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5801.

If orbital velocity of planet is given by \[v={{G}^{a}}{{M}^{b}}{{R}^{c}}\], then      [EAMCET 1994]

A.             \[a=1/3,\,b=1/3,\,c=-1/3\]
B.             \[a=1/2,\,b=1/2,\,c=-1/2\]
C.               \[a=1/2,\,b=-1/2,\,c=1/2\]
D.             \[a=1/2,\,b=-1/2,\,c=-1/2\]
Answer» C.               \[a=1/2,\,b=-1/2,\,c=1/2\]
5802.

The eccentricity of earth's orbit is 0.0167. The ratio of its maximum speed in its orbit to its minimum speed is            [NCERT 1973]

A. 2.507  
B.             1.033
C.             8.324  
D.             1.000
Answer» C.             8.324  
5803.

The mass of a planet that has a moon whose time period and orbital radius are T and R respectively can be written as                                 [AMU 1995]

A.             \[4{{\pi }^{2}}{{R}^{3}}{{G}^{-1}}{{T}^{-2}}\]
B.               \[8{{\pi }^{2}}{{R}^{3}}{{G}^{-1}}{{T}^{-2}}\]
C.             \[12{{\pi }^{2}}{{R}^{3}}{{G}^{-1}}{{T}^{-2}}\]
D.               \[16{{\pi }^{2}}{{R}^{3}}{{G}^{-1}}{{T}^{-2}}\]
Answer» B.               \[8{{\pi }^{2}}{{R}^{3}}{{G}^{-1}}{{T}^{-2}}\]
5804.

 What does not change in the field of central force  [MP PMT 2004]

A. Potential energy
B.               Kinetic energy
C.             Linear momentum      
D.             Angular momentum
Answer» E.
5805.

Suppose the law of gravitational attraction suddenly changes and becomes an inverse cube law i.e. \[F\propto 1/{{r}^{3}}\], but still remaining a central force. Then                     [UPSEAT 2002]

A. Keplers law of areas still holds
B.             Keplers law of period still holds
C.             Keplers law of areas and period still hold
D.             Neither the law of areas, nor the law of period still holds
Answer» E.
5806.

 If a new planet is discovered rotating around Sun with the orbital radius double that of earth, then what will be its time period (in earth's days)                            [DCE 2004]

A. 1032   
B.             1023
C.             1024   
D.              1043
Answer» B.             1023
5807.

Kepler's second law (law of areas) is nothing but a statement of                  [UPSEAT 2004]

A. Work energy theorem
B.             Conservation of linear momentum
C.             Conservation of angular momentum
D.             Conservation of energy
Answer» D.             Conservation of energy
5808.

 In an elliptical orbit under gravitational force, in general                   [UPSEAT 2004]

A. Tangential velocity is constant
B.             Angular velocity is constant
C.             Radial velocity is constant
D.             Areal velocity is constant
Answer» E.
5809.

Orbit of a planet around a star is                      [CPMT 1982]

A. A circle
B.               An ellipse
C.             A parabola
D.               A straight line
Answer» C.             A parabola
5810.

 The ratio of the distances of two planets from the sun is 1.38. The ratio of their period of revolution around the sun is                                [Kerala PMT 2004]

A. 1.38    
B.             \[{{1.38}^{3/2}}\]
C.             \[{{1.38}^{1/2}}\]
D.               \[{{1.38}^{3}}\]
E.             \[{{1.38}^{2}}.\]
Answer» C.             \[{{1.38}^{1/2}}\]
5811.

In planetary motion the areal velocity of position vector of a planet depends on angular velocity \[(\omega )\] and the distance of the planet from sun (r). If so the correct relation for areal velocity is    [EAMCET 2003]

A.             \[\frac{dA}{dt}\propto \omega r\]
B.             \[\frac{dA}{dt}\propto {{\omega }^{2}}r\]
C.             \[\frac{dA}{dt}\propto \omega {{r}^{2}}\]
D.               \[\frac{dA}{dt}\propto \sqrt{\omega r}\]
Answer» D.               \[\frac{dA}{dt}\propto \sqrt{\omega r}\]
5812.

The orbital angular momentum of a satellite revolving at a distance r from the centre is L. If the distance is increased to 16r, then the new angular momentum will be [MP PET 2003]

A. 16 L    
B.             64 L
C.             \[\frac{L}{4}\]
D.             4 L
Answer» E.
5813.

According to Kepler?s law the time period of a satellite varies with its radius as             [Orissa JEE 2003]

A.             \[{{T}^{2}}\propto {{R}^{3}}\]
B.               \[{{T}^{3}}\propto {{R}^{2}}\]
C.               \[{{T}^{2}}\propto (1/{{R}^{3}})\]
D.               \[{{T}^{3}}\propto (1/{{R}^{2}})\]
Answer» B.               \[{{T}^{3}}\propto {{R}^{2}}\]
5814.

