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If a body floating in a liquid returns back to its original position, when given a small angular displacement, the body is said to be in
A Neutral equilibrium
B Stable equilibrium
C Unstable equilibrium
D None of these
When a body, floating in a liquid, is given a small angular displacement, it starts oscillating about a point known as
A Centre of pressure
B Centre of gravity
C Centre of buoyancy
D Metacentre
A body floating in a liquid is said to be in neutral equilibrium, if its metacentre
A Coincides with its centre of gravity
B Lies above its centre of gravity
C Lies below its centre of gravity
D Lies between the centre of buoyancy and centre of gravity
Slight displacement of a floating body in liquid makes it to oscillate about its
A Centre of pressure
B Centre of gravity
C Metacentre
D Centre of pressure
A floating body is said to be in a state of stable equilibrium
A when its metacentric height is zero
B when the metacentre is above the centre of gravity
C when the metacentre is below the centre of gravity
D only when its centre of gravity is below its centre of buoyancy
When a body in equilibrium undergoes an infinitely small displacement, work imagined to be done, is known as
A Imaginary work
B Negative work
C Virtual work
D None of these
For a body floating in a liquid the normal pressure exerted by the liquid acts at
A Bottom surface of the body
B C.G. of the body
C Metacenter
D All points on the surface of the body
If a given force (or a given system of forces) acting on a body __________ the position of the body, but keeps it in equilibrium, then its effect is to produce internal stress in the body.
A Change
B Does not change
C Changes periodically
D None of these
When equilibrium price rises but equilibrium quantity remains unchanged, the cause is
A Supply and demand both increase equally
B Supply and demand both decrease equally
C Supply decreases and demand increases
D Supply increases and demand decreases
PHP can automatically convert integers to floating point numbers and floating point numbers to integers.
A TRUE
B FALSE

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