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Physics - Gravitation

Practise 8 VITEEE previous year questions on Gravitation, compiled from papers spanning 2009 to 2024. Each question is pulled directly from the actual exam paper it appeared in, so you're practising in the exact style and difficulty VITEEE tests.

Gravitation has been asked in 5 of the 18 years of VITEEE papers analysed (2006–2024), with 8 questions in all. 13% of them were easy, 50% moderate and 38% tough. Most of its questions came from 2024, with 2 questions that year. In the last three years (2022–2024) it had 2 questions across 1 paper, about 2 per paper.

The chapter's 5 topics are not weighted equally: Gravitational potential and Potential Energy (4 questions, 50%), Gravitational field (1 question, 13%), and Kepler laws (1 question, 13%) have been asked the most. Over the last five years the most frequent topics have been Gravitational field (1), Motion of satellite (1), and Newton's Law of Gravitation (1). Gravitational field has produced the most tough questions (1).

  1. 1If gravitational attraction between two points masses be given by , then the period of a satellite in a circular orbit will be proportional 2024Motion of satellite
  2. 2The distance of the centres of Moon and the Earth is . The mass of the Earth is 81 times the mass of the Moon. At what distance from the cen2024Gravitational field
  3. 3The distance of the centres of moon and earth is D. The mass of earth is 81 times the mass of the moon. At what distance from the centre of 2021Newton's Law of Gravitation
  4. 4Escape velocity when a body of mass is thrown vertically from the surface of the earth is , what will be the escape velocity of another body2019Gravitational potential and Potential Energy
  5. 5A planet revolves in an elliptical orbit around the sun. The semi-major and semi-minor axes are a and . Then the square of time period, is d2019Kepler laws
  6. 6The gravitational potential at a place varies inversely with i.e., , the gravitational field at that place is2013Gravitational potential and Potential Energy
  7. 7Two particles of equal mass go round a circle of radius under the action of their mutual gravitational attraction. The speed of each particl2013Gravitational potential and Potential Energy
  8. 8A body is projected vertically upwards from the surface of the earth with a velocity equal to half the escape velocity. If is the radius of 2009Gravitational potential and Potential Energy

Frequently Asked Questions

1.How many questions are available for Gravitation?

This chapter includes 8 questions compiled from VITEEE papers spanning 2009 to 2024.

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

These are VITEEE 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 VITEEE Physics?

Gravitation has appeared in 5 of the 18 years of VITEEE papers covered here, with 8 questions across 5 papers - about 2 per paper it appears in.

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

Of the 8 questions analysed for this chapter, 13% are easy, 50% moderate and 38% tough. 2024 had the most, with 2 questions.

5.Which topics in Gravitation should I focus on?

These topics have carried the most weightage in Gravitation:

  • Gravitational potential and Potential Energy - 4 questions (50%)
  • Gravitational field - 1 question (13%)
  • Kepler laws - 1 question (13%)
  • Gravitational field has produced the most tough questions (1).
6.Is Gravitation's weightage in VITEEE going up or down?

Across all 5 papers analysed, Gravitation has averaged about 1.6 questions per paper. In the last three years (2022–2024), that average has risen, at about 2.0 questions per paper. Use the year-wise numbers on this page for the exact trend before you decide how much time to give it.