OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS

SECTION (A) : MEASUREMENT AND CALCULATION OF PRESSURE

A-1. If pressure at half the depth of a lake is equal to 2/3 pressure at the bottom of the lake then what is the depth
of the lake
(1) 10m (2) 20m (3) 60m (4) 30m

A-2. A uniformly tapering vessel is filled with a liquid of density 900 kg/m3. The force
that acts on the base of the vessel due to the liquid is (g = 10 ms -2 )
(1) 3.6 N
(2) 7.2 N
(3) 9.0 N
(4) 14.4 N

A-3. The pressure at the bottom of a tank containing a liquid does not depend on
(1) Acceleration due to gravity (2) Height of the liquid column
(3) Area if the bottom surface (4) Nature of the liquid

A-4. When a large bubble rises from the bottom of a lake to the surface. Its radius doubles. If atmospheric
pressure is equal to that of column of water height H, then the depth of lake is
(1) H (2) 2H (3) 7H (4) 8H

A-5. The volume of an air bubble become three times as it rises from the bottom of a lake to its surface. Assuming
atmospheric pressure to be 75 cm of Hg an density of water to be 1/10 of the density of mercury, the depth
of the lake is
(1) 5m (2) 10m (3) 15m (4) 20m

A-6. The value of g at a place decreases by 2%.The barometric height of mercury

(1) Increases by 2% (2) Decreases by 2%
(3) Remains unchanged (4) Sometimes increases and sometimes decreases

A-7. A barometer kept in a stationary elevator reads 76 cm. If the elevator starts accelerating up the reading will
be
(1) Zero (2) Equal to 76 cm (3) More then 76 cm (4) Less then 76 cm

A-8. A beaker containing a liquid is kept inside a big closed jar. If the air inside the jar is continuously pumped out,
the pressure in the liquid near the bottom of the liquid will
(1) Increases (2) Decreases
(3) Remain constant (4) First decrease and then increase

A-9. A vertical U-tube of uniform inner cross section contains

mercury in both sides of its arms. A glycerin
(density =1.3g/cm3)column of length 10cm is introduced
into one of its arms. Oil of density 0.8 gm/cm3 is poured
into the other arm until the upper surfaces of the oil and
glycerin are in the same horizontal level. Find the length
of the oil column, Density of mercury = 13.6 g/cm3
(1) 10.4cm
(2) 8.2 cm
(3) 7.2cm
(4) 9.6cm
A-10. From the adjacent figure, the correct observation is
(1) The pressure on the bottom of tank (a) is greater than at the
bottom of (b).
(2) The pressure on the bottom of the tank (a) is smaller than at
the bottom of (b)
(3) The pressure depend on the shape of the container
(4) The pressure on the bottom of (a) and (b) is the same

A-11. Air is blown through a hole a closed pope containing liquid. Then the pressure will
(1) Increase on sides (2) Increase downwards
(3) Increase in all direction (4) Never increases

A-12. Radius of an air bubble at the bottom of the lake is r and it becomes 2r when the air bubbles rises to the top
surface of the lake. If P cm water be the atmospheric pressure, then the depth of the lake is
(1) 2p (2) 8p (3) 4p (4) 7p

SECTION (B) :ARCHEMEDIES PRINCIPLE AND FORCE OF BUOYANCY

B-1. A hemispherical bowl just floats without sinking in a liquid of density 1.2  103 kg/m3. If outer diameter and
the density of the bowl are 1 m and 2  104 kgm3 respectively, then the inner diameter of the bowl will be
(1) 0.94 m (2) 0.97 m (3) 0.98 m (4) 0.99 m

B-2. In making an alloy, a substance of specific gravity s1 and mass m1 is mixed with another substance of
specific gravity s2 and mass m2 ; then the specific gravity of the alloy is

m1  m 2  m1 m2 
 m1  m2   s1s 2    
 
(1)  s  s  (2)  m  m  (3)  m1  m 2  (4)  s1 s2 
 1 2   1 2 s s 
 1 2  m1  m2

B-3. Two solids A and B float in water. It is observed that A floats with half its volume immersed and B floats with
2/3 of its volume immersed. Compare the densities of A and B
(1) 4 :3 (2) 2 :3 (3) 3 :4 (4) 1 :3

B-4. A body is just floating on the surface of a liquid. The density of the body is same as that of the liquid. The
body is slightly pushed down. What will happen to the body
(1) It will slowly come back to its earlier position position
(2) It will remain submerged, where it is left
(3) It will sink
(4) It will come out violently

