PHYSICS

1. The unit of the quantity g/G in SI will be

1) kg m2 2) m kg2
1
2
3) m kg 4) kg2 m1
2. The mass of a body at the centre of the earth is
1) Infinite 2) Zero
3) Same as at other places 4) Greater at poles
3. The value of G depends upon
1) The masses of bodies 2) The medium between the bodies
3) The temperature of bodies 4) It is an independent constant
4. A satellite is revolving around the earth in a circular orbit with a uniform speed. If the
gravitational force suddenly disappears, the satellite will
1) Continue to move in the same orbit with that speed
2) Move tangentially to the orbit with that speed
3) Move way from the earth normally to the orbit
4) Fall down on the earth
5. According to Kepler, the period of revolution of a planet (T) and its mean distance from the
Sun (R) are related by the equation.
1) T2 R3 = Const. 2) T2 R3 = Const.
3) T R3 = Const. 4) T2 R = Const.
6. The period of a satellite in a circular orbit near a planet is independent of the
1) Mass of the planet 2) Radius of the planet
3) Mass of the satellite 4) All the above
7. The torque acting on a planet due to gravitational force of attraction given by the sun is
1) GMm/r 2) Zero
3) GMm/r2 4) Very high
8. Earth is flattened at poles, bulged at the equator. This is due to
1) The centripetal force is more at the poles than at the equator
2) The centrifugal force is more at the equator than at the poles
3) The centrifugal force is zero at the equator
4) The equatorial radius is less
9. Two identical spheres of gold are in contact with each other. The gravitational force of
attraction between them is
1) Directly proportional to the square of radius
2) Directly proportional to the cube of the radius
3) Directly proportional to the fourth power of the radius
4) Inversely proportional to the square of the radius
10. When a body is taken form the equator to the poles, its weight
1) Remains same 2) Increases
3) Decreases
4) Increases at N-pole and decreases at S-pole.
11. Mass 2kg and 8kg are 18cm apart. the point where the gravitational field due to them is zero
is
 1) 6cm from 8kg mass 2) 6 cm from 2kg mass
3) 1.8 cm from 8kg mass 4) 9cm from each mass
12. A planet revolves round the sun in an elliptical orbit of minor and major axes x and y
respectively. Then time period of its revolution is proportional to
1) (x + y)3/2 2) (yx)3/2 3) x3/2 4) y3/2
13. A light planet revolving around a very massive star in circular orbit of radius R with a period
of revolution T. If the gravitational force of attraction between the star and planet is
proportional to R5/2 then T2 is proportional to
1) R3 2) R7/2 3) R3/2 4) R5/2
14. An infinite number of masses, each of 1kg are placed on the positive X axist at 1m, 2m, 4m,
8m from the origin. The magnitude of resultant gravitational force on 1kg mass kept at
the origin is
1) 0 2) G 3) 3G/4 4) 4G/3
15. The value of acceleration due to gravity g on the surface of a planet with radius double
that of earth and same mean density as that of the earth is
1) g1 = 2g 2) g1 = g/2 3) g1 = g/4 4) g1 = 4g
16. A body weighs 700gm on the surface of the earth. How much will it weigh on the surface of
a planet whose mass is 1/7 and radius half of the earth.
1) 200 gm wt 2) 400 gm wt 3) 500 gm wt 4) 300 gm wt
17. If A is the areal velocity of a planet of mass M, its angular momentum is
1) M/A 2) 2MA 3) MA2 4) M2A
18. If the radius of the earth decreases by 10%, its mass remaining unchanged, what will happen
to the acceleration due to gravity?
1) Decreases by 10% 2) Increase by 11.5%
3) Increases by 23.5% 4) Increases by 100%
19. The altitude at which the weight of a body is only 64% of its weight on the surface of the
earth is (Radius of the earth 6,400 km)
1) 1600 m 2) 16km 3) 160km 4) 1600km
th
20. The acceleration due to gravity at a height 1/20 radius of the earth above earths surface is
9m/s2. Its value at a point at an equal distance below the surface of the earth is{consider h
<<R}.
1) 8.5 m/s2 2) 9.5 m/s2 3) 7.5 m/s2 4) 0
2
21. Acceleration due to gravity at the equator is 10ms and equatorial radius is 6400 km for the
earth. then the angular velocity of rotation of the earth about its axis so that the weight of a
body at the equator reduces to 75% is
1) 1/1600 rads1 2) 1/800 rads1 3) 1/400 rads1 4) 1/200 rads1
22. If g is acceleration de to gravity on the earth and R is radius of the earth and angular speed
2g
of rotation of the earth about its axis is made to be 5R, then weight of a body at the equator
decreases by ( when compared with g at poles).
