Subject Experts Solutions for Chapter: Gravitation, Exercise 1: Target Exercise

Spot the wrong statement.
The acceleration due to gravity $g$ decreases if

Which of the following statement is correct?

At the surface of a certain planet, acceleration due to gravity is one quarter of that on earth. If a brass ball is transported to this planet, then which one of the following statement is not correct?

Weight of a body is maximum at

Which of the following graph represents the motion of a planet moving about the sun?

In the relation, $F=G\times M\times \frac{m}{d^2}$, the quantity $G$

$A.$ The ratio of inertial mass of gravitational mass is equal to one.

$B.$ The inertial mass and gravitational mass of a body are equivalent.

$A.$ A force acts upon the earth revolving in a circular orbit about the sun. Hence, work should be done on the Earth.

$B.$ The necessary centripetal force for circular motion of earth comes from the gravitational force between earth the sun.