When a body is totally or partially immersed in a fluid, it is buoyed up by a force equal to_______.

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weight of the fluid displaced by the body

weight of the body

weight of the body and fluild displaced by the body

difference of weights of the fluid displaced and that of the body

Correct Answer : weight of the fluid displaced by the body

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An orifice is taken as large if

(Hâ‚‚ - Hâ‚) > H

(Hâ‚‚ - Hâ‚) > H/2

(Hâ‚‚ - Hâ‚) > H/4

(Hâ‚‚ - Hâ‚) > H/3

Correct Answer : Option (D) : (Hâ‚‚ - Hâ‚) > H/3

A closed cylindrical vessel of 100 cm diameter and 200 cm high is completely filled with a liquid (sp. weight 1600 kg/m3) when rotated about its vertical axis at 100 r.p.m. The total pressure on its lid, is

459 kg

549 kg

945 kg

954 kg

Correct Answer : Option (D) : 954 kg

An error of 1% in measuring the head of water over the crest of a triangular notch, produces an error in the discharge which is equal to

1.5%

2.0%

2.5%

4.5%

Correct Answer : Option (C) : 2.5%

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