Civil Engineering Mcqs

Metacentric height is given as the distance between_______________?
  • (A)  the center of gravity of the body andthe meta center
  • (B)  the center of gravity of the body and the center of buoyancy
  • (C)  the center of gravity of the body and the center of pressure
  • (D)  center of buoyancy and metacentre
  • (E)  none of the above
Capillary action is due to the__________________?
  • (A)  surface tension
  • (B)  cohesion of the liquid
  • (C)  adhesion of the liquid molecules and the molecules on the surface of a solid
  • (D)  all of the above
  • (E)  none of the above