11.

Fluid Mechanics-Medium

1. Pressure applied to an enclosed fluid is transmitted partition. Water is filled in one compartment and an acid of
undiminished to every point of the fluid and the walls of relative density 1.5 in the other, both to a height of 4 m. The
containing vessel. This law was first formulated by force necessary to keep the door closed is
(a) Reynolds (b) Bernoulli
(Take g=10 m s−2 )
(c) Pascal (d) Torricelli
(a) 10 N (b) 20 N (c) 40 N (d) 80
N
2. Pressure is a scalar quantity because
(a) It is the ratio of force to area and both force and area
are vectors. 10. Streamline flow is more likely for liquids with
(a) High density and high viscosity
(b) It is the ratio of the magnitude of the force to area.
(b) Low density and low viscosity
(c) It is the ratio of the component of the force normal to
(c) High density and low viscosity
the area.
(d) Low density and high viscosity
(d) It depends on the size of the area chosen.

11. Which of the following diagrams does not represent a

3. Hydraulic breaks are based on streamline flow?
(a) Pascal’s law (b) Torricelli’s law
(c) Newton’s law (d) Boyle’s law

4. Two syringes of different cross section (without needle) filled

with water are connected with a tightly fitted rubber tube (a) (b)
filled with water. Diameters of the smaller piston and larger
piston are 1 cm and 3 cm respectively. If a force of 10 N is
applied to the smaller piston then the force exerted on the
larger piston is
(a) 30 N (b) 60 N (c) 90 N (d)
100 N
(c) (d)
5. In question number 6, if the smaller piston is pushed in
through 6 cm, how much does the longer piston move out ?
2 3 1 1 12. When the flow parameters of any given instant remain same
cm cm cm cm at every point, then flow is said to be
(a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 2 (a) Laminar (b) Steady state
(c) Turbulent (d) Quasistatic
6. Pressure at a point inside a liquid does not depend on
(a) The nature of the liquid. 13. An ideal flow of any fluid must satisfy
(b) Shape of the container. (a) Pascal law (b) Stokes’s law
(c) The depth of point below the surface of the liquid. (c) Continuity equation (d) Bernoulli’s theorem
(d) Acceleration due to gravity at that point.
14. The pressure at depth below the surface of a liquid of density
7. Which of the following instrument is used to measure the
ρ open to the atmosphere is
blood pressure in humans? (a) Greater than the atmospheric pressure by ρ gh
(a) Sphygmomanometer (b) Spectrophotometer
(c) Spectrometer (d) Barometer (b) Less than the atmospheric pressure by ρ gh
(c) Equal to the atmospheric pressure
8. Two what height should a cylinderical vessel be filled with a (d) Increases exponentially with depth
homegeneous liquid to make the force with which the liquid
pressure on the sides of the vessel equal to the force exerted
15. Which of the following device is used to measure the rate of
by the liquid on the bottom of the vessel ?
flow of liquid through a pipe?
(a) Equal to the radius (b) Less than radius
(a) Thermometer (b) Barometer
(c) More than radius (d) Four times of radius
(c) Manometer (d) Venturimeter
2
9. A tank with a square base of area 2 m is divided into two 16. In old age arteries carrying blood in the human body become
compartments by a vertical partition in the middle. There is a narrow resulting in an increase in the blood pressure. This
2 follows from
small hinged door of face area 20 cm at the bottom of the
(a) Pascal’s law (b) Stoke’s law
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(c) Bernoulli’s principle (d) Archimede’s principle (a) 80 kg (b) 100 kg (c) 150 kg (d) 200
kg
17. Which of the following figure shown below is correct
regarding the steady flow of a non viscous liquid? 22. Applications of Bernoulli’s theorem can be seen in
(a) Dynamic lift of aeroplane (b) Hydraulic press
(c) Helicopter (d) None of these

(a) (b) 23. A man is sitting in a boat which is floating in a pond. If the
man drinks some water from the pond, the level of water in
the pond
(a) Increases
(c) (d) (b) Decreases
(c) Remains unchanged
18. A liquid flows through a horizontal tube as shown in figure. (d) Increases are decreases depends upon the weight of
The velocities of the liquid in the two sections, which have man
A
areas of cross-section 1 and
A2 , are v 1 and v 2 ,
respectively. The difference in the levels of the liquid in the 24. An ice block having two similar metallic pieces is floating in
two vertical tubes is h. Then water in a vessel as shown in figure. After sometime the ice
melts completely then

2 2 2 2
(a) v 2−v 1=2 gh (b) v 2 +v 1 =2 gh
(a) The water level rises in the vessel
2 2 2 2
(c) v 2−v 1=gh (d) v 2 +v 1 =gh (b) The water level falls in the vessel
(c) The water level does not change in vessel
19. An open vessel containing water is given a constant (d) The water level may rise of fall depending upon the
acceleration a in the horizontal direction. Then the free ratio of masses of ice and metallic pieces.
surface of water gets sloped with the horizontal at an angle θ
given by 25. A water barrel stands on a table of height h. If a small hole is

(a)
θ=tan −1
()
a
g (b)
θ=tan −1
()
g
a
punched in the side of the barrel at its base, it is found that the
resultant stream of water strikes the ground at a horizontal
distance R from the table. What is the depth of water in the

( ag )
barrel ?

(c)
θ=tan−1
(d)
θ=cos−1 ( ga ) R2
(a) h
R2
(b) 2h
R2
(c) 4 h
4 R2
(d) h

20. A tank filled with fresh water has a hole in its bottom and
water is flowing out of it. If the size of the hole is increased, 26. A body is just floating on the surface of liquid. The density of
then the body is same as that of the liquid. The body is sligtly
pushed down. Then it will
(a) The volume of water flowing out per second will
(a) Come back slowly to its earlier position
decrease
(b) Remain submerged where it is left.
(b) The velocity of out flow of water remains
(c) Sink in liquid
Unchanged
(d) Come out vigoursly
(c) The volume of water flowing out per second remains
zero
27. Dynamic lift due to spinning is
(d) Both (b) and (c) (a) Magnus effect (b) Doppler effect
(c) Pascal effect (d) Torricelli’s effect
−3
21. A body of mass 100 kg and density 500 kg m floats in
water. The additional mass should be added to the body so
that the body will sink is
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()
th (d) Angle of contact depend upon the inclination of the
4
solid surface to the liquid surface.
28. A block of wood floats in water with 5
of its volume
submerged. If the same block just floats in a liquid, the
−3 35. A soap bubble formed at the end of the tube is blown very
density of the liquid (in kg m ) is slowly. The graph between excess of pressure inside the
(a) 1250 (b) 600 (c) 400 (d) 800 bubble with time is

29. When a capillary tube is dipped in a liquid, the liquid rises to

a height in the tube. The free liquid surface inside the tube is
hemispherical in shape. The tube is now pushed down so that
the height of the tube outside the liquid is less than . Then the
(a) Liquid will come out of the tube like in a small
Fountain (a) (b)
(b) Liquid will ooze out of the tube slowly
(c) Free liquid surface inside the tube is hemispherical
(d) The liquid will fill the tube but not come out of its
upper end.

30. If
W 1 be the work to be done to form a bubble of volume V (c) (d)
from a given solution. The work required to be done to form a
bubble of volume 2 V is
36. With increase in temperature the viscosity of
4 2/3 W 1 1/3
(b)4 W 1
1/2
(c)2 W 1
3/2
(d) 2 W 1 (a) Liquids increases and of gases decreases
(a)
(b) Liquids decreases and of gases increases
(c) Both liquids and gases increases
31. Angle of contact of a liquid with a solid depends on
(d) Both liquids and gases decreases
(a) Solid only
(b) Liquid only
−1
(c) Both on solid and liquid 37. The velocity of water in river is 180 km h near the
(d) Orientation of the solid surface in liquid surface. If the river is 5 m deep, then the coefficient of
viscosity of water is
−3
32. Bernoulli’s equation for steady, non-viscous incompressible (a) 10
−2
N m−2 (b) 10 N m−2
flow expresses the
(a) Conservation of linear momentum (c)
10−4 N m−2 (d) 10
−5
N m−2
(b) Conservation of angular momentum
(c) Conservation of energy 38. Which of the following statements is incorrect?
(d) Conservation of mass (a) Blood is more viscous than water.
(b) The blood pressure in human is greater at the feet
33. The work done in blowing a soap bubble of surface tension than at the brain
0.06 N m−1 from 2 cm radius to 5 cm radius is (c) The angle of contact of mercury with glass is obtuse
(a) 3.12 mJ (b) 1.25 mj (c) 2.51 mJ (d) white that of water with glass is acute
4.55 mJ (d) A spinning cricket ball in air follows a parabolic
Trajectory
34. Which of the following statement is not true about angle of
contact? 39. Spherical balls of radius R are falling in a viscous fluid of
(a) The value of angle of contact for pure water and velocity v The retarding viscous force acting on the spherical
glass is zero. ball is
(a) Directly proportional to R but inversely proportional
(b) Angle of contact increases with increase in
to v.
temperature of liquid.
(b) Directly proportional to both radius R and velocity
(c) If the angle of contact of a liquid and a solid surface
v.
is less than 90°, then the liquid spreads on the surface of
(c) Inversely proportional to both radius R and Velocity
solid.
v
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(d) Inversely proportional to R but directly proportional 49. The rain drops are in spherical shape due to
to velocity v (a) Viscosity (b) Surface tension
(c) Thrust on drop (d) Both (a) and (b)

40. After terminal velocity is reached, the acceleration of a body 50. For a surface molecule,
falling through a viscous fluid is (a) The net force on it is non zero
(a) Zero (b) Equal to g (b) The net force on it zero
(c) Less than g (d) More than g (c) There is net downward force
(d) There is net upward force
41. A solid sphere falls with a terminal velocity in air. If it is
allowed to fall in vacuum, 51. Which of the following statements is correct?
(a) Terminal velocity of sphere = v (a) Viscosity is a vector quantity
(b) Terminal velocity of sphere < v (b) Surface tension is a vector quantity
(c) Terminal velocity of sphere > v (c) Renolds number is a dimensionless quantity
(d) Sphere never attains terminal velocity (d) Angle of contact is a vector quantity

42. When cooking oil is heated in a frying pan, the oil moves 52. A capillary tube is taken from the earth to the surface of the
around in the pan more easily when it is hot. The main reason moon. The rise of the liquid column on the moon, if
for this is that with rise is temperature, there is a decrease in acceleration due to gravity on the earth is 6 times that of the
(a) Density (b) Surface tension moon is
(c) Viscosity (d) Angle of contact (a) Six times that on the earth’s surface
(b) 1/6 that on the earth’s surface
43. When the temperature increases the viscosity of (c) Equal to that on the earth’ surface
(a) Gases decreases and liquids increases (d) Zero
(b) Gases increases and liquids decreases
(c) Gases and liquids increases 53. Which of the following is associated with liquid only and not
(d) Gases and liquids decreases for gases?
(a) Pressure (b) Volume
44. A metallic sphere of mass M falls through gllycerine with a (c) Density (d) Surface tension
terminal velocity v. if we drop a ball of mass 8M of same
metal into a column of glycerine. The terminal velocity of the 54. The sap in tree rises in a system of capillaries of radius
ball will be.
(a) 2 v (b) 4 v (c) 8 v (d) 16 v 2 .5×10−5 m. The surface tension of sap is
7.28×10−2 N m−1 and the angle of contact is 0°. The
45. The onset of turbulence in a liquid is determined by maximum height to which sap can rise in a tree through
(a) Pascal’s law (b) Reynolds number ( ρsap =103 kg m−3 )
(c) Torricell’s law (d) Bernoulli’s principle capillarity action is
(a) 0.21 m (b)0.59 m (c) 0.87 m (d)0.91
m
46. The ratio of inertial force to viscous force represents
(a) Magnus effect (b)Reynolds number
(c) Torricelli’s law (d)Relative density 55. The excess pressure inside a soap bubble is three times than
excess pressure inside a second soap bubble, then the ratio of
their surface area is
47. The flow rate of water from a tap of diameter 1.25 cm is 3 L (a) 9 : 1 (b) 1 : 3 (c) 1 : 9 (d) 3 : 1
−3
per min. The coefficient of viscosity of water is 10 pa s.
The nature of the flow is 56. A capillary tube (I) is dipped in water. Another identical tube
(a) Unsteady (b) Turbulent (II) is dipped in a soap-water solution. Which of the following
shows the relative nature of the liquid columns in the two
(c) Laminar (d) None of these
tubes?

