A. meta centre should be above e.g.
B. centre of buoyancy and e.g. must lie on same vertical plane
C. a righting couple should be formed
D. all of the above
E. none of the above
Related Mcqs:
- 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 - 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 - 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 - The two important forces for a floating body are__________________?
A. buoyancy, gravity
B. buoyancy, pressure
C. buoyancy, inertial
D. inertial, gravity
E. gravity, pressure - 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 - For a body floating in a liquid the normal pressure exerted by the liquid acts at ____________________?
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 - A metal with specific gravity of o floating in a fluid of same specific gravity a will____________________?
A. sink to bottom
B. float over fluid
C. partly immersed
D. be fully immersed with top surface at fluid surface
E. none of the above - The resultant upward pressure of the fluid on an immersed body due to its tendency to uplift the sub-merged body is called_______________?
A. upthrust
B. reaction
C. buoyancy
D. metacentre
E. center of pressure - The centre of gravity of the volume of the liquid displaced by an immersed body is called ___________________?
A. centre of gravity
B. centre of pressure
C. metacentre
D. centre of buoyancy
E. centroid - An odd shaped body weighing 7.5 kg and occupying 0.01 m3 volume will be completely submerged in a fluid having specific gravity of__________________?
A. 1
B. 1.2
C. 0.8
D. 0.75
E. 1.25
