Home» Online Test » Civil Engineering » Hydraulics Online Test » Paper 1 » Paper 2 » Paper 3 0% Sorry, time's up. To complete the online test, please restart it. Created by Vikash chaudhary This is a FREE online test. Beware of scammers who ask for money to attend this test. Get fresh, new questions in each attempt. Total Questions: 50 Time Allotted: 50 minutes Passing Score: 70% Randomization: Yes Certificate: Yes Do not refresh the page! 👍 All the best! 1 / 50 1. The basic head loss in a long pipe is: a) fittings b) sudden increase in diameter c) sudden decrease in diameter d) friction 2 / 50 2. In the case of a broad-crested weir, the depth of water h at the end of the still is given by a) h = H/2 b) h = 2H/3 c) h = 3H/4 d) h = H 3 / 50 3. *An ideal flow of a liquid obeys a) continuity equation b) Newton's second law of viscosity c) Newton's second law of motion d) dynamic viscosity 4 / 50 4. *The upper surface of the weir over which water flows is known as: a) vein b) nappe c) sill d) none of the above 5 / 50 5. In an open tube, the free surface of mercury remains a) horizontal b) curved upwards c) curved downwards d) none of the above 6 / 50 6. *The hydraulic radius is equal to a) area divided by the square of the wetted perimeter b) wetted area divided by the wetted perimeter c) the wetted perimeter divided by the area d) the square root of the area 7 / 50 7. *The condition for the maximum velocity and discharge is given by (closed flow) a) 0.81D & 0.95D b) 0.82D & 0.94D c) 0.83D & 0.93D d) 0.84D & 0.92D 8 / 50 8. Water hammer is a phenomenon that occurs a) when pressure increases sudden closure of the valve b) when pressure decreases sudden opening of the valve c) due to the elastic material of the pipe d) due to the incompressible nature of the fluid 9 / 50 9. Discharge over an ogee weir remains the same as that of a) sharp-crested weir b) triangular weir c) Cipolleti weir d) drowned weir 10 / 50 10. An oil of specific gravity 0.7 and pressure 0.14 kgf/cm^2 will have the height of oil as a) 70 cm of oil b) 2 m of oil c) 20 cm of oil d) 80 cm of oil 11 / 50 11. If the Froude number in open channel flow is more than 1.0, the flow is called a) critical flow b) streaming flow c) shooting flow d) none of the above 12 / 50 12. *An orifice is called a large orifice if the water head is a) two times the diameter of the pipe b) three times the diameter of the pipe c) four times the diameter of the pipe d) five times the diameter of the pipe 13 / 50 13. Poise is the unit of a) mass density b) kinematic viscosity c) viscosity d) pressure gradient 14 / 50 14. ........ is defined as the maximum increase in water level in the path of the flow of water a) afflux b) rising of the wall c) flood d) rainfall 15 / 50 15. The flow in which each liquid particle has a definite path is called a) stream line flow b) uniform flow c) steady flow d) turbulent flow 16 / 50 16. The pressure difference between inside and outside of a droplet of water is given by (Where σ is surface tension and d is the diameter of the droplet.) a) 2σ/d b) 4σ/d c) 6σ/d d) 8σ/d 17 / 50 17. *Bernoulli's equation assumes that a) fluid is non-viscous b) fluid is homogeneous c) flow is along the streamline d) all of the above 18 / 50 18. *If a pitot tube is placed with its nose facing downstream, the liquid a) does not rise in the tube b) rises in the tube to a height √v^2/sg c) falls in the tube to a depth √v^2/2g d) none of the above 19 / 50 19. In an open channels the analysis of a sugar is done by using a) continuity equation b) momentum equation c) energy equation d) none of the above 20 / 50 20. The depth of flow after the hydraulic jump is a) d2 = d1/2 [√1+8(Fe)1^2 -1] b) d1 = d2/2 [√1+8(Fe)1^2 -1] c) d2 = d1/3 [√1+8(Fe)1^2 -1] d) d2 = d1/2 [√1+2(Fe)1^2 -1] 21 / 50 21. The pressure less than atmospheric pressure is known as a) suction pressure b) vacuum pressure c) negative pressure d) all of the above 22 / 50 22. *Pascal's law states that pressure at a point is equal in all directions a) in a liquid at rest b) in a fluid at rest c) in a laminar flow d) in a turbulent flow 23 / 50 23. To ensure that water does not rise more than 100 cm above the crest, for a discharge of 5.00 m^3/sec, the length of the weir will be (Cd = 0.62) a) 2.48 m b) 2.73 m c) 2.50 m d) 2.51 m 24 / 50 24. A rise or fall of liquid in a glass tube of a very small diameter when dipped is a) directly proportional to the force per unit length of periphery b) directly proportional to the sine of the angle of contact c) directly proportional to the specific weight of the liquid d) inversely proportional