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The resultant upward pressure of the fluid on an immersed body due to its tendency to uplift the sub-merged body is called
A upthrust
B reaction
C buoyancy
D metacentre
The resultant upward pressure of the fluid on an immersed body due to its tendency to uplift the submerged body is called
A Up-thrust
B Reaction
C Buoyancy
D Metacentre
The resultant upward pressure of a fluid on a floating body is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the body. This definition is according to
A Buoyancy
B Equilibrium of a floating body
C Archimede's principle
D Bernoulli's theorem
Which law/principle states that when a body is immersed fully or partially in a fluid, it experiences an upward force that is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by it?
A Boyle's Law
B Charles Law
C Archimedes Principle
D Pascal's Law
The point in the immersed body through which the resultant pressure of the liquid may be taken to act is known as
A center of gravity
B center of buoyancy
C center of pressure
D metacentre
Resultant pressure of the liquid in the case of an immersed body acts through
A center of gravity
B center of pressure
C metacentre
D center of buoyancy
When a plate is immersed in a liquid parallel to the flow, it will be subjected to a pressure __________ that if the same plate is immersed perpendicular to the flow.
A Less than
B More than
C Equal to
D None of these
If the weight of a body immersed in a fluid exceeds the buoyant force, then the body will
A rise until its weight equals the buoyant force
B tend to move downward and it may finally sink
C float
D none of the above
The point at which the resultant pressure on an immersed surface acts, is known as
A Centre of gravity
B Centre of depth
C Centre of pressure
D Centre of immersed surface
According to the principle of buoyancy a body totally or partially immersed in a fluid will be lifted up by a force equal to
A The weight of the body
B More than the weight of the body
C Less than the weight of the body
D Weight of the fluid displaced by the body

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