Gravitation and Gravity

1. Gravitational acceleration ratio between Earth and and R then what will be the ratio on the surface of
Mars is 2.62. If a person weighs 100 kg on Earth, his the earth?
weight on Mas will be
2 R M M
2
a. MR b. c. 2 d.
a. 38.2 kg-wt b. 48.4 kg-wt
M R R
c. 58.12 kg-wt d. 68.24 kg-wt 15. If the size of the earth suddenly reduces and its
2. At Earth's surface, g = 9.81 m.s -2 and Earth's radius radius becomes half of the previous then the
is 6400 km. What is Earth's average density? magnitude of the gravitational acceleration will
a. 6.02 x 1024 kg.m-3 change. How many times will be the changed value
b. 6.7 x 10 3 kg.m - 3 of acceleration?
c.11.2 x 10 3 [Link] 3 a. 2 times b. 4 times
d. 5.5 x 10 3 kg.m-3 c. 6 times d. 8 times
3. Determinethe height at w hid!' gravitational 16. The dimension of Gravitational constant is
acceleration will decrease to 25% — (R = 6.4x106m)
a. M −1 L−2 T −2 b. M −1 L−3 T −2
a. 100 km b. 250 km
−1 −1 −2
c. 640 km d. 6400 km c. M L T d. M −1 LT −2
°
4. A person of 80 kg mass is going upwards on a lift of 17. Equation for 'g' at λ latitude on the earth surface is
400 kg mass. Ig = 10ms-2] [Mass and radius of the earth are M and R
What is the reactional force that the person will respectively.]
feel?
a. 0 N b. 800 N
c. 1200 N d. 4800 N
5. At Earth's center, gravitational force is —
a. 0 m.S-2 b. 9.78039 rn.s -2
-2
c. 9.78918 m-s d. 9.83217 rn.s-2
6. Which one is correct for gravitational intensity? 18. If the distance from the Earth to Sun is two-thirds of
the current distance, then how many days needs to make
FG
a. EG= b. EG = FG a year? [One year on Earth = 365 days]
m a. 108.15 days b. 121.66 days
c. EG= FG ˟ M d. EG= FG+ M c. 198.68 days d. 243.33 days
7. Value of maximum gravitational potential is — 19. The rotational period of geostationaty satellites —
a. co V b. 6.67 x 10-11V a. 1 hour b. 24 hours
c. 0 V d. - 1 V c. 30 hours d. 36 hours
20. If the weight of an object is 20N in the earth, then
8. What is the unit of gravitational potential?
what will be the weight of it on the moon?
a. volt b. [Link]-I
-I a. 100N b. 39.2N
c. [Link] d. N.m- I
9 . W h a t i s t h e m a x i m u m d i s t a n c e o f gravitational c. 20N d. 4N
field of a 1kg object? 21. The equation for escape velocity is—
a. lm b. 0.1m
c. 6.673x 10 - 1 1 m d. infinite a. V e =√ 2 gR b. V e =√ GM /R
10. When will a person feel weightless on a lift?
[Link] lift goes up at uniform velocity
c. V e = √ 2 GM / R2 d. V e =√ gh
[Link] down at uniform velocity 22. The direction of gravitational intensity is —
a. towards the center of the earth
[Link] up at g acceleration
b. towards the gravitational force
[Link] down at g acceleration
[Link] to the gravitational force
11. A satellite of m mass rotates around Earth at from h
[Link] from the center of the earth
altitude at a velocity of v, what is the value of centripetal
force working on it? 23. What is the mass of a body in moon when the
mass of that body in earth is 60 kg? The acceleration
2 mv 2 mv 1
mv mv 2 due to gravity on moon surface is times than the
(a) R +h (b) ( R +h )2 (c) R +h (d) ( R +h ) 6
earth surface.
12. With respect to the surface, a static satellite's direction of a. 10 kg b. 20 kg
velocity is — c. 60 kg d. 360 kg
a. at North b. at South 24. The acceleration due to gravity on the earth, at a
c. at East d. at West height (h) above the earth and at a depth (h) from the
earth are g, gb and gbh respectively. Then —
13. Gravity depends on —
a. gbh < gh < g b. g h <gbh<g
a. Objects' mass
c. gh > gbh > g d. gh > g > gbh
b. Objects' shape
N.B: The value of g is maximum at the surface of the
c. Nature of medium between objects
Earth. If the value of h is less than 3955.4175 km, the
d. Direction of objects' facing
value of g is greater at more depth than at a higher place.
