Statement 1: The stream of water flowing at high speed from a garden hose pipe tends to spread like a fountain when held vertically up, but tends to narrow down when held vertically down. Statement 2: In any steady flow of an incompressible fluid, the volume flow rate of the fluid remains constant.

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Statement 1: The stream of water flowing at high speed from a garden hose pipe tends to spread like a fountain when held vertically up, but tends to narrow down when held vertically down.

Statement 2: In any steady flow of an incompressible fluid, the volume flow rate of the fluid remains constant.

(a) Statement 1 is true, statement 2 is true. Statement 2 is a correct explanation for statement 1

(b) Statement 1 is true, statement 2 is true. Statement 2 is not a correct explanation for statement 1

(c) Statement 1 is true, statement 2 is false

(d) Statement 1 is false, statement 2 is true

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Origin of the question is Thrust of a Liquid in division Mechanical Properties of Solids of Engineering Physics I

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Statement 1: The stream of water flowing at high speed from a garden hose pipe tends to spread like a fountain when held vertically up, but tends to narrow down when held vertically down. Statement 2: In any steady flow of an incompressible fluid, the volume flow rate of the fluid remains constant.

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