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NEET UG PHYSICS MCQ: MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF FLUIDS

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Statement I: In taking into account the fact that any object which floats must have an average density less than that of water, during world war-I, a number of cargo vessels were made of concrete.

Statement II: Concrete cargo vessels were filled with air.
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Correct option: B
Statement I is true, Statement II is true; Statement II is not the correct explanation for Statement I
Option B (Statement I is true, Statement II is true; Statement II is not the correct explanation for Statement I) is correct. Concrete ships were indeed built, and they were filled with air to reduce their average density, but the air filling is not the primary reason why any object floats (density is).

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