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1.

For what height of the mercury column will the pressure inside the gas be 40 cm Hg vacuum?

A. 36
B. 40
C. 76
D. 116
Answer» C. 76
2.

A closed tank (each side of 5 m) is partially filled with fluid as shown. If the pressure of the air above the fluid is 2 bar, find the pressure at the bottom of the tank. Assume the density ρ of the fluid to vary according to the given relation:

A. 766
B. 776
C. 786
D. 796
Answer» D. 796
3.

A beaker of height 30 cm is partially filled with a liquid and is rotated by an angle θ as shown.

A. At this point, the pressure at point B is found to be 5 bar. By what angle should θ be increased such that the pressure at B gets halved?
B. 12o
C. 15o
D. 17o
E. 20o
Answer» C. 15o
4.

A beaker of height 15 cm is partially filled with a liquid and is rotated by an angle θ as shown.

A. If the pressure at point B becomes 5 bar, what will be the value of θ?
B. 30o
C. 50o
D. 60o
E. 70o
Answer» E. 70o
5.

A beaker, partially filled with a liquid is rotated by an angle 30o as shown. If the pressure at point B becomes 12 bar, what will be the height (in cm) of the beaker?

A. 23.5
B. 24.5
C. 26.5
D. 27.5
Answer» C. 26.5
6.

A beaker of height 15 cm is completely filled with water. Now two-third of the liquid is taken out and an equal amount of two other immiscible liquids of specific gravities 0.8 and 1.2 are poured into the tank. What will be the pressure (in kPa) at a point situated at a height, half the height of the beaker?

A. 588.6
B. 637.65
C. 735.75
D. 833.85
Answer» C. 735.75
7.

A tank of height 3 m is completely filled with water. Now two-third of the liquid is taken out and an equal amount of two other immiscible liquids of specific gravities 0.8 and 1.2 are poured into the tank. By what percent will the pressure at the base of the tank change?

A. 0%
B. 5%higher
C. 5%lower
D. 10%higher
Answer» B. 5%higher
8.

If a gas X be confined inside a bulb as shown, by what percent will the pressure of the gas be higher or lower than the atmospheric pressure? (Take the atmospheric pressure equal to 101.3 kPa)

A. 4:75% higher
B. 4:75% lower
C. 6:75% higher
D. 6:75% lower
Answer» B. 4:75% lower
9.

An oil tank of height 6 m is half-filled with oil and the air above it exerts a pressure of 200 kPa on the upper surface. The density of oil varies according to the given relation:

A. What will be the percentage error in the calculation of the pressure at the base of the tank if the density is taken to be a constant equal to 800?
B. 0.01
C. 0.05
D. 0.10
E. 0.15
Answer» B. 0.01
10.

A beaker of height 30 cm is filled with water (Sw = 1) up to a height of 10 cm. Now oil (So = 0:9) is poured into the beaker till it is completely filled. At what distance (in cm) from the base will the pressure be one-third the pressure at the base of the beaker?

A. 27.33
B. 19.2
C. 10.8
D. 2.67
Answer» C. 10.8
11.

A beaker of height 10 cm is half-filled with water (Sw = 1) and half-filled with oil (So = 1). At what distance (in cm) from the base will the pressure be half the pressure at the base of the beaker?

A. 4.375
B. 4.5
C. 5.5
D. 5.625
Answer» C. 5.5
12.

The arm of a teapot is 10 cm long and inclined at an angle of 60o to the vertical. The center of the arm base is 2 cm above the base of the beaker. Water is poured into the beaker such that half the arm is filled with it. What will be the pressure at the base of the beaker if the atmospheric pressure is 101.3 kPa?

A. 101.3
B. 101.5
C. 101.7
D. 101.9
Answer» D. 101.9
13.

A beaker is filled with a liquid of specific gravity S = 1:2 as shown. What will be the pressure difference (in kN/m2) between the two points A and B, 30 cm below and 10 cm to the right of point A?

A. 2.5
B. 3.5
C. 4.5
D. 5.5
Answer» C. 4.5
14.

Three beakers 1, 2 and 3 of different shapes are kept on a horizontal table and filled with water up to a height h. If the pressure at the base of the beakers are P1, P2 and P3 respectively, which one of the following will be the relation connecting the three?

A. P1 > P2 > P3
B. P1 < P2 < P3
C. P1 = P2 = P3
D. P1 > P2 < P3
Answer» D. P1 > P2 < P3