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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

in liquids the pressure acting is same in-all directions
there is no shear stress in liquids at rest
the liquid pressure is constant over depth
the liquid pressure increases linearly with depth

Correct Answer: the liquid pressure increases linearly with depth

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