Description : During agitation of liquids, power consumption during laminar flow is not proportional to the (A) Density of the liquid (B) Viscosity of the liquid (C) Cube of impeller diameters (D) Square of rotational speed
Last Answer : (A) Density of the liquid
Description : In geological studies, all of the following are TRUE of P waves except that they: w) are body waves x) travel like sound waves y) can pass through liquids z) are slower than S waves
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- ARE SLOWER THAN S WAVES
Description : Which of the following does NOT travel in a vacuum? w) radio waves x) gamma rays y) magnetic waves z) sound waves
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- SOUND WAVES
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 : If viewed on an oscilloscope, the loudness of a sound wave would be associated with the wave's: w) frequency x) wavelength y) velocity z) amplitude
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- AMPLITUDE
Description : The loss of head due to viscosity for laminar flow in pipes is (where d = Diameter of pipe, l = Length of pipe, v w = Specific weight of the flowing liquid) (A) 4 (B) 8 (C) 16 (D) 32
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : The amount of heat required to change a boiling liquid to a gas at the same temperature depends on one of the following properties of the liquid. Does it depend on the liquid's: w) heat of fusion x) heat of vaporization y) temperature z) density
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- HEAT OF VAPORIZATION
Description : Heat transfer in the laminar sub-layer in case of a liquid flowing through a pipe, is mostly by (A) Eddies current (B) Conduction (C) Convection (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Conduction
Description : Which of the following is the term used for the resistance of a liquid system to flow? w) surface tension x) diffusion y) viscosity
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- VISCOSITY
Description : The Michelson interferometer was designed to study the nature of: w) water waves x) sound waves y) an "ether" z) sunlight
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- AN "ETHER"
Description : When a liquid moves through a pipe having a varying diameter, the pressure against the inside walls of the pipe will be: w) the same throughout x) lowest where the diameter is smallest y) lowest where the diameter is largest z) lowest where the velocity of flow is lowest
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- LOWEST WHERE THE DIAMETER IS SMALLEST
Description : Immiscible liquids: w) are not mutually soluble x) dissolve in each other y) dissolve in more than one liquid z) are unstable and chemically react e) do not exist
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- ARE NOT MUTUALLY SOLUBLE
Description : Surface tension of liquids is the result of which the following: w) interaction of a liquid with its container x) unbalanced forces on the liquid's surface molecules y) adhesive forces of the liquid z) interaction of the liquid's surface molecules and the applied pressure
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- UNBALANCED FORCES ON THE LIQUID'S SURFACE MOLECULES
Description : Refracting telescopes, if uncorrected, suffer from chromatic aberration. Chromatic aberration occurs because: w) red light is focused more strongly than blue light x) blue light is focused more strongly than ... central rays, z) the central light rays are focused more strongly than the outer rays.
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- BLUE LIGHT IS FOCUSED MORE STRONGLY THAN RED LIGHT
Description : Two light rays will interfere constructively with maximum amplitude if the path difference between them is: w) one wavelength x) one-half wavelength y) one-quarter wavelength z) one-eighth wavelength
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- ONE WAVELENGTH
Description : We know that the OUTER core is liquid because: w) P waves pass through it x) S waves pass through it y) P waves cannot pass through it z) S waves cannot pass through it
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- S WAVES CANNOT PASS THROUGH IT
Description : Pick out the wrong statement: (A) Greater is the kinematic viscosity of the liquid, greater is the thickness of the boundary layer (B) Blowers develop a maximum pressure of 2 atmospheres ( ... factor in case of turbulent flow of liquids in pipe depends upon relative roughness & Reynolds number
Last Answer : (C) Friction losses in pipe fittings are generally expressed in terms of velocity heads
Description : Compressional waves are w) transverse waves x) water waves y) longitudinal waves z) light waves
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- LONGITUDINAL WAVES
Description : Which of the following phrases is NOT appropriate for a description of benzene? w) characteristic reactivity of an alkene x) volatile liquid y) aromatic hydrocarbon z) resonance hybridization
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- CHARACTERISTIC REACTIVITY OF AN ALKENE
Description : For laminar flow of Newtonian fluids through a circular pipe, for a given pressure drop and length & diameter of pipe, the velocity of fluid is proportional to (where, μ = fluid viscosity ) (A) μ (B) 1/μ (C) √μ (D) 1/√μ
Last Answer : (B) 1/μ
Description : Discharge in laminar flow through a pipe varies (A) As the square of the radius (B) Inversely as the pressure drop (C) Inversely as the viscosity (D) As the square of the diameter
Last Answer : (A) As the square of the radius
Description : In laminar flow through a round tube, the discharge varies (A) Linearly as the viscosity (B) Inversely as the pressure drop (C) Inversely as the viscosity (D) As the square of the radius
Last Answer : (C) Inversely as the viscosity
Description : Consider the following statements in respect of steady laminar flow through a circular pipe: 1. Shear stress is zero on the central axis of the pipe 2. Discharge varies directly with the viscosity of the fluid 3. Velocity is maximum at the ... 2 , 3 & 4 (b) 1 & 3 only (c) 2 & 4 only (d)3 & 4 only
Last Answer : (b) 1 & 3 only
Description : In EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL SPACE, heat is transferred by: w) conduction x) convection y) conduction and convention z) radiation
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- RADIATION
Description : Heat from the sun reaches the Earth by: w) conduction x) convection y) radiation z) none of the above
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- RADIATION
Description : Heat is transferred from the sun to the earth primarily by: w) conduction x) convection y) radiation z) condensation
Description : An electroscope charged WITHOUT contacting a charged body is charged by: w) induction x) conduction y) convection z) insulation
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- INDUCTION
Description : Reactors in commercial nuclear power plants in the U.S. are often referred to as thermal reactors. A thermal reactor uses: w) fissionable plutonium-239 as fuel. x) a relatively low heat output. y) neutrons moderated to relatively low energies. z) liquid sodium as a coolant.
