MCQ for Class 11 Physics Chapter 8 Gravitation with answer

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MCQ for Class 11 Physics Chapter 8 Chapter 8 Gravitation with answer

Q1. The radius of the earth is 6400 km and g = 10 m/s². In order that a body of 5 kg weighs zero at the equator, the angular speed of the earth is

(a) 1/80 rad /s
(b) 1/400 rad /s
(c) 1/800 rad /s
(d) 1/1600 rad /s

(c) 1/800 rad /s


Q2. A body weighs 500 N on the surface of the earth. How much would it weight half way below the surface of the earth?

(a) 1000 N
(b) 500 N
(c) 250 N
(d) 125 N

(c) 250 N


Q3. The time – period of a satellite of earth is 5 hours. If the separation between the earth and the satellite is increased to 4 times the previous value, the new time – period will become

(a) 10 hours
(b) 20 hours
(c) 40 hours
(d) 80 hours

(c) 40 hours


Q4. A missile is launched with a velocity less than the escape velocity. The sum of its kinetic and potential energy is

(a) Positive
(b) Negative
(c) Zero
(d) may be positive or negative

(b) Negative


Q5. What would be the duration of the year if the distance between the earth and the sun gets doubled?

(a) 1032 days
(b) 129 days
(c) 365 days
(d) 730 days

(a) 1032 days


Q6. If a body of mass m is taken out from a point below the surface of earth equal to half the radius of earth, R, to a height R above the earths surface, then work done on it will be

(a) (5/6) mgR
(b) (6/7) mgR
(c) (7/8) mgR
(d) (8/9) mgR

(c) (7/8) mgR


Q7. A artificial satellite moving in a circular orbit around the earth has a total (kinetic + potential) energy E0. Its potential energy is

(a) 2E0
(b) E0
(c) 1.5 E0
(d) -E0

(a) 2E0


Q8. A body is projected vertically from the surface of the earth of radius R with velocity equal to half of the escape velocity. The maximum height reached by the body is

(a) R
(b) R/2
(c) R/3
(d) R/4

(c) R/3


Q9. The escape velocity for a body projected vertically upwards from the surface of the earth is 11 km/s. If the body is projected at an angle of 450 with the vertical, the escape velocity will be

(a) 11/√2 km/s
(b) 11√2 km/s
(c) 2 km/s
(d) 11 km/s

(d) 11 km/s


Q10. There is no atmosphere on the moon because

(a) it is closer to the earth
(b) it revolves round the earth
(c) it gets light from the sun
(d) the escape velocity of gas molecules is less than their root mean square velocity here

(d) the escape velocity of gas molecules is less than their root mean square velocity here


Q11. The value of g at a particular point is 9.8 m/sec² suppose the earth suddenly shrink uniformly to half its present size without losing any mass. The value of g at the same point (assuming that the distance of the point from the centre of the earth does not shrink) will become

(a) 9.8 m/sec²
(b) 4.9 m/sec²
(c) 19.6 m/sec²
(d) 2.45 m/sec²

(a) 9.8 m/sec²


Q12. Kepler’s second law may be stated as “under the influence of central force, in equal interval of time, position vector sweeps out equal

a) area
b) None of these
c) distance
d) dispalacement

a) area


Q13. If the distance of earth is halved from the sun, then the no. of days in a year will be

a) 129
b) 730
c) 182.5
d) 365

a) 129


Q14. If the earth is at one-fourth of its present distance from the sun, the duration of the year will be

a) one-eighth the present year
b) one-sixth the present year
c) one-tenth the present year
d) half the present year

a) one-eighth the present year


Q15. Newton’s universal law of gravitation applies to

a) both small and big bodies
b) only valid for solar system
c) planets only
d) small bodies only

a) both small and big bodies


Q16. The value of G varies with

a) None of these
b) radius of the planet
c) depth below the ground
d) height above the earth’s surface

a) None of these


Q17. Force of gravitational attraction is least

a) at the equator
b) at the poles
c) at a point in between equator and any pole
d) None of these

a) at the equator


Q18. Assertion : If earth suddenly stops rotating about its axis, then the value of acceleration due to gravity will become same at all the places.
Reason : The value of acceleration due to gravity depends upon the rotation of the earth.

a) Assertion is correct, reason is incorrect
b) Assertion is incorrect, reason is correct
c) Assertion is correct, reason is correct; reason is not a correct explanation for assertion
d) Assertion is correct, reason is correct; reason is a correct explanation for assertion

a) Assertion is correct, reason is incorrect


Q19. The height of the point vertically above the earth’s surface, at which acceleration due to gravity becomes 1% of its value at the earth’s surface is (Radius of the earth = R)

a) 9 R
b) 10 R
c) 20 R
d) 8 R

a) 9 R


Q20. The speed of earth’s rotation about its axis is w. Its speed is increases to x times to make the effective acceleration due to gravity equal to zero at the equator. Then x is

a) 17
b) 34
c) 8.5
d) 1

a) 17


Q21. Where will it be profitable to purchase one kilogram sugar?

a) At equator
b) At 40° latitude
c) At poles
d) At 45° latitude

a) At equator


Q22. Earth is flattened at poles, bulged at the equator. This is due to

a) the centrifugal force is more at the equator than at the poles
b) the angular velocity of spinning about its axis is more at equator
c) the angular velocity of spinning about its axis is less at equator
d) earth revolves round the sun in an elliptical orbit

a) the centrifugal force is more at the equator than at the poles

MCQ Questions for Class 11 Physics Multiple Choice Questions with Answers

CBSE RBSE Gujarat Board UP Board Bihar Board MP Board Hariyana Board Panjab Board NCERT Objective MCQ Questions of Class 11 Physics with Answers PDF.

  1. MCQ for Class 11 Physics Chapter 1 Physical World
  2. MCQ for Class 11 Physics Chapter 2 Units and Measurements
  3. MCQ for Class 11 Physics Chapter 3 Motion in a Straight Line
  4. MCQ for Class 11 Physics Chapter 4 Motion in a Plane
  5. MCQ for Class 11 Physics Chapter 5 Laws of Motion
  6. MCQ for Class 11 Physics Chapter 6 Work, Energy and Power
  7. MCQ for Class 11 Physics Chapter 7 System of Particles and Rotational Motion
  8. MCQ for Class 11 Physics Chapter 8 Gravitation
  9. MCQ for Class 11 Physics Chapter 9 Mechanical Properties of Solids
  10. MCQ for Class 11 Physics Chapter 10 Mechanical Properties of Fluids
  11. MCQ for Class 11 Physics Chapter 11 Thermal Properties of Matter
  12. MCQ for Class 11 Physics Chapter 12 Thermodynamics
  13. MCQ for Class 11 Physics Chapter 13 Kinetic Theory
  14. MCQ for Class 11 Physics Chapter 14 Oscillations
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