Simple Harmonic Motion 13

5. The amplitude and the time period in a S.H.M. is (b) The projection of the particle on any one of the
0.5 cm and 0.4 sec respectively. If the initial phase diameters executes S.H.M.
is  / 2 radian, then the equation of S.H.M. will be (c) The projection of the particle on any of the
(a) y  0.5 sin5t (b) y  0.5 sin4t diameters executes S.H.M.
(d) None of the above
(c) y  0.5 sin2.5t (d) y  0.5 cos5t
13. A particle is executing simple harmonic motion
6. The equation of S.H.M. is y  a sin(2nt   ) , with a period of T seconds and amplitude a metre.
then its phase at time t is
[DPMT 2001]
a
The shortest time it takes to reach a point m
(a) 2nt (b)  2
from its mean position in seconds is [EAMCET
(c) 2nt   (d) 2t (Med.) 2000]
7. A particle is oscillating according to the equation (a) T (b) T/4
X  7 cos0.5t , where t is in second. The point (c) T/8 (d) T/16
moves from the position of equilibrium to
maximum displacement in time 14. A simple harmonic motion is represented by
[CPMT 1989] F (t)  10sin(20t  0.5) . The amplitude of the
(a) 4.0 sec (b) 2.0 sec S.H.M. is
(c) 1.0 sec (d) 0.5 sec [DPMT 1998; CBSE PMT 2000; MH CET 2001]
8. A simple harmonic oscillator has an amplitude a (a) a = 30 (b) a = 20
and time period T. The time required by it to travel
from x = a to x = a / 2 is [CBSE PMT 1992; SCRA (c) a = 10 (d) a = 5
1996; BHU 1997] 15. Which of the following equation does not represent
(a) T / 6 (b) T / 4 a simple harmonic motion
(c) T / 3 (d) T / 2 [Kerala (Med.) 2002]

9. Which of the following expressions represent (a) y  a sin t (b) y  a cos t

simple harmonic motion [Roorkee 1999]
(c) y  a sin t  b cos t (d) y  a tan t
 t   ) (b) x  B cos(
(a) x  A sin(  t  ) 16. A particle in S.H.M. is described by the
(c) x  A tan(  t   ) (d) t   ) . If
displacement function x(t)  a cos(
x  A sin t cos t the initial (t  0) position of the particle is 1 cm
and its initial velocity is  cm/s . The angular
10. A 1.00 1020kg particle is vibrating with
frequency of the particle is  rad/ s , then it’s
simple harmonic motion with a period of
amplitude is [AMU (Med.) 2002]
1.00 105 sec and a maximum speed of
(a) 1 cm (b) 2 cm
1.00 103 m/s . The maximum displacement of
the particle is [AMU (Med.) 1999] (c) 2 cm (d) 2.5 cm
(a) 1.59 mm (b) 1.00 m 17. A particle executes a simple harmonic motion of
time period T. Find the time taken by the particle
(c) 10 m (d) None of these
to go directly from its mean position to half the
11. The phase (at a time t) of a particle in simple amplitude [UPSEAT 2002]
harmonic motion tells [AMU (Engg.) 1999]
(a) T / 2 (b) T / 4
(a) Only the position of the particle at time t (c) T / 8 (d) T / 12
(b) Only the direction of motion of the particle at
18. A particle executing simple harmonic motion along
time t
y-axis has its motion described by the equation
(c) Both the position and direction of motion of y  A sin(  t)  B . The amplitude of the simple
the particle at time t
harmonic motion is
(d) Neither the position of the particle nor its
direction of motion at time t [Orissa JEE 2003]

12. A particle is moving with constant angular velocity (a) A (b) B

along the circumference of a circle. Which of the (c) A + B (d) A B
following statements is true
[AMU (Engg.) 1999] 19. A particle executing S.H.M. of amplitude 4 cm and
T = 4 sec. The time taken by it to move from
(a) The particle so moving executes S.H.M.
positive extreme position to half the amplitude is
[BHU 1995]
 14 Simple Harmonic Motion
(a) 1 sec (b) 1/3 sec  
26. If x  a sin t   and x  a cost , then
(c) 2/3 sec (d) 3 / 2 sec  6
20. Which one of the following is a simple harmonic what is the phase difference between the two
motion waves [RPET 1996]

