulfill the following (A) Newton's law of motion (B) Newton's law of viscosity (C) Pascal' law (D) Continuity equation
Description : Bernoulli's equation for fluid flow is derived following certain assumptions. Out of the assumptions listed below, which set of assumptions is used in derivation of Bernoulli's equation? A. Fluid flow is frictionless & irrotational. B. Fluid flow is ... A, C, D (B) B, D, E (C) A, B, E (D) A, D, E
Last Answer : (C) A, B, E
Description : Select the wrong statement pertaining to flow of an incompressible fluid through a Venturimeter. (A) For frictionless flow, the fluid pressure entering the venturi meter will be exactly equal ... than an orificemeter (D) Venturimeter incurs less power loss compared to an equivalent orificemeter
Last Answer : (C) Venturimeter occupies less space than an orificemeter
Description : The contraction co-efficient for Borda's mouthpiece (for frictionless fluid) is (A) 0.1 (B) 0.5 (C) 0.94 (D) 1
Last Answer : (B) 0.5
Description : The pressure intensity is the same in all directions at a point in a fluid (A) Only when the fluid is frictionless (B) Only when the fluid is at rest having zero velocity (C) When there is ... relative to an adjacent layer (D) Regardless of the motion of one fluid layer relative to an adjacent layer
Last Answer : C) When there is no motion of one fluid layer relative to an adjacent layer
Description : In an incompressible flow of fluid, the fluid (A) Temperature remains constant (B) Compressibility is greater than zero (C) Density does not change with pressure & temperature (D) Is frictionless
Last Answer : (C) Density does not change with pressure & temperature
Description : In deriving Bernoulli's equation, fluid is assumed to be (A) Incompressible, frictionless, steady, along a streamline (B) Uniform, steady, incompressible, along a streamline (C) Steady, density being pressure dependent, frictionless (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Incompressible, frictionless, steady, along a streamline
Description : The normal stress is the same in all directions at a point in a fluid, only when the fluid (A) Is at rest & has zero viscosity (B) Is frictionless (C) Fluid layer has no motion relative to an adjacent layer of fluid (D) is incompressible & frictionless
Last Answer : (D) is incompressible & frictionless
Description : The pressure at a point in a fluid is not the same in all directions, when the fluid is viscous and (A) Moving (B) Static (C) Cold (D) Hot
Last Answer : (A) Moving
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) A fluid mass is free from shearing forces, when it is made to rotate with a uniform velocit (B) Newton's law of viscosity is not applicable to the ... types of bearings (D) Rise of water in capillary tubes reduces with the increasing diameter of capillary tubes
Last Answer : (B) Newton's law of viscosity is not applicable to the turbulent flow of fluid with linear velocity distribution
Description : The terminal velocity of a particle moving through a fluid varies as dp n . The value of n is equal to __________ in Stoke's law regime. (A) 1 (B) 0.5 (C) 2 (D) 1.5
Last Answer : (C) 2
Description : The normal stress is same in all directions at a point in a fluid (A) Only when the fluid is frictionless (B) Only when the fluid is incompressible and has zero viscosity (C) When there ... to an adjacent layer (D) Irrespective of the motion of one fluid layer relative to an adjacent layer
Description : Match the following types of variables with the corresponding programming languages: (a) Static variables (i) Local variables in Pascal (b) Stack dynamic (ii) All variables in APL (c) Explicit heap dynamic (iii) Fortran 77 (d) Implicit ... (ii) (C) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii) (D) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
Last Answer : (C) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
Description : The principle of conservation of energy cannot be applied in case of a.Flow of water in a pipe b.A particle moving in gravitational field c.Frictional movement of a particle over a surface d.Frictionless movement of a principle over a surface e.Simple pendulum
Last Answer : c. Frictional movement of a particle over a surface
Description : A moving bullet hits a solid target resting on a frictionless surface and gets embedded in it. What is conserved in this process? (a) Both momentum and kinetic energy (b) Kinetic energy alone (c) Momentum alone (d) Neither momentum nor kinetic energy
Last Answer : Ans:(c)
Description : Which of the following will increase the ANGULAR MOMENTUM of a person spinning on a rotatable frictionless bar chair? w) moving the arms closer to the body x) moving the arms farther from the body y) ... from the body and the other arm closer to the body with spastic repetition z) none of these
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- NONE OF THESE
Description : The pressure at a point in a fluid will not be same in all the directions when the fluid is (A) Moving (B) Viscous (C) Viscous and static (D) Viscous and moving
Description : Experimental study of laminar fluid flow through a circular tube was conducted by (A) Reynolds (B) Hagen and Poiseuille (C) Pascal (D) Blake-Plummer
Last Answer : (B) Hagen and Poiseuille
Description : A boy sitting in a rail road car throws a ball straight up into the air. The ball will fall back into his hands when the rail road car is a.moving at constant velocity b.accelerating ... inclined plane, while another identical block B is released for free fall from the same height e.decelerating
Last Answer : a. moving at constant velocity
Description : A person weighs more in a lift, which is (a) moving up with a constant velocity (b) moving down with a constant velocity (c) accelerating upward (d) accelerating downward
Description : The wavelength of the wave associated with the moving object is a) Directly proportional to the accelerating voltage b) Directly proportional to the square of accelerating voltage c) ... proportional to the square root of accelerating voltage d) Inversely proportional to the accelerating voltage
Last Answer : c) Inversely proportional to the square root of accelerating voltage
Description : A pendulum which is suspended from the ceiling of a railroad car is observed to hang at an angle of 10 degrees to the left of vertical. Which of the following answers could explain this phenomena? w ... is moving with constant velocity to the right. z) The railroad car is accelerating to the right.
