CHAPTER 6:

VISCOUS DRAG AND STROK’S LAW

1.​ The word fluid means:
(A) To resist​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (B) To flow
(C) ​To walk ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (D) None of these
2.​ If temperature rises, the coefficient of viscosity of liquid:
(A) Decreases​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (B) Increases
(C) Remains unchanged​ ​
(D) Increases for some liquids and decreases for other
3.​ Stoke’s law holds for:
(A) Cylindrical bodies​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (B) Cubical bodies
(C) Spherical bodies​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (D) None of these
4.​ The drag force Fd on a sphere of radius r moving slowly with speed v through the fluid of
viscosity η is given by:
2
(A) 6πη𝑟𝑣​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (B) 6πη𝑟 𝑣
(C) ​ 6πη𝑟𝑣​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (D) 2πη𝑟𝑣
5.​ The formula Fd = 6πη𝑟𝑣 is derived by:
(A) Bernoulli​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (B) Newton
(C) ​Stoke​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (D) Joule
6.​ Which one of the following is most viscous?
(A) Glycerin​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (B) Honey
(C) ​Water ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (D) Coal Tar
7.​ The SI unit of coefficient of viscosity is:
(A) Kg m-1s-1​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (B) Kg m-1s-2
(C) ​Kg ms-2​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (D) Kg m-1s
8.​ The dimensional formula for coefficient of viscosity is:
(A) [MLT-10]​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (B) [ML-1T-1]
(C) ​[MLT ]​ ​
2
​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (D) [ML2T-1]
9.​ The frictional effect between different layers of a flowing fluid is called:
(A) Mass of the fluid​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (B) Velocity of the fluid
(C) Density of the fluid​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (D) Viscosity of the fluid
10.​ A liquid disturbed by stirring comes to rest after some time due to property of:
(A) Surface tension​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (B) Viscosity
(C) ​Density of the fluid​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (D) Low compressibility
11.​ Which of the following has the highest viscosity?
(A) Water ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (B) Alcohol
(C) ​Honey​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (D) Kerosene oil
12.​ Which of the following has small coefficient of viscosity?
(A) Honey ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (B) Thick tar
(C) ​Water ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (D) Blood
13.​ The drag force acting on a sphere moving slowly through a fluid is proportional to:
(A) Its velocity ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (B) Square of its velocity
(C) Square root of its velocity ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (D) Cube of its velocity
14.​ Friction in fluids is known as:
(A) Drag force​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (B) Viscosity
(C) ​Surface tension ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (D) None
15.​ At high speeds drag force:
(A) Proportional to speed​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​
 (B) Not proportional to speed
(C) ​Inversely proportional to speed​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (D) All
16.​ Maximum drag force on failing sphere is 9.8 newton its weight will be:
(A) 1 N​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (B) 9.8
(C) ​19.8​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (D) 4.9
17.​ An object moving through fluid experience:
(A) Fd​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (B) Fg
(C) ​Fc​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (D) Both A & B
18.​ As the speed of the object moving through a fluid increases, the upward drag force experiment
by it:
(A) Decreases​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (B) Increases
(C) ​Remains same​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (D) Becomes zero
6.2 TERMINAL VELOCITY
1.​ When droplet has terminal velocity, the acceleration is:
(A) Zero​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (B) Variable
(C) ​Constant​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (D) None of them
2.​ The terminal velocity of the spherical object is given by:
2 2
2𝑔ρ𝑟 2𝑔ρ𝑟
(A) 𝑣𝑓 = 9η
​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (B) 𝑣𝑓 = 9η
2𝑔ρ𝑟
(C) ​𝑣𝑓 = 9η
​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (D) None of these
3.​ The terminal velocity of a sphere moving through a viscous:
(A) Directly proportional to the radius of the sphere​ ​ ​ ​
(B) Inversely proportional to the radius of the sphere
(C) ​Directly proportional to the square of the radius of sphere ​ ​
(D) Inversely proportional to the square of the radius of sphere
4.​ When the drag force on a rain drop becomes equal to its weight, the net force on the drop:
(A) Starts increasing​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (B) Starts decreasing
(C) ​Remains constant​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (D) Becomes zero
