Gravitation: JEE Main Physics Previous Year Questions

351 previous year questions from Gravitation. Here are the 25 most important ones; open any question for the correct answer and a full step-by-step solution.

1. $The minimum energy required to launch a satellite of mass m from the surface of earth of mass M and radius R in a circular orbit at an altitude of 2 R from the\dots$
2. $If the radius of earth shrinks by 2% while its mass remains same. The acceleration due to gravity on the earth's surface will approximately:$
3. $The acceleration due to gravity on the earth's surface at the poles is g and angular velocity of the earth about the axis passing through the pole is ω . An ob\dots$
4. $If the mass of the Sun were ten times smaller and the universal gravitational constant were ten times larger in magnitude, which of the following is not correct?$
5. $A satellite is revolving in a circular orbit at a height h from the earth surface, such that h << R where R is the radius of the earth. Assuming that the effect of ea\dots$
6. $A body A of mass m is moving in a circular orbit of radius R about a planet. Another body B of mass \frac{m}{2} collides with A with a velocity which is\dots$
7. $The ratio of the weights of a body on the Earth's surface to that on the surface of a planet is 9 : 4 . The mass of the planet is \frac{1}{9} th of that\dots$
8. $Assume there are two identical simple pendulum Clocks-1 is placed on the earth and Clock-2 is placed on a space station located at a height h above the earth surface. Clo\dots$
9. $An astronaut takes a ball of mass m from earth to space. He throws the ball into a circular orbit about earth at an altitude of 318.5 km . From earth's\dots$
10. $A mass m on the surface of the Earth is shifted to a target equal to the radius of the Earth. If R is the radius and M is the mass of the Earth, then work done i\dots$
11. $Two stars of masses 3 \times 1 0^{31} kg each, and at distance 2 \times 1 0^{11} m rotate in a plane about their common centre of mass O . A meteorite passes thro\dots$
12. $The value of acceleration due to gravity at Earth's surface is 9.8 ms^{- 2} . The altitude above its surface at which theacceleration due to gravity decreases to\dots$
13. $The difference in the acceleration due to gravity at the pole and equator is (g = acceleration due to gravity, R = radius of earth, θ = latitude,\dots$
14. $Given radius of earth ‘R’ and length of a day ‘T’ the height of a geostationary satellite is [G - Gravitational constant, M - Mass of earth]$
15. $A light planet is revolving around a massive star in a circular orbit of radius R with a period of revolution T . If the force of attraction between planet and star\dots$
16. $The mass and the diameter of a planet are three times the respective values for the Earth. The period of oscillation of a simple pendulum on the Earth is 2 s. The period\dots$
17. $A body of mass is taken from earth surface to the height h equal to twice the radius of earth (R_{e}), the increase in potential energy will be: (g = acceleration due t\dots$
18. $The mass of a planet is \frac{1}{10} th that of the earth and its diameter is half that of the earth. The acceleration due to gravity on that planet is: [NEET 2024]$
19. $A geo-stationary satellite is orbiting the earth at a height of 6 R above the surface of the earth, R being the radius of the earth. The time period of another satellite\dots$
20. $A body of mass 60 g experiences a gravitational force of 3.0 N, when placed at a particular point. The magnitude of the gravitational field intensity at that point is [NE\dots$
21. $A body (mass m) starts its motion from rest from a point distant R_{0} (R_{0} > R) from the centre of the earth. The velocity acquired by the body when it reaches\dots$
22. $The escape velocity from the earth's surface is v . The escape velocity from the surface of another planet having a radius, four times that of earth and same mass densi\dots$
23. $A geostationary satellite is taken to a new orbit, such that its distance from center of the earth is doubled. Then, find the time period of this satellite in the new orb\dots$
24. $Planet A has mass M and radius R . Planet B has half the mass and half the radius of Planet A . If the escape velocities from the Planets A and B are\dots$
25. $The vector form of universal law of gravitation$

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