1.

When a body is immersed partially or completely in a liquid, it experiences an upthrust, which is equal
to the weight of the liquid displaced by it. The above statement is:
(a) Pascal's law
(b) Newton's law
(c) Boyle's law
(d) Archimedes' principle

2. Regarding characteristics properties of upthrust, the correct statement is:

(a) Larger the volume of the body submerged in a fluid, smaller is the upthrust
(b) For same volume inside the fluid more the density of fluid, greater is the upthrust
(c) The upthrust acts on the body in upward direction at an angle of 45° towards outside
(d) Upthrust is different from force

3. Mark the correct statement:

(a) Upthrust is equal to the weight of displaced liquid
(b) Upthrust is less than the weight of displaced liquid
(c) Upthrust is greater than the weight of displaced liquid
(d) None of the above

4. Read the following statements and choose the correct statement:

(a) Magnitude of upthrust on a body due to a liquid depends on the volume of the body submerged in
liquid
(b) Magnitude of upthrust on a body due to a liquid does not depend on the density of the liquid
(c) A body weighted by a sensitive spring balance will weigh greater in air than in gas due to upthrust of
air on the body.
(d) None of the above

5. The principle of submarine is based on the fact among the following one, make the correct cause:
(a) A submarine is a fish shaped water tight boat provided with several ballast (or floatation) tanks in its
front and rear parts
(b) A submarine is a fish shaped water-tight boat provided with several ballast (or floatation) tanks on its
upper side
(c) A submarine is a fish shaped water-tight boat provided with several ballast (or floatation) tanks on its
lower side
(d) None of the above

6. Choose the correct statement:

(a) The gas filled balloon rise upto infinite height
(b) The gas filled balloon rise upto 40 meter height only
(c) The gas filled balloon does not rise indefinitely
(d) The gas filled balloon rise indefinitely upto to several meter

7. In order that a floating object be in a stable equilibrium, its centre of buoyancy should be:
(a) Vertically above its centre of gravity
(b) Below its centre of gravity
(c) Horizontally in a line with its centre of gravity
(d) May be anywhere
8. A boy is carrying a bucket of water in one hand and a piece of plaster in the other. After transferring
the plaster piece to the bucket (in which it floats) the boy will carry:
(a) Same load as before
(b) More load than before
(c) Less load than before
(d) Either less or more load, depending on the density of the plaster

9. A body partly immersed, floats in a liquid contained in a beaker. The beaker is kept inside a lift falling
freely under gravity. The upthrust on the body due to liquid is:
(a) Zero
(b) Equal to weight of body in air
(c) Equal to weight of liquid displaced
(d) Equal to weight of immersed part of body

10. The centre of gravity and the centre of buoyancy of a floating body, in stable equilibrium,
(i) are always same.
(ii) are always along a same vertical line.

(a) Only (i) is true

(b) Only (ii) is true
(c) Both (i) and (ii) are true
(d) Both (i) and (ii) are false

11. Choose the correct statement:

(a) The reading of the spring balance at position (a) is higher than when the cylinder is at position

(b) (b) The reading of the spring balance at position

(c) is higher than when the cylinder is at position (b) (c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of the above

12. The weight of the wood is:

(a) 4000 N
(b) 6000 N
(c) 2000 N
(d) 5000 N

13. The weight of the stone is:

(a) 3000 N
(b) 4000 N
(c) 6000 N
(d) 2000 N

14. The buoyant force on the object in water is:

(a) 95 N
(b) 30 N
(c) 65 N
(d) 35 N

15. A body floats with one third of its volume outside water and 3/4 of its volume outside another liquid.
The density of the other liquid is:
(a) 9/4 gm/c.c.
(b) 4/8 gm/c.c
(c) 8/3 gm/c.c
(d) 3/8 gm/c.c

16. A vessel contains oil (density 0.8 gm/c.c.) over mercury (density 13.6 gm/c.c). A homogeneous
sphere floats with half its volume immersed in mercury and the other half in oil. The density of the
material of the sphere in gm/c.c. is:
(a) 3
(b) 6.4
(c) 7.2
(d) 12.8

17. The reading of spring balance when a block is suspended from it in air is 60 N. This reading is
changed to 40 N when the block is submerged in water. The specific gravity of the block must be
therefore:
(a) 3
(b) 2
(c) 6
(d)12

18. A raft of wood (density 600 kg/m3) of mass 120 kg, floats in water. How much weight can be put on
the raft to make it 'just sink'?
(a) 120 kg
(b) 200 kg
(c) 40 kg
(d) 80 kg

19. An iceberg is floating partly immersed in sea water of density 1.03 g/cm3. The density of ice is 0.92
g/cm3. The fraction of the total volume of the iceberg above the level of sea water is:
(a) 8.1%
(b) 11%
(c) 34%
(d) 0.8%

20. A boat having a length of 3 meters and breadth 2 metres is floating on a lake. The boat sinks by one
cm when a man gets on it. The mass of the man is:
(a) 60 kg
(b) 62 kg
(c) 72 kg
(d) 128 kg

