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Ch–09 Gravitation
Daily Practice Problem 03

REVISION: (b) North - East

(c) South - East

Q1. A stick of length 𝑙𝑙 is held vertically with
(d) South — West
one end on the floor and is then allowed to
fall, find the speed of the other end when it
hits the floor. Assuming the end on the floor
does not slip.
TODAY’S DPP:
(a) �3𝑔𝑔𝑔𝑔
Q4. A particle of mass 𝑚𝑚 is placed at the
(b) �
3𝑔𝑔 centre of a uniform spherical shell of mass
𝑙𝑙
3𝑚𝑚 and radius 𝑅𝑅. The gravitational potential
(c) �2𝑔𝑔𝑔𝑔 on the surface of the shell is
𝐺𝐺𝐺𝐺
2𝑔𝑔 (a) −
(d) � 𝑅𝑅
𝑙𝑙
3𝐺𝐺𝐺𝐺
(b) −
𝑅𝑅
Q2. A square plate is kept in 𝑦𝑦𝑦𝑦-plane. Then 4𝐺𝐺𝐺𝐺
(c) −
according to perpendicular axis theorem 𝑅𝑅

(a) 𝐼𝐼𝑧𝑧 = 𝐼𝐼𝑥𝑥 + 𝐼𝐼𝑦𝑦 2𝐺𝐺𝐺𝐺

(d) −
𝑅𝑅
(b) 𝐼𝐼𝑥𝑥 = 𝐼𝐼𝑦𝑦 + 𝐼𝐼𝑧𝑧

(c) 𝐼𝐼𝑦𝑦 = 𝐼𝐼𝑧𝑧 + 𝐼𝐼𝑥𝑥

Q5. A body of mass 𝑚𝑚 is placed on the
(d) all surface of earth. Find the work required to lift
this body by a height
𝑅𝑅
(a) 𝑒𝑒
ℎ = 1000
Q3. A flag is mounted on a car moving due
North with velocity of 20 𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘/ℎ𝑟𝑟. Strong (b) ℎ = 𝑅𝑅𝑒𝑒 (𝑀𝑀𝑒𝑒 = 𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚 𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜 𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒ℎ,
𝑅𝑅𝑒𝑒 = 𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟 𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜 𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒ℎ)
winds are blowing due East with velocity of
20 𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘/ℎ𝑟𝑟. The flag will point in direction

(a) East
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Q6. Two bodies of respective masses 𝑚𝑚 and (b) −2

𝐺𝐺𝑚𝑚2
𝐿𝐿
𝑀𝑀 are placed 𝑑𝑑 distance apart. The
gravitational potential (𝑉𝑉) at the position (c)
𝐺𝐺𝑚𝑚2 2√2+1
� 2 �
𝐿𝐿
where the gravitational field due to them is √

zero is:- 𝐺𝐺𝑚𝑚2 2√2+1

(d) − 𝐿𝐿
� 2 �
√
𝐺𝐺
(a) 𝑉𝑉 = − (𝑚𝑚 + 𝑀𝑀)
𝑑𝑑

𝐺𝐺
(b) 𝑉𝑉 = − Q9. A thin rod of length 𝐿𝐿 is bent to form a
𝑑𝑑

𝐺𝐺𝐺𝐺 semicircle. The mass of the rod is 𝑀𝑀. What

(c) 𝑉𝑉 = − will be the gravitational potential at the centre
𝑑𝑑

𝐺𝐺 2 of the circle
(d) 𝑉𝑉 = − �√𝑚𝑚 + √𝑀𝑀�
𝑑𝑑 𝐺𝐺𝐺𝐺
(a) −
𝐿𝐿
𝐺𝐺𝐺𝐺
Q7. If 𝑉𝑉 is the gravitational potential on the (b) −
2𝜋𝜋𝜋𝜋
surface of the earth, then what is its value at
the centre of the earth 𝜋𝜋𝜋𝜋𝜋𝜋
(c) −
2𝐿𝐿
(a) 2 V
𝜋𝜋𝜋𝜋𝜋𝜋
(b) 3 V (d) −
𝐿𝐿
3
(c) 𝑉𝑉
2

2 Q10. Two masses of 102 𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘 and 103 𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘 are

(d) 𝑉𝑉
3 separated by 1 𝑚𝑚 distance. Find the
gravitational potential at mid point of the line
joining them.
Q8. Four particles 𝐴𝐴, 𝐵𝐵, 𝐶𝐶 and 𝐷𝐷 each of
mass 𝑚𝑚 are kept at the corners of a square
of side 𝐿𝐿. Now the particle 𝐷𝐷 is taken to Q11. When the radius of earth is reduced by
infinity by an external agent keeping the 1% without changing the mass, then the
other particles fixed at their respective acceleration due to gravity will
positions. The work done by the gravitational
force acting on the particle 𝐷𝐷 during its (a) increase by 2%
movement is
(b) decrease by 1.5%

(c) increase by 1%

(d) decrease by 1%

𝐺𝐺𝑚𝑚2
(a) 2
𝐿𝐿
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Q12. Two identical thin rings each of radius (b)

𝐺𝐺𝐺𝐺(𝑚𝑚1 −𝑚𝑚2 )
�√2 − 1�
√2𝑅𝑅
𝑅𝑅 are co-axially placed at a distance 𝑅𝑅. If
mass of rings are 𝑚𝑚1 , 𝑚𝑚2 respectively, then (c)
𝐺𝐺𝐺𝐺√2
(𝑚𝑚1 + 𝑚𝑚2 )
𝑅𝑅
the work done in moving a mass 𝑚𝑚 from
centre of one ring to that of the other is (d) 𝑧𝑧𝑧𝑧𝑧𝑧𝑧𝑧
𝐺𝐺𝐺𝐺
(a) �√2 + 1�𝑚𝑚
𝑚𝑚2 𝑅𝑅

ANSWERS

1. b 5. (a)
𝐺𝐺𝑀𝑀𝑒𝑒 𝑚𝑚
(b)
𝐺𝐺𝑀𝑀𝑒𝑒 𝑚𝑚 9. d
1000𝑅𝑅𝑒𝑒 2𝑅𝑅𝑒𝑒

2. b 10. −2200 × 6.67 × 10−11 𝐽𝐽/𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘

6. d

3. b 11. a
7. c

4. c 12. b
8. d