Archimedes' principle - class-XI

archimedes' principle

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A rectangular block is $10\ cm \times 10\ cm \times 15\ cm$ in size is floating in water with $10\ cm$ side vertical. If it floats with $15\ cm$ side vertical, then the level of water will

  1. $Rise$
  2. $Fall$
  3. $Remain\ same$
  4. $Change\ according\ to\ density\ of\ block$
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A boat having some iron pieces is floating in a pond. If iron pieces are thrown in the liquid then level of liquid 

  1. Increases
  2. Decreases
  3. May increase or decrease
  4. Neither increases nor decreases
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A coil of wire of cross-section$0.50$ $m m ^ { 2 }4$ weighs $75g$ in air and $65g$ in water. The length of the coil in cm is

  1. $\frac { 10 ^ { 2 } } { 50 }$
  2. $\frac { 10 ^ { 2 } } { 0.50 }$
  3. $\frac { 10 ^ { 5 } } { 50 }$
  4. $\frac { 10 ^ { 5 } } { 0.0050 }$
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A hollow metal container floats in water, because it displaces _____ weight of water than/as its own weight.

  1. more
  2. less
  3. same
  4. can't say
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A piece of ice floats in a liquid denser than water.The liquid fills the vessel upto the edge. If ice melts completely then:

  1. water level remains unchanged
  2. water level decreases
  3. water overflows
  4. data is insufficient
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

State whether the given statement is True or False :

When submerged, a $3N$ block appears to weigh only $1N$. The missing weight is equal to the weight of the water.

  1. True
  2. False
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A body of density 5.34  $ \displaystyle g/cm^{3} $ when immersed in water (density 1.0$ \displaystyle g/cm^{3} $ ) will 

  1. float
  2. sink
  3. rise
  4. none of these
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A piece of iron [density 7.6$ \displaystyle gcm^{-3} $] sinks in mercury [density 13.6 $ \displaystyle gcm^{-3} $]. State whether true or false.

  1. True
  2. False
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A piece of iron sinks in water but can float in mercury. True or false.

  1. True
  2. False
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When an object is placed in a liquid whose density is lower than the object, the object will float. True or false.

  1. True
  2. False
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A body having density less than 1 $ \displaystyle gcm^{-3} $ floats in water. True or false

  1. True
  2. False
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

why does an iron rod sink in water?

  1. The density of rod is more than that of water
  2. The volume of water is more than the weight of the object
  3. Both A and B
  4. None of the above
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
State whether True or False.

Objects that sink will always displace their volume. 
  1. True
  2. False
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A body of mass 400 g has a volume of 300 cm$^3$. Will body sink in water or not? [Density of water = 1000 kg/m$^3$]

  1. Sink
  2. Float
  3. Sink partly
  4. Float partly
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Multiple Answers)

A slid floats in a liquid in a partially dipped position.

  1. The solid exerts a force equal to its weight on the liquid
  2. The weight of the displaced liquid equals the weight of the solid
  3. The liquid exerts a force of buoyancy on the solid which is equal to the weight of the solid
  4. The weight of the dipped part of the solid is equal to the weight of the displaced liquid
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A balloon lifting in air follows:

  1. Law of gravitation
  2. Archimedes principle
  3. Laws of motion
  4. all of the above
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When a body is wholly or partly immersed in a liquid it experiences. 

  1. An up-thrust or down-thrust depending on the density of the liquid
  2. An up-thrust
  3. A down-thrust
  4. None of the above
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The principle on which Hare's apparatus works on is.

  1. Bernoulli's principle
  2. Archimedes principle
  3. Newton's law
  4. Kepler's law
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The upward thrust exerted on the body by the liquid acts vertically upwards through the center of gravity of the displaced liquid.