1) 60% 2) 50% 3) 40% 4) 75%
23. Two particles each of mass m move in a circle of radius r under the action of their mutual
gravitational attraction. Then speed of each particle is
 Gm Gm Gm 2Gm
1) 2) 3) 4)
r 4r 2r r
24. Three particle, each of mass m, are situated at the vertices of an equilateral triangle of side l
. They move in circular path about the centroid, due to mutual force of attraction. The
velocity of each particle is
Gm Gm 2Gm Gm
1) 2) 3) 4)
2l l l 3l
25. Mass M is divided into two parts x m and (1-x) m. for a given separation, the value of x
for which the gravitational attraction between the two pieces becomes maximum is
1 3
1) 2) 3) 1 4) 2
2 5
26. Assume that earth is a spherical planet of uniform density and , mass and
acceleration due to gravity g. then the gravitational constant G can be written as
3g 3Re2 3g 12 g
1) 2) 3) 4)
4 Re 2M e 4 Re2 4 Re
27. If R is the radius of earth, the height at which the weight of a body becomes its weight on
the surface of the earth is
1) 2R 2) R 3) R/2 4) R/4
28. If the angular speed of the earth is doubled, the value of acceleration due to gravity at the
north pole
1) Becomes half 2) Remains same 3) Doubled 4) Will be zero
29. The centre of a wheel rolling on a plane surface moves with a speed v0, A particle on the
rim of the wheel at the same level as the centre will be moving at speed
1) Zero 2) v0 3) 2 v0 4) 2 v0
30. A particle of mass M is moving in a straight line with uniform speed v parallel to x
axis in X-Y plane at a height h from the Xaxis. Its angular momentum about the origin is
1) Zero
2) mvh and is directed along positive z axis
3) mvh and is directed along negative z axis
4) mvh and is directed along positive xaxis.
31. A particle of mass m and radius of gyration k is rotating with an angular acceleration . The
torque acting on it is
1) Mk2
Mk2 2
2) 2
3) Mk2 2
4) Mk
32. A ring of mass M and radius r is melted and then molded into a sphere. The moment of
inertia of the sphere will be
1) More than that of the ring
2) Less than that of the ring
3) Equal to that of the ring
 4) The information given is incomplete.
33. Work done by a centripetal force F in taking round a particle along a circle of radius r
through onequarter of the circumference is
Fr Fr
1) 2) 3) Fr 4) Zero
4 2
34. The principle used by a gymnast to increase the number of somersault, is law of
conservation of
1) Linear momentum 2) Energy
3) Mass 4) Angular momentum
35. A cyclist riding the bicycle at a speed of 143 ms1 takes a turn around a circular road of
radius 203 m without skidding. Given g = 9.8 ms2 what is his inclination to the
Vertical
1) 300 2) 900 3) 450 4) 600
36. A car is moving with a speed of 72 kmph. the diameter of its wheels is 50 cm. If its wheels
come to rest after 20 rotations as a result of application of brakes, then the angular
retardation produced in the car will be
1) 25.5 rad/sec2 2) 0.25 rad/sec2 3) 2.55 rad/sec2 4) 0
37. A chain of 125 links is 1.25 m long and has a mass of 2kg. With the ends fastened together,
it is set rotating at 3000 rev/min. The centripetal force on each link is
1 1
1) 3.14 N 2) 314 N 3) N 4) N
3.14 314
38. A coin placed on a gramophone record rotating at 33 r.p.m files off the record, if it is placed
at a distance of more than 16 cm from the axis of rotation. If the record is revolving at 66
r.p.m., the coin will fly off if it is placed at a distance not less than
1) 1 cm 2) 2 cm 3) 3 cm 4) 4 cm
39. A wire of length l is bent in the form of a circular ring, the moment of inertia about its axis
is passing through center and perpendicular to the plane is
1 2
1 2 Ml
1) (82 ) Ml 2
2) (8 ) Ml
2 2
3) 4 (42) Ml2
4)
40. Three point masses, each of mass m, are situated at the three corners of an equilateral
triangle. the moment of inertia of this system about one of the sides of the triangle will be
3 2
1) ml2 2) 3 ml 2 3) ml 2 4) ml 2
4 3
41. The radius of gyration of an uniform thin rod of length 1.732 m and mass 1 kg about an axis
passing through its centre and perpendicular to its length is
1) 0.5 m 2) 0.4 m 3) 5 m 4) 50 m
42. The moment of inertia of a uniform circular disc about a diameter is I. its moment of
