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Acceleration due to gravity is ‘g’ on the surface of the earth. The value of acceleration due to gravity at a height of 32 km above earth’s surface is (Radius of the earth = 6400 km)

1. 0.9 g           

2. 0.99 g

3. 0.8 g           

4. 1.01 g

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The height of a point vertically above the earth’s surface, at which the acceleration due to gravity becomes \(1\%\) of its value at the surface is: (Radius of the earth = \(R\))
1. \(8R\)
2. \(9R\)
3. \(10R\)
4. \(20R\)

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If radius of earth is R then the height h’ at which value of ‘g’ becomes one-fourth is 

1. R4               

2. 3R4

3. R                 

4. R8

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Two planets have the same average density but their radii are R1  and R2. If acceleration due to gravity on these planets be g1 and g2 respectively, then

1.  g1g2R1R2                   

2. g1g2=R2R1

3.  g1g2R12R22                  

4. g1g2R13R23

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Assume that the acceleration due to gravity on the surface of the moon is 0.2 times the acceleration due to gravity on the surface of the earth. If RE is the maximum range of a projectile on the earth’s surface, what is the maximum range on the surface of the moon for the same velocity of projection ?

1. 0.2Rε                     

2. 2Rε

3. 0.5Rε                     

4. 5Rε

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