[CBSE PMT 1994] (a)  / 3 (b)  / 6

(a) Wave moving through a string fixed at both (c)  / 2 (d) 
ends
Velocity of Simple Harmonic Motion
(b) Earth spinning about its own axis
1. A simple pendulum performs simple harmonic
(c) Ball bouncing between two rigid vertical walls motion about X = 0 with an amplitude A and time
(d) Particle moving in a circle with uniform speed A
period T. The speed of the pendulum at X 
21. A particle is moving in a circle with uniform speed. 2
Its motion is [CPMT 1978; CBSE PMT 2005] will be [MP PMT 1987]
(a) Periodic and simple harmonic A
(a)
A 3 (b)
(b) Periodic but not simple harmonic T
T
(c) A periodic
A 3 3 2 A
(d) None of the above (c) (d)
2T T
22. Two simple harmonic motions are represented by
2. A body is executing simple harmonic motion with
 
the equations y1  0.1 sin 100 t   and an angular frequency 2rad/ s . The velocity of the
 3
body at 20 mm displacement, when the amplitude
y2  0.1 cos t. The phase difference of the of motion is 60 mm, is
velocity of particle 1 with respect to the velocity of [Pb. CET 1996; Pb. PMT 1997; AFMC 1998;
particle 2 is [AIEEE 2005]
CPMT 1999]
 
(a) (b)
3 6 (a) 40 mm /s (b) 60mm/ s

  (c) 113mm/ s (d) 120mm/ s

(c) (d)
6 3
3. A body of mass 5 gm is executing S.H.M. about a
23. Two particles are executing S.H.M. The equation of point with amplitude 10 cm. Its maximum velocity
 T  is 100 cm/sec. Its velocity will be 50 cm/sec at a
their motion are y1  10sin  t  ,
 4  distance [CPMT 1976]
 3T 
y2  25 sin  t   . What is the ratio of (a) 5 (b) 5 2
 4 
 
their amplitude [DCE 1996] (c) 5 3 (d) 10 2
(a) 1 : 1 (b) 2 : 5 4. A simple harmonic oscillator has a period of 0.01
(c) 1 : 2 (d) None of these sec and an amplitude of 0.2 m. The magnitude of
24. The periodic time of a body executing simple
the velocity in m sec1 at the centre of oscillation
harmonic motion is 3 sec. After how much interval
from time t = 0, its displacement will be half of its is [JIPMER 1997]
amplitude [BHU 1998]
(a) 20 (b) 100
1 1
(a) sec (b) sec
8 6 (c) 40 (d) 100
1 1 5. A particle executes S.H.M. with a period of 6
(c) sec (d) sec
4 3 second and amplitude of 3 cm. Its maximum
25. A system exhibiting S.H.M. must possess [KCET speed in cm/sec is
1994]
[AIIMS 1982]
(a) Inertia only
(b) Elasticity as well as inertia (a)  / 2 (b) 
(c) Elasticity, inertia and an external force
(c) 2 (d) 3
(d) Elasticity only
 Simple Harmonic Motion 15
6. A particle is executing S.H.M. If its amplitude is 2 harmonic oscillator are 2 m/s and 4 m/s2 .
m and periodic time 2 seconds, then the maximum Then angular velocity will be
velocity of the particle will be
[Pb. PMT 1998; MH CET 1999, 2003]
[MP PMT 1985]
(a) 3 rad/sec (b) 0.5 rad/sec
(a)  m/ s (b) 2 m/ s
(c) 1 rad/sec (d) 2 rad/sec
(c) 2 m/ s (d) 4 m/ s 13. If a particle under S.H.M. has time period 0.1 sec

