JEE Physics
Escape Velocity: JEE Questions & Solutions
11 previous-year JEE Physics questions on Escape Velocity, each with a worked step-by-step solution.
Previous-year questions
- 01The escape velocity from a spherical planet A is 10 km/s. The escape velocity from another planet B, whose density and radius are 10% of…MCQMediumJEE 2026
- 02Earth has mass 8 times and radius 2 times that of a planet. If the escape velocity from the earth is 11.2 km/s, the escape velocity in km/s…MCQEasyJEE 2025
- 03Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R. Assertion A: The kinetic energy…MCQEasyJEE 2025
- 04An object is kept at rest at a distance of 3R above the earth’s surface where R is earth’s radius. The minimum speed with which it must be…MCQEasyJEE 2025
- 05The escape velocity of a body from Earth is 11.2 km/s. If the radius of a planet is one-third the radius of Earth and its mass is one-sixth…MCQEasyJEE 2024
- 06If Earth has a mass 9 times and radius 2 times that of a planet P, then Vₑ/3√x m s⁻¹ will be the minimum velocity required by a rocket to…MCQEasyJEE 2023
- 07The escape velocities of two planets A and B are in the ratio 1: 2. If the ratio of their radii respectively is 1: 3, then the ratio of…MCQMediumJEE 2023
- 08Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R. Assertion A: Earth has atmosphere…MCQEasyJEE 2023
- 09A space ship of mass 2 × 10⁴ kg is launched into a circular orbit close to the earth surface. The additional velocity to be imparted to the…MCQMediumJEE 2023
- 10The ratio of escape velocity of a planet to the escape velocity of Earth will be: Given: Mass of the planet is 16 times the mass of Earth…MCQEasyJEE 2023
- 11Given below are two statements: Statement I: For a planet, if the ratio of mass of the planet to its radius increases, the escape velocity…MCQEasyJEE 2023
Frequently asked questions
Our bank has 11 previous-year JEE Physics questions tagged to Escape Velocity, drawn from JEE papers between 2023 and 2026, including 1 from 2026 alone. Each comes with a full step-by-step solution.
Escape Velocity is rated Intermediate overall for JEE Physics. The PYQs on this page break down as 8 easy, 3 medium.
All 11 previous-year Escape Velocity questions in our bank are multiple-choice (MCQ) questions.
Based on recent paper analysis, Escape Velocity is worth about 1 mark in JEE Main. It sits in Gravitation, a Class 11 Physics chapter.
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