5.​ The terminal velocity of a body falling through a fluid:
(A) Increasing with increasing mass​ ​ ​ ​ ​
(B) Decreases with increasing radius
(C) ​Decreases with increasing mass​​
(D) Independent of mass
6.​ The fog droplet falls vertically through air with acceleration:
(A) Equal to g​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (B) Less than g
(C) ​Greater than g ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (D) Equal to zero
6.3 FLUID FLOW
1.​ In laminar flow, adjacent layers of fluid:
(A) Resistance each other motion ​ ​ ​ ​ ​
(B) Slid smoothly past each other
(C) ​Mix in each other​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (D) None
2.​ In turbulent flow there is great:
(A) Disorder in flow ​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (B) Discipline in flow
(C) ​Faster flow ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (D) Very slow
3.​ In a laminar flow the velocity of the liquid in constant with the walls of the tube is:
(A) Zero​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (B) Maximum
(C) ​Depending upon tube ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (D) Equal to critical velocity
4.​ An incompressible fluid with stream line flow, having no viscosity, is called:
(A) An ideal fluid​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (B) Viscous fluid
(C) ​Non-ideal fluid​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (D) None of these
5.​ In laminar flow, the velocity of the fluid:
(A) Remains constant ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (B) Changes randomly
(C) ​Changes slowly​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (D) Become zero
6.4 EQUATION OF CONTINUITY
1.​ As water falls down from taps, its speed increases and cross-sectional area.
(A) Becomes zero​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (B) Increases
(C) ​Decreases​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (D) Remains constant
2.​ The product of cross-sectional area of the pipe and the fluid speed at any point along the pipe
is:
(A) Zero​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (B) Variable
(C) Constant​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (D) None
3.​ The mathematical form of equation of continuity is __________.
(A) A1V1 = A2V2​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (B) A1V2 = A2V1
(C) ​A1/V1 = A2/V2​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (D) A1A2 = V1V2
4.​ The product of cross-sectional area of pipe and fluid velocity is called:
(A) Mass rate ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (B) Energy rate
(C) ​Flow rate​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (D) Viscosity rate
5.​ The SI units of flow rate is:
(A) m/s​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (B) m3/s
(C) m/s2​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (D) kg m/s
6.​ Equation of continuity is based upon law of conservation of:
(A) Momentum ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (B) Energy
(C) ​Mass​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (D) Charge
7.​ Water flows through a hose a internal area of cross-section equal to 1 cm2, at a speed of
1m.sec. If the water is to come out at 20 m/sec, then the internal area of cross-section of the
nozzle will be:
(A) 5 x 10-2 cm2​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (B) 5 x 10-1 mm
(C) ​5 x 10 m ​
-3 2
​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (D) 5 x 106 m2
6.5 BERNOULLI’S EQUATION
1.​ At any two points along the stream line, the sum of pressure, potential energy per unit volume
and kinetic energy per unit volume remains constant. This is called:
(A) Bernoulli’s effect ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (B) Torricelli’s effect
(C) ​Venturi’s effect ​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (D) Viscosity effect
2.​ Bernoulli’s equation is applicable in the case of:
(A) Streamlined flow of compressible fluids​ ​ ​ ​
(B) Streamlined flow of incompressible fluids
(C) ​Turbulent flow of compressible fluids​ ​ ​
(D) Turbulent flow of incompressible fluids
3.​ Bernoulli’s equation is based upon law of conservation of:
(A) Momentum ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (B) Energy
(C) ​Mass​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (D) Charge
4.​ The unit of ρ𝑔ℎ in Bernoulli’s equation is:
(A) Pressure​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (B) Velocity
(C) ​Work​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (D) Height
5.​ The equation that related pressure to fluid speed and height is:
 (A) Bernoulli’s equation​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (B) Equation of continuity
(C) ​Venturi relation ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (D) Torricelli’s theorem
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6.​ The unit of ½ ρ𝑣 in Bernoulli’s equation is:
(A) Pressure​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (B) Velocity
(C) ​Work​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (D) Height
6.6 APPLICATIONS OF BERNOULLI’S EQUATION:
Torricelli’s Theorem:
1.​ A two – meter high tank is full of water. A hole appears at its middle. What is the speed of
efflux?
