An ice cube is floating in a glass of water. What happens to the water level when the ice melts?
A. Rises
B. Falls
C. Remains the same
D. First rises and then falls
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When a coil spring is compressed, the work is done on the spring. What is the elastic potential energy?
A. Zero
B. Unchanged
C. Increasing
D. Decreasing
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Bulk modulus of elasticity is defined as
A. the ratio of longitudinal stress to the longitudinal strain within the elastic limit
B. the ratio of normal stress to the volumetric strain within the elastic limit
C. the ratio of shearing stress to the shearing strain within the elastic limit
D. None of the above
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Which of the following is not based on the Archimedes Principle?
A. Lactometers
B. Designing of aeroplane wings
C. Designing of ships and submarines
D. Hydrometers
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In CGS system, the unit of strain is:
A. Centimeter per kg
B. Meter per kg
C. No unit
D. None of these
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As the depth decreases from the free surface of a fluid, the pressure exerted by the liquid will be-
A. Remains unchanged
B. Becomes zero
C. Gets reduced
D. Increases
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Pressure at any point of a liquid increases with
A. density of the liquid
B. acceleration due to gravity
C. depth of the point fromthe free surface
D. All of the above
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Soaps clean surfaces on the principle of based on
A. viscosity
B. floatation
C. elasticity
D. surface tension
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The modulus of rigidity of a liquid is
A. zero
B. infinite
C. one
D. None of the above
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Due to which property the falling drop of water is spherical-
A. Surface tension
B. Water solubility
C. Water capillary
D. Viscosity of water
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The most important property of nanomaterial is
A. Force
B. Friction
C. Pressure
D. Temperature
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According to Archimedes principle, the upward force experienced by a body immersed in a fluid is equal to which of the following?
A. Total weight of the body and the fluid
B. Weight of the fluid displaced by the body
C. Weight of the body
D. Weight of the total fluid
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Center of buoyancy always-
A. coincide with the centre of gravity
B. coincides with the centroid of the volume of fluid displaced
C. remains above the centre of gravity
D. remains below the centre of gravity
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Consider the following statements.
1. Surface tension of liquid depends on length but not on the area, like the elastic property.
2. SI unit of surface tension is N/m.
3. Surface tension is a scalar quantity because it has no specific direction for a given liquid.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
A. 1 and 2
B. Only 3
C. 2 and 3
D. 1, 2 and 3
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The clouds float in the atmosphere because of their low
A. Temperature
B. Velocity
C. Pressure
D. Density
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If ice floating on water in a vessel melts, the water level in the vessel . . . . . . . .
A. increases
B. does not change
C. first increases before decreasing
D. decreases
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The pressure of the earth's atmosphere at sea level is due to the
A. heating of the atmosphere by the sun
B. fact that most living things constantly breathe air
C. evaporation of water from the seas and oceans
D. gravitational attraction of the earth for the atmosphere
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When a ship enters a sea from a river, what happens?
A. It rises a little
B. It remains at the same level
C. It sinks a little
D. It immersed in the bottom of the sea
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Upthrust force and weight of object would be-
A. In the below direction
B. In the opposite direction
C. Up above
D. In the same direction
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What would be the force generated by a wall on which water strike normally at a speed of 10 m/s and at a discharge of 0.0001 m3 /sec?
A. 1 Newton
B. 0.1 Newton
C. 10 Newton
D. 100 Newton
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