CHANANA INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS

326, TILAK NAGAR, AMRITSAR.

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VISCOSITY
1) The dimensional formula for coefficient of viscosity is; c. x = 2 D (H – D) d. x = 4 D (H – D)
a. [MLT−1] b. [ML−1T−1] 9) As shown in the adjoining fig., water squirts horizontally out of
c. [MLT ] −2
d. [MLT−1] two small holes in the side of the cylinder and the two streams strike
2) The terminal velocity of a sphere moving through a viscous the ground at the same point. If the hole Q is at a height h above the
medium is: ground and the level of water stands at height H above the ground,
a. directly proportional to the radius of the sphere then the height of P above ground level is:
b. inversely proportional to the radius of the sphere
c. directly proportional to the square of the radius of sphere
d. inversely proportional to the square of the radius of sphere P
3) With increase in temperature the viscosity of: H Q
a. both gases and liquids increases
b. both gases and liquids decreases
c. gases increases and of liquids decreases h
d. gases decreases and of liquid increases
4) The aerofoils are so designed that the speed of air: a. 2h b. H/h
a. on top side is more than on lower side c. H – h d. H/2
b. on top side is less than on lower side 10) A liquid flows in a tube from left to right as shown in fig. A1 and
c. is same on both sides A2 are the cross-sections of the portions of the tube as shown. Then
d. is turbulent the ratio of speeds v1/v2 will be:
5) The terminal velocity v of a small steel ball of radius r falling A2
under gravity through a column of viscous liquid of coefficient of
viscosity  depends on mass of the ball m, acceleration due to A1 v2
V1
gravity g, coefficient of viscosity  and radius r . Which of the
following relations is dimensionally correct? a. A1/A2 b. A2/A1
mgr c. A2/ A1 d. A1/ A2
a. v   b. v  mgr 11) The diagram shows a venturimeter through which water is
flowing. The speed of water at X is 2 cm s −1 . The speed of water at
mg mg Y is : (Taking g = 1000 cm s−2)
c. v  r d. v  r
6) In Bernoulli’s theorem which of the following is conserved?
a. Mass b. Energy 5.1 mm
c. Linear momentum d. Angular momentum
7) Paint gun or scent sprayer depends upon:
a. Bernoulli’s principle b. Boyle’s law X Y
c. Faraday’ s law d. Archimedes’ principle
8) A tank is filled with water upto a height H. water is allowed to a. 23 cm s− b. 32 cm s−
come out of a hole P in one of the walls at a depth D below the −
c. 101 cm s d. 1024 cm s−
surface of water. Express the horizontal distance x in terms of H and
12) A rectangular vessel when full of water takes 10 minutes to be
D:
emptied through an orifice in its bottom. How much time will it take
to be emptied when half filled with water?
D
a. 9 minute b. 7 minute
P c. 5 minute d. 3 minute
H 13) Spherical balls of radius R are falling in a viscous fluid of
viscosity  with a velocity v . The retarding viscous force acting on
the spherical ball is:
a. directly proportional to R but inversely proportional to v
b. directly proportional to both radius R and velocity v
D(H – D) c. inversely proportional to both radius R and velocity v
a. x = D(H – D) b. x = d. inversely proportional to R but directly proportional to v
2
14) 16 cm3 of water flows per second through a capillary tube of
/s
radius a cm and of length l cm when connected to a pressure head .5 m
=1
of h cm of water. If a tube of the same length and radius (a/2) cm is 2
v2
te r
connected to the same pressure head the quantity of water flowing me
A
through the tube per second will be: A meter 2 v = 3.0 m/s
a. 16 cm3 b. 4 cm3 1
1.5 A
3 m etre
c. 1 cm d. 8 cm3 2 v
15) An incompressible fluid flows steadily through a cylindrical 2
pipe which has radius 2R at point A and radius R at point B further a. 3.0 m/s b. 1.5 m/s
along the flow direction. If the velocity at point A is v, its velocity c. 1.0 m/s d. 2.25 m/s
