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radius of the earth. Then which of the following

relations is correct ?

(A) 2h = d.

(B) h= d

(C) h =2d.

(D) h = d2.

18. A body of mass M is raised from the surface of the earth

to an altitude equal to the radius of the earth . The

potential energy gained by he body will be :

(A) MgR/2

(B) MgR.

(C) 2MgR.
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(D) None of the above.

19. if the mass and radius of the planet are doubled then

acceleration due to gravity on its surface will become.

(A) one fourth

(B) one half.

(C) double

(D) four times.

20. if the radius of the earth decreases by 10% the mass

remaining unchanged, what will happen to the

acceleration due to gravity ?

(A) Decreases by 19%

(B) Increases by 19%

(C) Deceases by more than 19%

(D) increases by more than 19%

21. Two identical copper spheres each of radius R are in

contact with each other. If the gravitational attraction

between them is Fν then which of the following relations

is correct ?

(A) F ∝ R2.

(B) F ∝ R4.

(C) F ∝ 1/R2.

(d) F ∝ 1/R4.

22. Let g be acceleration due to the gravity on the earth’s

surface. The gain in the potential energy of an object

of mass m raised from surface of earth to a height

equal to radius R of the earth us.

(A) ½ mgR.

(B) 2mgR

(C) mgR.

(D) ¼ mgR.

SATELLITES
23. The synchronous satellite of earth orbits from :

(A) north to south in the polar plane.

(B) south to north in the polar plane.

(C) east to west in equatorial plane.

(D) west to east in equatorial plane.

24. What causes the tail of the comet ?

(A) Centrifugal force pushes away the gases/

(B) Lighter gases are left behind during the orbital

motion.

(C) Tail of the comet always exists but becomes

visible near the sun.

(D) The radiation pressure from the sun causes the

tail.

25. For a satellite to revolve very near to surface of the

earth., the orbital velocity should be about :

(A) 3 km s-1.

(B) 8 kms-1
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(C) 11 kms-1.

(D) none of the above.

26. A stationary satellite of a planet orbits at :

(A) any height.

(B) a definite height independent of its own mass.

(C) a height depending upon its own mass.

(D) a definite height independent of the mass of the

planet.

27. At What angle with the horizontal should a projectile

be fire from the top of Mount Everest, with the escape

velocity to enable it escape from gravitational pull of the

earth ?
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(A) Less than 450.

(B) 450.

(C) More than 450.

(D) any angle.

28. A pendulum beats seconds on earth. Its time period on

a stationary satellite of the earth will be :

(A) zero.

(B) 1s.

(C) 2s.

(D) infinity.

29. As the radius of the satellite orbit increases , is time

period :
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(A) decreases

(b)increases.

(C) remains constant

(D) first increases, becomes maximum for stationary

satellite and then decreases.

30. To pull in orbit, the satellite should be fired as a

projectile with

(a) escape velocity

(B) twice the escape velocity

(C) thrice the escape velocity.

(d) none of the above.

31. The escape velocity for a body projected vertically

upwards from the surface of earth is 11 km/s. if the

body is projected of 450 with the vertical, the escape

velocity will be

(A) 11/√2 km/s.

(B) 11/√2 km/s.

(C) 22 km/s.

(D) 11 km/s.

32. When you move from equator to pole, the value to

acceleration due to gravity (g)

(A) increases.

(B) decreases.
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(C) remains the same.

(D) increases then decrease.

33 The acceleration due to gravity on the planet A is 9

times the acceleration due to gravity on planet B. A man

jumps to a height of 2m on the surface of A. what is

the height of jump by the same person on the planet B

: (A) 18m.

(B)6m.

(C) 2/3 m

(D) 2/9 m.

34. Two spheres of masses m and M are situated in air

and the gravitational force between them is F The space

around the masses is now filled with a liquid of specific

gravity 3. the gravitational force will be now

(A) F.

(B) F/3.