(A) 3.75 m/sec​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (B) 4.91 m/sec
(C) ​4.42 m/sec​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (D) 5.11 m/sec
2.​ The rate of leak from a hole in a tank is:
(A) Independent of its height from the bottom​ ​ ​ ​
(B) More if situated near the bottom
(C) More if situated near its top​ ​ ​
(D) More at midway between top and bottom
3.​ The Torricelli’s expression is expressed as:
(A) 𝑣2 = 2𝑔(ℎ1 + ℎ2)​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (B) 𝑣2 = 2𝑔(ℎ1 − ℎ2)

(C) ​𝑣2 = 2𝑔(ℎ1 × ℎ2)​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (D) 𝑣2 = 2𝑔(ℎ1/ℎ2)

4.​ Torricelli’s theorem states that speed of efflux is equal to the velocity gained by the liquid in
falling through the distance h under the action of:
(A) Gravity ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (B) Velocity
(C) ​Pressure​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (D) Drag force
5.​ The rate of outflow of liquid through an orifice does not depend upon:
(A) Radius of the orifice ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (B) Height of liquid column
(C) ​Acceleration due to gravity​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (D) Density of the liquid
6.​ A tank containing water has an orifice in one vertical side. If the center of orifice is 4.9 m below
the surface level in tank, the velocity of discharge is:
(A) 4.9 m/s​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (B) 2.45 m/s
(C) ​9.8 m/s​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (D) Zero
7.​ Water stands at a depth H in a tank, whose side walls are vertical. A hole is made on one of the
walls at a depth h below the water surface. What is the distance from the foot of the wall thus
the emerging stream of water strike the flow?
2(𝐻−ℎ)
(A) 2𝑔ℎ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (B) 𝑔

(C) ​2 ℎ(𝐻 − ℎ)​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (D) Zero

8.​ The pressure will be low where the speed of the fluid is:
(A) Low​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (B) High
(C) ​Zero​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (D) Uniform
Relation Between Speed And Pressure Of The Fluid
1.​ If the stream lines are closer together, pressure in narrow pipe is:
(A) Zero​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (B) High
(C) ​Low​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (D) Constant
2.​ Carburetor of car uses:
(A) Newton’s laws​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (B) Kepler’s law
(C) ​Bernoulli’s law​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (D) Coulomb’s law
3.​ Pressure will be low where the speed of the fluid is:
(A) Zero​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (B) High
(C) ​Low​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (D) Constant
4.​ The effect of the decrease in pressure with the increase in speed of the fluid in a horizontal
pipe is known as:
(A) Bernoulli’s effect ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (B) Torricelli’s effect
(C) ​Venturi’s effect ​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (D) Viscosity effect
5.​ For which position, will the maximum blood pressure in body have smallest value:
(A) Standing up right​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (B) Sitting relaxed
(C) Lying horizontally ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (D) Standing on one’s hand
6.​ When a tennis ball is hit by a racket a way that it spin as well as moves forward the velocity of
air on one side of ball:
(A) Becomes zero ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (B) Increases two times
(C) ​Decreases​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (D) Remains constant
7.​ Two light balls are suspended as shown in the figure. When a stream of air passes through the
space between them, the distance between the balls will:
(A) Increase​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (B) Decrease
(C) ​Remains same
(D) May increase or decrease depending on the speed of air
8.​ When a fluid passes through the constricted part of a pipe, its:
(A) Velocity and pressure decrease​ ​ ​ ​ ​
(B) Velocity and pressure increase
(C) ​Velocity decreases and pressure increases​ ​
(D) Velocity increases and pressure decreases