B-5. A body is just floating on the surface of a liquid. The density of the body is same as that of the liquid. The
body is slightly of pushed down. What will happen to the body [AIIMS 1980]
(1) It will slowly come back to its earlier position (2) It will remain submerged, where it is left
(3) It will stock (4) It will come out violently

B-6. A rectangular block is 5 cm  5 cm  10 cm in size. The block is floating in water with 5 cm side vertical.
If it floats with 10 cm side vertical, what change will occur in the level of water ?
(1) No change (2) It will rise
(3) It will fall (4) It may rise or fall depending on the density of block

B-7. A bot carrying steel balls is floating on the surface of water in a tank. If the ball are thrown into the tank one
by one how will it affect the level of water
(1) It will remain unchanged (2) It will rise
(3) It will fall (4) First it will first rise and then fall

B-8. Two pieces of metal when immersed in a liquid have equal upthrust on them; then
(1) Both pieces must have equal weights (2) Both pieces must have equal densities
(3) Both pieces must have equal volumes (4) Both are floating to the same depth
B-10. An ice block contains a glass ball when the ice melts with in the water containing, the level of water
(1) Rises (2) Falls
(3) Unchanged (4) First rises and then falls

B-11. Construction of submarines is based on

(1) Archimedes' principle (2) Bernoulli's theorem
(3) Pascal's law (4) Newton's laws

SECTION (C) : CONTINUITY EQUATION AND BERNOULLI THEOREM & THEIR APPLICATION

C-1. Two water popes of diameters 2 cm and 4 cm are connected with the main supply line. The velocity of flow of
water in the pipe of 2 cm diameter is
1
(1) 4 time that in the other pipe (2) time that in the other pipe
4

1
(3) 2 time that in the other pipe (4) time that in the other pipe
2

C-2. Water enters through end A with speed 1 and leaves through end B with speed  2 of a cylindrical tube AB.
The tube is always completely filled with water. In case I tube is horizontal and in case II it is vertical with end
A upwards and in case III it is vertical with end B upwards. We have 1   2 for
(1) Case I (2) Case II (3) Case III (4) Each case

C-3. Water is moving with a speed of 5.18 ms-1 through a pipe with a cross-sectional area of 4.20 cm2. The water
gradually descends 9.66 m as the pipe increase in area to 7.60 cm2. The speed of flow at the lower level is
(1) 3.0 ms-1 (2) 5.7 ms-1 (3) 3.82 ms-1 (4) 2.86 ms-1

C-4. 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. The radii of the tubes A, B and c at the junction are respectively 2 cm, 1 cm and 2cm. It can be
said that the

(1) Height of the liquid in the tube A is maximum

(2) Height of the liquid in the tubes A and B is the same
' (3) Height of the liquid in all three tubes is the same
(4) Height of the liquid in the tubes A and C is the same

C-5. Air is steaming past a horizontal air plane wing such that its speed in 120 m/s over the upper surface and 90
m/s at the lower surface. If the density of air is 1.3 kg per metre3 and the wing is 10 m long and has an
average width of 2 m, then the difference of the pressure on the two sides of the wing of
(1) 4095.0 Pascal (2) 409.50 Pascal (3) 40.950 Pascal (4) 4.0950 Pascal

C-6. A cylinder of height 20 m is completely filled with water. The velocity of efflux of water (in m/s) through a small
hole on the side wall of the cylinder near its bottom is
(1) 10 (2) 20 (3) 25.5 (4) 5

C-7. There is a hole in the bottom of tank having water. If total pressure at bottom is 3 atm (1 atm = 105 N/m2) then
the velocity of water flowing from hole is
(1) 400 m/s (2) 600 m/s (3) 60 m/s (4) None of these
C-8. In a turbulent flow, the velocity of the liquid molecules in contact with the walls of the tube is
(1) Zero (2) Maximum
(3) Equal to critical velocity (4) May have any value

C-9. Water is flowing through a tube of non-uniform cross-section ratio of the radius at entry and exit end of the
pipe is 3 : 2. Then the ratio of velocities at entry and exit of liquid is
(1) 4 : 9 (2) 9 : 4 (3) 8 : 27 (4) 1 : 1

C-10. Water is flowing through a horizontal pipe of non-uniform cross-section. At the extreme narrow portion of the
pipe, the water will have
(1) Maximum speed and least pressure (2) Maximum pressure and least speed
(3) Both pressure and speed maximum (3) Both pressure and speed least

