PHYSICS

QUESTION BANK ON
FLUID MECHANICS
 QUESTION FOR SHORT ANSWER

Q.1 Liquid is flowing inside a horizontal pipe which has a constriction along its length. Vertical tube manometers
are attached at both the wide portion and the narrow portion of the pipe. If a stopcock at the exit end is
closed, will the liquid in the manometer tubes rise or fall? Explain.
Q.2 A vessel filled with water is supported on a knife-edge. Will the
equilibrium be disturbed if a small board carrying a weight is placed on
the surface of the water?

Q.3 A wooden cylinder floats in water in a vessel with its axis vertical. How will the level of water in the vessel
change if the cylinder floats with its axis horizontal?

Q.4 Mercury is poured into a vertical U-tube, and water is poured in above it. The level of water is the same
in both arms. Will the level of the water and the mercury be the same if a piece of wood is dropped into
one arm and some water equal in weight to this piece is added to the other?

Q.5 A tank containing water is placed on a spring balance. A stone of weight w is hung and lowered into the
water without touching the sides and the bottom of the tank. Explain how the reading will change.

Q.6 An open bucket of water is on a smooth inclined plane, forming an angle  with the horizontal. How will
be the level relative to the plane when the bucket is alloowed to slide down the plane?

Q.7 Does the difference in pressure between the lower and upper surfaces of an airplane wing depend on the
altitude of the moving plane? Explain.

Q.8 During storms, the strong winds tear off the roofs of thatched houses along the ridge C
if the roof is fastened more firmly at the edges A and B than at the ridge. On the other
hand, if the roof is secured more firmly at the ridge C than at the edges, the wind will
first lift the roof up and then carry it away. Explain.

Q.9 Liquids leak through a pin hole at the bottom of a vessel. Will kerosene leak faster than water? Give
reasons for your answer (assume same velocity).

Q.10 A balloon filled with air is weighed so that it barely floats in water as shown in
the figure. Explain why it sinks to the bottom when it is submerged more

Q.11 Explain why one has to blow over a piece of paper rather than under it, to keep it horizontal.

Q.12 Why do water jets taper when the tap is almost closed?

Q.13 The vessel shown in figure is entirely filled with water. What will happen if the
tap S is opened?
Q.14 A sailor found a small hole in the hold of his vessel, through which water was entering into it. He tried to
stop the flow with a plank but the stream of water pushed the plank away. He managed to bring the
plank close to the hole with the aid of another sailor, and then found that he could hold the plank alone.
Explain why the pressure on the plank is different in the two cases.

Q.15 Water can rise to a height h in a certain capillary tube. Suppose that this tube is immersed in water so that
only a height h/2 is above the surface. Will there be a fountain? Explain.

Q.16 Two capillary tubes A and B are immersed in water – one is straight and
the other is in the form of a rectangular U-tube. The tube A is sufficiently
long. The lower end of the bent tube is at a depth H. What form will the
meniscus take and will there be any flow of the water? Consider the
following five cases:
(a) H > h
(b) H = h
(c) 0 < H < h
(d) H = 0
(e) H < 0

Q.17 Two ships happen to sail parallel and adjacent to each other : and if they are not far away. They experience
a pull to bring them together. Explain with diagram.
Q.18 Explain why two glass plates with a thin film of water between them are difficult to separate by a direct
pull but can easily be separated by sliding?
Q.19 Explain these observation: (a) water forms globules on a greasy plate but not on a clean one; (b) small
bubbles on the surface of water cluster together.

Q.20 When paddling a canoe, one can attain a certain critical speed with relatively little effort, and then a much
greater effort is required to make the canoe go even a little faster. Why?
Q.21 Why do jet airplanes usually fly at altitudes above 30,000 feet, through it takes a lot of fuel to climb that
high ?
 ONLY ONE OPTION IS CORRECT.
Take approx. 2 minutes for answering each question.

Q.1 The vertical limbs of a U shaped tube are filled with a liquid of density  upto a height h on each side. The
horizontal portion of the U tube having length 2h contains a liquid of density 2. The U tube is moved
horizontally with an accelerator g/2 parallel to the horizontal arm. The difference in heights in liquid levels
in the two vertical limbs, at steady state will be
2h 8h 4h
(A) (B) (C) (D) None of these
7 7 7

Q.2 A bucket contains water filled upto a height = 15 cm. The bucket is tied to a rope which is passed over
a frictionless light pulley and the other end of the rope is tied to a weight of mass which is half of that of
the (bucket + water). The water pressure above atmosphere pressure at the bottom is
(A) 0.5 kPa (B) 1 kPa
(C) 5 kPa (D) None of these

