The line of action of the buoyant force passes through the centre of gravity of the

The line of action of the buoyant force acts through the

A

Centroid of the volume of fluid vertically above the body

B

Centre of the volume of floating body

C

Center of gravity of any submerged body

D

Centroid of the displaced volume of fluid

The line of action of the buoyant force acts through the centroid of the

A

submerged body

B

volume of the floating body

C

volume of the fluid vertically above the body

D

displaced volume of the fluid

The neutral axis of a transverse section of a beam passes through the centre of gravity of the section and is

A

In the vertical plane

B

In the horizontal plane

C

In the same plane in which the beam bends

D

At right angle to the plane in which the beam bends

The horizontal component of buoyant force is

A

Negligible

B

Same as buoyant force

C

Zero

D

None of the above

Thee horizontal component of buoyant force is

A

negligible

B

same as buoyant force

C

zero

D

none of the above

Buoyant force is

A

resultant force acting on a floating body

B

equal to the volume of liquid displaced

C

force necessary to keep a body in equilibrium

D

the resultant force on a body due to the fluid surrounding it

The buoyant force acting on a floating body is dependent on the

A

Viscosity of the liquid

B

Weight of the liquid displaced

C

Depth of immersion of the body

D

Surface tension of the liquid

Which of the following physicists explained the existence of Buoyant force?

A

Archimedes

B

Blaise Pascal

C

Charles Augustine de Coulomb

D

Issac Newton

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

Buoyant force

A

For non-symmetrical bodies is not vertical

B

Depends on the depth of the submergence of the floating body

C

Depends on the weight of the floating body

D

None of these

The line of action of the buoyant force passes through the centre of gravity of the

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