Fluid Mechanics

151. The normal stress in a fluid will be constant in all directions at a point only if

  1. it is incompressible
  2. it has uniform viscosity
  3. it has zero viscosity
  4. it is frictionless
  5. it is at rest.

Correct answer: (E)
it is at rest.

152. The normal stress is same in all directions at a point in a fluid

  1. only when the fluid is frictionless
  2. only when the fluid is incompressible and has zero viscosity
  3. when there is no motion of one fluid layer relative to an adjacent layer
  4. irrespective of the motion of one fluid layer relative to an adjacent layer
  5. in case of an ideal fluid.

Correct answer: (C)
when there is no motion of one fluid layer relative to an adjacent layer

153. The point in the immersed body through which the resultant pressure of the liquid may be taken to act is known as

  1. meta center
  2. center of pressure
  3. center of buoyancy
  4. center of gravity
  5. none of the above.

Correct answer: (B)
center of pressure

154. The pressure at a point in a fluid will not be same in all the directions when the fluid is

  1. moving
  2. viscous
  3. viscous and static
  4. inviscous and moving
  5. viscous and moving.

Correct answer: (E)
viscous and moving.

155. The pressure in Pascals at a depth of 1 m below the free surface of a body of water will be equal to

  1. 1 Pa
  2. 91 Pa
  3. 981 Pa
  4. 9810 Pa
  5. 98,100 Pa.

Correct answer: (D)
9810 Pa

156. The pressure in the air space above an oil (sp. gr. 0.8) surface in a tank is 0.1 kg/cm". The pressure at 2.5 m below the oil surface will be

  1. 2 metres of water column
  2. 3 metres of water column
  3. 3.5 metres of water column
  4. 4 m of water column
  5. none of the above.

Correct answer: (B)
3 metres of water column

157. The process of diffusion of one liquid into the other through a semi-permeable membrane is called

  1. viscosity
  2. osmosis
  3. surface tension
  4. cohesion
  5. diffusivity.

Correct answer: (B)
osmosis

158. The property by virtue of which a liquid opposes relative motion between its different layers is called

  1. surface tension
  2. co-efficient of viscosity
  3. viscosity
  4. osmosis
  5. cohesion.

Correct answer: (C)
viscosity

159. The property of a fluid which enables it to resist tensile stress is known as

  1. compressibility
  2. surface tension
  3. cohesion
  4. adhesion
  5. viscosity.

Correct answer: (C)
cohesion

160. The property of fluid by virtue of which it offers resistance to shear is called

  1. surface tension
  2. adhesion
  3. cohesion
  4. viscosity
  5. all of the above.

Correct answer: (D)
viscosity

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