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Physics - Gravitation

Practise 178 MHTCET previous year questions on Gravitation, compiled from papers spanning 2007 to 2026. Each question is pulled directly from the actual exam paper it appeared in, so you're practising in the exact style and difficulty MHTCET tests.

Gravitation has been asked in 16 of the 17 years of MHTCET papers analysed (2007–2026), with 178 questions in all. 29% of them were easy, 61% moderate and 11% tough. Most of its questions came from 2024, with 32 questions that year. In the last three years (2024–2026) it had 67 questions across 59 papers, about 1.1 per paper.

The chapter's 6 topics are not weighted equally: Acceleration Due to Gravity (61 questions, 34%), Gravitational potential and Potential Energy (52 questions, 29%), and Motion of satellite (32 questions, 18%) have been asked the most. Acceleration Due to Gravity has also led over the last five years, with 44 questions. Gravitational potential and Potential Energy has produced the most tough questions (8).

  1. 1The percentage decrease in the weight of a body when taken to a height of km above the surface of the earth is (Radius of the earth is km)20 Apr, 2026 (M)Acceleration Due to Gravity
  2. 2Select the correct statement out of the following20 Apr, 2026 (E)Acceleration Due to Gravity
  3. 3A geostationary satellite is orbiting the earth at a height of above the surface of the earth, where is the radius of the earth. Another sat19 Apr, 2026 (M)Kepler laws
  4. 4A satellite is revolving around a planet in a circular orbit close to its surface. Let be mean density and be the radius of the planet; then19 Apr, 2026 (E)Motion of satellite
  5. 5Time period of a simple pendulum is when on the earth's surface and when taken to a height '2R' above the earth's surface, where 'R' is the 18 Apr, 2026 (M)Acceleration Due to Gravity
  6. 6The lengths of seconds pendulums on the surface of the earth and at an altitude ' ' from the surface of the earth are and respectively. The 18 Apr, 2026 (M)Acceleration Due to Gravity
  7. 7The acceleration due to gravity at a height 'h' above the surface of earth is ' '. At the depth 90 km below the earth's surface the accelera18 Apr, 2026 (E)Acceleration Due to Gravity
  8. 8The speed with which the earth would have to rotate about its axis so that a person on the equator would weigh th as much as at present is (17 Apr, 2026 (M)Acceleration Due to Gravity
  9. 9Two planets A and B are orbiting around the sun. The distances of the two planets A and B from the sun are and respectively. Also . If the o17 Apr, 2026 (E)Motion of satellite
  10. 10The masses and radii of the earth and moon are , and , and respectively, Their centres are at a distance 'd' apart. The minimum speed with w16 Apr, 2026 (M)Gravitational potential and Potential Energy
  11. 11A body of mass m is taken from earth surface to a height h equal to twice the radius of earth, the increase in potential energy will be ( = 16 Apr, 2026 (E)Gravitational potential and Potential Energy
  12. 12What should be the angular velocity of earth due to rotation about its own axis so that the weight at equator becomes of initial value? ( ac15 Apr, 2026 (M)Acceleration Due to Gravity
  13. 13The distance of the two planets A and B from the sun are ' ' and ' ' respectively such that . The ratio of the speed of planet A to that of 15 Apr, 2026 (E)Motion of satellite
  14. 14A body is projected vertically from earth's surface of radius R with velocity equal to half the escape velocity. The maximum height reached 13 Apr, 2026 (M)Gravitational potential and Potential Energy
  15. 15If earth has a mass nine times and radius twice to the planet P. Then ms will be the minimum velocity required by a rocket to pull out of gr13 Apr, 2026 (E)Gravitational potential and Potential Energy
  16. 16Given below are two statements: Statement I: Acceleration due to earth's gravity decreases as you go 'up' or 'down' from earth's surface. St11 Apr, 2026 (M)Acceleration Due to Gravity
  17. 17The density of a planet is three times that of earth and radius times that of earth. If and represents acceleration due to gravity on planet11 Apr, 2026 (E)Gravitational field
  18. 18A uniform sphere has radius ' ' and mass ' '. The magnitude of gravitational field at distances ' ' and ' ' from the centre of the sphere ar05 May, 2025 (E)Gravitational field
  19. 19The speed with which the earth would have to rotate about its axis so that a person on the equator would weigh th as much as at present is (27 Apr, 2025 (E)Acceleration Due to Gravity
  20. 20A pendulum is oscillating with frequency ' ' on the surface of earth. If it is taken to a depth below the surface of earth, new frequency of27 Apr, 2025 (E)Acceleration Due to Gravity
  21. 21A body weighs 45 N on the surface of the earth. The gravitational force on a body due to earth at a height equal to half the radius of earth26 Apr, 2025 (M)Acceleration Due to Gravity
  22. 22The depth at which acceleration due to gravity becomes is ( radius of earth, acceleration due to gravity) ( integer)26 Apr, 2025 (E)Acceleration Due to Gravity
  23. 23Two planets A and B have densities and have radii respectively. The ratio of acceleration due to gravity on to that of is25 Apr, 2025 (M)Acceleration Due to Gravity
  24. 24The depth at which the value of acceleration due to gravity becomes times the value at the surface of the earth is ( radius of the earth)25 Apr, 2025 (E)Acceleration Due to Gravity
  25. 25A uniform solid sphere of mass ' m ' and radius ' r ' is surrounded by a uniform thin spherical shell of radius ' ' and mass ' ' then the gr23 Apr, 2025 (M)Gravitational field
  26. 26The gravitational pull of the moon is of the earth and mass of moon is of the earth. This implies that the23 Apr, 2025 (E)Newton’s Law of Gravitation