14. If mass and radius of the earth are M• _g_
If h = 3955.4175 km, then g's value is equal
 everywhere. If h>3955.4175 km, then the value of g is dv −dv
greater at a higher place. a. E= b. E=
25. The Gravitational constant G = ?
dt dt
a. 66.7 x 10-12NmKg-2 dv −dv
c. E= d. E=
b. 6.67 x 10- 11Nm-2Kg-2 dr dr
c. 0.667 x 10-1Nm2Kg-2
d. 0.0667 x 10-9Nm-2Kg2 40. Which of the following is not present in Escape
velocity's quantity?
26. A planet rotates around 0 in an elliptic path named [Link]'s radius
ABC. Area of ABOC is twice of AAOB. If the planet
requires 4 hour to pass CB, then how much time does [Link] acceleration
it need to cover BA distance? [Link]'s mass d. Object's density
a. 16 b. 8 41. Which of the following is Galileo's law on free-falling
c. 4 d. 2 object?

27. Parking orbit is 1

[Link] route a. v ∝ t2 b. v ∝
t
[Link] of Polar satellite
[Link] of Geo-static satellite C . v ∝t d. h ∝t
[Link] of Earth 42. Which place of Earth is granted as ideal
28. Kepler's third law is — for gravitational acceleration?
a. T2 = R3 b. 73= R2 [Link]
c. Ta cc R d. T2 cc R3 [Link] 45° latitude at sea level
29. If a simple pendulum is taken to Earth's center, what [Link] area
will be its oscillatory period? [Link] area
a. Zero b. Will remain same 43. On the surface of which one gravitational intensity is the
c. Half d. Infinite greatest?
30. An apple from the tree is attracting Earth with force F. [All has equal density]
Earth is attracting apple wit force F. Which one is a. Moon b. Mercury
correct? c. Earth d. Jupiter
44. If gravitational acceleration on Earth's surface
a. F>> F' b. F= F'
remains same but Earth's radius increases 1%, percentile
c. F< F' d. F> F' change in escape velocity will be—
3 1 . W h i c h o f t h e f o l l o w i n g i s u n i t o f gravitational a. 1% more b. 1% less
intensity? c. 0.5% more d. 0.5% less
a. N . m-I b. N m 45. If Earth had no rotation, weight of an object on Earth's
c. m .s d. m . S-2 surface would
32. What is the unit of Gravitational constant?
a. increase b. zero
a. N.m-kg-2 b. N.m-2.kg2
c. [Link]-2 d. [Link]-2 c. infinite d. remain same
33. A planet of m mass is revolving around sun. It has a 46. An object is thrown upwards. Which of the following
circular orbit of r radius and is rotating with v graph expresses its change in potential energy E E with
uniform velocity. If rotation period for that planet is respect to its height from surface 'h'?
T, which one is Kepler's third law?
2k
a. T 2=kr 3 b. T 3
= 47. Earth's radius is '1?' and gravitational acceleration
r is'g'.Gravitational acceleration at height 'h' from
k surface would be —
c. V =kT d. V = gR 2
T g ( R−h ) 2
34. Compared to Earth's radius (R), at which depth b. ( R +h )
gravitational acceleration will be half of R
a.
gravitational acceleration on Earth's surface?
gR g ( R−h )2
a. R/2 b. R/4 c. R/8 d.R/16 R +h R2
35. Ratio of rotational period between two artificial
satellites of R and 4R radius rotating in a circular c. d.
orbit would be – 48. Which of the following is not correct about Geo-
a. 8:1 b. 4 : 1 c. 1 : 4 d. 1 : 8 static satelite?
