Hydrostatics, Archimedes, Viscosity, Bernouli’s Theorem

& Surface tension (part-4)

SINGLE OPTION CORRECT
1. A uniform heavy plate is held horizontal resting
symmetrically on two frictionless pistons, each
of which is placed in the opening of an
asymmetric U tube filled with an
incompressible fluid, as shown in the figure.
Once the restraints on the plate are released,
then (A1 > A2)

A1 A2

(a) 103 Kg/m3

(b) 2 × 103 Kg/m3
(c) 0.5 × 103 Kg/m3
(d) 1.5 × 103 Kg/m3

(a) piston A1 will rise and A2 will fall 4. A small block of wood of specific gravity 0.5 is
(b) piston A2 will rise and A1 will fall submerged at a depth of 1.2 m in a vessel filled
(c) the plate will remain level and not move with water. The vessel is accelerated upward
(d) the plate will remain level and both pistons with an acceleration of a = g/2. Time taken by
will sink a equal small distance. block to reach the surface is (g = 10 m/s2) -
(a) 0.6 sec (b) 0.4 sec
2. A block A of mass 10 kg, connected to another (c) 1.2 sec (d) 1 sec
hollow block B of same size and negligible mass,
by a spring of spring constant 500 N/m, floats
in water as shown in the figure. The
compression in the spring is (ρ = 1 × 103 5. A ball whose density is 0.4 × 103 kg/m3 falls
kg/m , g = 10 m/s )
3 2 into water from a height of 9 cm . To what depth
A does the ball sink
(a)9 cm (b)6 cm
(c)4.5 cm (d)2.25 cm

6. Two solids A and B float in water. It is observed

B
that A floats with of its body immersed in

(a) 10 cm (b) 20 cm water and B floats with of its volume above

(c) 50 cm (d) 100 cm the water level. The ratio of the density of A to
that of B is
(a)4 : 3 (b)2 : 3
(c)3 : 4 (d)1 : 2
3. A rectangular block is slowly pushed face-down
into a liquid. The block has height d. The cross-
sectional area of the block A = 5cm2. The figure
shows the apparent weight (Wapp) of the block 7. A metal ball of density 7800 kg/m3 is suspected
as a function of depth h of its lower face, then to have a large number of cavities. Its weight 9.8
the density of liquid is (g=10m/s2) kg when weighed directly on a balance and
1.5kg less when immersed in water. The
fraction by volume of the cavities in the metal
ball is approximately :

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(a) 20% (b) 30% 12. A marble of mass x and diameter 2r is gently
(c) 16% (d) 11% released in a tall cylinder containing honey. If
the marble displaces mass y(< x) of the liquid,
8. In making an alloy, a substance of specific then the terminal velocity is proportional to
gravity s and mass m is mixed with another
substance of specific gravity s and mass m ; (a) x + y (b) x − y
then the specific gravity of the alloy is x+y x−y
(c) (d)
(a) (b) r r

(c) (d)
13. In a horizontal pipeline of uniform area of
cross-section, the pressure falls by 8 Nm
9. An ice berg of density 900 Kg/m3 is floating in between two points separated by 1 km. What is
water of density 1000 Kg/m3. The percentage of change in KE per kg of the oil flowing at these
volume of ice-cube outside the water is points? (Given, ρ = 800 kgm )
(a)20% (b)35%
(c)10% (d) 25% (a) 0.1 Jkg (b) 0.001 Jkg
Ans.(c) (c) 1 Jkg (d) 0.01 0.1 Jkg
Sol.
Let the total volume of ice-berg is V and its
density is . If this ice-berg floats in water with 14. An incompressible liquid flows through a
volume Vin inside it then V σg = Vρg  V = horizontal tube as shown in the figure. The
velocity v of the fluid is
V [σ =density of water] (Given, v = 3 ms and v = 1.5 ms )
or V =V−V = V
 = = =
V = 10% of V

10. 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) 3 ms (b) 1.4 ms
(a) 80 Kg (b) 50 Kg (c) 60 Kg (d) 30 Kg (c) 1.0 ms (d) 2.25 ms

