Hydraulic Machines Mcqs

1. For starting an axial flow pump, its delivery valve should be____________________?
A. closed
B. open
C. depends on starting condition and flow desired
D. could be either open or closed
E. partly open and partly closed

2. Centrifugal pump is started with its delivery valve __________________?

A. kept fully closed
B. kept fully open
C. irrespective of any position
D. kept 50% open
E. none of the above

3. When a piping system is made up primarily of vertical lift and very little pipe friction,
the pump characteristics should be _________________?
A. horizontal
B. nearly horizontal
C. steep
D. first rise and then fall
E. none of the above

4. Multistage centrifugal pumps are used to obtain___________________?

A. high discharge
B. high head
C. pumping of viscous fluids
D. high head and high discharge
E. high efficiency

5. In a single casing, multistage pump running at constant speed, the capacity rating is to
be slightly lowered. It can be done by_______________?
A. designing new impeller
B. trimming the impeller size to the required size by machining
C. not possible
D. some other alterations in the impeller
E. none of the above

6. One horsepower is equal to_________________?

A. 102 watts
B. 75 watts
C. 550 watts
D. 736 watts
E. 33000 watts

7. Axial flow pump is started with its delivery valve________________?

A. kept fully closed
B. kept fully open
C. irrespective of any position
D. kept 50% open
E. none of the above
8. Head developed by a centrifugal pump depends on___________________?
A. impeller diameter
B. speed
C. fluid density
D. type of casing
E. A. and B. above

9. In a centrifugal pump casing, the flow of water leaving the_______________?

A. radial
B. radial
C. centrifugal
D. rectilinear
E. vortex

10. Reciprocating pumps are no more to be seen in industrial applications (in comparison
to centrifugal pumps) because of____________________?
A. high initial and maintenance cost
B. lower discharge
C. lower speed of operation
D. necessity of air vessel
E. all of the above

11. The efficiency of a centrifugal pump is maximum when its blades

are__________________?
A. straight
B. bent forward
C. bent backward
D. bent forward first and then backward
E. bent backward first and then forward

12. When a piping system is made up primarily of friction head and very little of vertical
lift, then pump characteristics should be__________________?
A. horizontal
B. nearly horizontal
C. steep
D. first rise and then fall
E. none of the above

13. 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_____________________?
A. same quantity of liquid
B. 0.75 Q
C. Q/0.75
D. 1.5 Q
E. none of the above

14. The optimum value of vane exit angle for a centrifugal pump impeller
is_________________?
A. 10-15°
B. 20-25°
C. 30-40°
D. 50-60°
E. 80-90°.

15. In centrifugal pumps, maximum efficiency is obtained when the blades

are_________________?
A. straight
B. bent forward
C. bent backward
D. radial
E. given aerofoil section

16. In a centrifugal pump, the liquid enters the pump__________________?

A. at the top
B. at the bottom
C. at the center
D. from sides
E. none of the above

17. Low specific speed of a pump implies it is____________________?

A. centrifugal pump
B. mixed flow pump
C. axial flow pump
D. any one of the above
E. none of the above

18. For small discharge at high pressure, following pump is

preferred_____________________?
A. centrifugal
B. axial flow
C. mixed flow
D. propeller
E. reciprocating

19. The horse power required in above case will be___________________?

A. same
B. 0.75 B.H.P.
C. B.H.P./0.75
D. 1.5 B.H.P.
E. none of the above

20. Motion of a liquid in a volute casing of a centrifugal pump is an example

of____________________?
A. rotational flow
B. radial
C. forced spiral vortex flow
D. forced cylindrical vortex flow
E. spiral vortex flow

21. Medium specific speed of a pump implies it is_________________?

A. centrifugal pump
B. mixed flow pump
C. axial flow pump
D. any one of the above
E. none of the above
22. Indicator diagram of a reciprocating pump is a graph between________________?
A. flow vs swept volume
B. pressure in cylinder vs swept volume
C. flow vs speed
D. pressure vs speed
E. swept volume vs speed

23. Any change in load is adjusted by adjusting following parameter on

turbine______________?
A. net head
B. absolute velocity
C. blade velocity
D. flow
E. relative velocity of flow at inlet

24. The maximum number of jets generally employed in impulse turbine without jet
interference is________________?
A. 4
B. 6
C. 8
D. 12
E. 16.

