Physics - Gravitation
Practise 14 WBJEE previous year questions on Gravitation, compiled from papers spanning 2010 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 WBJEE tests.
Gravitation has been asked in 11 of the 18 years of WBJEE papers analysed (2009–2026), with 14 questions in all. 43% of them were easy, 50% moderate and 7% tough. Most of its questions came from 2023, with 2 questions that year. In the last three years (2024–2026) it had 1 question across 3 papers, about 0.3 per paper.
The chapter's 5 topics are not weighted equally: Gravitational potential and Potential Energy (4 questions, 29%), Motion of satellite (4 questions, 29%), and Acceleration Due to Gravity (2 questions, 14%) have been asked the most. Gravitational potential and Potential Energy has also led over the last five years, with 2 questions. Motion of satellite has produced the most tough questions (1).
- 1A satellite of mass m rotates round the earth in a circular orbit of radius R. If the angular momentum of the satellite is J, then its kinet2024Motion of satellite
- 2An earth's satellite nejar the surface of the earth takes about 90 min per revolution. A satellite orbiting the moon also takes about 90 min2023Motion of satellite
- 3A modified gravitational potential is given by \(V=- {G M}{r}+ {A}{r^2}\). If the constant \(A\) is expressed in terms of gravitational cons2023Gravitational potential and Potential Energy
- 4A body of mass is thrown vertically upward with speed , where is the escape velocity of a body from earth surface. The final velocity of the2022Gravitational potential and Potential Energy
- 5Assume that the earth moves around the sun in a circular orbit of radius and there exists a planet which also move around the sun in a circu2019Kepler laws
- 6The ratio of accelerations due to gravity on the surfaces of two planets is 5: 2 and the ratio of their respective average densities is 2: 12018Acceleration Due to Gravity
- 7Two particles of mass and ; approach each other due to their mutual gravitational attraction only. Then,2015Newton's Law of Gravitation
- 8A satellite has kinetic energy , potential energy and total energy Which of the following statements is true?2015Motion of satellite
- 9An artificial satellite moves in a circular orbit around the earth. Total energy of the satellite is given by . The potential energy of the 2014Motion of satellite
- 10A mass at rest is broken into two pieces having masses and The two masses are then separated by a distance The gravitational force between t2013Newton's Law of Gravitation
- 11Average distance of the Earth from the Sun is : If one year of the Earth days, one year of another planet whose average distance from the Su2012Kepler laws
- 12If \( {g}\) is the acceleration due to gravity on the surface of the earth, the gain in potential energy of an object of mass \( {m}\) raise2011Gravitational potential and Potential Energy
- 13The height vertically above the earth's surface at which the acceleration due to gravity becomes of its value at the surface is ( is the rad2010Acceleration Due to Gravity
- 14The change in the gravitational potential energy when a body of mass is raised to a height above the surface of the Earth is (here is the ra2010Gravitational potential and Potential Energy
Frequently Asked Questions
1.How many questions are available for Gravitation?
This chapter includes 14 questions compiled from WBJEE papers spanning 2010 to 2024.
2.Are these questions only from WBJEE, or from other exams too?
These are WBJEE 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 WBJEE Physics?
Gravitation has appeared in 11 of the 18 years of WBJEE papers covered here, with 14 questions across 11 papers - about one per paper it appears in.
4.What is the difficulty level of Gravitation questions in WBJEE?
Of the 14 questions analysed for this chapter, 43% are easy, 50% moderate and 7% tough. 2023 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 (29%)
- Motion of satellite - 4 questions (29%)
- Acceleration Due to Gravity - 2 questions (14%)
- Motion of satellite has produced the most tough questions (1).
6.Is Gravitation's weightage in WBJEE going up or down?
Across all 11 papers analysed, Gravitation has averaged about 1.3 questions per paper. In the last three years (2024–2026), that average has fallen, at about 0.3 questions per paper. Use the year-wise numbers on this page for the exact trend before you decide how much time to give it.