The radius of orbit of a planet is two times that of the earth. The time period of planet is [BHU 2003; CPMT 2004]

A. 4.2 years
B.               2.8 years
C.             5.6 years
D.               8.4 years
Answer» C.             5.6 years
5815.

A planet is revolving around the sun as shown in elliptical path                            [UPSEAT 2003] The correct option is 

A. The time taken in travelling DAB is less than that for BCD
B.             The time taken in travelling DAB is greater than that for BCD
C.             The time taken in travelling CDA is less than that for ABC
D.             The time taken in travelling CDA is greater than that for ABC
Answer» B.             The time taken in travelling DAB is greater than that for BCD
5816.

The distance of a planet from the sun is 5 times the distance between the earth and the sun. The time period of the planet is                            [UPSEAT 2003]

A.             \[{{5}^{3/2}}\] years
B.               \[{{5}^{2/3}}\] years
C.             \[{{5}^{1/3}}\] years
D.               \[{{5}^{1/2}}\] years
Answer» B.               \[{{5}^{2/3}}\] years
5817.

Which of the following astronomer first proposed that sun is static and earth rounds sun                                [AFMC 2002]

A. Copernicus     
B.             Kepler
C.             Galileo
D.               None
Answer» B.             Kepler
5818.

Two planets at mean distance \[{{d}_{1}}\] and \[{{d}_{2}}\] from the sun and their frequencies are n1 and n2 respectively then                                  [Kerala (Med.) 2002]

A.             \[n_{1}^{2}d_{1}^{2}={{n}_{2}}d_{2}^{2}\]
B.               \[n_{2}^{2}d_{2}^{3}=n_{1}^{2}d_{1}^{3}\]
C.             \[{{n}_{1}}d_{1}^{2}={{n}_{2}}d_{2}^{2}\]
D.               \[n_{1}^{2}{{d}_{1}}=n_{2}^{2}{{d}_{2}}\]
Answer» C.             \[{{n}_{1}}d_{1}^{2}={{n}_{2}}d_{2}^{2}\]
5819.

The period of a satellite in a circular orbit of radius R is T, the period of another satellite in a circular orbit of radius 4R is             [CPMT 1982; MP PET/PMT 1998; AIIMS 2000; CBSE PMT 2002]

A. 4T
B.               T/4
C.             8T       
D.              T/8
Answer» D.              T/8
5820.

The period of moon?s rotation around the earth is nearly 29 days. If moon?s mass were 2 fold, its present value and all other things remained unchanged, the period of moon?s rotation would be nearly [Kerala (Engg.) 2002]

A.             \[29\sqrt{2}\]days
B.               \[29/\sqrt{2}\] days
C.             29 × 2 days
D.               29 days
Answer» E.
5821.

A body revolved around the sun 27 times faster then the earth what is the ratio of their radii [DPMT 2002]

A. 1/3      
B.             1/9
C.             1/27    
D.             1/4
Answer» C.             1/27    
5822.

The maximum and minimum distances of a comet from the sun are \[8\times {{10}^{12}}\,m\] and \[1.6\times {{10}^{12}}\,m\]. If its velocity when nearest to the sun is 60 m/s, what will be its velocity in m/s when it is farthest                         [Orissa 2001]

A. 12       
B.             60
C.             112     
D.             6
Answer» B.             60
5823.

In the solar system, which is conserved            [DCE 2001]

A. Total Energy
B.               K.E.
C.             Angular Velocity         
D.             Linear Momentum
Answer» B.               K.E.
5824.

Kepler discovered                          [DCE 2000]

A. Laws of motion
B.             Laws of rotational motion
C.             Laws of planetory motion
D.             Laws of curvilinear motion
Answer» D.             Laws of curvilinear motion
5825.

The earth revolves round the sun in one year. If the distance between them becomes double, the new period of revolution will be                           [MP PET 2000]

A. 1/2 year
B.               \[2\sqrt{2}\] years
C.             4 years
D.             8 years
Answer» C.             4 years
5826.

If mass of a satellite is doubled and time period remain constant the ratio of orbit in the two cases will be                                         [RPET 2000]

A. 1 : 2    
B.             1 : 1
C.             1 : 3    
D.             None of these
Answer» C.             1 : 3    
5827.

