Physics - Gravitation
Practise 25 Manipal (MET) previous year questions on Gravitation, compiled from papers spanning 2010 to 2023. Each question is pulled directly from the actual exam paper it appeared in, so you're practising in the exact style and difficulty Manipal (MET) tests.
Gravitation has been asked in 13 of the 15 years of Manipal (MET) papers analysed (2010–2024), with 25 questions in all. 68% of them were easy, 32% moderate and 0% tough. Most of its questions came from 2013, with 5 questions that year. In the last three years (2022–2024) it had 2 questions across 2 papers, about 1 per paper.
The chapter's 5 topics are not weighted equally: Motion of satellite (9 questions, 36%), Acceleration Due to Gravity (6 questions, 24%), and Kepler laws (5 questions, 20%) have been asked the most. Over the last five years the most frequent topics have been Acceleration Due to Gravity (2), Gravitational potential and Potential Energy (2), and Kepler laws (2).
- 1The acceleration due to gravity becomes ( acceleration due to gravity on the surface of the earth) at a height equals to2023Acceleration Due to Gravity
- 2If the radius of a planet is three times the radius of the earth. Both have same mass-densities. and are the escape velocities of the planet2022Gravitational potential and Potential Energy
- 3Imagine a light planet revolving around a very massive star in a circular orbit of radius with a period of revolution . If the gravitational2021Kepler laws
- 4A satellite goes along an elliptical path arounds earth. The rate of change of area swept by the same line joining earth and the satellite i2021Kepler laws
- 5The ratio of KE required to be given to the satellite to escape earth's gravitational field to the KE required to be given, so that the sate2021Motion of satellite
- 6A body of mass rises to a height from the earth's surface, where is the earth's radius. If is acceleration due to gravity at the earth's sur2020Gravitational potential and Potential Energy
- 7How much deep inside the earth (radius ) should a man go, so that his weight becomes one-fourth of that on the earth's surface?2020Acceleration Due to Gravity
- 8A satellite revolves very near to the earth surface. Its speed should be around2019Motion of satellite
- 9If the density of earth is doubled keeping its radius constant, then acceleration due to gravity is2019Newton’s Law of Gravitation
- 10A research satellite of mass 200 kg circle the earth in an orbit of average radius , where is the radius of the earth. Assuming the gravitat2018Motion of satellite
- 11A geo-stationary satellite is orbiting the earth at height of above the surface of the earth, being the radius of earth. The time period of 2017Motion of satellite
- 12In a planetary motion, the areal velocity of position vector of a planet depends on angular velocity ( ) and distance of the planet from the2016Kepler laws
- 13An artificial satellite moving in a circular orbit around the earth has a total (kinetic + potential) energy , its potential energy is2016Motion of satellite
- 14For a given density of a planet, the orbital speed of satellite near the surface of the planet of radius is proportional to2015Motion of satellite
- 15The ratio of the energy required to raise a satellite upto a height above the earth to the kinetic energy of the satellite into the orbit is2015Acceleration Due to Gravity
- 16A system of binary stars of masses and are moving in circular orbits of radii and respectively. If and are the time periods of masses and re2014Motion of satellite
- 17Radius of orbit of satellite of earth is . Its kinetic energy is proportional to2013Motion of satellite
- 18An earth satelites has orbit radius which is 4 times that of communication satellite . The period of revolution of will be2013Kepler laws
- 19A body weights 500 N on the surface of the earth. How much would it weigl half way below the surface of the earth?2013Acceleration Due to Gravity
- 20Escape velocity at surface of earth is 11.2 . Escape velocity from a planet whose mass is the same as that of earth and radius that of earth2013Gravitational potential and Potential Energy
- 21The speed with which the earth have to rotate on its axis so that a person on the equator would weight as much as present. [Radius of earth 2013Acceleration Due to Gravity
- 22Escape velocity from earth's surface is . If radius of a planet is double than that of earth and density is same as that of earth, then the 2011Gravitational potential and Potential Energy
- 23How much energy will necessary for making a body of 500 kg escape from the earth? , radius of the earth )2011Motion of satellite
- 24At what height above earth, the value of becomes ? Radius of earth)2010Acceleration Due to Gravity
- 25The time period of a geostationary satellite at a height 36000 km is 24 h . A spy satellite orbits earth at a height 6400 km . What will be 2010Kepler laws
Frequently Asked Questions
1.How many questions are available for Gravitation?
This chapter includes 25 questions compiled from Manipal (MET) papers spanning 2010 to 2023.
2.Are these questions only from Manipal (MET), or from other exams too?
These are Manipal (MET) questions specifically for the Gravitation chapter. Questions from other exams like JEE Main or NTA Abhyas (JEE Main) are organised separately under their respective exam sections.
3.Is Gravitation an important chapter for Manipal (MET) Physics?
Gravitation has appeared in 13 of the 15 years of Manipal (MET) papers covered here, with 25 questions across 13 papers - about 2 per paper it appears in.
4.What is the difficulty level of Gravitation questions in Manipal (MET)?
Of the 25 questions analysed for this chapter, 68% are easy, 32% moderate and 0% tough. 2013 had the most, with 5 questions.
5.Which topics in Gravitation should I focus on?
These topics have carried the most weightage in Gravitation:
- Motion of satellite - 9 questions (36%)
- Acceleration Due to Gravity - 6 questions (24%)
- Kepler laws - 5 questions (20%)
6.Is Gravitation's weightage in Manipal (MET) going up or down?
Across all 13 papers analysed, Gravitation has averaged about 1.9 questions per paper. In the last three years (2022–2024), that average has fallen, at about 1.0 questions per paper. Use the year-wise numbers on this page for the exact trend before you decide how much time to give it.