Description : A floating/submerged body is always stable, if its centre of gravity (A) Lies above its centre of buoyancy (B) And centre of buoyancy coincide (C) Lies below its centre of buoyancy (D) Lies above its metacentre
Last Answer : (C) Lies below its centre of buoyancy
Description : Choose the wrong statement (A) The center of buoyancy is located at the center of gravity of the displaced liquid (B) For stability of a submerged body, the center of gravity of body must ... the submerged body must lie at neutral equilibrium for all positions (D) All floating bodies are stable
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : 06. A body floating in a liquid is said to be not in equilibrium if its metacentre lies below its centre of gravity. A) Agree B) Disagree
Last Answer : A
Description : A body floating in a liquid is said to be in neutral equilibrium, if its metacentre (A) Coincides with its centre of gravity (B) Lies above its centre of gravity C) Lies below its centre of gravity (D) Lies between the centre of buoyancy and centre of gravity
Last Answer : Answer: Option A
Description : For a floating body to be in stable equilibrium, its metacentre should be (A) Below the center of gravity (B) Below the center of buoyancy (C) Above the center of buoyancy (D) Above the center of gravity
Description : A body floats in stable equilibrium (A) When its meatcentric height is zero (B) When the metacentre is above e.g. (C) When its e.g. is below its center of buoyancy (D) Metacentre has nothing to do with position of e.g. for determining stability
Last Answer : Answer: Option B
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 : The conditions for the stable equilibrium of a floating body are (A) The metacentre should lie above the center of gravity (B) The center of buoyancy and the center of gravity must lie on the same vertical line (C) A righting couple should be formed (D) All the above are correct
Description : For a stable equilibrium of a submerged body (where, G and B are centres of gravity & buoyancy respectively). (A) G is above B (B) B is above G (C) B & G coincide (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) B is above G
Description : The curve of metacentre for a floating body __________ the curve of buoyancy. (A) Is always below (B) Is the evolute of (C) Intersects at right angle (D) Is tangential to
Last Answer : (B) Is the evolute of
Description : For a body floating in a liquid the normal pressure exerted by the liquid acts at A) Bottom surface of the body (B) C.G. of the body (C) Metacentre (D) All points on the surface of the body
Description : When a body floating in a liquid, is displaced slightly, it oscillates about (A) C.G. of body (B) Center of pressure (C) Center of buoyancy (D) Metacentre
Description : If a body floating in a liquid returns back to its original position, when given a small angular displacement, the body is said to be in (A) Neutral equilibrium (B) Stable equilibrium (C) Unstable equilibrium (D) None of these
Description : If a body floating in a liquid occupies a new position and remains at rest in this new position, when given a small angular displacement, the body is said to be in __________ equilibrium. (A) Neutral (B) Stable (C) Unstable (D) None of these
Description : The Metacentric heights of two floating bodies A and B are 1 m and 1.5 m respectively. Select the correct statement. (A) The bodies A and B have equal stability (B) The body A is more stable than body B (C) The body B is more stable than body A (D) The bodies A and B are unstable
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : Though, theoretically the adsorption & desorption isotherms is expected to coincide but sometimes at least a part of the isotherms does not coincide and this phenomenon is known as adsorption hysteresis. In such ... (B) Higher than (C) Same as (D) Either same or higher than
Last Answer : (A) Lower than
Description : The meatcentric height is the distance between the (A) Centre of gravity of the floating body and the centre of buoyancy (B) Centre of gravity of the floating body and the metacentre (C) Metacentre and centre of buoyancy (D) Original centre of buoyancy and new centre of buoyancy
Description : When a body, floating in a liquid, is given a small angular displacement, it starts oscillating about a point known as (A) Centre of pressure (B) Centre of gravity (C) Centre of buoyancy (D) Metacentre
Description : A number of forces acting at a point will be in equilibrium if a.Sum of the forces is zero b.Algebraic sum of the forces is zero c.Sum of the resolved parts in any two perpendicular directions are both zero d.None of the above e.The metacentre of the body
Last Answer : d. None of the above
Description : For a floating body to be in equilibrium (A) Meta centre should be above e.g . (B) Centre of buoyancy and e.g. must lie on same vertical plane (C) A righting couple should be formed (D) All of the above
Description : Center of percussion is (A) The point of C.G. (B) The point of metacentre (C) The point of application of the resultant of all the forces tending to cause a body to rotate about a certain axis (D) Point of suspension
Last Answer : (C) The point of application of the resultant of all the forces tending to cause a body to rotate about a certain axis
Description : The resultant of all normal pressures acts (A) At C.G. of body (B) At center of pressure (C) Vertically upwards (D) At metacentre
Description : Metacentre is the point of intersection of (A) Vertical upward force through e.g. of body and center line of body (B) Buoyant force and the center line of body (C) Midpoint between e.g. and center of buoyancy (D) All of the above
Description : Center of pressure on an inclined plane is (A) At the Centroid (B) Above the Centroid (C) Below the Centroid (D) At metacentre
Description : The equilibrium is unstable and indeterminate under A.Edgeworth model B.Cournot Model C.Sweezy Model D.Pareto Model
Last Answer : A.Edgeworth model
Description : What is a saddle point? a. Equilibrium point b. Balanced growth point c. Imbalanced growth point d. Unstable equilibrium point
