Which of the following statements is incorrect?
A. The weight of the object is maximum at the poles and minimum at the equator
B. The weight of the object is minimum at the poles and maximum at the equator
C. The weight of the object at the center of the Earth is zero
D. When the object is moved to a higher height, its weight decreases
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Which of the following is correct about moon's gravitation?
A. Moon's gravitation = 6 1 t h of Earth's gravitation
B. Moon's gravitation = 6 1 t h of Mars gravitation
C. Moon's gravitation = 8 1 t h of Earth's gravitation
D. Moon's gravitation = 8 1 t h of Mars gravitation
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If the earth rotates faster than its present speed, the acceleration due to gravity will
A. Increase at the equator but remain unchanged at the poles
B. decrease at the equator but remain unchanged at the poles
C. remain unchanged at the equator but decrease at the poles
D. remain unchanged at the equator but increase at the poles
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The free fall acceleration g increases as one proceeds at sea level, from the equator towards either pole. The reason is
A. earth is a sphere with same density everywhere
B. earth is a sphere with different density at the polar regions than in the equatorial regions
C. earth is approximately an ellipsoid having its equatorial radius greater than its polar radius by 21 km
D. earth is approximately an ellipsoid having its equatorial radius smaller than its polar radius by 21 km
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The SI unit of universal gravitation constant (G) is
A. Nm2 kg2
B. Nm2 kg-2
C. Nm-2 kg-2
D. Nm-2 kg2
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The weight of an object is maximum:
A. at the poles
B. equator
C. on the tropics
D. on the sub tropics
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Which one of the following statement is correct?
A. The measurement of mass taken by a spring weighing balance is correct at the place where the spring balance is calibrated for
B. The measurement of mass taken by a spring weighing balance is correct at all places
C. The measurement of mass taken by a spring weighing balance is correct at the places where the acceleration due to gravity is same with the place where the spring balance is calibrated for
D. A spring balance cannot be used to measure mass at any place
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In planetary motion, the angular momentum conservation leads to the law of
A. orbits
B. areas
C. periods
D. Conservation of kinetic energy
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Free fall possible only in-
A. atmosphere
B. air
C. sea
D. vacuum
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Which one of the following statements is not correct?
A. Weight of a body is different on different planets
B. Mass of a body on the earth, on the moon and in empty space is the same
C. Weightlessness of a body occurs when the gravitational forces acting on it is counter-balanced
D. Weight and mass of a body are equal at sea level on the surface of the earth
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Which force maintains the structure of our solar system?
A. elastic
B. electrostatic
C. mechanical force
D. gravitational
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Suppose there is a planet whose mass and radius are twice the mass and radius of the Earth. The acceleration due to gravity on the surface of that planet is n times that of Earth. What will be the value of n:
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Suppose an imaginary planet whose mass and radius are equal to half of the Earth. 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:
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The weight of an object on the earth is 150 N. Its weight on moon will be
A. 150 N
B. 75 N
C. 25 N
D. 50 N
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What will be the mass of the object whose weight on Earth is 196 N? (g = 9.8 ms-2 )
A. 1.96 kg
B. 20 kg
C. 2 kg
D. 19.6 kg
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A stone is tied with a spring balance, which of the following situations would show the lowest load in the spring in balance reading?
A. When stone hangs in the air
B. When the stone is on the surface of water in a beaker
C. When that stone is completely submerged in water of a beaker
D. When that stone is partially submerged in water of a beaker
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Two balls A and B are of 10 kg and 1 kg, respectively. They are dropped simultaneously from a height of 20 m. Which of the following is correct?
A. A will reach the ground first
B. B will reach the ground first
C. Both A and B will reach the ground at the same time
D. None of the above
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A car slips down the mountain pass and falls down, it takes 0.7 seconds to reach the ground. What will be its speed while hitting the ground?
A. 8 ms-1
B. 6 ms-1
C. 4 ms-1
D. 7 ms-1
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If the mass of an object is 60 kg on the surface of the Earth, what will be its mass on the Moon?
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Which one of the following statement about the mass of a body is correct?
A. It changes fromone place to another
B. It is same everywhere
C. It depends on its shape
D. It does not depend on its temperature
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