Description : When a body is placed over a liquid, it will float if (A) Gravitational force is equal to the up-thrust of the liquid (B) Gravitational force is less than the up-thrust of the liquid (C) Gravitational force is more than the up-thrust of the liquid (D) None of the above
Last Answer : Answer: Option B
Description : When a body is placed over a liquid, it will sink down if (A) Gravitational force is equal to the up-thrust of the liquid (B) Gravitational force is less than the up-thrust of the liquid (C) Gravitational force is more than the up-thrust of the liquid (D) None of the above
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : When a body is immersed in a liquid, the force acting on it is – (1) Upthrust (2) Weight (3) Mass (4) Both (1) and (2)
Last Answer : (4) Both (1) and (2) Explanation: According to the Principle of Flotation, when a body is immersed in a fluid, two forces act on it: ( 1) The weight of the body acting vertically downward ... gravity of the fluid displaced, i.e., centre of buoyancy. The upthrust is also termed as buoyant force.
Description : When a body is immersed in a liquid, the force acting on it is (1) Upthrust (2) Weight (3) Mass (4) Both (1) and (2)
Last Answer : Both (1) and (2)
Description : The center of pressure of a surface subjected to fluid pressure is the point (A) On the surface at which resultant pressure acts (B) On the surface at which gravitational force acts (C) At which all hydraulic forces meet (D) Similar to metacentre
Last Answer : Answer: Option A
Description : Two rods, one of copper and other of steel, experience the same upthrust when placed in water.Thus, both have (1) equal volume (2) equal weight (3) equal density (4) equal mass
Last Answer : equal volume
Description : 01. Whenever a plate is held immersed at some angle with the direction of flow of the liquid, it is subjected to some pressure. The component of this pressure, at right angles to the direction of flow of the liquid is known as lift. A) True B) False
Last Answer : A
Description : "Upthrust = Weight of the liquid displaced" is known as A. Bernoulli's Principle B. Archimedes' Principle C. Pascal's Law D. Coulomb's law
Last Answer : Archimedes' Principle
Description : If the strain energy stored per unit volume in a hollow shaft subjected to a pure torque when t attains maximum shear stress fs the ratio of inner diameter to outer diameter, is 17/64 (fs/N) (A) 1/2 (B) 1/3 (C) 1/4 (D) 1/5
Last Answer : (C) 1/4
Description : The weight of a body is due to (A) Centripetal force of earth (B) Gravitational pull exerted by the earth (C) Forces experienced by body in atmosphere (D) Gravitational force of attraction towards the centre of the earth
Last Answer : (D) Gravitational force of attraction towards the centre of the earth
Description : 07. The line of action of the force of buoyancy acts through the centre of gravity of the volume of the liquid displaced. A) True B) False
Description : Surface tension in a liquid is due to : (1) Adhesive force between molecules (2) Cohesive force between molecules (3) Gravitational force between molecules (4) Electrical force between molecules
Last Answer : (2) Cohesive force between molecules Explanation: Surface tension is a contractive tendency of the surface of a liquid that allows it to resist an external force. This property is caused by cohesion of similar molecules, and is responsible for many of the behaviors of liquids.
Description : A spherical particle is falling slow in a viscous liquid such that Reynolds number is less than 1. Which statement is correct for this situation? (A) Inertial and drag forces are important (B) Drag ... forces are important (C) Drag force and gravitational forces are important (D) None of the above
Last Answer : (B) Drag, gravitational and buoyancy forces are important
Description : Surface tension in a liquid is due to : (1) Adhesive force between molecules (2) Cohesive force between molecules (3) Gravitational force between molecules (4) Electrical force between molecules.
Last Answer : Cohesive force between molecules
Description : is upthrust a scalar or vector quantity?
Last Answer : You've already told us its direction. As soon asyou tell us its magnitude, we'll have a vector.
