Assessment – Fluids (Class 9, Tamil Nadu State
Board)
1. The force acting perpendicular to a surface is called:
a) Pressure b) Thrust c) Force d) Momentum
Answer: b) Thrust
2. The SI unit of pressure is:
a) N/m b) N/m² c) N·m d) Pascal per second
Answer: b) N/m²
3. Pressure in a liquid increases with:
a) Decrease in depth b) Increase in depth c) Constant depth d) None of these
Answer: b) Increase in depth
4. Pressure at a point in a liquid depends on:
a) Area b) Depth c) Volume d) Shape of container
Answer: b) Depth
5. The pressure due to a liquid column is given by:
a) P = hg b) P = ρg c) P = hρg d) P = hρ
Answer: c) P = hρg
6. The instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure is:
a) Manometer b) Barometer c) Hydrometer d) Altimeter
Answer: b) Barometer
7. The unit of atmospheric pressure at sea level is approximately:
a) 1.013 × 10■ Pa b) 1.013 × 10■ Pa c) 1.013 × 10■ Pa d) 1.013 × 10³ Pa
Answer: a) 1.013 × 10■ Pa
8. Pascal’s law states that:
a) Pressure acts only downward b) Pressure in liquid is not transmitted c) Pressure applied is
transmitted equally d) Pressure depends on area
Answer: c) Pressure applied is transmitted equally
9. Hydraulic press works on:
a) Archimedes’ principle b) Pascal’s law c) Bernoulli’s principle d) Boyle’s law
Answer: b) Pascal’s law
10. The density of water at 4°C is:
a) 0.8 g/cm³ b) 1 g/cm³ c) 1.5 g/cm³ d) 2 g/cm³
Answer: b) 1 g/cm³
11. Relative density has:
a) Units of kg/m³ b) Units of g/cm³ c) No unit d) Unit of N/m²
Answer: c) No unit
12. The device used to measure relative density of liquids is:
a) Hygrometer b) Hydrometer c) Lactometer d) Barometer
Answer: b) Hydrometer
13. A lactometer is used to check:
a) Air pressure b) Purity of milk c) Density of solids d) Density of gases
Answer: b) Purity of milk
14. Buoyant force acts in:
a) Upward direction b) Downward direction c) Sideways d) None
Answer: a) Upward direction
15. A body floats when:
a) Its density is greater than liquid b) Its density is less than liquid c) Both equal d) None
Answer: b) Its density is less than liquid
16. Archimedes’ principle states that:
a) Pressure equals force per unit area b) Upthrust equals weight of displaced fluid c) Thrust equals
volume of fluid d) None
Answer: b) Upthrust equals weight of displaced fluid
17. The unit of density is:
a) kg/m³ b) N/m² c) N/m³ d) kg·m²
Answer: a) kg/m³
18. The point through which buoyant force acts is called:
a) Centre of gravity b) Centre of buoyancy c) Centre of pressure d) None
Answer: b) Centre of buoyancy
19. A submarine rises or sinks by adjusting:
a) Pressure outside b) Water in ballast tanks c) Density of ocean d) Gravity
Answer: b) Water in ballast tanks
20. The force experienced by a body immersed in a liquid is called:
a) Weight b) Thrust c) Buoyant force d) Pressure
Answer: c) Buoyant force