Gravitation Practice Sheet
Gravitation Practice Sheet
PRACTICE SHEET
Yakeen NEET 2.0 2025 (Legend)
PHYSICS
GRAVITATION
the same orbit. The mass of S1 is four times the would be the escape velocity on a planet whose
mass of S2. Which one of the following mass is 1000 times and radius is 10 times that of
statements is true? earth?
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(A) The time period of S1 is four times that of S2 (A) 112 kms
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(B) The potential energies of earth and satellite in (B) 11.2 kms
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the two cases are equal (C) 1.12 kms
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(C) S1 and S2 are moving with the same speed (D) 3.7 kms
(D) The kinetic energies of the two satellites are
Q19 If the distance between the earth and sun were
equal
half its present value, the number of days in a
Q13 The radii of circular orbits of two earth satellites year would have been
A and B are 4R and R, respectively. If the speed (A) 64.5 (B) 129
of satellite A is 3 v, then the speed of satellite B (C) 182.5 (D) 730
will be
Q20 The ratio of mean distances of three planets from
(A) 3 v/4 (B) 6 v
the sun are 0.5: 1: 1.5, then the square of time
(C) 12 v (D) 3 v/2
periods are in the ratio of
Q14 For a satellite moving in an orbit around the (A) 1 : 4 : 9 (B) 1 : 9 : 4
earth, the ratio of kinetic energy to potential (C) 1 : 8 : 27 (D) 2 : 1 : 3
energy is
Q21 A geostationary satellite is orbiting the earth at a
(A) 2 (B) 12
– height of 5R above that surface of the earth, R
(C) 1 (D) √2
√2 being the radius of the earth. The time period of
Q15 Net work done on a satellite revolving in an another satellite (in hour) at a height of 2R from
Q16 A planet moving along an elliptical orbit is closest Q22 The figure shows elliptical orbit of a planet m
to the sun at a distance r1 and farthest away at a about the sun S. The shaded area SCD is twice
distance of r2. If v1 and v2 are the linear velocities the shaded area SAB. If t1 is the time for the
v
at these points respectively, then the ratio v1 is planet to move from C to D and t2 is the time to
2
r 2 move from A to B, then
(A) r2
1 ( r1 )
(B) r2
r 2
(C) r1
2 ( r2 )
(D) r1
Q23 Acceleration due to gravity at the depth (d) from Q30 The value of escape velocity on the earth's
the surface of the earth is surface is.....
d
(A) g' = g (1 − R
) (B) g' = g ( Rd − 1) (A) 11.5 km/sec (B) 12.5 km/sec
(C) g' = g ( Rd ) (D) g' = g(d - R) (C) 11.2 km/sec (D) 12.2 km/sec
Q24 Imagine a new planet having the same density as Q31 For the moon revolution in elliptical orbit around
that of earth but it is 27 times bigger than the the earth.....
earth in size. If the acceleration due to gravity on (A) sun will be at one of the foci of ellipse
the surface of earth is g and that on the surface (B) earth will be at one of the foci of ellipse
of the new planet is g' , then (C) sun at one of the foci and earth at the other
(A) g ′ = 3g (B) g ′ =
g foci
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(C) g ′ = 9g (D) g ′ = 27g (D) all the above
Q25 As one moves from the north pole of the earth to Q32 Gas escapes from the surface of a planet
the south pole, the value of g along the path... because it acquires an escape velocity. The
(A) decreases and becomes minimum escape velocity will depend on which of the
(B) increases and becomes maximum following factors:
(C) first decreases and then increases to its initial (A) Density of particle
value (B) Radius of the planet
(D) first increases and then decreases (C) Mass of the particle escaping
(D) Temperature of the planet
Q26 Gravitational potential energy is given by the
equation Q33 Select the correct statement from the following
(A) − GMm (B) − GMm (A) The orbital velocity of a satellite increases
r2 r3
with the radius of the orbit
(C) − GMm
r
(D) GMm
r
(B) Escape velocity of a particle from the surface
Q27 A satellite of mass m is revolving in a circular of the earth depends on the speed with
orbit of radius r. The relation between the which it is fired
angular momentum J of satellite and mass M of (C) The time period of a satellite does not
earth will be - depend on the radius of the orbit
−−−−−−− −−−−−
(A) J = √G. Mm2 r (B) J = √GMm (D) The orbital velocity is inversely proportional
−−−−−− −−
−
(C) J = √GMmr (D) J = √ mr to the square root of the radius of the orbit
M
Q34 Total energy of a satellite close to the surface of
Q28 The K.E. of a satellite revolving at a height 'h'
the earth is...
above the surface of the earth is.....
(A) − mgR (B) + mgR
(A) K.E. = GMm 2 R
(R+h) (C) mgR (D) mgR
− GMm 2
(B) K.E. =
2(R+h)
(C) K.E. = + GMm Q35 A geostationary satellite ...
2(R+h)
GM (A) revolves around the equatorial plane
(D) K.E. =
2(R+h) (B) has a time period less than that of the near
earth satellite
Q29 If a graph is plotted between T2 and r3 for a
(C) moves faster than a near earth satellite
planet then its slope will be -
(D) is stationary in the space
(B) GM2
2
(A) 4π
GM 4π
(C) 4πGM (D) 0 Q36 Statement-1 : The speed of revolution of an
Q44 Which one of the following plots represents the (C) Assertion is True, Reason is False
variation of gravitational field F on a particle with (D) Assertion is False, Reason is True
distance r due to a thin spherical shell of radius
Q47 A body of mass 5 kg is taken into space. Its mass
R?
becomes.....
(r is measured from the centre of the spherical
(A) 5 kg (B) 10 kg
shell)
(C) 2 kg (D) 30 kg
(A)
Q48 Match Column-I with Column-II. For a satellite in
circular orbit.
Column-I Column-II
GM E m
a Kinetic energy i − 2r
−−−−
(B) b Potential energy ii √ r
GME
GM m
c Total energy iii − rE
GM E m
d Orbital velocity iv 2r
Codes:
a b c d
(C) (A) iii iv ii i
(B) ii i iii iv
(C) i ii iv iii
(D) iv iii i ii
Answer Key
Q1 (C) Q31 (B)