15. Find the force acting on the blade of an

11. A spherical ball of radius 3 × 10 m and undershot wheel (see figure), if the stream after
density 10 kg m falls freely under gravity impinging on the blade continues to move with
through a distance h before entering a tank of the velocity of the blade. The height of the water
water. If after entering the water, the velocity of head is h, the radius of the wheel is R and
the ball does not change, then the value of h is angular velocity of the wheel is wand cross-
(Given, η = 9.8 × 10 Nsm and ρ sectional area of the stream is A.
= 10 kgm )

(a) 1650 m (b) 165 m

(c) 1050 m (d) 105 m

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mg
(a) 2gh (b) 2 gh +
ρA
mg mg
(c) 2 gh + (d) 2gh +
A A

18. In a cylindrical vessel containing liquid of

density ρ, there are two holes in the side walls
(a) ρA 2gh − ωR (b) ρA 2gh + ωR
at heights of h and h respectively, such that
ρA ρA the range of efflux at the bottom of the vessel is
(c) 2gh − ωR (d) 2gh
2 2 same. The height of a hole for which the range
+ ωR of efflux would be maximum will be

16. The opening near the bottom of the vessel

shown in the figure has an area A. A disc is held
against the opening to keep liquid from running
out. Let F be the net force on the disc applied
by liquid and air in this case. Now, the disc is
moved away from the opening a short distance.
The liquid comes out and strikes the disc
inelastically. Let F be the force exerted by the (a) h − h
liquid in this condition. Then F ⁄F is equal to (b) h + h
h −h
(c)
2
h +h
(d)
2

19. Figure shows a long cylinder of radius R which

is inside a long hollow tube of inner radius R . A
1 1 liquid of coefficient of viscosity η is filed in the
(a) (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) gap between the cylinder and hollow tube. If the
2 4
solid cylinder is moved with velocity v parallel
to its length inside the forced hollow tube, the
17. A cylindrical vessel contains a liquid of force required per unit length to be applied on
density ρ upto a height h. The liquid is closed by the solid cylinder is (assume uniform velocity
a piston of mass m and area of cross-section A. gradient in the liquid)
There is a small hole at the bottom of the vessel.
The speed v with which the liquid comes out of
the hole is

v 2 v
(a) 2πηR (b) πηR
R −R 3 R −R

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1 v 1 v 23. Surface tension of soap solution is 2 ×10-2 N/m.
(c) πηR (d) πηR
3 R −R 2 R −R The work done in producing a soap bubble of
radius 2 cm is
(a) 64𝜋 × 10 𝐽 (b) 32𝜋 × 10 𝐽
20. A container filled with viscous liquid is moving (c) 16𝜋 × 10 𝐽 (d) 8𝜋 × 10 𝐽
vertically downwards with constant speed 3v .
At the instant shown, a sphere of radius r is 24. Excess pressure inside a soap bubble is three
moving vertically downwards, in liquid, has a times that of the other bubble, then the ratio of
speed v . The coefficient of viscosity is η. There their volumes will be
is no relative motion between the liquid and the (a) 1 : 3 (b) 1 : 9
container. Then at the shown instant, the (c) 1 : 27 (d) 1 : 81
magnitude of viscous force acting on sphere is
25. When a capillary tube is dipped in water it rises
upto 8 cm in the tube. What happens when the
tube is pushed down such that its end is only 5
cm above the outside water level
(a)The radius of the meniscus increases and
therefore water does not overflow
(b)The radius of the meniscus decreases and
therefore water does not overflow
(a) 6πηrv (b) 12πηrv (c)The water forms a droplet on top of the tube
(c) 18πηrv (d) 24πηrv but does not overflow
(d)The water start overflowing
21. The velocity of a small ball of mass M and
density d1, when dropped in a container filled
with glycerine becomes constant after some 26. A bubble of 8 mm diameter is formed in the air.
time. If the density of glycerine is d2, the viscous The surface tension of soap solution is 30
force acting on the ball will be: dynes/cm. The excess pressure inside the
(a) (b) 𝑀𝑔 1 − bubble is
(a)150 dynes/cm2 (b) 300 dynes/cm2
( )
(c) (d) Md1d2 (c)3 × 10 dynes/cm
–3 2 (d) 12 dynes/cm2

27. Water rises to a height of 10 cm in capillary

22. If the work done in blowing a bubble of volume tube and mercury falls to a depth of 3.112 cm in
V is W, then the work done in blowing the the same capillary tube. If the density of
bubble of volume 2V from the same soap mercury is 13.6 and the angle of contact for
solution will be mercury is 135°, the ratio of surface tension of
water and mercury is
(a) W/2 (b) √2W
(a) 1 : 0.15 (b) 1 : 3
(c) √2W (d) √4W
(c) 1 : 6 (d) 1.5 : 1