inertia about an axis perpendicular to its plane and passing through a point on its rim will
be
1) 2I 2) 4I 3) 6I 4) 8I
43. The moment of inertia of a uniform semicircular wire of mass M and radius R about a
line perpendicular to the plane of the wire and passing through the centre is
 1
1) MR2 2) 2 MR2 3) MR 2 4) 4 MR2
2
44. The diameter of a flywheel increases by 1%. The percentage increase in moment of inertia
about its axis passing through the centre will be
1) 2% 2) 2.5% 3) 1.5% 4) 3%
45. The moment of inertia of a solid cylinder about own axis is equal to its moment of inertia
about an axis passing through its centre and normal to its length. If R is its radius, its
length l is
3R R
1) l = R 2) l 3) l 4) l 3 R
2 2
46. Four small spheres each of radius r and mass m are placed with their centres on four
corners of square of side L. the moment of inertia of the arrangement about any side of the
square is
5 mr 2 5 mr 2
8mr2 8 mr 2 mL2
2mL2
1) 5 + mL 2) 2
2mL2 8 4) 8
5 3)
47. A small steel sphere is tied to a string and is whirled in a horizontal circle with a uniform
angular velocity 1. The string is suddenly pulled so that the radius of the circle is halved. If
2 is the new angular velocity then
1) 1 > 2 2) 1 = 22 3) 1 = 2 4) 2 > 1
2
48. The moment of inertia of wheel of radius 20 cm is 40 kg.m . If a tangential force of 80N is
applied on the wheel, its angular acceleration will be
1) 2 rad/s2 2) 0.4 rad/s2 3) 6 rad/s2 4) 4 rad/s2
49. A grinding stone in the form of a cylinder has a radius 0.2 m and mass 20kg. It is revolving
at a speed of 420 rpm. The magnitude of the torque required to stop it in one second is
1) 17.6 N.m 2) 176 N.m 3) 61.7 N.m 4) 76.1 N.m
50. A constant torque acting on a uniform circular wheel changes its angular momentum from L
to 4L in 4 s. The torque acting on it is
1) 4L 2) 12L 3) 3/4 L 4) 4/3 L
51. A metre scale is held vertically with one end on the ground is allowed to fall. If the end in
contact with the ground does not slip, the speed with which the other end hits the ground is
1) 2.7 m/s 2) 7.2 m/s 3) 5.4 m/s 4) 4.5 m/s
52. Rotational kinetic energy of a disc is 800J. If its moment of inertia about it axis of symmetry
is 10 kg m2, its frequency of rotation is nearly (2 = 10)
1) 4 rps 2) 8 rps 3) 2 rps 4) 1 rps

53. The angular momentum of a 10gm particle moving with velocity 5 i ms1 and having
position vector (10i + 6j) metre about the origin is
1) 0.1 k Js 2) 0.2 k Js 3) 0.3 k Js 4) 0.4 k Js
54. A pendulum consists of a small mass m at the end of a string of length l. The pendulum is
pulled aside to an angle with the vertical and released. At the instant of release, using the
suspension point as axis, what is the torque on the pendulum?
 1) Mg 2) mgl 3) mgl Cos 4) mgl Sin
55. The angular velocity of a body is = 2 + 3j + 4k. A torque = + 2 + 3 acts on it. The
rotational power is (consider SI units only)
1) 10W 2) 20W 3) 30W 4) 40W
56. A person weighing 80 Kg. is standing on the rim of a circular platform of mass 200 Kg. and
rotating at 12 revloutions/minute. The person moves from the rim towards the centre of the
platform. The angular speed of the system will becom
1) 10 rpm 2) 12 rpm 3) 21.6 rpm 4) 0
57. Two identical discs are placed one over the other and both rotating about a common axis
through their centre and normal to their frame with angular velocity . If the upper disc is
suddenly removed, by leaving the total momentum to the other disc, then angular velocity of
the other disc is
1) 2) /2 3) 2 4) 4
58. A disc and a ring of same mass are rolling and if their kinetic energies are equal, then the
ratio of their velocities will be
1) 4:3 2) 3:4 3) 3:2 4) 2:3
59. A hollow cylinder is rolling on an inclined plane, inclined at an angle of 30 to the
horizontal. Its speed after travelling a distance of 10m will be
1) 49 m/sec 2) 0.7 m/sec 3) 3.7 m/sec 4) 7 m/sec
60. A thin circular ring of mass M and radius r is rotating about its axis with constant angular
velocity . Two objects, each of mass m, are attached gently on the opposite ends of a
diameter of the ring. The wheel now rotates with an angular velocity
M
1)
M+2m
M
2)
M2m
M
3)
m
m
4)
M