LEVEL QUESTIONS – PROPERTIES OF FLUID AND MANOMETRY

LEVEL-1
1) The dimensions of a pressure gradient in a fluid flow are (GATE: 1995)

(a) ML-1T2 (b) ML-3T-2, (c) ML-2T-2 (d) M-1L-3 T-2

2) Shear stress develops on a fluid element if (GATE: 1995)

(a) The fluid is at rest ;(b) the fluid container is subject to uniform linear acceleration

(c) The fluid is inviscid ;(d) The fluid is viscous and the flow is non uniform

3) If for a fluid in motion pressure at a point is same in all directions then the fluid is (GATE: 1996)

(a) a real fluid ,(b) a Newtonian fluid ,(c) an ideal fluid ,(d) a Non- Newtonian fluid

4) The unit of dynamic viscosity of a fluid is(GATE: 1997)

(a) m2/s (b) Ns/m2, (c) Pa s/m2 (d) kg s2/m2

5) The dimension for kinematic viscosity is (GATE: 2014)

(a) (b) , (c) (d)

6) Which one of the following expresses the height of rise or fall of a liquid in a capillary tube?
(ESE: 2007)

(a) (b) (c) (d)

Where,W = Specific weight of the liquid, = Angle of contact of the liquid surface, = Surface
tension

7) The cavitation and pitting can be prevented by creating which one of the following conditions?
(ESE: 1995)

(a) Reducing the pressure head, (b) Reducing the velocity head, (c) Increasing the elevation head

(d) Reducing the piezo metric head

8) Match List –I with List –II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
(ESE: 2011)

List –I

A. Specific Gravity ,B. Coefficient of viscosity, C Kinematic viscosity , D Stress

List – II

1. M°L2T-1 ,2. M°L°T°, 3. ML-1T-1, 4. ML-1T-2

Codes:

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A B C D

(a) 2 3 1 4,

(b) 4 3 1 2

(c) 2 1 3 4

(d) 4 1 3 2

9) Poise has the unit of (ESE: 2011)

(a) Dyne-cm/s2 (b) Dyne-cm/s ,(c) Dyne-s/cm (d) Dyne-s/cm2

10) The surface tension in a soap bubble of 50 mm diameter with its inside pressure being 2.5
N/m2 above the atmospheric pressure is (ESE: 2015)

(a) 0.0125 N/m (b) 0.0156 N/m, (c) 0.2 N/m (d) 0.0312 N/m

11) The surface tension of water at 20° C is 75x 10-3 N/m .The difference in the water surfaces
within and outside an open ended capillary tube of 1 mm internal bore inserted at the water
surface would nearly be (ESE: 1998)

(a) 5 mm (b) 10 mm, (c) 15 mm (d) 20 mm

12) Consider the following statements: In order to have cavitation

1. Local velocity is increased so that the local pressure is decreased below vapor pressure.

2. Elevation is kept so high that the local pressure reduces below vapor pressure

3. General ambient pressure is increased to a very high magnitude

4. Water hammer must occur in the system

Which of these statements are correct? (ESE: 1999)

(a) 2 and 3 (b) 3 and 4 (c) 1 and 2 (d) 1 and 4

13) Which one of the following statements is not correct? (ESE: 2003)

(a) Cavitation forms where the local pressure drops up to the vapor pressure condition due to
increase in local velocity.

(b) Cavitation takes place in turbine blades, runners of pump, spillways where local velocity
increases considerably.

(c) Cavitation may be prevented by maintaining the ambient pressure relatively higher at probable
points of occurrence by raising their levels.

(d) Boundaries likely to be affected by cavitation can be protected against pitting by covering it
with tough materials like stainless steel or rubber.

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14) Consider the following statements:

Cavitation generally results from a combination of several influences

1. By reduction of pressure from intensity below a limited value

2. by increase in either elevation or the velocity of flow.

3. by reduction of pressure load in the system

4. by decrease in the velocity of flow.

Which of these statements are correct? (ESE: 2009)

(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1 and 2 only ,(c) 2 and 3 only (d) 3 and 4

15) Assertion (A): At the standard temperature the kinematic viscosity of air is greater than that of
water at the same temperature.

