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Fluid mechanics
Q1. If pressure at half the depth of a lake is equal to ⅔ pressure at the bottom of the lake then what is
the depth of the lake

A 10 m

B 20 m

C 60 m

D 30 m
Q2. Two bodies are in equilibrium when suspended in water from the arms of a balance. The mass of
one body is 36 g and density 9 g/cm3. If the mass of the other is 48 g, its density in / cm3 is

C 3

D 5
Q3. An inverted bell lying at the bottom of a lake 47.6 m deep has 50 cm3 of air trapped in it. The bell is
brought to the surface of the lake. The volume of the trapped air will be (atmospheric pressure = 70 cm
of Hg and density of Hg = 13.6 g/cm)

A 350 cm3

B 300 cm3

C 250 cm3

D 22 cm3
Q4. 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

A H

B 2H

C 7H

D 8H
Q5. A closed rectangular tank is completely filled with water and is accelerated horizontally with an
acceleration a towards right, Pressure is (i) maximum at, and (ii) minimum at

A (i) B (ii) D

B (i) C (ii) D

C (i) B (ii) C

D (i) B (ii) A
Q6. A vertical U-tube of uniform inner cross section contains mercury in both sides of its arms. A
glycerin (density = 1.3 g/cm3) column of length 10 cm 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
A triangular lamina of area A and height h is immersed in a liquid of

A 10.4 cm

B 8.2 cm

C 7.2 cm

D 9.6 cm
Q7. A triangular lamina of area A and height h is immersed in a liquid of density ρ in a vertical plane with
its base on the surface of the liquid. The thrust on the lamina is

D
Q8. An ice berg of density 900 kg/m3 is floating in water of density 1000 kg/m3. The percentage of
volume of ice-cube outside the water is

A 20%

B 35%

C 10%

D 25%
Q9. A log of wood of mass 120 kg floats in water. The weight that can be put on the raft to make it just
sink, should be (density of wood = 600 kg/m3)

A 80 Kg

B 50 Kg

C 60 Kg

D 30 Kg
Q10. 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

D
Q11. A concrete sphere of radius R has a cavity of radius r which is packed with sawdust. The specific
gravities of concrete and sawdust are respectively 2.4 and 0.3 for this sphere to float with its entire
volume submerged under water. Ratio of mass of concrete to mass of sawdust will be

A 8

B 4

C 3

D Zero
Q12. A cubical block is floating in a liquid with half of its volume immersed in the liquid. When the whole
system accelerates upwards with acceleration of g/3, the fraction of volume immersed in the liquid will
be

D
Q13. Two solids A and B float in water. It is observed that A floats with half its volume immersed and
B floats with ⅔ of its volume immersed. Compare the densities of A and B

A 4 :3

B 2:3

C 3:4

D 1:3
Q14. A solid sphere of density η (n > 1) times lighter than water is suspended in a water tank by a string
tied to its base as shown in fig. If the mass of the sphere is m then the tension in the string is given by

D
Q15. A ball whose density is 0.4 x 103 kg/m3 falls into water from a height of 9 cm. To what depth does
the ball sink

A 9 cm

B 6 cm

C 4.5 cm

D 2.25 cm
Q16. A boat carrying steel balls is floating on the surface of water in a tank. If the balls are thrown into
the tank one by one, how will it affect the level of water

A It will remain unchanged

B It will rise

C It will fall

D First it will first rise and then fall

Q17. 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

A 4 times that in the other pipe

B times that in the other pipe

C 2 times that in the other pipe

D times that in the other pipe

Q18. An incomplete liquid flows through a horizontal tube as shown in the following fig. Then the
velocity v of the fluid is

A 3.0 m/s

B 1.5 m/s

C 1.0 m/s

D 2.25 m/s
Q19. Water is moving with a speed of 5.18 m\s through a pipe with a cross-sectional area of 4.20 cm. The
water gradually descends 9.66 m as the pipe increase in area to 7.60 cm. The speed of flow at the lower
level is

A 3.0 m\s

B 5.7 m\s

C 3.82 m\s

D 2.86 m\s
Q20. In the following fig. 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 2 cm. It can be said that the

Height of the liquid in the tube A is

A maximum
Height of the liquid in the tubes A
B
and B is the same
Height of the liquid in all the
C
three tubes is the same

D Height of the liquid in the tubes A

and C is the same
Q21. Air is streaming 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

