Topic 1: Pressure, Density, Pascal’s Law and 8.

The pressure at depth h below the surface of a liquid of

Archimedes’ Principle density r open to the atmosphere is
(a) greater than the atmospheric pressure by rgh
1. The pressure at the bottom of a tank containing a liquid (b) less than the atmospheric pressure by rgh
does not depend on
(c) equal to the atmospheric pressure
(a) acceleration due to gravity
(d) decreases exponentially with depth
(b) height of the liquid column
(c) area of the bottom surface 9. The force acting on a window of area 50 cm × 50 cm of a
(d) nature of the liquid submarine at a depth of 2000 m in an ocean, interior of which
2. A beaker containing a liquid of density r moves up with an is maintained at sea level atmospheric pressure is
acceleration a. The pressure due to the liquid at a depth h (Density of sea water = 103 kgm–3, g = 10 ms–2)
below the free surface of the liquid is
(a) 106 N (b) 5 × 105 N
(a) h r g (b) h r (g – a) 6
(c) 25 × 10 N (d) 5 × 106 N
æg+aö 10. A wooden block, with a coin placed on its top, floats in water
(c) h r (g + a) (d) 2h r g çç ÷÷
è g -a ø as shown in fig. the distance l and h are shown there. After
3. An egg when placed in ordinary water sinks but floats when some time the coin falls into the water. Then
placed in brine. This is because
(a) density of brine is less than that of ordinary water (a) l decreases and h increases Coin
(b) density of brine is equal to that of ordinary water (b) l increases and h decreases
(c) density of brine is greater than that of ordinary water l
(d) None of these (c) both l and h increases h
4. A common hydrometer reads specific gravity of liquids.
Compared to the 1.6 mark of the stem the mark 1.5 will be (d) both l and h decreases
(a) upwards
11. A candle of diameter d is floating on a liquid in a cylindrical
(b) downwards
container of diameter D (D >> d) as shown in figure. If it is
(c) in the same place
burning at the rate of 2 cm/hour then the top of the candle
(d) may be upward or downward depending upon the will
hydrometer
5. The spring balance A reads 2 kg with a block of mass m (a) remain at the same height L
suspended from it. A balance B reads 5 kg when a beaker (b) fall at the rate of 1 cm/hour
with liquid is put on the pan of the balance. The two balances L
are now so arranged that the hanging mass is inside the (c) fall at the rate of 2 cm/hour
d
liquid in a beaker as shown in fig. Then (d) go up at the rate of 1 cm/hour D
(a) balance A will read more than 2 kg
(b) balance B will read less than 5 kg
A 12. The density r of water of bulk modulus B at a depth y in the
(c) balance A will read less than ocean is related to the density at surface r0 by the relation
2 kg and B will read more than m

5 kg é r gy ù é r0 gy ù
r = r0 ê1 - 0 ú (b) r = r0 ê1 +
B úû
(a)
(d) balance A will read more than ë B û ë
B
2 kg and B will read less than é B ù é B ù
5 kg (c) r = r0 ê1 + r hgy ú (d) r = r0 ê1 - r hgy ú
6. The density of ice is x gram/litre and that of water is y gram/ ë 0 û ë 0 û
litre. What is the change in volume when m gram of ice 13. A large block of ice 5m thick has a vertical hole drilled
melts? through it and is floating in the middle of a lake. The minimum
(a) mx y (x – y) (b) m/(y – x) length of the rope required to scoop up a bucket of water
through the hole is : (density) of ice = 0.9g/cc)
æ1 1ö (a) 5.5m (b) 5m (c) 4.5m (d) 0.5m
(c) m çç - ÷÷ (d) (y – x)/x
èy xø 14. A sphere of solid material of specific gravity 8 has a
7. A small lead shot is embedded in a big lump of ice floating concentric spherical cavity and just sinks in water. The
in a jar of water. The level of water in the jar is noted. When ratio of radius of cavity to that of outer radius of the sphere
all the ice melts down, the level of water in the jar would must be
(a) be raised (b) go down 71 3 51 3 91 3 31 3
(c) remain unchanged (d) None of these (a) (b) (c) (d)
2 2 2 2
15. A sample of metal weighs 210 g in air, 140 g in water and 120 gH
(a) open to atmosphere
g in an unknown liquid. Then 2L
(a) the density of the metal is 3 g/cm3 gH
(b) the density of the metal is 7 g/cm3 (b)
L H
(c) density of the metal is 4 times the density of unknown 2gH L
liquid (c)
L
(d) the metal still float in water a
gH
16. An ice-berg floating partly immersed in sea water of density (d)
1.03 g/cm3. The density of ice is 0.92 g/cm3. The fraction of 2L
the total volume of the iceberg above the level of sea water is 25. The total weight of a piece of wood is 6 kg. In the floating
(a) 8.1% (b) 11% (c) 34% (d) 0.8% 1
state in water its part remains inside the water. On this
17. A boat having a length of 3 metres and breadth 2 metres is 3
floating piece of wood what maximum weight is to be put
floating on a lake. The boat sinks by one cm when a man
such that the whole of the piece of wood is to be drowned in
gets on it. The mass of the man is
the water?
