• 1. 
    Reciprocating pumps are no more to be seen in industrial applications (in comparison to centrifugal pumps) because of

  • high initial and maintenance cost
  • lower discharge
  • lower speed of operation
  • necessity of air vessel
  • all of the above.
  • 2. 
    In a centrifugal pump casing, the flow of water leaving the impeller, is

  • rectilinear flow
  • radial flow
  • free vortex motion
  • forced vortex
  • none of the above.
  • 3. 
    Head developed by a centrifugal pump depends on

  • impeller diameter
  • speed
  • fluid density
  • type of casing
  • (a) and (b) above.
  • 4. 
    For starting an axial flow pump, its delivery valve should be

  • closed
  • open
  • depends on starting condition and flow desired
  • could be either open or closed
  • partly open and partly closed.
  • 5. 
    The efficiency of a centrifugal pump is maximum when its blades are

  • straight
  • bent forward
  • bent backward
  • bent forward first and then backward
  • bent backward first and then forward.
  • 6. 
    In a centrifugal pump casing, the flow of water leaving the

  • radial
  • radial
  • centrifugal
  • rectilinear
  • vortex.
  • 7. 
    Centrifugal pump is started with its delivery valve

  • kept fully closed
  • kept fully open
  • irrespective of any position
  • kept 50% open
  • none of the above.
  • 8. 
    Axial flow pump is started with its delivery valve

  • kept fully closed
  • kept fully open
  • irrespective of any position
  • kept 50% open
  • none of the above.
  • 9. 
    When a piping system is made up primarily of vertical lift and very little pipe friction, the pump characteristics should be

  • horizontal
  • nearly horizontal
  • steep
  • first rise and then fall
  • none of the above.
  • 10. 
    One horsepower is equal to

  • 102 watts
  • 75 watts
  • 550 watts
  • 735 watts
  • 33000 watts.
  • 11. 
    Multistage centrifugal pumps are used to obtain

  • high discharge
  • high head
  • pumping of viscous fluids
  • high head and high discharge
  • high efficiency.
  • 12. 
    When a piping system is made up primarily of friction head and very little of vertical lift, then pump characteristics should be

  • horizontal
  • nearly horizontal
  • steep
  • first rise and then fall
  • none of the above.
  • 13. 
    In a single casing, multistage pump running at constant speed, the capacity rating is to be slightly lowered. It can be done by

  • designing new impeller
  • trimming the impeller size to the required size by machining
  • not possible
  • some other alterations in the impeller
  • none of the above.
  • 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

  • same quantity of liquid
  • 0.75 Q
  • Q/0.75
  • 1.5 Q
  • none of the above.
  • 15. 
    The horse power required in above case will be

  • same
  • 0.75 B.H.P.
  • B.H.P./0.75
  • 1.5 B.H.P.
  • none of the above.
  • 16. 
    Low specific speed of a pump implies it is

  • centrifugal pump
  • mixed flow pump
  • axial flow pump
  • any one of the above
  • none of the above.
  • 17. 
    The optimum value of vane exit angle for a centrifugal pump impeller is

  • 10-15°
  • 20-25°
  • 30-40°
  • 50-60°
  • 80-90°.
  • 18. 
    In a centrifugal pump, the liquid enters the pump

  • at the top
  • at the bottom
  • at the center
  • from sides
  • none of the above.
  • 19. 
    For small discharge at high pressure, following pump is preferred

  • centrifugal
  • axial flow
  • mixed flow
  • propeller
  • reciprocating.
  • 20. 
    In centrifugal pumps, maximum efficiency is obtained when the blades are

  • straight
  • bent forward
  • bent backward
  • radial
  • given aerofoil section.
  • 21. 
    Motion of a liquid in a volute casing of a centrifugal pump is an example of

  • rotational flow
  • radial
  • forced spiral vortex flow
  • forced cylindrical vortex flow
  • spiral vortex flow.
  • 22. 
    For very high discharge at low pressure such as for flood control and irrigation applications, following type of pump is preferred