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28. A drop of water breaks into two droplets of (c) 0.293 cm (d) None of these
equal size. In this process, which of the
following statement is correct
(a)The sum of temperature of the two droplets 32. At which angle liquid will not wet solid.
together is (a) Zero (b) acute
equal to the original temperature of the drop (c) 45º (d) obtuse
(b)The sum of masses of the two droplets is
equal to the original mass of the drop 33. Diameter of two limbs of a U-tube are 2 mm
(c)The sum of the radii of two droplets is equal
and 5mm, and surface tension is 70 dyne/cm,
to the radius of the original drop
if water density is 1000 kg/m2 and g = 10
(d) The sum of the surface areas of the two
m/s2, then water level difference in both the
droplets is equal to the surface area of the
tubes will be:
original drop
(a) 8.4 m (b) 8.4 cm
(c) 84 cm (d) 0.84 cm
29. A soap bubble of radius R is blown. After heating
the solution a second bubble of radius 2R is 34. At critical temperature, the surface tension of
blown. The work required to blow the second a liquid becomes:
bubble in comparison to that required for the (a) unity (b) infinity
first bubble is (c) zero (d) negative
(a)Double
(b)Slightly less than double INTEGER
35. Internal radius of a capillary tube is cm and
(c)Slightly less than four times
surface tension of water 70 dyne/cm, if angle
(d)Slightly more than four times
of contact is zero, then water will rise up in the
tube up to height _______. (in cm)
30. Water rises to a height of 16.3 cm in a capillary
of height 18 cm above the water level. If the 36. In a capillary tube expertiment, a vertical
tube is cut at a height of 12 cm 30 cm long capillary tube is dipped in water.
(a)Water will come as a fountain from the The water rises up to a height of 10 cm due to
capillary tube capillary action. If this experiment is
(b)Water will stay at a height of 12 cm in the conducted in a freely falling elevator, the
capillary tube length of the water column becomes _______. (in
(c)The height of the water in the capillary will cm)
be 10.3 cm
(d)Water will flow down the sides of the 37. A soap bubble (surface tension T) is charged
capillary tube to a uniform charged density σ. At equilibrium,
the radius of the bubble is given by . The
31. In a U-tube diameter of two limbs are 0.5 cm
value of N is [Assume that atmosphere is not
and 1 cm respectively and tube has filled with
present]
water
(T = 72 dyne/cm) then liquid level difference
between two limbs will be-
(a) 0.5 cm (b) 0.25 cm

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ASSERTION

38. Assertion : A thin stainless steel needle can lay

floating on a still water surface.
Reason : Any object floats when the buoyancy
force balance the weight of the object.
(a) If both Assertion & Reason are true & the
Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion.
(b) If both Assertion and Reason are true but
Reason is not a correct explanation of the
Assertion.
(c)If Assertion is true but the Reason is false.
(d) If Assertion & Reason both are false.

39. Assertion : The angle of contact of a liquid

decrease with increase in temperature.
Reason : Wit increase in temperature the
surface tension of liquid increase.
(a) If both Assertion & Reason are true & the
Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion.
(b) If both Assertion and Reason are true but
Reason is not a correct explanation of the
Assertion.
(c)If Assertion is true but the Reason is false.
(d) If Assertion & Reason both are false.

40. Assertion : A needle placed carefully on the

surface of water may float.
Reason : A needle placed carefully on the
surface of water may float due to surface
tension balances the weight of the needle .
(a) If both Assertion & Reason are true & the
Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion.
(b) If both Assertion and Reason are true but
Reason is not a correct explanation of the
Assertion.
(c)If Assertion is true but the Reason is false.
(d) If Assertion & Reason both are false.

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ANSWER KEY

1.a 2.a 3.b 4.b 5.b

6.b 7.c 8.c 9.c 10.a

11.a 12.d 13.b 14.c 15.a

16.a 17.b 18.d 19.a 20.b

21.b 22.d 23.a 24.c 25.a

26.b 27.c 28.b 29.c 30.b

31.c 32.d 33.d 34.c 35.(4)

36.(30) 37.(8) 38.c 39.c 40.a

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