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PROPERTIES OF MATTER & FLUID MECHANICS-01
1. Wires A and B are made from the same material. 6. The length of wire, when mass M1 is hung from

A has twice the diameter and three times the it, is l1 and is l2 with both masses M1 and M2
hanging. The natural length of wire is :-
length of B. If the elastic limits are not reached,
when each is stretched by the same tension, the
ratio of energy stored in A to that in B is :- M2

(1) 2 : 3 (2) 3 : 4 M1
(3) 3 : 2 (4) 6 : 1
M1 M2 l1 − M1 l2
2. The breaking stress for a wire of radius r of given (1) (l1 − l2 ) + l1 (2)
M2 M1 + M2
material is F N/m2. The breaking stress for the l1 + l2
(3) (4) l1 l2
wire of same material of radius 2r is :- 2

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(1) F/4 (2) F/2 (3) F (4) 2F 7. The Young's modulus of a wire of length L and
radius r is Y newton per square metre. If the
3.
8 2
The bulk modulus of rubber is 9.1 × 10 N/m .
length is reduced to L/2 and radius to r/2, its
To what depth a rubber ball be taken in a lake so Young's modulus will be :-
that its volume is decreased by 0.1%? Y
(1) (2) Y
(g = 10 m/s ) 2 2
(3) 2 Y (4) 4Y
(1) 25m (2) 91m
8. When a mass of 5kg is hung on a wire then
(3) 200 m (4) 500 m
extension of 30 cm take place then work done
4. A solid sphere of radius R made of material of 2
will be :- (g = 10 m/s )
bulk modulus B is surrounded by a liquid in a (1) 7.5 J (2) 15 J
(3) 0.5 J (4) 1.5 J
cylindrical container. A massless piston of area A
9. The Young's modulus of brass and steel are
floats on the surface of the liquid. When a mass
respectively 1 × 1010 N/m2 and 2 × 1010 N/m2. A
M is placed on the piston to compress the liquid,
brass wire and a steel wire of the same length are
the fractional change in the radius of the sphere
extended by 1 mm under the same force; the
is :-
radii of brass and steel wires are RB and RS
Mg Mg
(1) (2) respectively. Then :-
BA 3BA
RB
3Mg Mg (1) RS = 2R B (2) R S =
(3) (4) 2
4BA 4BA
RB
5. The rubber cord of a catapult has cross-section (3) RS = 4RB (4) R S =
4
area 1 mm2 and a total unstretched length 10 10. If ρ is the density of the material of a wire and σ
cm. It is stretched to 12 cm and then released to is the breaking stress, the greatest length of the
project a particle of mass 5 g. Calculate the
wire that can hang freely without breaking is:-
velocity of projection
2σ ρ
8 2
(Y for rubber is 5 × 10 N/m ). (1) (2)
ρg σg
(1) 5 ms–1
(2) 10 ms
–1 ρg σ
(3) (4)
(3) 20 ms–1 2σ ρg
(4) 40 ms–1

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11. The young's modulus of the material of a wire is 14. A steel wire of cross-sectional area 3 × 10–6 m2
2 × 1010 Nm–2. If the longitudinal strain is 1% can withstand a maximum strain of 10–3. Young's
11 2
then the energy stored in the wire per unit modulus of steel is 2 × 10 N/m . The maximum
volume is :- mass the wire can hold is:-
6 –3 6 –3 2
(1) 0.5 × 10 Jm (2) 10 Jm (Take g = 10 m/s )
(3) 2 × 106 Jm–3 6
(4) 4 × 10 Jm
–3
(1) 40 kg (2) 60 kg
12. A cube of side 40 cm has its upper face (3) 80 kg (4) 100 kg
displaced by 0.1 mm by a tangential force of 15. The Young's modulus of the material of a wire is
8 kN. The shearing modulus of cube is :- equal to the :-
9 –2 9 –2
(1) 2 × 10 N-m (2) 4 × 10 N-m (1) stress required to increase its length four
8 –2 8 –2
(3) 2 ×10 Nm (4) 4 × 10 N-m times
13. The Bulk Modulus for an incompressible liquid (2) stress required to produce unit strain

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is :- (3) strain produced in it
(1) zero (2) unity (4) half the strain produced in it
(3) infinity (4) between 0 and 1

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Ans. 2 3 2 2 3 1 2 1 2 4 2 3 3 2 2