  • centrifugal
  • axial flow
  • reciprocating
  • mixed flow
  • none of the above.
  • 23. 
    Medium specific speed of a pump implies it is

  • centrifugal pump
  • mixed flow pump
  • axial flow pump
  • any one of the above
  • none of the above.
  • 24. 
    High specific speed of a pump implies it is

  • centrifugal pump
  • mixed flow pump
  • axial flow pump
  • any one of the above
  • none of the above.
  • 25. 
    Indicator diagram of a reciprocating pump is a graph between

  • flow vs swept volume
  • pressure in cylinder vs swept volume
  • flow vs speed
  • pressure vs speed
  • swept volume vs speed.
  • 26. 
    Low specific speed of turbine implies it is

  • propeller turbine
  • Francis turbine
  • impulse turbine
  • any one of the above
  • none of the above.
  • 27. 
    Any change in load is adjusted by adjusting following parameter on turbine

  • net head
  • absolute velocity
  • blade velocity
  • flow
  • relative velocity of flow at inlet.
  • 28. 
    Runaway speed of a hydraulic turbine is

  • full load speed
  • the speed at which turbine runner will be damaged
  • the speed if the turbine runner is allowed to revolve freely without load and with the wicket gates wide open
  • the speed corresponding to maximum overload permissible
  • none of the above.
  • 29. 
    The maximum number of jets generally employed in impulse turbine without jet interference is

  • 4
  • 6
  • 8
  • 12
  • 16.
  • 30. 
    Medium specific speea of turbine implies it is

  • propeller turbine
  • Francis turbine
  • impulse turbine
  • any one of the above
  • none of the above.
  • 31. 
    High specific speed of turbine implies it is

  • propeller turbine
  • Francis turbine
  • impulse turbine
  • any one of the above
  • none of the above.
  • 32. 
    The specific speed of turbine is defined as the speed of a unit

  • of such a size that it delivers unit dis-charge at unit head
  • of such a size that it delivers unit dis-charge at unit power
  • of such a size that it requires unit power per unit head
  • of such a size that it produces unit horse power with unit head
  • none of the above.
  • 33. 
    Puck up the wrong statement about centrifugal pump

  • discharge a diameter
  • head a speed2
  • head a diameter
  • Power a speed3
  • none of the above is wrong.
  • 34. 
    A turbine pump is basically a centrifugal pump equipped additionally with

  • adjustable blades
  • backward curved blades
  • vaned diffusion casing
  • inlet guide blades
  • totally submerged operation facility.
  • 35. 
    Casting of a centrifugal pump is designed so as to minimize

  • friction loss
  • cavitation
  • static head
  • loss of kinetic energy
  • starting time.
  • 36. 
    In reaction turbine, draft tube is used

  • to transport water downstream without eddies
  • to convert the kinetic energy to flow energy by a gradual expansion of the flow cross-section
  • for safety of turbine
  • to increase flow rate
  • none of the above.
  • 37. 
    Guide angle as per the aerofoil theory of Kaplan turbine blade design is defined as the angle between

  • lift and resultant force
  • drag and resultant force
  • lift and tangential force
  • lift and drag
  • resultant force and tangential force.
  • 38. 
    Francis turbine is best suited for

  • medium head application from 24 to 180 m
  • low head installation up to 30 m
  • high head installation above 180 m
  • all types of heads
  • none of the above.
  • 39. 
    The flow rate in gear pump

  • increases with increase in pressure
  • decreases with increase in pressure
  • more or less remains constant with in-crease in pressure
  • unpredictable
  • none of the above.
  • 40. 
    Impulse turbine is generally fitted

  • at the level of tail race
  • little above the tail race
  • slightly below the tail race
  • about 2.5 m above the tail race to avoid cavitation
  • about 2.5 m below the tail race to avoid cavitation.
  • 41. 
    Francis, Kaplan and propeller turbines fall under the category of

  • Impulse turbines
  • Reaction turbines
  • Axial flow turbines
  • Mixed flow turbines
  • Reaction-cum-impulse turbines.
  • 42. 
    Reaction turbines are used for