(a) 60 kg (b) 62 kg (c) 72 kg (d) 128 kg (a) 15 kg (b) 14 kg (c) 10 kg (d) 12 kg
18. A body of density r' is dropped from rest at a height h into
Topic 2: Fluid Flow, Reynold’s Number and
a lake of density r where r > r' neglecting all dissipative Bernoulli’s Principle
forces, calculate the maximum depth to which the body sinks 26. Water is flowing continuously from a tap having an internal
before returning to float on the surface : diameter 8 × 10–3 m. The water velocity as it leaves the tap is
h hr' hr' hr 0.4 ms–1. The diameter of the water stream at a distance
(a) (b) (c) (d) 2 × 10–1 m below the tap is close to:
r - r' r r - r' r - r'
19. A vessel contains oil (density = 0.8 gm/cm3) over mercury (a) 7.5 × 10–3 m (b) 9.6 × 10–3 m
(denisty = 13.6 gm/cm3). A homogeneous sphere floats with (c) 3.6 × 10–3 m (d) 5.0 × 10–3 m
half of its volume immersed in mercury and the other half in 27. The cylindrical tube of a spray pump has radius, R, one end
oil. The density of the material of the sphere in gm/cm3 is of which has n fine holes, each of radius r. If the speed of the
(a) 3.3 (b) 6.4 (c) 7.2 (d) 12.8 liquid in the tube is V, the speed of the ejection of the liquid
20. A sphere of solid material of relative density 9 has cancentric through the holes is :
spherical cavity and sinks in water. If the radius of the sphere
be R, then the radius of the cavity (r) will be related to R as VR 2 VR 2 V 2R VR 2
(a) (b) (c) (d)
8 2 3 nr 2 n3r 2 nr n2r2
(a) r3 = R 3 (b) r3 = 3 R 28. A fluid is in streamline flow across a horizontal pipe of
9
variable area of cross section. For this which of the following
8 3 2 3
(c) r3 = R (d) r3 = R statements is correct?
9 3
(a) The velocity is minimum at the narrowest part of the
21. An iceberg is floating in ocean. What fraction of its volume
pipe and the pressure is minimum at the widest part of
is above the water ? (Given : density of ice = 900kg/m3 and
the pipe
density of ocean water = 1030 kg/m3)
90 13 10 1 (b) The velocity is maximum at the narrowest part of the pipe
(a) (b) (c) (d) and pressure is maximum at the widest part of the pipe
103 103 103 103
22. In a hydraulic lift, compressed air exerts a force F1 on a small (c) Velocity and pressure both are maximum at the
piston having a radius of 5 cm. This pressure is transmitted narrowest part of the pipe
to a second piston of radius 15 cm. If the mass of the load to (d) Velocity and pressure both are maximum at the widest
be lifted is 1350 kg, find the value of F1 ? The pressure part of the pipe
necessary to accomplish this task is 29. A cylinderical vessel contains a liquid of density r filled
(a) 1.4 × 105 Pa (b) 2 × 105 Pa upto a height h. The uper surface of the liquid is in contact
(c) 1.9 × 10 Pa5 (d) 1.9 Pa with a pistion of mass m and area of cross-section A. A small
23. A cone full of water, is placed on its side on a horizontal hole is drilled at the bottom of the vessel. (Neglect the
table, the thrust on its base is x times the weight of the viscous effects) The speed with which the liquid comes out
contained fluid, where 2a is the vertical angle of the cone. of the hoe is :
Find the value of x.