2 103 m . It has maximum velocity

7. A S.H.M. has amplitude ‘a’ and time period T. The and amplitude
maximum velocity will be
[MP PMT 1985; CPMT 1997; UPSEAT 1999] [RPET 2000]

4a 2a
 
(a) m/s (b) m/s
(a) (b) 25 26
T T

a 2a (c) m/s (d) None of these
(c) 2 (d) 30
T T
14. A particle executing simple harmonic motion has
8. A body is executing S.H.M. When its displacement an amplitude of 6 cm. Its acceleration at a
from the mean position is 4 cm and 5 cm, the distance of 2 cm from the mean position is
corresponding velocity of the body is 10 cm/sec 8 cm/s2 . The maximum speed of the particle is
and 8 cm/sec. Then the time period of the body is [EAMCET (Engg.) 2000]
[CPMT 1991; MP PET 1995]
(a) 8 cm/s (b) 12 cm/s
(a) 2 sec (b)  / 2 sec (c) 16 cm/s (d) 24 cm/s

(c)  sec (d) 3 / 2 sec 15. A particle executes simple harmonic motion with
an amplitude of 4 cm. At the mean position the
9. A particle has simple harmonic motion. The velocity of the particle is 10 cm/s. The distance of
  the particle from the mean position when its speed
equation of its motion is x  5 sin 4t   ,
 6 becomes 5 cm/s is
where x is its displacement. If the displacement of [EAMCET (Med.) 2000]
the particle is 3 units, then it velocity is
(a) 3 cm (b) 5 cm
[MP PMT 1994]

2 5 (c) 2( 3) cm (d) 2( 5) cm
(a) (b)
3 6 16. Two particles P and Q start from origin and execute
(c) 20 (d) 16 Simple Harmonic Motion along X-axis with same
amplitude but with periods 3 seconds and 6
10. If a simple pendulum oscillates with an amplitude
seconds respectively. The ratio of the velocities of
of 50 mm and time period of 2 sec, then its
P and Q when they meet is
maximum velocity is
[EAMCET 2001]
[AIIMS 1998; MH CET 2000; DPMT 2000]
(a) 1 : 2 (b) 2 : 1
(a) 0.10 m / s (b) 0.15 m / s
(c) 2 : 3 (d) 3 : 2
(c) 0.8 m / s (d) 0.26 m / s
17. A particle is performing simple harmonic motion
11. If the displacement of a particle executing SHM is with amplitude A and angular velocity . The ratio
given by y  0.30 sin(220t  0.64) in metre, of maximum velocity to maximum acceleration is
[Kerala (Med.) 2002]
then the frequency and maximum velocity of the
particle is [AFMC 1998] (a)  (b) 1/
(c)  2
(d) A
(a) 35 Hz, 66 m / s (b) 45 Hz, 66 m / s
18. The angular velocities of three bodies in simple
(c) 58 Hz, 113 m / s (d) 35 Hz, 132 m / s
harmonic motion are 1,  2,  3 with their
12. The maximum velocity and the maximum
acceleration of a body moving in a simple respective amplitudes as A1, A2, A3 . If all the
three bodies have same mass and velocity, then
[BHU 2002]
 16 Simple Harmonic Motion

(a) A11  A2 2  A3 3 (b) 25. The displacementequation of a particle is

x  3 sin2t  4 cos2t. The amplitude and
A112  A2 22  A3 32 maximum velocity will be respectively
[RPMT 1998]
(c) A121  A22 2  A32 3 (d)
(a) 5, 10 (b) 3, 2
2 2 2 2 2
A1 1  A2  2 A (c) 4, 2 (d) 3, 4
19. The velocity of a particle performing simple 26. Velocity at mean position of a particle executing
harmonic motion, when it passes through its mean S.H.M. is v, they velocity of the particle at a
position is distance equal to half of the amplitude
[MH CET (Med.) 2002; BCECE 2004] [RPMT 2001]
(a) Infinity (b) Zero (a) 4v (b) 2v
(c) Minimum (d) Maximum
3 3
20. The velocity of a particle in simple harmonic (c) v (d) v
2 4
motion at displacement y from mean position is
[BCECE 2003; RPMT 27. The instantaneous displacement of a simple
2003] pendulum oscillator is given by
 