A 4095.0 Pascal

B 409.50 Pascal

C 40.950 Pascal

D 4.0950 Pascal
Q22. A large tank filled with water to a height ‘h’ is to be emptied through a small hole at the bottom.
The ratio of time taken for the level of water to fall from h to and from to zero is

D
Q23. 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

A 10

B 20

C 25.5

D 5
Q24. There is a hole of area A at the bottom of cylindrical vessel. Water is filled up to a height h and
water flows out in t second. If water is filled to a height 4h, it will flow out in time equal to

A t

B 4t

C 2t

D t/4
Q25. A cylindrical tank has a hole of 1 cm in its bottom. If the water is allowed to flow into the tank from
a tube above it at the rate of 70 cm/sec. Then the maximum height up to which water can rise in the tank
is

A 2.5 cm

B 5 cm

C 10 cm

D 0.25 cm
Q26. A liquid is flowing in a horizontal uniform capillary tube under a constant pressure difference P. The
value of pressure for which the rate of flow of the liquid is doubled when the radius and length both are
doubled is

A P

D
Q27. 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

A 4:9

B 9:4

C 8 : 27

D 1:1
Q28. A liquid flows through a horizontal tube. The velocities of the liquid in the two sections, which have
areas of cross-section A1 and A2, and v1 and v2 respectively. The difference in the levels of the liquid in
the two vertical tubes is h

The volume of the liquid flowing

A
through the tube in unit time is

The energy per unit mass of the liquid is

D
the same in both sections of the tube
Q29. An L-shaped tube with a small orifice is held in a water stream. The upper end of the tube is 10.6
cm above the surface of water. What will be the height of the jet of water coming from the orifice ?
Velocity of water stream is 2.45 m/s

A Zero

B 20.0 cm

C 10.6 cm

D 40.0 cm
Q30. An L-shaped glass tube is just immersed in flowing water such that its opening is pointing against
flowing water. If the speed of water current is v, then

The water in the tube rises to

A
height

B The water in the tube rises to

height
C The water in the tube does
not rise at all
D None of these
Q31. A tank is filled with water up to a 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
Q32. A cylindrical vessel of 90 cm height is kept filled upto the brim. It has four holes 1, 2, 3, 4 which are
respectively at height of 20 cm, 30 cm, 45 cm and 50 cm from the horizontal floor PQ. The water falling
at the maximum horizontal distance from the vessel comes from

A Hole number 4

B Hole number 3

C Hole number 2

D Hole number 1
Q33. A large tank is filled with water to a height H. A small hole is made at the base of the tank. It takes
T1 time to decrease the height of water to ; and it takes T2 time to take out the rest of water.
If T1 = T2, then the value of η is

A 2

B 3

C 4

D
Q34. A U-tube in which the cross-sectional area of the limb on the left is one quarter, the limb on the
right contains mercury (density 13.6 g/cm). The level of mercury in the narrow limb is at a distance of 36
cm from the upper end of the tube. What will be the rise in the level of mercury in the right limb if the left
limb is filled to the top with water

A 1.2 cm

B 2.35 cm

C 0.56 cm

D 0.8 cm
Q35. A homogeneous solid cylinder of length L(L < H/2). Cross sectional area A/5 is immersed such that
it floats with its axis vertical at the liquid-liquid interface with length L/4 in the denser liquid as shown in
the fig. The lower density liquid is open to atmosphere having pressure P0. Then density D of solid is
given by

C d

D
Q36. A wooden block, with a coin placed on its top, floats in water as shown in fig. the distance / and h
are shown there. After some time the coin falls into the water. Then

A l decreases and h increases

B l increases and h decreases

C Both l and h increase

D Both l and h decrease

Q37. A vessel contains oil (density = 0.8 gm/cm3) over mercury (density = 13.6 gm/cm3). A homogeneous
sphere floats with half of its volume immersed in mercury and the other half in oil. The density of the
material of the sphere in gm/cm3 is

A 3.3

B 6.4

C 7.2

D 12.8
Q38. A liquid is kept in a cylindrical vessel which is being rotated about a vertical axis through the centre
of the circular base. If the radius of the vessel is r and angular velocity of rotation is ω, then the
difference in the heights of the liquid at the centre of the vessel and the edge is

D
Q39. Water is filled in a cylindrical container to a height of 3m. The ratio of the cross-sectional area of
the orifice and the beaker is 0.1 The square of the speed of the liquid coming out from the orifice is
(g- 10 m/s2)

