What is the magnitude of buoyancy force depends on?
A. The mass
B. The density
C. Temperature
D. Volume
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The ability of a material to deform without breaking is called:
A. Flexibility
B. Creep
C. Plasticity
D. Elasticit
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If we increase the area of a given force, what will be the pressure-
A. Goes up
B. Gets zero
C. Gets reduced
D. Remains unchanged
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Which of the following is not a characteristics of a solid?
A. High compressibility
B. High density
C. Regular shape
D. High rigidity
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In a capillary tube a fluid rises more as compared to water, it is due to
A. Fluid is more viscous than that of water
B. Temperature of fluid is more than that of water
C. Surface tension of fluid is less than that of water
D. Surface tension of fluid is more than that of water
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Consider the following statements.
The fraction of a ball floating inside the liquid depends upon
1. Density of the liquid
2. Mass of the ball
3. Density of the ball
Which of the statements given above are correct?
A. 1 and 2
B. 2 and 3
C. 1 and 3
D. 1, 2 and 3
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Specific gravity is defined as the ratio of
A. density of the substance to the density of water
B. density of the substance to the density of water at 0°C
C. density of water at 4°C to the density of the substance
D. density of the substance to the density of water at 4°C
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The excess of pressure inside a dropper bubble is
A. directly proportional to its radius
B. inversely proportional to its surface tension
C. directly proportional to its mass
D. inversely proportional to its radius
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The Hooke's law is valid for
A. only proportional region of the stress-strain curve
B. entire stress-strain curve
C. entire elastic region of the stress-strain curve
D. elastic as well as plastic region of the stress-strain curve
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Why does an iron nail float on mercury while it sinks in water?
A. Due to less chemical interaction of iron with mercury than It is with water
B. Iron is heavier than water and lighter than mercury
C. Iron has greater density than water and lesser than mercury
D. Mercury is heavier than water
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Which of the following reasons, clouds to float in the sky?
A. Low temperature
B. Low speed
C. Low pressure
D. Low density
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For perfectly elastic bodies, the value of coefficient of restitution is
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The maximum density of water is at
A. 373 Kelvin
B. 277 Kelvin
C. 273 Kelvin
D. 269 Kelvin
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Steel is more elastic than rubber because it
A. requires larger deforming force
B. is never deformed
C. is deformed very easily
D. is harder than rubber
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Assertion (A) An iron ball floats on mercury but gets immersed in water.
Reason (R) The specific gravity of iron is more than that of mercury.
A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
C. A is true, but R is false
D. A is false, but R is true
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Writing an black board with a piece of chalk is possible by the property of
A. adhesive force
B. cohesive force
C. surface tension
D. viscosity
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Hydraulic brakes used in automatic vehicles is direct virtual application of which law?
A. Pascal's Law
B. Archimede's Principle
C. Newton's Law
D. Boyle's Law
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Spherical form of raindrop is due to
A. Density of liquid
B. Surface tension
C. Atmospheric pressure
D. Gravitational force
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The pressure of air at a certain temperature is proportional to-
A. Density
B. Distance
C. Velocity
D. Volume
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While lifting a bucket of water from a well, we feel that the bucket
A. Becomes heavier above the surface of water
B. Becomes lighter above the surface of water
C. Loses stability on coming out of the water
D. Has gained mass on coming out of water
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