Physics

EXERCISE
1. Two metal spheres of equal radius r and 5. An apple falls towards the earth because
equal densities are touching each other. the earth attracts it. The apple also
attracts the earth by the same force. Why
The force of attraction F between them is
do we not see the earth rising towards the
(1) F  r4 (2) F  r6
apple?
1 (1) Acceleration of the earth is very large
(3) F  r2 (4) F 
r2 when compared to that of apple.
2. Two bodies 'A' and 'B' having masses 'm' (2) Acceleration of the earth is equal to
and '2m' respectively are kept at a that of apple.
distance 'd' apart. A small particle is to be (3) Acceleration of the earth is very small
when compared to that of apple.
placed so that the net gravitational force
(4) None of these
on it, due to the bodies A and B, is zero. Its 6. Two spheres of masses m and M are
distance from the mass A should be situated in air and the gravitational force
d d between them is F. The space around the
(1) x = (2) x =
1+ 2 1+ 4 masses is now filled with a liquid of
d d specific gravity 3. The gravitational force
(3) x = (4) x = will now be
1+ 3 1+ 6
F F
3. Three uniform spheres each of mass ‘m’ (1) (2) (3) 3F (4) F
3 9
and radius ‘r’ are placed in contact as 7. Gravitational force is a
shown. Find net force of gravitation on (1) long range attractive force
second sphere. (2) long range repulsive force
(3) short range repulsive force
(4) short range attractive force
8. If the distance between the earth and
moon is reduced to half of its original, the
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gravitational force between them will

5Gm2 Gm2 (1) become 2 times (2) become 8 times
(1) (2)
16r2 16r2 (3) become 4 times (4) become 6 times
Gm2 9. The gravitational force of attraction
(3) zero (4) between two bodies at a certain distance
r2
is 70 N. If the distance of separation
4. Find the separation between two massive
between them is doubled, then find the
particles each of mass 5 mg if they percentage change in force of attraction.
experience a gravitational force of 6.66 (1) Decreases by 25 %
dyne. (2) Decreases by 75 %
(1) 5 mm (2) 5 m (3) Increases by 50 %
(3) 5 nm (4) 5 cm (4) Increases by 75 %

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10. Calculate the force of gravity between a 3 15. If the distance between the earth and the
kg new-born baby and a 75 kg doctor sun were half the present value then the
standing 1 m away. number of days in a year would have been
(1) 3.5 × 10–7 N (2) 6 × 10–4 N (1) 64.5 (2) 129 (3) 182.5 (4) 730
(3) 2 × 10–6 N (4) 1.5 × 10–8 N 16. If the radius of the earth were to be
11. The centripetal force on a satellite increased by a factor of 3, by what factor
revolving around the earth is F. The
would its density have to be changed to
gravitational force of the earth is also F.
keep 'g' the same?
The net force on the satellite is
(1) 3 (2) 1/3 (3) 6 (4) 1/6
(1) 2F (2) zero (3) F (4) F/2
17. A body weighs 900 N on the earth. Find its
12. According to Kepler’s third law, the orbital
period T of a planet around the Sun varies 1
weight on a planet whose density is rd
with its mean distance r from the Sun as 3
3 −3 1
1 the density of earth and radius is th that
(1) r (2) 2
2 (3) r 2 (4) r 2 4
r
13. The figure shown below is an elliptical of the earth.
orbit along which a planet revolves round (1) 75 N (2) 500 N
the sun. Let the velocity of planet at P and (3) 62 N (4) 320 N
Q positions be V1 and V2 respectively. 18. If the radius of the earth reduces by half
Then, the possible relationship between of the value of the present radius and
magnitudes of V1 and V2 is mass remains same, the acceleration due
V1 to gravity
S (1) decreases 4 times
Q P
(2) remains constant
V2
(3) increases 4 times
(1) V1 < V2
(4) decreases 2 times
(2) V1 = V2
(3) V1 > V2 19. The mass and diameter of a planet are
(4) Cannot be determined two times those of Earth. If a seconds
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(i) The orbit of a planet is elliptical with the pendulum in seconds is

the sun at one of its foci. 1 1
(1) (2) (3) 2 (4) 2 2
(ii) The line joining the planet and the 2 2
sun sweeps equal areas in equal 20. The density of a newly discovered planet
intervals of time.
(iii) The square of the mean distance of a is twice that of earth. The acceleration
planet from the sun is proportional due to gravity at the surface of the planet
to the cube of its orbital period. is equal to that at the surface of the earth.
(1) Only (i) and (ii) If the radius of earth is R, the radius of
(2) Only (ii) and (iii) planet would be
(3) Only (i) and (iii) R R
(1) (2) (3) 2R (4) 4R
(4) (i), (ii) and (iii) 4 2