C-11. A liquid flows in a tube from left to right as shown in figure. A1 and A2 are the cross-section of the portions of
the tube as shown. Then the ratio of speeds  1 /  2 will be
(1) A1 / A2
(2) A2 / A1
(3) A2 / A1

(4) A1 / A2

OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
1. A siphon in use is demonstrated in the following figure. The density of the liquid flowing in siphon is
1.5 gm/cc. The pressure difference between the point P and S will be

(1) 105 N/m (2) 2 × 105 N/m (3) Zero (4) Infinity

2. Figure here shown the vertical cross-section of a vessel filled with a liquid of density . The normal
thrust per unit area on the walls of the vessel at point. P, as shown, will be

(1) h g (2) H g (3) (H – h) g (4) (H – h) g cos

3. A tank with length 10 m, breadth 8 m and depth 6m is filled with water to the top. If g = 10 m s –2 and
density of water is 1000 kg m –3, then the thrust on the bottom is
(1) 6 × 1000 × 10 × 80 N (2) 3 × 1000 × 10 × 48 N
(3) 3 × 1000 × 10 × 60 N (4) 3 × 1000 × 10 × 80 N

4. In a hydraulic lift, used at a service station the radius of the large and small piston are in the ratio of
20 : 1. What weight placed on the small piston will be sufficient to lift a car of mass 1500 kg ?
(1) 3.75 kg (2) 37.5 kg (3) 7.5 kg (4) 75 kg.

5. Two vessels A and B of different shapes have the same base area and
are filled with water up to the same height h (see figure). The force
exerted by water on the base is FA for vessel A and FB for vessel B. The
respective weights of the water filled in vessels are W A and W B. Then
(1) FA > FB ; W A > W B (2) FA = FB ; W A > W B
(3) FA = FB ; W A < W B (4) FA > FB ; W A = W B

6. A hydrogen balloon released on the moon would:

(1) climb up with an acceleration of 9.8 m/s2 (2) climb up with an acceleration of 9.8 × 6 m/s2
(3) neither climb nor fall (4) fall with an acceleration of 9.8/6 m/s2

7. Two solids A and B float in water. It is observed that A floats with half its volume immersed and B floats with
2/3 of its volume immersed. Compare the densities of A and B
(1) 4 : 3 (2) 2 : 3 (3) 3 : 4 (4) 1 : 3

8. The fraction of a floating object of volume V0 and density d0 above the surface of a liquid of density d will be

d0 dd0 d  d0 dd0
(1) (2) d  d (3) (4) d  d
d 0 d 0
9. Density of the ice is  and that of water is . What will be the decreasein volume when a mass M of ice melts.

M – 1 1 1 1 1
(1) (2) (3) M   (4)   
– M   M  

10. The density of ice is x gm/cc and that of water is y gm/cc. What is the change in volume in cc, when
m gm of ice melts ?
(1) M (y – x) (2) (y – x)/m (3) mxy (x – y) (4) m (1/y – 1/x)

11. 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 water. The specific gravity of the block must be
therefore :
(1) 3 (2) 2 (3) 6 (4) 3/2

12. A block of steel of size 5 cm × 5 cm × 5 cm is weighed in water. If the relative density of steel is 7. Its
apparent weight is :
(1) 6 × 5 × 5 × 5 gf (2) 4 × 4 × 4 × 7 gf (3) 5 × 5 × 5 × 7 gf (4) 4 × 4 × 4 × 6 gf

13. Two bodies are in equilibrium when suspended in water from the arms of a balance. The mass of one
body is 36 g and its density is 9 g/cc. If the mass of the other is 48 g, its density in g/cc is :
(1) 4/3 (2) 3/2 (3) 3 (4) 5

14. In order that a floating object be in a stable rotation at equilibrium, its centre of buoyancy should be
(1) vertically above its centre of gravity (2) vertically below its centre of gravity
(3) horizontally in line with its centre of gravity (4) may be anywhere

15. A cork is suberged in water by a spring attached to the bottom of a bowl. When the bowl is kept in an elevator
moving with acceleration downwards, the length of spring
(1) Increases (2) Decreases (3) Remains unchanged (4) None of these

