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Why G is called 'Universal gravitational constant'?

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State whether True or False : G is called 'Universal gravitational constant'.

Fill in the blanks: ______ is called Universal graviational constant.

What is the value of universal gravitational constant (G) in C.G.S. unit?

If the mass of the sun were ten times smaller and the universal gravitational constant were ten times larger in magnitude, which of the following is not correct?

According to Newton's law of gravitation , everybody in this universe attracts every other body with a force, which is directly proportional to the product of their masses and the inversely proportional to the square of the distance between their centres, i.e., F prop (m_1m_2)/(r^2) or F=G(m_1m_2)/(r^2) where G is universal gravitational constant =6.67xx10^(-11)N*m^2*kg^(-2) . Read the above passage and answer the following questions : (ii) How is the gravitational force between two bodies affected when distance between them is halved ?

According to Newton's law of gravitation , everybody in this universe attracts every other body with a force, which is directly proportional to the product of their masses and the inversely proportional to the square of the distance between their centres, i.e., F prop (m_1m_2)/(r^2) or F=G(m_1m_2)/(r^2) where G is universal gravitational constant =6.67xx10^(-11)N*m^2*kg^(-2) . Read the above passage and answer the following questions : (i) What is the value of G on the surface of moon ?

If G is universal gravitational constant and g is acceleration due to gravity then the unit of the quantity G/g is