The height of a geo-stationary satellite from the Earth's surface is approximately
A. 36000 km
B. 42000 km
C. 30000 km
D. None of these
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What is the earth's escape velocity?
A. 2.8 km/s
B. 5.6 km/s
C. 11.2 km/s
D. 14 km/s
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Which one of the following is not true about Kepler's rules for planetary bodies?
A. The orbit of a planet is an elliptical with the Sun at one of the two foci
B. A line segment connecting a planet and the sun makes an equal area outside during equal intervals of time
C. The square of its orbital period is proportional to the cube of the semi-principal axis of its orbit
D. The orbital period depends on the mass of the planet
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A pendulum clock can run faster in
A. Summer
B. Winter
C. Spring season
D. Rainy season
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There is no atmosphere on the moon because
A. it is near to the earth
B. it receives light from the sun
C. it revolves around the earth
D. the escape velocity of gas molecules on it is less than the root mean square velocity here
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If an apple is released from an orbiting spaceship, it will
A. Fall towards the Earth
B. Move at a lower speed
C. Move along with the spaceship at the same speed
D. Move at a higher speed
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Who defined the law of gravitation?
A. Newton
B. Archimedes
C. Galileo
D. Faraday
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The centre of gravity of a sprinter during the race lies
A. ahead of his feet
B. behind his feet
C. at the centre of the body
D. to the left side of the body
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An object is thrown above the initial velocity u and reaches a maximum height of 'h'. Find the value of 'h':
A. 2 g u 2
B. 2 g u
C. 2ug
D. None of these
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Suppose an imaginary planet whose mass is equal to half of the earth and radius is onethird. If the acceleration due to gravity on the Earth's surface is g, then what will be the acceleration due to gravity on that planet?
A. ( 2 1 ) g
B. ( 2 9 ) g
C. ( 2 5 ) g
D. ( 2 3 ) g
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If a person stands on the weight scale inside the lift and the lift starts moving upwards then-
A. The scale will show more weight
B. The scale will show weight loss
C. The scale will show zero weight
D. The scale will not show any deflection but it will show the actual weight
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A car falls from an outcrop and lands in 0.4 seconds. What is its speed while hitting the ground? (Suppose g = 10m/s2 )
A. 4 ms1
B. 4 ms-2
C. 5 ms-1
D. 4 ms-1
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What is the change in the gravitational force between two objects when the mass of one of the two objects is doubled?
A. The force of gravitation is doubled
B. The force of gravitation is tripled
C. The force of gravitation becomes four times
D. The force of gravitation is halved
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A truck slips off the edge and falls to the ground in 1.6 seconds. Which height will the edge be from the ground? (g = 10m/s2 )
A. 460 m
B. 6.4 m
C. 64 m
D. 12.8 m
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The point where the entire weight of an object functions is called . . . . . . . .
A. center of mass
B. center of friction
C. center of gravity
D. center of pressure
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If the radius of the Earth were to shrink by one percent, its mass remaining the same, the value of g on , the Earth's surface would
A. Increase by 0.5%
B. Increase by 2%
C. Decrease by 0.5%
D. Decrease by 2%
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For a missile launched with a velocity less than the earth's escape velocity, the total energy is
A. positive
B. negative
C. zero
D. Either positive or negative
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The time period of a pendulum
A. Depends on the mass
B. Depends on its length
C. Depends on time
D. Depends on temperature
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What will be the weight of the body on the pole compared to the weight of a body on the Earth's equator?
A. The weight of the body on the poles will be less than its weight on the equator
B. The weight of the body on the poles will be equal to its weight on the equator
C. The weight of the body on the poles will be greater than its weight on the equator
D. The weight of the body on the poles will be zero
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Discovery of universal gravitational constant 'G' had done by-
A. Antoine-Laureate Lavoisier
B. Isaac Newton
C. Henry Cavendish
D. John Dalton
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