set 1 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Liquid pressure at a point in a liquid does not depend on the

a) shape of the vessel in which the liquid is kept

b) density of liquid

c) depth of the point from the surface

d) acceleration due to gravity

Question : 2

A liquid rises in a capillary tube higher than water does. The difference may be due to the fact that

a) temperature of liquid is higher than that of water

b) diameter of the capillary may be different in the two cases

c) surface tension of water is less than that of the liquid

d) both (a) and (c)

Question : 3

Hydraulic lift is based on the principle of

a) Bernoulli’s theorem

b) Pascal’s law

c) Toricelli’s theorem

d) Stoke’s law

Question : 4

Kerosene rises in the wick of the stove is due to

a) Diffusion

b) Surface tension

c) Osmosis

d) Biogen contraction

Question : 5

With the increase of temperature, the surface tension of the liquid

a) remains the same

b) may increase or decrease depending on the density of liquid

c) always increases

d) always decreases

Question : 6

Elastomers are the materials which

a) have very small elastic range

b) are not elastic at all

c) do not obey Hooke’s law

d) None of these