GATE Exam Questions - Engineering

Q1:

The centre of pressure of a liquid on a plane surface immersed vertically in a static body of liquid, always lies below the centroid of the surface area, because

A in liquids the pressure acting is same in-all directions

B there is no shear stress in liquids at rest

C the liquid pressure is constant over depth

D the liquid pressure increases linearly with depth

ANS:D - the liquid pressure increases linearly with depth

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