Properties of Liquids MCQ Test 1

1. A hole is made at the bottom of the tank filled with water (density = 1000 kg/m 3). If
the
total
pressure
at
the
bottom
of
the
tank
is
3
atm
(1 atm = 105 N/m2), then the velocity of efflux is :

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)
2. A tank is filled to a height H. The range of water coming out of a hole which is depth

from the surface of water level is:

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)
3. A tank full of water has a small hole at its bottom Let t 1 be the time taken to empty
the first half of the tank and t 2 be the time needed to empty the rest half of the tank,
then:
(a)

t1 = t2

(b)

t1 > t2

(c)

t1 < t2

(d)

t1 = 0.523 t2

4. A closed rectangular tank is completely filled with water and is accelerated

horizontally with an acceleration 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

5. Stream flows horizontally past an aeroplane wing of surface area 4 m 2. The speed of
air over the top surface is 60 m/s and under the bottom surface is 40 m/s. The force of
lift on the wing is : (density of air = 1kg /m3)
(a)

800 N

(b)

1000 N

(c)

4000 N

(d)

3200 N

6. A wooden ball of density is immersed in water of density to a depth h and then

released. The height H above the surface of water upto which the ball will jump out of
water is:

(a)

(b)
(c)

(d)
7. Air is blown through a pipe AB at a rate of 15 L/min. The cross-sectional area of the
broad portion of the pipe AB is 2cm2 and that of the narrow portion is 0.5 cm 2. The
difference in water level h is : ( air = 1.32 kg/m3)

(a)

16 mm

(b)

1.5 mm

(c)

10 mm

(d)

3.2 mm

8. A cubical block is floating in a liquid with half of its volume immersed the liquid.

When the whole system accelerated upwards with acceleration of

volume immersed in the liquid will be:

, the fraction of

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

9. There are two holes O1 and O2 in a tank of height H. The water emerging from O1 and
O2 strikes the ground at the same points, as shown in figure. Then:

(a)

H = h1 + h 2

(b)

H = h2 h1

(c)
(d)

None of these

10. The spring balance A reads 2 kg with a block of mass m suspended from it. A
balance B reads 5 kg when a beaker with liquid is put on the pan of the balance. The
two balances are now so arranged that the hanging mass is inside the liquid in a beaker
as shown in figure.

(a)

The balance A will read more than 2 kg

(b)

The balance B will read less than 5 kg

(c)

The balance A will read less than 2 kg and B will read more than 5 kg

(d)

The balance A will read more than 2 kg and B will read less than 5 kg

11. A water film is made between two straight parallel wires of length 10 cm separated
by 5 mm from each other. If the distance between the wires is increased by 2 mm. How
much work will be done? Surface tension for water is 72 dyne cm1.
(a)

288 erg

(b)

72 erg

(c)

144 erg

(d)

216 erg

12. A fire hydrant delivers water of density at a volume rate L. the wter travels
vertically upwards through the hydrant and then does 90 turns to emerge horizontally
at speed v. The pipe and nozzle have uniform cross-section throughout. The force
exerted by water on the corner of the hydrant is

(a)

zero

(b)

vL

(c)
(d)

2vL

Answer Keys:
1.

2.

3.

c 4.

5.

6.

7.

c 8.

9.

10.

c 11.

a 12.