(a)  a2  y2 (b)  a2  y2 x  A cos t   . Its speed will be maximum at
 4
(c) y (d)  2 a2  y2
time [CPMT 2000]
21. A particle is executing the motion
 
x  A cos(  t   ) . The maximum velocity of (a) (b)
the particle is 4 2
[BHU 2003; CPMT  2
2004] (c) (d)
 
(a) A cos (b) A
(c) A sin (d) None of these Acceleration of Simple Harmonic Motion
22. A particle executing simple harmonic motion with
amplitude of 0.1 m. At a certain instant when its 1. Which of the following is a necessary and
displacement is 0.02 m, its acceleration is 0.5 m/s2. sufficient condition for S.H.M.
The maximum velocity of the particle is (in m/s) [NCERT 1974]
[MP PET 2003] (a) Constant period
(a) 0.01 (b) 0.05 (b) Constant acceleration
(c) 0.5 (d) 0.25 (c) Proportionality between acceleration and
23. The amplitude of a particle executing SHM is 4 cm. displacement from equilibrium position
At the mean position the speed of the particle is (d) Proportionality between restoring force and
16 cm/sec. The distance of the particle from the displacement from equilibrium position
mean position at which the speed of the particle
2. If a hole is bored along the diameter of the earth
becomes 8 3cm/ s, will be and a stone is dropped into hole
[Pb. PET 2003] [CPMT 1984]

(a) 2 3cm (b) 3cm (a) The stone reaches the centre of the earth and
stops there
(c) 1 cm (d) 2 cm
(b) The stone reaches the other side of the earth
24. The maximum velocity of a simple harmonic
and stops there
 
motion represented by y  3 sin 100t   is (c) The stone executes simple harmonic motion
 6 about the centre of the earth
given by
(d) The stone reaches the other side of the earth
[BCECE 2005] and escapes into space
3 3. The acceleration of a particle in S.H.M. is [MP PMT
(a) 300 (b)
6 1993]

 (a) Always zero

(c) 100 (d)
6 (b) Always constant
 Simple Harmonic Motion 17
(c) Maximum at the extreme position value of the force acting on the particle is [MP PET
1999; MP PMT 2000]
(d) Maximum at the equilibrium position
(a) 25 N (b) 5 N
4. The displacement of a particle moving in S.H.M. at
any instant is given by y  a sint . The (c) 2.5 N (d) 0.5 N

T 10. The displacement of an oscillating particle varies

acceleration after time t  is (where T is the with time (in seconds) according to the equation y
4
time period) [MP PET 1984]   t 1
(cm) = sin    . The maximum acceleration
2  2 3
(a) a (b) a
of the particle is approximately
(c) a 2 (d)  a 2 [AMU 1995]

