Exercise - I

4. A tank with length 10 m. breadth 8 m and

depth 6m is filled with water to the top. If
1. The pressure at the bottom of a tank
g = 10 m s-2 and density of water is 1000 kg m...,,
containing a liquid does not depend on :
then the thrust on the bottom is.
(1) Acceleration due to gravity
(1) 6 >< 1000 >< 10 >< 80 N
(2) Height of the liquid column
(2) 3 x 1000 >< 10 >< 48 N
(3) Area of the bottom surface
(3) 3 >< 1000 >< 10 >< 60 N
(4) Nature of the liquid
(4) 3 >< 1000 >< 10 >< 80 N

2. From the adjacent figure. the correct

Two vessels A and B of different shapes
observation is : 5.
have the same base area and are filled with
water up to the same height h (see figure).

----1
W;~;~~ h
The force exerted by water on the base is
FA for vessel A and F• for vessel B. The
------------ respective weights of the water filled in
(b) vessels are WA and W 8 • Then:
(1) The pressure on the bottom of tank (a)
is greater than· at the bottom of (b). ------
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:-:-:-:-- h
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(2) The pressure on the bottom of the tank
(a) is smaller than at the bottom of (b)
A B
(3) The pressure depend on the shape of
(1) F,. > F8 ; WA> W 8 (2) F,. = F8 ; WA> W 8
the container
(3) FA= F8 ; WA< W 8 (4) F,. > F8 ; W,. = W 9
(4) The pressure on the bottom of (a) and
(b) is the same
6. The value of g at a place decreases by 2%.
The barometric height of mercury:
3. Figure here shown the vertical cross-
(1) Increases by 2%
section of a vessel filled with a liquid of
.' density p. The normal thrust per unit area (2) Decreases by 2%
(3) Remains unchanged
l on the walls of the vessel at point. P. as
.I shown. will be :
(4) Sometimes Increases and sometimes
decreases
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7. A barometer kept in a stationary elevator
reads 76 cm. If the elevator starts
f
I accelerating up the reading will be:
(1) Zero (2) Equal to 76 cm
(1) h pg (2) H pg
(3) More then 76 cm (4) Less then 76 cm
(3) (H - h) pg (4) (H - h)pg cos9
 a. A beaker containing a liquid Is kept Inside 12. In making an alloy, a substance of specific
a big closed jar. If the air Inside the jar. ls gravity s, and mass m, is mixed with
continuously pumped out, the pressure In
another substance of specific gravity s2
the liquid near the bottom of the liquid will
(1) Increases and mass m2; then the specific gravity of

(2) Decreases the alloy Is:

(3) Remain constant
(4) First decrease and then increase

9. Air is blown through a hole in a closed pipe

containing liquid. Then the pressure will:
(1) Increase on sides
(2) Increase downwards
(3) Increase in all direction
(4) Never increases
13. Two pieces of metal when immersed in a
10. In a hydraulic lift, used at a servi~e station liquid have equal upthrust on them; then:
the radius of the large and small piston are (1) Both pieces ·must have equal weights
in the ratio of 20 : 1. What weight placed (2) Both pi~ces must have equal densities
on the small pis~on will be sufficient to lift . , . (3) Both pieces n:-ust have equal volumes
a car of mass 1500 kg ? _. (4) Both are floating to the same depth
) •' ( ,. j
(1) 3.75 kg - (2) 37.5 kg
(3) 7.5 kg (4) 75 kg. 14." " Construction of submarines is based on:
'(1) Archimedes' principle
11. A vertical U-tube of uniform inner cross : (2) Bernoulli's theorem 1'

section contains mercury in both sides of (3) Pascal's law

its arms. A glycerin (density = 1.3g/cm3 ) , (4) Newt~n's laws
column of length 10cm is introduced into
3 15. A wooden cylinder floats vertically in water
one of its arms. Oil of density 0.8 gm/cm
..._ , with half of its length immersed. The
is poured into the other arm until the
• 1 density of wood is:
upper surfaces of the oil and glycerin are
, (1) Equal of that of water
in the same horizontal level. Find the
(2) Half the density of water
length of the oil column, Density of
3
(3) Double the density of water
mercury= 13.6 g/cm

·2 II I I
8 III
I' l Oil:;:
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Th
(4) The question is incomplete·