36. A Geo-static satellite's rotational period is a. Geo-static satellite’s orbit is directly over the
a. 12 hours b. 24 hours equinox
c. 1-month d. 12 months b. Satellite’s mass willl be same for the whole orbite
37. Rotational period of a Geo-static satellite is — of the satellite
a. 1-year b. 1 month c. Geo-static satellite’s rotation period is 24-hour.
c. 1-day d. 1 hour d. Possible number of radius for satellite’s orbit is
38. Which one is the mathematical form of Kepler's only one.
third law on planetary motion? 49. At h height from surface, an artificial satellite
satellite revolving around Earth has velocity-
[Link] Gravitational potential is V and Gravitational
intensity is E, which one is correct
 GM a. Gravitational force
GM
a.
v= b. ( R +h )
2 b. Electromagnetic force
R+ h c. Strong Nuclear force

√
2 d. Weak Nuclear force
GM GM
c. v= d. v= 65. A second pendulum's frequency for an astronaut at
R+h R+ h space would be
50. Compared to escape velocity, at which velocity an a. 0 Hz b. 1 Hz
object must be thrown for it to become an artificial c. 2 Hz d. Infinite
satellite?
66. Formula of Escape velocity
1 1
ve b. ve c. √ 2ve d. 2ve
√
a.
√2 2
51. Two satellites share the same orbit and one of them has
mass double than the other: Heavier satellite's
a.
√
v e= GM
R
c. v e=√ 2 gR
b. v e= 2 GM

d. v e=√ 2 gh
R2
rotation period is how many times than the lighter one?
a. Equal b. Half 67. Force of attraction between two objects of
c. Double d. Four times 1 kg mass at 1 m distance would be -
52. How much time does a second pendulum require to get a. 6.67 x 1011 [Link]-2
from one end to another? b. 6.67 x 10-11N
a. 0.5 sec. b. 1 sec. c. 6.67 x 10-11 [Link]-2
c. 2 sec. d. 4 sec. d. 6.67 x 10-9N
53. On Earth, an object's escape velocity depends on 68. A hollow sphere has M mass and R radius. What would
what? be a point's gravitational potential at r (r < R) distance
a. Object's mass b. Earth's radius from center?
[Link]'s radius
d. Distance between object and GM
a. 0 b. -
54. Earth's orbital .radius around the sun is 1.5 x 1011 r
in and rotational period is 3.14 x 107. What is Earth's GM −GM
velocity? c. d.
a. 2x 10-2 m.s-1 b. 4.7 x 10 3 m•s - ' R R
c. 15 x 10 m.s3 -1
d. 30 x 103 m-s-' 69. When will a person feel weightless on a lift?
55. If average distance between Earth and Sun [Link] lift goes up at uniform velocity
decreases, length of year will — \ [Link] down at uniform velocity
a. decrease b. increase [Link] up at g acceleration
c. become still d. be infinite [Link] down at g acceleration
56. How many forces work on an object that is being taken
70. Force of attraction on a 1 kg object is
vertically upward with respect to Earth's surface?
a. 1 b. 2 a. 1N b. 9.81N
c. 3 d. 4 c. 6.67 x 10 -11 N d. 5.9 N
57. An object's mass is 12 mg. Earth will attract it 71. What is the point at which an object's weight
towards its center with attraction force of operates called?
a. 1176 x 10 - 4 N b. 1178 N a. Weight point b. Center of mass
c. 117.6 x 10 -6 N d. 1.18 x 10 4 N c. Center of gravity d. Operational point
58. Relation between an artificial satellite's altitude and 72. Which of the following has wrong center of mass?
rotational period is-

59. If Earth's radius is R, at which height gravitational 73. Value of maximum gravitational potential is -
acceleration would be half of gravitational acceleration on a. ∝ V b. 6.67x 10 -11 V
Earth's surface? c. 0 V d. - 1 V
a. 0.25 R b. 0.41 R 74. What is the name of the first artificial satellite sent
c. 0.50 R d. 1.00 R to space?
60. A graphical representation between Earth's gravitational [Link]-1
acceleration g and depth from Earth's surface h is [Link]-1
[Link]-2
61. Ratio of a free-falling object's covered distance in ls, [Link]-2
2s and 3s is — 75. Jupiter's mass and radius are 1.9 x 1027 kg an 7 x
a. 1: 2 : 3 b. 1 : 4 : 9 107m respectively. What is its escape velocity?
c. 1 : 3 : 9 d. 1 : 3 : 5 a. 11.2 Icin.s-1 b.60.2 km.s - 1
62. If a planet's average distance and from sun and its c. 11200 k.m.s-1 d. 6.72 km.s-1
rotational period are r and T, respectively, which one is 76. An object's weight on Earth and moon are 56.84
correct? N and 9.8 N respectively. Compared to moon,
a . T ∝r a b . T 3 ∝ r 3 Earth's gravitational acceleration is how much
stronger?