(a) 5.21cm/ s 2 (b) 3.62cm/ s2

5. The amplitude of a particle executing S.H.M. with
frequency of 60 Hz is 0.01 m. The maximum value
of the acceleration of the particle is (c) 1.81cm/ s2 (d) 0.62cm/ s2
[DPMT 1998; CBSE PMT 1999; AFMC 2001; 11. A particle moving along the x-axis executes simple
Pb. PMT 2001; Pb. PET 2001, 02; CPMT 1993, 95, 04; harmonic motion, then the force acting on it is
given by
RPMT 2005; MP PMT 2005]
[CBSE PMT 1994]
(a) 144 m /sec
2 2
(b) 144m /sec2
(a) – A Kx (b) A cos (Kx)
144 (c) A exp (– Kx) (d) A Kx
(c) m /sec2 (d) 288 2m /sec2
2 Where A and K are positive constants
6. A small body of mass 0.10 kg is executing S.H.M. 12. A body is vibrating in simple harmonic motion with
of amplitude 1.0 m and period 0.20 sec. The an amplitude of 0.06 m and frequency of 15 Hz.
maximum force acting on it is The velocity and acceleration of body is
[AFMC 1999]
(a) 98.596 N (b) 985.96 N
(c) 100.2 N (d) 76.23 N (a) 5.65m/s and 5.32 102m/s2
7. A body executing simple harmonic motion has a (b) 6.82m/s and 7.62 102m/s2
2
maximum acceleration equal to 24metres
/sec
(c) 8.91m/s and 8.21 102m/s2
and maximum velocity equal to 16 metres /sec.
The amplitude of the simple harmonic motion is (d) 9.82m/s and 9.03 102m/s2
[MP PMT 1995; DPMT 2002; RPET 2003; Pb. PET 2004] 13. A particle executes harmonic motion with an
32 3 angular velocity and maximum acceleration of 3.5
(a) metres (b) metres rad/sec and 7.5 m/s2 respectively. The amplitude
3 32
of oscillation is
1024 64
(c) metres (d) metres [AIIMS 1999; Pb. PET
9 9 1999]
8. For a particle executing simple harmonic motion, (a) 0.28 m (b) 0.36 m
which of the following statements is not correct
(c) 0.53 m (d) 0.61 m
[MP PMT 1997; AIIMS 1999; Kerala PMT 2005]
14. A 0.10 kg block oscillates back and forth along a
(a) The total energy of the particle always remains
horizontal surface. Its displacement from the origin
the same
is given by:
(b) The restoring force of always directed towards 10rad/s)t   /2rad] . What
x  (10cm)cos[(
a fixed point
is the maximum acceleration experienced by the
(c) The restoring force is maximum at the extreme
block [AMU (Engg.) 2000]
positions
(d) The acceleration of the particle is maximum at (a) 10 m/s2 (b) 10 m/s2
the equilibrium position
10 10
9. A particle of mass 10 grams is executing simple (c) m/s2 (d) m/s2
2 3
harmonic motion with an amplitude of 0.5 m and
periodic time of ( / 5) seconds. The maximum 15. In S.H.M. maximum acceleration is at
 18 Simple Harmonic Motion
[RPET 2001; BVP 2003] 1. The total energy of a particle executing S.H.M. is
proportional to
(a) Amplitude (b) Equilibrium
[CPMT 1974, 78; EAMCET 1994; RPET 1999;
(c) Acceleration is constant (d) None of these
MP PMT 2001; Pb. PMT 2002; MH CET 2002]
16. A particle is executing simple harmonic motion (a) Displacement from equilibrium position
with an amplitude of 0.02 metre and frequency 50
(b) Frequency of oscillation
Hz. The maximum acceleration of the particle is
[MP PET 2001] (c) Velocity in equilibrium position