48. For turbulent flow, the value of Renolds number is

(a)
Re < 2000 (b)
Re > 2000

(c)
1000< R e <2000 (d)
Re =1000 (a) (b)
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62. Which of the following diagrams does not represent a

streamline flow?

(c) (d)

57. When a drop of water splits up is to number of drops

(a) Area increases (b) Volume increases (a) (b)
(c) Energy is absorbed (d) Both (a) and (c)

58. Which of the following graph shows the variation of surface

tension with temperature over small temperature ranges for
water?
(c) (d)

63. Along a streamline

(a) The velocity of a fluid particle remains constant
(a) (b) (b) The velocity of all fluid particles crossing a given
position is constant.
(c) The velocity of all fluid particles at a given instant is
constant
(d) The speed of a fluid particle remains constant.
(c) (d)
64. An ideal fluid flows through a pipe of circular cross-section
made of two sections with diameters 2.5 cm and 3.75 cm. The
59. Mercury does not wet glass. This is the property of liquid ratio of the velocities in the two pipes is
known as
(a) Adhesion (b) Surface tension (a) 9 : 4 (b) 3 : 2 (c)√ 3 : √2 √ 2: √3 4
(d)
(c) Viscosity (d) Compressibility
65. The angle of contact at the interface of water-glass is 0°,
60. Which of the following statements is not true about surface Ethylalcohol-glass is 0°, mercury-glass is 140° and
tension? Methyliodide-glass is 30°. A glass capillary is put in a trough
(a) A small liquid drop takes spherical shape due to containing one of these four liquids. It is observed that the
surface tension. meniscus is convex. The liquid in the trough is
(a) Water (b) Ethylalcohol
(b) Surface tension is a vector quantity.
(c) Mercury (d) Methyliodide.
(c) Surface tension of liquid is a molecular
phenomenon.
66. Which of the following conversions is correct?
(d) Surface tension of liquid depends on length but not 4
on the area. (a)1 atm = 1.01×10 Pa
(b)1 mm of Hg =133 Pa
61. A tall cylinder is filled with viscous oil. A round pebble is 7
dropped from the top with zero initial velocity. From the plots (c) 1 bar = 10 Pa
shown, indicate the one that represents the velocity (v) of the 2
pebble as a function of time (t). (d) 1 torr = 10 Pa

67. The two femurs each of cross-sectional area support the upper
part of a human body of mass 40 kg. The average pressure
−2
sustained by the femurs is (Take g=10 m s )
(a) (b) 3 −2 4 −2
(a)2×10 N m (b)2×10 N m
5 −2 6 −2
(c) 2×10 N m (d) 2×10 N m

68. A 50 kg girls wearing heel shoes balances on a single heel.

(c) (d) The heel is circular with a diameter 1 cm. The pressure
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exerted by the heel on the horizontal floor is (Take

g=10 m s−2 )
4 5
(a)6 . 4×10 Pa (b)6 . 4×10 Pa

(c)
6 . 4×106 Pa (d)6 . 4×10 Pa
7

(a)
P A >P B >PC (b)
P B>PC >P A
69. A U tube contains water and methylated spirit separated by P >PB >P A
(c) C
P =PB=PC
(d) A
mercury. The mercury columns in the two arms are at the
same level with 10 cm of water in one arm and 12.5 cm of
spirit in the other as shown in figure. The relative density of 75. An ideal fluid flows through a pipe of circular cross-section
the spirit is made of two sections with diameters 2.5 cm and 3.75 cm. The
ratio of the velocities in the two pipes is

(a) 9 : 4 (b) 3 : 2 √ 3 : √2
(c) (d) √ 2: √3
76. The cylindrical tube of a spray pumps has a cross-section of
(a) 0.6 (b) 0.8 (c) 1.0 (d) 1.25 6 cm2 one of which has 50 holes each of diameter 1 mm. If
the liquid flow inside the tube is 1.2 m per minute, then the
70. In a wind tunnel experiment the pressures on the upper and speed of ejection of the liquid through the holes is
lower surfaces of the wings are 0 . 90×10 5 Pa and (a) 2 .1 m s
−1
(b) 0 . 31 m s
−1

0 . 91×105 Pa respectively. If the area of the wing is (c) 0 . 96 m s

−1
(d) 3 .4 m s
−1

40 m2 the net lifting force on the wing is

4 4 77. In the figure shown an ideal liquid is flowing through the tube
(a)2×10 N (b)4×10 N
which is of uniform area of cross section . the liquid has
4 4
(c)6×10 N (d)8×10 N v v
velocities A and B and pressures
PA and
P B at points A
and B respectively. Then

71. The force acting on a window of area 50 cm×50 cm of

submatine at a depth of 2000 m in an ocean, the interior of
which is maintained at seal level atomospheric pressure is

(Density of sea water=10

3
kg m−3 , g=10 m s−2
5 5 v >v A v =v A
(a) 5×10 N (b) 25×10 N (a) B (b) B
6 6 P <P A P B=P A
(c) 5×10 N (d) 25×10 N (c) B (d)

5
78. An aircraft of mass 4×10 kg with total wing area
72. A piece of solid weighs 120 g in air, 80 g in water and 60 kg
in a liquid. The relative density of the solid and that of the
liquid are respectively. 500 m2 in level flight at a speed of 720 km h−1 The density
1 2 1 3 −3
2, 2, 3, 3, of air at its height is 1.2 kg m The fractional increase in
2 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 2 the speed of the air on the upper surface of its wings relative
(a)
to the lower surface is (Take g =10 m s−2 )
(a) 0.04 (b) 0.08 (c) 0.17 (d)
73. A glass tube 80 cm long and open at both ends is half 0.34
immersed in mercury. Then the top of the tube is closed and it
is taken out of the mercury. A column of mercury 20 cm long
then remains in the tube. The atmospheric pressure (in cm of 79. A manometer reads the pressure of a gas in an enclosure as
Hg) is shown in the figure.
(a) 80 (b) 70 (c) 60 (d) 50

74. Three vessels A, B and C of different shapes contain a water

P P
upto the same height as shown in the figure A ' B and C
P
.be the pressures exerted by the water at the bottom of the
vessels A, B and C respectively. Then
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The absolute and gauge pressure of the gas in cm of (c) 4.0

mercury is (d) Indeterminate due to insufficient data
(Take atmospheric pressure = 76 cm of mercury)
(a) 76, 20 (b) 20, 76 (c) 96, 20 (d) 20, 86. Eight drops of water, each of radius 2 mm are falling through
−1
96 air at a terminal velocity of 8 cm s If they coalesce to
form a single drop, then the terminal velocity of combined
80. A plane is in level fight at constant speed and each of its two drop will be
−1 −1
wings has an area of 25 m2 If the speed of the air on the (a) 32 cm s (b) 30 cm s
−1 −1
upper and lower surfaces of the wing are 270 km h−1 and (c) 28 cm s (d) 24 cm s
234 km h−1 respectively, then the mass of the plane is
2
87. A metal block of area 0 . 10 m is connected to a 0.01 kg
−3
(Take the density of the air = 1 kgm )
mass via a string that passes over a mass less and frictionless
(a) 1550 kg (b) 1750 kg (c) 3500 kg (d) 3200 kg
pulley as shown in figure. A liquid with a film thickness of
0.3 mm is placed between the block and the table. When
81. Iceberg floats in sea water with a part of it submerged. The released the block moves to the right with a constant speed of
percentage fraction of the ice berg submerged is (Density of
−3 −3
0.08 m s−1 The coefficient of viscosity of the liquid is
ice = 09 g cm , density of sea water =1.1 g cm ) −2
(a) 18% (b) 12% (c) 10% (d) 8% (Take g=10 m s )

82. Torricelli’s barometer used mercury but Pascal duplicated it

−3
using French wine of density 984 kg m In that case, the
height of the wine column for normal atmosperic pressure is
3 −3 −3 −3
(Density of mercury =13 . 6×10 kg m ) (a) 2 .5×10 Pa s (b) 3 .5×10 Pa s
(a)5.5 m (b)10.5 m (c) 9.8 m (d)15 m −3 −3
(c) 4 .5×10 Pa s (d) 6 . 5×10 Pa s

83. The flow of blood in a large artery of an anesthetised dog is

88. Water is conveyed through a uniform tube of 8 cm in
diverted through a venturimeter. The wider part of the meter −3 3
has a cross-sectional area equal to that of the artery, i.e., diameter and 3140 m in length at the rate 2×10 m per
2
10 mm The narrower part has an area 5 mm The 2 second. The pressure required
−3
to maintain the flow is
pressure drop in the artery is 22 Pa. Density of the blood is (Viscosity of water=10 SI units)
1 .06×103 kg m−3 The speed of the blood in the artery is 3
(a) 6 . 25×10 N m
−2
(b) 0 . 625 N m
−2

