Description : The weight of a body acts through the centre of – (1) gravity (2) mass (3) both (1) and (2) (4) buoyancy
Last Answer : (1) gravity Explanation: The centre of gravity of a collection of masses is the point where all the weight of the object can be considered to be concentrated. The entire weight acts through the center of ... to the surface of the Earth) the Centres of Gravity and Mass are in exactly the same place.
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
Last Answer : Answer: Option B
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
Last Answer : A
Description : Choose the wrong statement (A) Any weight, floating or immersed in a liquid, is acted upon by a buoyant force (B) Buoyant force is equal to the weight of the liquid displaced (C) The ... the center of buoyancy (D) Center of buoyancy is located above the center of gravity of the displaced liquid
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
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 : 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 : 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 : A submerged body is said to be in a stable equilibrium, if its centre of gravity __________ the centre of buoyancy. (A) Coincides with (B) Lies below (C) Lies above (D) None of these
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 : 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 : 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 : A hydrometer indicates specific gravity by comparing the _____________. A. density of a substance in water with the density of the same substance in air B. differences in weight between water and the ... of an object in water with the buoyancy of the same object in the liquid being measured
Last Answer : Answer: D
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 : The line of action of the buoyant force acts through the (A) Centroid of the displaced volume of fluid (B) Centre of gravity of a submerged body (C) Centroid of the volume of any floating body (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Centroid of the displaced volume of fluid
Description : The line of action of the buoyant force acts through the (A) Centroid of the volume of fluid vertically above the body (B) Centre of the volume of floating body (C) Center of gravity of any submerged body (D) Centroid of the displaced volume of fluid
Description : Point where all weight of object acts is called A. central point B. center of gravity C. edge D. center of mass
Last Answer : center of gravity
Description : The point in the immersed body through which the resultant pressure of the liquid may be taken to act is known as (A) Meta center (B) Center of pressure (C) Center of buoyancy (D) Center of gravity
Description : The point where total mass of a body is supposed to be concentrated is known as – (1) Dead centre (2) Centre of mass (3) Centre of gravity (4) Centre of motion
Last Answer : (2) Centre of mass Explanation: The centre of mass of a body or a system of particles is defined as a single point at which the whole mass of the body or system is imagined to be concentrated and ... applied forces acts at that point. It is that point that moves when forces are applied on the body.
Description : The point where total mass of a body is supposed to be concentrated is known as (1) Dead centre (2) Centre of mass (3) Centre of gravity (4) Centre of motion
Last Answer : Centre of mass
Description : It is easier to carry two buckets of water in one hand each, than to carry only one in one hand because – (1) weights of buckets are balanced (2) centre of gravity falls within the body (3) centre of gravity and centre of equilibrium fall within the feet (4) resultant weight of buckets is zero
Last Answer : (3) centre of gravity and centre of equilibrium fall within the feet Explanation: When the buckets containing equal amount of water are held in both hands, weight is spaced out more evenly than it ... centre of gravity and the centre of equilibrium should fall, in the present case, within the feet.
Description : It is easier to carry two buckets of water in one hand each, than to carry only one in one hand because (1) weights of buckets are balanced (2) centre of gravity falls within the body (3) centre of gravity and centre of equilibrium fall within the feet (4) resultant weight of buckets is zero
Last Answer : centre of gravity and centre of equilibrium fall within the feet
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 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 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 : 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
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
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
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 two important forces for a floating body are (A) Buoyancy, gravity (B) Buoyancy, pressure (C) Buoyancy, inertial (D) Inertial, gravity
Description : 13. The centre of buoyancy is the centre of area of the immersed body. A) Correct B) Incorrec
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 : Pick out the wrong statement: (A) The vacuum pressure is always the negative gauge pressure (B) The pressure of the liquid measured by a piezometer tube is the gauge pressure (C) Manometric ... point at which the resultant pressure on an immersed surface acts, is known as the centre of gravity
Last Answer : (D) The point at which the resultant pressure on an immersed surface acts, is known as the centre of gravity
Description : The point at which the resultant pressure on an immersed surface acts, is known as (A) Centre of gravity (B) Centre of depth (C) Centre of pressure (D) Centre of immersed surface
Description : The centre of pressure acts __________ the centre of gravity of immersed surface. (A) At (B) Above (C) Below (D) None of these
Description : Hydrometer measures the specific gravity of liquids based on the principles of buoyancy. Pycnometer is used to measure the specific gravity of (A) Powder & granular solids (B) Liquids (C) Low melting point semi-solids (D) All 'a', 'b' & 'c
Last Answer : (D) All 'a', 'b' & 'c
Description : Metacentric height is the distance between the metacentre and (A) Water surface (B) Center of pressure (C) Center of gravity (D) Center of buoyancy
Description : Euler's dimensionless number relates the following (A) Inertial force and gravity (B) Viscous force and inertial force (C) Viscous force and buoyancy force (D) Pressure force and inertial force
Description : Which formula is used to calculate mass moment of inertia (I G ) of a circular rim about the axis through centre of gravity? a. mr 2 /2b. mr 2 /12 c. mr 2 /4 d. mr 2
Last Answer : d. mr 2
Description : The rotational effect of a force on a body about an axis of rotation is described in terms of the (1) Centre of gravity (2) Centripetal force (3) Centrifugal force (4) Moment of force
Last Answer : (4) Moment of force Explanation: The rotational effect of a force on a body about an axis of rotation is described in terms of the Moment of force.
Description : The centre of gravity of a sprinter during the race lies – (1) Ahead of his feet (2) Behind his feet (3) At the centre of the body (4) To the left side of the body
Last Answer : (1) Ahead of his feet Explanation: Running is a means of terrestrial locomotion allowing humans and other animals to move rapidly on foot. It is simply defined in athletics terms as a gait in ... are kept mostly straight and the center of gravity vaults over the legs in an inverted pendulum fashion.
Description : The centre of gravity of a sprinter during the race lies (1) ahead of his feet (2) behind his feet (3) at the centre of the body (4) to the left side of the body
Last Answer : ahead of his feet
Description : A tight-rope walker carries a long pole which he holds across his body. The purpose of this pole is to------? A. Prop him up if he falls B. Spread out his weight and reduce the ... to keep the rope tightly stretched D. To keep the centre of gravity always vertically above the rope (Answer)
Last Answer : D. To keep the centre of gravity always vertically above the rope (Answer)
Description : The force of buoyancy is always __________ the weight of the liquid displaced by the body. (A) Equal to (B) Less than (C) More than (D) None of these
Description : The body will float if the force of buoyancy is __________ the weight of the liquid displaced. (A) Equal to (B) Less than (C) More than (D) None of these
Description : The body will sink down if the force of buoyancy is __________ the weight of the liquid displaced. (A) Equal to (B) Less than (C) More than (D) None of these
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 : According to the principle of buoyancy a body totally or partially immersed in a fluid will be lifted up by a force equal to (A) The weight of the body (B) More than the weight of the body (C) Less than the weight of the body (D) Weight of the fluid displaced by the body
Description : A man carrying a load on his back bends forward because of one of the following reasons: (a) To adjust the centre of gravity of the system such that the vertical line through the centre of gravity ... slipping over and falling down (d) To keep the centre of gravity of the system outside the body
Last Answer : Ans:(a)
Description : The line of action of the buoyant force passes through the centre of gravity of the (A) Submerged body (B) Displaced volume of the fluid (C) Volume of fluid vertically above the body (D) Horizontal projection of the body
Last Answer : (B) Displaced volume of the fluid