1.

According to first law of thermodynamics

a. Total internal energy of a system during a process remains constant

b. Total energy of a system remains constant

c. Work done by a system is equal to the heat transferred by the system

d. None of the above

2. The measurement of a thermodynamics property known as temperature is based on

a. Zeroth law of thermodynamics b. First law of thermodynamics

c. Second law of thermodynamics d. None of the above

3. Which of the following is correct?

a. Absolute pressure = Gauge pressure + Atmospheric pressure

b. Gauge pressure = Absolute pressure + Atmospheric pressure

c. Atmospheric pressure = Gauge pressure + Absolute pressure

d. None of the above

4. For the constant pressure and heat input, the air standard efficiency of gas power cycle is
in the order

a. Dual cycle, Diesel cycle, Otto cycle b. Otto cycle, Diesel cycle, Dual cycle

c. Dual cycle, Otto cycle, Diesel cycle d. None of the above

5. An open cycle gas turbine works on

a. Carnot cycle b. Otto cycle c. Joules cycle d. None of the above

6. The efficiency of the dual combustion cycle for the same compression ratio, is____diesel
cycle.

a. Greater than b. Less than c. Equal to d. None of the above

7. Reheating in a gas turbine

a. Increase the thermal efficiency b. Increase the turbine work

c. Decreases the thermal efficiency d. None of the above

8. The purpose of governing in steam turbine is to

a. Maintain the speed of turbine b. Reduce the efficiency of heat pump

c. Reheat the steam and improves its quality d. None of the above

9. Blade efficiency is also known as

a. Stage efficiency b. Diagram efficiency

c. Nozzle efficiency d. None of the above

10. According to the Clausius statement of second law of thermodynamics, the COP of a
refrigerator is never

(a)

(b) 1

(c) <1

(d) 1

(Ans:a)

11. The heating of gas at constant volume is governed by

a. Boyles law b. Charles law

c. Gay Lussac law d. None of the above

12. In a given process of an ideal gas, W = 0 and Q<0, Then for the gas

(a) the temperature will decrease

(b) the volume will increase

(c) the pressure will remain constant

(d) the temperature will increase

(Ans:a)

13. The impulse reaction turbine has its driving force

a. As an impulsive force b. As a reaction force

c. Partly as impulsive force and partly as reaction force

d. None of the above

14. A process in which the working substance neither receives nor gives heat to its
surroundings during expansion or compression is called

a. Isothermal process b. Hyperbolic process

c. Adiabatic process d. None of the above

15. The mean effective pressure of a diesel engine with fixed compression ratio can be
improved by

a. Increasing back pressure b. Increasing cut off ratio

c. Increasing operating speed d. None of the above

16. Carnot cycle has maximum efficiency for

a. Diesel engine b. Petrol engine

c. Reversible engine d. None of the above

17. In Carnot cycle heat is rejected at constant

a. Pressure b. Temperature c. Volume d. None of the above

18. The expansion ratio is the ratio of (where v1 is the volume at the beginning of expansion
and v2 is the volume at the end of expansion).

a. v1/v2 b. v2/v1 c. (v1+v2)/v1 d. None of the above

19. Air standard efficiency is equal to

a. (Heat supplied + Heat rejected) / Heat rejected

b. Heat rejected / (Heat rejected + Heat supplied)

c. (Heat supplied + Heat rejected) / Heat supplied

d. None of the above

20. The compression ratio is the ratio of

a. Swept volume to total volume b. Total volume to swept volume

c. Total volume to clearance volume d. None of the above

21. Identify the process of change of a close system in which the work transfer is maximum.

a. Isothermal b. Isochoric c. Isentropic d. Polytropic

22. In a given process of an ideal gas, W = 0 and Q<0, Then for the gas
(a) the temperature will decrease

(b) the volume will increase

(c) the pressure will remain constant

(d) the temperature will increase

(Ans:a)

23. The COP of a refrigerator on a reversed Carnot cycle is 5. The ratio of higher absolute
temperature to the lower temperature (i.e. T2/T1) is

a. 1.25 b. 1.3 c. 1.4 d. 1.2

24. For a non-flow constant pressure process the heat exchange is equal to

a. zero b. the work done

c. the change in internal energy d. the change in enthalpy

25. A higher value of Vander Waals constant for a gas indicates that the

a. molecules of the gas have smaller diameter b. gas can be easily liquefied

c. gas has higher molecular weight d. gas has lower molecular weight

26. In which one of the following processes is there an increase in entropy with no
degradation of energy?

a. Polytropic expansion b. Isothermal expansion

c. Isochoric heat addition d. Isobaric heat addition

27. In a convergent-divergent nozzle, normal shock can generally occur

a. along divergent portion and throat b. along the convergent portion

c. anywhere along the length d. near the inlet

28. According to the Clausius statement of second law of thermodynamics, the COP of a
refrigerator is never

(a)

