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1. Acceleration due to gravity at earth’s surface is a) 1280 km b) 5120 km
10 m/s2 . The value of acceleration due to gravity c) 128 km d) 640 km
at the surface of a planet of mass (1/5)th and
radius (1/2)th of the earth is 8. If R is the radius of the earth, the height
a) 4 m/s2 b) 6 m/s2 above the surface of the earth where
c) 8 m/s 2
d) 12 m/s2 weight of the body is 36 % less than its
weight on the surface of the earth.
2. If the radius of the earth was half of its present a) 4R / 5 b) R / 5
value and its mass (1/8)th of the present mass, c) R / 6 d) R / 4
the g value would have been reduced to
a) 1 / 8 g b) 1 / 2 g 9. A body weighs 700 gm wt on the surface in
c) 1 / 3 g d) g the earth. How much will it weight on the
surface of the planet whose mass is (1/7)
3. If the density of planet is double that of the earth and radius is half that of the earth?
and the radius 1.5 times that of the earth, the a) 200 gm wt b) 400 gm wt
acceleration due to gravity on the planet is_ a) c) 50 gm wt d) 300 gm wt
4/3 times that on the surface of the earth
b) 3 times that on the surface of the earth 10. The gravitational force of attraction
c) 3/4 times that on the surface of the earth between two bodies is F1. If the mass of
d) 6 times that on the surface of the earth each body is doubled and the distance
between them is halved, then the
4. Masses of the earth and the moon are in the ratio gravitational force between them is
3 : 2 and the radii of the earth and the moon are a) F1 b) 4 F1
in the ratio of 6 : 1. The ratio of the weight of the c) 8 F1 d) 16 F1
body on their surfaces will be 11. If acceleration due to gravity on the surface
a) 1 / 12 b) 1 / 24
of the moon is (1/5)th that at the surface of
c) 12 / 1 d) 24 / 1
the earth and radius of the moon is (1/4)th
5. If the earth shrinks of half of its radius, its mass that of the earth, then the ratio of the mass
remaining same, the weight of the object on the of the earth to mass of moon is
earth will change to
a) 20 b) 40
a) 2 times b) 6 times
c) 4 times d) no change at all c) 60 d) 80

6. If ‘ g ’ is acceleration due to gravity on the surface 12. The gravitational force on a body of mass 5
of the earth, having radius R, the height at which kg at the surface of the earth is 50 N. If
the acceleration due to gravity reduces to g / 2 is earth is a perfect sphere, the gravitational
force on a satellite of mass 200 kg in a
a) R / 2 b) √2 R
circular orbit of radius same as a diameter
c) 𝑅/√2 d) (√2 − 1) R
of the earth will be
7. The depth from the surface of the earth where a) 200 N b) 400 N
acceleration due to gravity is 20% of its value on
c) 500 N d) 800 N
the surface of the earth is__. ( R= 6400 km)

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13. As we go from the equator to the poles, decreases by ∆g2 when the body is taken to a
weight of a body depth h from the surface of the earth, then
a) Remains the same b) Increases (R = Radius of the earth)
a) ∆ g1 = ∆ g2 b) ∆ g1 = 2∆ g2
c) Decreases d) May increase or decrease
c) ∆ g2 = 2∆ g1 d) ∆ g1 = 4∆ g2
14. The acceleration due to gravity g on the earth is
20. Assuming that the earth is a sphere of uniform
9.8 m/s2. What would be the value of g for a
mass density, what is the percentage decrease
planet whose size is the same as that of earth and
in the weight of a body when taken to the end
the density is twice that of earth?
of the tunnel 32 km below the surface of the
a) 19.6 m/s2 b) 9.8 m/s2
earth?
c) 4.9 m/s2 d) 2.45 m/s2
a) 0.25 % b) 0.5 %
15. The mass of a planet is (1/10)th that of earth and c) 0.7 % d) 1%
its diameter is half that of earth the acceleration
21. The mass and diameter of a planet have twice
due to gravity is
the value of the corresponding parameters of
a) 1.96 m/s2 b) 3.92 m/s2
the earth. Acceleration due to gravity on the
c) 9.8 m/s2 d) 19.6 m/s2
surface of the planet is
16. Assuming that the earth is a sphere of radius R, at a) 9.8 m/s2 b) 4.9 m/s2
what altitude will be value of the acceleration
c) 980 m/s2 d) 19.6 m/s2
due to gravity be half its value at the surface of
the earth? 22. The depth d at which the value of acceleration
a) 3R b) R / √2 due to gravity becomes (1/n) times the value
c) (√2 + 1) 𝑅 d) (√2 − 1) 𝑅 at the surface, is (R = radius of the earth)
𝑛−1
a) R / n b) R ( )
17. A high jumper can jump 2.0 m on the earth. With 𝑛

