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Swami Vivekanand

Gravitational Force

1. Two equal masses m are placed at distance d. A small mass mo is placed at the midpoint.
The net gravitational force on mo is _______

2. Two masses attract each other with force F. If one mass becomes 5 times and separation
becomes half, the new force becomes-

A) 5F

B) 10F

C) 20F

D) 40F

3. A particle is placed at distance r from an isolated mass M. If the particle is moved to a


distance 2r, gravitational force becomes-

A) F/2

B) F/4

C) F/8

D) 2F

4. Three equal masses are placed at the vertices of an equilateral triangle of side a. The
gravitational force on any one mass is ________

5. A mass is placed on the line joining two masses M and 4M separated by distance d. Where is
the net gravitational force zero?

A) d/3 from M

B) d/3 from 4M

C) d/√2 from M

D) d/√2 from 4M

6. If the gravitational force between two masses becomes 16 times, then the separation must
become-
A) half

B) one-fourth

C) one-sixth

D) double

7. A mass is placed at the center of a hollow spherical shell. The gravitational force on it is-

A) Zero

B) GmM/R2

C) Doubled

D) Infinite

8. Two masses m and 2m separated by distance d exert force F on each other. What will be the
force if both masses are doubled and separation is also doubled?

A) F

B) 2F

C) 4F

D) F/2

9. If the gravitational force between two bodies is F and the distance between them is increased
by 1%, the force approximately-

A) increases by 1%

B) decreases by 1%

C) decreases by 2%

D) decreases by 3%

10. Mass of Earth becomes 3 times and distance from its center becomes 3 times. Then
gravitational force becomes-
A) same

B) 1/3

C) 1/9

D) 3

11. Two point masses are fixed at a distance d. A third mass is placed at a point where net force
is maximum. This point lies-

A) very close to the smaller mass

B) very close to the bigger mass

C) midpoint

D) cannot be determined

12. Two masses attract each other with F. If distance becomes, new force is-

A) 3F

B) F/3

C) 9F

D) F/9

13. A mass m experiences force F due to mass M at distance r. If mass m becomes 4m and
distance becomes 2r, force becomes-

A) F

B) 2F

C) F/2

D) F/4

14. Two masses m and m are at distance d. A mass m, is placed at a point such that forces
cancel. This point is-

A) midpoint
B) anywhere on the perpendicular bisector

C) anywhere outside the two-mass region

D) midpoint but only on the joining line

15. A gravitational force F acts between two masses. If separation becomes 0.1% more,
percentage change in force is-

A) 0.1% decrease

B) 0.2% decrease

C) 0.2% increase

D) 0.1% increase

16. Force between two masses is F. If both masses are increased by 10% each, force
becomes-

A) 1.1 F

B) 1.21 F

C) 1.2 F

D) 1.5 F

17. A mass is placed on the perpendicular bisector of two equal masses. Net gravitational force
is-

A) along the bisector

B) along the joining line

C) zero

D) perpendicular to the bisector

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