(b) 1

(c) <1

(d) 1

(Ans:a)

29. A process A is irreversible and adiabatic. Process B is reversible and adiabatic. The
entropy change in process A and process B, respectively are

(a) zero and positive

(b) zero and negative

(c) negative and zero

(d) positive and zero

(Ans:d)

30. Which of the following statements is FALSE?

(a) a mixture of an ideal gas also behaves as an ideal gas

(b) the enthalpy of an ideal gas is a function of temperature only

(c) the entropy of an ideal gas is a function of temperature only

(d) the temperature of an ideal gas always decreases during isentropic expansion

(Ans:c)

31. A single fixed point temperature scale is based on

(a) ice point

(b) steam point

(c) triple point of water

(d) critical point of water

(Ans:c)

32. Which of the following correctly defines 1K, as per the internationally accepted
definition of the temperature scale?

(a) (1/100)th of the difference between normal boiling point and normal freezing point

(b) (1/273.15)th of the normal freezing point of water

(c) 100 times the difference between the triple point of water and normal freezing point of water

(d) (1/273.16)th of triple point of water

(Ans:d)

33. Which thermometer is independent of the substance or material used in its

construction?

(a) mercury thermometer

(b) alcohol thermometer

(c) ideal gas thermometer

(d) resistance thermometer

(Ans:c)

34. A system is capable of exchanging energy with its surroundings in the form of non
reversible work modes. The number of independent variables that completely specify the
state of the system is

(a) n-2

(b) n-1

(c) n

(d) n+1

(Ans:d)

35. If Q is the heat transferred to the system and W is the work done by the system, then
which of the following is an exact differential

(a) Q

(b) W

(c) Q + W

(d) Q W

(Ans:d)

1-A beam is a structural member which is subjected to

a. Axial tension or compression

b. Transverse loads and couples
c. Twisting moment
 d. No load, but its axis should be horizontal and x-section rectangular or circular

(Ans: b)

2-Which of the following are statically determinate beams?

a. Only simply supported beams

b. Cantilever, overhanging and simply supported
c. Fixed beams
d. Continuous beams

(Ans: b)

3-A cantilever is a beam whose

a. Both ends are supported either on rollers or hinges

b. One end is fixed and other end is free
c. Both ends are fixed
d. Whose both or one of the end has overhang

(Ans: b)

4-In a cantilever carrying a uniformly varying load starting from zero at the free
end, the shear force diagram is

a. A horizontal line parallel to x-axis

b. A line inclined to x-axis
c. Follows a parabolic law
d. Follows a cubic law

(Ans: c)

5-In a cantilever carrying a uniformly varying load starting from zero at the free
end, the Bending moment diagram is

a. A horizontal line parallel to x-axis

b. A line inclined to x-axis
c. Follows a parabolic law
d. Follows a cubic law
(Ans: d)

6-In a simply supported beam, bending moment at the end

a. Is always zero if it does not carry couple at the end

b. Is zero, if the beam has uniformly distributed load only
c. Is zero if the beam has concentrated loads only
d. May or may not be zero

(Ans: a)

7-For any part of the beam, between two concentrated load Shear force diagram is
a

a. Horizontal straight line

b. Vertical straight line
c. Line inclined to x-axis
d. Parabola

(Ans: a)

8-For any part of a beam between two concentrated load, Bending moment
diagram is a

a. Horizontal straight line

b. Vertical straight line
c. Line inclined to x-axis
d. Parabola

(Ans: c)

9-For any part of a beam subjected to uniformly distributed load, Shear force
diagram is

a. Horizontal straight line

b. Vertical straight line
c. Line inclined to x-axis
d. Parabola

(Ans: c)
10-For any part of a beam subjected to uniformly distributed load, bending
moment diagram is

a. Horizontal straight line

b. Vertical straight line
c. Line inclined to x-axis
d. Parabola

(Ans: d)

11-A sudden jump anywhere on the Bending moment diagram of a beam is caused
by

a. Couple acting at that point

b. Couple acting at some other point
c. Concentrated load at the point
d. Uniformly distributed load or Uniformly varying load on the beam

(Ans: a)

