If the density of a liquid increases, the pressure at a point inside the liquid at a given depth:

decreases

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remains same

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increases

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sometimes decreases and some time increases

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Solution

The correct option is B increases
The expression of the pressure at a point in fluid is given by $P = h ρ g$
where $h =$ depth of the point from the surface, $ρ =$ be the density of the fluid and $g =$ acceleration due to gravity.
Thus, the pressure in liquid is proportional to the density of the liquid.
So when density increases, the pressure at a point in the liquid will be increasing.

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