21. A wooden cube floats in water partially immersed. When a 200 g weight is put on the cube, it is
further immersed by 2 cm. The length of side of the cube is:
(a) 10 cm (b) 20 cm (c) 15 cm (d) 25 cm

22 Two cylinders A and B float on water. It is observed that A floats 2/3 rd of its volume immersed with
B floats with half of its volume immersed. The ratio of densities of A and B is:
(a) 4: 3 (b) 3: 1 (c) 3: 2 (d) 3: 4

23. A body of volume 100 c.c. is immersed completely in water contained in a jar. The weight of water
and the jar before immersion of the body was 600 g. After immersion, the weight of the water and jar
will be: (a) 500 g (b) 700 g (c) 100 g (d) 800 g

24. An ice block floats in a liquid whose density is less than water. A part of block is outside the liquid.
When whole of ice has melted, the liquid level will:
(a) Rise
(b) Go down
(c) Remain same
(d) First rise then go down

25. A boat floating in a tank is carrying a number of large stones, if the stones are unloaded into water,
what will happen to the water level?
(a) It will increase
(b) It will decrease
(c) It will remain constant
(d) It will depend the nature of stones

26. A man is sitting in a boat which is floating on a pond. If the man drinks some water from the pond,
the level of water in the pond:
(a) Increases
(b) Decreases
(c) Remains unchanged
(d) Increases or decreases depends upon the weight of man.

27. A body floats in a liquid contained in a beaker. The whole system falls freely under gravity. The
upthrust on the body due to liquid is:
(a) Equal to the weight of the immersed portion of body in liquid
(b) Equal to the weight of the liquid displaced
(c) Equal to the weight of the body in air
(d) Zero

28. We have two different liquids A and B whose relative densities are 0.75 and 1.0 respectively. If we di
two solid objects P and Q having relative densities 0.6 and 0.9 in these liquids, then:
(a) P floats in A and Q sinks in B
(b) P sinks in A and Q floats in B
(c) P floats in B and Q sinks in A
(d) A sinks in B and Q floats in A

29. When two liquids A’and B of equal weight are filled inside two
identical containers, the height of
the liquid Column A is greater than the height of the liquid Column B. If
PA and PB are the pressures
exerted by A and B at the bottom of the containers, respectively, and rA,
rB are the densities of A and
B, respectively, which of the following statements is true?
(a) PA > PB (b) PA < PB (c) PA = PB (d) dA > dB

30. The atmospheric pressure at a given place is dependent on

(a) the height of the air column
(b) the temperature
(c) humidity
(d) All the above

31. A spring balance shows 100 gf reading when a metallic sphere is

suspended from its hook. When the balance is lowered such that the
sphere is completely immersed in water, the reading shown by the
balance is 75 gf. The relative density of the material of the sphere is
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4

32. An object just floats in water. If common salt is added into the water,
(a) the volume of the object immersed in the liquid decreases.
(b) the object sinks.
(c) the object first sinks and then floats up.
(d) cannot be determined

33. A rubber balloon filled with hydrogen gas is left free in air. Then the
balloon
(a) escapes into space.
(b) ascends upto a certain height in air and floats.
(c) ascends upto a certain height and then descends back to ground.
(d) ascends upto acertain height and explodes.

34. Which of the following are the correct characteristic properties

of upthrust ?
(i) the smaller the volume of a body submerged in a liquid, the
smaller is the upthrust
(ii) the upthrust acts on the body in an upward direction at the
centre of buoyancy
(iii) for the same volume of a body inside a fluid, the less the
density of the fluid, greater will be the upthrust

1. (i) & (ii)

2. (i) & (iii)
3. (ii) & (iii)
4. (i), (ii) & (iii)

35. If a body is completely immersed in a liquid, the volume of the

liquid displaced will be ............... its own volume and the upthrust
will be ...............

1. less than, minimum

2. equal to, minimum
3. more than, maximum
4. equal to, maximum

36. Which of the following is used to punch holes in thick metallic

block?
(a) Drilling machine.
(b) Hydraulic press.
(c) Hammer and anvil.
(d) All the above
37. When a force is applied in the downward direction, for a short
duration, on a body floating with its entire volume in water, the body
will then
(a) float with some part of it above the surface of
water.
 (b) oscillate in vertical direction.
(c) sink to the bottom.
(d) oscillate in horizontal direction.

38. When equal quantities of an oil, water and mercury are poured into a
beaker, the order in which the liquids arrange themselves from bottom to
top is
(a) mercury, water, oil.
(b) water, mercury, oil.
(c) water, oil, mercury.
(d) mercury, oil, water.

39. A vertical triangular plane area, submerged in water, with one side
in the free surface, vertex downward and latitude 'h' was the pressure
centre below the free surfaceby
1. h/4
2. h/3
3. 2h/3
4. h/2

40. Which of the following statements is correct?

A. The lump of ice floats because the area of its lower surface is larger
than the area of its upper surface.
B. The pressure difference between the lower and the upper surfaces of
the lump of ice gives rise to an upthrust equal to its weight.
C. The ice has a greater density than water.
D. The mass of water displaced by ice is equal to the upthrust.