12-In a simple supported beam having length = l and subjected to a concentrated

load (W) at mid-point.

a. Maximum Bending moment = Wl/4 at the mid-point

b. Maximum Bending moment = Wl/4 at the end
c. Maximum Bending moment = Wl/8 at the mid-point
d. Maximum Bending moment = Wl/8 at the end

(Ans: a)

13-In a simply supported beam subjected to uniformly distributed load (w) over
the entire length (l), total load=W, maximum Bending moment is

a. Wl/8 or wl2/8 at the mid-point

b. Wl/8 or wl2/8 at the end
c. Wl/4 or wl2/4
d. Wl/2

(Ans: a)
14-In a cantilever subjected to a concentrated load (W) at the free end and having
length =l, Maximum bending moment is

a. Wl at the free end

b. Wl at the fixed end
c. Wl/2 at the fixed end
d. Wl at the free end

(Ans: b)

15-An axle is subjected to loads as shown

Maximum bending moment is

a. Wl
b. W(l-a)
c. Wa
d. W(l+a)

(Ans: c)

16-At a point in a simply supported or overhanging beam where Shear force

changes sign and = 0, Bending moment is

a. Maximum
b. Zero
c. Either increasing or decreasing
d. Infinity

(Ans: a)
17-In a cantilever subjected to a combination of concentrated load, uniformly
distributed load and uniformly varying load, Maximum bending moment is

a. Where shear force=0

b. At the free end
c. At the fixed end
d. At the mid-point

(Ans: c)

18-Point of contra-flexure is a

a. Point where Shear force is maximum

b. Point where Bending moment is maximum
c. Point where Bending moment is zero
d. Point where Bending moment=0 but also changes sign from positive to negative

(Ans: d)

19-Point of contra-flexure is also called

a. Point of maximum Shear force

b. Point of maximum Bending moment
c. Point of inflexion
d. Fixed end

(Ans: c)

20-The slope of shear force line at any section of the beam is also called

a. Bending moment at that section

b. Rate of loading at that section
c. Maximum Shear force
d. Maximum bending moment

1-Which of the machine component is designed under bending stress?

a. Shaft
b. Arm of a lever
c. Key
 d. Belts and ropes

(Ans: b)

2-For bending equation to be valid, radius of curvature of the beam after bending
should be

a. Equal to its transverse dimensions

b. Infinity
c. Very large compared to its transverse dimensions
d. Double its transverse dimensions

(Ans: c)

3-Neutral axis of a beam always coincides with

a. Axis passing through bottom of beam

b. Axis passing through height h/2 from bottom
c. Axis passing through height h/3 from bottom
d. Axis passing through centroid

(Ans: d)

4-Moment of resistance of a beam

a. Is equal to safe maximum bending moment to which it can be subjected

b. Is equal to any bending moment to which it is subjected
c. Is equal to or less than maximum bending moment to which it is subjected
d. Is equal to or more than maximum bending moment to which it is subjected

(Ans: a)

5-Section modulus of a beam is always given by formula

a. d^3/32
b. bd^2/6
c. I/y(max)
d. I/y

(Ans: c)
6-Moment of Inertia of a rectangular section about any axis=

a. bd^3/12
b. db^3/12
c. bd^3/12 + Ax^2
d. d^4/64

Where b=width, A=Area of cross section, d=depth for rectangular section and diameter of
circular sections, x=distance between the centroid of the section from the axis

(Ans: c)

7-Two beams have same length and same weight and same material. One beam
has solid circular section and other hollow circular section with outside
diameter/inside diameter ratio=K and having moment of resistance=M, then

a. both beams will have same strength in terms of M

b. Solid beam will have more strength in terms of M
c. Hollow beam will have more strength in terms of M and it will be a function of K
d. Hollow beam will have more strength in terms of M and it will be independent of K

(Ans: c)

8-If depth of a beam is doubled then changes in its section modulus

a. Will remain same

b. Will decrease
c. Will be doubled
d. Will increase by 4 times

(Ans: d)

9-Centroid of a section is

a. About which y^2dA =0

b. About which ydA=0
c. About which xydA=0
d. About which x^2y^2dA=0

(Ans: b)
10-Moment of inertia of a section is

a. y^2dA
b. ydA
c. xydA
d. x^2y^2dA

(Ans: a)

