Civil Engineering Mcqs

Dynamic viscosity of most of the gases with rise in temperature___________________?

(A) increases

(B) decreases

(C) remains unaffected

(D) unpredictable

(D) none of the above

Submitted By: Ali Uppal


Which of the following instruments is used to measure flow on the application of Bernoulli’s theorem __________________?

(A) Venturimeter

(B) Orifice plate

(C) nozzle

(D) pitot tube

(D) all of the above

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The speed of sound in a ideal gas varies directly as its ______________?

(A) pressure

(B) temperature

(C) density

(D) modulus of elasticity

(D) absolute temperature

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A metal with specific gravity of o floating in a fluid of same specific gravity a will___________________?

(A) sink to bottom

(B) float over fluid

(C) partly immersed

(D) be fully immersed with top surface at fluid surface

(D) none of the above

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Which of the following instrument can be used for measuring speed of a submarine moving in deep sea_________________?

(A) Venturimeter

(B) Orifice plate

(C) hot wire anemometer

(D) rotameter

(D) pitot tube

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Mercury is often used in barometer because _________________?

(A) it is the best liquid

(B) the height of barometer will be less

(C) its vapour pressure is so low that it may be neglected

(D) both

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Which of the following instrument can be used for measuring speed of an aeroplane ________________?

(A) Venturimeter

(B) Orifice plate

(C) hot wire anemometer

(D) rotameter

(D) pitot tube

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Barometer is used to measure__________________?

(A) pressure in pipes, channels etc.

(B) atmospheric pressure

(C) very low pressure

(D) difference of pressure between two points

(D) rain level

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Center of buoyancy is the___________________?

(A) centroid of the displaced volume of fluid

(B) center of pressure of displaced volume

(C) e.g. of floating ‘body

(D) does not exist

(D) none of the above

Submitted By: Ali Uppal


Submitted By: Ali Uppal