Fun Quiz

LAMBODARA MISHRA

NO OTHER TOPIC FROM ELEMENTARY PHYSICS IS PROBABLY AS POPULAR AS

ARCHIMEDES’ PRINCIPLE WHICH WAS DISCOVERED IN THE THIRD CENTURY
B.C. NO OTHER GREEK WORD IS PROBABLY KNOWN TO AS MANY PEOPLE
AS THE WORD ‘EUREKA’. SO, LET’S TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE
ARCHIMEDES’ PRINCIPLE.

1. Archimedes’ principle has something to tell about 2. A solid body when put in a liquid sinks in it. The
(a) The volume of an object immersed completely or volume of the liquid displaced by it is
partially in a fluid and the volume of the fluid displaced (a) Equal to that of the solid
by it (b) More than that of the solid
(b) The volume of an object immersed completely or (c) Less than that of the solid
partially in a fluid and the weight of the fluid displaced (d) More or less than that of the solid depending upon its
by it shape
(c) The weight of an object immersed completely or
partially in a fluid and the volume of the fluid displaced
by it
(d) The weight of an object immersed completely or
partially in a fluid and the weight of the fluid displaced
by it

3. A solid body when put in a liquid sinks in it. The

weight of the liquid displaced by it is
(a) Equal to that of the solid
(b) More than that of the solid
(c) Less than that of the solid
(d) More or less than that of the solid depending upon its
shape

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4. A convex solid when put in a liquid floats in it with
a portion of it protruding above the liquid surface. The
density of the solid is
(a) More than that of the liquid
(b) Less than that of the liquid
(c) Must be more than that of the liquid if it is hollow
(d) Must be less than that of the liquid if it is non-hollow
8. A metallic pot with a few coins in it is floating
in water in a cylindrical container. The coins were
taken from the pot and put into the water in the
container. The level of water in the container
(a) Goes up
(b) Goes down
(c) Remains the same
(d) Will go up or down depending upon the weight of the
pot

9. A light body was put into a liquid in a cylindrical

5. An empty metallic pot is floating in water in a
cylindrical container. Some water is taken from the
container and put into the pot. The pot is still floating
with the water in it. The level of water in the container
(a) Goes up
(b) Goes down
(c) Remains the same
(d) Will go up or down depending upon amount of water
taken
6. Three identical glasses have water up to their brim.
The first one has nothing except water. The second
one has a cube of ice floating in the water in it and the
third one has a metallic pot floating in the water in it.
If W1, W2, and W3 are the weights of the glasses along
with their contents, respectively,
then
container. The body floated in the liquid. The
liquid level in the container will rise by an amount
(remember, the apparent loss in weight of floating
bodies is total!)
(a) Equal to as when an equal amount of liquid in volume
as the body is put into the container
(b) Equal to as when an equal amount of liquid in weight
as the body is put into the container
(c) The liquid level will remain the same
(d) The liquid level will remain the same
10. A man in a boat in a lake drinks some water from
the lake. The level of water in the lake (in principle!)
(a) Goes up
(b) Goes down
(c) Remains the same
(d) Will go up or down depending upon the amount of
water taken in

(a) W1 < W2 < W3

(b) W1 > W2 > W3
(c) W3 < W1 < W2
(d) W1 = W2 = W3

7. A metallic pot with some water in it is floating in

water in a cylindrical container. The water in the pot
was poured in to the container and the pot was again
made to float. The level of water in the container
(a) Goes up
(b) Goes down
(c) Remains the same
(d) Will go up or down depending upon the shape of the
pot
It is interesting that the answers to questions (5) through
(8) can be verified immediately at home taking two or
three utensils from the kitchen and some water in them
and working with some care. But then this should not give
an impression that experiments only give answers to the
above questions. All the above questions can be answered
logically with a proper knowledge of Archimedes’ principle.

Answers;
1. (d), 2. (a), 3. (c), 4.(d), 5. (c), 6. (d), 7. (c), 8. (b), 9.(b),
10. (c)

Contributed by Mr Lambodara Mishra, MISC, 207A, Himalaya Arcade,

Vastrapur Lake, Ahmedabad-380015

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