1. When a body is subjected to transverse vibration, the stress included in a body will be

a. Shear stress b. Bending stress

c. Tensile stress d. None of the above

2. Hooks law holds good up to

a. Yield point b. Elastic limit

c. Plastic limit d. None of the above

3. The change in length due to tensile or compressive force acting on a body is given by

a. PlA/E b. Pl/AE c. E/PlA d. None of the above

4. Materials which are usually most ductile

a. Face centred cubic lattice b. Body centred cubic lattice

c. Hexagonal closed packed lattice d. None of the above

5. When a body is subjected to three mutually perpendicular stress of equal intensity, the
ratio of direct stress to the corresponding volumetric strain is known as

a. Youngs modulus b. Bulk modulus

c. Modulus of rigidity d. None of the above

6. The extremities of any diameter on Mohrs circle represent.

a. Principal stress b. Normal stress on plane at 45 degree

c. Shear stress on plane 45 degree d. None of the above

7. A body is subjected to a tensile stress of 60 MPa on a plane and another tensile stress of
600 MPa on a plane at right angles to the former. It is also subjected to a shear stress of 400
MPa on the same planes. The maximum normal stress is

a. 400 MPa b. 500 MPa c. 1400 MPa d. None of the above

8. A body is subjected to a two normal 20 MPa (tensile) and 10 MPa (compressive) acting
perpendicular to each other. The maximum shear stress is

a. 5 MPa b. 10 MPa c. 15 MPa d. None of the above

9. Youngs modulus is a ratio of

a. Strain/Stress b. Change in length/Original length

c. Stress/Strain d. Stress/Original length

10. The ratio of lateral strain to the linear strain is

a. Bulk modulus b. Youngs modulus

c. Poissons ratio d. Modulus of rigidity

11. A simply supported beam of length l is subjected to a symmetrical uniformly varying

load with zero intensity at the ends and intensity w (load per unit length) at the mid span.
What is the maximum bending moment?

a. 3wl2/8 b. wl2/12 c. wl2/24 d. 5wl2/12

12. Which one of the following is represented by the area of the S.F. diagram from one end
upto a given location on the beam?

a. B.M. at the location b. Load at the location

c. Slope at the location d. Deflection at the location

13. For which of the following columns, Euler buckling load = 42EI/l2?

a. Column with both hinged ends b. Column with one end fixed and other end free

c. Column with both ends fixed d. Column with one end fixed and other hinged

14. A horizontal beam under bending has a maximum bending stress of 100 MPa and a
maximum shear stress of 20 MPa. What is the maximum principal stress in the beam?

a. 20 b. 50 c. 50+2900 d. 100

15. A closed coil helical springs has 15 coils. If five coils of this spring are removed by
cutting, the stiffness of the modified spring will

a. increases to 2.5 times b. increases to 1.5 times

c. reduce to 0.66 times d. remain unaffected

16. Consider the following statement for a simply supported beam subjected to a couple at
its mid span.

1. Bending moment is zero at the ends and maximum at the centre

2. Bending moment is constant over the entire length of the beam

3. Shear force is constant over the entire length of the beam

4. Shear force is zero over the entire length of the beam

Which of the following statements given above are correct?

a. 1, 3 and 4 b. 2, 3 and 4 c. 1 and 3 d. 2 and 4

17. Two shafts having the same length and material are joined in series. If the ratio of the
diameter of the first shaft to that of the second shaft is 2, then the ratio of the angle of twist
of the first shaft to that of the second shaft is

a. 16 b. 8 c. 4 d. 2

18. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

(a) Slenderness ratio: The ratio of length of the column to the least radius of gyration

(b) Buckling factor: The ratio of maximum load to the permissible axial load on the column

(c) Short column: A column for which slenderness ratio 32

(d) Strut: A member of a structure in any position and carrying an axial compressive load.

19. The volumetric strain of a thin cylindrical shell with flat ends and subjected to internal
pressure is the sum of

a. Longitudinal and hoop stress b. Longitudinal and diametrical strain

c. hoop stress and twice the longitudinal strain d. Longitudinal strain and twice the hoop
strain

20. On a plane, resultant stress is inclined at an angle of 45 to the plane. If the normal
stress is 100N/mm2, the shear stress on the plane is

a. 71.5 N/mm2 b. 100 N/mm2 c. 86.6 N/mm2 d. 120.8 N/mm2

21. For which one of the following columns, Euler buckling load = (42EI)/l2?

a. Column with both ends hinged b. Column with one end fixed and other end free

c. Column with both ends fixed d. Column with one end fixed and other hinged.
22. A horizontal beam under bending has a maximum bending stress of 100 MPa and a
maximum shear stress of 20 MPa. What is the maximum principal stress in the beam?