A 50 m/s

B 50.5 m/s

C 51 m/s

D 52 m/s
Q40. A large open tank has two holes in the wall. One is a square hole of side L at a depth y from the top
and the other is a circular hole of radius R at a depth 4y from the top. When the tank is completely filled
with water the quantities of water flowing out per second from both the holes are the same. The R is
equal to

A 2 πL

C L

D
Q41. There are two identical small holes of area of cross-section a on the opposite sides of a tank
containing a liquid of density ρ. The difference in height between the holes is h. Tank is resting on a
smooth horizontal surface. Horizontal force which will has to be applied on the tank to keep it in
equilibrium is

A ghpa

C 2pagh

D
Q42. A uniform rod of density ρ is placed in a wide tank containing a liquid of density ρ0(ρ0>p). The
depth of liquid in the tank is half the length of the rod. The rod is in equilibrium, with its lower end
resting on the bottom of the tank, In this position the rod makes an angle θ with the horizontal

D
Q43. A vessel of area of cross-section A has liquid to a height H. There is a hole at the bottom of vessel
having area of cross-section a. The time taken to decrease the level from H1 to H2 will be

D
Q44. A cubical block of wood 10 cm on a side floats at the interface between oil and water with its lower
surface horizontal and 4 cm below the interface. The density of oil is 0.6 gcm-3. The mass of block is

A 706 g

B 607 g

C 760 g

D 670 g
Q45. A tank 5 m high is half filled with water and then is filled to the top with oil of density 0.85 g/cm3 .
The pressure at the bottom of the tank, due to these liquids is

A 1.85 g/cm2

B 89.25 g/cm2

C 462.5 g/cm2

D 500 g/cm2
Q46. Two substances of densities ρ1 and ρ2 are mixed in equal volume and the relative density of
mixture is 4. When they are mixed in equal masses, the relative density of the mixture is 3. The values of
ρ1 and ρ2 are

A ρ1 = 6 and ρ2 = 2

B ρ1 = 3 and ρ2 = 5

C ρ1 = 12 and ρ2 = 4

D None of these
(solutions )
Fluid mechanics
Q1. If pressure at half the depth of a lake is equal to ⅔ pressure at the bottom of the lake then what is
the depth of the lake

A 10 m

B 20 m

C 60 m

D 30 m
Solution :
Q2. Two bodies are in equilibrium when suspended in water from the arms of a balance. The mass of
one body is 36 g and density 9 g/cm3. If the mass of the other is 48 g, its density in / cm3 is

C 3

D 5
Solution :
Q3. An inverted bell lying at the bottom of a lake 47.6 m deep has 50 cm3 of air trapped in it. The bell is
brought to the surface of the lake. The volume of the trapped air will be (atmospheric pressure = 70 cm
of Hg and density of Hg = 13.6 g/cm3)

A 350 cm3

B 300 cm3

C 250 cm3

D 22 cm3
Solution :
Q4. 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

A H

B 2H

C 7H

D 8H
Solution :
Q5. A closed rectangular tank is completely filled with water and is accelerated horizontally with an
acceleration a towards right, Pressure is (i) maximum at, and (ii) minimum at

A (i) B (ii) D

B (i) C (ii) D

C (i) B (ii) C

D (i) B (ii) A
Solution :

Due to acceleration towards right , there will be a pseudo force

in a left direction. So the pressure will
Q6. A vertical U-tube of uniform inner cross section contains mercury in both sides of its arms. A
glycerin (density = 1.3 g/cm3) column of length 10 cm 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
A triangular lamina of area A and height h is immersed in a liquid of

A 10.4 cm

B 8.2 cm

C 7.2 cm

D 9.6 cm
Solution :
Q7. A triangular lamina of area A and height h is immersed in a liquid of density ρ in a vertical plane with
its base on the surface of the liquid. The thrust on the lamina is

D
Solution :
Q8. An iceberg of density 900 kg/m3 is floating in water of density 1000 kg/m3. The percentage of
volume of ice-cube outside the water is

A 20%

B 35%

C 10%

D 25%
Solution :
Q9. A log of wood of mass 120 kg floats in water. The weight that can be put on the raft to make it just
sink, should be (density of wood = 600 kg/m3)

A 80 Kg

B 50 Kg

C 60 Kg

D 30 Kg
Solution :
Q10. 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

D
Solution :
Q11. A concrete sphere of radius R has a cavity of radius r which is packed with sawdust. The specific
gravities of concrete and sawdust are respectively 2.4 and 0.3 for this sphere to float with its entire
volume submerged under water. Ratio of mass of concrete to mass of sawdust will be