Q.3 A cone of radius R and height H, is hanging inside a liquid of density  by means
of a string as shown in the figure. The force, due to the liquid acting on the slant
surface of the cone is
4 2
(A) gHR2 (B) HR2 (C) gHR2 (D) gHR2
3 3

Q.4 The area of cross-section of the wider tube shown in figure is

800 cm2. If a mass of 12 kg is placed on the massless piston, the
difference in heights h in the level of water in the two tubes is :
(A) 10 cm (B) 6 cm (C) 15 cm (D) 2 cm

Q.5 A fluid container is containing a liquid of density  is accelerating upward

with acceleration a along the inclined place of inclination  as shown. Then
the angle of inclination  of free surface is :

 a  1  a  g sin  
(A) tan 1   (B) tan  
 g cos    g cos  

1  a  g sin   1  a  g sin  
(C) tan   (D) tan  
 g (1  cos  )   g (1  cos  ) 

Q.6 Figure shows a three arm tube in which a liquid is filled upto levels of
height l. It is now rotated at an angular frequency  about an axis
passing through arm B. The angular frequency  at which level of
liquid in arm B becomes zero.
2g g 3g 3g
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3l l l 2l

Q.7 An open cubical tank was initially fully filled with water. When the tank was accelerated on a horizontal
plane along one of its side it was found that one third of volume of water spilled out. The acceleration was
(A) g/3 (B) 2g/3 (C) 3g/2 (D) None
Q.8 Some liquid is filled in a cylindrical vessel of radius R. Let F1 be the force applied by the liquid on the
bottom of the cylinder. Now the same liquid is poured into a vessel of uniform square crss-section of side
R. Let F2 be the force applied by the liquid on the bottom of this new vessel. Then:
F
(A) F1 = F2 (B) F1 = 2 (C) F1 =  F2 (D) F1 = F2


Q.9 A liquid of mass 1 kg is filled in a flask as shown in figure. The force exerted by
the flask on the liquid is (g = 10 m/s2)[Neglect atmospheric pressure]:
(A) 10 N (B) greater than 10N (C) less than 10N (D) zero

Q.10 A U – tube having horizontal arm of length 20 cm, has uniform cross-sectional area = 1cm2. It is filled
with water of volume 60 cc. What volume of a liquid of density 4 g/cc should be poured from one side
into the U – tube so that no water is left in the horizontal arm of the tube?
(A) 60 cc (B) 45 cc (C) 50 cc (D) 35 cc

Q.11 In the figure shown, the heavy cylinder (radius R) resting on a smooth surface
separates two liquids of densities 2 and 3. The height ‘h’ for the equilibrium of
cylinder must be
3
(A) 3R/2 (B) R 2 (C) R 2 (D) None

Q.12 A light semi cylindrical gate of radius R is piovted at its mid point O, of the diameter
as shown in the figure holding liquid of density . The force F required to prevent the
rotation of the gate is equal to
2 R 2 l g
(A) 2R3g (B) 2gR3l (C) (D) none of these
3

Q.13 The pressure at the bottom of a tank of water is 3P where P is the atmospheric pressure . If the water is
drawn out till the level of water is lowered by one fifth., the pressure at the bottom of the tank will now be
(A) 2P (B) (13/5) P (C) (8/5) P (D) (4/5)P

Q.14 An open-ended U-tube of uniform cross-sectional area contains water (density

1.0 gram/centimeter3) standing initially 20 centimeters from the bottom in each
arm. An immiscible liquid of density 4.0 grams/ centimeter3 is added to one arm
until a layer 5 centimeters high forms, as shown in the figure above. What is the
ratio h2/h1 of the heights of the liquid in the two arms?
(A) 3/1 (B) 5/2 (C) 2/1 (D) 3/2

Q.15 A heavy hollow cone of radius R and height h is placed on a horizontal table surface, with its flat base on
the table. The whole volume inside the cone is filled with water of density . The circular rim of the
cone’s base has a watertight seal with the table’s surface and the top apex of the cone has a small hole.
Neglecting atmospheric pressure find the total upward force exerted by water on the cone is
(A) (2/3)R2hg (B) (1/3)R2hg (C) R2hg (D) None

Q.16 Two cubes of size 1.0 m sides, one of relative density 0.60 and another of relative density = 1.15 are
connected by weightless wire and placed in a large tank of water. Under equilibrium the lighter cube will
project above the water surface to a height of
(A) 50 cm (B) 25 cm (C) 10 cm (D) zero
Q.17 A cuboidal piece of wood has dimensions a, b and c. Its relative density is d. It is floating in a large body
of water such that side a is vertical. It is pushed down a bit and released. The time period of SHM
executed by it is :
abc g bc da
(A) 2 (B) 2 (C) 2 (D) 2
g da dg g