a. 20 b. 50 c. 50 + 2900 d. 100

23. A closed coil helical spring has 15 coils. If five coils of this spring are removed by
cutting, the stiffness of the modified spring will

a. increases to 2.5 times b. increase to 1.5 times

c. reduce to 0.66 times d. remain unaffected

24. For 1 2 and 3 = 0, what is the physical boundary for Rankine failure theory?

a. A rectangle b. An ellipse c. A square d. A parabola

25. The volumetric strain of a thin cylindrical shell with flat ends and subjected to internal
pressure is the sum of

a. Longitudinal and hoop strain b. Longitudinal and diametrical strain

c. hoop strain and twice the longitudinal strain d. longitudinal strain and twice the hoop
strain

26. A simply supported beam of span l is subjected to a uniformly varying load having zero
intensity at the left support and w N/m at the right support. The reaction at the right
support is

a. wl/2 b. wl/5 c. wl/4 d. wl/3

27. A cast iron specimen in a torsion test gives a

a. cup and cone fracture b. fracture along a plane normal to the axis of the
specimen
c. fracture along a helix of approximately 45 d. fracture along a plane inclined at 60 to the
axis

28. A shaft is subjected to a bending moment M=400 N.m. and Torque T=300 N.m. The
equivalent bending moment is

a. 900 N.m b. 700 N.m c. 500 N.m d. 450 N.m

29. The percentage change in volume of a thin cylinder under internal pressure having
hoop stress = 200 MPa, E = 200 GPa and Poissons ratio = 0.25 is

a. 0.40 b. 0.30 c. 0.25 d. 0.20

30. If the numbers of turns in a spring are halved, its stiffness is

a. halved b. doubled c. increased four times d. not changed

1-If a bar of length, l, cross-sectional area, A, weighing, W, is fixed vertically at its upper
end, its elongation is equal to

(A) Wl/2AE

(B) Wl/AE

(C) 2AE/2Wl

(D) AE/Wl

(Ans: A)

2-An open ended thin cylinder shell, subjected to uniform internal pressure will be
subjected to

(A) Hoop stress only

(B) Longitudinal stress only

(C) Both hoop and Longitudinal stress

(D) None of the above

(Ans: C)

3-In a cantilever, the bending moment is maximum at the

(A) Free end

(B) Mid span

(C) Fixed end

(D) None of the above

(Ans: C)

4-If w is the uniformly distributed load per unit length on a cantilever, the maximum
bending moment on the cantilever of length l is equal to

(A) Wl

(B) Wl/2

(C) W2l/2

(D) Wl2/2

(Ans: D)

5-The bending stress at the neutral axis is

(A) Tensile

(B) Compressive

(C) Shear

(D) Zero

(Ans: D)
6-In terms of theoretical stress concentration factor (Kt) and fatigue stress concentration
factor (Kf), the notch sensitivity q is expressed as

(A) (Kf -1) / (Kt -1)

(B) (Kf -1) / (Kt +1)

(C) (Kt -1) / (Kf -1)

(D) (Kf +1) / (Kt +1)

(Ans: A)

7-The equivalent length of a column with both ends fixed is equal to

(A) L

(B) L/2

(C) 2L

(D) L/2

(Ans: B)

8-The Poissons ratio for most of the material is close to

(A) 0.5

(B) 0.4

(C) 0.25

(D) 0.2

(Ans: C)

9-A ductile structure is defined as one for which the plastic deformation before fracture
(A) is smaller than the elastic deformation

(B) vanishes

(C) is equal to the elastic deformation

(D) is much larger than the elastic deformation

(Ans: D)

10-A Mohrs circle reduces to a point when the body is subjected to

(A) pure shear

(B) uniaxial stress only

(C) equal and opposite axial stresses on two mutually perpendicular planes, the planes being free
of shear

(D) equal axial stresses on two mutually perpendicular planes, the planes being free of shear

1-A strut of length L and flexural rigidity EI is fixed at both the ends. The buckling load
under compression is

(A) 2EI/4L2

(B) 2EI/L2

(C) 22EI/L2

(D) 42EI/L2

2-A closed coil helical spring of stiffness k is cut to 2/3 of its original length. The stiffness
of this spring of reduced length is

(A) (3/2)k

(B) k

(C) (2/3)k

(D) (1/3)k
3-Vickers Hardness Test has an indenter of shape

(A) flat conical

(B) spherical

(C) conical

(D) pyramid

4-The relation between Youngs modulus (E), Shearing modulus (G) and Poissons ratio ()
for an isotopic material is given by

(A) E=2G(1+ )

(B) E=2G(1- )

(C) E=3G(1+2)

(D) E=3G(1- 2)

5-The property of a material getting permanently deformed by compression with rupture is

known as

(A) Hardness

(B) Toughness

(C) Brittleness

(D) Malleability

6-Which of the following is the purpose of lubrication?