25. High specific speed of turbine implies it is__________________?

A. propeller turbine
B. Francis turbine
C. impulse turbine
D. any one of the above
E. none of the above

26. Casting of a centrifugal pump is designed so as to minimize________________?

A. friction loss
B. cavitation
C. static head
D. loss of kinetic energy
E. starting time

27. Guide angle as per the aerofoil theory of Kaplan turbine blade design is defined as the
angle between_________________?
A. lift and resultant force
B. drag and resultant force
C. lift and tangential force
D. lift and drag
E. resultant force and tangential force

28. The flow rate in gear pump___________________?

A. increases with increase in pressure
B. decreases with increase in pressure
C. more or less remains constant with in-crease in pressure
D. unpredictable
E. none of the above
29. Reaction turbines are used for____________________?
A. low head
B. high head
C. high head and low discharge
D. high head and high discharge
E. low head and high discharge

30. The angle of taper on draft tube is A. greater than 15° B. greater than 8° C. greater
than 5° D. less than 8° E. less than 3°.___________________?
The angle of taper on draft tube is
A. greater than 15°
B. greater than 8°
C. greater than 5°
D. less than 8°
E. less than 3°.

31. In axial flow fans and turbines, fluid enters and leaves as follows________________?
A. radially, axially
B. axially, radially
C. axially, axially
D. radially, radially
E. combination of axial and radial

32. Air vessels in reciprocating pump are used to__________________?

A. smoothen flow
B. reduce acceleration to minimum
C. increase pump efficiency
D. save pump from cavitation
E. increase pump head

33. According to fan laws, at constant speed and capacity, the pressure and power
vary_____________________?
A. directly as the air or gas density
B. inversely as square root of density
C. inversely as density
D. as square of density
E. as square root of density

34. Maximum impulse will be developed in hydraulic ram when ___________________?

A. waste valve closes suddenly
B. supply pipe is long
C. supply pipe is short
D. ram chamber is large
E. supply pipe has critical diameter

35. A hydraulic intensifier normally consists of __________________?

A. two cylinders, two rams and a storage device
B. a cylinder and a ram
C. two co-axial rams and two cylinders
D. a cylinder, a piston, storage tank and control valve
E. special type of pump with storage device and a pressure regulator
36. Hydraulic accumulator is used for____________________?
A. accumulating oil
B. supplying large quantities of oil for very short duration
C. generally high pressures to operate hydraulic machines
D. supplying energy when main supply fails
E. accumulating hydraulic energy

37. Puck up the wrong statement about centrifugal pump_______________?

A. discharge a diameter
B. head a speed2
C. head a diameter
D. Power a speed3
E. none of the above is wrong

38. Saving of work done and power by fitting an air vessel to double acting reciprocating
pump is of the order of_______________?
A. 39.2%
B. 49.2%
C. 68.8%
D. 84.8%
E. 91.6%.

39. A hydraulic accumulator normally consists of________________?

A. two cylinders, two rams and a storage device
B. a cylinder and a ram
C. two co-axial rams and two cylinders
D. a cylinder, a piston, storage tank and control valve
E. special type of pump with storage device and a pressure regulator

40. According to fan laws, at constant weight of air or gas, the speed, capacity and pressure
vary________________?
A. directly as the air or gas density
B. inversely as square root of density
C. inversely as density
D. as square of density
E. as square root of density

41. According to fan laws, for the fans having constant wheel diameters, the power demand
varies_______________?
A. directly as fan speed
B. square of fan speed
C. cube of fan speed
D. square root of fan speed
E. none of the above