the same effect how high will be able to jump on 𝑛

c) R / n2 d) R (𝑛+1)
a planet whose density is one-third and radius
one-fourth those of the earth? 23. If the radius of the earth shrinks by 1.5% (mass
a) 4 m b) 8 m remaining same), then the value of
acceleration due to gravity changes by__
c) 12 m d) 24 m
a) 1 % b) 2 % c) 3 % d) 4 %
18. If g is acceleration due to gravity at the surface of
24. If the radius of the earth was half of its
the earth, then its value at a depth of 1 / 4
present value and its mass (1/8)th of the
Of the radius of the earth is__
present mass, the value of g would have been
a) 0 b) g / 4
reduced to__
c) g / 2 d) 3 g / 4
a) 1/8 g b) 1/2 g
19. The acceleration due to gravity decreases c) 1/3 g d) g
by ∆ g1 , when a body is taken to a small height
h << R. The acceleration due to gravity 25.

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26. Two planets have radii r1 and 2r1 and densities 6300 km and g = 10 m/s2 on its surface. What is the
are ρ1 and 4ρ1 respectively. The ratio of their radial acceleration of the satellite?__
acceleration due to gravities is__ a) 6 m/s2 b) 7 m/s2
a) 1 : 8 b) 8 : 1 c) 8 m/s2 d) 9 m/s2
c) 4 : 1 d) 1 : 4 33. If R is the radius of the earth, the height from
27. The mass of the earth is 80 times that of moon. its surface at which the acceleration due to
Their diameters are 12800 km and 3200 km gravity is 9 % of its value at the surface is__
respectively. The value of g on moon will be, if its a) 10 R / 2 b) 7 R / 3
value on earth is 980 cm/s2__
c) 91 R / 9 d) 9 R
a) 98 cm/s2 b) 196 cm/s2
c) 100 cm/s2 d) 294 cm/s2 34. If R is the radius of the earth, the height at
which g will decrease by 0.1 % of its value at
28. If the radius of the earth is 6400 km, the height
the surface of the earth is__
above the surface of the earth where the value of a) R/6400 b) R/2000
acceleration due to gravity will be 4% of its value c) R/1000 d) R/500
on the surface of the earth is
35. Two satellites of masses 3m and m orbit the
a) 6400 km b) 64 km
earth in circular orbits of radii r and 3r
c) 57600 km d) 25600 km
respectively. The ratio of their speeds is__
29. The depth from the surface of the earth where a) 1 : 1 b) √3 : 1
acceleration due to gravity is 20 % of its value on
c) 3 : 1 d) 9 : 1
the surface of the earth is__
a) 1280 km b) 5120 km 36. Two satellites A and B are orbiting around
the earth in circular orbits of the same
c) 800 km d) 640 km
radius. The mass of A is 16 times that of B.
30. The earth is a solid sphere of radius 6400 km, the Then the ratio of the period of revolution of
value of acceleration due to gravity at a height B to that of A is__
800 km above the surface of the earth is__ a) 1 : 16 b) 1 : 4
a) 5.35 m/s2 b) 6.35 m/s2 c) 1 : 2 d) 1 : 1
c) 7.35 m/s2 d) 8.35 m/s2 37. Orbital velocity of earth’s satellite near the
surface is 7 km/s. When the radius of the orbit
31. If ω is the angular velocity of rotation of the earth
is 4 times than that of earth’s radius, then
about its axis and R is the radius of the earth, to
decrease the weight of a body near the equator orbital velocity in that orbit will be__
by 40 %, then the new angular speed should a) 3.5 km/s b) 7 km/s
c) 72 km/s d) 14 km/s
be__ a) √3𝑔
5𝑅
b) √
2𝑔
5𝑅
2𝑔
c) √3𝑅 d) √
𝑅
𝑔