(A) to reduce lubrication

(B) to reduce wear

(C) to prevent corrosion

(D) all of the above

7-Starting friction is low in

(A) Hydrostatic lubrication

(B) Hydrodynamic lubrication

(C) Mixed (or semi fluid) lubrication

(D) Boundary lubrication

8-Ability of a material to exhibit considerable elastic recovery on release of load, is known

as

(A) Toughness

(B) Stiffness

(C) Resilience

(D) Hardness

9-Vickers Pyramid Number (VPN) is equal to

Where P=load in kg, =angle between opposite faces of diamond pyramid, d=diameter of
the impression

(A) 2PSin/d2

(B) PSin/d2

(C) (P/2)Sin/d2

(D) PSin/2d2
10-Toughness of a material means its

(A) Strength

(B) Fatigue resistance

(C) Machinability

(D) Softening

11-When the coefficient of restitution is zero, the bodies are

(A) Inelastic

(B) Elastic

(C) Near elastic

(D) None of the above

12-In the method of section, the section must pass through not more than ___ members.

(A) 3

(B) 4

(C) 5

(D) 2

13-The relation between the number of joints (J) and number of members (m) in a truss is
related by

(A) m=2J+3

(B) J=3m+3

(C) m=2J-3

(D) J=3(m-1)
14-A steel wheel of 600mm diameter rolls on a horizontal steel rail. It carries a load of
500N. The coefficient of rolling resistance is 0.3. The force necessary to roll the wheel along
the roll is

(A) 0.5N

(B) 5N

(C) 15N

(D) 150N

15-Rankine theory is used for

(A) Elastic materials

(B) Plastic materials

(C) Brittle materials

(D) Ductile materials

16-A leaf spring is used in automobiles to

(A) Apply forces

(B) Measure forces

(C) Store strain energy

(D) Absorb shocks

17-A key made from cylindrical disc having segmental cross section is known as

(A) Tangential key

(B) Woodruff keys

(C) Feather key

(D) Flat saddle key

18-Slenderness ratio is the ratio of

(A) Maximum size of a column to minimum size of a column

(B) Width of column to depth of column

(C) Effective length of column to least radius of gyration of the column

(D) Effective length of column to width of column

19-To transmit power in either direction, we use

(A) Acme thread

(B) Square threads

(C) Metric threads

(D) Buttress threads

20-The volumetric modulus of elasticity is called

(A) Bulk modulus

(B) Shear modulus

(C) Proof modulus

(D) Youngs modulus

21-Impact test enables one to estimate the property of

(A) Hardness
(B) Toughness

(C) Strength

(D) Creep

22-A continuous beam is deemed as deep; when ratio of span l and D is

(A) less than 2.5

(B) less than 1.0

(C) more than 3

(D) more than 5

23-A plate girder is

(A) Built up beam

(B) Beam column

(C) Built up column

(D) None of the above

24-Shear centre of a semicircular arc is at

(A) 4r/

(B) 3r/

(C) 2r/

(D) r/

25-The three moment theorem for continuous beams was forwarded by

(A) Bernoulli

(B) Clapeyron

(C) Castigliano

(D) Maxwell

26-In case of pivot bearing, the wear is

(A) Maximum at the centre

(B) Zero at the centre

(C) Uniform throughout the contact arc

(D) Minimum at maximum radius

ANSWERS:

1-(B), 2-(A), 3-(D), 4-(A), 5-(D), 6-(D), 7-(A), 8-(B), 9-(A), 10-(A), 11-(A), 12-(A), 13-(C), 14-
(D), 15-(C), 16-(D), 17-(B), 18-(C), 19-(B), 20-(A), 21-(B), 22-(A), 23-(A), 24-(A), 25-(B), 26-
(B)

1-Bernoullis equation cannot be applied when the flow is

(A) rotational

(B) turbulent

(C) unsteady

(D) all of the above

(Ans: D)

2-Streamline and equipotential lines in a flow field

(A) are parallel to each other

(B) are identical to each other

(C) are perpendicular to each other

(D) intersect at acute angles

(Ans: C)

3-Relative density of mercury is

(A) 1

(B) 9.8

(C) 13.6

(D) 1000

(Ans: C)

