GK / GS · Chapter 4
Gravitation and Satellites PYQs
A stone leaves your hand and comes back down.
Universal Law of Gravitation 5 PYQs
- According to Newton's law of universal gravitation, the gravitational force between two point masses is directly proportional to which of the…Delhi Police 2026 · 20 Jan 2026
- Two point masses are separated by a distance r and attract each other gravitationally with force F. If the distance between them is doubled, what…Delhi Police 2026 · 20 Jan 2026
- The universal law of gravitation states that the gravitational force between two objects is proportional to ______.SSC MTS 2026 · 10 Feb 2026
- Which of the following best explains why entropy is associated with the "arrow of time" in physical processes?SSC Stenographer 2026 · 10 Sep 2026
- Which force acts without physical contact and governs the motion of celestial bodies in mechanics?RRB NTPC 2025 · 21 Jun 2025
Acceleration due to Gravity (g) and its Variation 5 PYQs
- Why do objects fall towards the Earth?SSC MTS 2026 · 13 Feb 2026
- A ball of mass 0.2 kg is dropped from rest from a height of 5 m above the ground. Take g = 10 m/s² and neglect air resistance. What is the speed of…Delhi Police 2026 · 21 Jan 2026
- A particle is thrown vertically upwards with speed 20 m/s. Take (g = 10 , textm/s2). What maximum height (approximately) will it reach before coming…Delhi Police 2026 · 20 Jan 2026
- A bullet of mass 0.02 kg is moving with a speed of 300 m/s and embeds itself in a wooden block of mass 2 kg at rest on a smooth horizontal surface.…Delhi Police 2026 · 20 Jan 2026
- If the acceleration due to gravity on Mars is 3.7 m/s², what would be the weight of a 60 kg astronaut on Mars?Delhi Police 2026 · 05 Jan 2026
Mass, Weight and Weightlessness 4 PYQs
- A person stands on a weighing machine inside a lift. Consider the following about their apparent weight: I. It is less than actual weight when the…Delhi Police 2026 · 08 Jan 2026
- A person of mass 70 kg stands on a weighing machine in a lift that is accelerating upward at (2mathrmm / mathrms2). What reading will the weighing…Delhi Police 2026 · 16 Jan 2026
- Which of the following relations correctly connects the weight W of a body of mass m on the Earth's surface with the acceleration due to gravity g?Delhi Police 2026 · 21 Jan 2026
- What is the formula to calculate the weight of an object?SSC MTS 2026 · 13 Feb 2026
Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion 2 PYQs
- If a satellite in 700 km orbit completes 15 orbits/day, how many minutes per orbit?Delhi Police 2026 · 06 Jan 2026
- An asteroid has a semi-major axis (orbital radius) of 9 AU (Astronomical Units). According to Kepler’s third law, what is the asteroid’s orbital…SSC CGL 2026 · 15 Oct 2026
Orbital Velocity and Escape Velocity 3 PYQs
- The International Space Station orbit the earth approximately ______ times a day.SSC MTS 2026 · 06 Feb 2026
- The International Space Station is a large space station in low earth orbit at about ______ Km from the Earth surface.SSC MTS 2026 · 09 Feb 2026
- The International Space Station travels from west to east on an orbital inclination of _____ degrees.SSC MTS 2026 · 04 Feb 2026
Satellites: Geostationary and Polar 3 PYQs
- Fill in the blank: The PSLV is mainly used to place the satellites in ______ orbits.Delhi Police 2026 · 04 Jan 2026
- A geo-stationary satellite completes one revolution around the Earth in approximately ______ hours.SSC MTS 2026 · 18 Feb 2026
- Which was the first artificial satellite to orbit Earth, marking the beginning of the space age in 1957?Delhi Police 2026 · 05 Jan 2026