A. at the centre of gravity
B. above the centre of gravity
C. below be centre of gravity
D. could be above or below e.g. depend¬ing on density of body and liquid
E. unpredictable
Related Mcqs:
- 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 - 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 - Resultant pressure of the liquid in the case of an immersed body acts through____________________?
A. centre of gravity
B. centre of pressure
C. metacentre
D. centre of buoyancy
E. in between e.g. and centre of pressure - According to the principle of buoyancy a body totally or partially immersed in a fluid will be lifted up by a force equal to_________________?
A. the weight of the body
B. more than the weight of the body
C. less than the weight of the body
D. weight of the fluid displaced by the body
E. weight of body plus the weight of the fluid displaced hy the body - Total pressure on a lmxlm gate immersed vertically at a depth of 2 m below the free water surface will be_______________?
A. 1000 kg
B. 4000 kg
C. 2000 kg
D. 8000 kg
E. 16000 kg - The pressure in the air space above an oil (sp. gr. 0.8) surface in a tank is 0.1 kg/cm”. The pressure at 2.5 m below the oil surface will be __________________?
A. 2 metres of water column
B. 3 metres of water column
C. 3.5 metres of water column
D. 4 m of water column
E. none of the above - 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 - The center of pressure of a surface subjected to fluid pressure is the point_______________?
A. on the surface at which resultant pres-sure acts
B. on the surface at which gravitational force acis
C. at which all hydraulic forces meet
D. similar to metacentre
E. where pressure equivalent to hydraulic thrust will act - The total pressure force on a plane area is equal to the area multiplied by the intensity of pressure at the centriod, if___________________?
A. the area is horizontal
B. the area is vertical
C. the area is inclined
D. all of the above
E. none of the above
