Gravitation

297 Questions
2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 26th February Evening Shift
In the reported figure of earth, the value of acceleration due to gravity is same at point A and C but it is smaller than that of its value at point B (surface of the earth). The value of OA : AB will be x : y. The value of x is ________.

JEE Main 2021 (Online) 26th February Evening Shift Physics - Gravitation Question 136 English
2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 25th February Evening Shift
The initial velocity vi required to project a body vertically upward from the surface of the earth to reach a height of 10R, where R is the radius of the earth, may be described in terms of escape velocity ve such that ${v_i} = \sqrt {{x \over y}} \times {v_e}$. The value of x will be ____________.
2021 JEE Advanced Numerical
JEE Advanced 2021 Paper 2 Online
The distance between two stars of masses 3MS and 6MS is 9R. Here R is the mean distance between the centers of the Earth and the Sun, and MS is the mass of the Sun. The two stars orbit around their common center of mass in circular orbits with period nT, where T is the period of Earth's revolution around the Sun. The value of n is __________.
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 20th August Evening Shift

If the Earth stops rotating in its orbit about the sun, there will be variation in the weight of our bodies at

A.
equator
B.
60$^\circ$ latitude
C.
poles
D.
No where
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 20th August Evening Shift

At what depth below surface of the Earth, the acceleration due to gravity will be half of its value that at $1600 \mathrm{~km}$ above the surface of the Earth?

A.
$4.8 \times 10^6 \mathrm{~m}$
B.
$3.19 \times 10^6 \mathrm{~m}$
C.
$1.59 \times 10^6 \mathrm{~m}$
D.
$5.5 \times 10^6 \mathrm{~m}$
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 20th August Morning Shift

The gravitational potential energy is maximum at

A.
infinity
B.
the earth's surface
C.
the centre of the earth
D.
twice the radius of the earth
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 20th August Morning Shift

A geostationary satellite is taken to a new orbit, such that its distance from centre of the earth is doubled. Then, find the time period of this satellite in the new orbit.

A.
24 h
B.
4.8 h
C.
48$\sqrt2$ h
D.
24$\sqrt2$ h
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 19th August Evening Shift

The distance through which one has to dig the Earth from its surface, so as to reach the point where the acceleration due to gravity is reduced by 40% of that at the surface of the Earth, is (radius of Earth is 6400 km)

A.
2560 km
B.
3000 km
C.
3260 km
D.
1560 km
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 19th August Evening Shift

Infinite number of masses each of 3kg are placed along a straight line at the distances of 1 m, 2m, 4m, 8m, ...... from a point O on the same line. If G is the universal gravitational constant, then the magnitude of gravitational field intensity at O is

A.
1.0 G
B.
2.0 G
C.
3.0 G
D.
4.0 G
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 19th August Morning Shift

A particle is kept on the surface of a uniform sphere of mass 1000 kg and radius 1 m. The work done per unit mass against the gravitational force between them is

[G = 6.67 $\times$ 10$^{-11}$ Nm$^2$ kg$^{-2}$]