Q.18 A slender homogeneous rod of length 2L floats partly immersed in water, being
supported by a string fastened to one of its ends, as shown. The specific gravity
of the rod is 0.75. The length of rod that extends out of water is :
1 1
(A) L (B) L (C) L (D) 3 L
2 4

Q.19 A dumbbell is placed in water of density . It is observed that by attaching a mass m to the rod, the
dumbbell floats with the rod horizontal on the surface of water and each sphere exactly half submerged
as shown in the figure. The volume of the mass m is negligible. The value of length l is
d (V  3M ) d(V  2M )
(A) 2(V  2M) (B) 2(V  3M )
 

d(V  2M) d(V  2M )

(C) 2(V  3M ) (D) 2(V  3M )
 

Q.20 Two bodies having volumes V and 2V are suspended from the two arms of a common balance and they
are found to balance each other. If larger body is immersed in oil (density d1 = 0.9 gm/cm3) and the
smaller body is immersed in an unknown liquid, then the balance remain in equilibrium. The density of
unknown liquid is given by :
(A) 2.4 gm/cm3 (B) 1.8 gm/cm3 (C) 0.45 gm/cm3 (D) 2.7 gm/cm3

Q.21 A container of large surface area is filled with liquid of density . A cubical block of side edge a and mass
M is floating in it with four-fifth of its volume submerged. If a coin of mass m is placed gently on the top
surface of the block is just submerged. M is
(A) 4m/5 (B) m/5 (C) 4m (D) 5m

Q.22 A boy carries a fish in one hand and a bucket(not full) of water in the other hand . If he places the fish in
the bucket , the weight now carried by him (assume that water does not spill) :
(A) is less than before (B) is more than before
(C) is the same as before (D) depends upon his speed

Q.23 A cork of density 0.5gcm3 floats on a calm swimming pool. The fraction of the cork’s volume which is
under water is
(A) 0% (B) 25% (C) 10% (D) 50%

Q.24 Two cyllinders of same cross-section and length L but made of two material of densities d1 and d2 are
cemented together to form a cylinder of length 2L. The combination floats in a liquid of density d with a
length L/2 above the surface of the liquid. If d1 > d2 then:
3 d d
(A) d1 > d (B) > d1 (C) > d1 (D) d < d1
4 2 4
Q.25 A piece of steel has a weight W in air, W1 when completely immersed in water and W2 when completely
immersed in an unknown liquid. The relative density (specific gravity)of liquid is:
W  W1 W  W2 W1  W2 W1  W2
(A) W  W (B) W  W (C) W  W (D) W  W
2 1 1 2

Q.26 A ball of relative density 0.8 falls into water from a height of 2m. The depth to which the ball will sink is
(neglect viscous forces):
(A) 8 m (B) 2 m (C) 6 m (D) 4 m

Q.27 A small wooden ball of density  is immersed in water of density  to depth h and then released. The
height H above the surface of water up to which the ball will jump out of water is
h  
(A) (B)   1 h (C) h (D) zero
  

Q.28 A hollow sphere of mass M and radius r is immersed in a tank of water (density w ). The sphere would
float if it were set free. The sphere is tied to the bottom of the tank by two wires which makes angle 45°
with the horizontal as shown in the figure. The tension T1 in the wire is :
4
 R 3 w g  Mg 2 3
(A) 3 (B)  R  w g  Mg
2 3
4
 R 3 w g  Mg 4
(C) 3 (D)  R 3 w g  Mg
2 3

Q.29 A metal ball of density 7800 kg/m3 is suspected to have a large number of cavities . It weighs 9.8 kg
when weighed directly on a balance and 1.5 kg less when immersed in water . The fraction by volume of
the cavities in the metal ball is approximately :
(A) 20 % (B) 30 % (C) 16 % (D) 11 %

Q.30 A sphere of radius R and made of material of relative density  has a concentric cavity of radius r. It just
floats when placed in a tank full of water. The value of the ratio R/r will be
1/ 3 1/ 3 1/ 3 1/ 3
     1    1   1 
(A)   (B)   (C)   (D)  
  1          1

Q.31 A body having volume V and density  is attached to the bottom of a container
as shown. Density of the liquid is d(>). Container has a constant upward
acceleration a. Tension in the string is
(A) V[Dg – (g+a)] (B) V(g+a) (d – ) (C) V (d – ) g (D) none

Q.32 A hollow cone floats with its axis vertical upto one-third of its height in a liquid of relative density 0.8 and
with its vertex submerged. When another liquid of relative density  is filled in it upto one-third of its
height, the cone floats upto half its vertical height. The height of the cone is 0.10 m and the radius of the
circular base is 0.05 m. The specific gravity  is given by
(A) 1.0 (B) 1.5 (C) 2.1 (D) 1.9
Q.33 A beaker containing water is placed on the platform of a spring balance. The balance reads 1.5 kg. A
stone of mass 0.5 kg and density 500 kg/m3 is immersed in water without touching the walls of beaker.
What will be the balance reading now?
(A) 2 kg (B) 2.5 kg (C) 1 kg (D) 3 kg

