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Planet A has twice the radius of planet B & is of material CBSE /PMT /AIIMS /AFMC/IIT Mains - 14. of twice the density. The ratio of the acc. due to gravity at GRAVITATION the surface of A to that at the surface B is: 1. Suppose, the acc. due to gravity at the earth s (a) 4:1 (b) 1:4 (c)1:2 (d)2:1 surface is 10 ms-2 and at the surface of mars it is 4.0 11. If the value of G were decreasing uniformly with time, ms-2. A 60 kg passenger goes from earth to mars in a then the satellite in orbit would still maintain its space ship moving with a constant velocity. Neglect (a) Radius (b) Angular momentum all other objects in sky .Which part of figure best (c) Period revolution (d)Weight represents the wt. Of passengers as a function of 12. An earth satellite is moved from one stable circular orbit time. to another higher stable circular orbit. Which one of the following quantities increase for the satellite as a result of this change? (a) Gravitational force (b) Centripetal acc. (b) (c) (d) (a) (c) Linear orbital speed (d) Gravitational PE 2. Consider a planet in some solar system which has a mass double the earth and density equal to average 13. In a gravitational filed, the work done in transporting mass from one pt. To another, density of the earth. An object weighing w on the (a) Depends the length of path transport earth will weight, at that planet. 1/3 (b) Depends upon the end pts. and length of path (a) w (b) 2w (c) w/2 (d) 2 w (c) Depends on the length of path & velocity of 3. The time period of an earth satellite in circular orbit transport is independent of (d) Depends on end pts. only. (a)Mass of the satellite (b) Radius of earth 14. A planet is moving in an elliptical orbit IF T, V, E, L (c)Both of them (d) None of these stands respectively for its KE gravitational PE, total 4. The magnitude of gravitational potential energy of energy & magnitude of angular momentum about the the moon earth system is U with zero potential centre of force, then which of following is correct, energy at infinite separation. The KE of the moon (a) T is conserved but its direction changes with respect to earth is k. Then continuously (a) U = k (b) U<k (b) T is conserved (c) U>k (d) U = k = 0 (c) V is always + ve (d) WE is always - ve 5. The two shaded parts have equal area .If t1 & t2 be the time taken by the planet to go from a to b and 15. A satellite close to surface of the earth .Then its time from to d respectively, then period is (a) t1 < t2 (b) 2 2 R / g (a) 2 R / g (b) t1 > t2 (c) t1 = t2 (c) 2 R / 2 g (d) 2 4 R / g (d) Insufficient information to deduce the 16. A satellite which is geostationary is taken to other orbit relation b/w t1 &t2 whose distance from the centre of earth is 2 times the 6. A person sitting in a chair in satellite feels earlier orbit. Then the time period in the second orbit is weightlessness, because, (b) 4.8 hr (c) 24 hr (d) 24 2 hr (a) 48 2 hr. (a) The earth does not attract the objects in a 17. Choose the following series in order of increasing satellite distances from the SUN (b)The normal force by the chair on the person (a) Mercury, Saturn, Earth balances the earths attraction. (b) Venus , Jupiter, Neptune (c)The normal force is zero. (c) Uranus, mars, Pluto (d) Uranus, Pluto, mercury (d)The person in satellite is not accelerated 18. Keplers second law regarding constancy of areal velocity 7. The KE needed to project a body of mass m from of a planet is a consequence of the law of conservation of the earths surface to infinity is (a) Angular momentum (b) Energy (a) mgR (b) mgR/2 (c) Linear momentum (d) None of these (c) 2mgR (d) mgR/4 19. A geostationary satellite, 8. Which of the following quantities remains constant (a) Has a time period less than that of a near earth in a planetary motion as seen from the sun satellite (a) Speed (b) KE (b) Moves faster than the near earth satellite (c) Angular speed (d) Angular momentum (c) Is stationary in space 9. If R is the radius of earth and g earths surface , the (d) Revolves about polar axis mean density of the earth is 20. A satellite Launching station should be Rg 3g (a)Near the equatorial region (b) (a) 12G 4 RG (b) Near the polar region (c) On the polar axis 3 R 4 G (d) (c) (d) All localities are equally good 4 gG 3gR 21. A spaceship shot straight up from the equator will (a) Deflect to the east (b) Not deflect out all

