Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 10 (SSC) · Science and Technology (विज्ञान आणि तंत्रज्ञान)
Chapter: Chapter 1 — Chapter 1: Gravitation
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. What is gravitation? [1]
(A) Universal attraction force between masses
(B) Only a force on Earth
(C) A repulsive force
(D) A force only between planets
2. What is the gravitational force formula? [1]
(A) F=G(m1×m2)/r²
(B) F=G(m1+m2)/r
(C) F=G×m1×m2×r
(D) F=G/(m1×m2)
3. What is the value of g near Earth's surface? [1]
(A) Approximately 9.8 m/s²
(B) Approximately 100 m/s²
(C) Approximately 1 m/s²
(D) Approximately 0 m/s²
4. What does gravity cause objects to do? [1]
(A) Fall towards Earth's centre
(B) Float away from Earth
(C) Stay perfectly still always
(D) Move in straight lines only
5. What does gravitation explain about planets? [1]
(A) Their orbital motion around the sun
(B) Nothing about their motion
(C) Only their colour
(D) Only their size
6. What happens to gravitational force as distance increases? [1]
(A) It decreases
(B) It increases
(C) It stays the same
(D) It becomes zero immediately
7. What keeps moons in orbit around planets? [1]
(A) Gravitation
(B) Only wind
(C) Only magnetism
(D) Nothing keeps them in orbit
8. Why learn about gravitation? [1]
(A) To understand falling objects and planetary motion
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests
9. What is gravitation? [1]
(A) Universal attraction force between masses
(B) Only a force on Earth
(C) A repulsive force
(D) A force only between planets
10. What is the gravitational force formula? [1]
(A) F=G(m1×m2)/r²
(B) F=G(m1+m2)/r
(C) F=G×m1×m2×r
(D) F=G/(m1×m2)
11. What is the value of g near Earth's surface? [1]
(A) Approximately 9.8 m/s²
(B) Approximately 100 m/s²
(C) Approximately 1 m/s²
(D) Approximately 0 m/s²
12. What does gravity cause objects to do? [1]
(A) Fall towards Earth's centre
(B) Float away from Earth
(C) Stay perfectly still always
(D) Move in straight lines only
13. What does gravitation explain about planets? [1]
(A) Their orbital motion around the sun
(B) Nothing about their motion
(C) Only their colour
(D) Only their size
14. What happens to gravitational force as distance increases? [1]
(A) It decreases
(B) It increases
(C) It stays the same
(D) It becomes zero immediately
15. What keeps moons in orbit around planets? [1]
(A) Gravitation
(B) Only wind
(C) Only magnetism
(D) Nothing keeps them in orbit
16. Why learn about gravitation? [1]
(A) To understand falling objects and planetary motion
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests