Date :-25/02/2026 Time :-60 Minutes Exam Name :- Mark :- 100

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1. 3 particles each of mass m are kept at vertices of an equilateral triangle of side L. The gravitational
field at centre due to these particles is
(A) Zero (B) (C) (D)

Ans:-(A)

Solution:-. (a) Due to three particles net intensity at the centre

because out of these three intensities one equal in magnitude and the angle between each other is
120 .

2. 320 km above the surface of earth, the value of acceleration due to gravity is nearly 90% of its value
on the surface of the earth. Its value will be 95% of the value on the earth s surface
(A) Nearly 160 km below the earth s surface (B) Nearly 80 km below the earth s surface (C) Nearly
640 km below the earth s surface (D) Nearly 320 km below the earth s surface
Ans:-(D)
Solution:-(d) At height

or
or
At dept

or
or

3. R is the radius of the earth and is its angular velocity and is the value of g at the poles. The
effective value of g at the latitude will be equal to
(A) (B) (C) (D)
Ans:-(A)
Solution:-(a) = =
4. of its present radius without any change in its mass, the
duration of the new day will be nearly
(A) (B) (C) (D)

Ans:-(C)
Solution:-(c)

5. and denote the acceleration due to gravity on the surface of the earth and another planet
whose mass and radius are twice to that of the earth, then
(A) (B) (C) (D)

Ans:-(A)
Solution:-(a) Acceleration due to gravity is given by

where is gravitational constant.

Putting the values in the Eq. (i), we obtain

6. and denotes the escape velocity from the earth and another planet having twice the radius
and the same mean density as the earth. Then
(A) (B) (C) (D)
Ans:-(B)
Solution:-. (b)

If mean density is constant then

(A) (A) (2); (B) (1); (C) (3) ; (D) (4) (B) (A) (2); (B) (2); (C) (4); (D) (3) (C) (A) (4) ; (B)
(3); (C) (2); (D) (1) (D) (A) (2); (B) (4); (C) (3); (D) (1)
Ans:-(D)
Solution:-(A) (2) ; (B) (4) ; (C) (3) ; (D) (1)

8.

(A) (A) (2); (B) (1); (C) (3) ; (D) (4) (B) (A) (3); (B) (4); (C) (1); (D) (2) (C) (A) (4) ; (B)
(3); (C) (2) ; (D) (1) (D) (A) (3); (B) (4) ; (C) (2) ; (D) (1)
Ans:-(B)
Solution:-(A) (3); (B) (4) ; (C) (1) ; (D) (2)
9.

(A) (A) (2); (B) (1); (C) (3) ; (D) (4) (B) (A) (2); (B) (2); (C) (4) ; (D) (3) (C) (A) (3); (B)
(1); (C) (4); (D) (2) (D) (A) (4) ; (B) (3); (C) (1) ; (D) (2)
Ans:-(C)
Solution:-(A) (3); (B) (1); (C) (4) ; (D) (2)

10.

(A) (A) (4); (B) (2); C (1); (D) (3) (B) (A) (3); (B) (1); (4); (D) (2) (C) (A) (3); (B)
(2); C (4); (D) (1) (D) (A) (2); (B) (4); C (1); (D) (3)
Ans:-(B)
Solution:-(A) (3); (B) (1); (4); (D) (2) Acceleration due to gravity,
Escape velocity,
Total energy of a satellite at a height, above the earth surface

Gravitational potential energy

(A) (A) (4); (B) (2); C (1); (D) (3) (B) (A) (3); (B) (1); (4); (D) (2) (C) (A) (2); (B)
(2); C (1); (D) (3) (D) (A) (2); (B) (4); (1); (D) (3)
Ans:-(C)
Solution:- ; (B) (2); ; (D) (3) Potential energy of a satellite Negative Total energy
of a satellite Negative Kinetic energy of a satellite Positive Grav P.E of a satellite at infinity zero.

12. A 20 cm long capillary tube is dipped in water. The water rises upto 8 cm. if entire arrangement is
put in a freely falling elevator lengths of water column in the capillary tube will be
(A) 4 cm (B) 8 cm (C) 10 cm (D) 20 cm
Ans:-(D)
Solution:-(d) Water fills the tube entirely in gravity less condition.

13. A body placed at distance from surface of earth experiences gravitational pull of: (
Radius of earth, ) [04 April, 2024 (Shift-II)]
(A) (B) (C) (D)
Ans:-(A)
Solution:-(a) Value of

gravitationcl acceleration at surface of earth

14. A ball is dropped from a spacecraft revolving around the earth at a height of 120 km. What will
happen to the ball
(A) It will continue to move with velocity v along the original orbit of spacecraft (B) It will move with
the same speed tangentially to the spacecraft (C) It will fall down to the earth gradually (D) It will go
very far in the space
Ans:-(A)
Solution:-. (a) Due to inertia it will continue to move along the original path of the space craft.

15. A ball of mass is fired vertically upwards from the surface of the earth with velocity , where
is the escape velocity and . To what height will the ball rise? Neglecting air resistance, take
radius of the earth as
 (A) (B) (C) (D)

Ans:-(C)
Solution:-(c)

Since, and , hence

16. A body A of mass is moving in a circular orbit of radius R about a planet. Another body B of mass
collides with A with a velocity which is half the instantaneous
velocity or The collision is completely inelastic. Then, the combined body: Jan.
(A) continues to move in a circular orbit (B) Escapes from the Planet's Gravitational field (C) Falls
vertically downwards towards the planet (D) starts moving in an elliptical orbit around the planet
Ans:-(D)
Solution:-(d) From law of conservation of momentum,

Clearly, Path will be elliptical

17. A body has a weight 90 kg on the earth's surface, the mass of the moon is 1/9 that of the earth's
mass and its radius is 1/2 that of the earth's radius. On the moon the weight of the body is
(A) 45 kg (B) 202.5 kg (C) 90 kg (D) 40 kg
Ans:-(D)

Solution:-(d)

18. A body is at rest on the surface of the earth. Which of the following statement is correct?
(A) No force is acting on the body (B) Only weight of the body acts on it (C) Net downward force is
equal to the net upward force (D) None of the above statement is correct
Ans:-(C)
Solution:-

19. A body is fired with a velocity of magnitude at an angle of with the radius
vector of the earth. If at the highest point, the speed of the body is , the maximum height attained
by the body is equal to

(A) (B) (C) (D) None of these

Ans:-(B)
Solution:-(b) Conservation of angular momentum of the body about yield the following :
 Therefore,

20. A body is moving in a low circular orbit about a planet of mass and radius The radius of the
orbit can be taken to be itself. Then the ratio of the speed of this body in the orbit to the escape
velocity from the planet is: Sep.
(A) (B) (C) 1 (D)
Ans:-(A)
Solution:-(a) Orbital speed of the body when it revolves very close to the surface of planet
(i)

Here, gravitational constant Escape speed from the surface of planet

(ii)

Dividing (i) by (ii), we have

21. A body is orbiting around earth at a mean radius which is two times as greater as parking orbit of a
satellite, the period of body is
(A) 4 days (B) 16 days (C) days (D) 64 days
Ans:-(C)
Solution:-(c) From Kepler s third law of planetary motion,

22. A body is projected upwards with a velocity of from the surface of earth. What will be
the velocity of the body when it escapes from the gravitational pull of earth?
(A) (B) (C) (D)
Ans:-(D)
Solution:-(d) The minimum velocity of projection to achieve escape velocity can be calculated as
 energy is used up in coming out from the gravitational pull of the earth, so
final KE should be

23. 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
Ans:-(A)
Solution:-. (a) If body is projected with velocity v then

height up to which it will rise,

(given)

24. A body is released from a height equal to the radius of the earth. The velocity of the body when
it strikes the surface of the earth will be (Given acceleration due to gravity on the earth) (April
2023)
(A) (B) (C) (D)

Ans:-(C)
Solution:-(c) : Applying law of conservation of energy, Total energy of body (K.E. + P.E.) on the earth's

surface Total energy of the body at a height

or (given or or or or

We know that,

25. A body is released from a point distance from the centre of earth. If is the earth and , then
the velocity of the body at the time of striking the earth will be
(A) (B) (C) (D)

Ans:-(D)
Solution:-(d) Using law of conservation of energy