  • low head
  • high head
  • high head and low discharge
  • high head and high discharge
  • low head and high discharge.
  • 43. 
    The discharge through a reaction turbine with increase in unit speed

  • increases
  • decreases
  • remains unaffected
  • first increases and then decreases
  • first decreases and then increases.
  • 44. 
    The angle of taper on draft tube is

  • greater than 15°
  • greater than 8°
  • greater than 5°
  • less than 8°
  • less than 3°.
  • 45. 
    Specific speed for reaction turbines ranges from

  • 0 to 4.5
  • 10 to 100
  • 80 to 200
  • 250 to 300
  • none of the above.
  • 46. 
    In axial flow fans and turbines, fluid enters and leaves as follows

  • radially, axially
  • axially, radially
  • axially, axially
  • radially, radially
  • combination of axial and radial.
  • 47. 
    Which place in hydraulic turbine is most susceptible for cavitation

  • inlet of draft rube
  • blade inlet
  • guide blade
  • penstock
  • draft tube exit.
  • 48. 
    Air vessels in reciprocating pump are used to

  • smoothen flow
  • reduce acceleration to minimum
  • increase pump efficiency
  • save pump from cavitation
  • increase pump head.
  • 49. 
    Saving of work done and power by fitting an air vessel to single acting reciprocating pump is of the order of

  • 39.2%
  • 49.2%
  • 68.8%
  • 84.8%
  • 91.6%.
  • 50. 
    Saving of work done and power by fitting an air vessel to double acting reciprocating pump is of the order of

  • 39.2%
  • 49.2%
  • 68.8%
  • 84.8%
  • 91.6%.
  • 51. 
    According to fan laws, for fans having constant wheel diameter, the air or gas capacity varies

  • directly as fan speed
  • square of fan speed
  • cube of fan speed
  • square root of fan speed
  • none of the above.
  • 52. 
    According to fan laws, for fans having constant wheel diameter, the pressure varies

  • directly as fan speed
  • square of fan speed
  • cube of fan speed
  • square root of fan speed
  • none of the above.
  • 53. 
    According to fan laws, for the fans having constant wheel diameters, the power demand varies

  • directly as fan speed
  • square of fan speed
  • cube of fan speed
  • square root of fan speed
  • none of the above.
  • 54. 
    According to fan laws, at constant speed and capacity, the pressure and power vary

  • directly as the air or gas density
  • inversely as square root of density
  • inversely as density
  • as square of density
  • as square root of density.
  • 55. 
    According to fan laws, at constant pressure, the speed capacity and power vary

  • directly as the air or gas density
  • inversely as square root of density
  • inversely as density
  • as square of density
  • as square root of density.
  • 56. 
    According to fan laws, at constant weight of air or gas, the speed, capacity and pressure vary

  • directly as the air or gas density
  • inversely as square root of density
  • inversely as density
  • as square of density
  • as square root of density.
  • 57. 
    Pressure intensifier increases the pressure in proportion to

  • ratio of diameters
  • square of ratio of diameters
  • inverse ratio of diameters
  • square of inverse ratio of diameters
  • fourth power of ratio of diameters.
  • 58. 
    A hydraulic accumulator normally consists of

  • two cylinders, two rams and a storage device
  • a cylinder and a ram
  • two co-axial rams and two cylinders
  • a cylinder, a piston, storage tank and control valve
  • special type of pump with storage device and a pressure regulator.
  • 59. 
    A hydraulic intensifier normally consists of

  • two cylinders, two rams and a storage device
  • a cylinder and a ram
  • two co-axial rams and two cylinders
  • a cylinder, a piston, storage tank and control valve
  • special type of pump with storage device and a pressure regulator.
  • 60. 
    Hydraulic accumulator is used for

  • accumulating oil
  • supplying large quantities of oil for very short duration
  • generally high pressures to operate hydraulic machines
  • supplying energy when main supply fails
  • accumulating hydraulic energy.
  • 61. 
    Maximum impulse will be developed in hydraulic ram when

  • waste valve closes suddenly
  • supply pipe is long
  • supply pipe is short
  • ram chamber is large
  • supply pipe has critical diameter,
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