The time taken for gravity flow of a fixed volume of liquid (as in
Redwood viscometer) is directly proportional to its
(A) Absolute viscosity
(B) Ratio of absolute viscosity to density
(C) Density
(D) Reynolds number

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Answer :

(B) Ratio of absolute viscosity to density

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