If g_E and g_m are the accelerations due to gravity on the surfaces of the earth and the moon respectively and if Millikan’s oil drop experiment could be performed on the two surfaces, one will find the ratio (electronic charge on the moon/ electronic charge on the earth) to be

• 1

• 0

• g_E/g_M

• g_M/g_E

A solid sphere is rotating in free space. If the radius of the sphere is increased keeping mass same which one of the following will not be affected?

Which of the following statements is correct?
(a) Centre of the mass of a body always coincides with the centre of gravity of the body.
(b) Centre of the mass of a body is the point at which the total gravitational torque on the body is zero
(c) A couple on a body produce both translational and rotational motion in a body.
(d) Mechanical advantage greater than one means that small effort can be used to lift a large load.

Two astronauts are floating in gravitational free space after having lost contact with their spaceship. The two will: