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Civil Engineering Mcqs

Surface tension _____________________?

  • (A)  acts in the plane of the interface normal to any line in the surface
  • (B)  is also known as capillarity
  • (C)  is a function of the curvature of the interface
  • (D)  decreases with fall in temperature
  • (E)  has no units
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The bulk modulus of elasticity __________________?

  • (A)  has the dimensions of 1/pressure
  • (B)  increases with pressure
  • (C)  is large when fluid is more compressible
  • (D)  is independent of pressure and viscosity
  • (E)  is directly proportional to flow.
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Viscosity of water in comparison to mercury is ______________________?

  • (A)  higher
  • (B)  lower
  • (C)  same
  • (D)  higher/lower depending on temperature
  • (E)  unpredictable.
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For very great pressures, viscosity of moss gases and liquids __________________?

  • (A)  remains same
  • (B)  increases
  • (C)  decreases
  • (D)  shows erratic behaviour
  • (E)  none of the above.
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The surface tension of mercury at normal temperature compared to that of water is____________________?

  • (A)  more
  • (B)  less
  • (C)  same
  • (D)  more or less depending on size of glass tube
  • (E)  none of the above.
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An object having 10 kg mass weighs 9.81kg on a spring balance. The value of ‘g’ at this place is___________________?

  • (A)  10m/sec2
  • (B)  9.81 m/sec2
  • (C)  10.2/m sec
  • (D)  9.75 m/sec2
  • (E)  9 m/sec .
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The normal stress in a fluid will be constant in all directions at a point only if_________________?

  • (A)  it is incompressible
  • (B)  it has uniform viscosity
  • (C)  it has zero viscosity
  • (D)  it is frictionless
  • (E)  it is at rest.
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When the flow parameters at any given instant remain same at every point, then flow is said to be____________________?

  • (A)  quasi static
  • (B)  steady state
  • (C)  laminar
  • (D)  uniform
  • (E)  static.
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The specific weight of water is 1000 kg/m” _______________?

  • (A)  at norma] pressure of 760 mm
  • (B)  at 4°C temperature
  • (C)  at mean sea level
  • (D)  all the above
  • (E)  none of the above.
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