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question_answer1)
Kerosene oil rises up in a wick of a lantern because of
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diffusion of the oil through the wick done
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B)
surface tension done
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C)
buoyant force of air done
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D)
the gravitational pull of the wick done
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question_answer2)
Two pieces of metal when immersed in a liquid have equal up thrust on them; then
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both pieces must have equal weights done
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B)
both pieces must have equal densities done
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C)
both pieces must have equal volumes done
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D)
both are floating to the same depth done
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question_answer3)
If the force on the surface is doubled and area is reduced to half, pressure will
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become 2 times done
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become 3 times done
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C)
become 4 times done
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D)
remain unchanged done
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question_answer4)
Pressure at a point inside a liquid does not depend on
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the depth of the point below the surface of the liquid done
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B)
the nature of the liquid done
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C)
the acceleration due to gravity at that point done
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D)
the shape of the containing vessel done
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question_answer5)
The bulk modulus for an incompressible liquid is
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zero done
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B)
unity done
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C)
infinity done
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D)
between 0 and 1 done
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question_answer6)
An egg when placed in ordinary water sinks but floats when placed in brine. This is because
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density of brine is less than that of ordinary water done
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B)
density of brine is equal to that of ordinary water done
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C)
density of brine is greater than that of ordinary water done
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D)
None of these done
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question_answer7)
Water is flowing through a horizontal pipe in streamline flow. At the narrowest part of the pipe
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Velocity is maximum and pressure is minimum done
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B)
Pressure is maximum and velocity is minimum done
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C)
Both the pressure and velocity are maximum done
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D)
Both the velocity and pressure are minimum done
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question_answer8)
The following four wires are made of the same material. Which of these will have the largest extension when the same tension is applied?
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Length = 50 cm, diameter = 0.5 mm done
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B)
Length = 100 cm, diameter = 1 mm done
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C)
Length = 200 cm, diameter = 2 mm done
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D)
Length = 300 cm, diameter = 3 mm done
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question_answer9)
A man is sitting in a boat which is floating in pond. If the man drinks some water from the pond, the level of water in the pond will
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rise a little done
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fall a little done
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C)
remain stationary done
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D)
None of these done
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question_answer10)
In solids, interatomic forces are
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totally repulsive done
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B)
totally attractive done
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C)
combination of [a] and [b] done
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D)
None of these done
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question_answer11)
A body floats in a liquid containing in a beaker. The whole system as shown in Fig. is falling under gravity. The un thrust on the body due to liquid is
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zero done
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B)
equal to weight of body in air done
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C)
equal to weight of liquid displaced done
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D)
equal to weight of immersed part of the body done
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question_answer12)
A water tank of height 10m, completely filled with water is placed on a level ground. It has two holes one at 3 m and the other at 7 m from its base. The water ejecting from
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both the holes will fall at the same spot done
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B)
upper hole will fall farther than that from the lower hole done
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C)
upper hole will fall closer than that from the lower hole done
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D)
more information is required done
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question_answer13)
The lift of an air plane is based on
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Torricelli's theorem done
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B)
Bernoulli's theorem done
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C)
law of gravitation done
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D)
conservation of linear momentum done
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question_answer14)
The rain drops falling from the sky neither injure us nor make holes on the ground because they move with
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constant acceleration done
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B)
variable acceleration done
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C)
variable speed done
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D)
constant terminal velocity done
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question_answer15)
Two soap bubbles are held by a tube. What will happen?
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Air will travel from bigger to smaller bubble done
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B)
Air will not travel done
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C)
Air will travel through tube done
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D)
Nothing can be said done
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question_answer16)
With the increase of temperature, the surface tension of the liquid
A)
may increase or decrease depending on the density of liquid done
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B)
remains the same done
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C)
always increases done
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D)
always decreases done
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question_answer17)
According to Hooke's law of elasticity, if stress is increased, then the ratio of stress to strain
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becomes zero done
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B)
remains constant done
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C)
decreases done
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D)
increases done
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question_answer18)
Liquid pressure at a point in a liquid does not depend on the
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density of liquid done
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B)
shape of the vessel in which the liquid is kept done
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C)
depth of the point from the surface done
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D)
acceleration due to gravity done
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question_answer19)
A container partly filled in a liquid is suspended from a spring balance. A small body is gently dropped in the container. The pointer of spring balance will
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read less done
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B)
oscillate done
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C)
read the same done
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D)
read more done
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question_answer20)
Small droplets of a liquid are usually more spherical in shape than larger drops of the same liquid because
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force of surface tension is equal and opposite to the force of gravity done
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B)
force of surface tension predominates the force of gravity done
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C)
force of gravity predominates the force of surface tension done
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D)
force of gravity and force of surface tension act in the same direction and are equal done
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question_answer21)
Which of the following materials is most elastic?
