FLUID MECHANICS (3CE5)

OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS (UNIT 2)

1) The atmospheric pressure with rise in altitude decreases
a) linearly
b) first slowly and then steeply
c) first steeply and then gradually
d) unpredictable
e) none of the above
2) Piezometer is used to measure
a) Pressure in pipe, channels etc.
b) Atmospheric pressure
c) Very low pressures
d) Difference of pressure between two points
e) flow
3) Center of pressure compared to center of gravity is
a) Above it
b) Below it
c) At same point
d) Above or below depending on area of body
e) None of the above
4) Metacentric height is a distance between the metacentre and
a) Water surface
b) Center of pressure
c) Centre of gravity
d) Centre of buoyancy
e) None of the above
5) The resultant upward pressure of the fluid on an immersed body due to its tendency to uplift
the submerged body is called
a) upthrust
b) reaction
c) buoyancy
d) metacentre
e) centre of pressure
6) Buoyant force is
a) The resultant force acting on a flowing body
b) The resultant force on a body due to the fluid surrounding it
c) Equal to the volume of liquid displaced
d) The force necessary to maintain equilibrium of a submerged body
e) None of the above

7) The force of buoyancy is dependent on

a) Mass of liquid displaced
b) Viscocity of fluid
c) Surface tension of fluid
d) Depth of immersion
e) Centre of pressure
8) The line of action of buoyant force acts through the
a) Centroid of the volume of fluid vertically above the body
b) Centroid of the volume of the floating body
c) C.G. of floating body
d) Does not exist
e) None of the above
9) A body floats in static equilibrium
a) When its metacentric height is zero
b) When the metacentre is above C.G.
c) When its C.G. is below its centre of buoyancy
d) Metacentre has nothing to do with position of C.G. for determining stability
e) None of the above
10) A piece weighing 3 kg in air was found to weigh 2.5 kg when submerged in water. Its
specific gravity is
a) 1
b) 5
c) 7
d) 6
e) 12
11) The total pressure on the wall in above case acts at following distance from liquid surface
a) h/2
b) h/3
c) 2h/3
d) 3h/4
e) 2h/5
12) The total pressure force on a plane area is equal to the area multiplied by the intensity of
pressure at the centroid, if
a) The area is horizontal
b) The area is vertical
c) The area is inclined
d) All of the above
e) None of the above
13) A square surface 3m x 3m lies in a vertical line in water with its upper edge at water surface.
The hydrostatic force on square surface is

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

9000 kg
13500 kg
18000 kg
27000 kg
30000 kg

14) The depth of centre of pressure on a vertical rectangular gate 8m wide & 6m high, when the
water surface coincide with the top of the gate, is
a) 2.4m
b) 3.0m
c) 4.0m
d) 2.5m
e) 5.0m
15) Metacentre is the point of intersection of
a) Vertical upward force through C.G. of body and centre line of body
b) Buoyant force 7 centre line of body
c) Mid point between C.G. and centre of buoyancy
d) All of the above
e) None of the above
16) For a body floating in a liquid the normal pressure exerted by the liquid acts at
a) Bottom surface of the body
b) C.G. of the body
c) Metacentre
d) All points on the surface of the body
e) All of the above
17) When a body floating in a liquid, is displaced slightly, it oscillates about
a) C.G. of the body
b) Centre of pressure
c) Centre of buoyancy
d) Metacentre
e) Liquid surface
18) The centre of pressure for a vertically immersed surface lies at following distance from C.G.
a) IG / (AhG) below
b) IG / (AhG) above
c) 0
d) (AhG) / IG below
19) A vertical wall is subjected to liquid (of specific weight w) pressure on one side. If h be the
height of liquid surface, then total pressure on wall per unit length is
a) wh
b) wh/2
c) wh2/2
d) (2/3) wh

20) Choose the wrong statement

a) Any weight, floating or immersed in a liquid, is acted upon by a buoyant force
b) Buoyant force is equal to the weight of the liquid displaced
c) The point through which buoyant force acts is called the centre of buoyancy
d) Centre of buoyancy is located above the centre of gravity of the displaced liquid
e) Relative density of liquids can be determined by means of the depth of floatation of
hydrometer
Answers
1(b)

2(c)

3(b)

4(c)

5(c)

6(b)

7(a)

8(d)

9(b)

10(d)

11(c) 12(d) 13(b) 14(b) 15(b) 16(d) 17(d) 18(a) 19(c) 20(d)
Manjari Saxena
(Lecturer- ME)