Toricelli’s barometer used mercury. Pascal duplicated it using French wine of density \(984~\text{kg/m}^3.\) The height of the wine column for normal atmospheric pressure is:
1. \(11.5~\text{m}\)
2. \(10.5~\text{m}\)
3. \(9.00~\text{m}\)
4. \(15.0~\text{m}\)

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A hydraulic automobile lift is designed to lift cars with a maximum mass of \(3000\) kg. The area of the cross-section of the piston carrying the load is \(425\) cm2. What maximum pressure would the smaller piston have to bear?
1. \(3.12\times10^{5}\) Pa
2. \(1.01\times10^{5}\) Pa
3. \(2.94\times10^{5}\) Pa
4. 
\(6.92\times10^{5}\) Pa

Subtopic:  Pressure |
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A capillary tube of radius \(r\) is immersed in water and water rises in it to a height \(h.\) The mass of the water in the capillary is \(5\) g. Another capillary tube of radius \(2r\) is immersed in water. The mass of water that will rise in this tube is:

1. \(5.0\) g 2. \(10.0\) g
3. \(20.0\) g 4. \(2.5\) g
Subtopic:  Capillary Rise |
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A tall cylinder is filled with viscous oil. A round pebble is dropped from the top with zero initial velocity. The plot shown in the figure indicates the one that represents the velocity \((v)\) of the pebble as a function of time \((t).\)

1. 2.
3. 4.
Subtopic:  Stokes' Law |
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Which of the following diagrams does not represent a streamline flow?

1. 2.
3. 4.
Subtopic:  Types of Flows |
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An ideal fluid flows through a pipe of circular cross-section made of two sections with diameters \(2.5\) cm and \(3.75\) cm. The ratio of the velocities in the two pipes is:
1. \(9:4\)
2. \(3:2\)
3. \(\sqrt{3}:\sqrt{2}\)
4. \(\sqrt{2}:\sqrt{3}\)

Subtopic:  Equation of Continuity |
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A wooden block with a coin placed on its top, floats in water as shown in the figure.

      

The distances \(l\) and \(h\) are shown in the figure. After some time, the coin falls
into the water. Then,

(a) \(l\) decreases
(b) \(h\) decreases
(c) \(l\) increases
(d) \(h \) increases

Choose the correct alterative/s:

1. (b), (c)
2. (a), (d)
3. (c), (d)
4. (a), (b)

Subtopic:  Archimedes' Principle |
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Streamline flow is more likely for liquids with

(a) high density. (b) high viscosity.
(c) low density. (d) low viscosity.

Choose the correct option:

1. (a), (b) 2. (c), (d)
3. (b), (c) 4. (a), (d)
Subtopic:  Types of Flows |
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The velocity of a small ball of mass \(M\) and density \(d\), when dropped in a container filled with glycerine becomes constant after some time. If the density of glycerine is \(\dfrac{d}{2}\) then the viscous force acting on the ball will be:
1. \(\dfrac{3Mg}{2}\)
2. \(2Mg\)
3. \(\dfrac{Mg}{2}\)
4. \(Mg\)

Subtopic:  Viscosity |
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Equal mass of three liquids are kept in three identical cylindrical vessels \(A\)\(B\) and \(C\). The densities are \(\rho_A,~\rho_B,~\rho_C\) with \(\rho_A<\rho_B<\rho_C\) . The force on the base will be:

1. maximum in vessel \(A\)
2. maximum in vessel \(B\)
3. maximum in vessel \(C\)
4. equal in all the vessels

Subtopic:  Pressure |
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