>,. I cm 16. .
Two solids A and. B float in water It is
C) observed that A floats with half its volume
Immersed and B floats with 2/3 of its
Mercury volume Immersed. Compare the densities
of A and B:
(1) 10.4 cm (2) 8.2 cm , (1) 4 : 3 (2) 2 : 3
(3) 7.2 cm (4) 9.6 cm (3) 3: 4 (4) 1 : 3
17. The fraction 0 f a floatmg
• object of volume A boat carrying steel balls Is floating on the
22.
Vo and density do above the surface of a surface of water In a tank. If the ball are
Uquid of density d will be: thrown into the tank one by one how will
It affect the level of water
(1) do (2) dda
d (1) It will remain unchanged
d+da
(3) d-do (2) It will rise
(4) ddc,
d d-dc, (3) It will fall
(4) First it will first rise and then fall

18. 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 An incompressible liquid flow through a
23.
water. The specific gravity of the block horizontal tube as shown in the figure.
must be therefore:
Then the velocity 'v • of the fluid is:
(1) 3 (2) 2
(3) 6 (4) 3/2

19. A block of steel of size 5 cm x 5 cm x s cm Ameter2 ( v, •3.0m/1

is weighed in water. If the relative density

of steel is 7. Its apparent weight is:
(1) 6 X 5 X 5 X 5 gf
(1) 3.0 m/s (2) 1.5 m/s
(2) 4 X 4 X 4 X 7 gf
(3) 1.0 m/s (4) 2.25 m/s
(3) 5 X 5 X 5 X 7 gf
(4) 4 X 4 X 4 X 6 gf
24. Water is moving with a speed of 5.18 ms·'
3 through a pipe with a cross-sectional area
20. An ice berg of density 900 kg/m Is floating
3 of 4.20 cm 2• The water gradually descends
in water of density 1000 Kg/m • The
9.66 m as the pipe increase In area to
percentage of volume of ice-cube outside 2
7.60 cm • The speed of flow at the lower
the water is:
level is:
(1) 20% (2) 35%
(4) 25% (1) 3.0 ms·1 (2) 5.7 ms·'
(3) 10%
1
(3) 3.82 ms• (4) 2.86 ms·1

21. A wooden cube just floats inside water

when a 200 g mass is placed on It-when 25. Action of paint-gun is based on:
the mass Is removed, the cube is 2 cm (1) Bernoulli's principle
above the water level, what is the size of (2) Boyle's law

each sides of the cube? (3) Faraday's law

(1) 6 cm (2) 8 cm (4) Archlmede's principle

(4) 12 cm
(3) 10 cm
 BernoulU's princfple Is based on the law of 31. For a fluid which Is flowing steadily, the
conservation of:
level In the vertical tubes Is best
(1) mass (2) momentum
(3) energy represented by:
(4) none of these
27. Bernoulli's equation ls applicable: (1)~
(1) in a steadily flowing liquid ~
(2) in a stream line
(3) In a straight line perpendicular to a
stream line (2)~
(4) for Ideal liquid flow
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2L The Working of an atomizer depends upon: ~

: : : 7-,: .-.-.
(3) - - - - - --
(1) Bernoulli's theorem
(2) Boyle's law
(3) Archimedes principle JbJk::
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(4) Newton's law of motion (4) :-:-:-:~=----:-
29. In steady horizontal flow:
(1) the pressure is greatest where the 32. water flows through a frictionless duct
speed is least with a cross-section varying as shown In
(2) the pressure i$ independent of speed fig. Pressure p at points along the axis is
(3) the pressure is least where the speed represented by:
is least -------
._- -- - -- - - -- - - - __. _ ._ _ _'WI
(4) (1) and (3) are correct
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30. In the following flg. is shown the flow of
liquid through a horizontal pipe. Three
tubes A, B and C are connected to the pipe. t
p
f
p
The radii of the tubes A, B and C at the
junction are respectively 2 cm, 1 cm and (1) (2)
2cm. It can be said that the :
x- X--+

