PRE SSU RE DI STRIBU TION

GATE-2001/One Mark

1. A static fluid can have

a. non-zero normal and shear stress b. negative normal stress and zero shear stress

c. positive normal stress and zero shear stress d. zero normal stress and non-zero shear stress

GATE-2016/One Mark

2. Assuming constant temperature condition and air to be an ideal gas, the variation in atmospheric

pressure with height calculated from fluid static is

a. Linear b. Exponential

c. Quadratic d. Cubic

GATE-2021/One Mark

3. A pressure measurement device fitted on the surface of a submarine, located at a depth 𝐻 below the

surface of an ocean, reads an absolute pressure of 4.2 𝑀𝑃𝑎. The density of sea water is 1050 𝑘𝑔/𝑚3 , the

atmospheric pressure is 101 𝑘𝑃𝑎 and the acceleration due to gravity is 9.8 𝑚/𝑠 2 . The depth 𝐻 is _________𝑚

(Round off to the nearest integer)

 M ANOME TERY

GATE-1990/Two Marks

4. The cross-sectional area of one limb of a U-tube manometer (figure shown below) is made 500 times

larger than the other, so that the pressure difference between the two limbs can be determined by

measuring h on one limb of the manometer. The percentage error involved is

a. 1.0 b. 0.5

c. 0.2 d. 0.05

GATE-1997/Two Marks

5. Refer to figure, the absolute pressure of gas 𝐴 in the bulb is

a. 771.2 𝑚𝑚 𝑜𝑓 𝐻𝑔 b. 752.65 𝑚𝑚 𝑜𝑓 𝐻𝑔

c. 767.35 𝑚𝑚 𝑜𝑓 𝐻𝑔 d. 748.8 𝑚𝑚 𝑜𝑓 𝐻𝑔

GATE-2000/Two Marks

6. In given figure, if the pressure of gas in bulb 𝐴 is 50 𝑐𝑚 Hg vacuum and 𝑝𝑎𝑡𝑚 = 76 𝑐𝑚 Hg, then height

of column 𝐻 is equal to
a. 26 𝑐𝑚 b. 50 𝑐𝑚

c. 76 𝑐𝑚 d. 126 𝑐𝑚

GATE-2004/Two Marks

7. The pressure gauges 𝐺1 and 𝐺2 installed on the system show pressure of 5.00 𝑏𝑎𝑟 and 1.00 𝑏𝑎𝑟. The

value of unknown pressure 𝑃 is [Atmospheric pressure = 1.01 𝑏𝑎𝑟]

a. 1.01 𝑏𝑎𝑟 b. 2.01 𝑏𝑎𝑟

c. 5.00 𝑏𝑎𝑟 d. 7.01 𝑏𝑎𝑟

GATE-2016/Two Marks

8. An inverted U-tube manometer is used to measure the pressure difference between two pipes 𝐴 and 𝐵,

as shown in the figure. Pipe 𝐴 is carrying oil (specific gravity = 0.8) and pipe 𝐵 is carrying water. The

densities of air and water are 1.16 𝑘𝑔/ 𝑚3 and 1000 𝑘𝑔/𝑚3 , respectively. The pressure difference between

pipes 𝐴 and 𝐵 is________𝑘𝑃𝑎. Acceleration due to gravity: 𝑔 = 10 𝑚/𝑠 2

 GATE-2020/One Mark

In the space above the mercury column in a barometer tube, the gauge pressure of the vapour is

a. Positive but more than one atmosphere b. Negative

c. zero d. positive, but less than one atmosphere

 A N S W E R S

1. (𝑏) 6. (𝑏)

2. (𝑏) 7. (𝑑)

3. 398.35 8. −2.2

4. (𝑐) 9. (𝑏)

5. (𝑎)