Planetary system in the solar system describes [DCE 1999]

A. Conservation of energy
B.             Conservation of linear momentum
C.             Conservation of angular momentum
D.             None of these
Answer» D.             None of these
5828.

If the radius of earth's orbit is made 1/4, the duration of an year will become  [BHU 1998; JIPMER 2001, 2002]

A. 8 times
B.               4 times
C.             1/8 times
D.               1/4 times
Answer» D.               1/4 times
5829.

The period of revolution of planet A around the sun is 8 times that of B. The distance of A from the sun is how many times greater than that of B from the sun [CBSE PMT 1997; BHU 2001]

A. 2         
B.             3
C.             4
D.             5
Answer» D.             5
5830.

The figure shows the motion of a planet around the sun in an elliptical orbit with sun at the focus. The shaded areas A and B are also shown in the figure which can be assumed to be equal. If \[{{t}_{1}}\] and \[{{t}_{2}}\] represent the time for the planet to move from a to b and d to c respectively, then       [CPMT 1986, 88]

A.             \[{{t}_{1}}<{{t}_{2}}\]     
B.             \[{{t}_{1}}>{{t}_{2}}\]
C.             \[{{t}_{1}}={{t}_{2}}\]
D.             \[{{t}_{1}}\le {{t}_{2}}\]
Answer» D.             \[{{t}_{1}}\le {{t}_{2}}\]
5831.

The earth E moves in an elliptical orbit with the sun S at one of the foci as shown in figure. Its speed of motion will be maximum at the point                     [BHU 1994; CPMT 1997]    

A. C
B.             A
C.             B
D.             D
Answer» C.             B
5832.

A satellite A of mass m is at a distance of r from the centre of the earth. Another satellite B of mass 2m is at a distance of 2r from the earth's centre. Their time periods are in the ratio of                 [CBSE PMT 1993]

A. 1 : 2    
B.             1 : 16
C.             1 : 32  
D.             \[1:2\sqrt{2}\]
Answer» E.
5833.

A planet revolves around sun whose mean distance is 1.588 times the mean distance between earth and sun. The revolution time of planet will be                       [RPET 1997]

A. 1.25 years
B.               1.59 years
C.             0.89 years
D.               2 years
Answer» E.
5834.

According to Kepler, the period of revolution of a planet (T) and its mean distance from the sun (r) are related by the equation [EAMCET (Med.) 1995; MH CET 2000; Pb. PET 2001]

A.             \[{{T}^{3}}{{r}^{3}}=\] constant          
B.             \[{{T}^{2}}{{r}^{-3}}=\]constant
C.               \[T{{r}^{3}}=\] constant    
D.             \[{{T}^{2}}r=\] constant
Answer» C.               \[T{{r}^{3}}=\] constant    
5835.

A satellite of mass m is circulating around the earth with constant angular velocity. If radius of the orbit is \[{{R}_{0}}\] and mass of the earth M, the angular momentum about the centre of the earth is       [MP PMT 1996; RPMT 2000]

A.             \[m\sqrt{GM{{R}_{0}}}\]
B.               \[M\sqrt{Gm{{R}_{0}}}\]
C.             \[m\sqrt{\frac{GM}{{{R}_{0}}}}\] 
D.             \[M\sqrt{\frac{GM}{{{R}_{0}}}}\]
Answer» B.               \[M\sqrt{Gm{{R}_{0}}}\]
5836.

The rotation period of an earth satellite close to the surface of the earth is 83 minutes. The time period of another earth satellite in an orbit at a distance of three earth radii from its surface will be      [MP PMT 1994]

A. 83 minutes
B.               \[83\times \sqrt{8}\] minutes
C.             664 minutes
D.               249 minutes
Answer» D.               249 minutes
5837.

The largest and the shortest distance of the earth from the sun are \[{{r}_{1}}\] and \[{{r}_{2}}\], its distance from the sun when it is at the perpendicular to the major axis of the orbit drawn from the sun                                                [CBSE PMT 1991]

A.             \[\frac{{{r}_{1}}+{{r}_{2}}}{4}\]
B.             \[\frac{{{r}_{1}}{{r}_{2}}}{{{r}_{1}}+{{r}_{2}}}\]
C.             \[\frac{2{{r}_{1}}{{r}_{2}}}{{{r}_{1}}+{{r}_{2}}}\] 
D.             \[\frac{{{r}_{1}}+{{r}_{2}}}{3}\]
Answer» D.             \[\frac{{{r}_{1}}+{{r}_{2}}}{3}\]
5838.

