Calculate the pressure (in Pa) if a thrust of 1000 N is applied to an area of 5 m2 .
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200 gm of water is filled in a weightless balloon. Its weight in water will be
A. Zero
B. 100 gm
C. 200 gm
D. 400 gm
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A deep sea diver may hurt his ear drum during diving because of
A. lack of oxygen
B. high atmospheric pressure
C. high water pressure
D. All of the above
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If the amount of water vapour in the air is high, what will be the rate of evaporation-
A. Will decrease
B. Will be zero
C. Will remain
D. Will increase
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Four wires of same material and dimensions as mentioned below are stretched by a load of same magnitude separately. Which one of them will be elongated maximum?
A. Wire of 1 m length and 2 mm diameter
B. Wire of 2 m length and 2 mm diameter
C. Wire of 3 m length and 1.5 mm diameter
D. Wire of 1 m length and 1 mm diameter
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Fish can survive in a frozen lake because
A. Fish are warm blooded animals
B. Fish hibernate in ice
C. Water near the bottom does not freeze
D. Ice is a good conductor of heat
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An application of Bernoulli's equation for fluid flow is found in
A. dynamic lift of an aeroplane
B. viscosity meter
C. capillary rise
D. Hydraulic press
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Which of the following is not based on the principle of Archimedes?
A. Hydrometer
B. Submarine
C. Lactometer
D. Odometer
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What is another name for the buoyancy force exerted by water to a submerged body?
A. Mechanical force
B. Buoyancy force
C. Frictional force
D. Pressure
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If an unsaturated sugar solution is prepared by mixing 100 grams of sugar with half litre of water, which of the following physical quantities will not change?
A. Mass
B. Density
C. Concentration
D. Volume
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Which of the following statements is not true regarding the effect of increasing temperature on the distribution of molecular motion in a gas-
A. Most likely speed increases
B. The fraction of molecules increases with the maximum possible speed
C. Delivery becomes widespread
D. The area under the distribution curve remains the same as below the lower temperature value
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Consider the following statements.
The rise of a liquid in a capillary tube depends on
1. The surface tension of liquid
2. The length
3. The outer radius
4. The inner radius of the tube
Which of the following statements is/are true?
A. 1, 2 and 4
B. 1 and 2
C. 1 and 4
D. 2 and 4
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While travelling by plane, the ink of the pen starts to come out
A. Due to decrease in air pressure
B. Due to increase in air pressure
C. Due to increase in volume of ink
D. Due to excessive load
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Assertion (A) Pascal law is the working principle of a hydraulic lift.
Reason (R) Pressure is equal to thrust per unit area.
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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When pressure is applied to a fluid, the pressure change is transmitted to every part of the fluid without any loss. Which of the following laws explains this phenomenon?
A. Hooke's Law
B. Bernoulli's Law
C. Avogadro's Law
D. Pascal's Law
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The SI unit of elastic potential energy is
A. watt
B. joule
C. joule's
D. joule s-1
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The breaking stress of wire depends on
A. material of the wire
B. length of the wire
C. radius of the wire
D. shape of the cross-section of the wire
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Any body kept in a fluid experiences an upward force called . . . . . . . .
A. torque
B. moment
C. pressure
D. upthrust
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Assertion (A) The concept of surface tension is held only for liquid.
Reason (R) Surface tension does not hold for gases.
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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The pressure of a fluid varies with depth h as p = p0 + pgh, where p is the fluid density. This expression is associated with
A. Pascal's Law
B. Newton's Law
C. Bernoulli's Principle
D. Archimedes' Principle
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