A hollow sphere of volume V is floating on water surface with half immersed in it. What should be the minimum volume of water poured inside the sphere so that the sphere now sinks into the water ?
(1) V/2                       

(2) V/3

(3) V/4                       

(4) V

A ball whose density is $0.4\times {10}^3 \mathrm{kg}/{\mathrm{m}}^3$ falls into water from a height of 9 cm . To what depth does the ball sink
(a) 9 cm                                   
(b) 6 cm
(c) 4.5 cm                               
(d) 2.25 cm

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?

Two pieces of metal when immersed in a liquid have equal upthrust on them; then

(1) Both pieces must have equal weights

(2) Both pieces must have equal densities

(3) Both pieces must have equal volumes

(4) Both are floating to the same depth

A candle of diameter d is floating on a liquid in a cylindrical container of diameter D (D>>d) as shown in figure. If it is burning at the rate of 2cm/hour then the top of the candle will:
            

Construction of submarines is based on 
(1) Archimedes’ principle               

(2) Bernoulli’s theorem

(3) Pascal’s law                             

(4) Newton’s laws

In which one of the following cases will the liquid flow in a pipe be most streamlined  ?

(1) Liquid of high viscosity and high density flowing through a pipe of small radius

(2) Liquid of high viscosity and low density flowing through a pipe of small radius

(3) Liquid of low viscosity and low density flowing through a pipe of large radius

(4) Liquid of low viscosity and high density flowing through a pipe of large radius

Two water pipes of diameters 2 cm and 4 cm are connected with the main supply line. The velocity of flow of water in the pipe of 2 cm diameter is -

(1) 4 times that in the other pipe

(2) 3 times that in the other pipe

(3) 2 times that in the other pipe

(4) 6 times that in the other pipe

An incompressible liquid flows through a horizontal tube as shown in the following fig. Then the velocity v of the fluid is

(1)    3.0 m/s                          

(2) 1.5 m/s                     

(3) 1.0 m/s                             

(4) 2.25 m/s

The velocity of kerosene oil in a horizontal pipe is 5 m/s. If $\mathrm{g}=10\mathrm{m}/{\mathrm{s}}^2$, then the velocity head of oil will be:
1. 1.25 m
2. 12.5 m
3. 0.125 m                             
4. 125 m