Applications of Pascal's Law

This quiz covers various applications of Pascal's Law including hydraulic lifts, hydraulic presses, hydraulic brakes, and hydraulic jacks. Students will learn about pressure transmission in enclosed fluids and calculations involving force multiplication in hydraulic systems.

27 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

State the principle on which a hydraulic press works. 

  1. Archimedes principle
  2. Bernoulli's principle
  3. Pascals Law
  4. None of these
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The principle of fluid pressure that is used in hydraulic brakes or lifts is that.

  1. pressure is the same at all levels in a fluid.
  2. increases of pressure are transmitted equally to all parts of a fluid.
  3. the pressure at a point in a fluid is due to the weight of the fluid above it.
  4. increases of pressure can only be transmitted through fluids.
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In a hydraulic lift, used at a service station the radius of the large and small piston are in the ratio of 20 : 1. What weight placed on the small piston will be sufficient to lift a car of mass 1500 kg ? 

  1. 3.75 kg
  2. 37.5 kg
  3. 7.5 kg
  4. 75 kg
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Hydraulic press is based upon :-

  1. Archimede's principle
  2. Bernoulli's theorem
  3. Pascal's law
  4. Reynold's number
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The working of hydraulic brakes is based on $Pascal's \ law.$

  1. True
  2. False
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

.......................... is used to lift or support heavy objects and work on Pascal's law.

  1. Hydraulic lift
  2. Hydraulic press
  3. Hydraulic brake
  4. All
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A mechanical machine which is used to lift or compress large loads.

  1. hydraulic press
  2. hydraulic lifts
  3. hydraulic brakes
  4. none
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

................ works on the Pascal's law and is used in automobiles.

  1. Hydraulic press
  2. Hydraulic lift
  3. Hydraulic jack
  4. All
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The pump tube of hydraulic press is of cross section area $a$ and is connected with a press tube of cross section area $A$ such that :

  1. $a>A$
  2. $A>a$
  3. $A=a$
  4. None of the above
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Hydraulic jacks works on which principle from below?

  1. the pressure in closed container is the same at all points
  2. the pressure in closed container is not same at all points
  3. the pressure in closed container is opposite at all points
  4. None
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The greater the differences in the areas of the cylinders, the greater the           force output of the big cylinder for hydraulic jack. Fill in the gap

  1. Potential
  2. Kinetic
  3. Rotational
  4. Dynamic
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

jacks can be categorized based on which types of forces from below

  1. Mechanical and hydraulic
  2. Mechanical and kinetic
  3. Kinetic and potential
  4. Hydraulic and rotational
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The shaft in floor jack is vertical. Is the statement true or false

  1. True
  2. False
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What does hydraulic jacks use to move oil through two cylinders?

  1. Pipe
  2. Wheel
  3. Pump Plunger
  4. Tube
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

How many commonly used hydraulic jacks are available?

  1. 3
  2. 4
  3. 2
  4. 1
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When two cylinder with different size like larger and smaller are kept together then though the pressure is same in both, still the force required is more for larger cylinder. Due to increase in which property?

  1. Area
  2. height
  3. Weight
  4. Volume
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is a hydraulic jack?

  1. Device uses force to lift heavy objects
  2. Device uses force for pumping water
  3. Device uses force to pump air
  4. Device use to lower the harder objects
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the hydraulic braking system , the piston in the master cylinder is connected by mechanical linkage to the

  1. Wheel cylinders
  2. Brake shoes
  3. Brake pedal
  4. Wheel pedal
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In Jeeps we use

  1. Mechanical brakes
  2. Hydraulic brakes
  3. Air brakes
  4. water brakes
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A hydraulic machine exerts a force of 900 N on a piston of diameter 1.80 cm. The output force is exerted on a piston of diameter 36 cm. What will be the output force?

  1. $12\times 10^4 N$
  2. $16\times 10^4 N$
  3. $36\times 10^4 N$
  4. $38\times 10^4 N$
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The area of the piston in hydraulic machine are $10cm^2$ and $225cm^2$. The force required on the smaller piston to support a load of $1000N$ on the larger piston.

  1. 44.44 N
  2. 55.55 N
  3. 33.33 N
  4. 4.44 N
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Hydraulic machines work on the application of

  1. Pascal's law
  2. Newton's law
  3. Law of Gravity
  4. none of these
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What should be the ratio of area of cross section of the master cylinder and wheel cylinder of a hydraulic brake so that a force of $15  N$ can be obtained at each of its brake shoe by exerting a force of $0.5  N$ on the pedal?

  1. $1: 60$
  2. $1: 30$
  3. $1: 15$
  4. $1: 45$
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In a hydraulic lift, used at a service station the radius of the large and small piston are in the ratio of $20 : 1$. What weight placed on the small piston will be sufficient to lift a car of mass $1500 kg$ ?

  1. $3.75 kg$
  2. $37.5 kg$
  3. $7.5 kg$
  4. $75 kg$
Question 25 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A hydraulic press has a ram of 15 cm diameter and plunger is 1.5 cm. It is required to lift a weight of 1 tonne. The force required on plunger is

  1. 10kg
  2. 100 kg
  3. 1000 kg
  4. 1 kg
Question 26 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In a typical hydraulic press, a force of 20 N is exerted on small piston of area 0.050 m2. What is force exerted by large piston on load if it has an area of 0.50 m2?

  1. 200N
  2. 100N
  3. 50N
  4. 10N
Question 27 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
State True or False.
Hydraulic press is used in the extraction of oil from oil seeds.

  1. True
  2. False