The weight of an object in the coal mine, sea level, at the top of the mountain are  $W_1$,

$W_2$ and $W_3$   respectively, then

1.  $W_1\le W_2\ge W_3$                      

2.  $W_1=W_2=W_3$

3.  $W_1\le W_2\le W_3$                     

4.  $W_1\ge W_2\ge W_3$      

The value of escape velocity on a certain planet is 2 km/s. Then the value of orbital speed

for a satellite orbiting close to its surface is:

1. 12km/s                                                                 

2. 1km/s

3. $\sqrt{2 } km/s$                                                             

4. $2\sqrt{2} km/s$

The mass of the moon is $7.34\times {10}^{22}kg$ and the radius is $1.74\times {10}^{6}m$. The value of

gravitation field will be

1. $1.45 N/kg$                               

2. $1.55 N/kg$

3. $1.75 N/kg$                               

4.  $1.62 N/kg$

The centripetal force acting on a satellite orbiting round the earth and the gravitational

force of earth acting on the satellite both equal F. The net force on the satellite is

1. Zero                                  

2. F

3. $F\sqrt{2}$                                 

4. 2 F

Reason of weightlessness in a satellite is:

1. Zero gravity

2. Centre of mass

3. Zero reaction force by satellite surface

4. None

Mass M is divided into two parts xM and $\left(1-x\right)M$ . For a given separation, the value of x

for which the gravitational attraction between the two pieces becomes maximum is

1. $\frac{1}{2}$                                 

2. $\frac{3}{5}$

3. 1                                   

4. 2

If earth is supposed to be a sphere of radius R, if $g_{30°}$ is value of acceleration due to gravity at latitude of 30^o and g at the pole, the value of $g-g_{{30}^o}$ is

1. $\frac{1}{4} {\omega }^{2}R$                      

2. $\frac{3}{4}{\omega }^{2}R$

3. ${\omega }^{2}R$                           

4. $\frac{1}{2}{\omega }^{2}R$

If M the mass of the earth and R its radius, the ratio of the gravitational acceleration and

the gravitational constant is

1. $\frac{R^2}{M}$                       

2. $\frac{M}{R^2}$

3. $M{R}^2$                       

4. $\frac{M}{R}$

Two sphere of mass m and M are situated in air and the gravitational force between them

is F. The space around the masses is now filled with a liquid of specific gravity 3. The

gravitational force will now be

1. F                                        

2. $\frac{F}{3}$  

3. $\frac{F}{9}$                                      

4. 3 F

Earth binds the atmosphere because of:

1. Gravity                                     

2. Oxygen between earth and atmosphere

3. Both 1 and 2

4 None of these