T.

ME/AGEXPR

FLUID MECHANICS

1. A hydraulic press can lift 100 kg when a mass 'm' is placed on the smaller piston. It can lift
_______kg when the diameter of the larger piston iis increased by 4 times and that of the smaller
piston is decreased by 4 times keeping the same mass 'm' on the smaller piston.
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2. The pressure acting on a submarine is 3 × 105 Pa at a certain depth. If the depth is doubled, the
percentage increase in the pressure acting on the submarine would be : (Assume that atmospheric
pressure is 1 × 105 Pa density of water is 103 kg m–3, g = 10 ms–2): [JEE
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200 200 5 3
(1) % (2) % (3) % (4) %
3 5 200 200

3. What will be the nature of flow of water from a circular tap, when its flow rate increased from
0.18 L/min to 0.48 L/min ? The radius of the tap and viscosity of water are 0.5 cm and 10–3Pa s,
respectively.
(Density of water : 103kg/m3) [JEE
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(MARCH
(1) Unsteady to steady flow (2) Remains steady flow
(3) Remains turbulent flow (4) Steady flow to unsteady flow

4. Consider a water tank as shown in figure. Its cross sectional area is 0.4 m2. The tank has an
cross-sectional
cross-section area is 1 cm2. A load of 24kg is applied on the
opening B near the bottom whose cross
water at the top when the height of the water level is 40cm above the bottom
bottom,, the velocity of water
coming out the opening B is v ms–1. The value of v, to the nearest integer, is ______. [Take value
of g to be 10 ms–2] [JEE
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(MARCH

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5. When two soap bubbles of radii a and b(b > a) coalesce, the radius of curvature
c of common
surface is: [JEE
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ab ab b–a ab
(1) (2) (3) (4)
b–a ab ab ab

6. Two small drops of mercury each of radius R coalesce to form a single large drop. The ratio of
total surface energy before and after the change is : [JEE
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1 1
(1) 2 :1
3
(2) 1: 2 3 (3) 2:1 (4) 1: 2

7. Two spherical soap bubbles of radii r1 and r2 in vacuum combine under isothermal conditions.
The resulting bubble has a radius equal to : [JEE
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r1r2 r1  r2
(1) (2) r1r2 (3) r12  r22 (4)
r1  r2 2

8. A light cylindrical vessel is kept on a horizontal surface. Area of base is A. A hole of cross-
cross
sectional area 'a' is made just at its bottom side. The minimum coefficient of friction necessary to
prevent sliding the vessel due to the impact force of the emerging liquid is (a << A) :
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A 2a a
(1) (2) None of these (3) (4)
2a A A

9. The water is filled upto height of 12 m in a tank having vertical sidewalls. A hole is made in one
of the walls at a depth 'h' below the water level. The value of 'h' for which the emerging stream of
water strikes the ground at the maximum range is _____m. [JEE
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10. A circular disc reaches from top to bottom of an inclined plane of length 'L' .When it slips down
t2 3
the plane , it takes time 't1'. When it rolls down the plane , it takes time t2. the value of is .
t1 x
The value of x will be _________. [JEE MAIN 2021 (JULY)]

11. A rod of mass M and length L is lying on a horizontal frictionless surface. A particle of mass 'm'
travelling along the surface hits at one end of the rod with a velocity 'u' in a direction
perpendicular to the rod. The collision is completely elastic. After collision , particle comes to rest.
m 1
The ratio of masses   is . The value of 'x' will be ______. [JEE MAIN 2021 (JULY)]
M x

12. A raindrop with radius R = 0.2 mm falls from a cloud at a height h = 2000 m above the ground.
Assume that the drop is spherical throughout its fall and the force of buoyancy may be neglected
then the terminal speed attained by the raindrop is : [Density of water  w  1000 kg m 3 and
density of air  a  1.2 kg m 3 , g  10 m / s 2 [JEE MAIN 2021 (JULY)]
Coefficient of viscosity of air  1.8  10 5 Nsm 2 ]
(1) 250.6 ms–1 (2) 43.56 ms–1 (3) 4.94 ms–1 (4)14.4 ms–1

13. A soap bubble of radius 3 cm is formed inside the another soap bubble of radius 6 cm . The radius
of an equivalent soap bubble which has the same excess pressure as inside the smaller bubble with
respect to the atmospheric pressure is .... cm . [JEE MAIN 2021 (AUGUST)]

14. In Millikan's oil drop experiment, what is viscous force acting on an unchanged drop of radius
2.0  10-5 m and density 1.2  103 kgm-3 ? Take viscosity of liquid = 1.8  10-5 Nsm-2 .(Neglect
buoyance due to air) [JEE MAIN 2021 (AUGUST)]
(1) 3.8  10-11 N (2) 3.9  10-10 (3) 1.8  10-10 N (4) 5.8  10-10 N

15. A bob of mass 'm' suspended by thread of length l undergoes simple harmonic oscillation with
1
time period T. If the bob is immersed in a liquid that has density times that of the bob and the
4
length of the thread is increased by 1/3rd of the original length, then the time period of the simple
harmonic oscillation will be :- [JEE MAIN 2021 (AUGUST)]
3 3 4
(1) T (2) T (3) T (4) T
2 4 3

16. Two narrow bores of diameter 5.0 mm and 8.0 mm are joined together to form a U-shaped tube
open at both ends. If this U-tube contains water, what is difference in the level of two limbs of the
tube.[The surface tension of water T = 7.3 x 10-2 Nm-1, angle of contact = 0, g = 10ms-2 and
density of water = 1.0 x 103 kg m-3 ] [JEE MAIN 2021 (AUGUST)]
(1) 3.62 mm (2) 2.19 mm (3)5.34 mm (4) 4.97 mm