at point B will be: 23) There is a hole of area A at the bottom of cylindrical vessel.
a. 2v b. v Water is filled upto a height h and water flows out in t second. If
c. v/2 d. 4v water is filled to a height 4h, it will flow out in time equal to :
16) A small sphere of mass m is dropped from a great height. After a. t b. 4t
it has fallen 100 metres, it has attained its terminal velocity and c. 2t d. t/4
continues to fall at that speed. The work done by air friction against 24) Water from a tap (at the end of a horizontal pipe) emerges
the sphere during the first 100 metres of fall is: vertically downwards with an initial speed of 1.0 m s −1 . The cross-
a. greater than the work done by air friction in the second 100 m sectional area of the tap is 10−4 m2 . Assume that the pressure is
b. less than the work done by air friction in the second 100 metres constant throughout the stream of water and the flow is steady. The
c. equal to 100 m cross-sectional area of the stream 0.15 m below the tap is:
d. greater than 100 m
a. 5.0 x 10−4m2 b. 1.0 x 10−5 m2
17) The viscous drag on a spherical body moving with a speed v is −5 2
c. 5.0 x 10 m d. 2.0 x 10−5 m2
proportional to:
25) An air bubble of 1 cm radius is rising at a steady rate of 2.00
a. v b. v
mm/sec through a liquid of density 1.5 gm per cm3 . Neglect density
of air. If g is 1000 cm/sec2 then the coefficient of viscosity of the
c. 1/ v d. v2
liquid is:
18) Terminal velocity depends on radius of drop r and viscosity 
a. 0.166 x 103 poise b. 166 x 103 poise
according to: 3
c. 1.66 x 10 poise d. 16.6 x 103 poise
a. vT r b. vT  r2 26) A cylindrical vessel of 92 cm height is kept filled upto the brim.
c. vT  2
2 It has four holes 1, 2, 3 and 4 which are respectively at heights of 20
d. vT  r
r  cm, 30 cm, 46 cm and 80 cm from the horizontal floor. The water
falling at the maximum horizontal distance from the vessel comes
19) A flat plate of area 10 cm2 is separated from a large plate by a from:
layer of glycerine 1 mm thick. If the coefficient of viscosity of a. hole no. 4 b. hole no. 3
glycerine is 20 poise, the force required to keep the plate moving c. hole no. 2 d. hole no. 1
with a velocity of 1 cm/sec is: 27) Viscosity is the property of liquids by virtue of which:
a. 80 dynes b. 200 dynes a. liquid opposes the relative motion of its parts
c. 800 dynes d. 2000 dynes b. liquid pushes neighbouring molecules
20) Water is flowing through a horizontal pipe of non-uniform c. liquid attracts other molecules
cross-section. At the extreme narrow portion of the pipe, the water d. liquid becomes conducting
will have: 28) In a beaker, there is a hole at the bottom and a hole of same area
a. maximum speed and least pressure is at the top and water starts flowing through it with velocity v, then:
b. maximum pressure and least speed a. water level will oscillate about a height of v2/2g
c. both pressure and speed maximum b. water level will rise till a height of v2/2g is reached and remains
d. both pressure and speed least constant
21) A tank is filled with water of density 1 g per cm 3 and oil of c. no water will remain in the beaker
density 0.9 g per cm3 . The height of water layer is 100 cm and of d. none of the above
the oil layer is 400 cm. 29) A water barrel having water up to a depth d is placed on a table
If g = 980 cm/sec2 , then the velocity of efflux from an opening in of height h. A small hole is made on the wall of the barrel at its
the bottom of the tank is: bottom. If the stream of water coming out of the hole falls on the
a. 900 x 980 cm/sec b. 1000 x 980 cm/sec ground at a horizontal distance R from the barrel, then the value of
c. 920 x 980 cm/sec d. 950 x 980 cm/sec d is:
22) An incompressible liquid flows through a horizontal tube as a. 4h/R2 b. 4hR2
shown in the following fig. then the velocity v of the fluid is: c. R2/4h d. h/4R2

