The force of mutual attraction between any two objects by virtue of their masses is
gravitational force
electromagnetic force
strong nuclear force
weak nuclear force
Which of the following is incorrect about the gravitational force between two bodies?
Conservative force
Attractive force
Not a central force
Not a contact force
A meteor of mass ' $m$ ' having a speed ' $V$ ' at infinity reaches the surface of the Earth with a speed of ( $v_c$ is escape speed from the Earth's surface)
$\sqrt{2} v_e$
$v_e$
$2 \sqrt{v^2+v_e^2}$
$\sqrt{v^2+v_0^2}$
If the orbital speed of a body revolving in a circular path near the surface of the Earth is $8 \mathrm{kms}^{-1}$, then the orbital speed of a body revolving around the Earth in a circular orbit at height of $19,200 \mathrm{~km}$ from the surface of Earth is (Radius of the Earth $=6400 \mathrm{~km}$ )
$4 \mathrm{kms}^{-1}$
$6 \mathrm{kms}^{-1}$
$7.5 \mathrm{kms}^{-1}$
$9 \mathrm{kms}^{-1}$
A body is projected from the Earth's surface with a speed $\sqrt{5}$ times the escape speed $\left(V_e\right)$. The speed of the body when it escapes from the gravitational influence of the Earth is
2 V o
$V_e$
$3 V_e$
$5 \mathrm{~V}_{\mathrm{e}}$
The ratio of the time periods of a simple pendulum at heights $2 R_E$ and $3 R_E$ from the surface of the Earth is ( $R_E$ is radius of the Earth)
$1: 2$
$1: 3$
$3: 4$
$2: 3$
If a body is projected vertically from the surface of the Earth with a speed of $8000 \mathrm{~ms}^{-1}$, then the maximum height reached by the body is
(Radius of the Earth $=6400 \mathrm{~km}$ and acceleration due to gravity $=10 \mathrm{~ms}^{-2}$ )
1600 km
9600 km
6400 km
3200 km
An object of mass $m$ at a distance of $20 R$ from the centre of a planet of mass $M$ and radius $R$ has an initity velocity $u$. The velocity with which the object hits the surface of the planet is
( $G$-Universal gravitational constant)
A body of mass $m$ is at height $R$ from the surface of the earth where $R$ is the radius of the earth. If the body is taken from here to a height of $3 R$ from the surface of the earth, the increase in the gravitational potential energy of the body is
( $g$ is acceleration due to gravity on the surface of the earth)
$3 m g R$
$\frac{m g R}{3}$
$4 m g R$
$\frac{m g R}{4}$
The ratio of orbital velocity of a body near to the surface of a planet and escape velocity of a body from the surface of the same planet is
$\sqrt{2}: 1$
$\sqrt{5}: 1$
$1: \sqrt{2}$
$1: \sqrt{5}$
Gravitational forces operate among which of the following?
All objects in the universe
Some elementary particles only
Charged particles only
Nucleons only
The percentage increase in the energy for an artificial satellite to shift it from an orbit of radius $r$ to an orbit of radius $3 r / 2$ is
66.7
50
33.33
25
Statement I The force of attraction due to a hollow spherical shell of uniform density on a point mass situated inside it is always positive.
Statement II The force of attraction between a hollow spherical shell of uniform density and a point mass situated outside is same just as, if the entire mass of the shell is at the centre of the shell.
Which of the following is correct?
Both statement I and statement II are true
Statement I is true, but statement II is false
Statement II is true, but statement I is false
Both statements I and II are false
Let the escape speed of an object on the earth's surface be $v_0$. The object is projected out with speed $5 v_0$. The speed of the object far away from the earth will be
$2 \sqrt{6} v_0$
$4 v_0$
$2 \sqrt{3} v_0$
$3 \sqrt{2} v_0$
Four particles each of mass $m$ are placed at four vertices of a rectangle having side length as $3 l_0$ and $4 l_0$. The potential energy of the system in $\frac{G m^2}{l_0}$ is
$7 / 6$
$47 / 30$
$47 / 60$
$7 / 12$
A uniform sphere $A$ with radius $R$ exerts a force $F$ on a small particle $B$ situated at a distance $2 R$ from the centre of the sphere. A spherical portion of diameter $R$ is cut from the sphere $A$ as shown in the figure. If $F^{\prime}$ is the new gravitational force between the remaining part of the sphere $A$ and the particle $B$, then the correct relation between $F$ and $F^{\prime}$

$F^{\prime}=\frac{9}{14} F$
$F^{\prime}=\frac{14}{9} F$
$F^{\prime}=\frac{7}{9} F$
$F^{\prime}=\frac{9}{7} F$
A rocket is fired vertically with a speed of $4 \mathrm{~km} / \mathrm{s}$ from the earth's surface. How far from the earth does the rocket go before returning to the earth?
(Take, radius of earth $=6.4 \times 10^6 \mathrm{~m}$ and $g=10 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}^2$ )
500.24 km
914.28 km
1230.24 km
1750.28 km
Three particles, each of mass $M$, situated at the vertices of an equilateral triangle of side length $l$. The only forces acting on the particles are their mutual gravitational forces. It is desired that each particle moves in a circle while maintaining the original separation $l$. The initial speed that should be given to each particle is
$\sqrt{\frac{2 G M}{1}}$
$\sqrt{\frac{G M}{21}}$
$\sqrt{\frac{G M}{1}}$
$\sqrt{\frac{3 G M}{1}}$
The long range force experienced by a neutral particle with a finite mass
gravitational force
weak force
electromagnetic force
strong force
If the radius of the earth shrinks by $1 \%$, its mass remaining the same, then the acceleration due to gravity on the earth surface would
increase by $1 \%$
remain unchanged
increase by $2 \%$
decrease by $9.8 \%$
A mass $M$ is split into two parts $m_0$ and $M-m_0$. These two masses are then separated by a distance $D$. If the gravitational force between the parts is maximum, then the ratio $\frac{m_0}{M}$ is
0.2
0.4
0.5
0.6
The graph correctly represents the variation of acceleration due to gravity $(g)$ with radial distance from the centre of the earth (radius of the earth $=R_e$ ) is




Choose the correct statement.
Acceleration due to gravity increases with increasing altitude.
Acceleration due to gravity is independent of mass of earth.
A geostationary satellite can have a time period less than 24 h .
Acceleration due to gravity decreases with increasing depth assuming earth to be a sphere of uniform density.

.$ E_P=\frac{G M x}{\left(R^2+x^2\right)^{3 / 2}} $
Escape speed is $v_0$,