(a) 3 cos a (b) 3 sin a (c) 2 sin a (d) 2 cos a æ mö
24. A narrow tube completely filled with a liquid is lying on a (a) 2gh (b) 2g ç h + ÷
è rA ø
series of cylinders as shown in figure.
Assuming no sliding between any surfaces, the value of
æ mö æ 2m ö
acceleration of the cylinders for which liquid will not come out (c) g çh+ ÷ (d) g çh+
of the tube from anywhere is given by è rA ø è rA ø÷
30. Oil is filledin a cylindrical container uptoheight 4m.Asmall 37. Air flows horizontally with a speed v = 106 km/hr. A house
hole of area ‘p’ is punched in the wall of the container at has plane roof of area A = 20m 2 . The magnitude of
a height 1.52m from the bottom. The cross sectional area aerodynamic lift of the roof is
p (a) 1.127 × 104 N (b) 5.0 × 104 N
of the container is Q. If = 0.1 then v is (where v is the (c) 1.127 × 105 N (d) 3.127 × 104 N
q
velocity of oil coming out of the hole) 38. A cylindrical vessel of cross-section A contains water to a
(a) 5 2 (b) 6 3 (c) 8 2 (d) 7 5 height h. There is a hole in the bottom of radius ‘a’. The time
31. Figure shows a liquid flowing through a tube at the rate of in which it will be emptied is:
0.1 m3/s. The tube is branched into two semicircular tubes 2A h 2A h
of cross - sectional area A/3 and 2A/3. The velocity of (a) 2 g (b)
liquid at Q is (the cross-section of the main tube is pa pa 2 g
A = 10–2 m2 and vP = 20 m/s) 2 2A h A h
vP (c) 2 (d) 2
P pa g 2pa g
(a) 5 m/s 39. Water is flowing through a horizontal tube having cross-
(b) 30 m/s sectional areas of its two ends being A and A¢ such that the
(c) 35 m/s Q ratio A/A¢ is 5. If the pressure difference of water between
(d) None of these
vQ the two ends is 3 × 105 N m–2, the velocity of water with
32. A cylinder of height 20m is completely filled with water. The which it enters the tube will be (neglect gravity effects)
velocity of efflux of water (in ms–1) through a small hole on (a) 5 m s–1 (b) 10 m s–1
the side wall or the cylinder near its bottom is (c) 25 m s–1 (d) 50 10 m s–1
(a) 10 m/s (b) 20 m/s (c) 25.5 m/s (d) 5 m/s
33. A tank is filled with water upto a height H. Water is allowed Topic 3: Viscosity and Terminal Velocity
to come out of a hole P in one of the walls at a depth h below 40. Which of the following statement(s) is/are true?
the surface of water (see fig.) Express the horizontal distance (a) For gases, in general, viscosity increases with temperature
X in terms H and h. (b) For liquids, viscosity varies directly with pressure
(c) For gases, viscosity is independent of pressure
(a) X = h (H - h ) h
(d) All of the above
P
41. If the terminal speed of a sphere of gold (density = 19.5 kg/m3)
h H is 0.2 m/s in a viscous liquid (density = 1.5 kg/m3), find the
(b) X= (H - h )
2 terminal speed of a sphere of silver (density = 10.5 kg/m3) of
the same size in the same liquid
(c) X = 2 h (H - h) (a) 0.4 m/s (b) 0.133 m/s
x
(c) 0.1 m/s (d) 0.2 m/s
(d) X = 4 h ( H - h ) 42. What is the velocity v of a metallic ball of radius r falling in
34. There is a hole in the bottom of tank having water. If total a tank of liquid at the instant when its acceleration is one -
pressure at bottom is 3 atm (1 atm = 105 N/m2) then the half that of a freely falling body ? (The densities of metal
velocity of water flowing from hole is and of liquid are r and s respectively, and the viscosity of
(a) the liquid is h ).
