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JEE Main Physics · Gravitation

Escape Velocity

Escape Velocity (Gravitation) was asked 6 times in 6 JEE Main shifts, 2020–2024, out of the 42 shifts Lumi analysed.

Times asked
6
in 6 shifts
Years
2020–2024
Usual format
Single correct
Calculation
Pattern
Asked most years
repeats across shifts

How it is asked

  • Escape velocity scaling with mass and radius
  • Escape velocity ratio from mass and radius

Difficulty

Easy 5Medium 0Hard 1

Where it sits

Chapter: Gravitation. Topic: Orbital Mechanics, 17 questions over 8 ideas.

Other repeat ideas in this topic

Every time it came

All 6 questions

Newest first, each with its options and official answer.

  1. 30 Jan 2024, Shift 2 · Q36Escape velocity of a body from earth is 11.2 km/s11.2\ km/s. If the radius of a planet be one-third the radius of earth and mass be one-sixth…EasySingle correct
  2. 31 Jan 2024, Shift 2 · Q36The mass of the moon is 1144\frac{1}{144} times the mass of a planet and its diameter is 116\frac{1}{16} times the diameter of a planet. If…EasySingle correct
  3. 13 Apr 2023, Shift 2 · Q35Given below are two statements: Statement I : For a planet, if the ratio of mass of the planet to its radius increases, the escape…EasyTwo statements
  4. 29 Jun 2022, Shift 1 · Q44The escape velocity of a body on a planet 'A' is 12 kms−112\ \mathrm{kms^{-1}}. The escape velocity of the body on another planet 'B', whose…EasySingle correct
  5. 3 Aug 2021, Shift 2 · Q6A particle is projected from the mid-point of the line joining two fixed particles each of mass mm in free space. If the separation…HardSingle correct
  6. 9 Jan 2020, Shift 2 · Q7Planet A has mass MM and radius RR. Planet B has half the mass and half the radius of Planet A. If the escape velocities from the…EasySingle correct