The rotation period of an earth satellite close to the surface of the earth is 83 minutes. The time period of another earth satellite in an orbit at a distance of three earth radii from its surface will be

(1) 83 minutes                                   

(2) 83×8 minutes

(3) 664 minutes                                 

(4) 249 minutes

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A satellite of mass m is circulating around the earth with constant angular velocity. If the radius of the orbit is R0 and mass of the earth M, the angular momentum about the centre of the earth is:

(1)mGMR0                                         

(2)MGmR0

(3)mGMR0                                           

(4)MGMR0

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If the distance between the earth and the sun becomes half its present value, the number of days in a year would have been
(1) 64.5                                     

(2) 129

(3) 182.5                                   

(4) 730

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A geostationary satellite orbits around the earth in a circular orbit of radius 36000 km. Then, the time period of a satellite orbiting a few hundred kilometres above the earth’s surface (Rearth= 6400 km) will approximately be -

(1) 1/2 h                   

(2) 1 h

(3) 2 h                       

(4) 4 h

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A planet revolves around the sun whose mean distance is 1.588 times the mean distance between earth and the sun. The revolution time of the planet will be:

(1) 1.25 years                               

(2) 1.59 years

(3) 0.89 years                               

(4) 2 years

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The earth E moves in an elliptical orbit with the sun S at one of the foci as shown in figure. Its speed of motion will be maximum at the point

(1) C

(2) A

(3) B

(4) D

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The period of revolution of planet A around the sun is 8 times that of B. The distance of A from the sun is how many times greater than that of B from the sun ?

(1) 2                                         

(2) 3                                      

(3) 4                                        

(4) 5

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If the radius of earth's orbit is made 1/4 th, the duration of an year will become -

(1) 8 times                                     

(2) 4 times

(3) 1/8 times                                   

(4) 1/4 times

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If the mass of a satellite is doubled and the time period remain constant, the ratio of orbit in the two cases will be

(1)   1 : 2                                   

(2)   1 : 1

(3)   1 : 3                                   

(4)   None of these

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The maximum and minimum distances of a comet from the sun are 8×1012 m and 1.6×1012 m. If its velocity when nearest to the sun is 60 m/s, what will be its velocity in m/s when it is farthest -

(1) 12                                      

(2) 60

(3) 112                                     

(4) 6

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