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Gravitation class 11 MCQ

Last updated on July 27th, 2023 at 10:14 am

Gravitation (class 11) MCQ – Set 3


11. An artificial satellite orbiting the earth does not fall down because the earth’s attraction

(a) is balanced by the attraction of the moon

(b) vanishes at such distances

(c) is balanced by the viscous drag produced by the atmosphere

(d) produces the necessary acceleration of its motion in a curved path

(d) produces the necessary acceleration of its motion in a curved path

12. Newton’s universal law of gravitation applies to

(a) small bodies only

(b) planets only

(c) both small and big bodies

(d) only valid for solar system

(c) both small and big bodies

13. For a particle inside a uniform spherical shell, the gravitational force on the particle is

(a) infinite

(b) zero

c) -Gm1m2/r^2

(d) Gm1m2/r^2

(b) zero

14. The value of G varies with

(a) height above the earth’s surface

(b) depth below the ground

(c) the radius of the planet

(d) None of these

(d) None of these

15. Force of gravitational attraction is the least

(a) at the equator

(b) at the poles

(c) at a point in between the equator and any pole

(d) None of these

(a) at the equator

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