−1 −1
(a) 0 . 12 m s (b) 0 . 62 m s (c)
0 . 0625 N m−2 (d) 0 . 00625 N m
−2

(c)
0 . 24 m s−1 (d) 0 . 42 m s
−1

89. A square plate 0.1 m side moves paralle to second plate with a
−1
−3 velocity of 0.1 m s , both plates being immersed in
84. An adulterated sample of milk has a density 1032 kg m water. If the viscous force is 0.002 N and the coefficient of
while pure milk has a density of 1080 kg m−3 Then the viscosity 0.001 poise, distance between the plates is
volume of pure milk in a sample of 10 litres of adulterated (a) 0.1 m (b) 0.05 m (c) 0.005 m (d) 0.0005
milk is
(a) 1 litre (b) 2 litre (c) 3 litre (d) 4 litre
90. A drop of water of radius 0.0015 mm is falling in air. If the
−5
85. A metal ball
B1 (density 3.2 g cm ) is dropped in water
−3
coefficient of viscosity of air is 2.0×10 km m−1 s−1 the
B −3 terminal velocity of the drop will be
while another metal ball 2 (density 6.0 g cm ) is
−3 (The density of water=10
3
kg m−3 and g=10m s−2 )
dropped in a liquid of density1.6 g cm If both the balls −4
have the same diameter and attain the same terminal velocity, (a) 1 .0×10 m s−1 (b) 2 .0×10
−4
m s−1
the ratio of viscosity of water to that of the liquid is −4
(a) 2.0 (c) 2 .5×10 m s−1 (d) 5 .0×10
−4
m s−1
(b) 0.5
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−1
91. Surface tension of mercury is 0.465 N m The excess (Density of mercury =13 . 6×10
3
kg m−3 )
pressure inside a mercury drop of diameter 6 mm is
(a) -5 .34 mm (b) 2 .35 mm (c) 6 . 25 mm (d) 1 . 44
(a) 310 Pa (b) 410 Pa (c) 510 Pa (d)
mm
610 Pa

97. A thin liquid film formed between a U shaped wire and a light
92. The surface tension of soap solution at a temperature 20 o C −2
−2 −1 slider supports a weight of 1.5×10 N , as shown in the
is 2.5×10 N m The excess pressure inside a bubble of figure. The length of the slider is 30 cm and its weight
soap solution of radius 6 mm is negligible. The surface tension of the liquid film is
(a) 12.5 Pa (b) 14.2 Pa (c) 15.5 Pa (d)
16.7 Pa

93. In question number 81, if an air bubble of the same

dimensions were formed at a depth of 30 cm inside a
container containing the soap solution of relative density 1.20,
then the pressure inside the bubble is (Take 1 atm = −1 −1
5
(a)0 . 0125 N m (b)0 . 1 N m
1 .01×10 Pa) −1 −1
4 5 (c) 0 . 05 N m (d) 0 . 025 N m
(a) 1.01 × 10 Pa (b) 1.05 × 10 Pa
4 4
(c)2 .01 × 10 Pa (d)3.01 × 10 Pa r r
98. The radii of the two columns in U tube are 1 and 2 When a
liquid of density ρ (angle of contact is 0°) is filled in it the
o
94. The surface tension and vapour pressure of water at 20 C is
level difference of liquid in two arms is h The surface tension
of liquid is (g = acceleration due to gravity)
7.20×10−2 N m−1 and 2 .33×103 Pa respectively. The ρ ghr 1 r 2 ρ gh(r 1−r 2 )
radius of the smallest spherical water droplet which can form
without evaporating at 25°C is (a) 2(r 2 −r 1 ) (b) 2 r1 r2
−5 −5 2(r 2 −r 1 ) ρ gh
(a) 1.25 × 10 m (b) 6.25 × 10 m
(c) 4 .3 × 10 m
8
(d) 3.4 × 10 m
3 (c) ρ ghr 1 r 2 (d) 2(r 1 −r 2 )

95. A wooden block with a coin placed on its top, floats in water 99. The pressure on a swimmer 20 m below the surface of water
5
as shown in figure. The distance l and h are shown in the at sea level is (Take, atmospheric pressure =1×10 Pa)
figure. After some time the coin falls into the water. Then (a) 1.0 atm (b) 2.0 atm (c) 2.5 atm (d) 3.0
atm

−1
100.The surface tension of soap solution is0.03 N m The
work done in blowing to form a soap bubble of surface area
2
40 cm is
−4 −2
(a) 2 .4×10 J (b) 1 .2×10 J
−4 −2
(a) l decreases and h increases (c) 3 .6×10 J (d) 4 .2×10 J
(b) l increases and h decreases
(c) Both l and h increase 101.Two capillaries of same length and radii in the ratio 1 : 2 are
connected in series. A liquid flows through them in
(d) Both l and h decrease streamlined condition. If the reassure across the two extreme
ends of the combination is 1 m of water, the pressure
o difference across first capillary is
96. Mercury has an angle of contact equal to 140 with soda (a) 9.4 m (b) 4.9 m (c) 0.49 m (d) 0.94 m
lime glass. A narrow tube of radius l mm made of this glass is
dipped in a trough containing mercury. The surface tension of
mercury at the temperature of the experiment is 102.A liquid does not wet the solid surface if the angle of contact
−1 is
0 .465 N m The distance by which the mercury dip (a) Zero (b) Equal to 45°
down in the tube relative to the mercury surface outside is (c) Equal to 90° (d) Greater than 90°
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103.If pressure at half the depth of a lake is equal to 2/3 (a) 105N/m (b) 2 × 105N/m (c) Zero (d) Infinity
pressure at the bottom othe lake then what is the depth
of the lake
(a) 10 m (b) 20 m (c) 60 m (d) 30 m 110.In making an alloy, a substance of specific gravity s1 and
mass m 1 is mixed with another substance of specific gravity
104.Two bodies are in equilibrium when suspended in water from s2 and mass m 2 ; then the specific gravity of the alloy is
the arms of a balance. The mass of one body is 36 g and its
( ) ( )
m 1 +m 2 s1 s 2
density is 9 g / cm3. If the mass of the other is 48 g, its density
3
in g / cm is s 1 + s2 m 1 +m 2
(b)
4 3
(a)
(a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 5

( )
m1 + m 2 m1 m2
+

( )
105.
An inverted bell lying at the bottom of a lake 47.6 m deep has m1 m2 s1 s 2
+
3
50 cm of air trapped in it. The bell is brought to the surface s1 s2 m1 + m 2
of the lake. The volume of the trapped air will be (d)
(atmospheric pressure = 70 cm of Hg and density of Hg = (c)
13.6 g/cm3)
(a) 350 cm3 (b) 300 cm3B (c) 250 cm3 (d) 22 cm3 111.A concrete sphere of radius R has a cavity of radius r which s
packed with sawdust. The specific gravities of concrete and
106.A U-tube in which the cross-sectional area of the limb on the sawdust are respectively 2.4 and 0.3 for this sphere to float
left is one quarter, the limb on the right contains mercury with its entire volume submerged under water. Ratio of mass
(density 13.6 g/cm3). The level of mercury in the narrow limb of concrete to mass of sawdust will be
is at a distance of 36 cm from the upper end of the tube. What (a) 8 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) Zero
will be the rise in the level of mercury in the right limb if the
left limb is filled to the top with water 112.A vessel contains oil (density = 0.8 gm/cm3) over mercury
Water (density = 13.6 gm/cm3). A homogeneous sphere floats with
half of its volume immersed in mercury and the other half in
oil. The density of the material of the sphere in gm/cm3 is
(a) 3.3 (b) 6.4 (c) 7.2 (d) 12.8
Mercury

113.A body floats in a liquid contained in a beaker. The whole

(a) 1.2 cm (b) 2.35 cm (c) 0.56 cm (d) 0.8 cm system as shown falls freely under gravity. The upthrust on
the body due to the liquid is
107.A uniformly tapering vessel is filled with a liquid of density
900 kg/m3. The force that acts on the base of the vessel due to
the liquid is ( g=10 ms−2 )
Area = 10–3m2

(a) Zero
(b) Equal to the weight of the liquid displaced
0.4 m (c) Equal to the weight of the body in air
(d) Equal to the weight of the immersed position of the body
Area=2 × 10–3m2

(a) 3.6 N (b) 7.2 N (c) 9.0 N 114.A metallic block of density 5 gm cm–3 and having dimensions
(d) 14.4 N
5 cm × 5 cm × 5 cm is weighed in water. Its apparent weight
108. will be
A tank 5 m high is half filled with water and then is filled to
3 (a) 5 × 5 × 5 × 5 gf (b) 4 × 4 × 4 × 4gf
the top with oil of density 0.85 g/cm . The pressure at the
2 (c) 5 × 4 × 4 × 4gf (d) 4 × 5 × 5 × 5gf
bottom of the tank, due to these liquids is(a) 1.85 g/cm
2 2
(a) 1.85 g/cm (b) 89.25 g/cm
(c) 462.5 g/cm2 (d) 500 g/cm2 115.A wooden block of volume 1000 cm3 is suspended from a
spring balance. It weighs 12 N in air. It is suspended in water
such that half of the block is below the surface of water. The
reading of the spring balance is
109.A siphon in use is demonstrated in the following figure. The (a) 10 N (b) 9 N (c) 8 N (d) 7 N
density of the liquid flowing in siphon is 1.5 gm/cc. The
pressure difference between the point P and S will be
Q R 116.An iceberg is floating in sea water. The density of ice is 0.92
gm/cm3 and that of sea water is 1.03g/cm3. What percentage of
10 cm

the iceberg will be below the surface of water

P 20 cm (a) 3% (b) 11% (c) 89% (d) 92%
S
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117.The height of a mercury barometer is 75 cm at sea level and (a) 5m (b) 10m
50 cm at the top of a hill. Ratio of density of mercury to that (c) 15m (d) 20m
of air is 104. The height of the hill is

(a) 250 m (b) 2.5 km

123.The value of g at a place decreases by 2%.The barometric
(c) 1.25 km (d) 750 m
height of mercury

(a) Increases by 2% (b)

118.If pressure at half the depth of a lake is equal to 2/3 pressure Decreases by 2%
at the bottom of the lake then what is the depth of the lake (c) Remains unchanged (d)
(a) 10m (b) 20m Sometimes increases and sometimes decreases
(c) 60m (d) 30m

124.A barometer kept in a stationary elevator reads 76 cm. If the

elevator starts accelerating up the reading will be
119.A uniformly tapering vessel is filled with a liquid of density
900 kg/m3. The force that acts on the base of the vessel due to (a) Zero (b) Equal to 76 cm
the liquid is (g = 10 ms -2 )
(c) More then 76 cm (d) Less then 76 cm

125.A beaker containing a liquid is kept inside a big closed jar. If

the air inside the jar is continuously pumped out, the pressure
in the liquid near the bottom of the liquid will

(a) Increases (b)

Decreases
(c) Remain constant (d)
(a) 3.6 N (b) 7.2 N First decrease and then increase
(c) 9.0 N (d) 14.4 N

126.A vertical U-tube of uniform inner cross section contains

120.The pressure at the bottom of a tank containing a liquid does mercury in both sides of its arms. A glycerin (density
not depend on =1.3g/cm3)column of length 10cm is introduced into one of its
arms. Oil of density 0.8 gm/cm3 is poured into the other arm
(a) Acceleration due to gravity (b) until the upper surfaces of the oil and glycerin are in the same
Height of the liquid column horizontal level. Find the length of the oil column, Density of
(c) Area if the bottom surface (d) mercury = 13.6 g/cm3
Nature of the liquid

