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VITEEE 2024
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
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-1

The distance of the centres of Moon and the Earth is $D$. The mass of the Earth is 81 times the mass of the Moon. At what distance from the centre of the Earth, the gravitational force on a particle will be zero?

A
$\frac{D}{2}$
B
$\frac{2 D}{3}$
C
$\frac{4 D}{3}$
D
$\frac{9 D}{10}$
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VITEEE 2023
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+4
-1

The gravitational field in a region is given by $$\mathbf{E}=5 \mathrm{~N} / \mathrm{kg} \hat{\mathbf{i}}+12 \mathrm{~N} / \mathrm{kg} \hat{\mathbf{j}}$$. The change in the gravitational potential energy of a particle of mass $$1 \mathrm{~kg}$$ when it is taken from the origin to a point ($$5 \hat{\mathbf{i}}-5 \hat{\mathbf{j}}$$) is

A
$$71 \mathrm{~J}$$
B
$$13 \sqrt{58} \mathrm{~J}$$
C
$$-71 \mathrm{~J}$$
D
$$35 \mathrm{~J}$$
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VITEEE 2023
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+4
-1

A geostationary satellite revolves around the Earth in a circular orbit of radius $$4 R$$. Here, $R$ is the radius of the Earth. Then, the time period of another satellite moving in a circular orbit of radius $$2 R$$ is:

A

$$2 T_1$$

B

$$2 \sqrt{2} T_1$$

C

$$T_1 / 2$$

D

$$T_1 / 2 \sqrt{2}$$

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VITEEE 2022
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+4
-1

A skylab or mass $$m \mathrm{~kg}$$ is first launched from the surface of the earth in a circular orbit of radius $$2 R$$ (from the centre of the earth) and then it is shifted from this circular orbit to another circular orbit of radius $$3 R$$. The minimum energy required to place the lab in the first orbit and to shift the lab from first orbit to the second orbit are

A
$$\frac{3}{4} m g R, \frac{m g R}{6}$$
B
$$\frac{3}{4} m g R, \frac{m g R}{12}$$
C
$$m g R, m g R$$
D
$$2 m g R, m g R$$

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