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PROPERTIES OF MATTER & FLUID MECHANICS (FLUID DYNAMICS + VISCOSITY) # 02
1. Blood is flowing at the rate of 200 cm3/sec in a 6. An air bubble of 1 cm radius is rising at a steady
capillary of cross-sectional area 0.5m2. The rate of 2.00 mm/sec through a liquid of density
velocity of flow, (in mm/sec) is :- 1.5 gm per cm3. Neglect density of air. If g is
(1) 0.1 (2) 0.2 2
1000 cm/sec , then the coefficient of viscosity of
(3) 0.3 (4) 0.4 the liquid is :-
2. The cylinderical tube of a spray pump has a (1) 0.166 × 103 poise
cross-section of 8cm2, one end of which has 40 (2) 166 × 103 poise
fine holes each of area 10–8 m2. If the liquid flows 3
(3) 1.66 × 10 poise
inside the tube with a speed of 0.15m min–1, the (4) 16.6 × 103 poise
speed with which the liquid is ejected through the 7. Sixty four spherical rain drops of equal size are
holes is :-
falling vertically through air with a terminal

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(1) 50 ms–1 (2) 5 ms–1 –1
velocity 1.5 ms . If these drops coalesce to form
–1 –1
(3) 0.05 ms (4) 0.5 ms
a big spherical drop, then terminal velocity of big
3. A cylindrical vessel is filled with water upto a
drop is :-
height of 92 cm. It has four holes 1,2,3 and 4
(1) 8 ms–1 (2) 16 ms–1
which are respectively at heights of 20cm, 30cm, –1
(3) 24 ms (4) 32 ms–1
46cm and 80cm from the horizontal floor. The
8. A layer of glycerine of thickness 1 mm is present
water falling at the maximum horizontal distance
between a large surface and small surface of area
from the vessel comes from :-
2
0.1m . With what force the small surface is to be
(1) hole 4 (2) hole 3
pulled, so that it can move with a velocity of 1
(3) hole 2 (4) hole 1
m/s ?
4. A cylindrical tank has a hole of 1 cm2 in its
–1 –1
(coefficient of viscosity = 0.07kg-m s )
bottom. If the water is allowed to flow into the
(1) 70N (2) 7N (3) 700 N (4) 0.70N
tank from a tubes above it at the rate of
70 cm3/sec then the maximum height upto 9. Water contained in a tank flows through an

which water can rise in the tank is :- orifice of diameter 2cm, under a constant
(1) 2.5 cm (2) 5 cm pressure difference of 10 cm of water column.
(3) 10 cm (4) 0.25 cm The rate of flow of water through the orifice is
5. Air is streaming past a horizontal aeroplane wing nearly equal to :-
such that its speed is 120 metre per sec over the (1) 44 cc/sec (2) 4.4 cc/sec
upper surface and 90 metre per sec at the lower (3) 440 cc/sec (4) 4400 cc/sec
surface. If the density of air is 1.3 kg per metre 3
10. A small ball of mass m and radius r is falling
and the wing is 10 metre long and has an under gravity through a viscous liquid of
average width of 2 metre, then the difference of coefficient of viscosity η. If g is the acceleration
the pressure on the two sides of the wing is :- due to gravity then the terminal velocity of the
(1) 4095.0 pascal ball is proportional to :-
(2) 409.50 pascal
mgη mgr mg
(1) (2) mgηr (3) (4)
(3) 40.950 pascal r η rη
(4) 4.0950 pascal

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11. A sphere of brass released in a long liquid 14. Water flows in a stream-line manner through a
column attains a terminal velocity ν0. If the capillary tube of radius a. The pressure difference
terminal velocity attained by sphere of marble of being P and the rate of flow is Q. If the radius is
the same radius and released in the same liquid is reduced to a/2 and the pressure is increased to
nν0. Then the value of n will be: (given the 2P, then the rate of flow becomes:-
specific gravity of brass, marble and liquid are (1) 4Q (2) 2Q
8.5, 2.5 and 0.8 respectively.) (3) Q (4) Q/8
5 17 11 17 15. A metal plate of area 10 cm2 rests on a layer of
3

(1) (2) (3) (4)

17 77 31 5 oil 6 mm thick. A tangential force of 10–2 N is
12. A river 10 m deep is flowing at 5 ms–1. The applied on it to move it with a constant velocity
–1
shearing stress between horizontal layers of the of 6 cm s . The coefficient of viscosity of the
river is (η = 10–3 SI units) :- liquid is :-
(1) 10–3 N/m2 (2) 0.8 × 10–3 N/m2 (1) 0.1 poise (2) 0.5 poise

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–3
(3) 0.5 × 10 N/m
2
(4) 1 N/m 2 (3) 0.7 poise (4) 0.9 poise
13. Two metal spheres are falling through a liquid of
density 2 × 103 kg/m3 with the same uniform
speed. The material density of sphere 1 and
3 3 3 3
sphere 2 are 8 × 10 kg/m and 11 × 10 kg/m
respectively. The ratio of their radii is :-
11 11 3 3
(1) (2) (3) (4)
8 8 2 2