f
p f
p
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----. - -------
- A- - - --
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- - -.,,,,,,.,..,.,, -
- - ~ - - - - - -B• - - - - - - - - - •
(3) (4)
'V
-------
------ -------·
------- ~ x- x-
(1) Height of the liquid in the tube A Is
maximum 33. A cylinder of height 20 m is completely
(2) Height of the liquid in the tubes A and
filled with water. The velocity of efflux of
Bis the same
water (In m/s) through a small hole on the
(3) Height of the liquid in all three tubes Is
the same side wall of the cylinder near its bottom Is:
(4) Height of the liquid In the tubes A and (1) 10 (2) 20
c is the same (3) 25.5 (4) 5
34. A fixed cyUndrical vessel Is filled with 37. A sphere is dropped gently into a viscous
medium of infinite extent. As the sphere
water up to height H. A hole is bored in the
falls, the net force acting downwards on it
wall at a depth h from the free surface of
(1) remains constant throughout
water. For maximum horizontal range h is
(2) Increases for sometime and then
equal to:
becomes constant
(1) H (2) 3H/4
(3) decreases for sometime and then
(3) H/2 (4) H/4 becomes zero
(4) increases for sometime and then
35. A tank is filled with water up to height H. decreases.
Water is allowed to come· out of a hole P
38. The terminal velocity of a sphere moving
in one of the walls at a depth D below the
through a viscous medium Is:
surface of water. Express the horizontal
(1) directly proportional to the radius of
distance x in terms of H and o:
the sphere
(2) inversely proportional to the radius of
-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-~
-----------_-p-.
l -
l!o-.. the sphere
H _______________
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------- ••~,...,
(3) directly proportional to the square of

~·
\'

'' the radius of sphere

(4) inversely proportional to the square of
(1) x = ✓D(H-0) the radius of sphere

(2)x= ~ 39. A soUd sphere falls with a terminal velocity

of 10 m/s in air. If it is allowed to fall in
(3) x = 2✓D(H - D)
vacuum,
(4) X = ✓D(H-0) (1) terminal velocity will be more than 10 m/s
(2) terminal velocity will be Less than 10 m/s
(3) terminal velocity will be 10 m/s
(4) there will be no terminal velocity
36. A viscous fluid is flowing through a
cylindrical tube. The velocity distribution 40. A spherical ball is dropped in a long
of the fluid is best represented by the column of viscous liquid. Which of the
diagram following graphs represent the variation of
F

• L

(2)

(i) gravitational force with time

(ii) viscous force with time
(iii) net force acting on the ball with time.
(4) None of these
(1) Q, R, p (2) R, Q, p
(3) P, Q, R (4) P, R, Q
 41. A ball of mass m and radius r Is released The Reynolds number of a flow Is the ratio
48.
In a viscous liquid. The value of Its terminal of
velocity Is proportional to: (1) Gravity to viscous force
(2) Gravity force to pressure force.
~)! (~~ (3) Inertia forces to viscous force,
r r

(3) # (4) m only

c4) viscous forces to pressure forces

47. The velocity of falling rain drops attain,

42. A small steel ball falls through a syrup at limited value because of.
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constant speed of 10 cm/s. If the steel ball (1) Surface tension
is pulled upwards with a force equal to (2) Upthrust due to air
twice its effective weight, how fast will it (3) Viscous force exerted by air ''
move upwards? (4) Air current

(1) 10 cm/s (2~ 20 cm/s

48. Dimensions 9f 11 will be:
{3) 5 cm/s (4) - 5 cm/s
(1) [ML_,T-~] (2) [ML12]
(3) [ML-,T-1] '-'
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43. A copper ball of radius 'r' travels ~ith a

uniform speed 'v' in a viscous fluid. If the
ball is changed. with another ball of radius
'2r', then new uniform speed will be: 49. Spiders and insects move and run about on
(1) V (2) 2V the surface of ~ater without sinking
(3) 4v (4) av because:.
(1) Elastic membrane is formed on water
.
44. Two drops of equal radius are falling due to property of surface tension
through air with .a steady velocity of (2) Spiders and insects are lighter

5 cm/sec. If the two drops coalesce, then (3) Spiders and insects swim on water
(4) Spiders ,and insects experience up-
its terminal velocity will be: • •
thrust · ~ • -• • r..
1 1
·u
(1) 43 x 5 an/ s (2) 4 3 • cm/s
1 2 so. The additional force required to lift a flat
(3) 53 x 4 an/ s (4) 43 x 5 cm/ s circular disc of radius 5. cm from the
surface of ·water ·with surface -tension 75
Capillaries of length / and 2/ are connected dynes/cm, will be-
45.
(1) 7501t dyne (2) 750 dyne
in series. Their radii are r and 2r
respectively.
(3) ~o dyne (4) 60 dyne
If stream line flow is
maintained and pressure difference across ' .
51. If the temperature of a liquid is increased
first and second capillaries are P, and P2
then Its surface tenslon-
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respectively, Then the rati~ ~ will be: (1) decreases
P:z (2) Increases
(1) 4 (2) 16 (3) remains the same
(3) 8 (4) 32 (4) Increase and then decreases
52. The value of the surface tension of a liquid 59. If the surface tension of liquid is T, the
is 70 dyne/cm. What will be Its value In work required to be done to increase its
N/m- surface area by A, is""
(1) 70 N/m (2) 7 x 10- N/m 2
(1) Ax T . (2) AT
2
(3) 7 x 10 N/m (4) 7 x 10 N/m
3
2
(3) 2A x T ~ (4) A X T