  1. True
  2. False
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A body is floating in a given liquid with half of its volume above the surface of the given liquid. If the body is slightly pushed into the liquid, then the body,

  1. sinks in the liquid and settles at the bottom.
  2. come back to its position after some time.
  3. keeps oscillating in vertical direction.
  4. it jumps into the air and falls on the liquid.
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Apparent loss of weight of a body when immersed in a liquid can be explained on the basis of 

  1. molecular theory.
  2. electron theory.
  3. Archimedes' principle.
  4. Bernoulli's principle.
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A ball floats on the surface of water in a container exposed to the atmosphere. Will the ball remain immersed at its former depth or will it sink or rise if the container is covered and the air is removed:

  1. The ball sinks
  2. The ball rises
  3. The ball remains immersed at its former depth
  4. It oscillates
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A piece of ice is floating on water in a container. What will happen to the surface of the water when whole ice piece melts

  1. Will go up
  2. Will not change
  3. Will go down
  4. Noe of these
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A wooden block is taken to the bottom of a lake of water and then released . it rise up with a 

  1. Constant acceleration
  2. Decreasing acceleration
  3. Constant velocity
  4. Decreasing velocity
Question 25 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A cube of wood supporting $200 \mathrm { gm }$ mass just floats in water in fully submerged state. When the mass is removed cube rises by $2 \mathrm { cm }$ above water level. Find the size of cube? (take $\rho _ { \text { water } } = 1000 \mathrm { kg } / \mathrm { m } ^ { 3 } )$

  1. $10 \mathrm { cm }$
  2. $15 \mathrm { cm }$
  3. $20 \mathrm { cm }$
  4. $30 \mathrm { cm }$
Question 26 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A piece of ice is floating in a beaker containing thick sugar solution of water. As the ice melts, the total level of the liquid:

  1. increases
  2. decreases
  3. remains unchanged
  4. insufficient data
Question 27 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A boat full of scrap iron is floating on water in a lake. If all the iron is dropped into the water, the level of water will:

  1. go up
  2. fall down
  3. remain the same
  4. Can not be decided.
Question 28 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If a piece of wood just floats in water. What happens to it in ethanol?

  1. It floats higher
  2. It stays as before
  3. It sinks
  4. First sinks and then rises
Question 29 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following instrument is used to measure the volume of a solid by water displacement ?

  1. Thermometer
  2. Graduated cylinder
  3. Buret
  4. Salt bridge
  5. Conductivity tester
Question 30 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A boat is floating on the surface of water in a tank carrying steel balls. If the balls are thrown into the tank one by one, how will it affect the level of water?

  1. It will rise
  2. It will fall
  3. It will remain unchanged
  4. First it will rise and then fall
Question 31 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A dog is sitting in a boat which is floating in a pond. If the dog drinks some water from the pond then:

  1. the level of water in the pond decreases
  2. the level of water in the pond increases
  3. the level of water in the pond first increases, then decreases
  4. the level of water in the pond remains unchanged
Question 32 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A vessel completely filled with water is weighed. This vessel will weigh ________ after a wooden block is gently moved into the water until it stays in equilibrium while any displaced water is removed.

  1. More
  2. Same
  3. Less
  4. None of the above
Question 33 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A sphere is floating in water its $\dfrac{1}3rd$ part is outside the water and when the sphere is floating in unknown liquid, it's $\dfrac {3}{4}th$ part is outside the liquid than the density of the liquid is

  1. $\dfrac{4}9\ gm/cc$
  2. $\dfrac{9}4\ gm/cc$
  3. $\dfrac{8}3\ gm/cc$
  4. $\dfrac{3}8\ gm/cc$
Question 34 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A boat carrying steel balls is floating on the surface of water in a tank.If the balls are thrown into the tank one by one , how will it affect the level of water :

  1. It will remain unchanged
  2. It will rise
  3. It will fall
  4. First it will raise and then fall
Question 35 Multiple Choice (Multiple Answers)

Choose the correct statement from the following:

  1. A body will sink in a liquid if its weight is equal to or greater than the weight of the liquid displaced by it
  2. A body will float in a liquid if its weight is equal to or less then the weight of liquid displaced by it
  3. When a body floats in a liquid, the portion of the body above the surface of the liquid is independent of the density of the body relative to that of the liquid
  4. In still air, a hydrogen filled balloon rises up to certain height and then stops rising.
Question 36 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Why an iron nail floats on mercury but it sinks in water?

  1. Density of iron is more than that of mercury, but less than that of water.
  2. Density of iron is less than that of mercury, but more than that of water.
  3. Density of iron is less than that of mercury and water
  4. Density of iron is more than that of mercury, water.