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Physics - Gravitation

Practise 73 TS EAMCET previous year questions on Gravitation, compiled from papers spanning 2001 to 2025. Each question is pulled directly from the actual exam paper it appeared in, so you're practising in the exact style and difficulty TS EAMCET tests.

Gravitation has been asked in 24 of the 24 years of TS EAMCET papers analysed (2001–2024), with 73 questions in all. 51% of them were easy, 32% moderate and 18% tough. Most of its questions came from 2023, with 9 questions that year. In the last three years (2022–2024) it had 22 questions across 17 papers, about 1.3 per paper.

The chapter's 6 topics are not weighted equally: Gravitational potential and Potential Energy (23 questions, 32%), Newton’s Law of Gravitation (16 questions, 22%), and Motion of satellite (13 questions, 18%) have been asked the most. Gravitational potential and Potential Energy has also led over the last five years, with 12 questions. Motion of satellite has produced the most tough questions (4).

  1. 1A meteor of mass ' ' having a speed ' ' at infinity reaches the surface of the earth with a speed of ( is escape speed from the earth's surf04 May, 2025 (M)Gravitational potential and Potential Energy
  2. 2The force of mutual attraction between any two objects by virtue of their masses is04 May, 2025 (E)Newton’s Law of Gravitation
  3. 3Which of the following is incorrect about the gravitational force between two bodies?04 May, 2025 (E)Newton’s Law of Gravitation
  4. 4A body is projected from the earth's surface with a speed times the escape speed . The speed of the body when it escapes from the gravitatio03 May, 2025 (M)Gravitational potential and Potential Energy
  5. 5If the orbital speed of a body revolving in a circular path near the surface of the earth is , then the orbital speed of a body revolving ar03 May, 2025 (E)Motion of satellite
  6. 6If a body is projected vertically from the surface of the earth with a speed of , then the maximum height reached by the body is (Radius of 02 May, 2025 (M)Gravitational potential and Potential Energy
  7. 7The ratio of the time periods of a simple pendulum at heights and from the surface of the earth is ( is radius of the earth)02 May, 2025 (E)Acceleration Due to Gravity
  8. 8Two stars of masses ' ' and ' ' that are at a distance ' ' apart, are revolving one around another. The angular velocity of the system of tw11 May, 2024 (M)Newton’s Law of Gravitation
  9. 9If a body dropped freely from a height of 20 m reaches the surface of a planet with a velocity of , then the length of a simple pendulum tha10 May, 2024 (M)Acceleration Due to Gravity
  10. 10Two stars of masses ' ' and ' ' that are at a distance ' ' apart, are revolving one around another. The angular velocity of the system of tw10 May, 2024 (M)Newton’s Law of Gravitation
  11. 11The ratio of the radii of a planet and the earth is , the ratio of their mean densities is . If the acceleration due to gravity on the surfa10 May, 2024 (E)Newton’s Law of Gravitation
  12. 12Regarding fundamental forces in nature, the correct statement is09 May, 2024 (M)Newton’s Law of Gravitation
  13. 13The energy required to take a body from the surface of the earth to a height equal to the radius of the earth is ' '. The energy required to09 May, 2024 (M)Acceleration Due to Gravity
  14. 14The ratio of the accelerations due to gravity at heights 1280 km and 3200 km above the surface of the earth is (Radius of the earth )09 May, 2024 (E)Acceleration Due to Gravity
  15. 15A body of mass rises to height from the earth's surface, where is earth's radius. If is acceleration due to gravity at earth's surface, the 14 May, 2023 (E)Gravitational potential and Potential Energy
  16. 16Gravitational forces operate among which of the following?13 May, 2023 (M)Newton’s Law of Gravitation
  17. 17The percentage increase in the energy for an artificial satellite to shift it from an orbit of radius to an orbit of radius is13 May, 2023 (M)Motion of satellite
  18. 18The ratio of orbital velocity of a body near to the surface of a planet and escape velocity of a body from the surface of the same planet is13 May, 2023 (E)Gravitational potential and Potential Energy
  19. 19A ring has a mass and radius . The distance of the point on its geometric axis from its centre at which the gravitational field is strongest12 May, 2023 (M)Gravitational field
  20. 20A heavy uniform rope is suspended vertically from a ceiling and is in equilibrium. A pulse is generated at the bottom end of the rope as sho12 May, 2023 (M)Newton’s Law of Gravitation
  21. 21While a person climbs stairs, the gravitational potential energy of the person increases. The source of this energy is12 May, 2023 (E)Gravitational potential and Potential Energy
  22. 22Moon revolves around the earth in an orbit of radius with time period of revolution . It also rotates about its own axis with a time period 12 May, 2023 (E)Motion of satellite
  23. 23The ratio of the radii of two planets is ' ' and the ratio of accelerations due to gravity on the planets is ' '. Then the ratio of the esca12 May, 2023 (E)Gravitational potential and Potential Energy
  24. 24Let the escape speed of an object on the earth's surface be . The object is projected out with speed . The speed of the object far away from20 Jul, 2022 (M)Gravitational potential and Potential Energy
  25. 25Statement (I) : The force of attraction due to a hollow spherical shell of uniform density on a point mass situated inside it is always posi20 Jul, 2022 (E)Gravitational potential and Potential Energy
  26. 26A uniform sphere A with radius R exerts a force F on a small particle B situated at a distance 2R from the centre of the sphere. A spherical19 Jul, 2022 (M)Gravitational field