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21. If G is universal gravitational constant 25. A food packet is released from a helicopter
and g is acceleration due to gravity, then which is rising steadily at 3 ms–1. After two
G
the unit of the quantity is seconds how far is the food packet below
g
the helicopter?
(1) kg-m2 (2) kg/m
(3) kg/m2 (4) m2/kg (1) 9.8 m (2) 19.6 m
22. The acceleration due to gravity g and (3) 29.4 m (4) 39.2 m
mean density of earth are related by 26. A particle is projected vertically upwards
which of the following relations? from a point A on the ground. It takes t1
[G = gravitational constant and R = radius
seconds to reach a point B at a height ‘h’
of earth]
from A but still continues to move up. If it
4gR 2 4gR3
(1)  = (2)  = takes further t2 seconds from B to the
3G 3G
3g 3g ground again, then find maximum height
(3)  = (4)  =
4GR 4GR 3 reached.
23. A spherical planet, far out in space, has a
g ( t1 + t2 ) g ( t1 + t2 )
2 2

mass M0 and diameter D0 . A particle of (1) (2)

2 4
mass m falling freely near the surface of
g ( t1 + t2 )
2
g ( t1 + t2 )
2
this planet will experience acceleration
(3) (4)
due to gravity which is equal to 6 8
GM0 4mGM0 27. A stone is dropped into a well in which the
(1) (2)
D20 D20 level of water is h below the top of the
4GM0 Gm well. If ‘v’ is velocity of sound, the time T
(3) (4)
D20 D20 after which the splash is heard is given by
24. Assertion : When a body is thrown up,
2h 2h h
the acceleration due to gravity at the (1) T = (2) T = +
v g v
topmost point is zero.
h 2h
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Reason : The acceleration due to gravity 2h h

(3) T = + (4) T = +
v g 2g v
is always directed downwards towards
the centre of the earth for a freely falling 28. If we neglect the air resistance, the time
body. taken by a freely falling body to reach the
(1) Both assertion and reason are correct ground will not depend upon
and reason is the correct xplanation
(1) Height of free fall
of assertion.
(2) Both assertion and reason are true (2) Acceleration due to gravity
but reason is not the correct (3) Mass of the body
explanation of assertion. (4) Speed with which body strikes the
(3) Assertion is true but reason is false.
ground
(4) Assertion is false but reason is true.

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29. Two rubber balls of the same size are both 33. At what height should a body be taken
dropped on the Earth and on the Moon. above the surface so that the acceleration
One ball is solid, and one is hollow. The due to gravity becomes 1% of its value at
approximate gravitational field strength the surface of the earth (of radius R)?
on the Earth is 10 N/kg and on the moon (1) 4R (2) 6R (3) 9R (4) 100R
is 1.7 N/kg. Which ball has the greatest
34. Assertion : A tennis ball bounces higher
force acting on it?
on hills than in plains.
Type of ball Where dropped
Reason : Acceleration due to gravity on
(1) Hollow On the Earth
the hill is greater than that on the surface
(2) Hollow On the Moon
of earth.
(3) Solid On the Earth
(1) Both assertion and reason are correct
(4) Solid On the Moon
and reason is the correct explanation
30. A particle is taken to a height of 2Re above
of assertion.
the earth's surface, where Re is the radius
of the earth. If it is dropped from this (2) Both assertion and reason are true

height, its acceleration will be but reason is not the correct

(1) 3.1 m/s2 (2) 5.1 m/s2 explanation of assertion.
(3) 1.1 m/s2 (4) 2.1 m/s2 (3) Assertion is true but reason is false.
31. Variation of 'g' w.r.t. height or depth is (4) Assertion is false but reason is true.
correctly represented by 35. How much below from the surface of the
g g earth does g become half of its value at the
earth’s surface? (Assume earth to be a
(1) (2) homogeneous sphere of radius R meter)
r r
O O R R
R R (1) R (2) (3) 2R (4)
2 4
g g 36. If ‘R’ is the radius of earth, the height at
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1 th
(3) (4) which the weight of a body becomes
4
r r
O O of its weight on the surface of the earth is
R R
32. If the change in the value of ‘g’ at a height R R
(1) 2R (2) R (3) (4)
2 4
h above the surface of the earth is the same
as at a depth x below it, when both x and h 37. Purchasing 1 kilogram of sugar will be
are much smaller than the radius of the profitable at
earth, then the relation between x and h is (1) equator (2) poles
(1) x = h (2) x = 2h 1° 1°
(3) at 27 latitude (4) 57 latitude
(3) x = 3h (4) x = 4h 2 2

