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(1)
Who among the following first gave the experimental velocity of G?
[A]
Cavendish
[B]
Copernicus
[C]
Brook Taylor
[D]
none of these
(2)
The value of g at a particular point is 9.8 m/sec² suppose the earth suddenly shrink uniformly to half its present size without losing any mass. The value of g at the same point (assuming that the distance of the point from the centre of the earth does not shrink) will become
[A]
9.8 m/sec²
[B]
4.9 m/sec²
[C]
19.6 m/sec²
[D]
2.45 m/sec²
(3)
A body is projected vertically from the surface of the earth of radius R with velocity equal to half of the escape velocity. The maximum height reached by the body is
[A]
R
[B]
R/2
[C]
R/3
[D]
R/4
(4)
What would be the duration of the year if the distance between the earth and the sun gets doubled?
[A]
1032 days
[B]
129 days
[C]
365 days
[D]
730 days
(5)
The time – period of a satellite of earth is 5 hours. If the separation between the earth and the satellite is increased to 4 times the previous value, the new time – period will become
[A]
10 hours
[B]
20 hours
[C]
40 hours
[D]
80 hours
(6)
If a body of mass m is taken out from a point below the surface of earth equal to half the radius of earth, R, to a height R above the earths surface, then work done on it will be
[A]
(5/6) mgR
[B]
(6/7) mgR
[C]
(7/8) mgR
[D]
(8/9) mgR
(7)
A missile is launched with a velocity less than the escape velocity. The sum of its kinetic and potential energy is
[A]
Positive
[B]
Negative
[C]
Zero
[D]
may be positive or negative
(8)
The radius of the earth is 6400 km and g = 10 m/s². In order that a body of 5 kg weighs zero at the equator, the angular speed of the earth is
[A]
1/80 rad /s
[B]
1/400 rad /s
[C]
1/800 rad /s
[D]
1/1600 rad /s
(9)
A artificial satellite moving in a circular orbit around the earth has a total (kinetic + potential) energy E0. Its potential energy is
[A]
2E0
[B]
E0
[C]
1.5 E0
[D]
-E0
(10)
A body weighs 500 N on the surface of the earth. How much would it weight half way below the surface of the earth?
[A]
1000 N
[B]
500 N
[C]
250 N
[D]
125 N
(11)
The escape velocity for a body projected vertically upwards from the surface of the earth is 11 km/s. If the body is projected at an angle of 450 with the vertical, the escape velocity will be
[A]
11/√2 km/s
[B]
11√2 km/s
[C]
2 km/s
[D]
11 km/s
(12)
If the radius of the earth were to be raise by 1% its mass remaining the same, the acceleration due to gravity on the surface of the earth will
[A]
increase by 1%
[B]
decrease by 2%
[C]
decrease by 1%
[D]
increase by 2%
(13)
The escape velocity of projection from the earth is approximately (R = 6400 km)
[A]
7 km/sec
[B]
112 km/sec
[C]
12.2 km/sec
[D]
1.1 km/sec
(14)
The mean radius of the earth is R, its angular speed on its own axis is w and the acceleration due to gravity at earths surface is g. The cube of the radius of the orbit of a geo-stationary satellite will be
[A]
r²g / w
[B]
R²w²/ g
[C]
RG w²
[D]
R²g / w²
(15)
The masses of two planets are in the ratio 1 : 2. Their radii are in the ratio 1 : 2. The acceleration due to gravity on the planets are in the ratio.
[A]
1 : 2
[B]
2 : 1
[C]
3 : 5
[D]
5 : 3
(16)
A satellite S is move in an elliptical orbit around the earth. The mass of the satellite is very small compared to the mass of the earth .
[A]
The acceleration of S is always directed towards the centre of the earth.
[B]
The angular momentum of S about the centre of the earth changes in direction, but its magnitude remains constant.
[C]
The total mechanical energy of S varies periodically with time.
[D]
The linear momentum of S remains constant in magnitude.
Answer: The acceleration of S is always directed towards the centre of the earth.
(17)
There is no atmosphere on the moon because
[A]
it is closer to the earth
[B]
it revolves round the earth
[C]
it gets light from the sun
[D]
the escape velocity of gas molecules is less than their root mean square velocity here
Answer: the escape velocity of gas molecules is less than their root mean square velocity here
(18)
A body is projected vertically from the surface of the earth of radius R with velocity equal to half of the escape velocity. The maximum height reached by the body is
[A]
R
[B]
R/2
[C]
R/3
[D]
R/4
(19)
If the distance between the earth and the sun were half its present value, the number of day in a year would have been
[A]
64.5
[B]
129
[C]
182.5
[D]
730
(20)
The atmosphere around the earth is held by
[A]
Gravity
[B]
Winds
[C]
Clouds
[D]
None of the above
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