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NTSE Question Bank

GRAVITATION
1. The gravitational force between two stones of mass 1 kg each separated by a distance of 1 metre in
vacuum is
(A) Zero (B) 6.675 105 newton
(C) 6.675 1011 newton (D) 6.675 108 newton
2. 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 F
(A) F (B) (C) (D) 3 F
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3. As we go from the equator to the poles, the value of g
(A) Remains the same (B) Decreases
(C) Increases (D) Decreases upto a latitude of 45°
4. Force of gravity is least at
(A) The equator (B) The poles
(C) A point in between equator and any pole (D) None of these
5. The height of the point vertically above the earth’s surface, at which acceleration due to gravity
becomes 1% of its value at the surface is (Radius of the earth = R)
(A) 8 R (B) 9 R (C) 10 R (D) 20 R
6. An object weights 72 N on earth. Its weight at a height of R/2 from earth is
(A) 32 N (B) 56 N (C) 72 N (D) Zero
7. Two planets of radii in the ratio 2 : 3 are made from the material of density in the ratio 3 : 2. Then
the ratio of acceleration due to gravity g1 / g 2 at the surface of the two planets will be
(A) 1 (B) 2.25 (C) 4/9 (D) 0.12
8. If ve and vo represent the escape velocity and orbital velocity of a satellite corresponding to a
circular orbit of radius R, then
(A) v  vo (B) 2vo  (C) e  v0 / 2 (D) ve and vo are not related
9. A geostationary satellite
(A) Revolves about the polar axis
(B) Has a time period less than that of the near earth satellite
(C) Moves faster than a near earth satellite
(D) Is stationary in the space
10. A small satellite is revolving near earth's surface. Its orbital velocity will be nearly
(A) 8 km/sec (B) 11.2 km/sec (C) 4 km/sec (D) 6 km/sec

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11. The time period of a geostationary satellite is

(A) 24 hours (B) 12 hours (C) 365 days (D) One month
12. For a satellite escape velocity is 11 km/s. If the satellite is launched at an angle of 60° with the
vertical, then escape velocity will be
11
(A) 11 km/s (B) 11 3 km/s (C) km/s (D) 33 km/s
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13. The period of a satellite in a circular orbit of radius R is T, the period of another satellite in a
circular orbit of radius 4R is
(A) 4T (B) T/4 (C) 8T (D) T/8
14. Orbit of a planet around a star is
(A) A circle (B) An ellipse (C) A parabola (D) A straight line
15. The ratio of SI units to CGS units of G is
(A) 103 (B) 102 (C) 10–2 (D) 10–3
16. How does the force of gravitation between two objects change when the distance between them is
reduced to half?
(A) increases 4 times (B) increases 2 times
(C) increases 16 times (D) increases 32 times
17. What happens to the gravitational force between two objects, if the mass of one object is doubled?
(A) Increases 4 times (B) Increases 2 times
(C) Increases 16 times (D) increases 32 times
18. What happens to the gravitational force between two objects, if the distance between the objects is
tripled?
(A) becomes(1/9) times (B) becomes(1/3) times
(C) becomes(1/27) times (D) becomes 9 times
19. What happens to the gravitational force between two objects, If the masses of both the objects are
doubled?
(A) becomes 2 times (B) becomes 8 times
(C) becomes (1/4) times (D) becomes 4 times
20. Calculate the gravitational force of attraction between a woman weighing 50 kg and her child of
12 kg separated by a distance of 2 m.
(A) 1.0 × 10–10 N (B) 1.0 × 10–11 N 102
(C) 1.0 × 10–9 N (D) 1.0 × 10–8 N
21. The gravitational force of attraction between two bodies is F1. If the mass of each body is doubled
and the distance between them is halved, then the gravitational force between them is F2. Then
(A) F1 = F2 (B) F2 = 4F1
(C) F2 = 8F1 (D) F2 = 16F1

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22. The SI unit of g is

(A) m2/s (B) m/s2 (C) s/m2 (D) m/s.
23. The value of acceleration due to gravity near the earth’s surface is
(A) 8.9 m/s2 (B) 8.9 m/s (C) 9.8 m/s2 (D) 9.8 m/s
24. The relation between ‘g’ and ‘G’ is
GM GR 2 G
(A) g  (B) (C) g = GMR2 (D) .
R2 M MR 2
25. All bodies whether large or small fall with the
(A) Same force (B) Same acceleration
(C) Same velocity (D) Same momentum.
26. The ratio of gmoonto gearth is
1 1
(A) 6 (B) (C) 4 (D) .
6 4
27. The unit of the quantity g/G in SI will be
(A) Kgm–2 (B) mKg–2 (C) m2Kg–1 (D) Kg2m–1
28. The ratio of SI units to CGS units of g is
(A) 102 (B) 10 (C) 10–1 (D) 10–2
29. The earth’s gravitational force causes an acceleration of 5m/s2 in a 1 kg mass somewhere is space.
How much will the acceleration of a 3 kg mass be at the same place?
(A) 2m/s2 (B) 3m/s2 (C) 4m/s2 (D) 5m/s2
30. As we go to the higher altitudes the gravitational attraction of the earth
(A) Increases (B) Decreases
(C) Does not change (D) First increase then decrease
31. Force of gravity is least at
(a) The equator (b) The poles
(c) A point in between equator and any pole (d) None of these
32. The radius of the earth is 6400 km and g  10m / sec 2 . In order that a body of 5 kg weighs zero at the
equator, the angular speed of the earth is
(a) 1/80 radian/sec (b) 1/400 radian/sec
(c) 1/800 radian/sec (d) 1/1600 radian/sec
33. The value of ‘g’ at a particular point is 9.8 m / s . Suppose the earth suddenly shrinks uniformly to
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half its present size without losing any mass. The value of ‘g’ at the same point (assuming that the
distance of the point from the centre of earth does not shrink) will now be [NTSE]
(a) 4.9 m / sec 2
(b) 3.1 m / sec 2
(c) 9.8 m / sec 2
(d) 19.6 m / sec 2