Reason (R): The dynamic viscosity of air at standard temperature is lower than that of water at the
same temperature. (ESE: 2004)

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

(b) Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation of A

(c) A is True but r is false

(d) A is false but R is true

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LEVEL-2
1) The velocity distribution in a laminar flow adjacent to a solid wall is given by u = 3.0 sin(5 ).
The viscosity of the fluid is 5 poise. What is the shear stress at a section (i) y = 0.05 m (ii) y = 0.12
m? (ESE: 2014)

(a) 16.7 N/m2 and 6.1 N/m2, (b) 33.4 N/m2 and zero, (c) 16.7 N/m2 and 12.3 N/m2, (d) 16.7 N/m2
and zero

2) Which one of the following pressure units represents the LEAST pressure? (ESE: 1997)

(a) millibar (b) mm of Hg ,(c) N/mm2 (d) kgf/cm2

3) A flat plate of 0.15 m2 is pulled at 20 cm/s relative to another plate fixed at a distance of 0.02 cm
from it with a fluid having = 0.0014 N-s/m2 separating them. What is the power required to
maintain the motion? (ESE: 2006)

(a) 0.014 W (b) 0.021 W c) 0.035 W (d) 0.042 W

4) Match List –I with List –II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
(ESE: 2001)

List –I -A. Concentrated sugar solution, B. Sewage sludge, C Blood, D Air

List – II-1. Dilatant fluid, 2. Bingham plastic fluid, 3.Pseudo- plastic fluid, 4. Newtonian fluid

Codes:

A B C D

(a) 1 2 3 4

(b) 1 2 4 3

(c) 2 1 3 4

(d) 2 1 4 3

5) Match List –I (Definitions ) with List –II (Properties) and select the correct answer using the
codes given below the lists: (ESE: 2002)

List –I

A. Newtonian fluid ,B. Ideal fluid ,C Thixotropic fluid ,D Rheological fluid

List – II

1. Frictionless and incompressible,2. Viscosity is invariant with shear stress,

3. Viscosity decreases at higher shear stress,4. Viscosity increases at higher shear stress

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Codes:

A B C D

(a) 2 4 1 3

(b) 3 1 4 2

(c) 2 1 3 4

(d) 3 4 1 2

6) Which of the following fluids can be classified as Non –Newtonian? (ESE: 2003)

1. Kerosene oil 2. Diesel oil

3. Human blood 4. Toothpaste

5. Water

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

(a) 1 and 2 (b) 3 and 4 ,(c) 2 and 5 (d) 1 and 5

7) Three rigid buckets, shown as in the figures (1), (2), and (3) are of identical heights and base
areas. Further assume that each of these buckets have negligible mass and are full of water. The
weights of water in these buckets are donates as W 1, W 2, and W 3 respectively .Also let the force of

Water on the base of the bucket be donated as F1,F2 and F3 respectively .The option giving an
accurate description of the system physics is if all three buckets have the same area (GATE:
2014)

(a) W2 = W 1 = W 3 and F2> F1>F3 ,(b) W 2 >W 1>W 3 and F2>F1 >F3 ,(c) W 2 =W 1 =W 3 and F1 =F2 =F3
(d) W 2> W 1>W 3 and F1= F2= F3

8) Which one of the following statements is correct? (ESE: 2003)

(a) Dynamic viscosity of water is nearly 50 times that of air, (b) Kinematic viscosity of water is 30
times that of air.,(c) Water in soil is able to rise a considerable distance above the groundwater
table due to viscosity,(d) Vapour pressure of a liquid is inversely proportional to the temperature

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9) If a hole is made in the Torricelli’s vacuum portion of a barometer then the mercury (ESE:
1995)

(a) Level will fall in the stem and mercury will collect in the reservoir, b) level will oscillate between
reservoir level and original level of the mercury in the stem, (c) will spill through the hole made(d)
level in the stem will remain at the same level indicating atmospheric pressure.

10) Which one of the following statements is correct? (ESE: 2011)

(a) For water at 100°C at sea level the vapor pressure is equal to atmospheric pressure.

(b) Surface energy (or tension) is caused by the force of adhesion between liquid molecules.

(c) Viscosity of a fluid is the property exhibited by it both in static and in dynamic condition.

(d) Air is 50,000 times more compressible than water.

11) Which one of the following statements is correct? (ESE: 2011)

(a) Dynamic viscosity is the property of a fluid which is not in motion.

(b) Surface energy is fluid property giving rise to the phenomenon of capillarity in water

(c) Cavitation result from the action of very high pressure.

(d) Real fluids have lower viscosity than ideal fluids.

L1 L2
1 c 10 b 1 d 10 a
2 d 11 c 2 a 11 b
3 c 12 c 3 d 12
4 b 13 c 4 a 13
5 c 14 b 5 c 14
6 c 15 a 6 b 15
7 b 16 7 d 16
8 a 17 8 a 17
9 d 18 9 a 18

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