Previous year MCQs

General science UPPSC 1995 GS-I
Question

A Ball thrown outside from an artificial satellite revolving round the Earth will:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option D: Revolve round the Earth in the same orbit with the same time period as satellite

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Revolve round the Earth in the same orbit with the same time period as satellite”.
Since both the ball and the satellite are in the same gravitational field and are moving with the same orbital velocity, the ball will continue to orbit the Earth in the same path as the satellite.

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