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  1. In which of the following body shapes, the pressure drag is large compared to the friction drag?

  2. A.

     Stream line body

    B.

     Two dimensional body

    C.

     Bluff body

    D.

     None of these

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  3. Which of the following denotes the effect of compressibility in fluid flow?

  4. A.

     Weber number

    B.

     Mach number

    C.

     Euler number

    D.

     Reynolds number

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  5. In the low Reynolds number region, the drag force on a sphere is proportional to

  6. A.

     V

    B.

     V2

    C.

     V4

    D.

     V0.5

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  7. Pick out the wrong statement:

  8. A.

     The vacuum pressure is always the negative gauge pressure

    B.

     The pressure of the liquid measured by a piezometer tube is the gauge pressure

    C.

     Manometric liquid should have high surface tension

    D.

     The point at which the resultant pressure on an immersed surface acts, is known as the centre of gravity

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  9. The ratio of average fluid velocity to the maximum velocity in case of laminar flow of a Newtonion fluid in a circular pipe is

  10. A.

     0.5

    B.

     1

    C.

     2

    D.

     0.66

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  11. Power required for mixing Newtonion fluids is a function of the

  12. A.

     Speed of impeller, diameter of impeller & viscosity

    B.

     Density & viscosity of fluid only

    C.

     Density of fluid, viscosity of fluid & impeller dia only

    D.

     None of these

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  13. Nominal size of a pipe is an indication of its __________ diameter.

  14. A.

     Inner

    B.

     Outer

    C.

     Approximate

    D.

     None of these

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  15. For pumping slurry, one can use a __________ pump.

  16. A.

     Reciprocating

    B.

     Diaphargm

    C.

     Centrifugal

    D.

     Pneumatic

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  17. One dimensional flow implies

  18. A.

     Flow in a straight line

    B.

     Steady uniform flow

    C.

     Unsteady uniform flow

    D.

     A flow which does not account for changes in transverse direction

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  19. One horsepower is equal to

  20. A.

     550 lbf.ft/second

    B.

     550 kgf.m/second

    C.

     Both A and B

    D.

     550 lbf.ft./hr

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