Q.34 There is a metal cube inside a block of ice which is floating on the surface of water.
The ice melts completely and metal falls in the water. Water level in the container
(A) Rises (B) Falls
(C) Remains same (D) Nothing can be concluded

Q.35 A uniform solid cylinder of density 0.8 g/cm3 floats in equilibrium in a combination of two non-mixing
liquid A and B with its axis vertical. The densities of liquid A and B are 0.7 g/cm3 and 1.2 gm/cm3. The
height of liquid A is hA = 1.2 cm and the length of the part of cylinder immersed in liquid B is hB = 0.8 cm.
Then the length part of the cylinder in air is
(A) 0.21 cm (B) 0.25 cm (C) 0.35 cm (D) 0.4 cm

Q.36 A cylindrical block of area of cross–section A and of material of density  is

placed in a liquid of density one–third of density of block. The block compresses
a spring and compression in the spring is one–third of the length of the block. If
acceleration due to gravity is g, the spring constant of the spring is:
(A) Ag (B) 2Ag (C) 2Ag/3 (D) Ag/3

Q.37 A rectangular tank is placed on a horizontal ground and is filled with water to a height H above the base. A
small hole is made on one vertical side at a depth D below the level of the water in the tank. The distance x
from the bottom of the tank at which the water jet from the tank will hit the ground is
1
(A) 2 D(HD) (B) 2 DH (C) 2 D (H  D) (D) DH
2

Q.38 A jet of water with cross section of 6 cm2 strikes a wall at an angle of 60° to the normal and rebounds
elastically from the wall without losing energy. If the velocity of the water in the jet is
12 m/s, the force acting on the wall is
(A) 0.864 Nt (B) 86.4 Nt (C) 72 Nt (D) 7.2 Nt

Q.39 The cross sectional area of a horizontal tube increases along its length linearly, as we move in the direction
of flow. The variation of pressure, as we move along its length in the direction of flow (x-direction), is
best depicted by which of the following graphs

(A) (B) (C) (D)

Q.40 A cylindrical tank of height 1 m and cross section area A = 4000 cm2 is initially empty when it is kept
under a tap of cross sectional area 1 cm2. Water starts flowing from the tap at t = 0, with a
speed = 2 m/s. There is a small hole in the base of the tank of cross-sectional area 0.5 cm2. The variation
of height of water in tank (in meters) with time t is best depicted by

(A) (B) (C) (D)

Q.41 A cubical box of wine has a small spout located in one of the bottom
corners. When the box is full and placed on a level surface, opening
the spout results in a flow of wine with a initial speed of v 0 (see
figure). When the box is half empty, someone tilts it at 45° so that the
spout is at the lowest point (see figure). When the spout is opened
the wine will flow out with a speed of
(A) v0 (B) v0 2 (C) v0 (D) v0 4
2 2

Q.42 Water is flowing steadily through a horizontal tube of non uniform cross-section. If the pressure of water
is 4 × 104 N/m2 at a point where cross-section is 0.02 m2 and velocity of flow is 2 m/s, what is pressure
at a point where cross-section reduces to 0.01 m2.
(A) 1.4 × 104 N/m2 (B) 3.4 × 104 N/m2 (C) 2.4 × 10–4 N/m2 (D) none of these

Q.43 A vertical cylindrical container of base area A and upper cross-section

area A1 making an angle 30° with the horizontal is placed in an open rainy
field as shown near another cylindrical container having same base area A.
The ratio of rates of collection of water in the two containers
will be
(A) 2 3 (B) 4 3 (C) 2 (D) None

Q.44 A tube is attached as shown in closed vessel containing water. The

velocity of water coming out from a small hole is :
(A) 2 m/s (B) 2 m/s
(C) depends on pressure of air inside vessel (D) None of these

Q.45 A large tank is filled with water to a height H. A small hole is made at the base of the tank. It takes T1 time
to decrease the height of water to H  , ( > 1) and it takes T2 time to take out the rest of water. If
T1 = T2 , then the value of  is :
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 2 2

Q.46 In the case of a fluid, Bernoulli's theorem expresses the application of the principle of conservation of :
(A) linear momentum (B) energy (C) mass (D) angular momentum

Q.47 Fountains usually seen in gardens are generated by a wide pipe with an enclosure at one end having
many small holes. Consider one such fountain which is produced by a pipe of internal diameter
2 cm in which water flows at a rate 3 ms–1. The enclosure has 100 holes each of diameter 0.05 cm. The
velocity of water coming out of the holes ids ( in ms–1):
(A) 0.48 (B) 96 (C) 24 (D) 48

