Gravitation JEE Mains Questions - List Of Most Asked Questions With Solutions

NTA will shortly release the JEE Main Syllabus 2025 at jeemain.nta.ac.in. Last Year, the complete syllabus of JEE Main underwent some major changes. According to the latest syllabus guidelines, the weightage of Physics has dropped to 22.5%. Due to these changes in the syllabus, certain shifts in chapter-wise weightage have been observed. Gravitation are among such topics. It’s among the least weightage topics in JEE Main Physics Syllabus 2025. This chapter holds 1.39% weightage in the whole syllabus.

Gravitation is a part of the General Physics section, and every year around 2-3 questions are asked from this chapter. Due to the drop in weightage, you can expect 1-2 questions in JEE Main 2025.
Gravitation in JEE Mains Physics Syllabus 2025 covers all the basic concepts on units and measurements, fundamentals of units, dimensions etc.

Aspirants consider Gravitation as one of the Easiest Chapters in Physics for JEE Main 2025. Even though this chapter has the least weightage in the syllabus, to develop a strong foundation in physics, this particular chapter plays a pivotal role. Hence the candidates need to develop a clear understanding of this chapter. The list of most asked questions from this chapter will help the students with their preparation.

Must Check News on JEE Main Physics:

Some other important concepts to study for the JEE Main exam about gravitation include:

Gravitational potential energy
Orbital motion
Satellites and Kepler's Laws
Gravitational potential
Gravitational field
Gravitational and inertial mass
Weightlessness
Planetary motion and satellite motion
Tidal forces

Here are some tips for preparing for the JEE Main exam about gravitation:

Start early to build a strong foundation and understand the core concepts
Use practice papers to simulate exam conditions, improve time management, and identify weak areas
Understand the power of equations to solve problems and boost confidence

Gravitation JEE Mains Questions -

List Of Most Asked Questions With Solutions

In the (JEE) Main, the topic of Physics and Measurement often features questions that have appeared multiple times in previous years. Many questions in this section are either repeated or follow similar patterns, with only minor changes, such as different numerical values or slight modifications in wording.Certain questions have been repeated as many as five times.

Here are some of the most frequently asked and repeated questions:

Question 1:

Given below are two statements:

Statement I: The rotation of the Earth affects the value of acceleration due to gravity (g).

Statement II: The effect of the Earth's rotation on the value of g at the equator is minimum, and that at the pole is maximum.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(This question has been asked thrice- JEE Main 2018,JEE Main 2022,JEE Main 2024,10-Apr-2023 Shift 2)

Options:

A. Both Statement I and Statement II are true

B. Both Statement I and Statement II are false

C. Statement I is false but Statement II is true

D. Statement I is true but Statement II is false

Click for Answer

Question 2:

Two satellites A and B move around the Earth in the same orbit. The mass of A is twice the mass of B. The quantity that is the same for the two satellites will be: (This question has been asked Four times-JEE Main 2016,JEE Main 2018,JEE Main 2019,12-Apr-2023 Shift 1 )

Options:

A. Kinetic energy

B. Speed

C. Total energy

D. Potential energy

Click for Answer

Question 3:

Two planets A and B of radii R and 1.5R have densities ρ and ρ / 2 respectively. The ratio of acceleration due to gravity at the surface of B to A is: (This question has been asked Four times-JEE Main 2016,JEE Main 2018,JEE Main 2019,12-Apr-2023 Shift 1 )

Options:

A. 2 : 3

B. 2 : 1

C. 4 : 3

D. 3 : 4

Click for Answer

Question 4:

Given below are two statements:

Statement I: For a planet, if the ratio of the mass of the planet to its radius increases, the escape velocity from the planet also increases.

Statement II: Escape velocity is independent of the radius of the planet.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

(This question has been asked Four times-JEE Main 2016,JEE Main 2018,JEE Main 2019,12-Apr-2023 Shift 1 )

Options:

A. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct

B. Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect

C. Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct

D. Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect

Click for Answer

Question 5:

The height of any point P above the surface of the Earth is equal to the diameter of the Earth. The value of acceleration due to gravity at point P will be:

(Given g = acceleration due to gravity at the surface of the Earth).

(This question has been asked Four times-JEE Main 2017,JEE Main 2020,JEE Main 2019,12-Apr-2024 Shift 1 )

[25-Jun-2022 Shift-1]

Options:

A. g/2

B. g/4

C. g/3

D. g/9

Click for Answer

Question 6:

Given below are two statements:

Statement I: The law of gravitation holds good for any pair of bodies in the universe.

Statement II: The weight of any person becomes zero when the person is at the center of the Earth.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(This question has been asked Thrice times-JEE Main 2016,JEE Main 2018,JEE Main 2019 )

Options:

A. Both Statement I and Statement II are true

B. Both Statement I and Statement II are false

C. Statement I is true but Statement II is false

D. Statement I is false but Statement II is true

Click for Answer

Question 7:

The time period of a satellite revolving around the Earth in a given orbit is 7 hours. If the radius of the orbit is increased to three times its previous value, then the approximate new time period of the satellite will be:

(This question has been asked thrice-17 Mar 2021 Shift 2,JEE Main 2019,JEE Main 2022 )

Options:

A. 40 hours

B. 36 hours

C. 30 hours

D. 25 hours

Click for Answer

Question 8:

Three identical particles A, B, and C of mass 100 kg each are placed in a straight line with AB = BC = 13 m. The gravitational force on a fourth particle P of the same mass is F, when placed at a distance of 13 m from particle B on the perpendicular bisector of the line AC. The value of F will be approximately:

(This question has been asked thrice-17 Mar 2021 Shift 2,JEE Main 2019,JEE Main 2022 )

Options:

A. 21G

B. 100G

C. 59G

D. 42G

Click for Answer

Question 9:

An object is taken to a height above the surface of the Earth at a distance 5/4R from the center of the Earth, where the radius of the Earth, R = 6400 km. The percentage decrease in the weight of the object will be:

(This question has been asked thrice-17 Mar 2021 Shift 2,JEE Main 2019,JEE Main 2022 )

Options:

A. 36%

B. 50%

C. 64%

D. 25%

Click for Answer

Question 10:

The percentage decrease in the weight of a rocket when taken to a height of 32 km above the surface of the Earth will be:

(Radius of Earth = 6400 km)

(This question has been asked thrice- 2016,JEE Main 2020,JEE Main 2023 )

Options: