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Gravitation MCQ (SINGLE CHOICE CORRECT) 1. Three identical point masses, each of mass 1 ly le in the x-y plane at points (0, 0} (0, 0.2m) and (0.2m,0). The ranitational force on the mass a the origin is = (A)L67x10 (F+])N — (B)3.34x107° (+ ])N (C)1.67x 10° (F+I)N (D)3.34x 10% F-)N Ans. (C) GQ _ 667x107" ye =1.67%10° (y 04 7% Sot. f= :, =F, +E, (j)=F(i+j) =1.67%10° (i +]) 2 If the gravitational force were to vary inversely as m" power of the distance, then the time period of a planet in circuler orbit of radius r around the Sun will be proportional to i (a) rin? (B) ee? qc) mee (D) rine}2 ‘Ans. (D) Sol, ‘Therefore 3. Ifthe distance between the centes of Eath andl Moon s D and mass of Earthis81 times that of Moon, At what distance from the centre of Earth gravitational field will be zero? 2 o® o® > MZ a> OF OD ‘Ans. (D) GM _ Gsm Sol. AIP: g= ~~ - 8° D-sF sim SD-x=9%510%=D Nhs D 9D X= 7@ from the Moon and 75 from the earth 4, The radius of Earth is about 6400 km and that of mars is 3200 km. The mass of the Earth is 10 times the mass of mars. An object weight 200 N on the surface of Earth lis weight on the surface of mars will be = (A) 80N. (B)40N (C)20N (D)8N Ans. (D) Sol. g= o = Ris reduced to R/2 and the mass of the mars becomes 10 times 4 4 ‘ Soar 7 gSem and Wa 75 Wag, = SON. JEE-Physics 5. Weight of abody of mass m decreases by 1% when itis raised to height h above the Earth's surface. Ifthe body is taken to a depth h ina mine, then its weight will =~ (A)decrease by0.5% — (B) decrease by2% ——(C)inerease by 0.5% (DJincrease by 1% (a) veg(1-2h), 29-26 = st al 7 abs 1=22 Ag _ dh “GRR Stecreases by 0.5% Imagine a new planet having the same density as that of Earth but itis 3 times bigger than the Earth in size. If the acceleration due to gre ‘on the surface of Earth is g and that on the surface of the new planet is g, then (g=3a @g=§ (a= (ig =27¢ (A) Sol Ans. Sol. Anhollow spherical shell is compressed to halfits radius. the gr ynal potential al the centre (A) Increases (B) Decreases (C) Remains same (D) During the compression increases then returns at the previous value (B) Gravitational potential at centre om Ma R Reo M Potential wil decrease. stone drop from height 'h' reaches to Earth surface in’ sec. Ifthe same stone taken to Moon and drop freely then it will reaches from the surface of the Moon in the time (The'g of Moon is 1/6 times of Eavt (A) JG second {B)9second (©) YB second {D) Gsecond a) (2h j2h 2h Peace = Be - eae g ee e g vé ‘The rotation of the Earth having radius R about its axis speeds upto a value such that aman at latitude angle 60! feels weightless. The duration of the day in such case will be R IR 8 is oy R fg (a Baie (B) 8m Ce (D) 4rye (c) d= g- wr eos 60 d= g- wR eos? 60 gd = 0,g = Ros’ 60 22 og oN Gravitation 10. Asmall 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<

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