The escape velocity of a projectile from the earth is approximately

1. 11.2 m/sec                            2. 112 km/sec

3. 11.2 km/sec                          4. 11200 km/sec

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

The escape velocity of a particle of mass m varies as:

1. $m^2$                                   

2. m

3. $m^0$                                   

4. $m^{-1}$

For the moon to cease as the earth's satellite, its orbital velocity has to be increased by a factor of:

Escape velocity on a planet is $v_e$. If radius of the planet remains same and mass becomes 4 times, the escape velocity becomes

1.$\mathrm{<mspace\; width="1em"></mspace>4}{v}_e$                                               

2.$\mathrm{<mspace\; width="1em"></mspace>2}{v}_e$

3. $v_e$                                                 

4. $\frac{1}{2}{v}_e$

The escape velocity of an object from the earth depends upon the mass of the earth (M), its mean density, its radius (R) and the gravitational constant (G). Thus the formula for escape velocity is:

1. $v=R\sqrt{\frac{8\mathrm{\pi }}{3}Gp}$                                         

2. $v=M\sqrt{\frac{8\mathrm{\pi }}{3}GR}$

3. $v=\sqrt{2GMR}$                                             

4. $v=\sqrt{\frac{2GM}{R^2}}$

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. \(20R\)

The time period of a simple pendulum on a freely moving artificial satellite is

1. Zero                           

2. 2 sec

3.  3 sec                          

4.  Infinite

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

1. $\frac{R}{4}$               

2. $\frac{3R}{4}$

3. R                 

4. $\frac{R}{8}$

The mass of the earth is 81 times that of the moon and the radius of the earth is 3.5 times that of the moon. The ratio of the escape velocity on the surface of earth to that on the surface of moon will be

1. 0.2                                                             

2. 2.57

3. 4.81                                                             

4. 0.39