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SECTION - 1 : SINGLE CHOICE CORRECT QUESTIONS

1. Weight of a body of mass m decreases by 1% when it is raised to height h above the Earth's surface. If the
body is taken to a depth h in a mine, then its weight will :–
(A) decrease by 0.5% (B) decrease by 2% (C) increase by 0.5% (D) increase by 1%

2. A small body of superdense material, whose mass is twice the mass of the Earth but whose size is very small
compared to the size of the Earth, starts from rest at a height H<<R above the Earth's surface, and reach
the Earth's surface in time t. Then t is equal to
(A) !" # $ (B) "#$ (C) !" # %$ (D) &" # %$

3. Two bodies of masses m and M are placed at distance d apart. The gravitational potential (V) at the position
where the gravitational field due to them is zero V is :–
' ' '+ '
(A) ( = - )* + +, (B) ( = - (C) ( = - (D) ( = - ) * + + ,!
- - - -

4. The atmospheric pressure and height of barometer column is 105 Pa and 760mm respectively on the Earth
surface. If the barometer is taken to the Moon then column height will be :–
(A) zero (B) 76 mm (C) 126.6 mm (D) 760 mm

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5. Gravitation on Moon is /0 of that on Earth. When a balloon filled with hydrogen is released on Moon
1
then this
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(A) will rise with an acceleration less then (B) will rise with acceleration
1 1
5$ $
(C) will fall down with an acceleration less than (D) will fall down with acceleration
1 1

6. Masses and radii of Earth and Moon are M1, M2 and R1, R2 respectively. The distance between their centre
is 'd'. The minimum velocity given to mass 'M' from the mid point of line joining their centre so that it will
escape :–

&' ( +. + +! ) &' +.+! !' æ +. + +! ö !'

(A) (B) - ( +. + +! ) (C)
- çè +.+! ÷ø
(D)
-
( +. + +! )
-

7. A satellite is in a circular orbit very close to the surface of a planet. At some point it is given an impulse along
its direction of motion, causing its velocity to increase n times. It now goes into an elliptical orbit. The
maximum possible value of n for this to occur is
.
(A) 2 (B) ! (C) ! + . (D)
! -.
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8. For a satellite to be geo–stationary, which of the following are essential conditions?

(A) It must always be stationed above the equator (B) It must be rotated from west to east
(C) It must be about 36000 km above the Earth (D) Its orbit must be circular, and not elliptical

9. One projectile after deviating from its path starts moving round the Earth in a circular path of radius equal to
nine times the radius of Earth R. Its time period will be :–

R R R R
(A) !p (B) !7 ´ !p (C) p (D) 0.8 ´ %p
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10. Two concentric shells of masses M 1 and M2 are having radii r1 and r2. Which of the
following is the correct expression for the gravitational field at a distance r :– +!
r!
')+. + +! , ')+. + +! , +.
(A) , for r < r1 (B) , for r < r2
r! r! r.

'+! '+.
(C) ! , for r1 < r < r2 (D) , for r1 < r < r2
r r!

11. The potential energy of a body of mass m is U = ax + by the magnitude of acceleration of the body will be:

ab æ a + bö a! + b! a! + b !
(A) (B) ç (C) (D)
* è * ÷ø * *

12. Two metallic balls of mass m are suspended by two strings of length L. The distance between upper ends is l.
The angle at which the string will be inclined with vertical due to attraction, is (m<<M, where M is the mass of
Earth):
-. '* -. '* -. '* -. '*
(A) /an ! (B) /an ! (C) /an (D) /an
$l $L $l $L

13. If there were a smaller gravitational effect, which of the following forces do you think would alter in some
respect.
(A) Viscous force (B) Archimedes uplift (C) Electrostatic force (D) Magnetic force

14. Select the correct alternative :–

(A) The gravitational field inside a spherical cavity, within a spherical planet must be non zero and uniform
(B) When a body is projected horizontally at an appreciable large height above the Earth, with a velocity
less than for a circular orbit, it will fall to the Earth along a parabolic path
(C) A body of zero total mechanical energy placed in a gravitational field will escape the field
(D) Earth's satellite must be in equatorial plane

15. A particle of mass M is at a distance a from surface of a thin spherical shell of equal +
mass and having radius a
(A) Gravitational field and potential both are zero at centre of the shell +
(B) Gravitational field is zero not only inside the shell but at a point outside the shell a a
also
(C) Inside the shell, gravitational field alone is zero
(D) Neither gravitational field nor gravitational potential is zero inside the shell

16. If suddenly the gravitational force of attraction between earth and a satellite revolving around it becomes zero,
then the satellite will-
(A) continue to move in its orbit with same velocity
(B) move tangentially to the original orbit with same velocity
(C) become stationary in its orbit
(D) move towards the earth
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17. The kinetic energy needed to project a body of mass m from the earth's surface (radius R) to infinity is-
*$R *$R
(A) (B) 2mgR (C) mgR (D)
! &

18. Energy required to move a body of mass m from an orbit of radius 2R to 3R is-
(A) GMm/12R2 (B) GMm/3R2 (C) GMm/8R (D) GMm/6R

19. The time period of a satellite of earth is 5 hours. If the separation between the centre of earth and the
satellite is increased to 4 times the previous value, the new time period will become-
(A) 10 h (B) 80 h (C) 40 h (D) 20 h

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20. Two spherical bodies of mass M and 5M and radii R and 2R respectively are released in free space with initial
separation between their centres equal to 12 R. If they attract each other due to gravitational force only, then
the distance covered by the smaller body just before collision is-
(A) 2.5 R (B) 4.5 R (C) 7.5 R (D) 1.5 R

