4B Power Engineering: Unit 2 - Pumps
and Compressors Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
This is the distance between the surface of the liquid level of a
supply source located below a pump and the center line of the
pump:
Select one:
a. total static head
b. static discharge head
c. static suction head
d. static suction lift -
correct answer ✅d
The fact that different shaped containers, filled with liquid of the
same height, have the same applied force by the liquid on the base
of each container, is referred to as:
Select one:
a. Peterʼs Paradox
b. Pascalʼs Paradox
c. Pandaʼs Paradox
d. Peristalticʼs Paradox -
correct answer ✅b
,4B Power Engineering: Unit 2 - Pumps
and Compressors Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
The head required to overcome friction and develop velocity is
called:
Select one:
a. friction head
b. velocity head
c. dynamic head
d. static head -
correct answer ✅c
The total height a liquid is moved by a pump plus the total
discharge pressure head if pumping into a pressurized vessel is
called:
Select one:
a. total dynamic head
b. total static head
c. total suction head
d. total pressure head -
correct answer ✅b
These pumps supply potable water from wells or other sources:
,4B Power Engineering: Unit 2 - Pumps
and Compressors Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
Select one:
a. circulating water pumps
b. fire pumps
c. boiler feedwater pumps
d. domestic water pumps -
correct answer ✅d
This is the rotating element of a dynamic pump, used to transfer
mechanical energy to a fluid: Select one:
a. impeller
b. volute
c. vane
d. diffuser -
correct answer ✅a
Common types of pumps used in industrial plants include:
1. boiler feedwater pumps
2. fire pumps
3. chemical feed pumps
, 4B Power Engineering: Unit 2 - Pumps
and Compressors Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
4. circulating water pumps
5. lubricating oil pumps
6. domestic water pumps
Select one:
a. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
b. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
c. 1, 3, 4, 5, 6
d. 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 -
correct answer ✅a
This is a pump in which the pressure imposing element consists of a
piston, plunger, or diaphragm that moves back and forth, thus
displacing liquid:
Select one:
a. regenerative pump
b. rotary pump
c. reciprocating pump
d. turbine pump -
correct answer ✅c
and Compressors Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
This is the distance between the surface of the liquid level of a
supply source located below a pump and the center line of the
pump:
Select one:
a. total static head
b. static discharge head
c. static suction head
d. static suction lift -
correct answer ✅d
The fact that different shaped containers, filled with liquid of the
same height, have the same applied force by the liquid on the base
of each container, is referred to as:
Select one:
a. Peterʼs Paradox
b. Pascalʼs Paradox
c. Pandaʼs Paradox
d. Peristalticʼs Paradox -
correct answer ✅b
,4B Power Engineering: Unit 2 - Pumps
and Compressors Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
The head required to overcome friction and develop velocity is
called:
Select one:
a. friction head
b. velocity head
c. dynamic head
d. static head -
correct answer ✅c
The total height a liquid is moved by a pump plus the total
discharge pressure head if pumping into a pressurized vessel is
called:
Select one:
a. total dynamic head
b. total static head
c. total suction head
d. total pressure head -
correct answer ✅b
These pumps supply potable water from wells or other sources:
,4B Power Engineering: Unit 2 - Pumps
and Compressors Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
Select one:
a. circulating water pumps
b. fire pumps
c. boiler feedwater pumps
d. domestic water pumps -
correct answer ✅d
This is the rotating element of a dynamic pump, used to transfer
mechanical energy to a fluid: Select one:
a. impeller
b. volute
c. vane
d. diffuser -
correct answer ✅a
Common types of pumps used in industrial plants include:
1. boiler feedwater pumps
2. fire pumps
3. chemical feed pumps
, 4B Power Engineering: Unit 2 - Pumps
and Compressors Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
4. circulating water pumps
5. lubricating oil pumps
6. domestic water pumps
Select one:
a. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
b. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
c. 1, 3, 4, 5, 6
d. 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 -
correct answer ✅a
This is a pump in which the pressure imposing element consists of a
piston, plunger, or diaphragm that moves back and forth, thus
displacing liquid:
Select one:
a. regenerative pump
b. rotary pump
c. reciprocating pump
d. turbine pump -
correct answer ✅c
