Physics - Mechanical Properties of Fluids
Practise 26 KCET previous year questions on Mechanical Properties of Fluids, compiled from papers spanning 2007 to 2026. Each question is pulled directly from the actual exam paper it appeared in, so you're practising in the exact style and difficulty KCET tests.
Mechanical Properties of Fluids has been asked in 18 of the 20 years of KCET papers analysed (2007–2026), with 26 questions in all. 35% of them were easy, 54% moderate and 12% tough. Most of its questions came from 2026, with 2 questions that year. In the last three years (2024–2026) it had 5 questions across 3 papers, about 1.7 per paper.
The chapter's 7 topics are not weighted equally: Hydrodynamics (7 questions, 27%), Archmidies Principle (6 questions, 23%), and Surface tension (5 questions, 19%) have been asked the most. Hydrodynamics has also led over the last five years, with 3 questions. Hydrodynamics has produced the most tough questions (1).
- 1Instrument fitted in the carburetor of the automobile to provide the correct mixture of air and fuel necessary for combustion works on2026Hydrodynamics
- 2A 30 cm long capillary tube is dipped in water, water rises upto a height of cm due to capillarity. If this experiment is conducted in a fre2026Surface tension
- 3A horizontal pipe carries water in a streamlined flow. At a point along the pipe, where the cross-sectional area is , the velocity of water 2025Hydrodynamics
- 4While determining the coefficient of viscosity of the given liquid, a spherical steel ball sinks by a distance . The radius of the ball . Th2025Viscosity
- 5Water flows through a horizontal pipe of varying cross-section at a rate of . The velocity of water at a point where the radius of the pipe 2024Hydrodynamics
- 6A closed water tank has cross-sectional area . It has a small hole at a depth of from the free surface of water. The radius of the hole is s2023Efflux of liquid
- 7Two capillary tubes and are dipped vertically in water. The height of water level in capillary tube is of the height in capillary tube . The2021Surface tension
- 8Iceberg floats in water with part of it submerged. What is the fraction of the volume of iceberg submerged, if the density of ice is ?2020Archmidies Principle
- 9When a soap bubble is charged?2020Surface tension
- 10A cylindrical container containing water has a small hole at height of \( {H}=8 {~cm} \) from the bottom and at a depth of \( 2 {~cm} \) fro2019Efflux of liquid
- 11An aluminium sphere is dipped into water. Which of the following is true?2019Archmidies Principle
- 12The pressure at the bottom of a liquid tank is not proportional to the2018Pressure and thrust
- 13The scientist who is credited with the discovery of 'nucleus' in an atom is2017Pascal's Law
- 14An ideal fluid flows through a pipe of circular cross section with diameters \( 5 {~cm} \) and \( 10 {~cm} \) as shown. The ratio of velocit2016Hydrodynamics
- 15A \( 10 {~kg} \) metal block is attached to a spring of spring constant \( 1000 {~N} {~m}^{-1} \), A block is displaced from equilibrium pos2014Viscosity
- 16Two solids and float in water. It is observed that floats with half of its volume immersed and floats with rd of its volume is immersed. The2013Archmidies Principle
- 17Spheres of iron and lead having same mass are completely immersed in water. Density of lead is more than that of iron. Apparent loss of weig2012Archmidies Principle
- 18Eight equal drops of water are falling through air with a steady velocity of . If the drops combine to form a single drop big in size, then 2011Viscosity
- 19Two capillary tubes of different diameters are dipped in water. The rise of water is2011Surface tension
- 20Three liquids of equal masses are taken in three identical cubical vessels A, B and C. Their densities are and respectively but . The force 2010Pressure and thrust
- 21Water is in streamline flows along a horizontal pipe with non-uniform cross-section. At a point in the pipe where the area of cross-section 2010Hydrodynamics
- 22Two solid pieces, one of steel and the other of aluminium when immersed completely in water have equal weights. When the solid pieces are we2009Archmidies Principle
- 23Horizontal tube of non-uniform corss-section has radii of and respectively at and N. For a streamline flow of liquid the rate of liquid flow2009Hydrodynamics
- 24A body weighs in air and in water. How much would it weigh in a liquid of specific gravity ?2008Archmidies Principle
- 25Water rises in plant fibres due to2007Surface tension
- 26The cylindrical tube of a spray pump has a cross-section of , one end of which has 40 fine holes each of area . If the liquid flows inside t2007Hydrodynamics
Frequently Asked Questions
1.How many questions are available for Mechanical Properties of Fluids?
This chapter includes 26 questions compiled from KCET papers spanning 2007 to 2026.
2.Are these questions only from KCET, or from other exams too?
These are KCET questions specifically for the Mechanical Properties of Fluids chapter. Questions from other exams like JEE Main or NTA Abhyas (JEE Main) are organised separately under their respective exam sections.
3.Is Mechanical Properties of Fluids an important chapter for KCET Physics?
Mechanical Properties of Fluids has appeared in 18 of the 20 years of KCET papers covered here, with 26 questions across 18 papers - about one per paper it appears in.
4.What is the difficulty level of Mechanical Properties of Fluids questions in KCET?
Of the 26 questions analysed for this chapter, 35% are easy, 54% moderate and 12% tough. 2026 had the most, with 2 questions.
5.Which topics in Mechanical Properties of Fluids should I focus on?
These topics have carried the most weightage in Mechanical Properties of Fluids:
- Hydrodynamics - 7 questions (27%)
- Archmidies Principle - 6 questions (23%)
- Surface tension - 5 questions (19%)
- Hydrodynamics has produced the most tough questions (1).
6.Is Mechanical Properties of Fluids's weightage in KCET going up or down?
Across all 18 papers analysed, Mechanical Properties of Fluids has averaged about 1.4 questions per paper. In the last three years (2024–2026), that average has risen, at about 1.7 questions per paper. Use the year-wise numbers on this page for the exact trend before you decide how much time to give it.