A. bottom surface of the body
B. e.g. of the body
C. metacentre
D. all points on the surface of the body
E. all of the above
Related Mcqs:
- Resultant pressure of the liquid in the case of an immersed body acts through _________________?
A. center of gravity
B. center of pressure
C. metacentre
D. center of buoyancy
E. in between e.g. and center of pressure - The resultant upward pressure of a fluid on a floating body is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the body. This definition is according to____________________?
A. Buoyancy
B. Equilibrium of a floating body
C. Archimedes’ principle
D. Bernoulli’s theorem
E. Metacentric principle - When a body floating in a liquid, is displaced slightly, it oscillates about ___________________?
A. e.g. of body
B. center of pressure
C. center of buoyancy
D. metacentre
E. liquid surface - A liquid compressed in cylinder has a volume of 0.04 m3 at 50 kg/cm2 and a volume of 0.039 m3 at 150 kg/cm2. The bulk modulus of elasticity of liquid is _________________?
A. 400 kg/cm2
B. 4000 kg/cm2
C. 40 x 105 kg/cm2
D. 40 x 106 kg/cm2
E. none of the above - The pressure exerted by_____________?
A. The sewage when running full from inside, is called internal pressure
B. The internal pressure if any, causes tensile stress in the pipe material
C. Pressure sewers are designed to be safe in tension
D. All the above - The point in the immersed body through which the resultant pressure of the liquid may be taken to act is known as____________________?
A. meta center
B. center of pressure
C. center of buoyancy
D. center of gravity
E. none of the above - The conditions for the stable equilibrium of a floating body are_______________?
A. the meta-center should lie above the center of gravity
B. the center of buoyancy and the center of gravity must lie on the same vertical line
C. a righting couple should be formed
D. all the above are correct
E. none of the above is correct - For a floating body to be in stable equilibrium, its metacentre should be_________________ ?
A. below the center of gravity
B. below the center of buoyancy
C. above the center of buoyancy
D. between e.g. and center of pressure
E. above the center of gravity - The two important forces for a floating body are___________________?
A. buoyancy, gravity
B. buoyancy, pressure
C. buoyancy, inertial
D. inertial, gravity
E. gravity, pressure - The time oscillation of a floating body with increase in metacentric height will be________________?
A. same
B. higher
C. lower
D. lower/higher depending on weight of body
E. unpredictable
