Gravitation MCQs for NEET — Physics Questions with Answers

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Earth is revolving around the sun, if the distance of the Earth from the Sun is reduced to 1/4th of the present distance then the present year length reduced to -

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Explanation

(c) T2T1=r2r13/2=143/2=18

Two satellite are revolving around the earth with velocities v1 and v2 and in radii r1 and r2r1>r2respectively. Then -

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(c) v=GMR if r1>r2 then v1<v2

If orbital velocity of planet is given by v=GaMbRc, then -

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(b)v=GMR=G1/2M1/2R1/2

The mass of a planet that has a moon whose time period and orbital radius are T and R respectively can be written as -

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Explanation

(a) mω2R=GMmR22πT2R=GMR2M=4π2R3GT2

The eccentricity of earth's orbit is 0.0167. The ratio of its maximum speed in its orbit to its minimum speed is

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(b) vmaxvmin=1+e1-e=1+0.01671-0.0167=1.033

The radius of orbit of a planet is two times that of the earth. The time period of planet is -

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(b) T2=T1R2R13/2=1×23/2=2.8 years

The orbital angular momentum of a satellite revolving at a distance r from the centre is L. If the distance is increased to 16r, then the new angular momentum will be -

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Explanation

(d) L=mvr=mGMrr=mGMr Lr

The condition for a uniform spherical mass m of radius r to be a black hole is [G= gravitational constant and g= acceleration due to gravity] .

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Explanation

(c) Escape velocity for that body ve=2Gmr

   ve should be more than or equal to speed of light.

    i.e. 2Gmrc

There are two bodies of masses 100 kg and 10000 kg separated by a distance 1 m. At what distance from the smaller body, the intensity of gravitational field will be zero ?

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(c)         G×100x2=G×100001-x210x=1001-xx=111m

What is the intensity of gravitational field of the centre of a spherical shell ?

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(c) All points inside a spherical shell is equipotential

so, work done = 0

Hence, intensity of gravitational field of the centre of spherical shell is zero.

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