satellite at a height 2.5R from the surface of earth will (c) deflect to the west (d) deflect to the east to (a) be 6 hr (b) be 12 hr west depending on from where it is shot up 22. Which of the following Indian satellite has the (d) be12 2 hr (c) be 6 6hr maximum period of revolution 33. The time taken by the radio wave to go and come back (a) Aryabhatta (b) Bhaskara from a communication satellite to the earth is nearly (c) Rohini (d) INSAT -ID 1 (a) 1/2 s (b) 1s (c) 1/8s (d) sec 23. The minimum no. Of Geo stationary wide 4 communication b/w any two location is 34. The weightlessness produced in a spaceship is due to (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 6 (a) Free fall spaceship (b) Absence of inertia 24. Two satellites A & B go round a planet p in (c) Absence of accelerating force circular orbits having radius 4R & R respectively. IF (d) Absence of gravity due to earth the speed of the satellite A is 3V, the speed of the 35. Consider the earth to be a homogeneous sphere. Scientist satellite B will be A goes down in a mine and the scientist B goes high up 3V in a balloon. The gravitational field measured by (d) 12v (a) 6V (b) 4/3V (c) 2 (a) Each goes on decreasing 25. The ratio of KE required to be given to the satellite (b) Each remains unchanged to escape earths gravitational field to KE required (c) A goes on decreasing & that by B goes on increasing to be given so that the satellite moves in a circular (d) B goes on decreasing & that of A goes on increasing orbit just above earths atm. Is 36. If there were a smaller gravitational effect, which of the (a) Two (b) One (c) Half (d) infinite following forces do you think would alter in some respect 26. The escape velocity from the surface of earth is 11 (a) Viscous force (b) electrostatics force kms-1. The escape velocity from the planet having (c) Magnetic force (d) Archimedes uplift twice the radius and the same mean density of earth 37. The earth satellite can move in an orbit, the plane of is which coincides with (b) 11 kms-1 (a) 22 kms-1 (a) The plane of any latitude circle of earth (c) 5.5 kms-1 (d) 15.5 kms-1 (b) Any plane not containing circle the earth 27. A planet moves around the sun. At a pt p it is (c) The plane of any great circle of earth closest to the sun at distance d1 and has a speed v1 (d) The plane of tropic of cancer .At another pt Q , when it is farthest from the sun at 38. A satellite is orbiting very close to a planet, its time period a distance d2 its speed is then depends upon (b) d2 v1/d1 (a) d12 v21/d22 (a)Mass of satellite (b) Mass of planet (c) d1 v1/d2 (d) d22 v1 /d12 (c) Density of planet (d) Radius of planet 28. If a body is projected in a direction making angle 39. The wt. of the body at earths surface is W. At a depth half 600 to vertical from surface of earth , then its escape way to the centre of the earth. It will be velocity is (a) W/2 (b) W (c) W/4 (d) W/8 40. Keplers second law states that the straight line joining (b) 11.2 3 km/sec (a) 11.2 kms-1 the planet to the sun sweeps out equal areas in equal 1 3 kms-1 (c) 11.2 (d) 11.2 km/sec times. This statement is equivalent to saying that 2 3 (a)Total acc. is zero (b) Tangential acc. is zero 29. The wt. Of a man on the earths surface is 90 kg wt. (c) Traverse acc. Is zero (d)Radial acc. Is zero 1 41. A missile is lunched with a velocity less than the escape The mass of mars is th that of the earth and radius velocity. The sum of its KE & potential energy is 9 (a) -ve (b) + ve is half that of the earth. The wt. of the man on mars, (c) Zero (d) may be + ve or - ve is then depending upon its position (a) 90 kg wt. (b) 302.5 kg wt. 42. If G = gravitation constant g= acc. Due to gravity, then the (c) 40 kg wt .(d) 160 kg wt. units of G/g will be given be the term 30. The two planets have radius r1 & r2 and densities d1 (b) kg-m (a) k/gm2 & d2 respectively .The ratio of acc,. Due to gravity (d) kg-m2 (c) m2/kg on them will be 2 2 43. A body of mass m rises to a height h= r/5 from the earths (b) r1 : r 2 d2 (a) r1 d2 : r2 d1 surface where r is earths radius. If g is acc. Due to (c) r1 d1 : r2 d2 (d) r1d22 : r2 d22 gravity at earths surface, the increase in potential energy 31. There are two bodies of masses 100 kg & 10,000 kg will be given by the terms separated by a distance 1m. At what distance from (a) mgh (b) 4/5mgh the smaller body, the intensities of gravitational (c) 5/6 mgh (d) 6/7mgh field will be zero 44. Two satellite of mass M1 & M2 are revolving around the 10 (a) 1/9m (b) 1 m (c) 1 m (c) m earth in circular orbits of radius r1 and r2 The ratio of their 11 11 10 speeds v1/v2 is 32. A Geostationary satellite orbiting the earth at a height of 6R above the surface of the earth, where (b) r1 / r2 (c) r1/r2 (d) r2/r1 (a) r2 / r1 R is radius of the earth. The time period of another