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Rubber done
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B)
Lead done
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C)
Wood done
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D)
Steel done
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question_answer22)
A stretched rubber has
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increased kinetic energy done
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B)
increased potential energy done
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C)
decreased kinetic energy done
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D)
decreased potential energy done
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question_answer23)
The load verses elongation graph for four wires is shown. The thinnest wire is
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a done
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b done
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c done
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d done
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question_answer24)
Elastomers are the materials which
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are not elastic at all done
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have very small elastic range done
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do not obey Hooke's law done
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D)
None of these done
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question_answer25)
The lift in an aeroplane is based on
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Law of gravitation done
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B)
Theorem of continuity done
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C)
Pascal's low done
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D)
Bernoulli's theorem done
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question_answer26)
In the figure below is shown the flow of the 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 cms. It can be said that
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the height of the liquid in the tube A is maximum done
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B)
height of the liquid in the tube A and tube B is the same done
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C)
height of the liquid in all the three tubes is the same done
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D)
height of the liquid in tube A and C is the same done
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question_answer27)
Houses far from the municipal water tank find it difficult to get water on the top floor even if their ceilings are lower than the level of water filled in tank. Its reason is
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pipes are more wide. done
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B)
pipes are less wide. done
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C)
when water flows there is loss of pressure. done
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D)
None of these done
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question_answer28)
Working of atomizer is based on
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Boyle's law done
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Bernoulli's law done
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Newton's laws of motion done
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D)
Archimedes' principle done
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question_answer29)
Ideal liquid is that liquid
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whose density is zero done
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B)
whose viscosity is zero done
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which is compressible done
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D)
None of these done
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question_answer30)
Water is flowing through a horizontal pipe line having a restriction. Then
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pressure will be the same throughout the length of the pipe. done
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B)
pressure will be greater at the restriction. done
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C)
pressure will be greater in the wider portion. done
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D)
None of these done
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question_answer31)
Paint-gun is based on
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Bernoulli's theorem done
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Archimedes' principle done
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Boyle's law done
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Newton 'slaws of motion done
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question_answer32)
A tank filled with water has a hole at a certain height from its bottom. The volume of water emerging out per second from the hole does not depend on
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the height of the level of liquid above the hole. done
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B)
the area of a hole. done
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the density of a liquid. done
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D)
the acceleration due to gravity. done
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question_answer33)
A boy carries a fish in one hand and a bucket of water in the other hand. If he places the fish in the bucket, the weight now carried by him.
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is less than before done
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B)
is more than before done
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is the same as before done
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depends upon his speed done
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question_answer34)
A drop of oil is placed on the surface of water. Which of the following statements is correct?
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It will remain on it as a sphere done
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B)
It will spread as a thin layer done
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It will partly be a spherical droplet and partly a thin film done
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D)
It will float as a distorted drop on the water surface done
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question_answer35)
For a fluid which is flowing steadily, the level in the vertical tubes is best represented by
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B)
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question_answer36)
Surface tension of a liquid is due to
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gravitational force between molecules done
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B)
electrical force between molecules done
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C)
adhesive force between molecules done
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D)
cohesive force between molecules done
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question_answer37)
A liquid rises in a capillary tube higher than water does. The difference may be due to the fact that
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diameter of the capillary may be different in the two cases done
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B)
temperature of liquid is higher than that of water done
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C)
surface tension of water is less than that of the liquid done
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D)
both [a] and [c] done
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question_answer38)
Construction of submarines is based on
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Archimedes' principle done
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Bernoulli's theorem done
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Pascal' slaw done
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Newton's laws done
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question_answer39)
The action of a nib split at the top is explained by
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gravity flow done
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diffusion of fluid done
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capillary action done
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osmosis of liquid done
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question_answer40)
Why the dam of water reservoir is thick at the bottom?
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Quantity of water increases with depth done
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B)
Density of water increases with depth done
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Pressure of water increases with depth done
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D)
Temperature of water increases with depth done
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question_answer41)
Hydraulic lift is based on the principle of
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Pascal's law done
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Bernoulli's theorem done
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Tori celli's theorem done
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Stoke's law done
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question_answer42)
A and B are two wires. The radius of A is twice that of B. They are stretched by the same load. Then the stress on B is
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equal to that on A done
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B)
four times that on A done
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C)
two times that on A done
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D)
half that on A done
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