Distance and Displacement File: Dr.

Roble

1. Displacement is a

A. scalar quantity
B. vector quantity
C. base quantity
D. derived quantity

Ans: B

2. A car travelled south-west for 200 miles depicts

A. distance
B. speed
C. velocity
D. displacement

Ans: D

3. Magnitude of displacement from initial position to final position is the

A. straight line
B. curved line
C. circle
D. total distance

Ans: AAnswer

4. Change from initial position to final position is called

A. displacement
B. distance
C. speed
D. velocity

Ans: A

Answer

5. When a body moves from one position to another change is called

 A. displacement
B. distance
C. acceleration
D. velocity

Ans: AAnswer

6. Equation d = r2-r1 is referred to as body's

A. displacement
B. work
C. speed
D. acceleration

Ans: A

1) Which of the following centrifugal pumps has higher specific speed than the others?

a. Axial flow
b. Radial flow
c. Mixed flow
d. All have same specific speed

ANSWER: Axial flow

2) Pump transfers the mechanical energy of a motor or of an engine into _________ of a fluid.

a. pressure energy
b. kinetic energy
c. either pressure energy or kinetic energy
d. pressure energy, kinetic energy or both

ANSWER: pressure energy, kinetic energy or both

3) Which of the following is NOT a type of positive displacement pumps?

a. Reciprocating pump
b. Rotary displacement pump
c. Centrifugal pump
d. None of the above

ANSWER: Centrifugal pump

4) Rotary displacement pumps are suitable for handling ________.

a. oils
b. gritty liquids
c. both oils as well as gritty liquids
d. None of the above

ANSWER: oils

5) Which of the following is/are example/s of rotary displacement pumps?

a. Gear pump
b. Vane pump
c. Rotary piston pump
d. All of the above

ANSWER: All of the above

6) ___________ pump is also called as velocity pump.

a. Reciprocating
b. Rotary displacement
c. Centrifugal
d. Screw

ANSWER: Centrifugal
7) Discharge capacity of the reciprocating pump is __________ that of the centrifugal pump.

a. higher than
b. lower than
c. same as
d. unpredictable

ANSWER: lower than

8) Which pump is more suitable for an application where very high pressure is required to be developed at mod
discharge?

a. Reciprocating pump
b. Centrifugal pump
c. Turbine
d. None of the above

ANSWER: Reciprocating pump

9) The process of filling the liquid into the suction pipe and pump casing upto the level of delivery valve is calle
_________.

a. filling
b. pumping
c. priming
d. leveling

ANSWER: priming

10) The volute pumps and vortex volute pumps are __________ pumps with _________ shaft.

a. multistage, horizontal
b. multistage, vertical
c. single stage, horizontal
d. single stage, vertical

ANSWER: single stage, horizontal

1) Acording to Archimede's principle, if a body is immersed partially or fully in a fluid then the buoyancy force
_______ the weight of fluid displaced by the body.
a. equal to

b. less than
c. more than
d. unpredictable

ANSWER: equal to

2) What is the correct formula for absolute pressure?

a. Pabs = Patm – Pgauge

b. Pabs = Pvacuum – Patm

c. Pabs = Pvacuum + Patm
d. Pabs = Patm+ Pgauge
Answer Explanation Related Ques
ANSWER: Pabs = Patm+ Pgauge

3) One litre of a certain fluid weighs 8N. What is its specific volume?
a. 2.03 x 10– 3 m3/kg

b. 20.3 x 10– 3 m3/kg

c. 12.3 x 10– 3 m3/kg
d. 1.23 x 10– 3 m3/kg

ANSWER: 1.23 x 10– 3 m3/kg

4) When is a liquid said to be not in a boiling or vaporized state?
a. If the pressure on liquid is equal to its vapour pressure

b. If the pressure on liquid is less than its vapour pressure

c. If the pressure on liquid is more than its vapour pressure
d. Unpredictable

ANSWER: If the pressure on liquid is more than its vapour pressure

5) Bulk modulus is the ratio of

a. shear stress to volumetric strain

b. volumetric strain to shear stress

c. compressive stress to volumetric strain
d. volumetric strain to compressive stress

ANSWER: compressive stress to volumetric strain

6) Which type of body is an airfoil?

a. streamline body

b. wave body
c. bluff body
d. induced body

ANSWER: streamline body

7) The body whose surface does not coincide with the streamline when places in a flow is called as
a. streamline body

b. wave body
c. bluff body
d. induced body

ANSWER: bluff body

8) The sum of components of shear forces in the direction of flow of fluid is called as
a. shear drag

b. friction drag
c. skin drag
d. all of the above

ANSWER: all of the above

9) The component of the total force exerted by fluid on a body in the direction parallel to the direction of motio
called as
a. lift

b. drag
c. both a. and b.
d. none of the above

ANSWER: drag

10) Boundary layer thickness is the distance from the boundary to the point where velocity of the fluid is
a. equal to 10% of free stream velocity

b. equal to 50% of free stream velocity

c. equal to 90% of free stream velocity
d. equal to 99% of free stream velocity

ANSWER: equal to 99% of free stream velocity