A.
$\mathrm{3.35\times10^{-10}~Jkg^{-1}}$
B.
$\mathrm{-3.35\times10^{-10}~Jkg^{-1}}$
C.
$\mathrm{6.67\times10^{-8}~Jkg^{-1}}$
D.
$\mathrm{-3.35\times10^{-8}~Jkg^{-1}}$
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 19th August Morning Shift
The acceleration due to gravity at a height (1/20)th of the radius of Earth above the Earth's surface is 9 ms$^{-2}$. Its value at an equal depth below the surface of earth is
A.
9 ms$^{-2}$
B.
9.25 ms$^{-2}$
C.
9.5 ms$^{-2}$
D.
9.8 ms$^{-2}$
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 6th September Evening Slot
Two planets have masses M and 16 M and their radii are $a$ and 2$a$, respectively. The separation between the centres of the planets is 10$a$. A body of mass m is fired from the surface of the larger planet towards the smaller planet along the line joining their centres. For the body to be able to reach at the surface of smaller planet, the minimum firing speed needed is :
A.
$2\sqrt {{{GM} \over a}} $
B.
$\sqrt {{{G{M^2}} \over {ma}}} $
C.
${3 \over 2}\sqrt {{{5GM} \over a}} $
D.
$4\sqrt {{{GM} \over a}} $
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 6th September Morning Slot
A satellite is in an elliptical orbit around a planet P. It is observed that the velocity of the satellite when it is farthest from the planet is 6 times less than that when it is closest to the planet. The ratio of distances between the satellite and the planet at closest and farthest points is:
A.
1 : 2
B.
1 : 3
C.
1 : 6
D.
3 : 4
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 5th September Evening Slot
The acceleration due to gravity on the earth’s surface at the poles is g and angular velocity of the earth about the axis passing through the pole is $\omega $. An object is weighed at the equator and at a height h above the poles by using a spring balance. If the weights are found to be same, then h is (h << R, where R is the radius of the earth)
A.
${{{R^2}{\omega ^2}} \over {2g}}$
B.
${{{R^2}{\omega ^2}} \over g}$
C.
${{{R^2}{\omega ^2}} \over {8g}}$
D.
${{{R^2}{\omega ^2}} \over {4g}}$
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 5th September Morning Slot
The value of the acceleration due to gravity is g1 at a height h = ${R \over 2}$ (R = radius of the earth) from the surface of the earth. It is again equal to g1 at a depth d below the surface of the earth. The ratio $\left( {{d \over R}} \right)$ equals :
A.
${5 \over 9}$
B.
${1 \over 9}$
C.
${7 \over 9}$
D.
${4 \over 9}$
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 4th September Evening Slot
A body is moving in a low circular orbit about a planet of mass M and radius R. The radius of the orbit can be taken to be R itself. Then the ratio of the speed of this body in the orbit to the escape velocity from the planet is:
A.
2
B.
1
C.
$\sqrt 2 $
D.
${1 \over {\sqrt 2 }}$
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 4th September Morning Slot
On the x-axis and at a distance x from the origin, the gravitational field due a mass distribution is given by ${{Ax} \over {{{\left( {{x^2} + {a^2}} \right)}^{3/2}}}}$ in the x-direction. The magnitude of gravitational potential on the x-axis at a distance x, taking its value to be zero at infinity, is:
A.
${A{{\left( {{x^2} + {a^2}} \right)}^{3/2}}}$
B.
${A{{\left( {{x^2} + {a^2}} \right)}^{1/2}}}$
C.
${A \over {{{\left( {{x^2} + {a^2}} \right)}^{1/2}}}}$
D.
${A \over {{{\left( {{x^2} + {a^2}} \right)}^{3/2}}}}$
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 3rd September Evening Slot
The mass density of a planet of radius R varies with the distance r from its centre as
$\rho $(r) = ${\rho _0}\left( {1 - {{{r^2}} \over {{R^2}}}} \right)$.
Then the gravitational field is maximum at :
A.
$r = {1 \over {\sqrt 3 }}R$
B.
r = R
C.
$r = \sqrt {{3 \over 4}} R$
D.
$r = \sqrt {{5 \over 9}} R$
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 3rd September Morning Slot
A satellite is moving in a low nearly circular orbit around the earth. Its radius is roughly equal to that of the earth’s radius Re . By firing rockets attached to it, its speed is instantaneously increased in the direction of its motion so that it become $\sqrt {{3 \over 2}} $ times larger. Due to this the farthest distance from the centre of the earth that the satellite reaches is R. Value of R is :
