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NEET CRASH COURSE (2023)

Gravitation DPP-03

1. In adjoining figure earth goes around the sun in 5. A space shuttle is launched in a circular orbit near
elliptical orbit on which point the orbital speed is the earth’s surface. The additional velocity be given
maximum: to the space - shuttle to get free from the influence
of gravitational force, will be:
B (1) 1.52 km/s (2) 2.75 km/s
(3) 3.28 km/s (4) 5.18 km/s
A C
6. Four particles each of mass M, are located at the
vertices of a square with side L. The gravitational
potential due to this at the centre of the square is
D
GM GM
(1) On A (2) On B (1) − 32 (2) − 64 2
L L
(3) On C (4) On D
GM
(3) Zero (4) 32
L
2. If a graph is plotted between T2 and r3 for a planet
then its slope will be:- 7. If the radius of a planet is R and its density is  , the
42 escape velocity from its surface will be
(1)
GM (1) ve  R (2) ve   R
GM  1
(2) (3) ve  (4) ve 
4 2
R R
(3) 4GM
(4) Zero 8. An artificial satellite moving in a circular orbit
around the earth has a total (kinetic + potential)
energy E0. Its potential energy is:-
3. The average radii of orbits of mercury and earth
(1) –E0 (2) E0
around the sun are 6 × 107 km and (3) –2E0 (4) 2E0
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1.5 × 10 km respectively. The ratio of their orbital
speeds will be:- 9. A body revolved around the sun 27 times faster then
the earth what is the ratio of their radii
(1) 5 : 2
(1) 1/3 (2) 1/9
(2) 2 : 5 (3) 1/27 (4) 1/4
(3) 2.5 : 1
10. The orbital velocity of an artificial satellite in a
(4) 1 : 25
circular orbit just above the earth's surface is v. For
a satellite orbiting at an altitude of half of the earth's
4. A satellite launching station should be: radius, the orbital velocity is
(1) Near the equatorial region 3 3
(1) v (2) v
(2) Near the polar region 2 2
(3) On the polar axis 2 2
(3) v (4) v
(4) All locations are equally good 3 3
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11. In a satellite if the time of revolution is T, then PE is 13. A body thrown vertically upward with initial speed
proportional to gR , where R is the radius of earth. Then
(1) T1/2 (2) T3 maximum height reached by the body from the
–2/3
(3) T (4) T–4/3 surface of earth is
R 3R
(1) (2)
12. Following curve shows the variation of intensity of 2 2
gravitational field ( I ) with distance from the centre R
of solid sphere(r) : (3) R (4)
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→
→

I I
R r 14. A particle is dropped from a height h = 3R above
O O r earth surface, where R is the radius of earth. If g is
(1) (2) R
the acceleration due to gravity on earth surface, then
speed with which the particle strikes the earth
→
surface is
→

I I (1) 3gR (2) 2gR

R r
O O r
(3) (4) R (3) 1.5gR (4) gR
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Answer Key
1. (1) 8. (4)
2. (1) 9. (2)
3. (1) 10. (3)
4. (1) 11. (3)
5. (3) 12. (1)
6. (1) 13. (3)
7. (2) 14. (3)

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