400 m/s (b) 600 m/s
r2 g r2 g
(c) 60 m/s (d) None of these (a) ( r - 2 s) (b) (2r - s)
35. In the figure, the velocity V3 will be 9h 9h
A2 = 0.2 m2 r2g 2r 2 g
(c) (r - s) (d) ( r - s)
V1 = 4 ms–1 V2 = 2 ms–1 9h 9h
43. A rain drop of radius 0.3 mm has a terminal velocity in air =
A1 = 0.2 m2 1 m/s. The viscosity of air is 8 × 10–5 poise. The viscous
A3= 0.4 m2 V3 force on it is
(a) 45.2 × 10–4 dyne (b) 101.73×10–5 dyne
(a) Zero (b) 4 ms–1 (c) 1 ms–1 (d) 3 ms–1 –4
(c) 16.95 × 10 dyne (d) 16.95 × 10–5 dyne
36. Three tubes X, Y and Z are connected to a horizontal pipe
in which ideal liquid is flowing. The radii of the tubes X, Y 44. A spherical ball of iron of radius 2 mm is falling through a
and Z at the junction are respectively 3 cm, 1 cm and 3 cm. It column of glycerine. If densities of glycerine and iron are
can be said respectively 1.3 × 103 kg/m3 and 8 × 103 kg/m3. h for
Y Z glycerine = 0.83 Nm–2 sec, then the terminal velocity is
X
(a) 0.7 m/s (b) 0.07 m/s
(c) 0.007 m/s (d) 0.0007 m/s
45. A small spherical ball falling through a viscous medium of
(a) the height of the liquid in the tube A is maximum. negligible density has terminal velocity v. Another ball of
(b) the height of liquid in the tubes Aand B is same. the same mass but of radius twice that of the earlier falling
(c) the height liquid in the tubes A,B and C is same. through the same viscous medium will have terminal velocity
(d) the height of the liquid in the tubes A and C is the same. (a) v (b) v/4 (c) v/2 (d) 2v
46. Two drops of the same radius are falling through air with a 53. Let T1 be surface tension between solid and air, T2 be the
steady velocity of 5 cm per sec. If the two drops coalesce, surface tension between solid and liquid and T be the
the terminal velocity would be surface tension between liquid and air. Then in equilibrium,
(a) 10 cm per sec (b) 2.5 cm per sec for a drop of liquid on a clean glass plate, the relation is
1/3
(c) 5 × (4) cm per sec (d) 5´ 3 cm per sec (q is angle of contact)
47. A lead shot of 1 mm diameter falls through a long column of
T
glycerine. The variation of its velocity v with distance liquid air
covered is represented by q
T1 Solid T2
v v T
T
(a) (b) (a) cos q = (b) cos q =
T1 + T2 T1 - T2
Distance Distance
covered covered T1 + T2 T1 - T2
(c) cos q = (d) cos q =
T T
v v 54. An isolated and charged spherical soap bubble has a
radius r and the pressure inside is atmospheric. If T is the
(c) (d)
Distance Distance surface tension of soap solution, then charge on drop is
covered covered X pr 2rTe 0 then find the value of X.