Q.48 Water flows through a frictionless duct with a cross-section varying as

shown in figure. Pressure p at points along the axis is represented by

(A) (B) (C) (D)

Q.49 A cylindrical vessel filled with water upto the height H becomes empty in time t0 due to a small hole at the
bottom of the vessel. If water is filled to a height 4H it will flow out in time
(A) t0 (B) 4t0 (C) 8t0 (D) 2t0

Q.50 A cylindrical vessel open at the top is 20cm high and 10cm in diameter. A circular hole whose cross-sectional
area 1 cm2 is cut at the centre of the bottom of the vessel. Water flows from a tube above it into the vessel
at the rate 100 cm3s-1. The height of water in the vessel under steady state is (Take g=1000 cms–2)
(A) 20 cm (B) 15 cm (C) 10 cm (D) 5 cm

Q.51 A fire hydrant delivers water of density  at a volume rate L. The water travels
vertically upward through the hydrant and then does 90° turn to emerge horizontally
at speed V. The pipe and nozzle have uniform crosssection throughout. The force
exerted by the water on the corner of the hydrant is
(A) VL (B) zero (C) 2VL (D) 2VL

Q.52 A vertical tank, open at the top, is filled with a liquid and rests on a smooth horizontal surface. A small hole
is opened at the centre of one side of the tank. The area of cross-section of the tank is N times the area of
the hole, where N is a large number. Neglect mass of the tank itself. The initial acceleration of the tank is
g g g g
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2N 2N N 2 N

Q.53 Two water pipes P and Q having diameters 2 ×10-2m and 4 ×10-2m, respectively, are joined in series
with the main supply line of water. The velocity of water flowing in pipe P is
(A) 4 times that of Q (B) 2 times that of Q
(C) 1/2 times of that of Q (D) 1/4 times that of Q

Q.54 Water flows into a cylindrical vessel of large cross-sectional area at a rate of 10–4 m3/s. It flows out from a hole
of area 10–4 m2, which has been punched through the base. How high does the water rise in the vessel?
(A) 0.075 m (B) 0.051 m (C) 0.031 m (D) 0.025 m

Q.55 A tank is filled up to a height 2H with a liquid and is placedon a platform of height H from the ground. The
distance x from the ground where a small hole is punched to get the maximum range R is:
(A) H (B) 1.25 H (C) 1.5 H (D) 2 H

Q.56 In a cylindrical vessel containing liquid of density , there are two holes in the
side walls at heights of h1 and h2 respectively such that the range of efflux at the
bottom of the vessel is same. The height of a hole, for which the range of efflux
would be maximum, will be
(A) h2 – h1 (B) h2 + h1
h 2  h1 h 2  h1
(C) (D)
2 2

Q.57 A large tank is filled with water (density = 103 kg/m3). A small hole is made at
a depth 10 m below water surface. The range of water issuing out of the hole
is Ron ground. What extra pressure must be applied on the water surface so
that the range becomes 2R (take 1 atm = 105 Pa and g = 10 m/s2):
(A) 9 atm (B) 4 atm
(C) 5 atm (D) 3 atm
Q.58 A water barrel stands on a table of height h. If a small hole is punched in the side of the barrel at its base,
it is found that the resultant stream of water strikes the ground at a horizonatl distance R from the barrel.
The depth of water in the barrel is
R R2 R2 h
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 4h h 2
Q.59 2
A cyclindrical vessel of cross-sectional area 1000 cm , is fitted with a frictionless piston of mass
10 kg, and filled with water completely. A small hole of cross-sectional area 10 mm2 is opened at a point 50
cm deep from the lower surface of the piston. The velocity of efflux from the hole will be
(A) 10.5 m/s (B) 3.4 m/s (C) 0.8 m/s (D) 0.2 m/s
Q.60 A laminar stream is flowing vertically down from a tap of cross-section area 1 cm2. At a distance 10 cm
below the tap, the cross-section area of the stream has reduced to 1/2 cm2. The volumetric flow rate of
water from the tap must be about
(A) 2.2 litre/min (B) 4.9 litre/min (C) 0.5 litre/min (D) 7.6 litre/min
Q.61 A horizontal right angle pipe bend has crosssectional area = 10 cm 2 and water flows through it at
speed = 20 m/s. The force on the pipe bend due to the turning of water is :
(A) 565.7 N (B) 400 N (C) 20 N (D) 282.8 N
Q.62 A jet of water having velocity = 10 m/s and stream cross-section = 2 cm2 hits a flat plate perpendicularly,
with the water splashing out parallel to plate. The plate experiences a force of
(A) 40 N (B) 20 N (C) 8 N (D) 10 N
Q.63 Equal volumes of two immiscible liquids of densities  and 2 are filled
in a vessel as shown in figure. Two small holes are punched at depth h/
2 and 3h/2 from the surface of lighter liquid. If v1 and v2 are the velocities
of a flux at these two holes, then v1/v2 is :
1 1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 2 2 4 2

