Every object in the universe attracts every other object with a force which is inversely proportional to
Square of the distance
Cube of the distance
Distance
Two times the distance
What will be the weight of an object at the centre of the earth ?
Half
Zero
Doubles
No change
The acceleration due to gravity is zero at
The equator
The poles
The sea level
The centre of the earth
If the masses of both the object are doubled, the gravitational force of attraction is
Doubled
Halved
Becomes 4 times
Becomes (1/4)th
For a freely falling body (falling vertically down wards) 'g' is
Negative
Positive
None of these
The minimum velocity that an object should possess to escape from the gravitational field of earth is called
Orbital velocity
Escape velocity
Uniform velocity
Retardation
Examples of unstable equilibrium is
Walking on the road
Reading
Riding a cycle on the rope
Swimming
Name the fundamental force which holds the planets in their orbits around the sun:
Gravitational force of attraction
Electrostatic force of attraction
Nuclear force of attraction
Satellites whose period of revolution is 24 hours are called
Geostationary satellites
Polar satellite
Equatorial satellite
Artificial satellite
The velocity of freely falling object at the end of 8 seconds is
78. 4 m /s
58.8 m/s
39.2 m/s
76.6m/s