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- NEUTRONS MODERATED TO RELATIVELY LOW ENERGIES.
Description : A capacitor and a coil are connected in series. The capacitor is charged and allowed to discharge through the coil. The current that will then flow through the capacitor-coil combination will do ... but diminish steadily to zero z) oscillate at high frequency at first but then at slower frequency
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- OSCILLATE BUT DIMINISH STEADILY TO ZERO
Description : A high voltage applied to a gas discharge tube containing neon gas at very low pressure causes a current to flow through the tube. Which one of the following are the particles that flow towards the ... Are they w) electrons x) protons y) negatively charged neon ions z) positively charged neon ions
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- POSITIVELY CHARGED NEON IONS
Description : Moving electric charge produces - (1) magnetic field (2) sound waves (3) light rays (4) heat waves
Last Answer : (1) magnetic field Explanation: An electric charge always produces an electric field, regardless of speed, and a moving charge generates a magnetic field. An electric current passing through a conductor produces a magnetic field because it has many charges in motion.
Description : Moving electric charge produces : (1) magnetic field (2) sound waves (3) light rays (4) heat waves
Last Answer : magnetic field
Description : Standing waves are formed when two sets of waves of equal amplitude and frequency w) are in phase x) are in opposite phase y) move through each other in opposite directions z) are reflected from the same surface
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- MOVE THROUGH EACH OTHER IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS
Description : A fountain pen works on the principle of (1) Flow of liquids from higher to lower potential (2) Capillary action (3) Bernoulli's principle (4) Viscosity of liquids
Last Answer : (2) Capillary action Explanation: A fountain pen is a nib pen that, unlike its predecessor the dip pen, contains an internal reservoir of water-based liquid ink. The pen draws ink from the ... to flow in narrow spaces without the assistance of, and in opposition to external forces like gravity.
Description : A fountain pen works on the principle of (1) flow of liquids from higher to lower potential (2) capillary action (3) Bernoulli’s principle (4) Viscosity of liquids
Last Answer : capillary action
Description : A perfectly spherical bubble of air is suspended in a tank of water. A beam of light consisting of parallel rays passes through the bubble. As the light emerges from the opposite side of the bubble the light rays: w) diverge x) converge y) are unaffected
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- DIVERGE
Description : To develop the correct mathematical description of the distribution of radiated energy of a blackbody with respect to wavelength for a given temperature, Planck found it necessary to assume that the molecular ... units or quanta y) radiant energy in a continuous form z) none of the above.
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- RADIANT ENERGY IN DISCRETE UNITS OR QUANTA
Description : The energy associated with one photon of a light beam is proportional to one of the following. Is it proportional to: w) the intensity of the light source from which it came x) the number of photons in the beam y) the frequency of the photon z) the speed of the photon
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- THE FREQUENCY OF THE PHOTON
Description : The viscosity of a liquid __________ its rate of flow through a hole in a vessel. (A) Effects (B) Does not effect (C) Both A and B (D) None of these
Last Answer : Answer: Option A
Description : Of the following, the type of wave that CANNOT be polarized is w) electromagnetic x) light y) sound z) radio
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- SOUND
Description : Infrared rays are absorbed best by which one of the following. Is it: w) bodies of air x) white bodies with rough surfaces y) mirrors z) black bodies with rough surfaces
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- BLACK BODIES WITH ROUGH SURFACES
Description : In radioactive decay, the emission of an electron is characteristic of: w) Alpha decay x) Beta decay y) Gamma decay z) X-rays
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- BETA DECAY
Description : Which of the following waves is not a transverse wave? w) a wave traveling on a string x) an electromagnetic wave y) a sound wave
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- A SOUND WAVE
Description : Which of the following waves are diffracted by an obstacle of size 1 cm? (a) Light waves (b) Sound waves (c) Ultrasonic waves (d) X-rays
Last Answer : Ans:(c)
Description : All of the following are electromagnetic radiations except-----? A. Red light B. Sound waves (Answer) C. X-Rays D. Photon
Last Answer : B. Sound waves (Answer)
Description : Which one of the following waves requires a material medium for their propagation? a) Light waves b) X– rays c) -rays d) Sound waves
Last Answer : d) Sound waves
Description : Pick out the correct statement. (A) A forced vortex occurs when fluid rotates as a solid about an axis (B) In laminar flow, Newton's law of viscosity does not apply (C) A free vortex occurs, when fluid rotates as a solid (D) In turbulent flow, there are neither cross-currents nor eddies
Last Answer : (A) A forced vortex occurs when fluid rotates as a solid about an axis
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) Momentum transfer in laminar flow results from velocity gradient (B) A fluid in equilibrium is not free from shear stress (C) The viscosity of a non-Newtonian fluid is a function of temperature only (D) Both (B) and (C)
Last Answer : (D) Both (B) and (C)
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) The form drag is dependent upon the occurrence of a wake (B) The shear stress at any given cross-section of a pipe for steady flow (either laminar or turbulent ... of viscosity (D) Existence of the boundary layer in fluid flow is because of viscosity of the fluid
Last Answer : (C) An ideal fluid is the one, which has negligible surface tension and obeys the Newton's law of viscosity
Description : Momentum transfer in laminar flow of fluids results due to the (A) Viscosity (B) Density (C) Velocity gradient (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) Velocity gradient