121.When a large bubble rises from the bottom of a lake to the

surface. Its radius doubles. If atmospheric pressure is equal to
that of column of water height H, then the depth of lake is

(a) H (b) 2H
(c) 7H (d) 8H

122.The volume of an air bubble become three times as it rises

from the bottom of a lake to its surface. Assuming
atmospheric pressure to be 75 cm of Hg an density of water to
be 1/10 of the density of mercury, the depth of the lake is
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(a) 10.4cm (b) 8.2 cm

(c) 7.2cm (d) 9.6cm

127.From the adjacent figure, the correct observation is

(a) (i) B (ii) D (b) (i) C (ii) D
(c) (i) B (ii) C (d) (i) B (ii) A

131.A given shaped glass tube having uniform cross section is

filled with water and is mounted on a rotatable shaft as
shown in figure. If the tube is rotated with a constant angular
velocity  then

(a) The pressure on the bottom of tank (a) is greater

than at the bottom of (b).
(b) The pressure on the bottom of the tank (a) is
smaller than at the bottom of (b)
(c) The pressure depend on the shape of the
(a) Water levels in both sections A and B go up
container
(b) Water level in Section A goes up and that in B
(d) The pressure on the bottom of (a) and (b) is the
comes down
same
(c) Water level in Section A comes down and that in
B it goes up
128.Air is blown through a hole a closed pipe containing liquid. (d) Water levels remains same in both sections
Then the pressure will

(a) Increase on sides (b) 132.A siphon in use is demonstrated in the following figure. The
Increase downwards density of the liquid flowing in siphon is 1.5 gm/cc. The
(c) Increase in all direction (d) pressure difference between the point P and S will be
Never increases

129.Radius of an air bubble at the bottom of the lake is r and it

becomes 2r when the air bubbles rises to the top surface of the
lake. If P cm water be the atmospheric pressure, then the
depth of the lake is

(a) 2p (b) 8p
(c) 4p (d) 7p

130.A closed rectangular tank is completely filled with water and

is accelerated horizontally with an acceleration a
towards right. Pressure is (i) maximum at, and (ii) minimum
at (a) 105 N/m (b) 2 × 105 N/m
(c) Zero (d) Infinity
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133.Figure here shown the vertical cross-section of a vessel filled (c) 0.98 m (d) 0.99 m
with a liquid of density . The normal thrust per unit area on
the walls of the vessel at point. P, as shown, will be
139.In making an alloy, a substance of specific gravity s 1 and
mass m1 is mixed with another substance of specific gravity s 2
and mass m2 ; then the specific gravity of the alloy is

(a) (b)

(a) h g (b) H g

(c) (H – h) g (d) (H – h) g cos
(c) (d)

134.A tank with length 10 m, breadth 8 m and depth 6m is filled

with water to the top. If g = 10 m s –2 and density of water is
140.Two solids A and B float in water. It is observed that A floats
1000 kg m–3, then the thrust on the bottom is
with half its volume immersed and B floats with 2/3 of its
(a) 6 × 1000 × 10 × 80 N (b) volume immersed. Compare the densities of A and B
3 × 1000 × 10 × 48 N
(a) 4 :3 (b) 2 :3
(c) 3 × 1000 × 10 × 60 N (d)
(c) 3 :4 (d) 1 :3
3 × 1000 × 10 × 80 N

135.In a hydraulic lift, used at a service station the radius of the

141.A body is just floating on the surface of a liquid. The density
large and small piston are in the ratio of 20 : 1. What weight
of the body is same as that of the liquid. The body is slightly
placed on the small piston will be sufficient to lift a car of
pushed down. What will happen to the body
mass 1500 kg ?
(a) It will slowly come back to its earlier position
(a) 3.75 kg (b) 37.5 kg
position
(c) 7.5 kg (d) 75 kg.
(b) It will remain submerged, where it is left
(c) It will sink
(d) It will come out violently
136.A hydrogen balloon released on the moon would:

(a) climb up with an acceleration of 9.8 m/s2 (b)

climb up with an acceleration of 9.8 × 6 m/s 2 142.A rectangular block is 5 cm × 5 cm × 10 cm in size. The
(c) neither climb nor fall block is floating in water with 5 cm side vertical. If it floats
with 10 cm side vertical, what change will occur in the level
(d) fall with an acceleration of 9.8/6 m/s2
of water ?

137.Reason for weightlessness in satellite : (a) No change (b)

It will rise
(a) zero gravity (b) (c) It will fall (d)
centre of gravity It may rise or fall depending on the density of block
(c) zero reaction force on plane of satellite (d)
none of these
143.A boat carrying steel balls is floating on the surface of water
in a tank. If the ball are thrown into the tank one by one how
138.A hemispherical bowl just floats without sinking in a liquid of will it affect the level of water
density 1.2 × 103 kg/m3. If outer diameter and the density of
the bowl are 1 m and 2 × 104 kgm3 respectively, then the inner (a) It will remain unchanged (b)
diameter of the bowl will be It will rise

(a) 0.94 m (b) 0.97 m

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(c) It will fall (d) upwards with acceleration of g/3, the fraction of volume
First it will first rise and then fall immersed in the liquid will be

144.Two pieces of metal when immersed in a liquid have equal

upthrust on them; then

(a) Both pieces must have equal weights (b)

Both pieces must have equal densities
(a) (b)
(c) Both pieces must have equal volumes (d)
Both are floating to the same depth
(c) (d)

145.A wooden cylinder floats vertically in water with half of its

length immersed. The density of wood is 150.A silver ingot weighing 2.1 kg is held by a string so as to be
completely immersed in a liquid of relative density 0.8.
(a) Equal of that of water (b) The relative density of silver is 10.5. The tension in the string
Half the density of water in kg-wt is
(c) Double the density of water (d)
(a) 1.6 (b) 1.94
The question is incomplete
(c) 3.1 (d) 5.25

146.An ice block contains a glass ball when the ice melts with in
151.A solid sphere of density  ( > 1) times lighter than water is
the water containing, the level of water
suspended in a water tank by a string tied to its base as
(a) Rises (b) shown in fig. If the mass of the sphere is m then the tension in
Falls the string is given by
(c) Unchanged (d)
First rises and then falls

147.Construction of submarines is based on

(a) Archimedes' principle (b)

Bernoulli's theorem (a) (b)
(c) Pascal's law (d)
Newton's laws (c) (d)

148. A concrete sphere of radius R has a cavity of radius r which is 152.A hollow sphere of volume V is floating on water surface
packed with sawdust. The specific gravities of concrete with half immersed in it. What should be the minimum
and sawdust are respectively 2.4 and 0.3 for this sphere to volume of water poured inside the sphere so that the sphere
float with its entire volume submerged under water. Ratio now sinks into the water
of mass of concrete to mass of sawdust will be
(a) V/2 (b) V/3
(a) 8 (b) 4
(c) V/4 (d) V
(c) 3 (d) Zero

153.Two solids A and B float in water. It is observed that A floats

with half its volume immersed and B floats with 2/3 of its
149.A cubical block is floating in a liquid with half of its volume volume immersed. Compare the densities of A and B
immersed in the liquid. When the whole system accelerates
(a) 4 : 3 (b) 2 : 3
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(c) 3 : 4 (d) 1 : 3 (a) Increases (b) Decreases

(c) Remains unchanged (d) None of these
154.The fraction of a floating object of volume V 0 and density d0
above the surface of a liquid of density d will be
160.A hollow sphere of volume V is floating on water surface
with half immersed in it. What should be the minimum
(a) (b) volume of water poured inside the sphere so that the sphere
now sinks into the water

(c) (d) (a) V / 2 (b) V / 3

(c) V / 4 (d) V
155.Density of the ice is  and that of water is . What will be the
decreasein volume when a mass M of ice melts.
161.An ice block contains a glass ball when the ice melth within
the water containing vessel, the level of water
(a) (b)

(a) Rises (b)

(c) (d) Falls
(c) Unchanged (d)
First rises and then falls
156.The reading of a spring balance when a block is suspended
from it in air is 60 newton. This reading is changed to 40
newton when the block is submerged in water. The specific
162.A large ship can float but a steel needle sinks because of
gravity of the block must be therefore :

(a) 3 (b) 2
(a) Viscostiy (b) Surface tension
(c) 6 (d) 3/2
(c) Density (d) None of these

157.Two bodies are in equilibrium when suspended in water from

163.An ice berg of density 900 kg/m 3 is floating in water of
the arms of a balance. The mass of one body is 36 g and its
density 1000 Kg/m3. The percentage of volume of ice-cube
density is 9 g/cc. If the mass of the other is 48 g, its density in
outside the water is
g/cc is :
(a) 20% (b) 35%
(c) 10% (d) 25%
(a) 4/3 (b) 3/2
(c) 3 (d) 5 164.A hemispherical portion of radius R is removed from the
bottom of a cylinder of radius R. The volume of the
remaining cylinder is V and its mass M. It is suspended by a
158.In order that a floating object be in a stable rotation at string in a liquid of density  where it stays vertical. The
equilibrium, its centre of buoyancy should be upper surface of the cylinder is at a depth h below the liquid
surface. The force on the bottom of the cylinder by the liquid
(a) vertically above its centre of gravity (b) is :
vertically below its centre of gravity
(c) horizontally in line with its centre of gravity (d)
may be anywhere

159.A cork is suberged in water by a spring attached to the bottom

of a bowl. When the bowl is kept in an elevator moving with
acceleration downwards, the length of spring (a) Mg (b) Mg – Vg
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(c) Mg + R2hg (d) g(V + R2 h) displacement from equilibrium it undergoes oscillation with a
time period T. Them :

165.A wooden block with a coin placed on its top, floats in water
as shown in figure. The distance and h are shown here. After (a) T  (b) T  
some time the coin falls into the water. Then :
(c) T   (d) T 

170.The bob of a simple pendulum executes simple harmonic

motion in water with a period t, while the period of oscillation
of the bob is t0 in air. Neglecting frictional force of water and
(a)  decreases and h increase (b) given that the density of the bob is (4/3) × 1000 kg/m 3. What
 increases and h decreases relationship between t and t0 is true?
(c) both  and h increases (d) (a) t = t0 (b) t = t0/2
both  and h decrease (c) t = 2t0 (d) t = 4t0

171. A jar is filled with two non-mixing liquids 1

and 2 having densities 1 and 2, respectively. A
166.If a sphere is inserted in water, then it flows with rd of it solid ball, made of a material of density 3, is
outside the water, When it is inserted in an unknown liquid dropped in the jar. It comes to equilibrium in the
position shown in the figure.
then it flows with th of it outside, then density of unknown
liquid is :

(a) 4.9 gm/c.c (b) gm/c.c

(c) gm/c.c (d) gm/c.c

167.A body of uniform cross-sectional area floats in a liquid of

density thrice its value. The fraction of exposed height will be
:
Which of the following is true for 1, 2 and
3 ?
(a) (b) (a) 1>3>2 (b) 1<2<3
(c) 1<3<2 (d) 3<1<2
(c) (d)

168.A raft of wood of mass 120 kg floats in water. The weight 172.A ball is made of a material of density  where oil <  <
that can be put on the raft to make it just sing, should be : (d raft water with oil and water representing the densities of oil and
= 600 kg/m3) water, respectively. The oil and water are immiscible. If the
above ball is in equilibrium in a mixture of this oil and water,
(a) 80 kg (b) 50 kg which of the following pictures represents its equilibrium
(c) 60 kg (d) 30 kg position?