A 8

B 4

C 3

D Zero
Solution :
Q12. A cubical block is floating in a liquid with half of its volume immersed in the liquid. When the whole
system accelerates upwards with acceleration of g/3, the fraction of volume immersed in the liquid will
be

D
Solution :
Q13. Two solids A and B float in water. It is observed that A floats with half its volume immersed and
B floats with ⅔ of its volume immersed. Compare the densities of A and B

A 4 :3

B 2:3

C 3:4

D 1:3
Solution :
Q14. A solid sphere of density η (n > 1) times lighter than water is suspended in a water tank by a string
tied to its base as shown in fig. If the mass of the sphere is m then the tension in the string is given by

D
Solution :
Q15. A ball whose density is 0.4 x 103 kg/m3 falls into water from a height of 9 cm. To what depth does
the ball sink

A 9 cm

B 6 cm

C 4.5 cm

D 2.25 cm
Solution :
Q16. A boat carrying steel balls is floating on the surface of water in a tank. If the balls are thrown into
the tank one by one, how will it affect the level of water

A It will remain unchanged

B It will rise

C It will fall

D First it will first rise and then fall

Q17. 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

A 4 times that in the other pipe

B times that in the other pipe

C 2 times that in the other pipe

D times that in the other pipe

Solution :
Q18. An incomplete liquid flows through a horizontal tube as shown in the following fig. Then the
velocity v of the fluid is

A 3.0 m/s

B 1.5 m/s

C 1.0 m/s

D 2.25 m/s
Solution :
Q19. Water is moving with a speed of 5.18 ms through a pipe with a cross-sectional area of 4.20 cm. The
water gradually descends 9.66 m as the pipe increase in area to 7.60 cm. The speed of flow at the lower
level is

A 3.0 m\s

B 5.7 m\s

C 3.82 m\s

D 2.86 m\s
Solution :
Q20. In the following fig. 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 2 cm. It can be said that the

Height of the liquid in the tube A is

A maximum
Height of the liquid in the tubes A
B
and B is the same
Height of the liquid in all the
C
three tubes is the same

D Height of the liquid in the tubes A

and C is the same
Solution :
Q21. Air is streaming past a horizontal air plane wing such that its speed is 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 is

A 4095.0 Pascal

B 409.50 Pascal

C 40.950 Pascal

D 4.0950 Pascal
Solution :
Q22. A large tank filled with water to a height ‘h’ is to be emptied through a small hole at the bottom.
The ratio of time taken for the level of water to fall from h to and from to zero is

D
Solution :
Q23. 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

A 10

B 20

C 25.5

D 5
Solution :
Q24. There is a hole of area A at the bottom of cylindrical vessel. Water is filled up to a height h and
water flows out in t second. If water is filled to a height 4h, it will flow out in time equal to

A t

B 4t

C 2t

D t/4
Solution :
Q25. A cylindrical tank has a hole of 1 cm in its bottom. If the water is allowed to flow into the tank from
a tube above it at the rate of 70 cm/sec. Then the maximum height up to which water can rise in the tank
is

A 2.5 cm

B 5 cm

C 10 cm

D 0.25 cm
Solution :
Q26. A liquid is flowing in a horizontal uniform capillary tube under a constant pressure difference P. The
value of pressure for which the rate of flow of the liquid is doubled when the radius and length both are
doubled is

A P

D
Solution :
Q27. 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

A 4:9

B 9:4

C 8 : 27

D 1:1
Solution :
Q28. A liquid flows through a horizontal tube. The velocities of the liquid in the two sections, which have
areas of cross-section A1 and A2, and v1 and v2 respectively. The difference in the levels of the liquid in
the two vertical tubes is h

The volume of the liquid flowing

A
through the tube in unit time is

The energy per unit mass of the liquid is

D
the same in both sections of the tube
Solution :
Q29. An L-shaped tube with a small orifice is held in a water stream. The upper end of the tube is 10.6
cm above the surface of water. What will be the height of the jet of water coming from the orifice ?
Velocity of water stream is 2.45 m/s

A Zero

B 20.8 cm

C 10.6 cm

D 40.0 cm
Solution :
Q30. An L-shaped glass tube is just immersed in flowing water such that its opening is pointing against
flowing water. If the speed of water current is v, then

The water in the tube rises to

A
height

B The water in the tube rises to

height
C The water in the tube does
not rise at all
D None of these
Q31. A tank is filled with water up to a 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
Solution :
Q32. A cylindrical vessel of 90 cm height is kept filled upto the brim. It has four holes 1, 2, 3, 4 which are
respectively at height of 20 cm, 30 cm, 45 cm and 50 cm from the horizontal floor PQ. The water falling
at the maximum horizontal distance from the vessel comes from