48. When a ball is released from rest in a very long column of (a) 8 (b) 9 (c) 7 (d) 2
viscous liquid, its downward acceleration is ‘a’ (just after 55. The rise in the water level in a capillary tube of radius 0.07
release). Its acceleration when it has acquired two third of cm when dipped vertically in a beaker containing water of
the maximum velocity is a/X. Find the value of X. surface tension 0.07 Nm–1 is (g = 10 ms–2)
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5 (a) 2 cm (b) 4 cm (c) 1.5 cm (d) 3 cm
49. A ball of radius r and density r falls freely under gravity 56. If two glass plates have water between them and are
through a distance h before entering water. Velocity of ball separated by very small distance (see figure), it is very
does not change even on entering water. If viscosity of difficult to pull them apart. It is because the water in between
water is h the value of h is given by forms cylindrical surface on the side that gives rise to lower
pressure in the water in comparison to atmosphere. If the
2 2 æ 1- r ö 2 2 æ r -1 ö h
radius of the cylindrical surface is R and surface tension of
(a) r ç ÷g (b) r ç ÷g
9 è h ø 81 è h ø water is T then the pressure in water between the plates is
lower by
2 2
2 4 æ r -1 ö 2 æ r -1 ö Cylindrical surface
(c) r ç ÷ g (d) r 4 ç ÷ g of water
81 è h ø 9 è h ø
2T 4T T T
50. A small ball (menu) falling under graivty in a viscous medium (a) (b) (c) (d)
experiences a drag force proportional to the instantaneous R R 4R R
57. Water rises to a height of 10 cm in capillary tube and mercury
speed u such that Fdrag = Ku . Then the terminal speed of falls to a depth of 3.1 cm in the same capillary tube. If the
the ball within the viscous medium is density of mercury is 13.6 and the angle of contact for
2 mercury is 135°, the approximate ratio of surface tensions of
K mg mg æ mg ö water and mercury is
(a) (b) (c) (d) ç ÷
mg K K è K ø (a) 1 : 0.15 (b) 1 : 3 (c) 1 : 6 (d) 1.5 : 1
51. An air bubble of radius 1 cm rises with terminal velocity 0.21 58. A water film is formed between two straight parallel wires of
cm/s in liquid column. If the density of liquid is 1.47 × 103 10 cm length 0.5 cm apart. If the distance between wires is
kg/m3. Then the value of coefficient of viscosity of liquid increased by 1 mm. What will be the work done ?
ignoring the density of air, will be (surface tension of water = 72 dyne/cm)
(a) 36 erg (b) 288 erg (c) 144 erg (d) 72 erg
(a) 1.71 × 104 poise (b) 1.82 × 104 poise 59. A film of water is formed between two straight parallel wires
(c) 1.78 × 104 poise (d) 1.52 × 104 poise of length 10 cm each separated by 0.5 cm. If their separation
is increased by 1 mm while still maintaining their parallelism,
Topic 4: Surface Tension, Surface Energy how much work will have to be done? (Surface tension of
and Capillarity water = 7.2 × 10–2 N/m)
(a) 7.22 × 10–6 joule (b) 1.44 × 10–5 joule
52. Two soap bubbles A and B are kept in a closed chamber –5
(c) 2.88 × 10 joule (d) 5.76 × 10–5 joule
where the air is maintained at pressure 8 N/m2. The radii of 60. A glass capillary tube of inner diameter 0.28 mm is lowered
bubbles A and B are 2 cm and 4 cm, respectively.Surface
tension of the soap-water used to make bubbles is 0.04 N/m. vertically into water in a vessel. The pressure to be applied
Find the ratio nB/nA, where nAand nB are the number of on the water in the tube so that water level in the tube is same as
moles of air in bubbles A and B, respectively. [Neglect the that in the vessel in N/m2 is (surface tension of water
effect of gravity] = 0.07 N/m, atmospheric pressure = 105 N/m2) :
(a) 2 (b) 9 (c) 8 (d) 6 (a) 103 (b) 99 × 103 (c) 100 × 103 (d) 101 × 103
1. Two pieces of metals are suspended from the arms of a 7. A boat with base area 8m2 floating on the surface of a still
balance and are found to be in equilibrium when kept river is intended to move with a constant speed of 2 m/s by
immersed in water. The mass of one piece is 32 g and its the application of a horizontal force. If the river bed is 2m
density 8 g cm–3. The density of the other is 5 g/cm3. Then deep find the force needed, (assuming a constant velocity
the mass of the other is gradient) Coefficient of viscosity of water is 0.90 × 10–2 poise.
(a) 28 g (b) 35 g (c) 21 g (d) 33.6 g (a) 720 dyne (b) 620 dyne (c) 520 dyne (d) 360 dyne
2. Air of density 1.2 kg m–3 is blowing across the horizontal
8. A vessel in the shape of a hollow hemisphere surmounted by
wings of an aeroplane in such a way that its speeds above a cone is held with the axis vertical and vertex uppermost. If it
and below the wings are 150 ms–1 and 100 ms–1, respectively. be filled with a liquid so as to submerge half the axis of the cone
The pressure difference between the upper and lower sides in the liquid, and the height of the cone be double the radius of
of the wings, is : its base, find the value of x, where the resultant downward
(a) 60 Nm–2 (b) 180 Nm–2 thrust of the liquid on the vessel is x times the weight of the
(c) 7500 Nm–2 (d) 12500 Nm–2 liquid that the hemisphere can hold.
