Civil Engineering MCQ’s

16. A fluid which obeys the Newton's law of sharp edged orifice _____ with the head of water.
viscosity is termed as _____.
(a) Decreases
(a) Real fluid (b) Increases
(b) Ideal fluid (c) Remain same
(c) Newtonian fluid (d) None of the above
(d) Non-Newtonian fluid Ans. (b)
Ans. (c)
21. If cohesion between molecules of a fluid is
17. In order that flow takes place between two greater than adhesion between fluid and glass,
points in a pipeline, the differential pressure then the free level of fluid in a dipped glass tube
between these points must be more than _____. will be _____.

(a) Frictional force (a) Higher than the surface of liquid

(b) Viscosity (b) The same as the surface of liquid
(c) Surface friction (c) Lower than the surface of liquid
(d) All of the above (d) Unpredictable
Ans. (d) Ans. (c)

18. The error in discharge (dQ/Q) to the error in 22. The ratio of the inertia force to the _____ is
measurement of head (dH/H) over a triangular called Euler's number.
notch is given by _____.
(a) Pressure force
(a) dQ/Q = 3/2 × (dH/H) (b) Elastic force
(b) dQ/Q = 2 × (dH/H) (c) Surface tension force
(c) dQ/Q = 5/2 × (dH/H) (d) Viscous force
(d) dQ/Q = 3 × (dH/H) Ans. (a)
Ans. (c)
23. A one dimensional flow is one which _____.
19. For similarity, in addition to models being
(a) Is uniform flow
geometrically similar to prototype, the following
(b) Is steady uniform flow
in both cases should also be equal _____.
(c) Takes place in straight lines
(a) Ratio of inertial force to force due to (d) Involves zero transverse component of
viscosity flow
(b) Ratio of inertial force to force due to Ans. (d)
gravitation
(c) Ratio of inertial force to force due to 24. According to Manning's formula, the
surface tension discharge through an open channel is _____.
(d) All the four ratios of inertial force to force (where M = Manning's constant)
due to viscosity, gravitation, surface
(a) A × M × 𝑚1/2 × 𝑖 2/3
tension, and elasticity
(b) A × M × 𝑚2/3 × 𝑖 1/2
Ans. (d)
(c) 𝐴1/2 × 𝑀 2/3 × m × i
20. The value of coefficient of velocity for a (d) 𝐴2/3 × 𝑀1/3 × m × i

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Ans. (b) (a) 400 kg/cm²

(b) 4000 kg/cm²
25. Dimensions of surface tension are _____. (c) 40 × 10⁵ kg/cm²
(d) 40 × 10⁶ kg/cm²
(a) ML°T⁻²
Ans. (b)
(b) ML°T
(c) ML r² 30. The mass of 2.5 m³ of a certain liquid is 2
(d) ML²T² tonnes. Its mass density is _____.
Ans. (a)
(a) 200 kg/m³
26. An opening in the side of a tank or vessel (b) 400 kg/m³
such that the liquid surface with the tank is (c) 600 kg/m³
below the top edge of the opening, is called _____. (d) 800 kg/m³
Ans. (d)
(a) Weir
(b) Notch
(c) Orifice
(d) None of the above
Ans. (b)

27. The property of fluid by virtue of which it

offers resistance to shear is called _____.

(a) Surface tension

(b) Adhesion
(c) Adhesion
(d) Viscosity
Ans. (d)

28. Coefficient of velocity is defined as the ratio

of _____.

(a) Actual velocity of jet at vena contracta to

the theoretical velocity
(b) Area of jet at vena contracta to the area of
orifice
(c) Actual discharge through an orifice to the
theoretical discharge
(d) None of the above
Ans. (a)

29. A liquid compressed in cylinder has a

volume of 0.04 m³ at 50 kg/cm² and a volume
of 0.039 m³ at 150 kg/cm². The bulk modulus of
elasticity of liquid is _____.

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