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ANSWER KEY
1. 25600 2. 1 3. 4 4. 3 5. 1 6. 1 7. 3
8. 3 9. 6 10. 2 11. 4 12. 3 13. 2 14. 2
15. 4 16. 2

SOLUTION
1. (25600)
Sol. Using Pascals law

100  g mg
 …..(1)
A2 A1
Let m mass can lift M0 in second case then
M 0g mg
 …..(2)
16A 2 A1 / 16

d 2
{Since A  }
4
From equation (1) and (2) we get
M0
= 16
16.100
 M0 = 25600 kg

2. (1)
Sol. P1 = gd + P0 = 3 × 105 Pa
gd = 2 × 105 Pa
P2 = 2gd + P0
= 4 × 105 + 105 = 5 × 105 Pa
P2  P1
% increase =  100
P1

5  105  3  105 200

 100  %
3  10 5
3
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3. (4)
Sol. The nature of flow is determined by Reynolds Number.
ρvD
Re 
η

 ρ  density of fluid; η  coefficient of viscos

viscosity 
 v  velocity of flow 
 
 D  Diameter of pipe 

From NCERT
If R e  1000  flow is steady

1000  R e  2000  flow becomes unsteady

R e  2000  flow is turbulent

0.18 103 1 10 2
R einitial  103    382.16
π   0.5  102   60 10
2 3

0.48  10 3 1 10 2
R e final  103  
π   0.5  102   60 10
2 3

= 1019.09

4. (3)

Sol.

m = 24 kg
A = 0.4 m2
a = 1 cm2
H = 40cm
Using Bernoulli's equation

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 mg  1 2
  P0    gH  V1
 A  2
1 2
 P0  0  v .......(1)
2
 Neglecting v1
2mg
 v  2gH 
A
 v  8  1.2
 v  3.033m / s
 v  3m / s

5. (1)
Sol. Excess pressure at common surface is given by
 1 1  4T
Pex  4T  –  
a b r
1 1 1
  –
r a b
ab
r
b–a

6. (1)

Sol.

4 4 4
R 3  R 3  R 3
3 3 3
1
R  23 R
A i  2  4R 2 

A f  4R 2

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Ui Ai 2R 2
  2/3 2  21/3
Uf Af 2 R
7. (3)

Sol.

number of moles is conserved

n1 + n2 = n3
P1V1 + P2V2 = P3V
4S  4 3  4S  4 3  4S  4 3 
 r1    r2    r3 
r1  3  r2  3  r3  3 
r12  r22  r32

r3  r12  r22

8. (3)
Sol. For no sliding
f av2
mg av2
Ahg a2gh
2a

A
Option (3)

9. (6)

Sol.

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(12  h) 
R  2gh 
g

4h(12  h)  R

For maximum R
dR
0
dh
 h  6m

10. (2)

Sol.

If disk slips on inclined plane, then it's acceleration

a1 = gsin
1 2
L a 1 t1
2

2L
 t1  ……..(i)
a1

If disk rolls on inclined plane, its acceleration,

g sin 
a2 
I
1
mR 2
g sin 
a2 
mR 2
1
2mR 2
2
a2  g sin 
3
1
Now L  a 2  t 22
2

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2L
 t2  …….(ii)
a2

t2 a 3
Now  1  x=2
t1 a2 2

11. (4)

Sol.

Just after collision

From momentum conservation, Pi0  Pf
mu = Mv ……(i)
From angular momentum conservation about O,
L ML2
mu   
2 12
6mu
 = ……(ii)
ML
R.V.S
From e =
R.V.A
L
V
1 2
u
L
v u
2
3mu
v u
M
mu 3mu
 u
M M

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4mu
u
M
m 1

M 4
X=4

12. (3)
Sol. At terminal speed
a =0
Fnet = 0
mg = Fv = 6  Rv
mg
v
6Rv

4 3
w Rg
v 3
6R

2w R 2g 400
  m/s
9 81
= 4.94 m/s

13. (2)

Sol.

excess pressure inside the smaller soap bubble

4S 4S
P   .....(i)
r1 r2
The excess pressure inside the equivalent soap bubble
4S
P  ....(ii)
R eq
From (i)& (ii)

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4S 4S 4S
 
R eq r1 r2
1 1 1 1 1
   
R e q r1 r2 6 3
Req = 2 cm

14. (2)
4 
Sol. Viscous force = Wight    r 3  g  3.9  10 10
3 

15. (4)
Sol. T  2  / g
When bob is immersed in liquid
mgeff = mg – Buoyant force
mgeff = mg – v  g (  = density of liquid)

 mg  v g
4
mg 3mg
 mg  
4 4
3g
 g eff 
4

1  4 3g
T1  2 1     ,  eff 
g eff 3 3 4
By solving
4
T1  2  / g
3
4T
T1 
3

16. (2)

Sol.

We have PA = PB . [Points A & B at same horizontal level ]

2T 2T
 Patm   g(x   h)  Patm   gx
r1 r2

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1 1 
gh  2T     2  7.3  10 2 
1 1 

 r1 r2   2.5  10
3
4  10 3 

2  7.3  10 2  103  1 1  -3
 h     = 2.19 x 10 m = 2.19 mm
10  10
3
 2.5 4 
Hence option (2)

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