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34. If R is the radius of the earth and g the acceleration due to gravity on the earth's surface, the mean
density of the earth is
(a) 4G / 3 gR (b) 3R / 4 gG (c) 3 g / 4RG (d) RG / 12G
35. The weight of an object in the coal mine, sea level, at the top of the mountain are W1 , W2 and W3
respectively, then
(a) W1  W2  W3 (b) W1  W2  W3 (c) W1  W2  W3 (d) W1  W2  W3
36. The radii of two planets are respectively R1 and R2 and their densities are respectively 1 and 2 .
The ratio of the accelerations due to gravity at their surfaces is
1 2
(a) g1 : g 2  : (b) g1 : g2  R1 R2 : 1 2 (c) g1 : g2  R1 2 : R2 1 (d) g1 : g2  R1 1 : R2 2
R12 R22

37. The mass of the earth is 81 times that of the moon and the radius of the earth is 3.5 times that of
the moon. The ratio of the acceleration due to gravity at the surface of the moon to that at the
surface of the earth is
(a) 0.15 (b) 0.04 (c) 1 (d) 6
38. Spot the wrong statement :
The acceleration due to gravity ‘g’ decreases if
(a) We go down from the surface of the earth towards its centre
(b) We go up from the surface of the earth
(c) We go from the equator towards the poles on the surface of the earth
(d) The rotational velocity of the earth is increased
39. Which of the following statements is true
(a) g is less at the earth's surface than at a height above it or a depth below it
(b) g is same at all places on the surface of the earth
(c) g has its maximum value at the equator
(d) g is greater at the poles than at the equator
40. A spring balance is graduated on sea level. If a body is weighed with this balance at consecutively
increasing heights from earth's surface, the weight indicated by the balance
(a) Will go on increasing continuously
(b) Will go on decreasing continuously
(c) Will remain same
(d) Will first increase and then decrease
41. If mass of a body is M on the earth surface, then the mass of the same body on the moon surface is
[NTSE]
(a) M/6 (b) Zero (c) M (d) None of these
42. Mass of moon is 7.34  10 kg. If the acceleration due to gravity on the moon is 1.4 m / s 2 , the radius
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of the moon is (G  6.667  10 11 Nm 2 / kg 2 )

(a) 0.56  10 4 m (b) 1.87  10 6 m (c) 1.92  10 6 m (d) 1.01  10 8 m

43. What should be the velocity of earth due to rotation about its own axis so that the weight at
equator become 3/5 of initial value. Radius of earth on equator is 6400 km

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(a) 7.4  10 4 rad / sec (b) 6.7  10 4 rad / sec (c) 7.8  10 4 rad / sec (d) 8.7  10 4 rad / sec

44. Acceleration due to gravity is ‘g’ on the surface of the earth. The value of acceleration due to
gravity at a height of 32 km above earth’s surface is (Radius of the earth = 6400 km)
(a) 0.9 g (b) 0.99 g (c) 0.8 g (d) 1.01 g
45. At what height from the ground will the value of ‘g’ be the same as that in 10 km deep mine below
the surface of earth
(a) 20 km (b) 10 km (c) 15 km (d) 5 km
46. If the Earth losses its gravity, then for a body
(a) Weight becomes zero, but not the mass
(b) Mass becomes zero, but not the weight
(c) Both mass and weight become zero
(d) Neither mass nor weight become zero
47. The period of a satellite in a circular orbit of radius R is T, the period of another satellite in a
circular orbit of radius 4R is
(a) 4T (b) T/4 (c) 8T (d) T/8
48. Orbit of a planet around a star is
(a) A circle (b) An ellipse (c) A parabola (d) A straight line
49. If a body describes a circular motion under inverse square field, the time taken to complete one
revolution T is related to the radius of the circular orbit as
(a) T  r (b) T  r 2 (c) T 2  r 3 (d) T  r 4
50. If the earth is at one-fourth of its present distance from the sun, the duration of the year will be
(a) Half the present year (b) One-eighth the present year
(c) One-fourth the present year (d) One-sixth the present year

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