169.A rectangular block of mass m and area of cross section A

floats in a liquid of density . If it is given a small vertical
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(a) (b)

(a) same as R (b)

40 g less than R
(c) (d) (c) 40 g more than R (d)
80 g more than R

173.A block of volume V and of density b is placed in liquid of

density I (I > b), then block is moved upward upto a height
h and it is still in liquid. The increase in gravitational potential
178.In which one of the following cases will the liquid flow in a
energy of the system is :
pipe be most streamlined
(a) b Vgh (b) (b + I)Vgh (a) Liquid of high viscosity and high density flowing
through a pipe of small radius
(c) (b – I)Vgh (d) none of these (b) Liquid of high viscosity and low density flowing
through a pipe of small radius
(c) Liquid of low viscosity and low density flowing
174.A metallic sphere floats (just sink) in an immiscible mixture
through a pipe of large radius
of water (w = 103 kg/m3) and a liquid
(L = 13.5 × 103) with (1/5)th portion by volume in the liquid. (d) Liquid of low viscosity and high density flowing
The density of the metal is : through a pipe of large radius

(a) 4.5 × 103 kg/m3 (b) 4.0 × 103 kg/m3

(c) 3.5 × 103 kg/m3 (d) 1.9 × 103 kg/m3
179.Two water pipes of diameters 2 cm and 4 cm are connected
with the main supply line. The velocity of flow of water in the
175.Three liquids of densities d, 2d and 3d are mixed in equal
pipe of 2 cm diameter is
volumes. Then the density of the mixture is
(a) 4 time that in the other pipe (b)
(a) d (b) 2d
(c) 3d (d) 5d
time that in the other pipe
(c) 2 time that in the other pipe (d)
176.Three liquids of densities d, 2d and 3d are mixed in equal
proportions of weights. The relative density of the mixture is time that in the other pipe

(a) (b) 180.Water enters through end A with speed 1 and leaves through
end B with speed 2 of a cylindrical tube AB. The tube is
(c) (d) always completely filled with water. In case I tube is
horizontal and in case II it is vertical with end A upwards and
177.Figure shows a weigh-bridge, with a beaker P with water on
one pan and a balancing weight R on the other. A solid ball Q in case III it is vertical with end B upwards. We have
is hanging with a thread outside water. It has volume 40 cm 3 for
and weighs 80 g. If this solid is lowered to sink fully in water,
(a) Case I (b) Case II
but not touching the beaker anywhere, the balancing weight
R' will be (c) Case III (d) Each case
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181.Water is moving with a speed of 5.18 ms -1 through a pipe with

a cross-sectional area of 4.20 cm 2. The water gradually
descends 9.66 m as the pipe increase in area to 7.60 cm 2. The
speed of flow at the lower level is
186.In a turbulent flow, the velocity of the liquid molecules in
(a) 3.0 ms-1 (b) 5.7 ms-1 contact with the walls of the tube is

(c) 3.82 ms-1 (d) 2.86 ms-1 (a) Zero (b)

Maximum
(c) Equal to critical velocity (d)
182.In the following flg. Is shown the flow of liquid through a May have any value
horizontal pipe. Three tubes A, B and C are connected to the
pipe. The radii of the tubes A, B and c at the junction are
respectively 2 cm, 1 cm and 2cm. It can be said that the
187.Water is flowing through a tube of non-uniform cross-section
ratio of the radius at entry and exit end of the pipe is 3 : 2.
Then the ratio of velocities at entry and exit of liquid is

(a) 4 : 9 (b) 9 : 4
(c) 8 : 27 (d) 1 : 1

(a) Height of the liquid in the tube A is maximum 188.Water is flowing through a horizontal pipe of non-uniform
(b) Height of the liquid in the tubes A and B is the cross-section. At the extreme narrow portion of the pipe, the
same water will have
(c) Height of the liquid in all three tubes is the same
(a) Maximum speed and least pressure (b)
(d) Height of the liquid in the tubes A and C is the
Maximum pressure and least speed
same
(c) Both pressure and speed maximum (d)
Both pressure and speed least
183.Air is steaming past a horizontal air plane wing such that its
speed in 120 m/s over the upper surface and 90 m/s at the
lower surface. If the density of air is 1.3 kg per metre 3 and the 189.A liquid flows in a tube from left to right as shown in figure.
wing is 10 m long and has an average width of 2 m, then the A1 and A2 are the cross-section of the portions of the tube as
difference of the pressure on the two sides of the wing of shown. Then the ratio of speeds 1 / 2 will be

(a) 4095.0 Pascal (b) 409.50 Pascal

(c) 40.950 Pascal (d) 4.0950 Pascal

(a) A1 / A2 (b) A2 / A1
184.A cylinder of height 20 m is completely filled with water. The
velocity of efflux of water (in m/s) through a small hole on
(c) / (d) /
the side wall of the cylinder near its bottom is

(a) 10 (b) 20
(c) 25.5 (d) 5 190. A large tank filled with water to a height ‘h’ is to be emptied
through a small hole at the bottom. The ratio of time taken

185.There is a hole in the bottom of tank having water. If total

pressure at bottom is 3 atm (1 atm = 10 5 N/m2) then the for the level of water to fall from h to and from to zero
velocity of water flowing from hole is is

(a) m/s (b) m/s

(a) (b)
(c) m/s (d) None of these
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195.A large tank is filled with water to a height H. A small hole is

made at the base of the tank. It takes T1 time to
(c) (d)

decrease the height of water to ; and it takes T2 time

191.There is a hole of area A at the bottom of cylindrical vessel.
to take out the rest of water. If T1 = T2, then the value of  is
Water is filled up to a height h and water flows out in
t second. If water is filled to a height 4h, it will flow out in (a) 2 (b) 3
time equal to
(a) t (b) 4t (c) 4 (d)
(c) 2 t (d) t/4

196.Bernoulli’s principle is based on the law of conservation of:

192.In this figure, an ideal liquid flows through the tube, which is
of uniform cross-section. The liquid has velocities vA (a) mass (b) momentum
and vB, and pressure PA and PB at points A and B respectively (c) energy (d) none of these

197.Action of paint-gun is based on:

(a) Bernoulli’s principle (b)

(a*) vA = vB (b) vB > vA Boyle’s law
(c) PA = PB (d) PB > PA (c) Faraday’s law (d)
Archimedee’s principle
193.An L-shaped glass tube is just immersed in flowing water
such that its opening is pointing against flowing water. If the
speed of water current is v, then
198.Bernoulli’s equation is applicable to points:

(a) in a steadily flowing liquid

(b) in a stream line
(c) in a straight line perpendicular to a stream line
(d) for ideal lequid stream line flow on a stream line

(a) The water in the tube rises to height (b) 199.Bernoulli’s equation is based upon:

(a) isochoric process (b) isobaric process

The water in the tube rises to height (c) isothermal process (d) adiabatic process
(c) The water in the tube does not rise at all (d)
None of these 200.The horizontal flow of fluid depends upon

(a) pressure difference (b)

194.A streamlined body falls through air from a height h on the amount of fluid
surface of a liquid. If d and D(D > d) represents the densities (c) density of fluid (d)
of the material of the body and liquid respectively, then the all the above
time after which the body will be instantaneously at rest, is

201.In steady horizontal flow:

(a) (b)
(a) the pressure is greatest where the speed is least
(b) the pressure is independent of speed
(c) (d) (c) the pressure is least where the speed is least
(d) (a) and (c) are correct
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202.In a laminar flow the velocity of the liquid in contact with the 207.An incompressible liquid flows through a horizontal tube as
wals of the tube is shown in the figure. Then the velocity ' v ' of the fluid is :

(a) Zero (b)

Maximum
(c) In between zero and maximum (d)
Equal to critical velocity

203.In a turbulent flow, the velocity of the liquid molecules in

contact with the walls of the tube is –

(a) Zero (b)

Maximum (a) 3.0 m/s (b) 1.5 m/s
(c) Equal to critical velocity (d) (c) 1.0 m/s (d) 2.25 m/s
May have any value

208.For a fluid which is flowing steadily, the level in the vertical

204.The Reynolds number of a flow is the ratio of tubes is best represented by

(a) Gravity to viscous force (b)

Gravity force to pressure force
(c) Inertia forces to viscous force (d)
Viscous forces to pressure forces (a)

205.A tank is filled with water up to height H. Water is allowed

to come out of a hole P in one of the walls at a depth D below
the surface of water. Express the horizontal distance x in (b)
terms of H and D :

(c)

(d)
(a) x = (b) x =

(c) x = (d) x =
209.Water flows through a frictionless duct with a cross-section
varying as shown in fig. Pressure p at points along the axis is
represented by
206.A fixed cylindrical vessel is filled with water up to height H.
A hole is bored in the wall at a depth h from the free surface
of water. For maximum horizontal range h is equal to :

(a) H (b) 3H/4

(c) H/2 (d) H/4
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(a) Dynamic lift of an aeroplane (b)

Viscosity meter
(c) Capillary rise (d)
Hydraulic press

214.A large open tank has two holes in the wall. One is a square
(a) (b)
hole of side L at a depth y from the top and the other is a
circular hole of radius R at a depth 4y from the top. When the
tank is completely filled with water, the quantities of water
flowing out per second from both holes are the same. Then
radius R, is equal to :

(c) (d) (a) (b) 2 L

(c) L (d)

215.Water is flowing inside a tube of an uniform radius ratio of

radius of entry and exit terminals of thetube is 3 : 2. Then the
ratio of velocities at entry and exit terminals will be :
(a)4 : 9 (b) 9 : 4
(c)8 : 27 (d) 1 : 1
210.Air is blown through a hole on a closed pipe containing
liquid. Then the pressure will :

(a) Increase on sides (b) 216.At what speed, the velocity head of water is equal to pressure
head of 40 cm of hg ?
Increase downwards
(a) 10.3 m/s (b) 2.8 m/s
(c) Increase in all directions (d) (c) 5.6 m/s (d) 8.4 m/s
Never increases
217.A hole is in the bottom of the tank having water. If total
pressure at the bottom is 3 atm (1 atm = 10 5 Nm–2), then
velocity of water flowing from hole is :
211.The Working of an atomizer depends upon

(a) Bernoulli’s theorem (b) (a) ms–1 (b)

Boyle’s law ms–1
(c) Archimedes principle (d) (c) ms–1 (d) none of
Newton’s law of motion these

212.A cylinder of height 20m is completely filled with water. The

velocity of efflux of water (in ms –1) through a small hole on 218. The velocity of water flowing in a non-uniform tube is 20
the side wall of the cylinder near its bottom, is :
cm/s at a point where the tube radius is 0.2 cm. The velocity
at another point, where the radius is 0.1 cm is:
(a) 10 (b) 20
(c) 25.5 (d) 5 (a) 80 cm/s (b) 40 cm/s
(c) 20 cm/s (d) 5 cm/s

213.An application of Bernoulli’s equation for fluid flow is found

in
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219.Water is poured in a vessel at a constant rate m3/s. There is a (c) H (d) F

small hole of area  at the bottom of the vessel. The
maximum level of water in the vessel is proportional to
224.A cylindrical tank of height 0.4 m is open at the top and has a
(a) / (b) 2 /
diameter 0.16 m. Water is filled in it up to a height of 0.16 m.
(c) 2 /2 (d) 2 /2
how long it will take to empty the tank through a hole of
radius 5×10–3 m in its bottom.

