Civil Engineering MCQs

A. Submerged body
B. Volume of the floating body
C. Volume of the fluid vertically above the body
D. Displaced volume of the fluid

A. 2 meters of water column
B. 3 meters of water column
C. 3.5 meters of water column
D. 4 m of water column

A. At the center of gravity
B. Above the center of gravity
C. Below be center of gravity
D. Could be above or below e.g. depending on density of body and liquid

A. Same
B. Higher
C. Lower
D. Lower/higher depending on weight of body

A. Only when the fluid is frictionless
B. Only when the fluid is incompressible and has zero viscosity
C. When there is no motion of one fluid layer relative to an adjacent layer
D. Irrespective of the motion of one fluid layer relative to an adjacent layer

A. Be horizontal
B. Make an angle in direction of inclination of inclined plane
C. Make an angle in opposite direction to inclination of inclined plane
D. Any one of above is possible

A. At the centroid
B. Above the centroid
C. Below the centroid
D. At metacentre

A. Buoyancy, gravity
B. Buoyancy, pressure
C. Buoyancy, inertial
D. Inertial, gravity

A. Center of gravity
B. Center of pressure
C. Metacentre
D. Center of buoyancy

A. Pressure in pipes, channels etc.
B. Atmospheric pressure
C. Very low pressure
D. Difference of pressure between two points