(a) 100 m/s 2

(b) 100 2
m/s2 (d) Square of amplitude of motion
2. A particle executes simple harmonic motion along
(c) 100 m/s2 (d) 200 2
m/s2 a straight line with an amplitude A. The potential
energy is maximum when the displacement is
17. Acceleration of a particle, executing SHM, at it’s
[CPMT 1982]
mean position is [MH CET (Med.) 2002]
(a) Infinity (b) Varies (a) A (b) Zero
(c) Maximum (d) Zero A A
(c)  (d) 
18. Which one of the following statements is true for 2 2
the speed v and the acceleration a of a particle
executing simple harmonic motion 3. A particle is vibrating in a simple harmonic motion
[CBSE PMT 2004] with an amplitude of 4 cm. At what displacement
(a) When v is maximum, a is maximum from the equilibrium position, is its energy half
potential and half kinetic [NCERT 1984; MNR 1995;
(b) Value of a is zero, whatever may be the value
of v RPMT 1995; DCE 2000; UPSEAT 2000]
(c) When v is zero, a is zero (a) 1 cm (b) 2 cm
(d) When v is maximum, a is zero
(c) 3 cm (d) 2 2 cm
19. What is the maximum acceleration of the particle
4. For a particle executing simple harmonic motion,
 t 
doing the SHM y  2sin    where 2 is in cm
2  the kinetic energy K is given by K  K o cos2 t .
[DCE 2003] The maximum value of potential energy is
[CPMT 1981]
  2
(a) cm/ s2 (b) cm/ s2 (a) K 0 (b) Zero
2 2
  K0
(c) cm/ s2 (d) cm/ s2 (c) (d) Not obtainable
4 4 2
20. A particle executes linear simple harmonic motion 5. The potential energy of a particle with
with an amplitude of 2 cm. When the particle is at displacement X is U(X). The motion is simple
1 cm from the mean position the magnitude of its harmonic, when (K is a positive constant)
velocity is equal to that of its acceleration. Then [CPMT 1982]
its time period in seconds is
[Kerala PET 2005] KX 2
(a) U   (b) U  KX 2
1 2
(a) (b) 2 3
2 3 (c) UK (d) U  KX
2 3 6. The kinetic energy and potential energy of a
(c) (d)
3 2 particle executing simple harmonic motion will be
equal, when displacement (amplitude = a) is
21. In simple harmonic motion, the ratio of
acceleration of the particle to its displacement at [MP PMT 1987; CPMT 1990; DPMT 1996;
any time is a measure of MH CET 1997, 99; AFMC 1999; CPMT 2000]
[UPSEAT 2001] a
(a) (b) a 2
(a) Spring constant (b) Angular frequency 2
(c) (Angular frequency)2 (d) Restoring force a a 2
(c) (d)
2 3
Energy of Simple Harmonic Motion
 Simple Harmonic Motion 19
7. The total energy of the body executing S.H.M. is 13. The P.E. of a particle executing SHM at a distance
E. Then the kinetic energy when the displacement x from its equilibrium position is
is half of the amplitude, is
[Roorkee 1992; CPMT 1997; RPMT 1999]
[RPMT 1994, 96; CBSE PMT 1995; JIPMER 2002]

E E 1 1
(a) (b) (a) m 2x2 (b) m 2a2
2 4 2 2

3E 3 1
(c) (d) E (c) m 2(a2  x2) (d) Zero
4 4 2
8. The potential energy of a particle executing S.H.M. 14. A vertical mass-spring system executes simple
is 2.5 J, when its displacement is half of amplitude.
harmonic oscillations with a period of 2 s. A
The total energy of the particle be
[DPMT 2001] quantity of this system which exhibits simple
(a) 18 J (b) 10 J harmonic variation with a period of 1 s is
[SCRA 1998]
(c) 12 J (d) 2.5 J
(a) Velocity
9. The angular velocity and the amplitude of a simple
pendulum is  and a respectively. At a (b) Potential energy
displacement X from the mean position if its (c) Phase difference between acceleration and
kinetic energy is T and potential energy is V, then displacement
the ratio of T to V is [CBSE PMT 1991]
(d) Difference between kinetic energy and
(a) X 2 2 /(a2  X 2 2 ) (b) X 2 /(a2  X 2 ) potential energy
15. For any S.H.M., amplitude is 6 cm. If instantaneous
(c) (a2  X 2 2 ) / X 2 2 (d) (a2  X 2) / X 2
potential energy is half the total energy then
10. When the potential energy of a particle executing distance of particle from its mean position is
[RPET 2000]
simple harmonic motion is one-fourth of its
maximum value during the oscillation, the (a) 3 cm (b) 4.2 cm
displacement of the particle from the equilibrium (c) 5.8 cm (d) 6 cm
position in terms of its amplitude a is 16. A body of mass 1kg is executing simple
[CBSE PMT 1993; EAMCET (Engg.) 1995; harmonic motion. Its displacement y(cm) at t
MP PMT 1994, 2000; MP PET 1995, 96, 2002] seconds is given by y  6 sin( 100t   /4) . Its
maximum kinetic energy is
(a) a / 4 (b) a / 3
[EAMCET (Engg.) 2000]
(c) a / 2 (d) 2a / 3 (a) 6 J (b) 18 J

