AMITY INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, NOIDA (2022-23)

CLASS XI
FLOATATION
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
1. Choose and write the correct answer for each of the following.

(i) Which physical quantity used to consider the number of times the
substance is as dense as water:
(A) Relative Density
(B) Density
(C) Thrust
(D) Pressure
(ii) An iron cuboid of dimensions 2cm × 5cm × 20cm is placed on sand in
three different manners such that its side of dimensions
(I) 2cm × 5cm
(II) 2cm × 20cm
(III) 5cm × 20cm
A student would observe that the depression is
(A) Same in all three cases
(B) Maximum when its face of sides 2cm × 5cm lies on the sand
(C) Minimum when its face of sides 2cm × 5cm lies on the sand
(D) Maximum when its face of sides 5cm × 20cm lies on the sand
(iii) A piece of iron of density 8.6 × 103 kg/m3and volume 100cm3is totally
immersed in water. Calculate apparent weight in water.
(A) 7.6 N
(B) 60 N
(C) 1.2 N
(D) 10 N
(iv) A metal in which iron can float is
(A) Mercury
(B) Magnesium
(C) Sodium
(D) Manganese

(v) The edges of blades and knives are made sharp to

(A) Increase effective surface area
(B) Decrease effective surface area
(C) Decrease effect of pressure
(D) Decrease the total thrust

(vi) Pascal is a unit of

(A) Pressure
(B) Force
(C) Momentum
(D) Energy
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CLASS XI
FLOATATION
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
(vii) A balloon of mass m is rising with an acceleration a. A fraction of its
mass is detached from the balloon. Its acceleration will
(A) Decrease momentarily and then increase.
(B) Increase
(C) Remain the same
(D) None of these
(viii) If two bodies A and B have masses in the ratio 1:4 and their volumes
are equal, then the ratio of their densities will be
(A) 2:1
(B) 4:1
(C) 1:4
(D) 1:2

(ix) A boat full of iron nails is floating on water. When the iron nails are
removed, the level of water
(A) Falls
(B) Rises
(C) Remains same
(D) First rises then falls

(x) The volume of a solid of mass 500g is 350cm3. What will be the mass if
water displaced by the solid?
(A) 35g
(B) 350g
(C) 1.42g
(D) 14.2g

(xi) A rectangular wooden block has mass of 4kg. the length, breadth and
height of the wooden block are 50cm, 25cm, 10cm respectively. What
will be the pressure on the tabletop when the wooden block is kept with
its surface measuring breadth and height n the table?
(A) 320 Pa
(B) 400 Pa
(C) 1600 Pa
(D) 1200 Pa