A.
2Re
B.
3Re
C.
4Re
D.
2.5Re
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 2nd September Evening Slot
The height ‘h’ at which the weight of a body will be the same as that at the same depth ‘h’ from the surface of the earth is (Radius of the earth is R and effect of the rotation of the earth is neglected)
A.
${R \over 2}$
B.
${{\sqrt 5 R - R} \over 2}$
C.
${{\sqrt 3 R - R} \over 2}$
D.
${{\sqrt 5 } \over 2}R - R$
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 2nd September Morning Slot
The mass density of a spherical galaxy varies as ${K \over r}$ over a large distance ‘r’ from its centre. In that region, a small star is in a circular orbit of radius R. Then the period of revolution, T depends on R as :
A.
T2 $ \propto $ R
B.
T2 $ \propto $ R3
C.
T $ \propto $ R
D.
T2 $ \propto $ ${1 \over {{R^3}}}$
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 9th January Evening Slot
Planet A has mass M and radius R. Planet B has half the mass and half the radius of Planet A. If the escape velocities from the Planets A and B are vA and vB, respectively, then ${{{v_A}} \over {{v_B}}} = {n \over 4}$. The value of n is :
A.
1
B.
2
C.
4
D.
3
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 9th January Morning Slot
A body A of mass m is moving in a circular orbit of radius R about a planet. Another body B of mass ${m \over 2}$ collides with A with a velocity which is half $\left( {{{\overrightarrow v } \over 2}} \right)$ the instantaneous velocity${\overrightarrow v }$ of A. The collision is completely inelastic. Then, the combined body :
A.
starts moving in an elliptical orbit around the planet.
B.
Falls vertically downwards towards the planet
C.
Escapes from the Planet's Gravitational field.
D.
continues to move in a circular orbit
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 8th January Morning Slot
Consider two solid spheres of radii R1 = 1m, R2 = 2m and masses M1 and M2, respectively. The gravitational field due to sphere (1) and (2) are shown. The value of ${{{M_1}} \over {{M_2}}}$ is : JEE Main 2020 (Online) 8th January Morning Slot Physics - Gravitation Question 161 English
A.
${2 \over 3}$
B.
${1 \over 6}$
C.
${1 \over 2}$
D.
${1 \over 3}$
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 7th January Evening Slot
A box weight 196 N on a spring balance at the north pole. Its weight recorded on the same balance if it is shifted to the equator is close to (Take g = 10 ms–2 at the north pole and the radius of the earth = 6400 km) :
A.
194.32 N
B.
195.66 N
C.
195.32 N
D.
194.66 N
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 7th January Morning Slot
A satellite of mass m is launched vertically upwards with an initial speed u from the surface of the earth. After it reaches height R (R = radius of the earth), it ejects a rocket of mass ${m \over {10}}$ so that subsequently the satellite moves in a circular orbit. The kinetic energy of the rocket is (G is the gravitational constant; M is the mass of the earth) :
A.
${{3m} \over 8}{\left( {u + \sqrt {{{5GM} \over {6R}}} } \right)^2}$
B.
${m \over {20}}\left( {{u^2} + {{113} \over {100}}{{GM} \over R}} \right)$
C.
$5m\left( {{u^2} - {{119} \over {100}}{{GM} \over R}} \right)$
D.
${m \over {20}}{\left( {u - \sqrt {{{2GM} \over {3R}}} } \right)^2}$
2020 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 8th January Evening Slot
A ball is dropped from the top of a 100 m high tower on a planet. In the last ${1 \over 2}s$ before hitting the ground, it covers a distance of 19 m. Acceleration due to gravity (in ms–2) near the surface on that planet is _____.
2020 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 8th January Evening Slot
An asteroid is moving directly towards the centre of the earth. When at a distance of 10R (R is the radius of the earth) from the earths centre, it has a speed of 12 km/s. Neglecting the effect of earths atmosphere, what will be the speed of the asteroid when it hits the surface of the earth (escape velocity from the earth is 11.2 km/s) ? Give your answer to the nearest integer in kilometer/s _____.
2020 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2020 (Online) 14th September Evening Shift