  27. 27Time period of a simple pendulum on earth's surface is 'T'. It time period becomes 'xT' when taken to a height '2R' above earth's surface. T22 Apr, 2025 (M)Acceleration Due to Gravity
  28. 28Two satellites P and Q go round a planet in circular orbits having radii ' ' and ' ' respectively. If the speed of satellite is ' ', the spe22 Apr, 2025 (M)Motion of satellite
  29. 29The magnitude of gravitational potential energy of a body at a distance ' ' from the centre of the earth is ' '. Its weight at a distance ' 22 Apr, 2025 (E)Gravitational potential and Potential Energy
  30. 30The total energy of a circularly orbiting satellite is21 Apr, 2025 (M)Motion of satellite
  31. 31The radii of circular orbits of two satellites and of the earth are ' ' and ' ' respectively, where is the radius of earth. If the speed of 21 Apr, 2025 (E)Motion of satellite
  32. 32A body is projected vertically from earth's surface with of escape velocity. The maximum height reached by the body is ( radius of earth)20 Apr, 2025 (M)Gravitational potential and Potential Energy
  33. 33The time period of a satellite of earth is 24 hours. If the separation between the earth and the satellite is decreased to one fourth of the20 Apr, 2025 (E)Kepler laws
  34. 34Two particles of equal mass ' m ' move in a circle of radius ' r ' under the action of their mutual gravitational attraction. The speed of e19 Apr, 2025 (M)Motion of satellite
  35. 35The escape velocity of a satellite from the surface of earth does NOT depend on19 Apr, 2025 (E)Gravitational potential and Potential Energy
  36. 36A satellite is orbiting just above the surface of the planet of density ' ' with periodic time ' '. The quantity is equal to ( universal gra16 May, 2024 (M)Motion of satellite
  37. 37The speed with which the earth would have to rotate about its axis so that a person on the equator would weigh th as much as at present weig16 May, 2024 (M)Acceleration Due to Gravity
  38. 38The linear speed of a particle at the equator of the earth due to its spin motion is ' V '. The linear speed of the particle at latitude is16 May, 2024 (E)Acceleration Due to Gravity
  39. 39A boy weighs 72 N on the surface of earth. The gravitational force on a body due to earth at a height equal to half the radius of earth will16 May, 2024 (E)Acceleration Due to Gravity
  40. 40The weights of an object are measured in a coal mine of depth ' ', then at sea level of height ' ' and lastly at the top of a mountain of he15 May, 2024 (M)Acceleration Due to Gravity
  41. 41A satellite of mass ' ' is revolving around the earth of mass ' ' in an orbit of radius ' ' with constant angular velocity ' '. The angular.15 May, 2024 (M)Kepler laws
  42. 42The minimum energy required to launch a satellite of mass from the surface of a planet of mass M and radius R in a circular orbit at an alti15 May, 2024 (E)Motion of satellite
  43. 43The density of a new planet is twice that of earth. The acceleration due to gravity at the surface of the planet is equal to that at the sur15 May, 2024 (E)Acceleration Due to Gravity
  44. 44The acceleration due to gravity at the surface of the planet is same as that at the surface of the earth, but the density of planet is thric11 May, 2024 (M)Acceleration Due to Gravity
  45. 45The depth 'd' at which the value of acceleration due to gravity becomes times the value at the earth's surface is ( radius of the earth)11 May, 2024 (M)Acceleration Due to Gravity
  46. 46Assuming that the earth is revolving around the sun in circular orbit of radius , the angular momentum is directly proportional to . The val11 May, 2024 (M)Newton’s Law of Gravitation
  47. 47For a satellite moving in an orbit around the earth at height ' ' the ratio of kinetic energy to potential energy is11 May, 2024 (E)Motion of satellite
  48. 48A body is projected in vertically upward direction from the surface of the earth of radius ' ' into space with velocity ' ' . The maximum he11 May, 2024 (E)Gravitational potential and Potential Energy
  49. 49The radius and mean density of the planet are four times as that of the earth. The ratio of escape velocity at the earth to the escape veloc10 May, 2024 (M)Gravitational potential and Potential Energy
  50. 50A small planet is revolving around a very massive star in a circular orbit of radius ' ' with a period of revolution ' '. If the gravitation10 May, 2024 (M)Kepler laws

Frequently Asked Questions

1.How many questions are available for Gravitation?

This chapter includes 178 questions compiled from MHTCET papers spanning 2007 to 2026.

2.Are these questions only from MHTCET, or from other exams too?

These are MHTCET 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 MHTCET Physics?

Gravitation has appeared in 16 of the 17 years of MHTCET papers covered here, with 178 questions across 105 papers - about 2 per paper it appears in.

4.What is the difficulty level of Gravitation questions in MHTCET?

Of the 178 questions analysed for this chapter, 29% are easy, 61% moderate and 11% tough. 2024 had the most, with 32 questions.

5.Which topics in Gravitation should I focus on?

These topics have carried the most weightage in Gravitation:

  • Acceleration Due to Gravity - 61 questions (34%)
  • Gravitational potential and Potential Energy - 52 questions (29%)
  • Motion of satellite - 32 questions (18%)
  • Gravitational potential and Potential Energy has produced the most tough questions (8).
6.Is Gravitation's weightage in MHTCET going up or down?

Across all 105 papers analysed, Gravitation has averaged about 1.7 questions per paper. In the last three years (2024–2026), that average has fallen, at about 1.1 questions per paper. Use the year-wise numbers on this page for the exact trend before you decide how much time to give it.