(a) 46.26 sec. (b) 4.6 sec.

5
220.A manometer connected to a closed tap reads 3.5 × 10 N/m , 2
(c) 462.6 sec. (d) .46 sec.
When the value is opened, the reading of manometer falls to
3.0 × 105 N/m2, then velocity of flow of water is
225.A narrow tube completely filled with a liquid is lying on a
(a) 100 m/s (b) 10 m/s
series of cylinders as shown in figure. Assuming no sliding
(c) 1 m/s (d) 10 m/s between any surfaces, the value of acceleration of the
cylinders for which liquid will not come out of the tube from
anywhere is given by

open to atm osphere

221.According to Bernoulli’s equation = Constant

H
L
The terms A, B, and C are generally called
respectively : a
(a) Gravitational head, pressure head and velocity
head
(a) (b)
(b) Gravity, gravitational head and velocity head
(c) Pressure head, gravitational head and velocity
head (c) (d)
(d) Gravity, Pressure and velocity head

226.A liquid is kept in a cylindrical vessel which is rotated along

its axis. The liquid rises at the sides. If the radius of the vessel
222.The cubical container ABCDEFGH which is completely
is 0.05 m and the speed of rotation is 2 rev/s, The difference
filled with an ideal (nonviscous and incompressible) fluid,
in the height of the liquid at the centre of the vessel and its
moves in a gravity free space with a acceleration of a = a 0
sides will be (2 = 10) :

(a) 3 cm (b) 2 cm
(c) 3/2 cm (d) 2/3 cm
where a0 is a positive constant. Then the only point
in the container where pressure is maximum, is
227. A container of liquid release from the rest, on a smooth
inclined plane as shown in the figure. Length of at the
inclined plane is sufficient, and assume liquid finally
equilibrium. Finally liquid surface makes an angle with
horizontal.

(a) B (b) C
(c) E (d) F

223.In previous question pressure will be minimum at point –

(a) A (b) B
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230.A candle of diameter d is floating on a liquid in a cylindrical

container of diameter D (D > > d) as shown in figure. If it is
burning at the rate of 2cm/hour then the top of the candle will

(a) 60º (b) 45º

(c) 30º (d) None of these (a) Remain at the same height (b)
Fall at the rate of 1 cm/hour
(c) Fall at the rate of 2 cm/hour (d)
228.A U-tube of base length “l” filled with same volume of two Go up the rate of 1 cm/hour
liquids of densities  and 2 is moving with an acceleration
“a” on the horizontal plane. If the height difference between
231. There are two identical small holes on the opposite sides
the two surfaces (open to atmosphere) becomes zero, then the
of a tank containing a liquid. The tank is open at the top. The
height h is given by:
difference in height between the two holes is h. As the liquid
comes out of the two holes, the tank will experience a net
horizontal force proportional to:

(a) h1/2 (b) h

(a) (b) (c) h3/2 (d) h2

(c) (d)
232. The diagram shows a cup of tea seen from above. The tea
has been stirred and is now rotating without turbulence. A
graph showing the speed  with which the liquid is crossing
229.A given shaped glass tube having uniform cross section is
points at a distance X from O along a radius XO would look
filled with water and is mounted on a rotatable shaft as shown
like
in figure. If the tube is rotated with a constant angular
velocity  then :

(a) Water levels in both sections A and B go up

(b) Water level in Section A goes up and that in B
comes down
(c) Water level in Section A comes down and that in
B it goes up (a)
(d) Water levels remains same in both sections
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mercury be 13.6 ×103 kg/m3 and g = 10m/s2 then the power of

heart in watt is :

(a) 2.35 (b) 3.0

(c) 1.50 (d) 1.70

(b)
236.The cylindrical tube of a spray pump has radius, R, one end of
which has n fine holes, each of radius r. If the speed of the
liquid in the tube is V, the speed of the ejection of the liquid
through the holes is :

(c) (a) (b)

(c) (d)

237.Two non-mixing liquids of densities  and n(n > 1) are put

in container. The height of each liquid is h. A solid cylinder
of length L and density d is put in this container. The cylinder
(d) floats with its axis vertical and length pL (p < 1) in the denser
liquid. The density d is equal t

(a) {1 + (n – 1)p} (b) {1 + (n + 1)p}

(c) {2+(n + 1)p} (d) {2 + (n – 1)p}
233.When a block of iron floats in mercury at 0°C a fraction k 1 of
its volume is submerged, while at the temperature 60ºC, a
fraction k2 is seen to be submerged. If the coefficient of
238.A U tube with both ends open to the atmosphere, is partially
filled with water. Oil, which is immiscible with water, is
poured into one side until it stands at a distance of 10 mm
volume expansion of iron is Fe, then the ratio can be
above the water level on the other side. Meanwhile the water
expressed as:
rises by 65 mm from its original level (see diagram). The
density of the oil is :
(a) (b)

(c) (d)

234.A wind with speed 40 m/s blows parallel to the roof of a

house. The area of the roof is 250 m 2. Assuming that the
pressure inside the house is atmospheric pressure, the force
exerted by the wind on the roof and the direction of the
direction of the force will be : (Pair = 1.2 kg / m3)

(a) 4.8 x 105 N, upwards (b) (a) 650 kg m–3 (b) 425 kg m–3
2.4 x 105 N, upwards (c) 800 kg m–3 (d) 928 kg m–3
(c) 2.4 x 105 N, downwards (d)
4.8 x 105 N, downwards 239.A small hole of area of cross-section 2 mm2 present near the
bottom of a fully filled open tank of height 2 m. Taking g =
10 m/s2, the rate of flow of water through the open hole would
235.The heart of man pumps 5 litres of through the arteries per be nearly
minute at a pressure of 150 mm of mercury. If the density of
(a) 6.4 × 10–6 m3/s (b) 12.6 × 10–6 m3/s
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(c) 8.9 × 10–6 m3/s (d) 2.23 × 10–6 m3/s

240.Water is flowing continuously from a tap having an internal

diameter 8 × 10–3 m. The water velocity as it leaves the tap is
0.4 ms–1. The diameter of the water stream at a distance 2 ×
10–1 m below the tap is close to :

(a) 5.0 × 10–3 m (b) 7.5 × 10–3 m

(c) 9.6 × 10–3 m (d) 3.6 × 10–3 m

241.A wooden cube (density of wood ‘d’) of side ‘’ floats in a (a) (b)
liquid of density ‘’ with its upper and lower surfaces
horizontal. If the cube is pushed slightly down and released, it (c) (d)
performs simple harmonic motion of period ‘T’. Then, ‘T’ is
equal to :

244.The top of a water tank is open to air and its water level is
(a) (b) maintained. It is giving out 0.74 m3 / min. water per minute
through a circular opening of 2 cm radius in its wall. The
depth of the centre of the opening from the level of water in
(c) (d)
the tank is close to :
242.A uniform cylinder of length L and mass M having cross - (a) 2.9 m (b) 9.6 m
sectional area A is suspended, with its length vertical, from a (c) 4.8 m (d) 6.0 m
fixed point by a massless spring such that it is half submerged
in a liquid of density  at equilibrium position. The extension
x0 of the spring when it is in equilibrium is : (Here k is spring
constant) 245.A liquid of density is coming out of a hose pipe of radius a

with horizontal speed and hits a mesh. 50% of the liquid

(a) (b) passes through the mesh unaffected. 25% looses all of its
momentum and 25% comes back with the same speed. The
resultant pressure on the mesh will be :
(c) (d)

(a) (b)
243.There is a circular tube in a vertical plane. Two liquids which
do not mix and of densities d 1 and d2 are filled in the tube.
(c) (d)
Each liquid subtands 90° angle at centre. Radius joining their

246.A load of mass M kg is suspended from a steel wire of length

interface makes an angle  with vertical. Ratio is : 2 m and radius 1.0 mm in Searle's apparatus experiment. The
increase in length produced in the wire is 4.0 mm. Now the
load is fully immersed in a liquid of relative density 2. The
relative density of the material of load is 8.

The new value of increase in length of the steel wire

is :
(a) 3.0 mm (b) zero
(c) 5.0 mm (d) 4.0 ,,
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247.Two liquids of densities 1 and 2 (2 = 21) are filled up water on one side of this section by water on the
behind a square wall of side 10m as shown in figure. Each other side of this section has magnitude
liquid has a height of 5m. The ratio of the forces due to these
liquids exerted on upper part MN to that at the lower part NO
is (Assume that the liquids are not mixing) :

(a) (b)

(a) (b)
(c) (d)
(c) (d)

251. A hollow cylinder of mass m made heavy at its

248.Consider a solid sphere of radius R and mass density (r) = 0 bottom is floating vertically in water. It is tilted

( )
from its vertical position through an angle and
r2
1− is left. The restoring force acting on it is
R2 ¿
(a) (b)
0 < r R. The minimum density of a liquid in
which it will float is:
(c) (d)
ρ0 2 ρ0
(a) 3 (b) 3 252. A stream of water flowing horizontally with a
ρ0 2 ρ0 speed of 15 ms-1 gushes out of a tube of cross-
sectional area 10-2m2 and hits a vertical wall
(c) 5 (d) 5 nearby. The force exerted on the wall by the
impact of water (assuming it does not rebound)
is
(a) 2.25 x 103 N (b) 2.5 x 103N
249.Water flows in a horizontal tube (see figure). The pressure of (c) 3.0 x 103 N (d)3.5 x 103 N
water changes by 700 Nm–2 between A and B where the area
of cross section are 40 cm 2 and 20 cm2, respectively. Find the 253. A capillary tube of radius r is lowered into a
liquid of surface tension T and density . The
rate of flow of water through the tube.
angle of contact between the solid and the free
surface of the liquid is = 0°. During the process
(density of water = 1000 kgm–3)
in which the liquid rises in the capillary, the work
done by surface tension is