Kepler's second law regarding constancy of aerial velocity of a planet is a consequence of the law of conservation of         [CPMT 1990; AIIMS 2002]

A. Energy
B.               Angular momentum
C.             Linear momentum      
D.             None of these
Answer» C.             Linear momentum      
5839.

Two planets move around the sun. The periodic times and the mean radii of the orbits are \[{{T}_{1}},\,{{T}_{2}}\] and \[{{r}_{1}},\,{{r}_{2}}\] respectively. The ratio \[{{T}_{1}}/{{T}_{2}}\] is equal to                                    [CPMT 1978]

A.             \[{{({{r}_{1}}/{{r}_{2}})}^{1/2}}\]
B.               \[{{r}_{1}}/{{r}_{2}}\]
C.             \[{{({{r}_{1}}/{{r}_{2}})}^{2}}\]
D.               \[{{({{r}_{1}}/{{r}_{2}})}^{3/2}}\]
Answer» E.
5840.

The orbital speed of Jupiter is [MNR 1986; UPSEAT 2000]

A. Greater than the orbital speed of earth
B.             Less than the orbital speed of earth
C.             Equal to the orbital speed of earth
D.             Zero
Answer» C.             Equal to the orbital speed of earth
5841.

The distance of neptune and saturn from sun are nearly \[{{10}^{13}}\] and \[{{10}^{12}}\] meters respectively. Assuming that they move in circular orbits, their periodic times will be in the ratio          [NCERT 1975; CBSE PMT 1994; MP PET 2001]

A.             \[\sqrt{10}\]    
B.             100
C.             \[10\sqrt{10}\]
D.               \[1/\sqrt{10}\]
Answer» D.               \[1/\sqrt{10}\]
5842.

If a = 0.98 and current through emitter ie = 20 mA, the value of b is                                          [DPMT 2002]

A.            4.9 
B.            49
C.            96  
D.            9.6
Answer» C.            96  
5843.

Which of the following is true           [DPMT 2002]

A.                    Common base transistor is commonly used because current gain is maximum
B.            Common emitter is commonly used because current gain is maximum
C.            Common collector is commonly used because current gain is maximum
D.            Common emitter is the least used transistor
Answer» C.            Common collector is commonly used because current gain is maximum
5844.

In the case of constants a and b of  a transistor  [CET 2003]

A.            a = b                                       
B.            b < 1   a > 1
C.            ab = 1                                     
D.            b > 1  a < 1
Answer» E.
5845.

A NPN transistor conducts when                            [CPMT 2003]

A.            Both collector and emitter are positive with respect to the base
B.            Collector is positive and emitter is negative with respect to the base
C.            Collector is positive and emitter is at same potential as the base
D.            Both collector and emitter are negative with respect to the base
Answer» C.            Collector is positive and emitter is at same potential as the base
5846.

In an NPN transistor the collector current is 24 mA. If 80% of electrons reach collector its base current in mA is [Kerala PMT 2004]

A.            36  
B.            26  
C.            16  
D.            6
Answer» E.
5847.

In the study of transistor as an amplifier, if \[\alpha ={{I}_{c}}/{{I}_{e}}\] and \[\beta ={{I}_{c}}/{{I}_{b}},\] where \[{{I}_{c}},{{I}_{b}}\] and Ie are the collector, base and emitter currents, then  [CBSE PMT 2000; KCET 2000; Orissa JEE 2005]

A.            \[\beta =\frac{1-\alpha }{\alpha }\]                               
B.            \[\beta =\frac{\alpha }{1-\alpha }\]
C.            \[\beta =\frac{\alpha }{1+\alpha }\]                              
D.            \[\beta =\frac{1+\alpha }{\alpha }\]
Answer» C.            \[\beta =\frac{\alpha }{1+\alpha }\]                              
5848.

In a transistor in CE configuration, the ratio of power gain to voltage gain is          [J & K CET 2005]

A.            a   
B.            b / a
C.            ba
D.            b
Answer» E.
5849.

NPN transistor are preferred to PNP transistor because they have           [J & K CET 2005]

A.            Low cost
B.            Low dissipation energy
C.            Capability of handing large power
D.            Electrons having high mobility than holes
Answer» E.
5850.

In NPN transistor the collector current is 10 mA. If 90% of electrons emitted reach the collector, then [Kerala PMT 2005]

A.            Emitter current will be 9 mA
B.            Emitter current will be 11.1 mA
C.            Base current will be 0.1 mA
D.            Base current will be 0.01 mA
Answer» C.            Base current will be 0.1 mA