11. A particle of mass 10 gm is describing S.H.M. (c) 24 J (d) 36 J

along a straight line with period of 2 sec and 17. A particle is executing simple harmonic motion
amplitude of 10 cm. Its kinetic energy when it is at with frequency f. The frequency at which its kinetic
5 cm from its equilibrium position is energy change into potential energy is
[MP PET 2000]
[MP PMT 1996]
(a) f/2 (b) f
(a) 37.5 2ergs (b) 3.75 2ergs
(c) 2 f (d) 4 f
(c) 375 ergs2
(d) 0.375 ergs
2 18. There is a body having mass m and performing
S.H.M. with amplitude a. There is a restoring force
12. When the displacement is half the amplitude, the
F   Kx , where x is the displacement. The total
ratio of potential energy to the total energy is energy of body depends upon
[CPMT 1999; JIPMER 2000; Kerala PET 2002] [CBSE PMT 2001]

1 1 (a) K, x (b) K, a
(a) (b)
2 4 (c) K, a, x (d) K, a, v
19. The total energy of a particle executing S.H.M. is
1 80 J. What is the potential energy when the
(c) 1 (d)
8 particle is at a distance of 3/4 of amplitude from
the mean position
 20 Simple Harmonic Motion
[Kerala (Engg.) 2001] (a) <E> = <U> (b) <E> = 2<U>
(a) 60 J (b) 10 J (c) <E> = – 2<U> (d) <E>= – <U>
(c) 40 J (d) 45 J
26. The total energy of a particle, executing simple
20. In a simple harmonic oscillator, at the mean
harmonic motion is [AIEEE 2004]
position
[AIEEE 2002] (a) x (b)  x 2
(a) Kinetic energy is minimum, potential energy is (c) Independent of x (d)  x1/ 2
maximum
(b) Both kinetic and potential energies are 27. The kinetic energy of a particle executing S.H.M. is
maximum 16 J when it is at its mean position. If the mass of
the particle is 0.32 kg, then what is the maximum
(c) Kinetic energy is maximum, potential energy is
velocity of the particle
minimum
[MH CET 2004]
(d) Both kinetic and potential energies are
minimum (a) 5m/ s (b) 15m/ s
21. Displacement between maximum potential energy
(c) 10m/ s (d) 20m/ s
position and maximum kinetic energy position for
a particle executing S.H.M. is 28. Consider the following statements. The total
[CBSE PMT 2002] energy of a particle executing simple harmonic
(a) – a (b) + a motion depends on its
a (1) Amplitude (2) Period (3) Displacement
(c)  a (d) 
4 Of these statements [RPMT 2001; BCECE
22. When a mass M is attached to the spring of force 2005]
constant k, then the spring stretches by l. If the (a) (1) and (2) are correct
mass oscillates with amplitude l, what will be
maximum potential energy stored in the spring (b) (2) and (3) are correct
[BHU 2002]
(c) (1) and (3) are correct
kl
(a) (b) 2kl (d) (1), (2) and (3) are correct
2
29. A particle starts simple harmonic motion from the
1 mean position. Its amplitude is a and total energy
(c) Mgl (d) Mgl
2 E. At one instant its kinetic energy is 3E / 4. Its
23. The potential energy of a simple harmonic displacement at that instant is
oscillator when the particle is half way to its end [Kerala PET 2005]
point is (where E is the total energy)
[CBSE PMT 2003] (a) a / 2 (b) a / 2