Description : The San Andreas fault in California is a classic example of which of the following types of faults? w) tear fault x) upthrust fault y) dip-slip fault z) strike-slip fault
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- STRIKE-SLIP FAULT
Description : In geological studies, a fault in the earth's surface in which the hanging wall has moved down relative to the footwall is termed: w) normal fault x) reverse fault y) upthrust fault z) none of these
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- NORMAL FAULT
Description : A piece of wood is held under water. The upthrust on it will be: (1) equal to the weight of the wood (2) less than weight of the wood (3) more than weight of the wood (4) Zero
Last Answer : less than weight of the wood
Description : 04. A body floating in a liquid is said to be in a stable equilibrium, if its metacentre coincides with its centre of gravity. A) True B) False
Last Answer : B
Description : 17. The specific weight of compressible fluids does not remain constant. A) True B) False
Description : The gaseous form of chlorine gets converted into liquid form when subjected to a pressure of (A) 5 kg/cm2 (B) 6 kg/cm2 (C) 7 kg/cm2 (D) 10 kg/cm
Last Answer : (C) 7 kg/cm
Description : When a vertical wall is subjected to pressures due to liquid on both sides, the resultant pressure is the __________ of the two pressures. (A) Sum (B) Difference (C) Arithmetic mean (D) Geometric mean
Description : Whenever a plate is held immersed at some angle with the direction of flow of the liquid, it is subjected to some pressure. The component of this pressure, in the direction of flow of the liquid, is known as (A) Lift (B) Drag (C) Stagnation pressure (D) Bulk modulus
Description : A vertical wall is subjected to a pressure due to one kind of liquid, on one of its sides. The total pressure on the wall per unit length is (where w = Specific weight of liquid, and H = Height of liquid) (A) wH (B) wH/2 (C) wH2 /2 (D) wH2 /3
Description : A vertical wall is subjected to a pressure due to one kind of liquid, on one of its sides. The total pressure on the wall acts at a distance __________ from the liquid surface. (A) H/3 (B) H/2 (C) 2H/3 (D) 3H/4
Description : A vertical wall is subjected to a pressure due to one kind of liquid, on one of its sides. Which of the following statement is correct? (A) The pressure on the wall at the liquid level is maximum (B) ... and on the bottom of the wall is maximum (D) The pressure on the bottom of the wall is zero
Description : When a plate is immersed in a liquid parallel to the flow, it will be subjected to a pressure __________ that if the same plate is immersed perpendicular to the flow. (A) Less than (B) More than (C) Equal to (D) None of these
Description : Loess' is silty clay formed by the action of (A) Water (B) Glacier (C) Wind (D) Gravitational force
Last Answer : (C) Wind
Description : Drift' is the material picked up, mixed, disintegrated, transported and redeposited by (A) Wind (B) Gravitational force (C) Glaciated water (D) All the above
Last Answer : (C) Glaciated water
Description : Talus' is the soil transported by (A) Wind (B) Water (C) Glacier (D) Gravitational force
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : A composite beam is composed of two equal strips one of brass and other of steel. If the temperature is raised (A) Steel experiences tensile force (B) Brass experiences compressive force (C) Composite beam gets subjected to a couple (D) All the above
Last Answer : (D) All the above
Description : A rectangular beam 20 cm wide is subjected to a maximum shearing force of 10,000 kg, the corresponding maximum shearing stress being 30 kg/cm2 . The depth of the beam is (A) 15 cm (B) 20 cm (C) 25 cm (D) 30 cm
Last Answer : (C) 25 cm
Description : An arch may be subjected to (A) Shear and axial force (B) Bending moment and shear force (C) Bending moment and axial force (D) Thrust, shear force and bending moment
Last Answer : (D) Thrust, shear force and bending moment
Description : In case of an eccentric loading on a bracket subjected to moment M, the tangential force developed in any rivet, at right angles to its radius vector r is (A) Mr/ r² (B) r²/Mr (C) Mr²/ r² (D) Mr/ r²
Last Answer : (A) Mr/ r²
Description : is the pre-stressed force applied to the tendon of a rectangular pre-stressed beam whose area of cross section is and sectional modulus is . The maximum stress in the beam, subjected to a maximum bending moment , is (A) f = (P/A) + (Z/M) ... ) + (M/Z) (C) f = (P/A) + (M/Z) (D) f = (P/A) + (M/6Z)
Description : is the pre-stressed force applied to tendon of a rectangular pre-stressed beam whose area of cross section is and sectional modulus is . The minimum stress on the beam subjected to a maximum bending moment is (A) f = (P/A) - (Z/M) (B) f = (A/P) - (M/Z) (C) f = (P/A) - (M/Z) (D) f = (P/A) - (M/6Z)
Description : Fluid is a substance that (A) Cannot be subjected to shear forces (B) Always expands until it fills any container (C) Has the same shear stress at a point regardless of its motion (D) Cannot remain at rest under action of any shear force
Description : In a spherical dome subjected to concentrated load at crown or uniformly distributed load, the meridional force is always (A) Zero (B) Tensile (C) Compressive (D) Tensile or compressive
Last Answer : (C) Compressive
Description : In a ring beam subjected to uniformly distributed load (i) Shear force at mid span is zero (ii) Shear force at mid span is maximum (iii) Torsion at mid span is zero (iv) Torsion at mid span is maximum The correct answer ... and (iii) (B) (i) and (iv) (C) (ii) and (iii) (D) (ii) and (iv)
Last Answer : Option A
Description : The strip of spiral spring is never subjected to pure bending moment. a) True b) False
Last Answer : b) False
Description : The helical spring ad wire of helical torsion spring, both are subjected to torsional shear stresses. a) True b) False
Description : In cold riveting like hot riveting shank is subjected to majorly tensile stress. a) True b) False
Description : The earth's gravitational force field is said to be conservative force field because a.The work acted by the earth's gravitational field on a particle is independent on the path traced out by ... directional component always acting normal to a body e.The value of gravitational force rise is fixed
Last Answer : a. The work acted by the earth's gravitational field on a particle is independent on the path traced out by the particle
Description : When a astronaut is in space her body is acted upon by increased gravitational force from the earth?
Last Answer : No, it would be with a decreased force of gravity.
Description : Minimum speed which a body must have to escape from the earth's gravitational force is called?
Last Answer : Escape Velocity
Description : In order to keep a body moving in a circle, there exists a force on it that is directed toward the center of the circle. This force is known asA. Centrifugal force B. Centripetal force C. Gravitational Force D. magnetic force
Last Answer : Centripetal force
Description : Is it true that mass changes when gravitational force changes?
Last Answer : yes
Description : 17. In a Venturimeter, the velocity of liquid at throat is __________ than at inlet. A) Higher B) Lowe
Description : 19. The density of a liquid in kg/m3 is numerically equal to its specific gravity. A) True B) False