Fluid Mechanics
Practice Questions
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
1

A horizontal pipe carries water in a streamlined flow. At a point along the pipe, where the cross-sectional area is $10 \mathrm{~cm}^{-2}$, the velocity of water is $1 \mathrm{~ms}^{-1}$ and the pressure is 2000 Pa . What is the pressure of water at another point where the cross-sectional area is $5 \mathrm{~cm}^2$ ?

[Density of water $=1000 \mathrm{kgm}^{-3}$ ]

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2

While determining the coefficient of viscosity of the given liquid, a spherical steel ball sinks by a distance $\mathrm{h}=0.9 \mathrm{~m}$. The radius of the ball $\mathrm{r}=\sqrt{3} \times 10^{-3} \mathrm{~m}$. The time taken by the ball to sink in three trails are tabulated as follows.

$$ \begin{array}{|l|l|} \hline \text { Trial No. } & \text { Time taken by the ball to fall by } \mathrm{h} \text { (in second) } \\ \hline 1 . & 2.75 \\ \hline 2 . & 2.65 \\ \hline 3 . & 2.70 \\ \hline \end{array} $$

The difference between the densities of the steel ball and the liquid is $7000 \mathrm{~kg} \mathrm{~m}^{-3}$. If $\mathrm{g}=10 \mathrm{~ms}^{-2}$, then the coefficient of viscosity of the given liquid at room temperature is

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3

Water flows through a horizontal pipe of varying cross-section at a rate of $0.314 \mathrm{~m}^3 \mathrm{~s}^{-1}$. The velocity of water at a point where the radius of the pipe is 10 cm is

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4

A closed water tank has cross-sectional area $$A$$. It has a small hole at a depth of $$h$$ from the free surface of water. The radius of the hole is $$r$$ so that $$r \ll \sqrt{\frac{A}{\pi}}$$. If $$p_o$$ is the pressure inside the tank above water level and $$p_a$$ is the atmospheric pressure, the rate of flow of the water coming out of the hole is ( $$\rho$$ is density of water)

KCET 2023 Physics - Fluid Mechanics Question 10 English

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5

Two capillary tubes $$P$$ and $$Q$$ are dipped vertically in water. The height of water level in capillary tube $$P$$ is $$\frac{2}{3}$$ of the height in capillary tube $$Q$$. The ratio of their diameter is

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6

Iceberg floats in water with part of it submerged. What is the fraction of the volume of iceberg submerged, if the density of ice is $$\rho_i=0.917 \mathrm{~g} \mathrm{~cm}^{-3}$$ ?

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7

A cylindrical container containing water has a small hole at height of $$H=8 \mathrm{~cm}$$ from the bottom and at a depth of $$2 \mathrm{~cm}$$ from the top surface of the liquid. The maximum horizontal distance travelled by the water before it hits the ground $$x$$ is

KCET 2019 Physics - Fluid Mechanics Question 6 English

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8

An aluminium sphere is dipped into water. Which of the following is true?

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9
The pressure at the bottom of a liquid tank is not proportional to the
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10
'Hydraulic lift' works on the basis of
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