1. Which type of the pump is different from others in the same group ?

Screw pump

Gear pump

Cam and piston pump

Plunger pump

Answer: Plunger pump

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2. A hydraulic coupling belongs to the category of ?

power absorbing machines

power developing machines

energy transfer machines

energy generating machines

Answer: energy transfer machines

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3. Which of the following pump is successfully used for lifting water to the turbines ?

Centrifugal pump

Reciprocating pump

Jet pump

Air lift pump

Answer: Jet pump

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4. Which of the following pump is preferred for flood control and irrigation applications ?

Centrifugal pump

Axial flow pump

Mixed flow pump

Reciprocating pump

Answer: Axial flow pump

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5. Slip of a reciprocating pump is negative, when ?

suction pipe is short and pump is running at low speeds

delivery pipe is long and pump is running at high speeds

suction pipe is short and delivery pipe is long and the pump is running at low speeds

suction pipe is long and delivery pipe is short and the pump is running at high speeds

Answer: suction pipe is long and delivery pipe is short and the pump is running at high speeds

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6. The specific speed of a hydraulic turbine depends upon ?

speed and power developed

discharge and power developed

speed and head of water

speed, power developed and head of water

Answer: speed, power developed and head of water

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7. In a Francis turbine runner, the number of blades are generally between ?

2 to 4

4 to 8

8 to 16

16 to 24

Answer: 16 to 24

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8. The function of guide vanes in a reaction turbine is to ?

allow the water to enter the runner without shock

allow the water to flow over them, without forming eddies

allow the required quantity of water to enter the turbine

all of the above

Answer: all of the above

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9. Which of the following turbine is preferred for a specific speed of 60 to 300 r.p.m. ?

Pelton wheel

Francis turbine

Kaplan turbine

none of these

Answer: Francis turbine

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10. A centrifugal pump will start delivering liquid only when the pressure rise in the impeller is equal to the ?

kinetic head

velocity head

manometric head

static head

Answer: manometric head

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