NEET TEST

1. A point mass m is placed inside a spherical shell of radius R and mass M at a distance R/2 from
the centre of the shell. The gravitational force exerted by the shell on the point mass is
GMm GMm
(A) 2
(B) −
R R2
GMm
(C) Zero (D) 4
R2

2. A satellite of the earth is revolving in a circular orbit with a uniform speed v. If the gravitational
force suddenly disappears, the satellite will
(A) Continue to move with velocity v along the original orbit
(B) Move with a velocity v, tangentially to the original orbit
(C) Fall down with increasing velocity
(D) Ultimately come to rest somewhere on the original orbit

3. The atmosphere is held to the earth by

(A) Winds (B) Gravity
(C) Clouds (D) None of the above

4. Two identical solid copper spheres of radius R placed in contact with each other. The
gravitational attraction between them is proportional to
(A) R2 (B) R–2
(C) R 4 (D) R–4

5. If the distance between two masses is doubled, the gravitational attraction between them
(A) Is doubled
(B) Becomes four times
(C) Is reduced to half
(D) Is reduced to a quarter

6. Two sphere of mass m and M are situated in air and the gravitational force between them is F.
The space around the masses is now filled with a liquid of specific gravity 3. The gravitational
force will now be
F
(A) F (B)
3
F
(C) (D) 3 F
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7. Two particles of equal mass go round a circle of radius R under the action of their mutual
gravitational attraction. The speed of each particle is
1 1 Gm
(A) v = (B) v =
2R Gm 2R
1 Gm 4Gm
(C) v = (D) v =
2 R R

8. Three equal masses of 1 kg each are placed at the vertices of an equilateral triangle PQR and a
mass of 2 kg is placed at the centroid O of the triangle which is at a distance of 2m from each
of the vertices of the triangle. The force, in newton, acting on the mass of 2 kg is
(A) 2 (B) 2
(C) 1 (D) Zero
9. The centripetal force acting on a satellite orbiting round the earth and the gravitational force of
earth acting on the satellite both equal F. The net force on the satellite is
(A) Zero (B) F
(C) F 2 (D) 2 F

10. Two point masses A and B having masses in the ratio 4 : 3 are separated by a distance of 1 m.
When another point mass C of mass M is placed in between A and B, the force between A and
1
C is rd of the force between B and C. Then the distance of C from A is
3
2 1
(A) m (B) m
3 3
1 2
(C) m (D) m
4 7

11. A body weighs 700 gm wt on the surface of the earth. How much will it weigh on the surface of
1
a planet whose mass is and radius is half that of the earth
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(A) 200 g wt (B) 400 g wt
(C) 50 g wt (D) 300 g wt

12. The radii of two planets are respectively R1 and R 2 and their densities are respectively 1 and
2 . The ratio of the accelerations due to gravity at their surfaces is
1 2
(A) g1 : g2 = :
R12 R22
(B) g1 : g2 = R1R2 : 12
(C) g1 : g2 = R12 : R21
(D) g1 : g2 = R11 : R22

13. The height at which the weight of a body becomes 1/16th, its weight on the surface of earth
(radius R), is
(A) 5R (B) 15R
(C) 3R (D) 4R

14. An astronaut experiences weightlessness in a space satellite. It is because

(A) The gravitational force is small at that location in space
(B) The gravitational force is large at that location in space
(C) The astronaut experience no gravity
(D) The gravitational force is infinitely large at that location in space
(E) The astronaut experiences an upthrust

15. If the earth rotates faster than its present speed, the weight of an object will
(A) Increase at the equator but remain unchanged at the poles
(B) Decrease at the equator but remain unchanged at the poles
(C) Remain unchanged at the equator but decrease at the poles
(D) Remain unchanged at the equator but increase at the poles

16. Two bodies of masses m and 4m are placed at a distance r. The gravitational potential at a
point on the line joining them where the gravitational field is zero is
4Gm
(A) Zero (B) −
r
 6Gm 9Gm
(C) − (D) −
r r

17. A body is projected vertically upwards from the surface of a planet of radius R with a velocity
equal to half the escape velocity for that planet. The maximum height attained by the body is
(A) R/3 (B) R/2
(C) R/4 (D) R/5

18. The escape velocity for a body projected vertically upwards from the surface of earth is 11 km/s.
If the body is projected at an angle of 45° with the vertical, the escape velocity will be
11
(A) km/s (B) 11 2 km/s
2
(C) 22 km/s (D) 11 km/s

19. A satellite has kinetic energy K, potential energy V and total energy E. Which of the following
statement is true?
(A) K = –V/2 (B) K = V/2
(C) E = K/2 (D) E = –K/2

20. An artificial satellite moving in a circular orbit at a distance h from the centre of the earth has a
total energy E0. Its potential energy is
(A) –E0 (B) 1.5 E0
(C) 2E0 (D) E0

21. An earth satellite of mass m revolves in a circular orbit at a height h from the surface of the
earth. R is the radius of the earth and g is acceleration due to gravity at the surface of the earth.
The velocity of the satellite in the orbit is given by
gR2
(A) (B) gR
R+h
gR gR 2
(C) (D)
R+h R+h

