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

(D) has no units

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Submitted By: Ali Uppal


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

(D) 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

(D) 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

(D) 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

(D) none of the above.

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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

(D) it is at rest.

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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

(D) none of the above.

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