BITSAT SERIES Physics
Newtons Law Of Gravitation
17 previous year questions.
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2010 Chapter Questions 17 MCQs
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PYQ 2010
medium
physics ID: bitsat-2
Two planets and have the same material density. If the radius of is twice that of , then the ratio of the escape velocity is
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4
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PYQ 2010
easy
physics ID: bitsat-2
Suppose the gravitational force varies inversely as the nth power of distance. Then the time period of a planet in circular orbit of radius around the sun will be proportional to
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4
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PYQ 2010
medium
physics ID: bitsat-2
Suppose the gravitational force varies inversely as the nth power of distance. Then the time period of a planet in circular orbit of radius R around the sun will be proportional to
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Rโฟ
2
Rโฝโฟโปยนโพ/โฝยฒโพ
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Rโฝโฟโบยนโพ/โฝยฒโพ
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Rโฝโฟโปยฒโพ/โฝยฒโพ
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PYQ 2010
medium
physics ID: bitsat-2
Two planets A and B have the same material density. If the radius of A is twice that of B, then the ratio of the escape velocity vA/vB is
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2
2
โ(2)
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1/โ(2)
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1/2
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PYQ 2011
medium
physics ID: bitsat-2
A man of mass m starts falling towards a planet of mass M and radius R. Inside the planet, which consists of a spherical shell of mass 2M/3 and a point mass M/3 at centre, the change in gravitational force experienced by the man is:
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2GMm3Rยฒ
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0
3
GMm3Rยฒ
4
4GMm3Rยฒ
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PYQ 2012
medium
physics ID: bitsat-2
If the radius of the earth were to shrink by one percent, its mass remaining the same, the value of on the earthโs surface would:
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increase by 0.5%
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increase by 2%
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decrease by 0.5%
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decrease by 2%
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PYQ 2013
medium
physics ID: bitsat-2
There is a shell of mass and density of the shell is uniform. The work done to take a point mass from point A to B is

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zero
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PYQ 2014
medium
physics ID: bitsat-2
A spherically symmetric gravitational system of particles has a mass density where is a constant. A test mass can undergo circular motion under the influence of the gravitational field of particles. Its speed as a function of distance from the centre of the system is represented by:
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Graph (a)
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Graph (b)
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Graph (c)
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Graph (d)
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PYQ 2015
medium
physics ID: bitsat-2
An artificial satellite is moving in a circular orbit around the earth with a speed equal to half the magnitude of the escape velocity from the earth. The height of the satellite above the earthโs surface is (Take radius of earth as ):
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PYQ 2016
easy
physics ID: bitsat-2
Kepler's third law states that square of period of revolution of a planet around the sun, is proportional to third power of average distance between sun and planet i.e. here is constant. If the masses of sun and planet are and respectively then as per Newton's law of gravitation force of attraction between them is here is gravitational constant. The relation between and is described as
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PYQ 2017
medium
physics ID: bitsat-2
What is the minimum energy required to launch a satellite of mass m from the surface of a planet of mass M and radius R in a circular orbit at an altitude of R?
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4
(3GmM)/(4R)
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PYQ 2018
medium
physics ID: bitsat-2
Infinite number of masses, each are placed along the axis at the magnitude of the resultant gravitational potential in terms of gravitational constant at the origin is
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G/2
2
G
3
-2G
4
4G
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PYQ 2018
medium
physics ID: bitsat-2
Infinite number of masses, each 1kg, are placed along the x-axis at x=ยฑ1m, ยฑ2m, ยฑ4m, ยฑ8m, โฆ. The magnitude of the resultant gravitational potential at the origin is:
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4G
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PYQ 2018
medium
physics ID: bitsat-2
The acceleration due to gravity on the surface of the moon is (1)/(6) that on earth and the diameter of the moon is one-fourth that of earth. The ratio of escape velocities on earth and moon will be:
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3
3
4
dfracโ(3)2
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PYQ 2019
medium
physics ID: bitsat-2
An artificial satellite is moving in a circular orbit around the earth with a speed equal to half the magnitude of the escape velocity from the earth. The height h of the satellite above the earthโs surface is (Take radius of earth as Rโ):
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3
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h = 4Rโ
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PYQ 2021
hard
physics ID: bitsat-2
What is the minimum energy required to launch a satellite of mass m from the surface of a planet of mass M and radius R in a circular orbit at an altitude of 2R?
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(5GMm)/(6R)
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(2GMm)/(3R)
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(GMm)/(2R)
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(GMm)/(2R)
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PYQ 2026
medium
physics ID: bitsat-2
A man of mass starts falling towards a planet of mass and radius . As he reaches near to the surface, he realizes that he will pass through a small hole in the planet. As he enters the hole, he sees that the planet is really made of two pieces: a spherical shell of negligible thickness of mass and a point mass at the centre. Change in the force of gravity experienced by the man is
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0
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4