21. A satellite of mass m revolves around the earth of radius R at a height x from its surface. If g is the acceleration due
to gravity on the surface of the earth, the orbital speed of the satellite is-
.# !
$R $R ! æ $R! ö
(A) gx (B) (C) (D) çç ÷÷
R-x R+x è R+x ø

22. The time period of an earth satellite in circular orbit is independent of-
(A) the mass of the satellite
(B) radius of its orbit
(C) both the mass and radius of the orbit
(D) neither the mass of the satellite nor the radius of its orbit

23. If g is the acceleration due to gravity on the earth's surface, the gain in the potential energy of an object of
mass m raised from the surface of the earth to a height equal to the radius R of the earth, is-
. .
(A) 2mgR (B) mgR (C) mgR (D) mgR
! &

24. Suppose the gravitational force varies inversely as the nth power of distance. Then the time period of a
planet in circular orbit of radius R around the sun will be proportional to-
æ n +. ö æ n -. ö æ n -! ö
ç ÷ ç ÷ ç ÷
(A) Rè ! ø (B) Rè ! ø (C) R n
(D) Rè ! ø

25. Average density of the earth-

(A) does not depend on g (B) is a complex function of g
(C) is directly proportional to g (D) is inversely proportional to g

26. The change in the value of g at a height h above the surface of the earth is the same as at a depth d below
the surface of earth. When both d and h are much smaller than the radius of earth, then which one of the
following is correct ?
0 %0
(A) d = (B) d = (C) d = 2h (D) d = h
! !

27. A particle of mass 10 g is kept on the surface of a uniform sphere of mass 100 kg and radius 10 cm. Find the
work to be done against the gravitational force between them, to take the particle far away from the sphere
(you may take G = 6.67 × 10–11 Nm2/kg2)
(A) 13.34 × 10–10 J (B) 3.33 × 10–10 J (C) 6.67× 10–9 J (D) 6.67 × 10–10 J

28. If gE and gM are the accelerations due to gravity on the surfaces of the earth and the moon respectively and if
Millikan's oil drop experiment could be performed on the two surfaces, one will find the ratio
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elec/ronic c0 ar$e on /0e *oon

to be-
elec/ronic c0ar$ e on /0e ear/0
(A) 1 (B) zero (C) gE /gM (D) gM/gE

29. A satellite S is moving in an elliptical orbit around the Earth. The mass of the satellite is very small
compared to the mass of the Earth :–
(A) The acceleration of S always directed towards the centre of the Earth
(B) The angular momentum of S about the centre of the Earth changes in direction, but its magnitude
remain constant
(C) The total mechanical energy of S varies periodically with time
(D) The linear momentum of S remains constant in magnitude

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30. A geostationary satellite orbits around the Earth in a circular orbit of radius 36,000 km. Then, the time
period of a spy satellite orbiting a few hundred km (600 km) above the Earth's surface (Re= 6400 km) will
approximately be :–
.
(A) h (B) 1h (C) 2h (D) 4h
!

31. A double star system consists of two stars A and B which have time period TA and TB. Radius RA and RB and
mass MA and MB. Choose the correct option :–
(A) If TA > TB then RA > RB (B) If TA > TB then MA > MB
! %
æ TA ö æ RA ö
(C) ç ÷ = ç (D) TA = TB
è TB ø è R B ÷ø

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32. In a certain region of space, the gravitational field is given by - , where r is the distance and k is a
r
constant. If the gravitational potential at r = r0 be V0, then what is the expression for the gravitational
potential (V) :
æ rö æ r0 ö æ rö æ r0 ö
(A) k loge ç r ÷ (B) k loge çè ÷ø (C) V0 + k loge ç r ÷ (D) V0 + k loge çè ÷ø
è 0ø r è 0ø r

33. Suppose a smooth tunnel is dug along a straight line joining two points on the surface of the Earth and a
particle is dropped from rest at its one end. Assume that mass of Earth is uniformly distributed over its
volume. Then

'+e
(A) The particle will emerge from the other end with velocity where Me and Re are Earth's mass and
!R e
radius respectively
(B) The particle will come to rest at centre of the tunnel because at this position, particle is closest to Earth
centre.
(C) Potential energy of the particle will be equal to zero at centre of tunnel if it is along tunnel's diameter
(D) Acceleration of the particle will be proportional to its distance from midpoint of the tunnel

34. A particle of mass m is transferred from the centre of the base of a uniform solid hemisphere of mass M and
radius R to infinity. The work performed in the process by the gravitational force exerted on the particle by the
hemisphere is
'+* . '+* % '+* % '+*
(A) (B) - (C) - (D) -
R ! R ! R & R

35. A planet is revolving around the Sun in an elliptical orbit. Its closest distance from the Sun is r min. The
farthest distance from the Sun is rmax. If the orbital angular velocity of the planet when it is nearest to the Sun
is w, then the orbital angular velocity at the point when it is at the farthest distance from the Sun is–
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F rminI F I
rmax æ r*ax ö
!
æ r*in ö
!
(A) G JK
w (B) G JKw w ÷ø w
H rmax H rmin (C) ç
è r ÷ø
*in
(D) ç
èr *ax

SECTION - 2 : MULTIPLE CHOICE CORRECT QUESTIONS

36. When a satellite in a circular orbit around the Earth enters the atmospheric region, it encounters small air
resistance to its motion. Then
(A) Its kinetic energy increases