(C) F/9.

(D) 3F.

35. The density of a newly discovered planet is twice that

of earth. The acceleration due to gravity at the surface

of the planet is equal to that at the surface of the earth.

If the radius of the earth is R, the radius of the planet

would be

(A) 4R.
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(B) ¼ R

(C) ½ R

(D) 2R.

36. A satellite of mass m revolves around earth of radius

R at a height x from its surface. If g is the acceleration

due to gravity on the surface of the earth, the orbital

speed of satellite is

(A) gx.

(B) gR / (R-x)

(C) gR2 / ( R + x)

(D) [gR2 / ( R + x)]1/2.

37. Suppose the gravitational force varies inversely as

the nth power f distance . Then the time period of a

planet in circular orbit of radius ‘R’ around the sun will

be proportional to

(A) R [ (n+1) /2]

(B) R [ (n-1) / 2]

(C) Rn.

(D) R [(n-2) / 2]

38 To have an Earth satellite synchronous with the rotation

of the Earth, it must be launched at the proper

height moving

(a) from west to east in an equatorial plane

(b) from north to south in a polar plane

(c) from east to west in an equatorial plane

(d) from south to north in a polar plane.

39. Ve and Vp denote the escape velocities from the Earth

and another planet having twice the radius and the same

mean density as the Earth. Then

(a) Ve = Vp

(b)Ve= Vp /2

(c) Ve = 2Vp

(d) Ve = Vp/4

40 satellite is orbiting close to surface of the Earth. Its time

period is
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(a) 2π (R / g)1/2

(b) 2π (2R / g)1/2

(c) 2π (R /2 g)1/2

(d) 2π (4R / g)1/2

41. If R is the radius of the Earth and g the acceleration due

to gravity on the Earth's surface, the mean density of the

Earth is

(a) 4πG/3gR

(b) 3πR/ 4gG

(c) 3g / 4π RG

(d) πRG/12
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THERMODYNAMICS.

1. A process in which the heat content of the system

remains constant is called :

(A) isobaric.

(B) isochoric.

(C) Isothermal

(D) none of the above.

2. Indicator diagram is a graph between :

(A) Pressure & temperature.

(B) Pressure & volume.

(C) volume & temperature.

(D) none of the above pairs.

3. Adiabatic is a graph between :

(A) V & T

(B) T & P

(C) P&V

(D) PV &T

4. The first law of thermodynamics is based on the first law

of conservation of :

(A) energy

(B) mass

(C) momentum

(D) none of the above.

5. Isothermal is a process represented by the equation

(A) PV = a constant.

(B) P/V = a constant.

(C) P/T = a constant

(D) P/Vγ = a constant.

6. In which of following processes all the three

thermodynamic variables , that is pressure , volume and

temperature can change ?

(A) Isobaric.

(B) Isothermal

(C) Isochoric.

(D) Adiabatic.

7. In which of the processes the internal energy of the

system remains constant.

(A) Adiabatic.

(B) Isochoric.

(C) Isobaric.
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(D) Isothermal

8. Which of the following is NOT a reversible process ?

(A) Melting of ice.

(B) Conduction of heat

(C) Isothermal expansion of gas.

(D) Adiabatic expansion of gas.

9. Work done in an isothermal expansion of gas depends

upon :

(A) temperature alone.

(B) ratio of the initial and final volumes.

(C) both temperature and the ratio of initial and final

volumes.

(D) neither temperature nor ratio of initial and final

volumes.
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10. What makes a cycle tube burst when left in the sun ?

(A) increase in volume

(B) increase of pressure

(C) increase of volume & pressure both.

(D) Neither increase of pressure nor that of volume.

11. What is the change in internal energy of an gas sample

over one complete cycle ?

(A) Positive

(B) Negative

(C) Zero.

(D) depends upon the nature of path

12. What is the value of dp/p for a adiabatic expansion of

the gas.

(A) dV/V