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Civil Engineering Mcqs

Ratio of inertia force to elastic force is known as _____________________?

  • (A)  Mach number
  • (B)  Froude number
  • (C)  Reynold’s number
  • (D)  Weber’s number
  • (E)  none of the above
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Submitted By :Ali Uppal


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For a floating body to be in stable equilibrium, its metacentre should be_________________ ?

  • (A)  below the center of gravity
  • (B)  below the center of buoyancy
  • (C)  above the center of buoyancy
  • (D)  between e.g. and center of pressure
  • (E)  above the center of gravity
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A model of a reservior is drained in 4 mts by opening the sluice gate. The model scale is 1: 225. How long should it take to empty the prototype ?

  • (A)  900 minutes
  • (B)  4 minutes
  • (C)  4 x (225)3/2 minutes
  • (D)  4 (225)1/3 minutes
  • (E)  4 x V225 minutes
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When a body floating in a liquid, is displaced slightly, it oscillates about ___________________?

  • (A)  e.g. of body
  • (B)  center of pressure
  • (C)  center of buoyancy
  • (D)  metacentre
  • (E)  liquid surface
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Ratio of inertia force to surface Jension is known as ________________________?

  • (A)  Mach number
  • (B)  Froude number
  • (C)  Reynold’s number
  • (D)  Weber’s number
  • (E)  none of the above
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Buoyant force is___________________?

  • (A)  resultant force acting on a floating body
  • (B)  equal to the volume of liquid displaced
  • (C)  force necessary to keep a body in equilibrium
  • (D)  the resultant force on a body due to the fluid surrounding it
  • (E)  none of the above
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The normal stress is same in all directions at a point in a fluid ___________________?

  • (A)  only when the fluid is frictionless
  • (B)  only when the fluid is incompressible and has zero viscosity
  • (C)  when there is no motion of one fluid layer relative to an adjacent layer
  • (D)  irrespective of the motion of one fluid layer relative to an adjacent layer
  • (E)  in case of an ideal fluid
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