Q.64 A horizontal pipe line carries water in a streamline flow. At a point along the tube where the cross-sectional
area is 10–2 m2, the water velocity is 2 ms–1 and the pressure is 8000 Pa. The pressure of water at
another point where the cross-sectional area is 0.5 × 10–2 m2 is :
(A) 4000 Pa (B) 1000 Pa (C) 2000 Pa (D) 3000 Pa
Q.65 A cylindrical vessel open at the top is 20 cm high and 10 cm in diameter. A circular hole whose
cross-sectional area 1 cm2 is cut at the centre of the bottom of the vessel. Water flows from a tube above
it into the vessel at the rate 100 cm3 s–1. The height of water in the vessel under steady state is
(Take g = 1000 cm s–2)
(A) 20 cm (B) 15 cm (C) 10 cm (D) 5 cm

Q.66 Water is pumped from a depth of 10 m and delivered through a pipe of cross section 10 –2m2. If it is
needed to deliver a volume of 10–1 m3 per second the power required will be:
(A) 10 kW (B) 9.8 kW (C) 15 kW (D) 4.9 kW

Q.67 The three water filled tanks shown have the same volume and height.
If small identical holes are punched near this bottom, which one will
be the first to get empty.
(A) (i) (B) (ii)
(C) (iii) (D) All will take same time
Q.68 A cylindrical vessel filled with water upto height of H stands on a horizontal plane. The side wall of the
vessel has a plugged circular hole touching the bottom. The coefficient of friction between the bottom of
vessel and plane is  and total mass of water plus vessel is M. What should be minimum diameter of hole
so that the vessel begins to move on the floor if plug is removed (here density of water is )
2M M M
(A) (B) (C) (D) none
 H 2H H

Q.69 Which of the following is not an assumption for an ideal fluid flow for which Bernoulli's principle is valid
(A) Steady flow (B) Incompressible (C) Viscous (D) Irrotational

Q.70 A body of density  is dropped from rest at a height h into a lake of density  , where >  . Neglecting
all dissipative forces , calculate the maximum depth to which the body sinks before returning to float on
the surface.
h h h h
(A) (B) (C) (D)
   

Q.71 A Newtonian fluid fills the clearance between a shaft and a sleeve. When a force of 800N is applied to
the shaft, parallel to the sleeve, the shaft attains a speed of 1.5 cm/sec. If a force of 2.4 kN is applied
instead, the shaft would move with a speed of
(A) 1.5 cm/sec (B) 13.5 cm/sec (C) 4.5 cm/sec (D) None

Q.72 A solid metallic sphere of radius r is allowed to fall freely through air. If the frictional resistance due to air
is proportional to the cross-sectional area and to the square of the velocity, then the terminal velocity of
the sphere is proportional to which of the following?
(A) r2 (B) r (C) r3/2 (D) r1/2

Q.73 Two drops of same radius are falling through air with steady velocity of v cm/s. If the two drops
coalesce, what would be the terminal velocity?
(A) 4 v (B) (4)1/3 v (C) 2 v (D) 64 v

Q.74 A cubical block of side ‘a’ and density ‘’ slides over a fixed inclined plane with
constant velocity ‘v’. There is a thin film of viscous fluid of thickness ‘t’ between
the plane and the block. Then the coefficient of viscosity of the thin film will be:
3 a g t 4 a g t a g t
(A) (B) (C) (D) none of these
5v 5v v

Q.75 Which of the following graphs best represents the motion of a raindrop?

(A) (B) (C) (D)

Q.76 A spherical ball of density  and radius 0.003m is dropped into a tube containing
a viscous fluid filled up to the 0 cm mark as shown in the figure. Viscosity of the
fluid = 1.260 N.m–2 and its density L=  2 = 1260 kg.m–3. Assume the ball
reaches a terminal speed by the 10 cm mark. The time taken by the ball to
traverse the distance between the 10 cm and 20 cm mark is
(A) 500 s (B) 50 ms (C) 0.5 s (D) 5 s
( g = acceleration due to gravity = 10 ms )–2
Q.77 A sphere is dropped under gravity through a fluid of viscosity . If the average acceleration is half of the
initial acceleration, the time to attain the terminal velocity is ( = density of sphere ;
r = radius)
4r 2 9r 2 4 r 9 r
(A) (B) (C) (D)
9 4 9 4

