An ice berg of density 900 Kg/m3 is floating in water of density 1000 Kg/m3. The percentage of volume of ice-cube outside the water is 

1. 20%                                     

2. 35%

3. 10%                                       

4. 25%

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A log of wood of mass 120 Kg floats in water. The weight that can be put on the raft to make it just sink, should be (density of wood = 600 Kg/m3

1. 80 Kg                                                 

2. 50 Kg

3. 60 Kg                                                 

4. 30 Kg

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A hemispherical bowl just floats without sinking in a liquid of density 1.2×103 kg/m3. If outer diameter and the density of the bowl are 1 m and 2×104 kg/m3 respectively, then the inner diameter of the bowl will be 

1. 0.94 m                           

2. 0.97 m

3. 0.98 m                           

4. 0.99 m

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A metallic block of density 5 gm cm-3 and having dimensions 5 cm × 5 cm × 5 cm is weighed in water. Its apparent weight will be

1. 5 × 5 × 5 × 5 gf                           

2. 4 × 4 × 4 × 4 gf

3. 5 × 4 × 4 × 4 gf                           

4. 4 × 5 × 5 × 5 gf

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Two solids A and B float in water. It is observed that A floats with half its volume immersed and B floats with 2/3 of its volume immersed. Compare the densities of A and B

1. 4:3                         

2. 2:3

3. 3:4                         

4. 1:3

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The fraction of a floating object of volume V0 and density d0 above the surface of a liquid of density d will be

1. d0d                                       

2. dd0d+d0

3. d-d0d                                   

4. dd0d-d0

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 A body is just floating on the surface of a liquid. The density of the body is the same as that of the liquid. The body is slightly pushed down. What will happen to the body?

1. It will slowly come back to its earlier position
2. It will remain submerged, where it was left
3. It will sink
4. It will come out violently

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A cork is submerged in water by a spring attached to the bottom of a bowl. When the bowl is kept in an elevator moving with acceleration downwards, the length of spring

1. Increases                                         

2. Decreases

3. Remains unchanged                         

4. None of these

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A hollow sphere of volume V is floating on water surface with half immersed in it. What should be the minimum volume of water poured inside the sphere so that the sphere now sinks into the water ?

1. V/2                       

2. V/3

3. V/4                       

4. V

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A ball whose density is 0.4×103 kg/m3 falls into water from a height of 9 cm . To what depth does the ball sink

1. 9 cm                                   

2. 6 cm

3. 4.5 cm                                 

4. 2.25 cm

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