Mechanical Engineering-Hydraulic Machines Important MCQ PDF
Mechanical Engineering-Hydraulic Machines Important MCQ PDF
Mechanical Engineering-Hydraulic Machines Important MCQ PDF
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Mechanical Engineering-Hydraulic Machines Important MCQ PDF
9. When a piping system is made up primarily of vertical lift and very little pipe friction, the
pump characteristics should be
(a) horizontal
(b) nearly horizontal
(c) steep
(d) first rise and then fall
(e) none of the above.
Ans: c
12. When a piping system is made up primarily of friction head and very little of vertical lift,
then pump characteristics should be
(a) horizontal
(b) nearly horizontal
(c) steep
(d) first rise and then fall
(e) none of the above.
Ans: b
13. In a single casing, multistage pump running at constant speed, the capacity rating is to
be slightly lowered. It can be done by
(a) designing new impeller
(b) trimming the impeller size to the required size by machining
(c) not possible
(d) some other alterations in the impeller
(e) none of the above.
Ans: b
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14. If a pump is handling water and is discharging a certain flow Q at a constant total
dynamic head requiring a definite B.H.P., the same pump when handling a liquid of specific
gravity 0.75 and viscosity nearly same as of water would discharge
(a) same quantity of liquid
(b) 0.75 Q
(c) Q/0.75
(d) 1.5 Q
(e) none of the above.
Ans: a
17. The optimum value of vane exit angle for a centrifugal pump impeller is
(a) 10-15°
(b) 20-25°
(c) 30-40°
(d) 50-60°
(e) 80-90°.
Ans: b
20. In centrifugal pumps, maximum efficiency is obtained when the blades are
(a) straight
(b) bent forward
(c) bent backward
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(d) radial
(e) given aerofoil section.
Ans: c
22. For very high discharge at low pressure such as for flood control and irrigation
applications, following type of pump is preferred
(a) centrifugal
(b) axial flow
(c) reciprocating
(d) mixed flow
(e) none of the above.
Ans: b
29. The maximum number of jets generally employed in impulse turbine without jet
interference is
(a) 4
(b) 6
(c) 8
(d) 12
(e) 16.
Ans: b
37. Guide angle as per the aerofoil theory of Kaplan turbine blade design is defined as the
angle between
(a) lift and resultant force
(b) drag and resultant force
(c) lift and tangential force
(d) lift and drag
(e) resultant force and tangential force.
Ans: a
41. Francis, Kaplan and propeller turbines fall under the category of
(a) Impulse turbines
(b) Reaction turbines
(c) Axial flow turbines
(d) Mixed flow turbines
(e) Reaction-cum-impulse turbines.
Ans: b
43. The discharge through a reaction turbine with increase in unit speed
(a) increases
(b) decreases
(c) remains unaffected
(d) first increases and then decreases
(e) first decreases and then increases.
Ans: b
46. In axial flow fans and turbines, fluid enters and leaves as follows
(a) radially, axially
(b) axially, radially
(c) axially, axially
(d) radially, radially
(e) combination of axial and radial.
Ans: c
49. Saving of work done and power by fitting an air vessel to single acting reciprocating
pump is of the order of
(a) 39.2%
(b) 49.2%
(c) 68.8%
(d) 84.8%
(e) 91.6%.
Ans: d
50. Saving of work done and power by fitting an air vessel to double acting reciprocating
pump is of the order of
(a) 39.2%
(b) 49.2%
(c) 68.8%
(d) 84.8%
(e) 91.6%.
Ans: a
51. According to fan laws, for fans having constant wheel diameter, the air or gas capacity
varies
(a) directly as fan speed
(b) square of fan speed
(c) cube of fan speed
(d) square root of fan speed
(e) none of the above.
Ans: a
52. According to fan laws, for fans having constant wheel diameter, the pressure varies
(a) directly as fan speed
(b) square of fan speed
(c) cube of fan speed
(d) square root of fan speed
(e) none of the above.
Ans: b
53. According to fan laws, for the fans having constant wheel diameters, the power demand
varies
(a) directly as fan speed
(b) square of fan speed
(c) cube of fan speed
(d) square root of fan speed
(e) none of the above.
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Ans: c
54. According to fan laws, at constant speed and capacity, the pressure and power vary
(a) directly as the air or gas density
(b) inversely as square root of density
(c) inversely as density
(d) as square of density
(e) as square root of density.
Ans: a
55. According to fan laws, at constant pressure, the speed capacity and power vary
(a) directly as the air or gas density
(b) inversely as square root of density
(c) inversely as density
(d) as square of density
(e) as square root of density.
Ans: b
56. According to fan laws, at constant weight of air or gas, the speed, capacity and pressure
vary
(a) directly as the air or gas density
(b) inversely as square root of density
(c) inversely as density
(d) as square of density
(e) as square root of density.
Ans: c