(a) (b)

(a) 2720 cm3 /s (b) 2420 cm3 /s

(c) (d)
(c) 3020 cm3 /s (d) 1810 cm3 /s
254. Water is filled up to a height h in a cylindrical
vessel. It takes time t to completely drain the
vessel by means of a small hole at the bottom. If
250. Water is filled up to a height h in a beaker of water is filled up to a height 4h then the time it
radius R as shown in the figure. The density of takes to completely drain the vessel is
water is , the surface tension of water is T and (a)t (b) 4t
the atmospheric pressure is p0. Consider a (c)2t (d)t/4
vertical section ABCD of the water column
through a diameter of the beaker. The force on
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255. Two metal strips are riveted together at their what will be the ratio of mass of concrete to
ends by four rivets, each of diameter 6 mm. mass of sawdust? Given the specific gravities of
Assuming that each of the rivets carries one- concrete and sawdust are respectively 2.4 and
quarter of the load, the maximum tension that
0.3.
can be produced in the riveted strip is [Breaking
shear stress of the rivet = 6 .9 x 107Pa] (a) 8 (b) 4 (c)3 (d) zero
3 3
(a)7.8 x 10 N (b) 6.9 x 10 N
(c)3.14 x 103N (d) none of these 261. A water tank is filled uptoheight h and is being
emptied through a small hole at the bottom.
256. A closed tube filled with water is rotating Ratio of time taken for the level of water to fall
uniformly in a horizontal plane about the axis OO'
as shown in the figure. The manometers A and B from h to and from to zero is
which are fixed on the tube at distances r1and r2,
indicate pressures P1and P2respectively. The
angular velocity ( ) of the tube is (a) (b)

(c) (d)

262. Two objects suspended from the arms of a

balance are in equilibrium when completely
submerged in water. The mass of one body is 36
g and its density is 9 g cm~3. If the mass of the
other object is 48 g, then its density in g cm-3 is

(a) 1 (b)
(a) (b) (c)3 (d)5

263. A homogeneous sphere floats with half its

(c) (d) volume immersed in mercury (density 13. 6 gm
cc-l) and the other half in oil (density 0. 8 gm cc-1)
257. An object of mass m, weighs m1in a liquid of in a vessel containing oil over mercury. What is
density d1and it weighs m2in a liquid of density the density of the material of the sphere in gm
d2. The density d of the object is cc-1?
(a)3. 3 (b)6.4
(c)7. 2 (d)12. 8
(a) (b)
264. Two chemically non-reactive liquids are placed
in a U-shaped tube as shown in the figure. The
(c) (d)
height of any liquid above a common reference
line is
258. The surface tension and vapour pressure of
water at 20°C are 7.28 x 10-2 Nm-1and 2. 33 x 103
Pa respectively. At this temperature, the radius
of the smallest possible drop, which can form
without evaporating is
(a) 1.25 x 10-5 m (b) 6.25 x 10-5 m
(c) 4.3 x 10-5 m (d) 3.4 x 10-5m

259. The rate of water gushing out of a pipe of

radius 5 cm is 100 L min-1. The Reynolds number
(a) directly proportional to their densities
for the flow is of the order of [density of water = (b)inversely proportional to their densities
1000 kg m-3, coefficient of viscosity of water = 1 (c) directly proportional to square of their
mPa s] densities
(a)106 (b) 104 (d)equal
(c) 103 (d) 102
265. A uniform rod of length / is acted upon by a
260. For a concrete sphere of radius R having a force F in a gravity-free region, as shown in the
cavity of radius r packed with sawdust, to float figure. If the area of cross-section of the rod is A
and it's Young's modulus is Y, then the elastic
with its entire volume submerged under water
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potential energy stored in the rod due to 270. A vessel completely filled with water has holes
elongation is A and B at depths h and 3h from the top
respectively. Hole A is a square of side L and B is
circle of radius r. The water flowing out per
second from both the holes is same. Then L is
equal to

(a) (b) (a) (b)

(c) (d)
(c) (d)
271. One of the square faces of a metal slab of side
266. A piece of solid weighs 120 gm in open air, 90 50 cm and thickness 20 cm is rigidly fixed on a
gm in water and 60 gm in a liquid. The relative horizontal surface. If a tangential force of 30 N is
density of solid and that of liquid are applied to the top face and it is known that the
respectively. shear modulus of the material is 4 x 1010N/m2,
(a) 4, 2 (b)3, 1 then the displacement (in m) of the top face is
(c)l,3 (d)2,4 (a)4 x 10-12 (b) 4 x 10-10
(c)6 x 10-10 (d)8 x 10-10
267. Water emerges from a tap vertically
downwards with an initial speed of 1.0 rn/s. The 272. A capillary tube is dipped in water up to a
cross-sectional area of the tap is 10-4m2. Assume depth 1 and the water rises to a height h (< 1) in
that the pressure is constant throughout and that the capillary tube. The lower end of the tube is
the flow is steady, the cross-sectional area of the closed now and the tube is taken out of water.
stream 0.15 m below the tap is When the lower end of the tube is opened now
(a) 5.0 x 10-4m2 (b)1.0 x 10-4m2 the length of the liquid column in the tube will be
(c) 5.0 x 10-5 m2 (d) 2.0 x 10-5 m2

268. A glass capillary tube is of the shape of a

truncated cone with an apex angle a so that its
two ends have cross-sections of different radii.
When dipped in water vertically, the water rises
in it to a height h, where the radius of its cross-
section is b. If the surface tension of water is S, (a)1 (b) 1 +h
its density is , and its contact angle with glass (c)h (d)2h
is , then value of h will be (g is the acceleration
due to gravity) 273. Two wires of the same material (Young's
modulus Y) and same length L but radii R and 2R
respectively are joined end to end and a weight
w is suspended from the combination as shown
in the figure. The elastic potential energy in the
system is

(a) (b)

(a) (b)
(c) (d)
(c) (d)
269. A liquid drop having surface energy E is spread
into 512 droplets of same size. The final surface
energy of the droplets is 274. A layer of oil with density 724 kg m-3 floats on
(a) 2E (b) 4E water of density 1000 kg m-3. A block floats on
the oil-water interface with 1/6 of its volume in
(c)8E (d) 12E
oil and 5/6 of its volume in water, as shown in
the figure. What is the density of the block?
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ball reaches a terminal speed by the 10 cm

mark. Find the time taken by the ball to traverse
the distance between the 10 cm and 20 cm
mark, [g = acceleration due to gravity = 10ms-2]

(a) 1024 kg m-3 (b) 1276 kg m-3

(c)776 kg m-3 (d)954 kg m-3

275. If the work done in blowing a soap bubble of

volume V is W, then the work done in blowing a
soap bubble of volume 2V under the same
conditions will be (a) 2s (b) 3 s
(a) W (b) 2W (c)5 s (d) 1.5 s

(c) W (d) 41/3W

280. A uniform solid cylinder of density 0. 8 g cm-3
276. A sphere of radius R is gently dropped into a floats in equilibrium in a combination of two non-
liquid of viscosity in a vertical uniform tube. It mixing liquids A and B with its axis vertical. The
attains a terminal velocity v. Another sphere of densities of the liquids A and B are 0. 7 g cm-3
radius 2R when dropped into the same liquid, will and 1.2 g cm-3, respectively. If the height of
attain a terminal velocity liquid A is hA= 1.2 cm and the length of the part
(a) v (b) 2v of the cylinder immersed in liquid B is 0. 8 cm,
(c) 4v (d) 9v then the force exerted by the liquid A on the
cylinder is
277. A U-tube having a horizontal arm of length 20
cm, has a uniform cross-sectional area 1 cm2. It
is filled with water of volume 60 cc. The volume
of a liquid of density 4 g cc -1 required to be
poured in one arm of the U-tube so that no water
is left in the horizontal arm of the tube is (take g
= 9.8ms-2)
(a) 60 cc (b)45 cc (a)zero (b) 84 N
(c)50 cc (d) 35 cc (c) 96 N (d) 40 N

278. A conical portion of radius R and height H is 281. Two rain drops reach the earth with different
removed from the bottom of a cylinder of radius terminal velocities having ratio 9:4. Then the
R. The volume of the remaining cylinder is V and ratio of their volumes is
its mass is M. It is suspended by a string in a (a)3 : 2 (b)4 : 9
liquid of density where it stays vertical. The (c)9 : 4 (d)27 : 8
upper surface of the cylinder is at a depth h
below the liquid surface. The force on the bottom
of the cylinder by the liquid is
282. A large tank filled with water to a height h is to
be emptied through a small hole at the bottom.
The ratio of time taken for the level of water to

fall from h to and from to zero is

(a) (b)
(a) Mg (b)

(c) (d) (c) (d)

283. A wire fixed to the ceiling at one end is being

279. A spherical ball of density p and radius 0.003
pulled slowly by a force F at the other end. If the
m is dropped into a tube containing a viscous
change in length of the wire is 1, then the work
fluid, filled up to the 0 cm mark as shown in the
done by the force F is
figure. Viscosity of the fluid =1.260 N m-2 s-1 and
its density L = /2 = 1260 kg m-3. Assume the
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(a) (b)F1 (c)2F1 (d) 289. Two blocks of masses 5 kg and 10 kg are
connected by a metal wire going over a smooth
pulley as shown in the figure. The breaking stress
of the metal wire is 2 x 109 N m-2. If g = 10 m s-2,
then what is the minimum radius of the wire
which will not break
284. The pressure at the bottom of a tank of water
is 3P where P is the atmospheric pressure. If the
water is drawn out till the level of water is
lowered by one-fifth, the pressure at the bottom
of the tank will now be

(a)2P (b) P

(c) P (d) P
(a) 0.1 mm (b)0.2 mm
285. The elastic limit of brass is 379 MPa. The (c)0.05 mm (d) 0.25 mm
minimum diameter of a brass rod if it is to
support a 400 N load without exceeding its
290. A bottle has an opening of radius a and length
elastic limit will be
(a)1.00 mm(b) 1.36 mm b. A cork of length b and radius (a + a) where (
(c) 1.16 mm (d)0.90 mm a a), is compressed to fit into the opening
completely (see figure). If the bulk modulus of
286. The height of mercury barometer is 75 cm at cork is B and the coefficient of friction between
sea level and 50 cm at top of a hill. Ratio of the bottle and cork is , then the force needed
density of mercury to that of air is 104the height to push the cork into the bottle is
of the hill is
(a)250 m (b) 2.5 km
(c) 1.25 km (d)750 m

