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Q. 1 A satellite is revolving round the earth with orbital speed . If it stops suddenly,
the speed with which it will strike the surface of earth would be (vc = escape
velocity of a particle on earth's surface)
1.
2.
3.
4.
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Correct Answer: 4
Solution:
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Q. 2 A large spherical planet of radius R, made of a material of density d, has a

spherical cavity of radius R/2, with center of cavity a distance R/2 from the centre
of the planet. Find the gravitational force on a small mass `m' at the center of the
cavity.
1. 2 RGmd/3
2. RGmd/3
3. 2 RGmd
4. 4 RGmd/3

Correct Answer: 1
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Solution:
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Q. 3 At what altitude will the acceleration due to gravity be 25% of that at the earth's
surface (given radius of earth is R)?
1. R/4
2. R
3. 3R/8
4. R/2
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Correct Answer: 2
Solution:
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Q. 4 At what distance from the centre of the moon is the point at which the strength of
the resultant field of earth's and moon's gravitational field is equal to zero. The
earth's mass is 81 times that of moon and the distance between centres of these
planets is 60R where R is the radius of the earth
1. 6R
2. 4R
3. 3R
4. 5R

Correct Answer: 1
Solution:
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Q. 5 Two masses m1 & m2 are initially at rest and are separated by a very large

distance. If the masses approach each other subsequently, due to gravitational
attraction between them, their relative velocity of approach at a separation
distance of d is :
1.
2.
3.
4. (m1 + m2)1/2 2 Gd

Correct Answer: 3
Solution:
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Q. 6 Let be the angular velocity of the earth's rotation about its axis. Assume that the
acceleration due to gravity on the earth's surface has the same value at the equator
and the poles. An object weighed at the equator gives the same reading as a
reading taken at a depth d below earth's surface at a pole (d<<R) The value of d
is
1.
2.
3.
4.

Correct Answer: 1
Solution:
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Q. 7 If the radius of the earth be increased by a factor of 5, by what factor its density
be changed to keep the value of g the same?
1. 1/25
2. 1/5
3. 1/
4. 5

Correct Answer: 2
Solution:
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Q. 8 An infinite number of masses, each of one kg are placed on the +ve X axis at 1m,
2m, 4m, ------ from the origin. The magnitude of the gravitational field at origin
due to this distribution of masses is:
1. 2G
2.
3.
4.

Correct Answer: 2
Solution:
Ans. (2)

Q. 9 With what angular velocity the earth should spin in order that a body lying at 30°
latitude may become weightless [R is radius of earth and g is acceleration due to
gravity on the surface of earth]
1.
2.
3.
4.

Correct Answer: 4
Solution:
Ans. (4)
Q. 10 A satellite of the earth is revolving in circular orbit with a uniform velocity V. If

the gravitational force suddenly disappears, the satellite will
1. continue to move with the same velocity in the same orbit.
2. move tangentially to the original orbit with velocity V.
3. fall down with increasing velocity.
4. come to a stop somewhere in its original orbit.

Correct Answer: 2
Solution:
Ans. (2)

Q. 11 A newly discovered planet has a density eight times the density of the earth and a
radius twice the radius of the earth. The time taken by 2 kg mass to fall freely
through a distance S near the surface of the earth is 1 second. Then the time taken
for a 4 kg mass to fall freely through the same distance S near the surface of the
new planet is
1. 0.25 sec
2. 0.5 sec
3. 1 sec.
4. 4 sec.

Correct Answer: 1
Solution:
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Q. 12 Four particles of equal masses M move along a circle of radius R under the action
of their mutual gravitational attraction maintaining a square shape. The speed of
each particle is
1.
2.
3.
4.

Correct Answer: 1
Solution:

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Q. 13 At what height above the earth's surface does the acceleration due to gravity fall
to 1% of its value at the earth's surface?
1. 9R
2. 10R
3. 99R
4. 100R

Correct Answer: 1
Solution:
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Q. 14 The radius of a planet is R. A satellite revolves around it in a circle of radius r

with angular velocity 0. The acceleration due to the gravity on planet's surface
is
1.
2.
3.
4.

Correct Answer: 4
Solution:
Ans. (4)

Q. 15 Three point masses, M each, are moving in a circle , each with a speed v, under
their mutual gravitational attractive force. The distance between any two masses
must be:
1. 2GM/v2
2. 3GM/v2
3.
4. GM/v2

Correct Answer: 4
Solution:
Ans. (4)
Q. 16 How much deep inside the earth should a man go so that his weight becomes one
fourth of that at a point which is at a height R above the surface of earth .
1. R/4
2. 15R/16
3. 3R/4
4. R/2

Correct Answer: 2
Solution:
Ans. (2)
Q. 17 A satellite revolves in the geostationary orbit but in a direction east to west. The
time interval between its successive passing about a point on the equator is :

1. 48 hrs
2. 24 hrs
3. 12 hrs
4. never

Correct Answer: 3
Solution:
Ans. (3)
Q. 18 A spherical uniform planet is rotating about its axis. The velocity of a point on its
equator is V. Due to the rotation of planet about its axis the acceleration due to
gravity g at equator is 1/2 of g at poles. The escape velocity of a particle on the
planet in terms of V.
1. Ve = 2V
2. Ve = V
3. Ve =
4. Ve = V

Correct Answer: 1
Solution:
Ans. (1)
Q. 19 Two point masses of mass 4m and m respectively separated by d distance are

revolving under mutual force of attraction. Ratio of their kinetic energies will be
:
1. 1:4
2. 1:5

3. 1:1
4. 1:2

Correct Answer: 1
Solution:
Ans. (1)
Q. 20 The escape velocity on the surface of the earth is V0. If M and R are the mass and
the radius of the earth respectively, then the escape velocity on another planet of
mass 2M and radius R/2 will be :
1. 4 V0
2. 2 V0
3. V0
4. V0 /2

Correct Answer: 2
Solution:
Ans. (2)
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Q. 10 A satellite of the earth is revolving in circular orbit with a uniform velocity V. If

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4. come to a stop somewhere in its original orbit.

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