COMPLETE 26/09/2010

Branch: Civil Engineering

Sub./Code: Fluid Mechanics/3CE05
Unit I
Submitted By: Manjari Saxena (Lecturer, ME)
1) A fluid is a substance that
a)
Is practically incompressible & inviscid (non-viscous)
b)
Cannot be subjected to shear forces
c)
Cannot remain at rest under the action of any shear force]
d)
Always expands until it fills any container
e)
Obeys the newtons law of viscosity
2) An ideal fluid
a)
Has no viscosity
b)
Satisfies the relation pv=RT
c)
Obeys the newtons law of viscosity
d)
Is both incompressible & non-viscous]
3) The viscosity of water with respect to air is about
a)
50
b)
55]
c)
60
d)
65 times
4) The multiplying factor for converting one stoke into m2/s is
a)
102
b)
104
c)
10-2
d)
10-4 ]
5) Which one of the following is back modulus of fluid?
a)
( dp) / d
b)
dp / ( d)]
c)
( d) / dp
d)
d / ( dp)
6) The dimension of surface tension is
a)
ML-1
b)
L2T-1
c)
ML-1T-1
d)
MT-2 ]
7) For a fluid at rest
a)
The shear stress depends upon the coefficient of viscosity
b)
The shear stress is zero]

c)
d)

The shear stress is zero only on horizontal plane

The shear stress is maximum on a plane inclined at 45 degree to the horizontal

8) The normal stress is same in all the directions at a point in a fluid only when
a)
The fluid is frictionless
b)
The fluid is frictionless & incompressible
c)
The fluid has zero viscosity and is at rest]
d)
There is no motion of one fluid layer relative to an adjacent layer
9) Poise is the unit of
a)
Density
b)
Velocity gradient
c)
Kinematic viscocity
d)
Dynamic viscosity]
10) Paper pulp can be regarded as
a)
Newtonian fluids
b)
Dilatant
c)
Pseudoplastic fluids]
d)
Bingham plastic
11) Oil spreads on the surface of water because
a)
Oil is less dense than water
b)
Oil is immiscible water
c)
Oil has less surface tension than water]
d)
Oil has low vapour pressure
12) All liquid surfaces tend to stretch. This phenomenon is called
a)
Cohesion
b)
Adhesion
c)
Surface tension]
d)
Cavitation
13) For a liquid having specific gravity 0.95 and dynamic viscosity 0.012 poise, the kinematic viscosity in
centistokes will be about
a)
1.26
b)
0.126
c)
12.6]
d)
0.0126
14) Capillary action is due to
a)
Adhesion of liquid particles to a surface
b)
Cohesion of liquid particles
c)
Cohesion and adhesion]
d)
Surface tension
15) If p is the gauge pressure within a spherical droplet, the gauge pressure within a bubble of the same fluid and
of same size will be
a)
p/4
b)
p/2

c)
d)

p
2p]

16) At a certain point in castor oil, the shear stress is 0.22 kgf/m2 and the velocity gradient per second. The
dynamic viscosity of castor oil in poises is numerically equal to
a)
0.1 g
b)
1 g]
c)
10 g
d)
100 g
17) Select the correct statement
a)
Higher is the bulk modulus, lower is compressibility]
b)
For an adiabatic process, the bulk modulus equals the pressure
c)
The bulk modulus is independent of both pressure and temperature
d)
The bulk modulus of a liquid is less than that of a solid
18) Soap helps in cleaning clothes because
a)
Dirt is absorbed
b)
There occurs a change in the chemical constituents of the soap
c)
Surface tension of the solution is decreased]
d)
Solution becomes more viscous
19) In the phenomenon of cavitation, the characteristic fluid property involved is
a)
Surface tension
b)
Viscosity
c)
Vapour pressure]
d)
Bulk modulus pressure
20) SI unit of viscosity is
a)
Equal to poise
b)
9.81 times of poise
c)
10 times of poise]
d)
98.1 times of poise
Answers
1(c)

2(d)

3(b)

4(d)

5(b)

6(d)

7(b)

8(c)

9(d)

10(c)

11(c) 12(c) 13(c) 14(c) 15(d) 16(b) 17(a) 18(c) 19(c) 20(c)
Manjari Saxena
(Lecturer- ME)