53. The force of cohesion is-

60. The unit of surface tension is-
(1) maximum in solids
(1) N/cm (2) N/cm2
(2) maximum in liquid 3
(3) N/cm (4) none of these
(3) same in different matters
. .
(4) maximum in gases
61. A liquid drop of diameter D br~aks into 27
• tiny drops. The resultant change in energy
54. Surface tension of a soap liquid is is:
2 . 2
2
2 x 10- N/m. Work done to form a bubble '(1) 21t TD (2) 41t TD
of 1 cm. radius will be- , -·- ,... {3) 1t TD
2
• (4) None of these
6 6
(1) 47t X 10- J (2) 81t X 10- J
10-6 J 62. If work done ·in blowing a bubble of volume
{3) 127t X (4) 161t X 10-6 J
V is W, then the work done in blowing
. l, •• . anothe~ bubble of volume 2V will be-
55. A soap bubble (S.T: 30 dyne/cm) has radius
. ., (1) 2W (2) W
of 1 cm. The work' done ·in •doubling its
M>; f I

. , : . (3) ✓2w
213
{4} 2 W
' radius would be
(1) 96 erg (2) 113.5 erg .
1
63. The amount of ·work done in forming a
{3) 20 erg (4) 2261 erg •
soap bub_ble (S.T. = 30 x 10-3 N/m) of radius
5 cm is.
56. At which of the following temperatures,
. ' ,,. . (1) 1.88 X 10-3 J (2) 1.88 X 101 J
the value of surface tension of water is
: ' .~ • I (3) 1.88 X 10-1 J (4) 1.88 X
3
10 J
minimum-
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(1) 4°C (2) 2s 0 c, . 64. 8000 identical water drops are combined
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{3) 0°C (4) 75° to form a big drop. Then the ratio of final
. . surface energy to the initial surface energy
57. Work done in incre~sing the radi~s_of soap of all the drops together is-
bubble from r to 2~ at given temperature (1) 1 : 10 (2) 1 : 15
will be- (3) 1 : 20 (4) 1 : 25
2
2 (2) 12 T1tr
(1) 24 T1tr
2 65. Many small mercury droplets are Joined to
2 (4) 4 T1tr
(3) 6 T1tr form a big drop. Temperature of mercury-
(1) Increases
58. Spherical shape of a water drop Is due to.; (2) Decreases
{1) surface tension (2) adhesion (3) Remains same
.
(3) gravity · (4) density (4) None of the above
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66. The pressure just below the meniscus of 72. Ratio of radii of two soap bubbles Is 2 : 1
water - then the ratio of their excess pressures
(1) is greater than just above It will be.
(2) is lesser than just above it (1) 2 : 1 (2) 4 : 1
(3) is same as just above it (3) 1 : 4 (4) 1 : 2
(4) is always equal to atmospheric pressure
73. If two soap bubbles of different radii are
67. Excess pressure inside a soap bubble is.
(1) oc 1/r (2) oc r
connected by a tube-
(1) there is no flow .of air
. '

(2) air flows from bigger bubble to the

(3) oc .fr (4) Independent of r
smaller bubble till • the sizes are
68. interchanged.
A spherical drop of water ~as radiu·s 1 mm.
(3) air flows from the smaller bubble to the
If surface tension of water is 70 x 10-3 N/m,
••• bigger.
difference of pressure between inside and
(4) air flows from the. bigger bubble to the
outside of the spherical drop is- ,
2
smaller bubble till the sizes become
(1) 35 N/m (2) 70 N/m2
, • equal.
(3) 140 N/m2 (4) zero
74. A soap bubble in vacuum has a radius of 3
69. By blowing air in a soap bubble, the radius cm ~nd another soap bubble in vacuu~
is increased from r to 3r.; Then the has a radius of 4 cm. If the
'• ' ~· two bubbles .•

percentage increase in the surface energy coalesce under isothermal condition then
. .. ' ' ~ ~

of the bubble is- the radius of. the new bubble is- ,
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(1) 90% ~ (2),80% (1) 2.3 cm (2) 4.5 cm

