IIT JEE - TEST

1. A point mass m is placed inside a spherical shell of radius R and mass M at a distance R/2 from
the centre of the shell. The gravitational force exerted by the shell on the point mass is
GMm GMm
(A) (B) −
R2 R2
GMm
(C) Zero (D) 4
R2

2. (I)Two identical solid copper spheres of radius R placed in contact with each other. The
gravitational attraction between them is proportional to
(A) R2 (B) R–2
(C) R4 (D) R–4

3. Two sphere of mass m and M are situated in air and the gravitational force between them is F.
The space around the masses is now filled with a liquid of specific gravity 3. The gravitational
force will now be
F
(A) F (B)
3
F
(C) (D) 3 F
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4. Two particles of equal mass go round a circle of radius R under the action of their mutual
gravitational attraction. The speed of each particle is
1 1 Gm
(A) v = (B) v =
2R Gm 2R
1 Gm 4Gm
(C) v = (D) v =
2 R R

5. The radii of two planets are respectively R1 and R 2 and their densities are respectively 1 and
2 . The ratio of the accelerations due to gravity at their surfaces is
1 2
(A) g1 : g2 = :
R12 R22
(B) g1 : g2 = R1R2 : 12
(C) g1 : g2 = R12 : R21
(D) g1 : g2 = R11 : R22

6. The height at which the weight of a body becomes 1/16th, its weight on the surface of earth (radius
R), is
(A) 5R (B) 15R
(C) 3R (D) 4R

7. Two bodies of masses m and 4m are placed at a distance r. The gravitational potential at a point
on the line joining them where the gravitational field is zero is
4Gm
(A) Zero (B) −
r
6Gm 9Gm
(C) − (D) −
r r
8. A body is projected vertically upwards from the surface of a planet of radius R with a velocity
equal to half the escape velocity for that planet. The maximum height attained by the body is
(A) R/3 (B) R/2
(C) R/4 (D) R/5

9. The escape velocity for a body projected vertically upwards from the surface of earth is 11 km/s.
If the body is projected at an angle of 45° with the vertical, the escape velocity will be
11
(A) km/s (B) 11 2 km/s
2
(C) 22 km/s (D) 11 km/s

10. A satellite has kinetic energy K, potential energy V and total energy E. Which of the following
statement is true?
(A) K = –V/2 (B) K = V/2
(C) E = K/2 (D) E = –K/2

11. Two similar wires under the same load yield elongation of 0.1 mm and 0.05 mm respectively. If
the area of cross- section of the first wire is 4 mm2, then the area of cross section of the second
wire is
(A) 6 mm2 (B) 8 mm2
(C) 10 mm 2 (D) 12 mm2

12. If the ratio of diameters, length and Young’s modulus of steel and copper wires shown in the
figure are p, q and s respectively, then the corresponding ratio of increase in their lengths would
be

Steel

2m

Copper

5m

5q 7q
(A) (B)
(7sp2 ) (5sp2 )
2q 7q
(C) (D)
(5sp) (5sp)

13. The Young’s modulus of the material of a wire is equal to the

(A) Stress required to increase its length four times
(B) Stress required to produce unit strain
(C) Strain produced in it
(D) Half the strain produced in it
(E) Stress acting on it

14. A wire of length L is hanging from a fixed support. The length changes to L1 and L2 when masses
M1 and M2 are suspended respectively from its free end. Then L is equal to
L + L2
(A) 1 (B) L1L2
2
L M + L 2M1 L M − L 2M1
(C) 1 2 (D) 1 2
M1 + M2 M2 − M1
15. The length of an elastic string is a metre when the longitudinal tension is 4 N and b metre when
the longitudinal tension is 5 N. The length of the string in metre when the longitudinal tension is
9 N is
(A) a – b (B) 5b – 4a
1
(C) 2b − a (D) 4a – 3b
4

16. A wire of length L and radius r is rigidly fixed at one end. On stretching the other end of the wire
with a force F, the increase in its length is . If another wire of same material but of length 2L
and radius 2r is stretched with a force of 2F, the increase in its length will be
(A) (B) 2

(C) (D)
2 4

17. A uniform plank of Young’s modulus Y is moved over a smooth horizontal surface by a constant
horizontal force F. The area of cross section of the plank is A. The compressive strain on the
plank in the direction of the force is
(A) F / AY (B) 2F / AY
1
(C) (F / AY) (D) 3F / AY
2

18. Wire A and B are made from the same material. A has twice the diameter and three times the
length of B. If the elastic limits are not reached, when each is stretched by the same tension, the
ratio of energy stored in A to that in B is
(A) 2 : 3 (B) 3 : 4
(C) 3 : 2 (D) 6 : 1

19. A wire of length 2L and radius r is stretched between A and B without the application of any
tension. If Y is the Young’s modulus of the wire and it is stretched like ACB, then the tension in
the wire will be 2L
A B

r 2 Yd3 r 2 Yd2 d
(A) (B)
2L2 2L2
r 2 Y  2L2 r 2 Y  2L
(C) (D)
d2 d
C

20. The adjacent graph shows the extension ( ) of a wire of length 1m suspended from the top of
a roof at one end with a load W connected to the other end. If the cross sectional area of the wire
is 10−6 m2 , calculate the young’s modulus of the material of the wire

4
l( 10 – 4) m

3
2
1

20 40 60 80 W(N)

(A) 2  10 N/ m (B) 2  10−11N/ m2

11 2

(C) 3  10−12 N/ m2 (D) 2  10−13 N/ m2

 INTEGER TYPE BASED QUESTIONS

21. (integer)
A vertical U-tube of uniform inner cross section contains mercury in both sides of its arms. A
glycerine (density = 1.3 g/cm3) column of length 10 cm is introduced into one of its arms. Oil of
density 0.8 gm/cm3 is poured into the other arm until the upper surfaces of the oil and glycerine
are in the same horizontal level. Write the length of the oil column in integer format
_________________, Density of mercury = 13.6 g/cm3

Glycerin
Oil h

e
10 cm

Mercury

22. (integer)
Infinite number of masses, each 1 kg, are placed along the x-axis at x =  1 m,  2 m,  4 m,  8
m,  16 m ............... The magnitude of the resultant gravitational potential in terms of gravitational
constant G at the origin (x = 0) is _____G.

23. (Integer)
Imagine a new planet having the same density as that of the earth but it is 3 times bigger than
the earth in size. If the acceleration due to gravity on the surface of the earth is g and that on the
new planet is g, then what is the value of g/g.

24. (Integer)
A Bullet is fired vertically upwards with velocity v from the surface of a spherical planet. When it
reaches its maximum height, its acceleration due to the planet’s gravity is 1/4 th of its value at the
surface of the planet. If the escape velocity from the planet is Vesc = v n, then the value of N is
(ignore energy loss due to atmosphere).
25. (Integer)
A body weighs 700 gm wt on the surface of the earth. How much will it weigh on the surface of a
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planet whose mass is and radius is half that of the earth ._________
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