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- THE RAILROAD CAR IS ACCELERATING TO THE RIGHT.
Description : A pendulum which is suspended from the ceiling of a railroad car is observed to hang at an angle of 10 degrees to the right of vertical. Which of the following answers could explain this phenomena? ... is moving with constant velocity to the right. z) The railroad car is accelerating to the right.
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- THE RAILROAD CAR IS ACCELERATING TO THE LEFT.
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) In a static mass of liquid, the pressure at a point is the same for all liquids (B) Pressure decreases exponentially with elevation in an isothermal atmosphere (C) ... s law, the pressure at a point in a static or uniformly moving fluid is equal in all directions
Last Answer : (A) In a static mass of liquid, the pressure at a point is the same for all liquids
Description : Bernoulli's equation for steady, frictionless, continuous flow states that the __________ at all sections is same. (A) Total pressure (B) Total energy (C) Velocity head (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Total energy
Description : __________ is used for measuring the static pressure exerted on the wall by a fluid flowing parallel to the wall in a pipeline. (A) Venturimeter (B) Pressure gauge (C) Pitot tube (D) Orificemeter
Last Answer : (C) Pitot tube
Description : A piezometer opening measures the __________ fluid pressure. (A) Static (B) Undisturbed (C) Total (D) Dynamic
Last Answer : (B) Undisturbed
Description : Bulk of the convective heat transfer resistance from a hot tube surfaceto the fluid flowing in it, is (A) In the central core of the fluid (B) Uniformly distributed throughout the fluid (C) Mainly confined to a thin film of fluid near the surface (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) Mainly confined to a thin film of fluid near the surface
Description : The statement, "In regions where fluid velocity is smaller, the pressure is higher, and vice versa", is known as the principle of: w) Pascal x) Bernoulli y) Torricelli z) Archimedes
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- BERNOULLI
Description : The most suitable fertiliser for accelerating seeding or fruit formation in later stages of plant growth is __________ fertiliser. (A) Nitrogenous (B) Phosphatic (C) Potassic (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Nitrogenous
Description : A spring with a force constant of 20 newtons per meter is known to obey Hooke's Law. The spring is attached to a mass of 5 kilograms and placed on a horizontal, frictionless surface. The ... and released. What is the kinetic energy of the mass as it passes through its equilibrium position?
Last Answer : ANSWER: 90 JOULES
Description : Satellite Image Analysis System is (Choose the one that is not applicable). a) Episodic b) Semi-Static c) Single agent d) Partially Observable
Last Answer : d) Partially Observable
Description : Pick out the wrong statement pertaining to fluid flow. (A) The ratio of average velocity to the maximum velocity for turbulent flow of Newtonian fluid in circular pipes is 0.5 (B) The Newtonian ... at the centre of the pipe (C) Navier-Stokes equation is applicable to the analysis of viscous flows
Last Answer : (A) The ratio of average velocity to the maximum velocity for turbulent flow of Newtonian fluid in circular pipes is 0.5
Description : The terminal velocity of a particle moving through a fluid varies as dp n . What is the value of n' for Newton's law regime? (A) 0.5 (B) 1 (C) 1.5 (D) 3
Last Answer : (A) 0.5
Description : The full load torque of an electric motor is the __________. A. minimum torque developed by the motor accelerating from stop to full speed B. turning moment exerted by the motor at rated load ... and frequency D. turning moment exerted by the motor from any rotor angular position at any load
Last Answer : Answer: B
Description : The hyperboloid shape also aids in accelerating the upward convective air flow, improving __________ efficiency. a. Heating b. Warming c. Cooling d. Cold
Last Answer : c. Cooling
Description : __________ forces act on a particle moving through a stationary fluid (A) Gravity (B) Drag (C) Buoyant (D) All (A), (B), & (C)
Last Answer : (D) All (A), (B), & (C)
Description : A fluid (µ/ρ) = 0.01 cm2 /sec is moving at critical flow condition (NRe = 2100) through a pipe of dia 3 cms. Velocity of flow is __________ cm/sec. (A) 7 (B) 700 (C) 7000 (D) 630
Last Answer : (A) 7
Description : The force exerted by a moving fluid on an immersed body is directly proportional to the rate of change of momentum due to the presence of the body. This statement is called (A) Newton's law of motion (B) Newton's law of cooling (C) Newton's law of viscosity (D) Newton's law of resistance
Description : Potential flow is characterised by the (A) Irrotational and frictionless flow (B) Irrotational and frictional flow (C) One in which dissipation of mechanical energy into heat occurs (D) Formation of eddies within the stream
Last Answer : (A) Irrotational and frictionless flow
Description : An irreversible process (A) Is the analog of linear frictionless motion in machines (B) Is an idealised visualisation of behaviour of a system (C) Yields the maximum amount of work (D) Yields an amount of work less than that of a reversible process
Last Answer : (D) Yields an amount of work less than that of a reversible process
Description : Pick out the wrong statement about cavitation. (A) Sudden reduction of pressure in a fluid flow system caused by flow separation, vortex formation or abrupt closing of valve leads to cavitation ... (D) Large scale cavitation cannot damage pipeline, restrict fluid flow and damage steam turbine blades
Last Answer : (D) Large scale cavitation cannot damage pipeline, restrict fluid flow and damage steam turbine blades
Description : Centre of pressure of a plane surface of arbitrary shape immersed vertically in a static mass of fluid (A) Lies above the centroid of the plane surface (B) Is independent of the specific weight of the fluid (C) Is different for different fluids (D) Is at the centroid of the plane surface
Last Answer : (B) Is independent of the specific weight of the fluid