Last Answer : c. Imbalanced growth point
Last Answer : a. Equilibrium point
Description : 11. If a body floating in a liquid does not return back to its original position and heels farther "away when given a small angular displacement, the body is said to be in neutral equilibrium. A) Yes B) No
Description : Buoyant force is (A) Resultant force acting on a floating body (B) Equal to the volume of liquid displaced (C) Force necessary to keep a body in equilibrium (D) The resultant force on a body due to the fluid surrounding it
Description : The resultant upward pressure of a fluid on a floating body is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the body. This definition is according to (A) Buoyancy (B) Equilibrium of a floating body (C) Archimedes' principle (D) Bernoulli's theorem
Description : Buoyant force is (A) The resultant force acting on a floating body (B) The resultant force on a body due to the fluid surrounding it (C) Equal to the volume of liquid displaced (D) The force necessary to maintain equilibrium of a submerged body
Description : The centre of percussions is a.The point of application of the resultant of all the forces tending to cause a body to rotate about a central axis b.The point of application of the resultant ... .The point in a body about which it can rotate horizontally and oscillates under the influence of gravity
Last Answer : a. The point of application of the resultant of all the forces tending to cause a body to rotate about a central axis
Description : The resultant upward pressure of the fluid on an immersed body due to its tendency to uplift the submerged body is called (A) Up-thrust (B) Reaction (C) Buoyancy (D) Metacentre
Description : Resultant pressure of the liquid in the case of an immersed body acts through (A) Centre of gravity (B) Centre of pressure (C) Metacentre (D) Centre of buoyancy
Description : The center of gravity of the volume of the liquid displaced by an immersed body is called (A) Metacentre (B) Center of pressure (C) Center of buoyancy (D) Center of gravity
Description : Metacentric height is given as the distance between (A) The center of gravity of the body and the metacentre (B) The center of gravity of the body and the center of buoyancy (C) The center of gravity of the body and the center of pressure (D) Center of buoyancy and metacentre
Description : The centre of gravity of the volume of the liquid displaced by an immersed body is called (A) Centre of gravity (B) Centre of pressure (C) Metacentre (D) Centre of buoyancy
Description : . The absorption factor is defined as (where, L = liquid flow rate, G = gas flow rate and, m = slope of the equilibrium line). (A) L/mG (B) G/mL (C) mL/G (D) LG/m
Last Answer : (A) L/mG
Description : Assertion (A): In equilibrium position, the journal inside a journal bearing remains floating on the oil film. [IES-1995] Reason (R): In a journal bearing, the load on the bearing is perpendicular to the axis of the ... explanation of A (c) A is true but R is false (d) A is false but R is true
Last Answer : (b) Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A
Description : Given an initial equilibrium in the money market and foreign exchange market, suppose the Federal Reserve increases the money supply of the United States. Under a floating exchange-rate system, the ... C. Be officially devalued by the government D. Be officially revalued by the government
Last Answer : B. Depreciate in value relative to other currencies
Description : G(s) = (1-s)/s(s+2) then closed loop transfer function is a) Unstable b) Stable c) Marginally stable d) All
Last Answer : Ans: Stable
Description : The characteristic feature(s) of penicillin G is/are: A. It is unstable in aqueous solution B. Its antibacterial action is unaffected by pus and tissue fluids C. It is equally active against resting and multiplying bacteria D. Both ‘A’ and ‘B’ are correc
Last Answer : D. Both ‘A’ and ‘B’ are correct
Description : ‘Fanning’ smokestack plumes are observed when A. There is an inversion above the ground surface. B. There is unstable atmosphere. C. There is neutrally stable atmosphere. D. The stack height is below an inversion layer.
Last Answer : A. There is an inversion above the ground surface
Description : In McCabe-Thiele method of theoretical plate calculation for a distillation column, the operating lines of stripping and rectifying sections coincide with the diagonal at __________ reflux. (A) Total (B) Minimum (C) Operating (D) Maximum permissible
Last Answer : (A) Total
Description : In McCabe-Thiele method, at infinite reflux ratio (A) The overhead product is minimum (B) Both the operating lines coincide with diagonal (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Last Answer : (A) The overhead product is minimum
Description : In McCabe-Thiele method, at infinite reflux ratio (A) Number of plates is maximum (B) Overhead product is maximum (C) Both the operating lines coincide with the diagram (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) Both the operating lines coincide with the diagram
Description : In a P-V diagram (for an ideal gas), an isothermal curve will coincide within adiabatic curve (through a point), when (A) Cp < Cv (B) Cp = Cv (C) Cp > Cv (D) C ≥ Cv
Last Answer : (B) Cp = Cv
Description : The distance between metacentre and __________ is called metacentric height. (A) Water surface (B) Centre of gravity (C) Centre of buoyancy (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Centre of gravity
Description : In the reaction `N_(2(g))+O_(2(g))rArr2NO_((g))`at equilibrium the concentrations of `N_(2),O_(2)andNO` are 0.25 , 0.05 and 1 M respectively . Calcula
Last Answer : In the reaction `N_(2(g))+O_(2(g))rArr2NO_((g))`at equilibrium the concentrations of `N_(2),O_(2)andNO` are 0.25 ... .75 M , 0.55 M D. 0.75 M , 0.45 M
Description : A pin-jointed plane frame is unstable if (A) (m + r) < 2j (B) (m + r) = 2j (C) (m + r) > 2j (D) None of the above Where m is number of members, r is reaction components and j is number of joints
Last Answer : (A) (m + r) < 2j