  27. 27Four particles each of mass are placed at four vertices of a rectangle having side length as and . The potential energy of the system in is19 Jul, 2022 (E)Gravitational potential and Potential Energy
  28. 28Three particles, each of mass M , situated at the vertices of an equilateral triangle of side length L . The only forces acting on the parti18 Jul, 2022 (M)Newton’s Law of Gravitation
  29. 29A rocket fired vertically with a speed of 4 km s - 1 from the earth s surface. How far from the earth does the rocket go before returning to18 Jul, 2022 (E)Gravitational potential and Potential Energy
  30. 30A satellite revolving around the earth at a certain height experiences acceleration due to gravity equal to , where is the acceleration due 06 Aug, 2021 (M)Motion of satellite
  31. 31Match the following columns. Codes06 Aug, 2021 (E)Gravitational potential and Potential Energy
  32. 32Three bodies a ring, a solid cylinder and a solid sphere roll down an inclined plane without slipping. They start from rest. Which of the bo05 Aug, 2021 (M)Kepler laws
  33. 33A simple harmonic oscillator has an amplitude of 0 . 5 m and a time period of 2 seconds. What is the magnitude of acceleration when it is di05 Aug, 2021 (E)Newton’s Law of Gravitation
  34. 34A small disc of mass 500 gm and radius 5 cm rolls down an inclined plane without slipping. Speed of its center of mass when it reaches the b04 Aug, 2021 (M)Acceleration Due to Gravity
  35. 35If the earth shrinks to 1 8 of its original volume, while maintaining the same mass, then the duration of the day will be04 Aug, 2021 (E)Newton’s Law of Gravitation
  36. 36If the escape velocity on earth is , its value for a planet having double the radius and 8 time the mass of earth is14 Sep, 2020 (M)Gravitational potential and Potential Energy
  37. 37A mass is split into two parts and . These two masses are then separated by a distance . If the gravitational force between the parts is max14 Sep, 2020 (E)Gravitational field
  38. 38A planet is moving in an elliptical orbit around the sun. The work done on the planet by the gravitational force of the sun (i) is zero in n11 Sep, 2020 (M)Newton’s Law of Gravitation
  39. 39If the radius of the earth shrinks by , its mass remaining the same, then the acceleration due to gravity on the earth surface would11 Sep, 2020 (E)Acceleration Due to Gravity
  40. 40Choose the correct statement.10 Sep, 2020 (M)Acceleration Due to Gravity
  41. 41The graph correctly represents the variation of acceleration due to gravity with radial distance from the centre of the earth (radius of the10 Sep, 2020 (E)Acceleration Due to Gravity
  42. 42A ball of mass M moving with a speed of 2 m s - 1 hits another ball of mass 1 kg moving in the same direction with a speed of 1 m s - 1 . If09 Sep, 2020 (M)Kepler laws
  43. 43Find the acceleration of our galaxy, due to the nearest comparably sized galaxy. The approximate masses of each galaxy is solar mass and the09 Sep, 2020 (E)Newton’s Law of Gravitation
  44. 44A planet of mass moves around the Sun along an elliptical path with a period of revolution . During the motion, the planet's maximum and min06 May, 2019 (M)Motion of satellite
  45. 45If a planet of mass can be compressed into a sphere such that the escape velocity from its surface is , then what showld be the radius of th04 May, 2019 (M)Gravitational potential and Potential Energy
  46. 46If the acceleration due to gravity doubles and the radius of earth becomes half that of the present value, then the value of escape velocity04 May, 2019 (E)Gravitational potential and Potential Energy
  47. 47Consider a spherical planet which is rotating about its axis such that the speed of a point on its equator is and the effective acceleration03 May, 2019 (M)Gravitational potential and Potential Energy
  48. 48A particle of mass 0 . 1 kg is executing simple harmonic motion of amplitude 0 . 1 m . When the particle passes through the mean position, i03 May, 2019 (E)Motion of satellite
  49. 49An artificial satellite of mass revolves around the earth at a height with a speed . How much power (energy per second) will it require to k07 May, 2018 (M)Motion of satellite
  50. 50From the pole of the earth, a body of mass is imparted a velocity directed vertically up. If is the mass of the earth, its radius and is the05 May, 2018 (M)Gravitational potential and Potential Energy

Frequently Asked Questions

1.How many questions are available for Gravitation?

This chapter includes 73 questions compiled from TS EAMCET papers spanning 2001 to 2025.

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

These are TS EAMCET 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 TS EAMCET Physics?

Gravitation has appeared in 25 of the 25 years of TS EAMCET papers covered here, with 73 questions across 63 papers - about one per paper it appears in.

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

Of the 73 questions analysed for this chapter, 51% are easy, 32% moderate and 18% tough. 2023 had the most, with 9 questions.

5.Which topics in Gravitation should I focus on?

These topics have carried the most weightage in Gravitation:

  • Gravitational potential and Potential Energy - 23 questions (32%)
  • Newton’s Law of Gravitation - 16 questions (22%)
  • Motion of satellite - 13 questions (18%)
  • Motion of satellite has produced the most tough questions (4).
6.Is Gravitation's weightage in TS EAMCET going up or down?

Across all 63 papers analysed, Gravitation has averaged about 1.2 questions per paper. In the last three years (2022–2024), that average has stayed about the same, at about 1.3 questions per paper. Use the year-wise numbers on this page for the exact trend before you decide how much time to give it.