4-A Newtonian fluid is defined as the fluid which

(A) Obeys Hooks law

(B) Is compressible

(C) Obeys Newtons law of viscosity

(D) Is incompressible

(Ans: C)

5-If the Reynolds number is less than 2000, the flow in a pipe is

(A) Turbulent

(B) Laminar

(C) Transition
(D) None of the above

(Ans: B)

6-A flow is called super-sonic if the

(A) velocity of flow is very high

(B) discharge is difficult to measure

(C) Mach number is between 1 and 5

(D) Mach number is less than 1

(Ans: C)

7-The unit of pressure one bar is

(A) 1 Pascal

(B) 1 kilo Pascal

(C) 100 kPascal

(D) 1000 kPascal

(Ans: C)

8-The dynamic viscosity of a liquid is 1.2 10-4 Ns/m2, whereas, the density is 600 kg/m3.
The kinematic viscosity in m2/s is

(A) 72 10-3

(B) 20 10-8

(C) 7.2 103

(D) 70 106

9-The location of the centre of pressure over a surface immersed in a liquid is

(A) always above the centroid

(B) will be at the centroid

(C) will be below the centroid

(D) for higher densities it will be above the centroid and for lower densities it will be below the
centroid

(Ans: C)

10-The continuity equation is the result of application of the following law to the flow field

(A) First law of thermodynamics

(B) Conservation of energy

(C) Newtons second law of motion

(D) Conservation of mass

(Ans: D)

11-Reynolds number signifies the ratio of

(A) gravity forces top viscous forces

(B) inertial forces to viscous forces

(C) inertia forces to gravity forces

(D) buoyant forces to inertia forces

(Ans: B)

12-In pipe flow the critical Reynolds number is about

(A) 640

(B) 5 105
(C) 2000

(D) 64000

(Ans: C)

13-Anemometer is used to measure

(A) Velocity

(B) Pressure

(C) Viscosity

(D) Density

(Ans: A)

14-Property of fluid that describes its internal resistance is known as:

(A) Viscosity

(B) Friction

(C) Resistance

(D) Internal energy

(Ans: A)

15-Which fluid does not experience shearing stress during flow?

(A) Pseudoplastic

(B) Dilatant

(C) Newtonian

(D) Inviscid
 (Ans: D)

16-Stress strain relationship for Newtonian fluid is

(A) Parabolic

(B) Hyperbolic

(C) Linear

(D) Inverse type

1-If a cylindrical wooden pole, 20 cm in diameter, and 1 m in height is placed in a pool of

water in a vertical position (the gravity of wood is 0.6), then it will

(A) Float in stable equilibrium

(B) Float in unstable equilibrium

(C) Float in neutral equilibrium

(D) Start moving horizontally

(Ans: B)

2-An open tank contains water to depth of 2m and oil over it to a depth of 1m. If the
specific gravity of oil is 0.8, then the pressure intensity at the interface of the two fluid
layers will be

(A) 7848 N/m^2

(B) 8720 N/m^2

(C) 9747 N/m^2

(D) 9750 N/m^2

(Ans: A)

3-Consider the following statements

For a body totally immersed in a fluid

I-The weight acts through the centre of gravity of the body

II-The up thrust acts through the centroid of the body

Of these statements

(A) Both I and II are true

(B) I is true but II is false

(C) I is false but II is true

(D) Neither I nor II is true

(Ans: A)

4-A simple Pitot tube can be used to measure which of the following quantities?

I-Static head

II-Datum head

III-Dynamic head

IV-Friction head

V-Total head

Select the correct answer using the codes given below

(A) I, II and IV

(B) I, III and V

(C) II, III and IV

(D) II, III and V

(Ans: B)
5-The shear stress in turbulent flow is

(A) Linearly proportional to the velocity gradient

(B) Proportional to the square of the velocity gradient

(C) Dependent on the mean velocity of flow

(D) Due to the exchange of energy between the molecules

(Ans: A)

6-Consider the following statements regarding a plane area submerged in a liquid:

I-The total force is the product of specific weight of the liquid, the area and the depth of its
centroid

II-The total force is the product of the area and the pressure at its centroid

Of these statements

(A) I alone is correct

(B) II alone is correct

(C) Both I and II are false

(D) Both I and II are correct

(Ans: D)

7-The buoyant force acting on a floating body passes through the

(A) Metacentre of the body

(B) Centre of gravity of the body

(C) Centroid of volume of the body

(D) Centroid of the displaced volume

(Ans: B)
8-Which one of the following sets of conditions clearly apply to an ideal fluid?