42. According to fan laws, at constant pressure, the speed capacity and power
vary_________________?
A. directly as the air or gas density
B. inversely as square root of density
C. inversely as density
D. as square of density
E. as square root of density
43. Pressure intensifier increases the pressure in proportion to____________________?
A. ratio of diameters
B. square of ratio of diameters
C. inverse ratio of diameters
D. square of inverse ratio of diameters
E. fourth power of ratio of diameters

44. According to fan laws, for fans having constant wheel diameter, the pressure
varies________________?
A. directly as fan speed
B. square of fan speed
C. cube of fan speed
D. square root of fan speed
E. none of the above

45. Saving of work done and power by fitting an air vessel to single acting reciprocating
pump is of the order of__________________?
A. 39.2%
B. 49.2%
C. 68.8%
D. 84.8%
E. 91.6%.

46. According to fan laws, for fans having constant wheel diameter, the air or gas capacity
varies______________________?
A. directly as fan speed
B. square of fan speed
C. cube of fan speed
D. square root of fan speed
E. none of the above

47. Which place in hydraulic turbine is most susceptible for cavitation

__________________?
A. inlet of draft rube
B. blade inlet
C. guide blade
D. penstock
E. draft tube exit

48. Specific speed for reaction turbines ranges from___________________?

A. 0 to 4.5
B. 10 to 100
C. 80 to 200
D. 250 to 300
E. none of the above

49. The discharge through a reaction turbine with increase in unit

speed____________________?
A. increases
B. decreases
C. remains unaffected
D. first increases and then decreases
E. first decreases and then increases
50. Francis, Kaplan and propeller turbines fall under the category
of___________________?
A. Impulse turbines
B. Reaction turbines
C. Axial flow turbines
D. Mixed flow turbines
E. Reaction-cum-impulse turbines

51. Francis turbine is best suited for_____________________?

A. medium head application from 24 to 180 m
B. low head installation up to 30 m
C. high head installation above 180 m
D. all types of heads
E. none of the above

52. Impulse turbine is generally fitted______________________?

A. at the level of tail race
B. little above the tail race
C. slightly below the tail race
D. about 2.5 m above the tail race to avoid cavitation
E. about 2.5 m below the tail race to avoid cavitation

53. In reaction turbine, draft tube is used_____________________?

A. to transport water downstream without eddies
B. to convert the kinetic energy to flow energy by a gradual expansion of the flow cross-
section
C. for safety of turbine
D. to increase flow rate
E. none of the above

54. A turbine pump is basically a centrifugal pump equipped additionally

with_________________?
A. adjustable blades
B. backward curved blades
C. vaned diffusion casing
D. inlet guide blades
E. totally submerged operation facility

55. The specific speed of turbine is defined as the speed of a unit___________________?

A. of such a size that it delivers unit dis-charge at unit head
B. of such a size that it delivers unit dis-charge at unit power
C. of such a size that it requires unit power per unit head
D. of such a size that it produces unit horse power with unit head
E. none of the above

56. Medium specific speea of turbine implies it is___________________?

A. propeller turbine
B. Francis turbine
C. impulse turbine
D. any one of the above
E. none of the above
57. Runaway speed of a hydraulic turbine is_________________?
A. full load speed
B. the speed at which turbine runner will be damaged
C. the speed if the turbine runner is allowed to revolve freely without load and with the
wicket gates wide open
D. the speed corresponding to maximum overload permissible
E. none of the above.

58. Low specific speed of turbine implies it is__________________?

A. propeller turbine
B. Francis turbine
C. impulse turbine
D. any one of the above
E. none of the above

59. High specific speed of a pump implies it is_____________________?

A. centrifugal pump
B. mixed flow pump
C. axial flow pump
D. any one of the above
E. none of the above

60. For very high discharge at low pressure such as for flood control and irrigation
applications, following type of pump is preferred_________________?
A. centrifugal
B. axial flow
C. reciprocating
D. mixed flow
E. none of the above

61. In a centrifugal pump casing, the flow of water leaving the impeller,
is___________________?
A. rectilinear flow
B. radial flow
C. free vortex motion
D. forced vortex
E. none of the above