Given mass of the moon is 1/81 of the mass of the earth and corresponding radius is 1/4 of the earth. If escape velocity on the earth surface is  11.2 km/s, the value of same on the surface of the moon is

(1)0.14 km/s                                                  (2)0.5 km/s

(3)2.5 km/s                                                    (4)5 km/s

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The angular velocity of rotation of star (of mass M and radius R) at which the matter start to escape from its equator will be

(1)2GM2R                                             

(2)2GMg

(3)2GMR3                                               

(4)2GRM

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A body weighs 700 gm wt on the surface of the earth. How much will it weigh on the surface of a planet whose mass 17 of earth's mass and radius is half that of the earth ?

(1)  200 gm wt                         

(2)  400 gm wt     

(3)  50 gm wt

(4)  300 gm wt

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What will be the acceleration due to gravity at height h if h >> R  where R is radius of earth and g is acceleration due to gravity on the surface of earth ?

(1) g1+hR2               

(2) g1-2hR

(3) g1-hR2                 

(4)g1-hR 

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How many times is escape velocity, of orbital velocity for a satellite revolving near earth?

(a)2 times                    (b) 2 times

(c) 3 times                       (d) 4 times

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The acceleration due to gravity near the surface of a planet of radius R and density d is

proportional to

1. dR2                            

2. dR2

3. dR                             

4. dr

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The weight of a body at the centre of the earth is -

1. Zero                                         

2. Infinite

3. Same as on the surface of the earth

4. None of the above

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If the radius of a planet is R and its density is ρ, the escape velocity from its surface will

be

1. Ve  pR                         

2. Ve  Rρ

3. VepR                        

4. Ve 1pR

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If the distance between two masses is doubled, the gravitational attraction between them:

1. Is doubled                               

2. Becomes four times

3. Is reduced to half                     

4. Is reduced to a quarter

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If the earth stops rotating, the value of \(g\) at the equator will:
1. increase                            
2. remain same   
3. decrease
4. none of the above

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