VARUN ADVANCED BATCH
Fluid Mechanics
1. Density of ice is 900 kg m–3. A piece of ice is (1) 7.2 (2) 6.4
floating in water of density 1000 kg m–3. Find the (3) 3 (4) 12.8
fraction of volume of the piece of the ice outside
water. 6. A hollow sphere of inner diameter and outer
(1) 0.9 (2) 0.8 diameter of 12 cm and 16 cm respectively floats half
(3) 0.1 (4) 0.2 submerged in water. The specific gravity of material
of the sphere is
2. A piece of ice is floating in a glass vessel filled with (1) 8.65
water. When ice completely melts. (2) 6.85
(3) 0.865
(1) level of water does not change
(4) 0.685
(2) level of water falls down
(3) level of water rises
7. A small steel ball of mass m is attached to the
(4) None of the above
bottom surface of a wooden cube of mass 200 g.
Find the value of m that will just allow the block to
3. An ornament weighing 50 g in air weighs only 46 g float in water. Specific gravity of wood is 0.8 and
in water. Assuming that some copper is mixed with that of steel is 7.8.
gold in the preparation of ornament, find the amount (1) 59.3 g
of copper in it. Specific gravity of gold is 20 and (2) 57.3 g
that of copper is 10. (3) 56.3 g
(1) 20 g (2) 30 g (4) 58.3 g
(3) 25 g (4) 15 g
8. In the above problem, what is the value of m, if the
4. The tension in a string holding a solid block below ball is attached to the top surface of the cube,
the surface of a liquid (of density greater than that of floating with upper surface of cube just immersed in
solid) as shown in figure is T0. When the system is water?
at rest. What will be the tension in the string if the (1) 60 g (2) 50 g
system has an upward acceleration a? (3) 55 g (4) 65 g
9. A cubical block of side a is floating in a fixed and
closed cylindrical container of radius 2a kept on the
ground. Density of the block is ρ, whereas density of
the liquid is 2ρ. Container is made up of conducting
wall, so that the temperature remains constant.
A piston is mounted in the cylinder which can move
inside the cylinder without friction. If piston
oscillates with a large amplitude A, then
(1) (2)
(3) T0(a + g) (4)
5. A vessel contains oil of density 0.8 g cc–1 floating
over mercury of density 13.6 g cc–1. A homogeneous
sphere floats with half of its volume immersed in
mercury and the other half in oil. The density of the (1) the cube will remain stationary
material of the sphere (in g cc–1) is
(2) the cube will oscillate with very small
amplitude in opposite phase with piston
(3) the cube will oscillate with very small
amplitude in same phase with piston
(4) the cube will oscillate with amplitude A
(1) The tension in the string is 2.75 N
10. A cubical wooden block of side L and relative (2) If the string is cut, then acceleration of the
density 0.5 is floating on the surface of water as block is 1.75 ms–2
shown in the figure. A string is attached by a pulley (3) The tension in the string is 1.75 N
to it as shown in figure. The graph of tension T in (4) If the string is cut, then acceleration of the
the string versus distance d of the bottom of the block is 3.75 ms–2
block from the free surface of water, when the end A Comprehension Type
of the rope is slowly being pulled up will be (block
Direction (Q. Nos. 13-18): This section contains 2
is moving very slowly)
paragraphs, each describing theory, experiments, data, etc.
Six questions related to the paragraphs have been given.
Each question has only one correct answer among the four
given options (1), (2), (3) and (4).
Passage-I
A cylinder of radius R is kept embedded along the wall of
a dam as shown in the figure. Density of water is ρ. Length
of cylinder (perpendicular to the plane of paper) is L.
(1)
(2)
(3)
Neglect atmospheric pressure.
(4)
11. A solid ball of density half that of water falls freely 13. The vertical force exerted by water on the cylinder
under gravity from a height of 19.6 m and then is
enters water. (Neglect air resistance and viscosity of (1) ρπR2Lg
water) Choose the correct statement(s).
(1) It goes upto a depth of 19.6 m in water
(2) After entering water, it takes 4 s to reach (2)
surface again (3) Zero
(3) It goes upto a depth of 9.8 m in water
(4) After entering water, it takes 2 s to reach water (4) None of these
surface again
14. The horizontal force exerted by water on the
12. A block of mass 1 kg and density 0.8 g cm–3 is held cylinder is
stationary with the help of a string as shown in the (1) 2R2ρgL
figure. The tank is accelerating vertically upwards
with a constant acceleration a0 = 1 ms–2. Choose the (2) R2ρgL
correct statement(s). (3) 4R2ρgL
(Given g = 10 ms–2 and ρwater = 1000 kg m–3) (4) 1.61R2ρgL
15. The net torque exerted by water on the cylinder is
(1)
(1) (2)
(2)
(3) (3) (4)
(4) zero Direction (Q. Nos. 19-20): This section contains 3
questions. When worked out will result in an integer from
0 to 9 (both inclusive)
Passage-2
19. A cube of wood of mass 0.5 kg and density 800 kg
Two ice cubes, each of side 10 cm have cavity of volume
m–3 is fastened to the free end of a vertical spring of
20 cm3 at the centre of each cube. These cavities are filled
spring constant k = 50 Nm–1, fixed at the bottom.
with materials A and B respectively in cube 1 and cube 2.
Now, the entire system is completely submerged in
The specific gravity of material of cube A is 4.9 and
water. The elongation or compression of the spring
specific gravity of material of cube B is 1.9. Now, these
cubes are placed in two different vessels of same base area
as shown in the figure. Before putting the blocks, the water in equilibrium is cm. Find the value of β.
levels in vessels are same. –2
(Given, g = 10 ms )
Assume that ice melts uniformly form all sides and with 20. Two spheres each of volume 250 cc but of relative
same constant rate in both the vessels. (Given specific densities 0.8 and 1.2 are connected by a string and
gravity of ice of 0.9)
the combination is immersed in the string is .
16. Find the ratio of initial submerged volumes of the Find the value of k.
blocks containing A and B respectively. (Given, g = 10 ms–2)
(1) (2)
(3) (4)
17. Choose the correct statements(s).
(1) A and B sink simultaneously
(2) A and B sink only after complete melting of ice
(3) A sinks prior to B
(4) B sinks prior to A
18. Choose the correct graph showing the variation of
heights of water level in two vessels with time.
Answer Key
1. (3) 11. (1, 2)
2. (1) 12. (1, 4)
3. (2) 13. (2)
4. (4) 14. (3)
5. (1) 15. (4)
6. (3) 16. (1)
7. (2) 17. (3)
8. (2) 18. (4)
9. (2) 19. (5)
10. (2) 20. (9)
