The orbital velocity of an artificial satellite in a circula

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161.

Height of geostationary satellite is

  • 16000 km

  • 22000 km

  • 28000 km

  • 36000 km


162.

Assertion:  An astronaut experience weightlessness in a space satellite. 

Reason:  When a body falls freely it does not experience gravity.

  • If both assertion and reason are true and reason s the correct explanation of assertion

  • If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion

  • If assertion is true but reason is false

  • If both assertion and reason are false


163.

Assertion: A man in a closed cabin which is falling freely does not experience gravity.

Reason: Inertial and gravitational mass have equivalence.

  • If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of the assertion

  • If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion

  • If assertion is true, but reason is false

  • Both assertion and reason are false statements.


164.

The condition for a uniform spherical mass m of radius r to be a black hole is [ G = gravitational constant and g = acceleration due to gravity ]

  • 2 Gmr12  c

  • 2 gmr12 = c

  • 2 Gmr12   c

  • gmr12  c


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165.

The velocity with which a projectile must be fired so that it escapes earth's gravitation does not depend on

  • mass of the earth

  • mass of the projectile

  • radius of the projectile's orbit

  • gravitational constant


166.

Hubble's law is related with

  • comet

  • speed of galaxy

  • black hole

  • planetary motion


167.

Kepler's second law is based on

  • Newton's first law

  • special theory of relativity

  • Newton's second law

  • Conservation of angular momentum


168.

If  vο be the orbital velocity of satellite in a circular orbit close to the earth's surface and  ve  is the escape  velocity from the earth, then relation between the two is

  • vο  = ve

  • ve =  3 vo

  • ve =  2 vο

  • ve = 2 vο


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169.

Assertion:  Planet is a heavenly body revolving round the sun. 

Reason: Star is luminous body made of gaseous material.

  • If both the assertion and reason are true and reason is a correct explanation of the assertion.

  • If both assertion and reason are true but assertion is not a correct explanation of the assertion.

  • If the assertion is true but the reason is false.

  • If both assertion and reason are false.


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170.

The orbital velocity of an artificial satellite in a circular orbit above the earth's surface at a distance equal to radius of earth is v. For a satellite orbiting at an altitude half of earth's radius, orbital velocity is

  • 32v

  • 32 v

  • 23v

  • 23v


C.

23v

The satellite is moving at an altitude above the surface equal to the radius of the earth R.

∴         mvo22R = G Mm4R2   

⇒         vοGM2 R

Now if the satellite moves at an altitude equal to  R/2 then

         m vo23 R2 = G Mm9 × R22

⇒            vo'2 = 23 GMR

⇒            v0' = 23 GMR

⇒                 = 23 vo 2

⇒             vo' = 23vo


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