Mechanical Engineering - MCQ Practice Questions
Core mechanical MCQs — thermodynamics, SOM, fluid mechanics for GATE & PSUs.
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The unit of kinematic viscosity in SI system is:
Which of the following statements about streamline flow is correct?
The continuity equation for incompressible flow states that:
What is the dimension of pressure coefficient (Cₚ)?
Bernoulli's equation applies to:
Water at 20°C flows through a pipe network. The dynamic viscosity of water at 20°C is approximately:
In a converging nozzle, as the cross-sectional area decreases, the velocity of incompressible flow:
A fluid with dynamic viscosity μ = 0.8 Pa·s and density ρ = 800 kg/m³ flows through a pipe. What is the kinematic viscosity?
For laminar flow in a circular pipe, the Hagen-Poiseuille equation gives volumetric flow rate as Q = πΔPd⁴/(128μL). This assumes:
Which of the following statements about boundary layers is correct?
For flow through an orifice, the discharge coefficient Cd is always:
For steady flow of an incompressible fluid through a variable area duct, which equation relates velocities at different sections?
A fluid undergoes viscous deformation with velocity gradient du/dy = 50 s⁻¹. For Newtonian fluid with μ = 0.1 Pa·s, the shear stress is:
A fluid with dynamic viscosity μ = 0.8 Pa·s flows between two parallel plates separated by 5 mm. If the velocity gradient is 100 s⁻¹, what is the shear stress in the fluid?
Which of the following fluids is classified as non-Newtonian?
A 300 mm diameter pipe reduces to 150 mm diameter. If velocity in the larger pipe is 1.5 m/s, what is the velocity in the smaller pipe, assuming incompressible flow?
For laminar flow in a circular pipe, the Hagen-Poiseuille equation gives discharge as Q = πΔPd⁴/(128μL). This is valid for Reynolds number:
In a convergent nozzle, which property increases as the flow accelerates?
In compressible flow, if Mach number M = 1.2, the flow is classified as:
In fluid mechanics, which of the following statements about Pascal's law is correct?