Given below are two statements : Statement-I: Acceleration due to gravity is different at different places on the surface of earth. Statement-II: Acceleration due to gravity increases as we go down below the earth's surface. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below

Statement I is true but Statement II is false

Both Statement I and Statement II are true

Both Statement I and Statement II are false

Statement I is false but Statement II is true

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The escape velocity of a body on a planet $A$ is $12 km s^{- 1}$ . The escape velocity of the body on another planet $B$ , whose density is four times and radius is half of the planet $A$ , is

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EMBIBE CHAPTER WISE PREVIOUS YEAR PAPERS FOR PHYSICS>Chapter 6 - Gravitation>JEE Main - 29 June 2022 Shift 2>Q 92

The time period of a satellite revolving around earth in a given orbit is

7

hours. If the radius of orbit is increased to three times its previous value, then approximate new time period of the satellite will be

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EMBIBE CHAPTER WISE PREVIOUS YEAR PAPERS FOR PHYSICS>Chapter 6 - Gravitation>JEE Main - 25 July 2022 Shift 1>Q 93

Three identical particle

A, B

and

C

of mass

100 kg

each are placed in a straight line with

A B = B C = 13 m

. The gravitational force on a fourth particle

P

of the same mass is

F

, when placed at a distance

13 m

from the particle

B

on the perpendicular bisector of the line

A C

. The value of

F

will be approximately

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EMBIBE CHAPTER WISE PREVIOUS YEAR PAPERS FOR PHYSICS>Chapter 6 - Gravitation>JEE Main - 25 July 2022 Shift 2>Q 94

An object is taken to a height above the surface of earth at a distance

\frac{5}{4} R

from the centre of the earth. Where radius of earth,

R = 6400 km

. The percentage decrease in the weight of the object will be

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EMBIBE CHAPTER WISE PREVIOUS YEAR PAPERS FOR PHYSICS>Chapter 6 - Gravitation>JEE Main - 26 July 2022 Shift 1>Q 95

The percentage decrease in the weight of a rocket, when taken to a height of

32 km

above the surface of earth will, be
(Radius of earth

= 6400 km

)

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EMBIBE CHAPTER WISE PREVIOUS YEAR PAPERS FOR PHYSICS>Chapter 6 - Gravitation>JEE Main - 26 July 2022 Shift 2>Q 96

A body is projected vertically upwards from the surface of earth with a velocity equal to one third of escape velocity. The maximum height attained by the body will be
(Take radius of earth

= 6400 km

and

g = 10 {ms}^{- 2}

)

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EMBIBE CHAPTER WISE PREVIOUS YEAR PAPERS FOR PHYSICS>Chapter 6 - Gravitation>JEE Main - 27 July 2022 Shift 1>Q 97

Two satellites

A

and

B

having masses in the ratio

4 : 3

are revolving in circular orbits of radii

3 r

and

4 r

respectively around the earth. The ratio of total mechanical energy of

A

B

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EMBIBE CHAPTER WISE PREVIOUS YEAR PAPERS FOR PHYSICS>Chapter 6 - Gravitation>JEE Main - 27 July 2022 Shift 2>Q 98

A body of mass

m

is projected with velocity

λ v_{e}

in vertically upward direction from the surface of the earth into space. It is given that

v_{e}

is escape velocity and

λ < 1

. If air resistance is considered to the negligible, then the maximum height from the centre of earth, to which the body can go, will be (

R

: radius of earth)

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EMBIBE CHAPTER WISE PREVIOUS YEAR PAPERS FOR PHYSICS>Chapter 6 - Gravitation>JEE Main - 28 July 2022 Shift 1>Q 99

If the radius of earth shrinks by

2 %

while its mass remains same. The acceleration due to gravity on the earth's surface will approximately

The escape velocity of a body on a planet A is 12 km s-1. The escape velocity of the body on another planet B, whose density is four times and radius is half of the planet A, is

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The escape velocity of a body on a planet $A$ is $12 km s^{- 1}$ . The escape velocity of the body on another planet $B$ , whose density is four times and radius is half of the planet $A$ , is