3. A cylindrical container of radius 'R' and height 'h' is (a) 15/8 (b) 1/8 (c) 5/8 (d) 15/2
completely filled with a liquid. Two horizontal L - shaped 9. Two liquids of densities d1 and d2 are flowing in identical
pipes of small cross - sectional area 'a' are connected to the capillary tubes uder the same pressure difference. If t1 and t2
cylinder as shown in the figure. Now the two pipes are are time taken for the flow of equal quantities (mass) of liquids,
opened and fluid starts coming out of the pipes horizontally then the ratio of coefficient of viscosity of liquids must be
in opposite directions. Then the torque due to ejected liquid
on the system is d1 t 1 t1 d2 t2 d1t 1
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(a) 4 aghrR d2t2 t2 d1 t 1 d 2t 2
2R
10. Find the force exerted by the nozzle on the fireman for the
(b) 8aghrR configuration and data in the figure.
h/2 h/2
R R
x
(c) 2aghrR
d m.
2c
(d) None of these
R 2
4. The average mass of rain drops is 3.0 × 10–5 kg and their ²
/cm c
avarage terminal velocity is 9 m/s. Calculate the energy a 7kg uge
transferred by rain to each square metre of the surface at a Ga
place which receives 100 cm of rain in a year. 1
m
(a) 3.5 × 105 J (b) 4.05 × 104 J 6c
(c) 3.0 × 105 J (d) 9.0 × 104 J b
5. A ring is cut from a platinum tube 8.5 cm internal and 8.7 cm (a) 754 N (b) 1554 N (c) 1254 N (d) 1712 N
external diameter. It is supported horizontally from the pan
of a balance, so that it comes in contact with the water in a 11. Water rises in a capillary tube to a certain height such that
glass vessel. If an extra 3.97. If is required to pull it away from the upward force due to surface tension is balanced by 7.5
water, the surface tension of water is × 10–4N force due to the weight of the liquid. If the surface
(a) 72 dyne cm–1 (b) 70.80 dyne cm–1 tension of water is 6 × 10–2Nm–1, the inner circumference of
(c) 63.35 dyne cm–1 (d) 60 dyne cm–1 the capillary tube must be
6. A rectangular gate shown should dip automatically when (a) 1.25 × 10–2m (b) 0.50 × 10–2m
the water rises above a certain level. Determine that level in (c) 6.5 × 10–2m (d) 12.5 × 10–2m
terms of h.
12. Two soap bubbles coalesce to form a single bubble. If V is
the subsequent change in volume of contained air and S
change in total surface area, T is the surface tension and P
h atmospheric pressure, then which of the following relation
is correct?
1m (a) 4PV + 3ST = 0 (b) 3PV + 4ST = 0
(a) 2.123m (b) 1.212m (c) 1.512m (d) 1.732m (c) 2PV + 3ST = 0 (d) 3PV + 2ST = 0
13. A tank and a trough are placed on a trolley as shown. Water
issues from the tank through a 5 cm. diameter nozzle at 5m/s
and strikes the trough which turns it by 45° as shown.
Determine the compression of the spring of stiffnes 20N cm.
w v
B C
19. A jar is filled with two non-mixing liquids 1 and 2 having
densities r1 and, r2 respectively. A solid ball, made of a
material of density r3 , is dropped in the jar. It comes to
equilibrium in the position shown in the figure.Which of
the following is true for r1, r2and r3?
