IPU-CET SERIES Physics
Fluid Mechanics
10 previous year questions.
Volume: 10 Ques
Yield: Medium
High-Yield Trend
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2018 4
2017 4
2016 Chapter Questions 10 MCQs
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PYQ 2016
medium
physics ID: ipu-cet-
Which of the following gives the percent change to the Young's modulus for a substance, when its cross-sectional area is increased by a factor of 3?
1
0%
2
33%
3
300%
4
900%
02
PYQ 2016
medium
physics ID: ipu-cet-
The density of ice is . If a chunk displaces , the buoyant force on the ice is most nearly:
1
0.1 N
2
10 N
3
100 N
4
1000 N
03
PYQ 2016
medium
physics ID: ipu-cet-
An ideal fluid with pressure flows through a horizontal pipe with radius . If the radius of the pipe is increased by a factor of 2, which of the following most likely gives the new pressure?
1
2
3
4
The new pressure cannot be determined without more information
04
PYQ 2016
medium
physics ID: ipu-cet-
A drop of liquid of density is floating half-immersed in a liquid of density . If is the surface tension, then the diameter of the drop of the liquid is
1
2
3
4
05
PYQ 2017
medium
physics ID: ipu-cet-
A stream of water flowing horizontally with the speed of 15 m/s gushes out of a tube of cross-sectional area and hits a vertical wall nearby. What is the force exerted on the wall by the impact of water? Assuming it does not rebound.
1
2250 N
2
2000 N
3
1500 N
4
1000 N
06
PYQ 2017
medium
physics ID: ipu-cet-
A liquid is poured into a vessel at rest with the hole in a wall closed by a valve. It is filled to height . The distance of the hole from the top surface is . What is the horizontal acceleration required to move the vessel so that the liquid does not come out when the valve is opened (given length of the base)?
1
2
3
4
07
PYQ 2017
medium
physics ID: ipu-cet-
A body of density , and mass is moving downward in glycerine of density . What is the viscous force acting on it?
1
2
3
4
08
PYQ 2017
medium
physics ID: ipu-cet-
A tank is filled with a liquid upto a height . A small hole is made at the bottom of this tank. Consider be the time taken to empty the first half of the tank and be the time taken to empty the rest half of the tank. Then, determine the ratio .
1
1.33
2
1.5
3
2
4
0.414
09
PYQ 2018
medium
physics ID: ipu-cet-
The Reynolds number for fluid flow in a pipe is independent of
1
the viscosity of the fluid
2
the velocity of the fluid
3
the length of the pipe
4
the diameter of the pipe
10
PYQ 2018
medium
physics ID: ipu-cet-
Two liquid drops of equal radii are falling through air with the terminal velocity . If these two drops coalesce to form a single drop, its terminal velocity will be
1
2
3
4
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