Chapter 13 PUMPS, TUBEWELLS AND TURBINES MCQs 14 min Score: 0 Attempted: 0/14 Subscribe 1. . A pump is a device, which converts mechanical energy (in case of engine) or electrical energy (in case of motor) into _________. (A) Hydraulic energy (B) Potential energy (C) Kinetic energy (D) VibrationShow All Answers 2. . Irrigation pumps are used to pump water from a________________. (A) Lower level to higher level (B) Top to bottom (C) Left to right (D) None of theseShow All Answers 3. . Piston pump is the type of ______________. (A) Dynamic Pump (B) Turbine (C) Tubewell (D) Positive Displacement PumpShow All Answers 4. . Rotating part of pump or turbine that provides centrifugal acceleration to the fluids is called_______. (A) Impeller (B) Casing (C) Shaft (D) FanShow All Answers 5. . The portion of pump that houses the packing or mechanical seal is called_______. It is usually referred to as dry portion of pump. The ________ is in the back of the impeller and around the shaft. (A) Stuffing Box (B) Tubewell (C) Casing (D) ShaftShow All Answers 6. . The shaft transfers the torque from ______ to the impeller during startup and operation of pump. (A) Board (B) Switch (C) Motor (D) ImpellerShow All Answers 7. . A long pipe or tube which is bored or drilled deep into the ground intercepting one or more water bearing stratum is called________. (A) Tubewell (B) Pump (C) Wind Turbine (D) Jet TurbineShow All Answers 8. . The pipe in the tubewell runs from pump to the source of water which carries groundwater from aquifer to the center line of pump is known as__________. (A) GI pipe (B) Stainless steel pipe (C) Open pipe (D) Suction PipeShow All Answers 9. . Deep-well turbine pumps are used to pump groundwater consist of_________, impellers and a shaft, all of which are installed in the well. (A) Motor (B) Generator (C) Housing or bowl (D) Gas TurbineShow All Answers 10. . Submersible pumps are a modification of deep-well turbines for which the _________ is installed in the well, instead of at the ground surface. (A) Turbine (B) Tubewell (C) Pump (D) Electric MotorShow All Answers 11. . The turbine pumps which is a specific type of ____________ (A) Centrifugal Pump (B) Piston Pump (C) Positive Displacement (D) None of theseShow All Answers 12. . The vertical turbine pump can initiated without __________ with the submerged impellers. (A) Motor (B) Electricity (C) Fluid (D) PrimingShow All Answers 13. . Column assembly connects the bowl assembly with _________ and forms a medium for lifting the water up. (A) Head assembly (B) Impeller (C) Groundwater (D) All of theseShow All Answers 14. . The head assembly consists of Base from which the column, ________ and bowl assembly are suspended. (A) None of these (B) Turbine (C) Jet Engine (D) Shaft assemblyShow All Answers