c. T2 ∝ -3. d. T2∝ r3
a. 2 times b. 4.2 times
6 3 . A t w h i c h l a t i t u d e v a l u e o f g i s maximum
c. 5.8 times . d. 9 times
a. 0° b. 45°
77. Direction of Gravitational intensity is towards -
c. 90° d. 180°
64. Which of the following is the weakest? [Link]'s center
 [Link] of force gained by an object of 1-unit mass [Link] can never be negative
[Link] direction of Gravitational force Which of the Which of the following is correct?
following is correct? a. i and ii b. i and iii
a. i&ii b. i & iii
c. ii and iii d. i, ii and iii
c. ii& iii d. i, ii & iii 86. For universal gravitational constant —
78. Artificial satellite's - i.\Dimension is (L3M-1T-2)
[Link] period's square is [Link] is influenced by g
proportional to its radius' cube [Link] is N-m 2 -kg - 2
[Link] does not depend on its mass Which of the following is correct?
[Link] orbital radius causes lesser velocity a. i and ii b. ii and iii
Which of the following is correct? c. i and iii d. i, ii and iii
a. i & ii b. i & iii 87. Gravitational
c. ii & iii d. i, ii & iii i. Maximum ii. Zero
iii. Negative
79. Forces that depend on medium -
Which of the following is correct?
[Link] force
a. i b. i and ii
[Link] force c. ii and iii d. i, ii and iii
[Link] current's force of attraction Which of the 88. If a pendulum clock is taken to the mountain —
following is correct? [Link] period will increase
a. i & ii b. i & iii [Link] will work slowly
c. ii & iii d. i, ii & iii [Link] will lose time
80. Escape velocity Which of the following is correct?
[Link] on the mass of a body a. i and ii b. i and iii
[Link] value on earth's surface is 11.2 knm' c. ii and iii d. i, ii and iii
[Link] on acceleration due to gravity 89. An object's escape velocity de on —
[Link]'s radius
Which of the following is correct?
[Link] acceleration
a. i and b. i and iii
[Link]'s mass
81. The causes of change of gravitational
Which of the following is correct?
acceleration are
a. i b. i and ii
[Link] of the earth
c. ii and iii d. i, ii and iii
[Link] motion
90. On surface, gravitational acceler: polar area is more
iii. annual motion
than equinocti because —
Which one is correct?
[Link] area has less distance fron than equinoctial area.
a. i and ii b. i and iii
[Link] of Earth's diurnal centrifugal force affects
c. ii and iii d. ii and iii equinocti
82. In case of geostationary satellite-1411-19J [Link] there is massive amount of ice area its force of attraction
[Link] orbit lies on the equatorial plane of the earth is greater. Which of the following is correct?
[Link] from the west to the east a. i, ii b. i, iii
[Link] at the velocity equal to the escape velocity c. ii, iii d.
of the earth 91. For gravitational potential—:
Which one of the following is correct?
a. i and ii b. i and iii −GM
i.V =
c. ii and iii d. i, ii and iii r
83. Value of g [Link] unit is Jkg - 1
i. high at the surface of earth i i . Its unit is a vector quantity
[Link] at the centre of earth Which of the following is correct?
a. i and ii b. i and iii
[Link] at the surface of the earth and at the surface
c. ii and iii d. i, ii and iii
of the moon is 16:81
92. If an object's takeoff velocity is escape velocity is vE
Which one of the following is correct? then,—
a. i and ii b. ii and iii [Link] v > v E , that object will lei earth's surface in a
c. i and iii d. i, ii and iii parabolic path
84. In the case of gravitational potential — [Link] v2 = v2p — ' it will rotate around 2
[Link] is a scalar quantity a circular path
[Link] is negative at any point in the gravitational [Link] v = vE, it will rotate around earth like
field Which of the following is correct?
[Link] dimension is L2 T-2 a. i and ii b. i and iii
c. ii and iii d. i, ii and iii
93. Value of gravitational acceleration g -
Which one is correct?
[Link] pole, g = 9.832 m-s-2
a i and ii b ii and iii
[Link] equinoctial area, g = 9.780 m-s-2
.c i and iii d i, ii and iii
[Link] Dhaka, g = 9.81 m.s-2
Which of the following is correct?