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38. A simple pendulum has a time period T1 44. The weight of a rock on the moon is 200.6
when on the earth’s surface and T2 when N. What is its mass on the earth?(Take g
taken to a height R above the earth’s of earth = 9.8 m s–2, g of moon = 1.7 m s–2)
surface, where R is the radius of the earth. (1) 20 kg (2) 118 kg
T (3) 200 kg (4) 1180 kg
The value of 2 is
T1 45. A man of weight W is standing on a lift
(1) 1 (2) 2 (3) 3 (4) 4 which is moving upwards with an
39. At what height is the value of 'g' half that acceleration ‘a’. The apparent weight of
on the surface of earth? (R = radius of the the man is
earth)  a  a
(1) W  1 +  (2) W  1 – 
(1) 0.414R (2) R  g  g
(3) 2R (4) 3.5R  a2 
(3) W  1 –  (4) W
40. A body is taken to a height of ( 2 -1) Re  g2 
above the earth’s surface, where Re is the 46. If the earth loses its gravity, then for a body
radius of the earth. If it is dropped from (1) Weight becomes zero but not the mass
this height, its acceleration will be : (2) Mass becomes zero but not the weight
(1) 9.8 m/s2 (2) 6.5 m/s2 (3) Both mass and weight becomes zero
(3) 4.9 m/s2 (4) 2.5 m/s2 (4) Neither mass nor weight becomes zero
41. A spring balance is graduated on sea level. 47. A person in a lift will experience
A body of mass 1 kg is weighed at weightlessness when the lift moves
consecutively increasing heights from the (1) down with an acceleration equal to ‘g’
earth’s surface, then what would be the (2) up with an acceleration equal to ‘g’
weight indicated by the balance? (3) up with a constant velocity
(1) Weight will go on increasing continuously (4) down with an acceleration equal to
(2) Weight will go on decreasing ‘g/6’
continuously 48. Assertion : If an earth satellite moves to
(3) Weight will remain same a lower orbit, the speed of satellite
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increases.
(4) Weight will first increase and then
Reason : The speed of satellite is a
decrease
constant quantity for all orbits of earth.
42. 1 kg wt is equal to
(1) Both assertion and reason are
(1) 9.8 N (2) 980 N
correct and reason is the correct
(3) 98 N (4) none of these
explanation of assertion.
43. The mass of a body at the centre of Earth is
(2) Both assertion and reason are true
(1) zero
but reason is not the correct
(2) unity explanation of assertion.
(3) remains unchanged (3) Assertion is true but reason is false.
(4) infinity (4) Assertion is false but reason is true.

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49. A satellite which is geostationary in a 51. A satellite goes round the earth along a
particular orbit is taken to another orbit. circular path with its centre at the centre
Its distance from the centre of earth in of the earth and the radius equal to the
new orbit is 2 times that in the earlier distance between the centre of the earth
orbit. The time period in the second orbit is and the satellite. If M is mass of the earth,
r is radius of the circular path and G is
(1) 4.8 hours (2) 48 2 hours
universal gravitational constant, the
(3) 24 hours (4) 24 2 hours period of revolution of the satellite will be
50. Which of the following graphs is true for r3 GM
(1) 2π (2) 2π
the motion of a satellite revolving round GM r3
the earth? (‘T’ is the time period of a 3
(3) 2π GMr (4) zero
satellite and ‘r’ is the distance of the
52. The period of a satellite in a circular orbit
satellite from the centre of earth)
around a planet is independent of
(1) The mass of the planet
(2) The radius of the planet
(1) T2 (3) The mass of the satellite
(4) All of the above
53. The ratio of time periods of two satellites
O r3
revolving around the earth in the orbits of
radii 1 : 4 will be
(1) 1 : 4 (2) 4 : 1 (3) 1 : 8 (4) 8 : 1
54. Assertion : The time period of
(2) T2
geostationary satellite is 24 hours.
Reason : Geostationary satellite must
O r3 have the same time period as the time
taken by the earth to complete one
rotation about its axis.
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(1) Both assertion and reason are correct
(3) T2 and reason is the correct explanation
of assertion.
(2) Both assertion and reason are true but
O r3
reason is not the correct explanation
of assertion.
(3) Assertion is true but reason is false.
(4) T2 (4) Assertion is false but reason is true.
55. The escape velocity of a particle of mass
m varies as
O r3 (1) m2 (2) m (3) m–1 (4) m0

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56. The escape velocity from the earth’s 58. Knowing that the mass of moon is 1/81
surface is Ve. The velocity of a satellite times that of earth and its radius is 1/4
while orbiting just above the earth’s the radius of earth. If the escape velocity
surface is V0. Then the relation between at the surface of the earth is 11.2 km/s,
these velocities is then the value of escape velocity at the
1
(1) Ve = 2V0 (2) Ve = V0 surface of the moon is
2
(1) 2.5 km/s (2) 0.14 km/s
(3) Ve = V0 (4) Ve = 2V0
(3) 5 km/s (4) 8 km/s
57. Assertion : Two different planets have
59. Time period of a simple pendulum in a
same escape velocity.
Reason : Value of escape velocity is a satellite is
universal constant. (1) infinite
(1) Both assertion and reason are correct (2) zero
and reason is the correct explanation (3) 2 sec
of assertion. (4)cannot be calculated
(2) Both assertion and reason are true but 60. Reason of weightlessness in a satellite is
reason is not the correct explanation (1) Zero gravity
of assertion.
(2) No atmosphere
(3) Assertion is true but reason is false.
(3) Zero reaction force by satellite surface
(4) Assertion is false but reason is true.
(5) Both assertion and reason are False. (4) None of the above

ANSWER KEY
Que. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Ans. 1 1 3 3 3 4 1 3 2 4 3 3 1 1 2
Que. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
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Ans. 2 1 3 4 2 4 3 3 4 2 4 2 3 3 3
Que. 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45
Ans. 2 2 3 3 2 2 1 2 1 3 2 1 3 2 1
Que. 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
Ans. 1 1 3 2 3 1 3 3 1 4 1 5 1 1 3

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