38. If the distance between the earth and the sun

32. An artificial satellite is orbiting at a height of 1800
gets doubled, then the duration of the year
km from the earth’s surface. The earth’s radius is
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a) 730 √2 days b) 91 √2 days 45. The binding energy of the system of earth
c) 365 days d) 730 days and its satellite orbiting round the earth in a
circular orbit is E. If m is mass of that
39. A small planet is revolving around a very massive satellite, its linear speed in that orbit is__
star in a circular orbit of radius R with a period of a) 2E / m b) E / m c) √2𝐸/𝑚 d) √𝐸/𝑚
revolution T. If the gravitational force between the
46. Two satellite of the same mass are orbiting
planet and star were proportional to R-5/2, then T2
round the earth at height of R and 4R above
would be proportional to__
the earth’s surface, R being the radius of the
a) R3/2 b) R3/5 c) R7/2 d) R7/4
earth. Then their kinetic energies are in the
40. A geostationary satellite is orbiting the earth at a ratio of_a) 4 : 1 b) 3 : 2 c) 4 : 3 d) 5 : 2
height 6R above the surface of the earth. The
period of another satellite at a height 2.5 R from 47. A satellite circle a planet of unknown mass in
the surface of the earth is ( R being the radius of circular orbit of radius 2 x 107 m. The
the earth ) magnitude of the gravitational force exerted
a) 6 √2 hours b) 6 √2.5 hours on the satellite by the planet is 80 N. the
c) 6 √3 hours d) 12 hours kinetic energy of satellite in this orbit is joule is
a) 9 x 108 b) 8 x 108
8
c) 7 x 10 d) 6 x 108
41. If a time period of revolution of a satellite around
a planet in a circular orbit of radius r is T, then the 48. The gravitational acceleration on the surface
period of revolution around another planet in a of earth of radius R and mean density ρ is
circular orbit of radius 3r will be__ a) (4π/3) GR2ρ b) (4π2/3)GR2ρ
a) T b) 3 T c) 9 T d) 3√3 T c) (2π2/3)GR2ρ d) (4π/3)GR ρ
42. A satellite is launched into circular orbit of radius
R around the earth. A second satellite is launched 49. The universal gravitational constant has the
into an orbit of radius 1.04 R. then the period of dimensions
the second satellite is larger than that of the first a) [L-3 M1 T2] b) [L3 M-1 T-2]
one by approximately c) [L-3 M-1 T] d) [L3 M1 T2]
a) 1.5 % b) 1.0 % c) 6.0 % d) 3.0 %
50. Two planets have density in the ratio 2: 3 and
43. If g is acceleration due to gravity on the surface of radii in the ratio 1 : 2. Then the ratio of
the earth. The gain in potential energy of an object acceleration due to gravity at their surface is
of mas m raised from the earth’s surface to a a) 1 : 3 b) 3 : 1 c) 1 : 9 d) 9 : 4
height equal to the radius R of the earth is
a) mg R/4 b) mg R/2 c) mg R d) 2 mg R 51. The time period T of the artificial satellite of
44. The energy required to move an earth satellite of earth depends upon the average density ρ of
mass m from a circular orbit of radius 2 R to a radius the earth is
3 R is (R is the radius of the earth) a) T ∝ ρ b) T ∝ √𝜌
𝐺𝑀𝑚 𝐺𝑀𝑚 𝐺𝑀𝑚 𝐺𝑀𝑚
a) 𝑅 b) 2𝑅 c) 12𝑅 d) 4𝑅 c) T ∝ 1 /√𝜌 d) T ∝ 1/ρ

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