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Ans. 4 2 2 1 1 3 3 2 3 4 2 3 4 4 1

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PROPERTIES OF MATTER & FLUID MECHANICS (HYDROSTATICS) # 03
1. A tank of height 5m is half filled with water then 7. The pressure of confined air is p. If the
it is filled upto top with a liquid of density atmospheric pressure is P0, then :-
0.85 g/cm3 then total pressure at bottom due to P0
the liquids will be –
g-wt g-wt p
(1) 1.85 (2) 89.25
cm2 cm2
g-wt g-wt water
(3) 462.5 2
(4) 500
cm cm2
2. Find the density of a block of wood that floats in (1) P0 is equal to p
water with 0.1 of its volume above water:- (2) P0 is less than p
(1) 0.9 g/cc (2) 0.19 g/cc
(3) P0 is greater than p
(3) 0.1 g/cc (4) 0.15 g/cc
(4) P0 may be less or greater than p depending
3.
3
A liquid X of density 3.36 g/cm is poured in a
U-tube, which contains Hg. Another liquid Y is on the mass of the confined air

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poured in left arm with height 8 cm. Upper levels 8. Figure shows a container filled with a liquid of
of X and Y are same. density ρ. Four points A, B, C and D lie on the
3 3
(Density of Hg = 13.6 × 10 kg/m ) diametrically opposite points of a circle as
What is density of Y ? shown. Points A and C lie on vertical line and
Y X points B and D lie on horizontal line. The
8 cm
10 cm incorrect statement is (pA, pB, pC, pD are absolute
pressure at the respective points) :-

(1) 0.8 gm/cc (2) 1.2 gm/cc B D

(3) 1.4 gm/cc (4) 1.6 gm/cc
4. A body of uniform cross-sectional area floats in a C
liquid of density thrice its value. The portion of
exposed height will be: (1) pD = pB
(1) 2/3 (2) 5/6 (3) 1/6 (4) 1/3 (2) pA < pB = pD < pC
5. A cubical box of wood of side 30 cm and mass pC − p A
(3) pD = pB =
21.6 kg floats on water with two faces horizontal. 2
The length of immersed part in water is :- p + pA
(ρwood=0.8 g/cc) (4) pD = pB = C
2
(1) 30 cm (2) 12 cm (3) 6 cm (4) 24 cm
9. A cubical block is floating in a liquid with one
6. A cube of edge length 10 cm is just balanced at
fourth of its volume immersed in the liquid. If
the interface of two liquids A and B as shown in
figure. If A and B has specific gravity 0.6 and whole of the system accelerates upward with
0.4 respectively, then mass of cube is :- acceleration g/4, the fraction of volume
immersed in the liquid will be :-
(1) 1/4 (2) 1/2 (3) 3/4 (4) 2/3
10. A metallic sphere of mass 3 kg in air is held by a
6cm B
string so as to be completely immersed in a liquid
of relative density 0.8. The relative density of
4cm A
metallic sphere is 10. The tension in the string
is:- (g = 10 m/s2)
(1) 240 g (2) 360 g (1) 18.7 N (2) 42.5 N
(3) 480 g (4) 540 g (3) 32.7 N (4) 27.6 N

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11. A cube made of material having a density of 4
3 3
14. A block of wood floats in water with   th of its
0.9 × 10 kg/m floats between water and a liquid 5
of density 0.7 × 103 kg/m3 which is immiscible volume submerged. If the same block just floats
with water. What part of the cube is immersed in (completely immersed) in a liquid, the density of
water? the liquid (in kg m–3) is :-
1 2 3 3 (1) 1250 (2) 600 (3) 400 (4) 800
(1) (2) (3) (4)
3 3 4 7 15. Two spheres of volume 250 cc each but of
12. The neck and bottom of a bottle are 3 cm and relative densities 0.8 and 1.2 are connected by a
15 cm in radius respectively. If the cork is string and the combination is immerssed in a
pressed with a force 12 N in the neck of the liquid. The tension in the string is:
bottle, then force exerted on the bottom of the (g = 10 m/s )
2

bottle is :- (1) 5.0 N (2) 0.5 N (3) 1.0 N (4) 2.0 N

(1) 30 N (2) 150 N (3) 300 N (4) 600 N

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13. An open U-tube contains mercury. When
11.2 cm of water is poured into one of the arms
of the tube, how high does the mercury rise in
the other arm from its initial level?
(1) 0.56 cm (2) 1.35 cm
(3) 0.41 cm (4) 2.32 cm

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Que. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Ans. 3 1 1 1 4 3 2 4 1 4 2 3 3 4 2