(a) r3 < r1 < r2 r1

u
45° (b) r1 > r3 > r2 r3
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x (c) r1 < r2 < r3

D (d) r1 < r3 < r2

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A
20. A vessel with water is placed on a weighing pan and it reads
(a) 1.74 cm (b) 1.12 cm (c) 0.78 cm (d) 2.12 cm
600 g. Now a ball of mass 40 g and density 0.80 g cm –3 is
14. A solid hemisphere of radius a and weight W is floating in
sunk into the water with a pin of negligible volume, as shown
liquid, and at a point on the base at a distance c from the
centre rests a weight w. The tangent of the inclination of the in figure keeping it sunk. The weighting pan will show a
axis of the hemisphere to the vertical for the corresponding reading
position of equilibrium is. [assuming the base of the (a) 600 g
hemisphere to be entirely out of the fluid] (b) 550 g
4c w 2c w 8c w 8c w (c) 650 g
(a) (b) (c) (d)
3 aW 3 aW 3aW 5aW (d) 632 g Weighing pan
15. Two solid spherical balls of radii r1 and r2 (< r1) and of 21. Water is flowing at a speed of 1.5 ms–1 through horizontal
density s are tied up with a long string and released in a tube of cross-sectional area 10–2 m2 and you are trying to
viscous liquid column of lesser density r with the string stop the flow by your palm. Assuming that the water stops
just taut as shown. The tension in the string when terminal
velocity is attained, is immediately after hitting the palm, the minimum force
4 æ r24 – r14 ö that you must exert should be
(a) pç ÷ (s – r) g (density of water = 103 kgm–3)
3 è r2 – r1 ø r1 (a) 15 N (b) 22.5 N (c) 33.7 N (d) 45 N
(b)
2
3
3 3
(
p r2 – r1 (r – s) g ) 22. Consider a water jar of radius R that has water filled up to
height H and is kept on a stand of height h (see figure).
(c)
4
3
(
p r23 – r13 (s – r) g ) r2 Through a hole of radius r (r << R) at its bottom, the water
4 æ r24 – r14 ö leaks out and the stream of water coming down towards the
(d) pç ÷ (s – r) g ground has a shape like a funnel as shown in the figure. If
3 è r2 + r1 ø the radius of the cross–section of water stream when it hits
16. A steel ball of diameter d = 3.0 mm starts sinking with zero the ground is x. Then :
initial velocity in olive oil whose viscosity is h = 0.90 P. How 1
soon after the beginning of motion will the velocity of the æ H ö4 R
(a) x = rç
ball differ from the steady state velocity by è H + h ÷ø H
n = 1.0%? Density of steel = 7.8 × 103 kg/m3.
æ H ö
(a) 0.2 sec. (b) 0.8 sec. (c) 0.6 sec. (d) 1.2 sec. x = rç 2r
(b) è H + h ÷ø
17. Two parallel glass plates are dipped partly in the liquid of
2
density 'd' keeping them vertical . If the distance between æ H ö
(c) x = rç h
the plates is 'x', surface tension for liquids is T and angle of è H + h ÷ø
contact is q, then rise of liquid between the plates due to 1

(d) x = r æç
capillary will be H ö2 2x
T cos q 2T cos q 2T T cos q è H + h ÷ø
(a) (b) (c) (d)
xd xdg xdg cos q xdg 23. A U-Tube contains some liquid moves horizontally with
18. A capillary tube is immersed vertically in water and the acceleration a, if separation between two limbs is x then
height of the water column is x. When this arrangement is difference between their liquid level y is
taken into a mine of depth d, the height of the water column ax
(a)
x 2g
is y. If R is the radius of earth, the ratio y is: ax y
(b)
æ dö æ 2d ö g
(a) ç1 - ÷ (b) ç1 - ÷ 2ax
è Rø è Rø (c)
æ R -d ö æ R + dö g x
(c) ç ÷ (d) ç ÷ a
èR+dø è R -d ø (d) g
x
24. A thin tube sealed at both ends is 100 cm long. It lies 27. Water flows in a stream line manner through a capillary tube
horizontally, the middle 20 cm containing mercury and two of radius a, the pressure difference being P and the rate flow
equal ends containing air at standard atmospheric pressure. a
Q. If the radius is reduced to and the pressure is increased
If the tube is now turned to a vertical position, by what 2
amount will the mercury be displaced ? to 2P, the rate of flow becomes
Q Q
(Given : cross-section of the tube can be assumed to be (a) 4Q (b) Q (c) (d)
uniform) 2 8
28. A space 2.5 cm. wide between two large plane surfaces is
(a) 2.95 cm filled with oil. Force required to drag a very thin plate of area
(b) 5.18 cm 0.5m2 just midway the surfaces at a speed of 0.5 m/sec. is 1N.