A Hole number 4

B Hole number 3

C Hole number 2

D Hole number 1
Solution :
Q33. A large tank is filled with water to a height H. A small hole is made at the base of the tank. It takes
T1 time to decrease the height of water to ; and it takes T2 time to take out the rest of water.
If T1 = T2, then the value of η is

A 2

B 3

C 4

D
Solution :
Q34. A U-tube in which the cross-sectional area of the limb on the left is one quarter, the limb on the
right contains mercury (density 13.6 g/cm3). The level of mercury in the narrow limb is at a distance of 36
cm from the upper end of the tube. What will be the rise in the level of mercury in the right limb if the left
limb is filled to the top with water

A 1.2 cm

B 2.35 cm

C 0.56 cm

D 0.8 cm
Solution :
Q35. A homogeneous solid cylinder of length L(L < H/2). Cross sectional area A/5 is immersed such that
it floats with its axis vertical at the liquid-liquid interface with length L/4 in the denser liquid as shown in
the fig. The lower density liquid is open to atmosphere having pressure P0. Then density D of solid is
given by

C d

D
Solution :
Q36. A wooden block, with a coin placed on its top, floats in water as shown in fig. the distance / and h
are shown there. After some time the coin falls into the water. Then

A l decreases and h increases

B l increases and h decreases

C Both l and h increase

D Both l and h decrease

Solution :
Q37. A vessel contains oil (density = 0.8 gm/cm3) over mercury (density = 13.6 gm/cm3). A homogeneous
sphere floats with half of its volume immersed in mercury and the other half in oil. The density of the
material of the sphere in gm/cm is

A 3.3

B 6.4

C 7.2

D 12.8
Solution :
Q38. A liquid is kept in a cylindrical vessel which is being rotated about a vertical axis through the centre
of the circular base. If the radius of the vessel is r and angular velocity of rotation is ω, then the
difference in the heights of the liquid at the centre of the vessel and the edge is

D
Solution :
Q39. Water is filled in a cylindrical container to a height of 3m. The ratio of the cross-sectional area of
the orifice and the beaker is 0.1 The square of the speed of the liquid coming out from the orifice is
(g= 10 m/s2)

A 50 m/s

B 50.5 m/s

C 51 m/s

D 52 m/s
Solution :
Solution :
Q40. A large open tank has two holes in the wall. One is a square hole of side L at a depth y from the top
and the other is a circular hole of radius R at a depth 4y from the top. When the tank is completely filled
with water the quantities of water flowing out per second from both the holes are the same. The R is
equal to

A 2 πL

C L

D
Solution :
Q41. There are two identical small holes of area of cross-section a on the opposite sides of a tank
containing a liquid of density ρ. The difference in height between the holes is h. Tank is resting on a
smooth horizontal surface. Horizontal force which will has to be applied on the tank to keep it in
equilibrium is

A ghpa

C 2ρagh

D
Solution :
Q42. A uniform rod of density ρ is placed in a wide tank containing a liquid of density ρ0(ρ0>p). The
depth of liquid in the tank is half the length of the rod. The rod is in equilibrium, with its lower end
resting on the bottom of the tank, In this position the rod makes an angle θ with the horizontal

D
Solution :
Q43. A vessel of area of cross-section A has liquid to a height H. There is a hole at the bottom of vessel
having area of cross-section a. The time taken to decrease the level from H1 to H2 will be

D
Solution :
Q44. A cubical block of wood 10 cm on a side floats at the interface between oil and water with its lower
surface horizontal and 4 cm below the interface. The density of oil is 0.6 gcm-3. The mass of block is

A 706 g

B 607 g

C 760 g

D 670 g
Solution :
Q45. A tank 5 m high is half filled with water and then is filled to the top with oil of density 0.85 g/cm3 .
The pressure at the bottom of the tank, due to these liquids is

A 1.85 g/cm2

B 89.25 g/cm2

C 462.5 g/cm2

D 500 g/cm2
Solution :
Q46. Two substances of densities ρ1 and ρ2 are mixed in equal volume and the relative density of
mixture is 4. When they are mixed in equal masses, the relative density of the mixture is 3. The values of
ρ1 and ρ2 are

A ρ1 = 6 and ρ2 = 2

B ρ1 = 3 and ρ2 = 5

C ρ1 = 12 and ρ2 = 4

D None of these
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