Q.78 A ball of mass m and radius r is gently released in a viscous liquid. The mass of the liquid displaced by it
is m' such that m > m'. The terminal velocity is proportional to
m  m' m  m' (m  m' )
(A) (B) (C) (D) (m – m') r2
r r r2

Q.79 Which of the following is the incorrect graph for a sphere falling in a viscous liquid?
(Given at t = 0, velocity v = 0 and displacement x = 0.)
x

(A) (B) (C) (D)

t

Q.80 The displacement of a ball falling from rest in a viscous medium is platted against time. Choose a possible
option

S S s S
(A) (B) (C) (D)
t t t t

Q.81 There is a 1mm thick layer of glycerine between a flat plate of area 100 cm2 & a big fixed plate. If the
coefficient of viscosity of glycerine is 1.0 kg/m-s then how much force is required to move the plate with
a velocity of 7 cm/s?
(A) 3.5 N (B) 0.7 N (C) 1.4 N (D) None

Q.82 There is a horizontal film of soap solution. On it a thread is placed in the form of a loop. The film is
pierced inside the loop and the thread becomes a circular loop of radius R. If the surface tension of the
loop be T, then what will be the tension in the thread?
(A) R2/T (b) R2T (C) 2RT (D) 2RT

Q.83 A container, whose bottom has round holes with diameter 0.1 mm is filled with water. The maximum
height in cm upto which water can be filled without leakage will be what?
Surface tension = 75 × 10–3 N/m and g = 10 m/s2:
(A) 20 cm (B) 40 cm (C) 30 cm (D) 60 cm

Q.84 If two soap bubbles of different radii are connected by a tube,

(A) air flows from the bigger bubble to the smaller bubble till the sizes become equal
(B) air flows from bigger bubble to the smaller bubble till the sizes are interchanged
(C) air flows from the smaller bubble to the bigger
(D) there is no flow of air.
Q.85 Two soap bubbles with radii r and (r1 > r2) come in contact. Their common surface has a radius of
curvature r.
r1  r2 r1 r2 r1 r2
(A) r = (B) r = r  r (C) r = r  r (D) r = r1 r2
2 1 2 1 2

Q.86 A liquid is filled in a spherical container of radius R till a height h. At this positions
the liquid surface at the edges is also horizontal. The contact angle is
Rh
(A) 0 (B) cos–1  
 R 
hR  Rh
(C) cos–1   (D) sin–1  
 R   R 

Q.87 A soap bubble has radius R and thickness d (<< R) as shown. It colapses into
a spherical drop. The ratio of excess pressure in the drop to the excess pressure
inside the bubble is
1 1 1
 R 3  R 3  R 3
(A)   (B)   (C)   (D) None
 3d   6d   24d 

Q.88 A long capillary tyube of radius ‘r’ is initially just vertically completely imerged inside a liquid of angle of
contact 00. If the tube is slowly raised then relation between radius of curvature of of miniscus inside the
capillary tube and displacement (h) of tube can be represented by

(A) (B) (C) (D)

ONE OR MORE THAN ONE OPTION MAY BE CORRECT

Take approx. 3 minutes for answering each question.

Q.1 A beaker is filled in with water is accelerated a m/s2 in +x direction. The surface of water shall make on angle
(A) tan–1(a/g) backwards (B) tan–1(a/g) forwards
(C) cot–1(g/a) backwards (D) cot–1(g/a) forwards
Q.2 The vessel shown in the figure has two sections. The lower part is a rectangular vessel with area of
cross-section A and height h. The upper part is a conical vessel of height h with base area ‘A’ and top
area ‘a’ and the walls of the vessel are inclined at an angle 30° with the vertical. A liquid of density  fills
both the sections upto a height 2h. Neglecting atmospheric pressure.
(A  a )
(A) The force F exerted by the liquid on the base of the vessel is 2hg
2
A
(B) the pressure P at the base of the vessel is 2hg
a
(C) the weight of the liquid W is greater than the force exerted by the liquid on the base
(D) the walls of the vessel exert a downward force (F–W) on the liquid.
Q.3 The weight of an empty balloon on a spring balance is w1. The weight becomes w2 when the balloon is
filled with air. Let the weight of the air itself be w .Neglect the thickness of the balloon when it is filled with
air. Also neglect the difference in the densities of air inside & outside the balloon. Then :
(A) w2 = w1 (B) w2 = w1 + w (C) w2 < w1 + w (D) w2 > w1

Q.4 A cubical block of wood of edge 10cm and mass 0.92kg floats on a tank of water with oil of rel. density 0.6
to a depth of 4cm above water. When the block attains equilibrium with four of its sides edges vertical
(A) 1cm of it will be above the free surface of oil.
(B) 5cm of it will be under water.
(C) 2cm of it will be above the common surface of oil and water.
(D) 8cm of it will be under water.

