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. *Viscosity of a liquid a) drops with temperature b) rises with temperature c) does not vary with temperature d) remains constant up to a certain temperature 2 / 50 2. *To measure very low pressure, we use: a) barometers b) piezometers c) monometers d) differential manometers 3 / 50 3. The Manning's formula for flow in an open channel is given by a) v = n R^2/3 S^1/2 b) none of the above c) v = 1/n R^2/3 S^1/2 d) v = 1/n R^1/2 S^2/3 4 / 50 4. Falling drops of water become spheres due to a) adhesion b) cohesion c) surface tension d) viscosity 5 / 50 5. *Differential manometers are used to measure a) pressure in water channels b) difference in pressure at two points c) atmospheric pressure d) very low pressure 6 / 50 6. *The continuity equation deals with the law of conservation of a) mass b) momentum c) energy d) force 7 / 50 7. *The atmospheric pressure varies with a) altitude b) temperature c) weather conditions d) none of the above 8 / 50 8. *Venturimeter is used to measure a) rate of flow b) velocity c) depth of flow d) all of the above 9 / 50 9. A substance which deforms continuously under the action of shear stress is called a) fluid b) liquid c) solid d) gas 10 / 50 10. *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 11 / 50 11. *The hydraulic ram is a pump that works on a) the principle of water hammer b) the principle of centrifugal action c) the principle of reciprocation action d) all of the above 12 / 50 12. If the pressure is applied to the surface of a liquid, the liquid transmits the pressure equally in all directions is given by a) Pascal b) Newton c) Archimedes d) all of the above 13 / 50 13. Practical fluids possess a) viscosity b) surface tension c) compressibility d) all of the above 14 / 50 14. *The orifice used for low discharge is a) rectangular b) circular c) square d) triangular 15 / 50 15. The hydrostatic force exerted by 2 m deep water on the gate downstream is equal to a) 40 kN b) 10 kN c) 20 kN d) 30 kN 16 / 50 16. The difference in pressure head measured by a mercury-oil differential manometer for a 20 cm difference of mercury level will be (specific gravity of oil-0.8) a) 2.72m of oil b) 2.52m of oil c) 3.20m of oil d) 0.2m of oil 17 / 50 17. Which of the following is the example of laminar flow? a) underground flow b) flow past tiny bodies c) both of (a) and (b) d) none of the above 18 / 50 18. To avoid an interruption in the flow of a siphon, the air vessel is provided a) at the inlet b) at the outlet c) at the summit d) at the point between the inlet and outlet 19 / 50 19. A vessel having a depth of 30 cm is filled with water up to a depth of 10 cm from the top level. Find the pressure exerted at a depth of 5 cm and 15 cm from the top of the vessel respectively a) 0, 50 kg/m^2 b) 0, 150 kg/m^2 c) 0, 100 kg/m^2 d) 50 kg/m^2, 50 kg/m^2 20 / 50 20. *Rotameter is used for measuring a) density of fluids b) value of fluids in a pipe c) discharge of fluids d) pressure in fluids 21 / 50 21. The most efficient channel section is a) semi-circular b) rectangular c) triangular d) trapezoidal 22 / 50 22. A ideal fluid a) is frictionless and incompressible b) obey Newton's law of viscosity c) is similar to gas d) is very viscous 23 / 50 23. *The rise of the water table, which takes place due to the transformation of the unstable shooting flow (super-critical) to the stable streaming is called a) hydraulic jump b) standing wave c) both (a) and (b) above d) water cushion 24 / 50 24. 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 25 / 50 25. *Capillarity of water is a) directly proportional to surface tension b) inversely proportional to the angle of contact c) inversely proportional to the diameter of the pipe d) all of the above 26 / 50 26. One horsepower is equal to a) 1 kW b) 0.746 kW c) 0.836 kW d) 0.756 kW 27 / 50 27. The total energy of a liquid in motion is equal to: a) pressure energy + kinetic energy + potential energy b) pressure energy - (kinetic energy + potential energy) c) potential energy - (pressure energy + kinetic energy) d) kinetic energy - (pressure energy + potential energy) 28 / 50 28. Crest of a weir is lower than d/s water level a) submerged weir b) Cipolletti weir c) triangular weir d) sharp-crested weir 29 / 50 29. Reynolds number is the ratio of initial force and a) viscosity b) elasticity c) gravitational force d) surface tension 30 / 50 30. If the Froude number in open channel flow is equal to 1.0, the flow is called a) critical flow b) streaming flow c) shooting flow d) none of the above 31 / 50 31. 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 32 / 50 32. *The most economical section of a circular channel for the maximum velocity is when a) depth of water = 0.810 diameter b) hydraulic mean depth = 0.304 diameter of the circular section c) wetted perimeter = 2.245 diameters of the circular section d) all of the above 33 / 50 33. Gauge pressure is a) absolute - atmosphere b) absolute + atmosphere c) atmospheric ± absolute d) none of the above 34 / 50 34. *The imaginary line joining each head of water is called a) hydraulic gradient line b) residual line c) loss of gradient line d) none of the above 35 / 50 35. *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 36 / 50 36. Super-critical flow occurs in a) normal slope b) mild slope c) steep slope d) all of the above 37 / 50 37. 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] 38 / 50 38. When the fluid is at rest, the shear stress is a) maximum b) zero c) unpredictable d) none of the above 39 / 50 39. The numerical value of vorticity is.....of the rotation a) twice b) thrice c) same d) all of the above 40 / 50 40. For a circular channel, the wetted perimeter is given by (where θ=half the angle subtended by the water at the center and R= radius of circular channel) a) 2Rθ b) 3Rθ c) 4Rθ d) all of the above 41 / 50 41. The phenomenon of rising of a liquid surface in a tube of small diameter relative to the adjacent normal level of the liquid is known as a) capillary rise b) capillary fall c) rising d) none of the above 42 / 50 42. *The difference between the total energy line and the hydraulic gradient line is a) kinetic head b) pressure head c) datum head d) loss of head 43 / 50 43. For the laminar flow through a circular pipe, the maximum velocity is a) the maximum velocity=1.5 times the average velocity b) the maximum velocity=2.0 times the average velocity c) the maximum velocity=2.5 times the average velocity d) none of the above 44 / 50 44. For the same specific force, the two depths at which the same discharge occurs are called a) alternate depths b) conjugate depths c) critical depths d) normal depths 45 / 50 45. Which of the following has the highest coefficient of discharge: a) sharp-edged orifice b) venturimeter c) cipolleti weir d) borda's mouthpiece running full 46 / 50 46. The pressure less than atmospheric pressure is known as a) suction pressure b) vacuum pressure c) negative pressure d) all of the above 47 / 50 47. *The float method is used to measure a) the discharge in an open channel b) the velocity in an open channel c) discharge open in an open channel d) all of the above 48 / 50 48. If the velocity in a fluid flow changes with respect to the length of the direction of the flow, it is called a) unsteady flow b) compressible flow c) rotational flow d) none of the above 49 / 50 49. *Molecules of fluids get attracted due to a) capillary action b) surface tension c) adhesion d) cohesion 50 / 50 50. 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