to the diameter of the glass tube 25 / 50 25. Hydrostatic pressure on a dam depends upon its a) length b) depth c) shape d) both (b) and (c) of the above 26 / 50 26. Hydraulic gradient line and total energy line are a) same b) different c) differ by pressure head d) differ by static head 27 / 50 27. The two depths at which the specific energy is the same are called a) alternate depths b) conjugate depths c) critical depths d) normal depths 28 / 50 28. Find the capillary rise/fall in a glass tube when immersed in mercury with the following given data: surface tension, σ = 0.52 gmf/cm, angle of contact, θ = 130°, S.G. of mercury = 13.6, diameter of the pipe = 2.5 mm. a) 0.393 cm rise b) 0.393 cm fall c) neither fall nor rise d) all of the above 29 / 50 29. Specific weight of sea water is more than that of pure water because of a) dissolved air b) dissolved salts c) suspended matter d) all of the above 30 / 50 30. *The magnitude of water hammer depends upon a) the length of the pipeline b) elastic properties of liquid c) elastic properties of the pipe material d) diameter of the pipeline 31 / 50 31. If the density of a fluid changes from point to point in a flow region, it is called a) steady flow b) unsteady flow c) non-uniform flow d) compressible flow 32 / 50 32. Super-critical flow occurs in a) normal slope b) mild slope c) steep slope d) all of the above 33 / 50 33. If the total head of the nozzle of a pipe is 37.5m and the discharge is 1 cubic meter per second, then the power generated is a) 500 HP b) 550 HP c) 400 HP d) 450 HP 34 / 50 34. When the pipes are connected in series, the total rate of flow a) is equal to the sum of the rate of flow in each pipe b) is equal to the reciprocal of the sum of the rate of flow in each pipe c) is the same as flowing through each pipe d) none of the above 35 / 50 35. A siphon is an a) L-shaped pipe b) U-shaped pipe c) inverted U-shaped pipe d) all of the above 36 / 50 36. *The discharge through a trapezoidal channel is maximum when a) m = d b) m = 2d c) m = 3d d) m = d/2 37 / 50 37. *The actual velocity through an orifice is........... than the theoretical velocity. a) more b) less c) equal d) not defined 38 / 50 38. A triangular notch is preferred to a rectangular notch because a) only one reading is required b) its formula is simple to remember c) it gives more accurate results for low discharge (Q≤100m^3/sec) d) it measures a wide range of flows accurately 39 / 50 39. *The energy possessed by a fluid by virtue of its existing pressure is called a) elevation energy b) kinetic energy c) potential energy d) all of the above 40 / 50 40. One horsepower is equal to a) 1 kW b) 0.746 kW c) 0.836 kW d) 0.756 kW 41 / 50 41. Total head of a particle in motion is the sum of a) potential head and kinetic head b) kinetic head and pressure head c) potential head and pressure head d) potential head, kinetic head, and pressure head 42 / 50 42. Reynolds number is the ratio of initial force and a) viscosity b) elasticity c) gravitational force d) surface tension 43 / 50 43. *Hydraulic gradient line (except siphon) a) remains above the centerline of the conduit b) remains below the centerline of the conduit c) remains parallel to the centerline of the conduit d) may be above or below the centerline of the conduit 44 / 50 44. Mass density of liquid (p) is given by a) p = mass/volume b) p = metric slug/m^2 c) p = kgsec^3/m^4 d) all of the above 45 / 50 45. The section of the Jet leaving an orifice, having the minimum cross-section area, is called a) orifice meter b) venturimeter c) mouthpiece d) vena contracta 46 / 50 46. If the fluid particles move in straight lines and all the lines are parallel to the surface, the flow is called a) steady b) uniform c) compressible d) laminar 47 / 50 47. *The term v^2/2g is known as a) kinetic energy b) pressure energy c) kinetic energy per unit weight d) none of the above 48 / 50 48. *If the velocity of fluid particles varies from point to point in magnitude and direction, as well as from instant to instant, the flow is said to be a) laminar b) turbulent flow c) uniform flow d) non-uniform flow 49 / 50 49. Falling drops of water become spheres due to a) adhesion b) cohesion c) surface tension d) viscosity 50 / 50 50. *Piezometers are used to measure a) pressure in water channels, pipes, etc. b) difference in pressure at two points c) atmospheric pressure d) very low pressure Please provide accurate information so we can send your Achievement Certificate by mail. NameEmailPhone Number Your score isShare your achievement! 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