1. The point in the immersed body through which the resultant pressure of the liquid may be taken to act is known as ?

meta centre

centre of pressure

centre of buoyancy

centre of gravity

Answer: centre of pressure

Explanation:


2. The centre of gravity of the volume of the liquid displaced by an immersed body is called ?

meta-centre

centre of pressure

centre of buoyancy

centre of gravity

Answer: centre of buoyancy

Explanation:


3. Rain drops are spherical because of ?

viscosity

air resistance

surface tension forces

atmospheric pressure

Answer: surface tension forces

Explanation:


4. The continuity equation is connected with ?

viscous/unviscous fluids

compressibility of fluids

conservation of mass

steady/unsteady flow

Answer: conservation of mass

Explanation:


5. Newton’s law of viscosity is a relationship between ?

shear stress and the rate of angular distortion

shear stress and viscosity

shear stress, velocity and viscosity

pressure, velocity and viscosity

Answer: shear stress and the rate of angular distortion

Explanation:


6. During the flow, the separation occurs when ?

the velocity of sound is reached

the boundary layer comes to rest

the cross-section of a channel is reduced

the pressure reaches a minimum

Answer: the boundary layer comes to rest

Explanation:


7. The continuity equation ?

requires that Newton’s second law of motion be satisfied at every point in fluid

relates the momentum per unit volume for two points on a streamline

expresses the relation between energy and work

relates mass rate of flow along a streamline

Answer: relates mass rate of flow along a streamline

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8. For a laminar flow ?

flow occurs in a zig zag way

Reynolds number lies between 2000 and to 3000 for pipes

Newton’s law of viscosity is of importance

None of these

Answer: Newton’s law of viscosity is of importance

Explanation:


9. The path of jet discharging from bottom opening in a tank full of water will be ?

horizontal straight line

linear downward

approximately hyperbola

parabola with its vertex at the opening

Answer: parabola with its vertex at the opening

Explanation:


10. An air vessel is provided at the summit in the syphon in order to ?

to maintain pressure difference

to increase discharge

to increase velocity

None of these

Answer: None of these

Explanation: