Top 50+ Solved Hydraulics Machines MCQ Questions Answer

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Q. Manometric head, in case of a centrifugal pump, is equal to

a. Suction lift + Loss of head in suction pipe due to driction + Delivery lift + Loss of head in delivery pipe due to friction + Velocity head in the delivery pipe

b. Workdone per kN of water - Losses within the impeller

c. Energy per kN at outlet of impeller - Energy per kN at inlet of impeller

d. all of the above

  • d. all of the above

Q. A hydraulic coupling belongs to the category of

a. power absorbing machines

b. power developing machines

c. energy transfer machines

d. energy generating machines

  • c. energy transfer machines

Q. Overall efficiency of a centrifugal pump is the ratio of

a. energy available at the impeller to the energy supplied to the pump by the prime mover

b. actual workdone by the pump to the energy supplied to the pump by the prime mover

c. energy supplied to the pump to the energy available at the impeller

d. manometric head to the energy supplied by the impeller per kN of water

  • b. actual workdone by the pump to the energy supplied to the pump by the prime mover

Q. A double overhung Pelton wheel has

a. two jets

b. two runners

c. four jets

d. four runners

  • b. two runners

Q. The centrifugal pump preferred for a specific speed between 80 to 160 r.p.m. is

a. slow speed with radial flow at outlet

b. medium speed with radial flow at outlet

c. high speed with radial flow at outlet

d. high speed with mixed flow at outlet

  • d. high speed with mixed flow at outlet

Q. Discharge of a centrifugal pump is

a. directly proportional to diameter of its impeller

b. inversely proportional to diameter of its impeller

c. directly proportional to (diameter)2 of its impeller

d. inversely proportional to (diameter)2 of its impeller

  • d. inversely proportional to (diameter)2 of its impeller

Q. In an outward flow reaction turbine

a. the water flows parallel to the axis of the wheel

b. the water enters at the centre of the wheel and then flows towards the outer periphery of the wheel

c. the water enters the wheel at the outer periphery and then flows towards the centre of the wheel

d. the flow of water is partly radial and partly axial

  • b. the water enters at the centre of the wheel and then flows towards the outer periphery of the wheel

Q. Which of the following turbine is preferred for a specific speed of 60 to 300 r.p.m.?

a. Pelton wheel

b. Francis turbine

c. Kaplan turbine

d. none of these

  • b. Francis turbine

Q. The Thomson's turbine is

a. an axial flow

b. an inward flow

c. an outward flow

d. a mixed flow

  • c. an outward flow

Q. The speed ratio in case of Francis turbine varies from

a. 0.15 to 0.3

b. 0.4 to 0.5

c. 0.6 to 0.9

d. 1 to 15

  • c. 0.6 to 0.9
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