The long range force experienced by a neutral particle with a finite mass

A.

gravitational force

B.

weak force

C.

electromagnetic force

D.

strong force

2020 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2020 (Online) 14th September Evening Shift

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

A.

increase by $1 \%$

B.

remain unchanged

C.

increase by $2 \%$

D.

decrease by $9.8 \%$

2020 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2020 (Online) 14th September Evening Shift

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

A.

0.2

B.

0.4

C.

0.5

D.

0.6

2020 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2020 (Online) 10th September Evening Shift

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

A.

TS EAMCET 2020 (Online) 10th September Evening Shift Physics - Gravitation Question 4 English Option 1

B.

TS EAMCET 2020 (Online) 10th September Evening Shift Physics - Gravitation Question 4 English Option 2

C.

TS EAMCET 2020 (Online) 10th September Evening Shift Physics - Gravitation Question 4 English Option 3

D.

TS EAMCET 2020 (Online) 10th September Evening Shift Physics - Gravitation Question 4 English Option 4

2020 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2020 (Online) 10th September Morning Shift

Choose the correct statement.

A.

Acceleration due to gravity increases with increasing altitude.

B.

Acceleration due to gravity is independent of mass of earth.

C.

A geostationary satellite can have a time period less than 24 h .

D.

Acceleration due to gravity decreases with increasing depth assuming earth to be a sphere of uniform density.

2019 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2019 (Online) 12th April Evening Slot
The ratio of the weights of a body on the Earth’s surface to that on the surface of a planets is 9 : 4. The mass of the planet is ${1 \over 9}$ th of that of the Earth. If 'R' is the radius of the Earth, what is the radius of the planet ? (Take the planets to have the same mass density)
A.
${R \over 9}$
B.
${R \over 2}$
C.
${R \over 3}$
D.
${R \over 4}$
2019 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2019 (Online) 10th April Evening Slot
A spaceship orbits around a planet at a height of 20 km from its surface. Assuming that only gravitational field of the planet acts on the spaceship, what will be the number of complete revolutions made by the spaceship in 24 hours around the planet?

