Fluids Mains Questions and Answer
1. A wide vessel with is filled with water of density 1 and
kerosene of density 2. The thickness of water layer is h1 and h2 Kerosene
that of kerosene layer is h2. The gauge pressure at the bottom
of the vessel will be
h1 Water
(a) h11g (b) h22g (c) h11g + h22g (d) h12g + h21g
2. The spring balance A reads 2 kg with a block m suspended from it.
A balance B reads 5 kg when a beaker with liquid is put on the pan A
of the balance. The two balances are now so arranged that the
hanging mass is inside the liquid in the beaker as shown in figure.
In this situation
(a) the balance A will read more than 2 kg
m
B
(b) the balance B will read less than 5 kg
(c) the balance A will read less than 2 kg
(d) the balance A and B will read 2 kg and 5 kg respectively
3. At rest, a liquid stands at the same level in the tubes. As the system is
given an acceleration a towards the right, a height difference h
occurs as shown in the figure. The value of h is:
aL gL
(a) (b) h
2g 2a
gL aL a
(c) (d)
a g L
4. One end of a glass U-tube contains oil and
the other end contains water as shown. A
The incorrect statement is Oil
(a) the oil is less dense than water D E
Water
(b) the pressure at D and E is same B C
(c) the pressure at B and C is same
(d) the pressure due to column AB of the oil is the same as that due to column EC of water
5. A ball of mass m and density is immersed in a liquid of density 3 at a depth h and released. To
what height will the ball jump up above the surface of liquid? (neglect the resistance of water and
air).
(a) h (b) h/2 (c) 2h (d) 3h
6. A wooden block of volume 1000 cm3 is suspended from a spring balance. It weighs 12 N in
air. It is suspended in water such that half of the block is below the surface of water. The
reading of the spring balance is
(a) 10 N (b) 9 N (c) 8 N (d) 7 N
7. A cube of mass m and density D is suspended from the P
point P by a spring of stiffness k. The system is kept inside a
beaker filled with a liquid of density d. The elongation in the k
spring, assuming D > d, is:
mg d mg D
(A) 1- (B) 1-
k D k d m
mg d
(C) 1+ (D) None of these.
k D
8. A block of metal weighing 10 kg is resting on 10 kg
rough surface ( = 0.4). It is struck by a jet
=0.4
releasing water at a rate of 2 kg/s and at a
speed 8 m/s. The velocity of the block after 1
sec. is (Assume water comes to rest after
striking the block.)
(A) 0 (B) 1
(C) 2 (D) 3
9. 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
10. A siphon in use is demonstrated in the following figure. The density of the liquid flowing
in siphon is 1.5 gm/cc. The pressure difference between the point P and S will be
Q R
5
(a) 10 N/m 10 cm
(b) 2 × 105 N/m P
20 cm
(c) Zero S
(d) Infinity
11. 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 [IIT-JEE1995]
5 4
(a) d (b) d
4 5
H/2 d
d L 3L/4
(c) Ad (d)
5 H/2 2d
12. Density of ice is and that of water is . What will be the decrease in volume when a
mass M of ice melts
M − 1 1
(a) (b) (c) M − (d)
− M
1 1 1
−
M
13. A wooden block, with a coin placed on its top, floats in water as shown in fig. the
distance l and h are shown there. After some time the coin falls into the water. Then
(a) l decreases and h increases Coin
(b) l increases and h decreases
l
(c) Both l and h increase
h
(d) Both l and h decrease
14. 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
Oil
Mercury
(a) 3.3 (b) 6.4 (c) 7.2 (d) 12.8
15. A uniform rod of length L and density is placed in a wide
tank containing a liquid of density 0 . The depth of the liquid
L
in the tank is . The rod rests in equilibrium with its lower
2 L/2
end in contact with the bottom of the tank and its inclination
3
with the horizontal base is tan −1 . The ratio 0 / is
4
(a) 2:1 (b) 6:5
(c) 36 : 25 (d) none of these.
16. Two identical cylindrical vessels with their bases at same level each contains a liquid of density d.
The height of the liquid in one vessel is h1 and that in the other vessel is h2 . The area of either
vases is A. The work done by gravity in equalizing the levels when the two vessels are connected,
is
(a) (h1 − h 2 ) gd (b) (h1 − h 2 ) gAd
1 1
(c) (h1 − h2 )2 gAd (d) (h1 − h 2 )2 gAd
2 4
17. A liquid of density d is pumped by a pump P from situation (i) to situation (ii) as shown in the
diagram. If the cross-section of each of the vessels is a, then the work done in pumping
(neglecting friction effects) is
(a) 2dgh
(b) dgha
(c) 2dgh2a 2h
h h
(d) dgh a 2
(i) (ii)
18. A vessel containing water is given a constant acceleration a towards the right, along a straight
horizontal path. Which of the following diagram represents the surface of the liquid[IIT 1981]
a a a a
(A) (B) (C) (D)
(a) A (b) B
(c) C (d) D
P0
19. The height of a liquid of density ‘’ in a beaker of m
area of cross−section ‘A’ is ‘h0’. Now a block of
mass m is floating on the surface of the liquid. h0
Determine the pressure on the bottom of the beaker,
if atmospheric pressure is P0.
A
20. A 0.5 kg block of brass (density 8 102 kg/m3) is suspended from a string. What is the
tension in the string if the block is completely immersed in water? (g = 10 m/s2)
21. A U-tube contains water and methylated spirit separated by mercury. The mercury
columns in the two arms are in level with 10.0 cm of water in one arm and 12.5 cm of
spirit in the other. What is the relative density of spirit ?
22. Why does a uniform wooden stick or log float horizontally? If enough iron is added to one
end, it will float vertically; explain this also.
23. A U-tube open to the atmosphere at both ends contains
some mercury. A quantity of water is carefully poured water h
15cm
into the left arm of the U-tube until the vertical height of
water column is 15.0 cm.
(a) What is the gauge-pressure at the water-mercury
interface mercury
(b) Calculate the vertical height h from the free
surface of mercury to the free surface of water
column.
24. A cubical block of wood of each edge 3 cm floats in water. The
lower surface of the cube just touches the free end of a vertical
spring fixed at the bottom of the vessel. Find the maximum weight
that can be placed on the block without wetting it. Given : density
of wood = 800 kg /m3 , spring constant k = 50 N/m and g = 10 m/s 2 .
25. STATE WHETHER THE FOLLOWING QUESTION is TRUE OR FALSE.
The upthrust on a body which is floating in a fluid in a gravity free space is zero.