MCQs on Viscosity
Q: Which of the following represents Kinematic viscosity?
- Viscosity/temperature
- Viscosity/area
- Viscosity/density
- Viscosity/mass
Answer: (3) Viscosity/density
Q: Which of these ratios gives the value of viscosity of fluid?
- Ratio of the shearing stress to the weight of the fluid
- Ratio of the shearing stress to the density of the fluid
- Ratio of the velocity gradient and shearing stress
- The ratio of the shearing stress to the velocity gradient
Answer: (4) The ratio of the shearing stress to the velocity gradient
Q: The relative motion between the adjacent layers of a fluid in motion is called viscous force. Which of the flowing suits the best in the sentence?
- Effects at some conditions
- Never affects
- Opposes
- Facilitates
Answer: (3) Opposes
Q: Which among the following statement is the definition of a pseudoplastic liquid?
- It is a liquid that becomes less viscous over time when constant shear stress is applied
- As the rate of shear increases, it becomes less viscous
- When constant shear stress is applied the liquid becomes more viscous over time
- A liquid which becomes more viscous as the rate of shear increases
Answer: (2)It is a liquid that becomes less viscous as the rate of shear increases
Q: Which is the following is the correct definition of solubility?
- The rate at which a solute dissolves into a solvent
- The ability of a solid particle to disperse throughout a liquid continuous phase
- The rate at which the immiscible liquid droplets disperse within a second in the liquid phase
- The ability of a solute to dissolve into a solvent
Answer: (4) The ability of a solute to dissolve into a solvent
Q: Which of the following represents viscosity?
- Potential energy stored in fluid
- Resistance to fluid motion
- Roughness of the surface
- The pressure difference between the two fluids
Answer: (2) Resistance to fluid motion
Q: What is the SI unit of viscosity?
- Candela
- Poiseiulle
- Newton/m
- No units
Answer: (2) Poiseiulle
Q3: Which of these fluids has the highest viscosity?
- Water
- Honey
- Blood
- Air
Answer: (2)Honey
Q: What happens to the viscosity of liquid with the increase in temperature
- It increases
- It decreases
- It may increase or decrease
- No change
Answer: (2) It decreases
Q: What do we call the maximum velocity of a fluid in a tube for which the flow remains streamlined?
- Hyper velocity
- critical velocity
- Stream velocity
- Laminar velocity
Answer: (2) critical velocity