[Given ; Mass of planet = 8 × 1022 kg, Radius of planet = 2 × 106 m, Gravitational constant G = 6.67 × 10–11 Nm2 /kg2]
A.
13
B.
9
C.
17
D.
11
2019 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2019 (Online) 10th April Morning Slot
The value of acceleration due to gravity at Earth's surface is 9.8 ms–2. The altitude above its surface at which the acceleration due to gravity decreases to 4.9 ms–2, is close to : (Radius of earth = 6.4 × 106 m)
A.
1.6 × 106 m
B.
9.0 × 106 m
C.
6.4 × 106 m
D.
2.6 × 106 m
2019 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2019 (Online) 9th April Evening Slot
A test particle is moving in a circular orbit in the gravitational field produced by a mass density $\rho (r) = {K \over {{r^2}}}$ . Identify the correct relation between the radius R of the particle's orbit and its period T
A.
T2/R3 is a constant
B.
TR is a constant
C.
T/R2 is a constant
D.
T/R is a constant
2019 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2019 (Online) 9th April Morning Slot
A solid sphere of mass 'M' and radius 'a' is surrounded by a uniform concentric spherical shell of thickness 2a and mass 2M. The gravitational field at distance '3a' from the centre will be :
A.
${{GM} \over {3{a^2}}}$
B.
${{2GM} \over {9{a^2}}}$
C.
${{GM} \over {9{a^2}}}$
D.
${{2GM} \over {3{a^2}}}$
2019 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2019 (Online) 8th April Evening Slot
A rocket has to be launched from earth in such a way that it never returns. If E is the minimum energy delivered by the rocket launcher, what should be the minimum energy that the launcher should have if the same rocket is to be launched from the surface of the moon ? Assume that the density of the earth and the moon are equal and that the earth's volume is 64 times the volume of the moon :-
A.
E/32
B.
E/16
C.
E/4
D.
E/64
2019 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2019 (Online) 8th April Morning Slot
Four identical particles of mass M are located at the corners of a square of side 'a'. What should be their speed if each of them revolves under the influence of other's gravitational field in a circular orbit circumscribing the square? JEE Main 2019 (Online) 8th April Morning Slot Physics - Gravitation Question 170 English
A.
$1.21\sqrt {{{GM} \over a}} $
B.
$1.16\sqrt {{{GM} \over a}} $
C.
$1.41\sqrt {{{GM} \over a}} $
D.
$1.35\sqrt {{{GM} \over a}} $
2019 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2019 (Online) 12th January Evening Slot
Two satellites, A and B, have masses m and 2m respectively. A is in a circular orbit of radius R, and B is in a circular orbit of radius 2R around the earth. The ratio of their kinetic energies, TA/TB, is ;
A.
2
B.
${{1 \over 2}}$
C.
$\sqrt {{1 \over 2}} $
D.
1
2019 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2019 (Online) 12th January Morning Slot
A straight rod of length L extends from x = a to x = L + a. The gravitational force it exerts on a point mass 'm' at x = 0, if the mass per unit length of the rod is A + Bx2 , is given by :
A.
$Gm\left[ {A\left( {{1 \over a} - {1 \over {a + L}}} \right) - BL} \right]$
B.
$Gm\left[ {A\left( {{1 \over a} - {1 \over {a + L}}} \right) + BL} \right]$
C.
$Gm\left[ {A\left( {{1 \over {a + L}} - {1 \over a}} \right) + BL} \right]$
D.
$Gm\left[ {A\left( {{1 \over {a + L}} - {1 \over a}} \right) - BL} \right]$
2019 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2019 (Online) 12th January Morning Slot
A satellite of mass M is in a circular orbit of radius R about the centre of the earth. A meteorite of the same mass, falling towards the earth, collides with the satellite completely inelastically. The speeds of the satellite and the meteorite are the same, just before the collision. The subsequent motion of the combined body will be :
A.
in the same circular orbit of radius R
B.
such that it escapes to infinity
C.
in a circular orbit of a different radius
D.
in an elliptical orbit
2019 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2019 (Online) 11th January Morning Slot
A satellite is revolving in a circular orbit at a height h form the earth surface, such that h < < R where R is the earth. Assuming that the effect of earth's atmosphere can be neglected the minimum increase in the speed required so that the satellite could escape from the gravitational field of earth is :
A.
$\sqrt {gR} \left( {\sqrt 2 - 1} \right)$
B.
$\sqrt {2gR} $
C.
$\sqrt {gR} $
D.
${{\sqrt {gR} } \over 2}$
2019 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2019 (Online) 10th January Evening Slot
Two stars of masses 3 $ \times $ 1031 kg each, and at distance 2 $ \times $ 1011 m rotate in a plane about their common centre of mass O. A meteorite passes through O moving perpendicular to the star’s rotation plane. In order to escape from the gravitational field of this double star, the minimum speed that meteorite should have at O is - (Take Gravitational constant; G = 6.67 $ \times $ 10–11 Nm2 kg–2)
A.
2.4 $ \times $ 104 m/s
B.
1.4 $ \times $ 105 m/s
C.
3.8 $ \times $ 104 m/s
D.
2.8 $ \times $ 105 m/s
2019 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2019 (Online) 10th January Morning Slot
A satellite is moving with a constant speed v in circular orbit around the earth. An object of mass ‘m’ is ejected from the satellite such that it just escapes from the gravitational pull of the earth. At the time of ejection, the kinetic energy of the object is -
A.
mv2
B.
${1 \over 2}$ mv2
C.
${3 \over 2}$ mv2
D.
2 mv2
2019 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2019 (Online) 9th January Evening Slot
The energy required to take a satellite to a height 'h' above Earth surface (radius of Earth = 6.4 $ \times $ 103 km) is E1 and kinetic energy required for the satellite to be in a circular orbit at this height is E2. The value of h for which E1 and E2 are equal, is
A.
1.6 $ \times $ 103 km
B.
3.2 $ \times $ 103 km
C.
6.4 $ \times $ 103 km
D.
1.28 $ \times $ 104 km
2019 JEE Advanced MCQ
JEE Advanced 2019 Paper 1 Offline
Consider a spherical gaseous cloud of mass density $\rho $(r) in free space where r is the radial distance from its center. The gaseous cloud is made of particles of equal mass m moving in circular orbits about the common center with the same kinetic energy K. The force acting on the particles is their mutual gravitational force. If $\rho $(r) is constant in time, the particle number density n(r) = $\rho $(r)/m is [G is universal gravitational constant]
A.
${K \over {6\pi {r^2}{m^2}G}}$
B.
${K \over {\pi {r^2}{m^2}G}}$
C.
${3K \over {\pi {r^2}{m^2}G}}$
D.
${K \over {2\pi {r^2}{m^2}G}}$
2018 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2018 (Online) 16th April Morning Slot
Suppose that the angular velocity of rotation of earth is increased. Then, as a consequence :
A.
Weight of the object, everywhere on the earth, will increase.
B.
Weight of the object, everywhere on the earth, will decrease.
C.
There will be no change in weight anywhere on the earth.
D.
Except at poles, weight of the object on the earth will decrease.
2018 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2018 (Offline)
A particle is moving with a uniform speed in a circular orbit of radius R in a central force inversely proportional to the nth power of R. If the period of rotation of the particle is T, then :
A.
T $ \propto $ Rn/2
B.
T $ \propto $ R3/2 for any n
C.
T $ \propto $ Rn/2 +1
D.
T $ \propto $ R(n+1)/2