l0 l0
(c) 8.65 cm 20 cm
The coefficient of viscosity in kg-sec/m2 is
(d) 0.0 cm 100 cm
(a) 5 × 10–2 ////////////////////////////////////
25. In a cylindrical water tank, there are two small holes A and B
on the wall at a depth of h1, from the surface of water and at (b) 2.5 × 10–2
a height of h2 from the bottom of water tank. Surface of 2.5cm F
water is at height of h2 from the bottom of water tank. Surface (c) 1 × 10–2
1.25cm
of water is at heigh H from the bottom of water tank. Water (d) 7.5 × 10–2 /////////////////////////////////////
coming out from both holes strikes the ground at the same 29. In the diagram shown, the difference in the two tubes of the
point S. Find the ratio of h1 and h2 manometer is 5 cm, the cross section of the tube at A and B
h1
is 6 mm2 and 10 mm2 respectively. The rate at which water
(a) Depends on H A
flows through the tube is (g = 10 ms–2)
H
(b) 1 : 1 (a) 7.5 cc/s
B
(c) 2 : 2 5 cm
h2 (b) 8.0 cc/s
(d) 1 : 2 A B
S (c) 10.0 cc/s
26. A large number of liquid drops each of radius r coalesce to
from a single drop of radius R. The energy released in the (d) 12.5 cc/s
process is converted into kinetic energy of the big drop so 30. A long cylinder of radius R1 is displaced along its axis with
formed. The speed of the big drop is (given, surface tension a constant velocity v0 inside a stationary co-axial cylinder
of liquid T, density r) of radius R2. The space between the cylinders is filled with
viscous liquid. Find the velocity of the liquid as a function
T æ1 1 ö 2T æ 1 1 ö of the distance r from the axis of the cylinders. The flow is
- -
r çè r R ÷ø r çè r R ÷ø
(a) (b) laminar.
ln (r / R2 ) v0 ln (r / R2 )
(a) 2v0 (b)
4T æ 1 1 ö 6T æ 1 1 ö ln ( R1 / R2 ) 2 ln ( R1 / R2 )
- -
r çè r R ÷ø r çè r R ÷ø
(c) (d)
ln ( r / R2 ) 2v0 ln (r / R2 )
(c) v0 (d)
ln ( R1 / R2 ) 3 ln ( R1 / R2 )

EXERCISE-1 : Concept Builder (Topicwise)

1 (c) 7 (b) 13 (d) 19 (c) 25 (d) 31 (a) 37 (a) 43 (a) 49 (c) 55 (a)
2 (c) 8 (a) 14 (a) 20 (a) 26 (c) 32 (b) 38 (b) 44 (b) 50 (b) 56 (d)
3 (c) 9 (d) 15 (a) 21 (b) 27 (a) 33 (c) 39 (a) 45 (c) 51 (d) 57 (c)
4 (a) 10 (d) 16 (b) 22 (c) 28 (b) 34 (a) 40 (d) 46 (c) 52 (d) 58 (c)
5 (c) 11 (b) 17 (a) 23 (b) 29 (b) 35 (c) 41 (c) 47 (a) 53 (d) 59 (b)
6 (c) 12 (b) 18 (c) 24 (a) 30 (a) 36 (d) 42 (c) 48 (b) 54 (a) 60 (b)
EXERCISE-2 : Concept Applicator
1 (b) 4 (b) 7 (a) 10 (b) 13 (a) 16 (a) 19 (d) 22 (a) 25 (a) 28 (b)
2 (c) 5 (a) 8 (a) 11 (a) 14 (c) 17 (b) 20 (c) 23 (b) 26 (d) 29 (a)
3 (a) 6 (d) 9 (a) 12 (b) 15 (d) 18 (a) 21 (a) 24 (b) 27 (d) 30 (c)