A liquid is kept in a glass beaker. Which one of the following statements is correct regarding the pressure exerted by the liquid column at the base of the beaker?
A. The pressure depends on the area of the base of the beaker
B. The pressure depends on the height of liquid column
C. The pressure does not depend on the density of the liquid
D. The pressure neither depends on the area of the base of the beaker nor on the height of liquid column
Answer: Option B
This Question Belongs to Physics GK Chapter Wise >> Mechanical Physics
The body is called perfectly plastic body
A. if the body completely gain its original shape after removal of deforming force
B. if the body remains in deformed shape even after removal of the deforming force
C. if weight of the body is equal to force of buoyancy
D. None of the above
Pressure is a scalar quantity because
A. it is the ratio of force to area and both force and area are vectors
B. it is the ratio of magnitude of force to area
C. it is the ratio of component of force (normal to area) to area
D. None of the above
Why do water droplets always take a round shape when dropped onto plane surfaces?
A. Due to gravity
B. Due to atmospheric pressure
C. Due to the presence of Eddy current in the air
D. Due to exertion of surface tension by the molecules
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