22. Geostationary satellite

(A) Falls with g towards the earth
(B) Has period of 24 hrs.
(C) Has equatorial orbit
(D) Above all correct

mg
23. Y= formula would give Y if mg is doubled
r 2L
Y
(A) 2Y (B)
2
(C) Y (D) Zero

24. Two similar wires under the same load yield elongation of 0.1 mm and 0.05 mm respectively. If
the area of cross- section of the first wire is 4 mm2, then the area of cross section of the second
wire is
(A) 6 mm2 (B) 8 mm2
(C) 10 mm2 (D) 12 mm2
25. The Young’s modulus of the material of a wire is equal to the
(A) Stress required to increase its length four times
(B) Stress required to produce unit strain
(C) Strain produced in it
(D) Half the strain produced in it
(E) Stress acting on it

26. Young’s modulus of perfectly rigid body material is

(A) Zero (B) Infinity
(C) 1  1010 N/m2 (D) 10  1010 N/m2

27. A wire of length L is hanging from a fixed support. The length changes to L 1 and L2 when
masses M1 and M2 are suspended respectively from its free end. Then L is equal to
L + L2
(A) 1 (B) L1L2
2
L M + L 2M1 L M − L 2M1
(C) 1 2 (D) 1 2
M1 + M2 M2 − M1

28. The length of an elastic string is a metre when the longitudinal tension is 4 N and b metre when
the longitudinal tension is 5 N. The length of the string in metre when the longitudinal tension is
9 N is
(A) a – b (B) 5b – 4a
1
(C) 2b − a (D) 4a – 3b
4

29. A wire of length L and radius r is rigidly fixed at one end. On stretching the other end of the wire
with a force F, the increase in its length is . If another wire of same material but of length 2L
and radius 2r is stretched with a force of 2F, the increase in its length will be
(A) (B) 2

(C) (D)
2 4

30. A uniform plank of Young’s modulus Y is moved over a smooth horizontal surface by a constant
horizontal force F. The area of cross section of the plank is A. The compressive strain on the
plank in the direction of the force is
(A) F / AY (B) 2F / AY
1
(C) (F / AY) (D) 3F / AY
2

31. The elastic energy stored per unit volume in a stretched wire is
1
(A) (Young modulus) (Strain)2
2
1
(B) (Stress)(Strain)2
2
1 Stress
(C)
2 Strain
1
(D) (Young modulus) (Stress)
2

32. An elastic material of Young's modulus Y is subjected to a stress S. The elastic energy stored
per unit volume of the material is
 2Y S2
(A) (B)
S2 2Y
S S2
(C) (D)
2Y Y

33. Wire A and B are made from the same material. A has twice the diameter and three times the
length of B. If the elastic limits are not reached, when each is stretched by the same tension,
the ratio of energy stored in A to that in B is
(A) 2 : 3 (B) 3 : 4
(C) 3 : 2 (D) 6 : 1

34. A wire of length L and cross-sectional area A is made of a material of Young's modulus Y. It is
stretched by an amount x. The work done is
YxA Yx 2 A
(A) (B)
2L L
2
Yx A 2Yx 2 A
(C) (D)
2L L

35. The stress versus strain graphs for wires of two materials A and B are as shown in the figure. If
YA and YB are the Young‘s moduli of the materials, then
Y

A
Stress

B
60o

30o X
O Strain

(A) YB = 2YA (B) YA = YB

(C) YB = 3YA (D) YA = 3YB

36. The load versus elongation graph for four wires of the same material is shown in the figure. The
thickest wire is represented by the line
Load D
C
B

O Elongation
(A) OD (B) OC
(C) OB (D) OA

(C) 3  10−12 N/ m2 (D) 2  10−13 N/ m2

37. The ratio of radius of two wire of same material is 2 : 1. Stretched by same force, then the
ratio of stress is

(a) 2:1 (b) 1:2 (c) 1:4 (d) 4:1

38. If equal and opposite forces applied to a body tend to elongate it, the stress so produced is
called

(a) Tensile stress (b) Compressive stress (c) Tangential stress

 (d) Working stress

39. A vertical hanging bar of length l and mass m per unit length carries a load of mass M at the
lower end, its upper end is clamped to a rigid support. The tensile force at a distance x from
support is

x
(a) Mg + mg(l – x) (b) Mg (c) Mg + mgl (d) (M + m )g
l

40. Which one of the following quantities does not have the unit of force per unit area

(a) Stress (b) Strain

(c) Young’s modulus of elasticity (d) Pressure

41. The reason for the change in shape of a regular body is

(a) Volume stress (b) Shearing strain (c) Longitudinal strain (d)Metallic
strain

42. When a spiral spring is stretched by suspending a load on it, the strain produced is called

(a) Shearing (b) Longitudinal (c) Volume (d) Transverse

43. The longitudinal strain is only possible in

(a) Gases (b) Fluids (c) Solids (d) Liquids

44. The force constant of a wire does not depend on

(a) Nature of the material (b) Radius of the wire (c) Length of the wire
(d) None of the above

45. A metal wire of length L, area of cross-section A and Young’s modulus Y behaves as a
spring. The equivalent spring constant will be

Y YA YL L
(a) (b) (c) (d)
AL L A AY