30) Water flows in a streamline manner through a capillary tube of

radius a. The pressure difference being P and the rate of flow is Q.
If the radius is reduced to a/2 and the pressure is increased to 2P,
then the rate of flow becomes:
a. 4Q b. Q/2 Q vQ
c. Q d. Q/8
a. 5 m/sec b. 30 m/sec
31) A cylindrical vessel contains a liquid of density  up to a height
c. 35 m/sec d. none of these
h. The liquid is closed by a piston of mass m and area of cross-
37) In a cylindrical water tank there are two small holes Q and P on
section A. There is a small hole at the bottom of the vessel. The
the wall at a depth of h1 from the upper level of water and at a height
speed v with which the liquid comes out of the hole is:
of h2 from the lower end of the tank respectively as shown in the fig.
Water coming out from both the holes strike the ground at the same
m.A
point. The ratio of h1 and h2 is:

h1
h
Q
v P h2
mg
a. 2gh b. 2 gh + a. 1 b. 2
A
c. > 1 d. < 1
mg 38) A cylindrical, tank is filled with water to a level of 3 m . A hole
c. 2 gh + mg d. 2gh + is opened at height of 525 cm from bottom. The ratio of the area of
A A
the hole to that of cross-sectional area of the cylinder is 0.1. Find the
square of the velocity with which water is coming out : (g = 10
32) A small hole is made at the bottom of a symmetrical jar as shown m/sec2)
in fig. A liquid is filled into the jar up to a certain height. The rate a. 50 m2/sec2 b. 40 m2/sec2
2 2
of descending of liquid is independent of the level of the liquid in c. 51.5 m /sec d. 50.5 m2/sec2
the jar. Then the surface of the jar is a surface of revolution of the 39) Sixty four spherical rain drops of equal size are falling vertically
curve: through air with a terminal velocity 1.5 ms−1 . If these drops coalesce
y to form a big spherical drop, then terminal velocity of big drop is:
a. 8 ms−1 b. 16 ms−1
−1
c. 24 ms d. 32 ms−1
x 40) A tank is filled with water upto height H. When a hole is made
at a distance h below the level of water. What will be the horizontal
a. y = kx4 b. y = kx2 range of water jet?
c. y = kx3 d. y = kx5 a. 2 h(H – h) b. 4 h (H + h)
33) The velocity of a small ball of mass M and density d 1 when c. 4 h(H – h) d. 2 h (H + h)
dropped in a container filled with glycerine becomes constant after 41) Water is flowing through a horizontal pipe of varying cross-
some time. If the density of glycerine is d2, the viscous force acting section. If the pressure of water equals 2 cm of mercury, where the
on the ball is: velocity of the flow is 32 cm −1 , what is the pressure at another point,
d2 d1 where the velocity of flow is 65 cm s−1 ?
a. Mg 1− b. Mg a. 1.02 cm of Hg b. 1.88 cm of Hg
d1 d2
c. 2.42 cm of Hg d. 1.45 cm of Hg
c. Mg (d1 – d2) d. Mgd1d2 42) The cylindrical tube of a spray pump has a cross-section of 8
34) A horizontal pipe line carries water in a streamline flow. At a cm2 , one end of which has 40 fine holes each of area 10−8 m2 . If the
point along the pipe where cross-sectional area is 10 cm2, the
liquid flows inside the tube with a speed of 0.15 m min−1 , the speed
velocity of water is 1 m/s and pressure is 2000 Pa. The pressure of
with which the liquid is ejected through the holes is:
water at another point where cross-sectional area is 5 cm2, is :
a. 50 ms−1 b. 5 ms−1
(Density of water = 1000 kg/m3 ) −1
a. 250 Pa b. 500 Pa c. 0.05 ms d. 0.5 ms−1
c. 1000 Pa d. 2000 Pa
35) Two rain drops falling through air have radii in the ratio 1 : 2.
They will have terminal velocity in the ratio:
a. 4 : 1 b. 1 : 4
c. 2 : 1 d. 1 : 2
36) In the fig. shown, a liquid is flowing through a tube at the rate
of 0.1 m3/sec. The tube is branched into two semicircular tubes of
cross-sectional area A/3 and 2A/3. The velocity of liquid at Q is
(The cross-section of the main tube = A = 10−2 m2 and vP = 20
m/sec):

P vP