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PROPERTIES OF MATTER & FLUID MECHANICS (SURFACE TENSION) # 04
1. Water rises to a height of 10 cm in a glass 7. Two soap bubbles one of radius 50 mm and the
capillary tube. If the area of cross-section of the other of radius 80 mm are brought together so
tube is reduced to one-fourth of its former value that they have a common interface.
then find height of water rises in the tube.
(a) Determine the radius of curvature of this
(1) 20 cm (2) 5 cm
interface
(3) 2.5 cm (4) 7 cm
(1) 114.6 mm (2) 125.6 mm
2. A wire of mass 1gm is kept horizontally on the
(3) 133.3 mm (4) 154.6 mm
surface of water. The minimum length of the
(b) The radius of curvature of this interface
wire that does not break the surface film is :-
–1
(surface tension of water is 70 dyne cm ) attains which shape from smaller bubble
towards larger bubble.
(1) 3 cm (2) 4 cm
(1) Convex (2) Concave
(3) 7 cm (4) 14 cm

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(3) Plane (4) None of these
3. The surface tension of two liquids are 30 dyne
cm–1 and 60 dyne cm–1 respectively. The liquid 8. Liquid rises to a height of 2 cm in a capillary
drop form at the ends of two tube of the same tube. The angle of contact between the solid and
radius. The ratio of the weight of the two drops the liquid is zero. The tube is depressed more
is :- now so that the top of the capillary is only
(1) 1 : 2 (2) 1 : 3 1 cm above the liquid then the apparent angle of
(3) 2 : 3 (4) 3 : 4 contact between the solid and the liquid is:-

4. Two vertical glass plates 1mm apart are dipped (1) 0° (2) 30° (3) 60° (4) 90°
into water. How high will the water rise between 9. If a section of soap bubble (of radius R) through
the plates. If the surface tension of water is its centre is considered then force on one half
–1
70 dyne cm . due to surface tension is :-
(1) 1.43 cm (2) 1.63 cm (1) 2πRT (2) 4πRT
(3) 2.86 cm (4) 3.86 cm 4T
(3) πR T
2
(4)
5. The excess pressure due to surface tension inside R
a spherical drop is 6 unit. If eight such drops 10. What is the potential energy of the soap film
combine then the excess pressure due to surface
formed on a frame of area 4 × 10–3 m2 ?
tension inside the larger drop is :-
(Surface tension = 40 × 10–3 N/m.)
(1) 3 units (2) 6 units
(1) 32 × 10–5 J (2) 16 × 10–5 J
(3) 12 units (4) 48 units
(3) 8 × 10–5 J (4) 16 × 10–3 J
6.
–2
A soap film of surface tension 3 × 10 N/m
11. A frame made of metalic wire enclosing a surface
formed in a rectangular frame can support a wire
–2
as shown in the figure. If g = 10 ms then the area A is covered with a soap film. If the area of
mass of the wire is :- the frame of metallic wire is reduced by 50%, the
10 cm energy of the soap film will be changed by :-
(1) 100% (2) 75% (3) 50% (4) 25%
Soap film
12. The excess pressure inside one soap bubble is
three times that inside a second soap bubble,
Wire
then the ratio of their surface area is :-
(1) 0.006 g (2) 0.06 g (1) 1 : 9 (2) 1 : 3
(3) 0.6 g (4) 6 g (3) 3 : 1 (4) 1 : 27

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13. The force required to lift a circular flat plate of 16. A 10 cm long wire is placed horizontally on the
radius 5 cm on the surface of water is: (Surface surface of water and is gently pulled up with a
tension of water is 75 dyne/cm) :- force of 2 × 10
–2
N. To keep the wire in
(1) 30 dyne (2) 60 dyne equilibrium, the surface tension of water
–1
(3) 750 dyne (4) 750 π dyne (in Nm ) is :-

14. Find the difference of air pressure (in N-m )

–2 (1) 0.1 (2) 0.2

between the inside and outside of a soap bubble (3) 0.001 (4) 0.002
5 mm in diameter, if the surface tension is 17. Work done in increasing the size of a soap
1.6 N-m .
–1
bubble from a radius of 3 cm to 5 cm is nearly:-
(1) 2560 (2) 3720 (Surface tension of soap solution = 0.03 Nm–1)
(3) 1208 (4) 10132 (1) 4π mJ (2) 0.2π mJ
15. The surface tension of soap solution is 0.03 (3) 2π mJ (4) 0.4π mJ

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N/m. The work done in blowing to form a soap
bubble of surface area 40 cm2 is :-
(1) 1.2 × 10–4 J (2) 2.4 × 10 J
–4

(3) 12 × 10–4 J (4) 24 × 10–4 J

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Que. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7(a) 7(b) 8 9 10
Ans. 1 3 1 1 1 3 3 2 3 2 1
Que. 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Ans. 3 1 4 1 2 1 4

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