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The vapour pressure exerted by the moisture contained in a wet solid depends upon the
A Nature of the moisture
B Temperature
C Nature of the solid
D All of the above
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
Blood pressure is the pressure exerted on the wall of
A Heart
B Vein
C Artery
D Cell
The partial pressure of each constituent present in an alloy is __________ the total vapor pressure exerted by the alloy.
A Less than
B Equal to
C More than
D Either B or C; depends on the type of alloy
To have pressure wholly compressive under the base of a retaining wall of width b, the resultant of the weight of the wall and the pressure exerted by the retained, earth should have eccentricity not more than
A $$\frac{{\text{b}}}{3}$$
B $$\frac{{\text{b}}}{4}$$
C $$\frac{{\text{b}}}{5}$$
D $$\frac{{\text{b}}}{6}$$
At a fixed pressure, the humidity depends upon the partial pressure of vapor in the mixture. Humidity of a vapour free gas is __________ percent.
A 100
B 0
C 50
D Between 0 and 100
A liquid under pressure greater than its vapour pressure for the temperature involved is called a __________ liquid.
A Subcooled
B Saturated
C Non-solidifiable
D None of these
A vertical wall is subjected to a pressure due to one kind of liquid, on one of its sides. The total pressure on the wall acts at a distance __________ from the liquid surface.
A $$\frac{{\text{H}}}{3}$$
B $$\frac{{\text{H}}}{2}$$
C $$\frac{{2{\text{H}}}}{3}$$
D $$\frac{{3{\text{H}}}}{4}$$
When the lift is moving upwards with some acceleration, the pressure exerted by a man is __________ to its acceleration.
A Directly proportional
B Inversely proportional
C Cube root
D None of these
Whenever a plate is held immersed at some angle with the direction of flow of the liquid, it is subjected to some pressure. The component of this pressure, in the direction of flow of the liquid, is known as
A Lift
B Drag
C Stagnation pressure
D Bulk modulus

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