(A) Viscous and compressible

(B) Non viscous and incompressible

(C) Non viscous and compressible

(D) Viscous and incompressible

(Ans: B)

9-For flow through a horizontal pipe, the pressure gradient dp/dx in the flow direction is

(A) +ve

(B) 1

(C) zero

(D) -ve

(Ans: D)

10-In a pipe flow, the heat lost due to friction is 6 m. If the power transmitted through the
pipe has to be maximum then the total head at the inlet of the pipe will have to be
maintained at

(A) 36 m

(B) 30 m

(C) 24 m

(D) 18 m

1. The square root of the ratio of inertia force to gravity force is called

a. Reynolds number b. Froude number c. Mach number d. Euler number

2. The thickness of turbulent boundary layer at a distance x from the leading edge over a
flat plate varies as

a. x4/5 b. x1/2 c. x1/5 d. x3/5

3. The Bernoullis equation refers to conservation of

a. mass b. linear momentum

c. angular momentum d. energy

4. In a normal shock wave in one dimensional flow

a. pressure, density and temperature increase b. velocity, temperature and density

increase

c. pressure, density and temperature decrease d. velocity, pressure and density

decrease

5. The drag coefficient for laminar flow varies with Reynolds number (Re) as

a. Re1/2 b. Re c. Re-1 d. Re-1/2

6. The continuity equation in a differential form is

a. dA/A + dV/V + d/ = constant b. A/dA + V/dV + /d = constant

c. dA/A + dV/V + d/ = 0 d. AdA + VdV + d = 0

7. What is the percentage error in the estimation of the discharge due to an error of 2% in
the measurement of the reading of a differential manometer connected to an orifice meter?

a. 4 b. 3 c. 2 d. 1
8. Which one of the following is the characteristic of a fully developed laminar flow?

a. The pressure drop in the flow direction is zero

b. The velocity profile changes uniformly in the flow direction

c. The velocity profile does not change in the flow direction

d. The Reynolds number for the flow is critical

9. A circular plate of 1.5 m diameter is submerged in water with its greatest and least
depths below the water surface being 2 m and 0.75 m respectively, what is the approximate
magnitude of the total thrust on one face of the plate?

a. 24Kn b. 28kN c. 12kN d. 16kN

10. Which of the following statements is correct?

A steady flow of diverging straight stream lines

a. is a uniform flow with local acceleration b. has convective normal

acceleration

c. has convective tangential acceleration d. has both convective normal and

tangential accelerations

11. Bernoullis theorem P/g + V2/2g = constant is valid

a. along different streamlines in rotational flow b. along different streamlines in

irrotational flow

c. only in the case of flow of gas d. only in the case of flow of

liquid
12. Two pipelines of equal lengths are connected in series. The diameter of the second pipe
is two times that of the first pipe. The ratio of frictional head losses between the first pipe
and the second pipe is

a. 1:32 b. 1:16 c. 1:8 d. 1:4

13. The following instruments are used in the measurement of discharge through a pipe:

1. Orifice meter 2. Flow nozzle 3. Venturimeter

a. 1, 3, 2 b. 1, 2, 3 c. 3, 2, 1 d 2, 3, 1

14. If a fluid jet discharging from a 50 mm diameter orifice has a 40 mm diameter at its
vena contracta, then its coefficient of contraction will be

a. 0.32 b. 0.64 c. 0.96 d. 1.64

15. Boundary layer separation is caused by

a. reduction of pressure below vapour pressure b. reduction of pressure gradient to

zero

c. an adverse pressure gradient d. reduction of boundary layer to zero

thickness

16. The velocity distribution in laminar flow through a circular pipe follows the

a. linear law b. parabolic c. cubic power law d. logarithmic law

17. Fluids that require a gradually increasing shear stress to maintain a constant strain
rate are known as

a. rhedopectic fluids b. thixotropic fluids c. pseudoplastic fluids d.

Newtonian fluids
18. The fraction of the volume of a solid piece of metal of relative density 8.25 floating
above the surface of a container of mercury of relative density 13.6 is

a. 1.648 b. 0.607 c. 0.393 d. 0.352

19. An instrument which offers no obstruction to the flow, offers no additional loss and is
suitable for flow measurement is

a. Venturimeter b. Rotameter c. Magnetic flow meter d. Bend

meter

20. The minimum value of friction factor f that can occur in laminar flow through a
circular pipe is:

a. 0.064 b. 0.032 c. 0.016 d. 0.008