Q.5 The spring balance A reads 2 kg with a block m suspended from it. A
balance B reads 5 kg when a beaker with liquid is put on the pan of the
balance. The two balances are now so arranged that the hanging mass
is inside the liquid in the beaker as shown in the figure in this situation:
(A) the balance A will read more than 2 kg
(B) the balance B will read more than 5 kg
(C) the balance A will read less than 2 kg and B will read more than 5 kg
(D) the balances A and B will read 2 kg and 5 kg respectively.

Q.6 Assertion : A helium filled balloon does not rise indefinately in air but halts after a certain height.
Reason : Viscosity opposes the motion of balloon.
Choose any one of the following four responses:
(A) if both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(B) if both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not correct explanation of (A)
(C) if (A) is true but (R) is false
(D) if (A) is false and (R) is true

Q.7 Figure shows a siphon. Choose the wrong statement:

(A) Siphon works when h3 > 0
(B) Pressure at point 2 is P2 = P0 – gh3
(C) Pressure at point 3 is P0
(D) None of the above
(P0 = atmospheric pressure)

Q.8 A tank is filled upto a height h with a liquid and is placed on a platform
of height h from the ground. To get maximum range xm a small hole is
punched at a distance of y from the free surface of the liquid. Then
(A) xm = 2h
(B) xm = 1.5 h
(C) y = h
(D) y = 0.75 h

Q.9 Water coming out of a horizontal tube at a speed  strikes normally a vertically wall close to the mouth
of the tube and falls down vertically after impact. When the speed of water is increased to 2.
(A) the thrust exerted by the water on the wall will be doubled
(B) the thrust exerted by the water on the wall will be four times
(C) the energy lost per second by water strikeup the wall will also be four times
(D) the energy lost per second by water striking the wall be increased eight times.
Q.10 A cylindrical vessel is filled with a liquid up to height H. A small hole is made in the vessel at a distance y
below the liquid surface as shown in figure. The liquid emerging from the hole strike the ground at
distance x
(A) if y is increased from zero to H, x will decrease and then increase
H
(B) x is maximum for y =
2
H
(C) the maximum value of x is
2
(D) the maximum value of x increases with the increases in density of the liquid

Q.11 A steady flow of water passes along a horizontal tube from a wide section X to the narrower section Y,
see figure. Manometers are placed at P and Q at the sections. Which of the statements A, B, C, D, E is
most correct?
(A) water velocity at X is greater than at Y
(B) the manometer at P shows lower pressure than at Q
(C) kinetic energy per m3 of water at X = kinetic energy per m3 at Y
(D) the manometer at P shows greater pressure than at Y

Q.12 When an air bubble rises from the bottom of a deep lake to a point just below the water surface, the
pressure of air inside the bubble
(A) is greater than the pressure outside it (B) is less than the pressure outside it
(C) increases as the bubble moves up (D) decreases as the bubble moves up

ANSWER KEY
ONLY ONE OPTION IS CORRECT

Q.1 B Q.2 B Q.3 D Q.4 C Q.5 B Q.6 C Q.7 B

Q.8 D Q.9 A Q.10 D Q.11 B Q.12 D Q.13 B Q.14 C
Q.15 A Q.16 B Q.17 D Q.18 A Q.19 B Q.20 B Q.21 C
Q.22 C Q.23 D Q.24 A Q.25 B Q.26 A Q.27 B Q.28 A
Q.29 C Q.30 A Q.31 B Q.32 D Q.33 B Q.34 B Q.35 B
Q.36 B Q.37 A Q.38 B Q.39 A Q.40 C Q.41 D Q.42 B
Q.43 C Q.44 B Q.45 C Q.46 B Q.47 D Q.48 A Q.49 D
Q.50 D Q.51 D Q.52 C Q.53 A Q.54 B Q.55 C Q.56 D
Q.57 D Q.58 B Q.59 B Q.60 B Q.61 A Q.62 B Q.63 D
Q.64 C Q.65 D Q.66 C Q.67 A Q.68 A Q.69 C Q.70 C
Q.71 C Q.72 D Q.73 B Q.74 A Q.75 C Q.76 D Q.77 A
Q.78 A Q.79 C Q.80 D Q.81 B Q.82 D Q.83 C Q.84 C
Q.85 B Q.86 B Q.87 C Q.88 B

ONE OR MORE THAN ONE OPTION MAY BE CORRECT

Q.1 A,C Q.2 D Q.3 A,C Q.4 C,D
Q.5 B,C Q.6 B Q.7 D Q.8 A,C
Q.9 B,D Q.10 B Q.11 D Q.12 A,D