Mechanical Engineering MCQs

2075 MCQs  (Page 171 of 208)

Metacentric height is the distance between the metacentre and_______________?
A. Water surface
B. Center of pressure
C. Center of gravity
D. Center of buoyancy
The resultant of all normal pressures acts___________________?
A. At e.g. of body
B. At center of pressure
C. Vertically upwards
D. At metacentre
Manometer is used to measure__________________?
A. Pressure in pipes, channels etc
B. Atmospheric pressure
C. Very low pressure
D. Difference of pressure between two points
A metal with specific gravity of o floating in a fluid of same specific gravity a will____________________?
A. Sink to bottom
B. Float over fluid
C. Partly immersed
D. Be fully immersed with top surface at fluid surface
In an isothermal atmosphere, the pressure___________________?
A. Decreases linearly with elevation
B. Remains constant
C. Varies in the same way as the density
D. Increases exponentially with elevation