16. A hollow sphere of volume V is floating on water surface with half immersed in it. What should be the
minimum volume of water poured inside the sphere so that the sphere now sinks into the water
(1) V / 2 (2) V / 3 (3) V / 4 (4) V
17. Bernoulli’s principle is based on the law of conservation of:
(1) mass (2) momentum (3) energy (4) none of these
18. Action of paint-gun is based on:
(1) Bernoulli’s principle (2) Boyle’s law
(3) Faraday’s law (4) Archimedee’s principle
19. Bernoulli’s equation is applicable to points:
(1) in a steadily flowing liquid
(2) in a stream line
(3) in a straight line perpendicular to a stream line
(4) for ideal lequid stream line flow on a stream line
20. Bernoulli’s equation is based upon:
(1) isochoric process (2) isobaric process (3) isothermal process (4) adiabatic process
21. The horizontal flow of fluid depends upon
(1) pressure difference (2) amount of fluid
(3) density of fluid (4) all the above
22. In steady horizontal flow:
(1) the pressure is greatest where the speed is least
(2) the pressure is independent of speed
(3) the pressure is least where the speed is least
(4) (a) and (c) are correct
23. In a laminar flow the velocity of the liquid in contact with the wals of the tube is
(1) Zero (2) Maximum
(3) In between zero and maximum (4) Equal to critical velocity
24. In a turbulent flow, the velocity of the liquid molecules in contact with the walls of the tube is –
(1) Zero (2) Maximum
(3) Equal to critical velocity (4) May have any value
25. The Reynolds number of a flow is the ratio of
(1) Gravity to viscous force (2) Gravity force to pressure force
(3) Inertia forces to viscous force (4) Viscous forces to pressure forces
26. Two water pipes of diameters 2 cm and 4 cm are connected with the main supply line. The velocity of flow of
water in the pipe of 2 cm diameter is [MNR 1980]
1
(1) 4 time that in the other pipe (2) times that in the other pipe
4
1
(3) 2 times that in the other pipe (4) times that in the other pipe
2

27. Water is moving with a speed of 5.18 ms-1 through a pipe with a cross-sectional area of 4.20 cm2. The water
water gradually descends 9.66 m as the pipe increase in area to 7.60 cm2 , The speed of flow at the lower
level is
(1) 3.0 ms-1 (2) 5.7 ms-1 (3) 3.82 ms-1 (4) 2.86 ms-1
28. A tank is filled with water up to height H. Water is allowed to come out of a hole P in one of the walls
at a depth D below the surface of water. Express the horizontal distance x in terms of H and D :

D(H  D)
(1) x = D(H  D ) (2) x = (3) x = 2 D(H  D) (4) x = 4 D(H  D )
2
29. A fixed cylindrical vessel is filled with water up to height H. A hole is bored in the wall at a depth h from
the free surface of water. For maximum horizontal range h is equal to :
(1) H (2) 3H/4 (3) H/2 (4) H/4

30. An incompressible liquid flows through a horizontal tube as shown in the figure. Then the velocity ' v ' of the
fluid is

(1) 3.0 m/s (2) 1.5 m/s (3) 1.0 m/s (4) 2.25 m/s

31. For a fluid which is flowing steadily, the level in the vertical tubes is best represented by

(1) (2)

(3) (4)

32. Water flows through a frictionless duct with a cross-section varying as shown in fig. Pressure p at points
along the axis is represented by

(1) (2)

(3) (4)
 EXERCISE - 1
SECTION (A)

A-1. (2) A-2. (2) A-3. (3)

A-4. (3) A-5. (3) A-6. (1)
A-7. (4) A-8. (2) A-9. (2)
A-10. (4) A-11. (3) A-12. (4)

SECTION (B)

B-1. (3) B-2. (3) B-3. (3)

B-4. (2) B-5. (2) B-6. (1)
B-7. (3) B-8. (3) B-10. (2)
B-11. (1)

SECTION (C)

C-1. (1) C-2. (4) C-3. (4)

C-4. (4) C-5. (1) C-6. (2)
C-7. (1) C-8. (4) C-9. (1)
C-10. (1) C-11. (2)

EXERCISE - 2

1. (3) 2. (3) 3. (1)

4. (1) 5. (2) 6. (4)
7. (3) 8. (3) 9. (3)
10. (4) 11. (1) 12. (1)
13. (3) 14. (1) 15. (2)
16. (1) 17. (3) 18. (1)
19. (4) 20. (3) 21. (1)
22. (1) 23. (1) 24. (4)
25. (3) 26. (1) 27. (4)
28. (3) 29. (3) 30. (3)
31. (1) 32. (1) 33. (3)