The water vapours are generally present in a atmosphere, some times isolated and sometimes mixed with other gases. in such a situation the pressure exerted by each component of mixture, will be called ______________________?

Related Mcqs:

1. The water evaporates from paddy surfaces to the atmosphere in the form of water vapours, these water vapours get collected in the atmosphere and behave & like_________________?

   A. Water
   B. Snow
   C. Ice particles
   D. Gas

2. When the air in a atmosphere is fully saturated with the vapours present in it, then the pressure exerted by such wet air mass will be called ____________________?

   A. Vapour pressure
   B. Saturation pressure
   C. Partial pressure
   D. Atmospheric pressure

3. A water pool is designed on the down stream of the hydraulic structure to dissipate the energy of falling water by providing a water cushion called ______________________?

   A. Water pool
   B. Cistern
   C. Down stream pond
   D. Water cushion

4. The field capacity is the water retained by a saturated soil after free drainage of surplus water to the ground water table but the water retained by a saturated soil after being centrifuged by a centrifugal force of 1000 times that of gravity is called________________?

   A. Soil moisture
   B. Equivalent moisture
   C. Field moisture
   D. Available moisture

5. According to Blight, the percolating water seeps along the lower contour of the hydraulic structure, the length traversed by this water is called ______________________?

   A. Creep length
   B. Seeping length
   C. Piping
   D. Undermining

6. The specific weight of water at normal pressure of 760 mm, 4ºC temperature and at mean sea level is ______________________?

   A. 960kg/m3
   B. 1000ka/m3
   C. 1100kg/m3
   D. 1020kg/m3

7. An instrument used for measuring pressure head, generally made up of a small pipe tapped into the side of conduit is called ___________________?

   A. Pilot tube
   B. Piezometer
   C. Manometer
   D. All are correct

8. To pack with clay material generally for the purpose of checking leakage of water is called __________________?

   A. Pug
   B. Cohesive
   C. Seal
   D. Repair

9. Specific weight of a liquid is defined as the weight per unit volume at standard Temperature & pressure therefore specific weight of water of water is equal to ____________ kg/m3 in MKS system ?

   A. 990
   B. 995
   C. 999
   D. 1000

10. In high floods, to avoid spilling of flood water over the gates, a wall is provided from pond level to high Flood level. This wall spans for the entire length of regulator, rest on piers, sustain water pressure by its weight called_____________________?

    A. Retaining wall
    B. Divide wall
    C. Breast wall
    D. Cantilever wall