85. For Gravitational potential— a. i and ii b. ii and iii
[Link] value will be maximum at infinite c. i and iii d. i, ii and iii
[Link] maximum value is zero
 94. a. i b. ii
Value of Gravitational acceleration changes c. iii d. i, ii and iii
because of -(i B.-17]
[Link]
[Link]'s rotation in orbital path
iii. earth rotation around its own axis
Which of the following is correct?
a.i and ii [Link] of object s motion is-?
b. i and iii a. Linear b. Curved
c. ii and iii c. Oscillatory d. Rotational
d. i, ii and iii
Read the stem below and answer questions 95& 96: 104. A has gravitational acceleration of-?
At first two objects of 1 kg and 2 kg are kept on air at 1 m a. 2.94ms 2 b. 3.00ms-2
-2
distance. Then keeping their mass and distance intact they are c. 6.86mS d. 9.8ms-2
placed under water. Finally, the first object's mass is Read the stem below and answer questions 105 and 106:
doubled, the second object's mass is made four times greater In an open field Rafique is trying to throw an object direct upwards
and the distance between them is doubled. with a mechanical system. His friend Rahim warned him that if he
that object takes off with too much force it won't come back to
95. For the first instance, gravitational force between them
Earth. Earth's radius is 64 x 105m and g = 9.78 m.s-2.
is -
[Link] velocity on Earth is —
a. 6.673 x N
a. 11.19 m.s-I
b. 1.3346 x 10 - 1 ° N b . 11.19 lcm.s - 1
c. 2.6692 x 10 - I ° N c . 11.20 km.s - I
d. 6.673 x 10 - 1 ° N d. 11.20 m.s-I
96. For the second instance, gravitational force between 106. When will Rahim's fear come true? [R.B.-151
them is - [Link] at the moment of takeoff, resultant force is positive
[Link] force is greater than 6.673x10-11N [Link] object's kinetic energy is equal to necessary working
[Link] force will increase force
[Link] of Gravitational force will be 1.3346x 10-1° N [Link] at the moment of takeoff, resultant force is zero
Read the stem carefully and answer the question nos. [Link] object's kinetic energy is less than necessary working
97 and 98 : force
1 Mass, M= 6 x 1024 kg, Radiui, R = 6.4 x 106n
The acceleration due to gravity of a certain planet is g
5
1
and its radius R. Here, g is acceleration due to gravity
4
of the earth and R is the radius of the earth.
97. What is the escape velocity of the planet?
pj.B.-19)
a. 0.56 luns-I b. 0.74 krns-I Considering the stem above answer questions and 108:
c. 2.50 luns -I
d. 5.60 lcms-I 107. Satellite's horizontal velocity is —
98. If an object of weight 588 N is taken away from the a. 7509.43 m.s-1 b. 7510.43
earth to that planet, how much weight the object will c. '7508.43 m.s-1 d. 7507..43 m-s -'
lose? fl,j.B.-19] 108. Satellite's rotational period is —
a. 60.0 N b. 117.6 N a. 1 hr.39 min b. 1 hr.40 min
c. 470.4 N d. 528.0 N c. 1 hr.41 min d. 1 hr.42 min
Check the stem below and answer questions 99 and 100: From the information given below answ questions 109
and 110:
99. If a 50-kg object is taken from A to C, its weight is - Four aliens observed four planets and collect, these
a. 490 N b. 272.2 N information.
Name Mass (kg) Weight (N)
100. maximum value of gravitational intensity A 30 150
[Link] C, weight of an object is greater than B B 60 300
[Link] B, value of g is half of A C 70 700
Which of the following is correct?
D 90 800
a. i and ii b. ii and iii
c. i and iii d. i ii and iii
,

Based on stem below answer questions 101 and 102: A planet's 109. W h o i n s p e c t e d E a r t h ?
radius is 6000 km and gravitational acceleration on its surface a. A b. B
is 3.8 m•s2. (✓8.-16) c. C d. D
[Link] object's escape velocity from planet's 110. If all the aliens are at the same heig from planets'
surface is - surface, whose potenti energy is greatest?
a. 4774.93 lcm.s-1 b. 2756.6 km.s-1 a. A b. B
c. 4.77 kin.s-I d. 2.756 km.s-I c. C d. D
[Link] object's mass is doubled, its escape velocity will
be -
i. same ii. half
iii. double
Which of the following is correct?