(3) 800% (3) 5 cm
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(4) 900% '-~- 0 ~---
(4) 7 cm

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70. A water drop and a soap bubble have the 75. If m_ore air is pushed in a soap bubble, the
same radius. If the surface tension of soap pressure in it:
(1) decreases
.
solution is half that of water, then the ratio (2) increase
~
'
of excess pressure inside the water drop (3) remains same (4) becomes zero
and that inside the soap bubble is~
(1) 1 : 2 (2) 2 : 1 76. A false statement is:
(3) 1 : 1 (4) 1 : 4 (1) Angle of contact 8 < 90°, if cohesive
force < adhesive force x ✓2
71. The excess pressure inside one soap (2) Angle of contact 8 > 90°1 if cohesive
.. t bubble is p and that Inside a second soap force> adheslv_e force x ✓2
bubble Is 3p. Then the ratio of the volumes (3) Angle of contact a= 90°1 If c'ohesive
of the two bubbles ls-
force= adhesive force x ✓2
(1) 1 : 27 (2) 27 : 1
(4) If the radius of capillary ts reduced to
(3) 1 : 9 (4) 9 : 1
half. the rise bf liquid column becomes
' ' four times

f'f '.
11. Mercury does not stick to glass or wood 82. The lower end of a capillary tube touches
rod. It Indicates that the cohesive force of a liquid whose angle of contact is 90°.
mercury ls- The liquid-
(1) less than adhesive force (1) will neither rise nor will fall inside the
(2) equal to adhesive force tube
(3) more than adhesive force (2) will rise inside the tube
(4) zero
(3) will rise to the top of the tube
(4) will be depressed inside the tube
78. Water from inside the earth rises through
th e trunk of a big tree to leaves high up.
83. Water rises to a height of 16.3 cm in a
The main reason for this is-
capillary of height 18 cm. If the tube is cut
(1) Capillary action
•at a height of 12 cm-
(2) High viscosity of water
(1) Water will come as a fountain from the
(3) Gravitational force
capillary
(4) Evaporation of water
(2) Water will stay at a height of 12 cm in
the capillary tube
79. The correct relation is-
(3) The height of water in the tube will be
(1) r = 2Tcos8 (2) r = hdg
hdg .. • 2Tcos8 10.3 cm
..
(4) Water will flow down the sides of the
( 3) r = Tease , (4) r = Tcos8
2hdg 2hdg capillary tube.

80. The correct curve between the height of 84. . Two capillaries of the same material but of
depression h of liquid in a capillary tube different diameter are dipped in a liquid. In
and its radius is- one of the capillary the liquid rises to a
height of 22mm and in the other to 66mm.
Then the ratio of their diameters is-
(1) 1: 3 (2) 3 : 1
(3) 1 : 9 (4) 9 : 1

85. If a capillary of radius r is dipped in water.

t
h
lL---
h the height of water that rises in it is h and
(3) (4)
its mass is M. If the radius of the capillary
is doubled the mass of water that rises in
r- the capillary will be:
(1) 4M
81. If the surface tension of water Is 0.06 Nm_, (2) 2M
then the capillary rise In a tube radius (3) M
1 mm is-
(4) M
(1) 1.22 cm (2) 2.44 cm 2
(3) 3.12 cm (4) 3.86 cm

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••• In a surface tension experiment with a

capillary tube water rises up to 0.1 m. If the
••• water rises up to a height h In a capillary
tube of certain diameter. This capillary
same experiment Is repeated on an tube Is replaced by a similar tube of half
artificial satellite which Is revolving round the diameter. Now the water will rise to
the earth, water will rise In the capillary the height of-
tube up to a height of (l) 4h
(1) 0.1 m (2) 3h
(2) 0.98 m (3) 2h
(3) 9.8 m (4) h

(4) full length of capillary tube

90. An L-shaped glass tube Is just immersed In

87. flowing water such that its opening Is

If angle of contact is 90° and capillary
pointing against flowing water. If the speed
experiment is performed in vacuum then
of water current is v. then
Level of liquid:
(1) will rise
(2) will remain same
(3) will fall -------------
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(4) rise to the top
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(1) The water in the tube rises to height

••• What is the shape of meniscus when a

capillary tube Is placed in a non wetting •
v2

2g
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Uquid- (2) The water in the tube rises to height.

(1) concave upward _L

2v2
(2) convex upward
(3) The water in the tube does not rise at
(3) concave downward
all
(4) convex downward
(4) None of these
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