9.​ A gale blows over a house. The force due to the gale on the roof is:
(A) In the downward direction ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (B) In the upward direction
(C) ​Zero​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (D) Horizontal
10.​ A dam for water reservoir is built thicker at the bottom than at the top because:
(A) Pressure of water is very large at the bottom due to its large depth
(B) Water is likely to have more density at the bottom due to its large depth
(C) Quantity of water at the bottom is large ​​ ​ ​ (D) None of these
11.​ Paint gun or scent sprayer depends upon:
(A) Bernoulli’s principle ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (B) Equation of continuity
(C) ​Torricelli’s theorem
(D) Newton’s laws of motion
12.​ If the cross-section area of a pipe increases, the pressure of the fluid:
(A) Increases​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (B) Decreases
(C) ​Remains constant​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (D) None of these
13.​ Where the stream lines are closer together, speed of flow is:
(A) Smaller​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (B) Greater
(C) ​Remains same​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (D) Zero
14.​ Air blows from:
(A) High temperature to low temperature​ ​ ​ ​
(B) Low temperature to high temperature
(C) Low pressure region to high pressure region​ ​ ​
(D) High pressure region to low pressure region
15.​ Which one of the following cannot be explained on the basis of Bernoulli’s theorem?
(A) Blowing off of light roofs when strong winds blow​ ​
 (B) Curved path followed by a spinning ball
(C) ​Working of an atomizer​​ ​ ​ ​ ​
(D) Rise of a liquid through a capillary
Venturi Relation
1.​ Ventuimeter is used for:
(A) Measurement of pressure of fluid​ ​ ​ ​
(B) Measurement of volume of fluid
(C) ​Working of an atomizer ​​ ​ ​
(D) Rise of a liquid through a capillary
Blood Flow
1.​ The instrument used to measure blood pressure is called:
(A) Sphygmomanometer​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (B) Multimeter
(C) ​Barometer ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (D) Thermometer
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2.​ 1 torr in N/m is:
(A) 1.33 N/m2​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (B) 133.3 N/m2
(C) ​1333 N/m2​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (D) 13.33 N/m2
3.​ Human blood pressure is measured in:
(A) Nm-2​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (B) mm
(C) ​Pascal​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (D) Cm
4.​ Blood has density:
(A) Smaller than water ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (B) Equal to water
(C) ​Greater than water​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (D) None of them
5.​ The blood pressure varies from high systolic pressure to low diastolic pressure of about:
(A) 70 – 80 torr​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (B) 55 – 80 torr
(C) ​75 – 100 torr​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (D) 80 – 120 torr
6.​ The systolic pressure is about:
(A) 120 torr​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (B) 125 torr
(C) ​150 torr​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (D) 100 torr
7.​ High concentration of red blood cell increases the viscosity of blood from:
(A) 1 – 2 times that of water ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (B) 2 – 3 times that of water
(C) 3 – 4 times that of water ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (D) 3 – 5 times that of water
8.​ The blood pressure inside the blood vessels is:
(A) Smaller than the external atmospheric pressure​ ​ ​ ​
(B) Greater than the external atmospheric pressure
(C) Equal to the external atmospheric pressure
(D) Either smaller or equal to the external atmospheric pressure
9.​ Lower reading of blood flow is called:
(A) Systolic​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (B) Disystolic
(C) ​Both A & B​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (D) None of these
10.​ Name of instrument used for measuring blood pressure:
(A) Sphygmomanometer ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (B) Altimeter
(C) Barometer​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (D) MAP sensor