287. A heavy plank of mass 100 kg hangs on three

vertical wires of equal length arranged
symmetrically (see figure). All the wires have the
same cross-section. The middle wire is of steel (a) (b)
and the other two are of copper. The modulus of
elasticity of steel is assumed to be double that of (c) (d)
copper. Determine the tensions in the wire. (use
g = 9.8ms-2) 291. The level of water in a tank is 5 m high. A hole
of the area 10 cm2 is made in the bottom of the
tank. The rate of leakage of water from the hole
is
(a) 102 m3 s-1 (b) 102 m3s-l
(c) 10 m3 s-1 (d)10-4m-3s-l

292. A wire suspended vertically from one of its

ends is stretched by attaching a weight of 200 N
(a)Tcu=245N,Tsteel= 490 N(b)Tcu- 235 N, to the lower end. The weight stretches the wire
Tsteel= 490 N by 1 mm. Then the elastic energy stored in the
(c)Tcu=205 N, Tsteel= 490 N(d)Tcu - 295 wire is
N,Tsteel= 420 N (a)0. 2 J (b) 10 J
(c)20 J (d) 0.1J
288. A hemispherical bowl just floats without sinking
in a liquid of density 1.2 x 10 3 kg m-3. If the outer 293. Water is flowing through a channel that is 12 m
diameter and the density of the bowl are 1 m wide with a speed of 0.75 ms-1. The water then
and 2 x 104kg m-3 respectively, then the inner flows into four identical channels that have a
diameter of the bowl will be width of 4.0 m each. The depth of the water does
(a) 0.88 m (b) 0.78 m not change as it flows into the four channels. The
(c)0.98 m (d) 0.68 m
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speed of the water in one of the smaller channels change in volume and surface area are
is respectively V and A. Ifpis the atmospheric
pressure, and S is the surface tension of the soap
solution, the correct relation, among the
following, is
(a)4pV + 3SA = 0 (b)3pV - 4S’A = 0
(c)4pV - 3SA = 0 (d)3pV + 4SA = 0

299. Two soap bubbles of different radii are formed

(a) 0.56 m s-1 (b) 2.3 m s-1 at the two ends of a hollow tube. Initially, a valve
(c) 0.25 m s-1 (d)0.75 m s-1 in the middle of the tube separates the air in the
two halves of the tube. When the valve is
294. There is no change in the volume of a wire due opened, then
to the change in its length on stretching. The (a) air flows from the bigger bubble to the
Poisson's ratio of the material of the wire is smaller bubble till the sizes
(b)air flows from bigger bubble to the
(a) (b) smaller bubble till their sizes become
equalare interchanged
(c)air flows from the smaller bubble to the
(c) (d) larger bubble
(d)there is no flow of air
295. U-tube moves with a constant speed v parallel
to the surface of a stationary liquid. The cross-
300. A wooden block of mass 1 kg and density 800
section area of the lower part of the tube lowered
kg m-3 is held stationary, with the help of a string,
into the liquid, is equal to Si and that of the top
in a container filled with water of density 1000 kg
part located over the liquid is S2. Friction and
m-3as shown in the figure. If the container is
formation of waves should be neglected. The
moved upwards with an acceleration of 2 m s -2,
density of the fluid is . Neglect difference in then the tension in the string will be ( take g =
heights at both the openings of the tube. 10 m s-2)

The velocity of the liquid coming out of the

top part as seen by an observer on the (a) 2 N (b) 3 N
ground will be (c) 5 N (d) 6 N

301. A thin cylindrical rod PQ of length L and density

(a) (b) d1is pivoted at its lowest point P, inside a
(c)zero (d) none of these stationary homogeneous and non-viscous liquid
of density d2. The rod is always fully submerged
296. A very narrow capillary tube records a rise of inside the liquid and is free to rotate in a vertical
20 cm when dipped in water. When the area of plane about a horizontal axis passing through P.
cross-section is reduced to one-fourth of former If d1<d2, then the time period of small angular
value, water will rise to a height of oscillations of the rod about its vertical
equilibrium position will be
(a) 10 cm (b) 20 cm
(c)40 cm (d) 80 cm

297. A soap bubble A of radius 0. 03 m and another (a) (b)

bubble B of radius 0. 04 m coalesce to form a
combined bubble such that the radius of
curvature of their common interface is r. Then, (c) (d)
the value of r is
(a) 0. 24 m (b) 0. 48 m 302. The ratio of surface tensions of mercury and
(c)0.12 m (d) none of these water is given to be 7.5, while the ratio of their
densities is 13.6. Their contact angles, with glass,
298. Two soap bubbles are combined isothermally are close to 135° and 0°, respectively. If it is
to form a single bubble. In this process, the observed that mercury gets depressed by an
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amount h in a capillary tube of radius r1, while 308. The length of an elastic string is a m when the
water rises by the same amount h in a capillary tension is 4 N, and 'b m when the tension is 5 N.
tube of radius r2, then the ratio r1/r2is close to The length in metre when the tension is 9 N, is
(a) 3/5 (b)2/3 (a)4a –5b (b) 5b - 4a
(c) 4/5 (d) 2/5 (c)9b- 9a (d) a + b

303. A drop of water of mass m, surface tension T, 309. A given quantity of an ideal gas is at pressure
is trapped between two parallel glass plates, P and absolute temperature T. The isothermal
separated by distance d. The force needed to bulk modulus of the gas is
separate the plates, to pull them apart,
perpendicular to the plane of plates, is
(a) P (b)P

(a) (b) (c) P (d)2P

(c) (d) 310.A cylindrical tank having cross‐sectional area A is filled

with water to a height of 2.0 m. A circular hole of cross‐
sectional area a is opened at a height of 75 cm from the
304. The work done in increasing the size of a soap
film from 10 cm x 6 cm to 10 cm x 11 cm is 3 x
10-1J. The surface tension of the film is bottom. If the velocity with which water
(a) 1.5 x 10-2N m-1 (b) 3.0 x 10-2 N m-l
(c) 6.0 x 10-2 N m-1 (d) 11.0 x 10-2 N m-1 emerges from the hole is .

305. A steel rod is projecting out of a rigid wall. The (a) (b)
shearing strength of steel is 345 MN m -2. The
(c) (d)
dimensions AB = 5 cm, BC = BE = 2 cm. The
maximum load that can be put on the face ABCD
is : (neglect bending of the rod) (g = 10 m s-2) 311.Find an expression for viscous force F acting on a tiny steel
ball of radius r moving in a viscous liquid of viscosity
with a constant speed by the method of dimensional
analysis.

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

(a) 3450 kg (b) 1380 kg

312.A manometer connected to a closed tap reads
(c) 13800 kg (d) 345 kg
pascal. When the tap is opened, the reading of the

306. Energy needed in breaking a drop of radius R manometer falls to pascal. Then the velocity of flow
into nidentical drops of radii r is given by of water is

(a) (b)
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
(c) (d)
313.Eight spherical rain drops of the same mass and radius are
307. A sphere of mass m and radius r is projected in falling down with a terminal speed of 6 cm . If they
a gravity free space with speed v. If the coalesce to form one big drop, what will be its terminal
coefficient of viscosity of the medium in which it speed? Neglect the buoyancy due to air.
moves is s , the distance travelled by the
(a) (b)
body before it stops is :
(c) (d)
(a) (b)
314.A barometer tube reads 76 cm of mercury. If the tube is
gradually inclined at an angle of 60 with vertical, keeping
(c) (d) the open end immersed m the mercury reservoir, the length
of the mercury column will be
(a) 152 cm (b) 76 cm
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320.A spherical small ball of density is gently released in a

(c) 38 cm (d) cm
liquid of density . The initial acceleration of the
315.An incompressible liquid flows through a horizontal tube as free fall of the ball will be
shown in the following fig. Then the velocity v of the fluid
is
(a) (b)

(c) (d)g

321.Bernoulli’s equation is a consequence of conservation of

(a) Energy
(b) Linear momentum
(a) 3.0 m/s (b) 1.5 m/s (c) Angular momentum
(c) 1.0 m/s (d) 2.25 m/s (d) Mass

316.Consider the following equation of Bernoulli’s theorem. 322.A vertical U‐tube of uniform inner cross section contains
mercury in both sides of its arms. A glycerin (density

(constant). The dimensions of ) column of length 10 cm is introduced into

are same as that of which of the following one of its arms. Oil of density is poured into
(a) Thrust (b) Pressure the other arm until the upper surfaces of the oil and glycerin
(c) Angle (d) Viscosity are m the same horizontal level. Find the length of the oil

column, density of mercury

317.If the terminal speed of a sphere of gold (density

is 0.2 m/s in a viscous liquid (density

), find the terminal speed of a sphere of silver

(density ) of the same size in the same

liquid.
(a) 0.1 m/s (b) 0.2 m/s
(c) 0.4 m/s (d) 0.133 m/s

(a) 10.4 cm (b)8.2 cm

318.Water stands at a depth H in a tank whose side walls are
vertical. A hole is made in one of the walls at a height h (c) 7.2 cm (d) 9.6 cm
below the water surface. The stream of water emerging
from the hole strikes the floor at a distance R from the tank, 323.An object of weight W and density is submerged in a
where R is given by
fluid of density . Its apparent weight will be
(a)

(a) (b)
(b)

(c)
(c) (d)

(d)
324.A hemispherical bowl just floats without sinking m a liquid

319.An incompressible fluid flows steadily through a cylindrical of density . If outer diameter D and the
pipe that has radius 2r at point A and radius r atB further
along the flow direction. If the velocity at point A is v, its density of the bowl are 1 m and ,
velocity at point B is respectively, then the inner diameter d of the bowl will be
(a) 0.94 m (b) 0.97 m
(a) (b)v
(c) 0.98 m (d) 0.99 m
(c) (d)
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325.In the following fig. the flow of liquid through a horizontal

(c) (d) none of these
pipe is shown. Three tubes A, B and C are connected to the
pipe. The radii of the tubes A, B and C at the junction are,
respectively, 2 cm, 1 cm and 2 cm. It can be said that the 329.Which of the following is not an assumption for an ideal
fluid flow for which Bernoulli’s principle is valid?
(a) Steady flow
(b) Incompressible
(c) Viscous
(d)Irrotational

(a) Height of the liquid in the tube A is maximum

(b) Height of the liquid in the tubes A and B is the same
(c) Height of the liquid in all the three tubes is the same
(d) Height of the liquid in the tubes A and C is the same

326.A large tank is filled with water to a height H. A small hole

is made at the base of the tank. It takes time to decrease

the height of water to , and it takes time to

take out the rest

Of water. If , then the value of is

(a) 2 (b) 3

(c) 4 (d)

327.A homogeneous solid cylinder of length .

Cross‐sectional area is immersed such that it floats
with its axis vertical at the liquid‐liquid interface with
length in the denser liquid as shown in the fig. The
lower density liquid is open to atmosphere having pressure

. Then density D of solid is given by

(a) (b)

(c)d (d)

328.Water is flowing steadily through a horizontal tube of non‐

uniform cross‐section. If the pressure of water is
at a point where cross section is
and velocity of flow is 2 m/s, what is pressure at a point
where cross‐section reduces to ?

(a) (b)