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Mechanical Physics — Part 2 MCQs with Explanations

Practice high-yield Physics & Applied Physics MCQs on Mechanical Physics — Part 2 with worked academic solutions for MDCAT, CSS, PMS, PPSC, FPSC.

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Question 1 of 40
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What will be the buoyancy force exerted by the water?

Question 2 of 40
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Which of the following is dimension of pressure-

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Which of the following substance density is greater than the density of water?

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Why it is easier to swim in the sea than in a river?

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The working of venturimeter is based on

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The pressure in a liquid at a given depth below the surface

Question 7 of 40
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With the rise of temperature, the viscosity of liquid

Question 8 of 40
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If the area is small for a given force, the pressure will be-

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Oil spreads on water surface because

Question 10 of 40
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Cohesive force is experienced between

Question 11 of 40
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As the depth increases from the free surface of a fluid, the pressure exerted by the liquid will be-

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Which of the following elements was first produced artificially?

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What is the thrust per unit area called?

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A boat full of iron nails is floating on water in a lake. When the iron nails are removed, the water level

Question 15 of 40
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Which one of the following substances possesses the highest elasticity?

Question 16 of 40
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What is the force exerted by water in upwards direction?

Question 17 of 40
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Kerosene oil floats on water because

Question 18 of 40
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If the depth of water in a dam is 'h' and 'A' is the transverse area of dam and 't' is the thickness of the dam. How, the pressure of dam wall depend on?

Question 19 of 40
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Assertion (A) The solids are more elastic and gases are least elastic. Reason (R) It is so because for the given stress applied the gases are more compressible than that of solids.

Question 20 of 40
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Which of the following physicists explained the existence of Buoyant force?

Question 21 of 40
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The density of silver is 10.8 × 10 3 kgm -3 and the density of water is 10 3 kgm -3 . What is the relative density of silver?

Question 22 of 40
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With the rise of temperature, the surface tension of a liquid

Question 23 of 40
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Virtually the force exerted on a vessel wall by a gas molecules.

Question 24 of 40
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An ice cube is floating in a glass of water. What happens to the water level when the ice melts?

Question 25 of 40
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When a coil spring is compressed, the work is done on the spring. What is the elastic potential energy?

Question 26 of 40
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Bulk modulus of elasticity is defined as

Question 27 of 40
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Which of the following is not based on the Archimedes Principle?

Question 28 of 40
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In CGS system, the unit of strain is:

Question 29 of 40
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As the depth decreases from the free surface of a fluid, the pressure exerted by the liquid will be-

Question 30 of 40
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Pressure at any point of a liquid increases with

Question 31 of 40
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Soaps clean surfaces on the principle of based on

Question 32 of 40
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The modulus of rigidity of a liquid is

Question 33 of 40
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Due to which property the falling drop of water is spherical-

Question 34 of 40
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The most important property of nanomaterial is

Question 35 of 40
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According to Archimedes principle, the upward force experienced by a body immersed in a fluid is equal to which of the following?

Question 36 of 40
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Center of buoyancy always-

Question 37 of 40
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Consider the following statements. 1. Surface tension of liquid depends on length but not on the area, like the elastic property. 2. SI unit of surface tension is N/m. 3. Surface tension is a scalar quantity because it has no specific direction for a given liquid. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

Question 38 of 40
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The clouds float in the atmosphere because of their low

Question 39 of 40
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The pressure of the earth's atmosphere at sea level is due to the

Question 40 of 40
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When a ship enters a sea from a river, what happens?

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