45. Two identical copper sphere each of radius R are (a) Remains same (b) decrease in contact with each other. If the gravitational (c) Increases (d) None of above attraction b/w them is F, then which of the 55. A satellite with kinetic energy k is revolving round the following relation is correct ? earth a circular orbit. How much more KE should be given to it so that it may escape in to outer space, 1 (a) F R2 (b) F R4 (c) F 1/R2 (d) F 4 (a) 2k (b) k/2 (c) 3K (d) K R 46. As we go from the equator to the poles, the value of 56. The tidal waves in the sea are primarily due to (a) Gravitational effect of moon on earth g will (b) gravitational effect of sun on earth (a) Remain the same (b) Decrees (c) gravitational effect of sun on radius of earth 0 (c) Increase (d) Decrease up to latitude of 45 . (d) Atmospheric effect of earth. 47. The acc. due to gravity on the surface of a planet 57. Two satellite A & B are circulating round the earth at whose mass and radius are both double that of altitudes R and 2R respectively, where R is the radius of earth will be the earth. The ratio of potential energy of A to that of B is (a) 2g (b) g (c) g/2 (d) g/4 (a) 3: 2 (b) 2:3 (c) 1:2 (d) 2:1 48. If the earth suddenly stops rotating about its axis, 58. A satellite of mass m is revolving in a circular orbit of the value of g at the equator will radius r around the earth of mass M. It a angular (a) Remain same momentum about the centre of orbit is (b) Decrease by w2 R factor (c) Increase by w2 R factor (a) m GMr acting ular to plane of orbit (d) Increase by wR factor (b) m GMr acting in the plane of the orbit 49. The BE of the earth moon system can be expressed GMr as ( Me = mass of earth ) Mm = mass of moon ) (c) acting ular to plane of orbit GM e M m GM e M m m (a) (b )

59. The minimum work to the done to shift an earth satellite of mass m higher a circular orbit of 2R to a higher orbit of radius 3R around the earth is GMm (a) 2 gR (b ) gR (b) GMm (c) GMm (d) GMm (a) 12 R R 6 R 3R (c) gR (d) 2gR 60. If the earth rotates so fast that bodies just float at the 51. A particle falls down on the surface of earth from equator then the length of one day would approximately . (1) infinity (2) a height equal to 10 times the radius (a) 1.5 hr (b) 2 hr (c) 3 hr (d) 6 hr of earth from the surface of earth. The ratio of velocity acquired on reaching the earth will be given by term, 50. When a particle falls towards earth from infinity. Its velocity on reaching the earth will be (a) (d) 11: 10 52. Take the effect of bulging of the earth and its rotation in to account, consider the following statement (A) There are point outside the earth where the value of g is equal; to its value at the equator. (B) There are points outside the earth where the value of g is equal to its value at the poles. Then (a) Both A & B are correct (b) B is correct but A is wrong (c) A is correct but B is wrong (d) Both A & B are wrong 53. Two particles of equal mass go around a circle R under the action of their mutual gravitational attraction, the speed of each particle is then (a) (c)

r GM e M m ( c) r

2r

2GM e M m ( d) r

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GMr acting in the plane of orbit m

10: 11 (c) 11: 10

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GM 4M2
GM 4R

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2 GM 4R 54. If an earth satellite moves to a lower orbit, then its energy is dissipated , so its speed,