1 1 a
(a) E (b) E (c) (d) a / 3
8 4 3/ 2

1 2 30. A particle executes simple harmonic motion with a

(c) E (d) E
2 3 frequency f . The frequency with which its kinetic
energy oscillates is [IIT JEE 1973, 87; Manipal MEE
24. A body executes simple harmonic motion. The 1995;
potential energy (P.E.), the kinetic energy (K.E.)
MP PET 1997; DCE 1997; DCE 1999; UPSEAT 2000;
and total energy (T.E.) are measured as a function
RPET 2002; RPMT 2004; BHU 2005]
of displacement x. Which of the following
statements is true [AIEEE 2003] (a) f / 2 (b) f
(a) P.E. is maximum when x = 0 (c) 2f (d) 4 f
(b) K.E. is maximum when x = 0 31. The amplitude of a particle executing SHM is made
(c) T.E. is zero when x = 0 three-fourth keeping its time period constant. Its
total energy will be
(d) K.E. is maximum when x is maximum [RPMT 2004]
25. If <E> and <U> denote the average kinetic and E 3
the average potential energies respectively of (a) (b) E
2 4
mass describing a simple harmonic motion, over
one period, then the correct relation is 9
(c) E (d) None of these
[MP PMT 2004] 16
 Simple Harmonic Motion 21
32. A particle of mass m is hanging vertically by an (a) 84.6 minutes
ideal spring of force constant K. If the mass is (b) 42.3 minutes
made to oscillate vertically, its total energy is
[CPMT 1978; RPET 1999] (c) 1 day
(a) Maximum at extreme position (d) Will not reach the other end
(b) Maximum at mean position 4. The maximum speed of a particle executing S.H.M.
(c) Minimum at mean position is 1m/ s and its maximum acceleration is

(d) Same at all position 1.57m / sec2 . The time period of the particle will
be [DPMT 2002]
33. A body is moving in a room with a velocity of 20 m
/ s perpendicular to the two walls separated by 5 1
meters. There is no friction and the collisions with (a) sec (b) 1.57 sec
1.57
the walls are elastic. The motion of the body is
[MP PMT 1999] (c) 2 sec (d) 4 sec
(a) Not periodic 5. The motion of a particle executing S.H.M. is given
(b) Periodic but not simple harmonic by x  0.01sin100 (t  .05) , where x is in
(c) Periodic and simple harmonic metres and time is in seconds. The time period is
[CPMT 1990]
(d) Periodic with variable time period
34. A body is executing Simple Harmonic Motion. At a (a) 0.01 sec (b) 0.02 sec
displacement x its potential energy is E1 and at (c) 0.1 sec (b) 0.2 sec
a displacement y its potential energy is E 2 . The 6. The kinetic energy of a particle executing S.H.M. is
potential energy E at displacement (x  y) is 16 J when it is in its mean position. If the
[EAMCET 2001] amplitude of oscillations is 25 cm and the mass of
E  E1  E  E1 
the particle is 5.12 kg, the time period of its
(a) E2 (b) E2
oscillation is
(c) E  E1  E2 (d) E  E1  E2
[Haryana CEE 1996; AFMC 1998]

Time Period and Frequency 

(a) sec (b) 2 sec
5
1. A particle moves such that its acceleration a is
given by a  bx , where x is the displacement (c) 20 sec (d) 5 sec
from equilibrium position and b is a constant. The 7. The acceleration of a particle performing S.H.M. is
period of oscillation is
[NCERT 1984; CPMT 1991; MP PMT 1994; 12cm/sec2 at a distance of 3 cm from the mean
MNR 1995; UPSEAT 2000] position. Its time period is [MP PET 1996; MP PMT
1997]
2
(a) 2 b (b) (a) 0.5 sec (b) 1.0 sec
b
(c) 2.0 sec (d) 3.14 sec
2 
(c) (d) 2
b b 8. To make the frequency double of an oscillator, we
have to
2. The equation of motion of a particle is
[CPMT 1999]
2
d y
 Ky  0 , where K is positive constant. The (a) Double the mass
dt2 (b) Half the mass
time period of the motion is given by
[AIEEE 2005] (c) Quadruple the mass

2 (d) Reduce the mass to one-fourth

(a) (b) 2K 9. What is constant in S.H.M.
K
[UPSEAT 1999]
2 (a) Restoring force (b) Kinetic energy
(c) (d) 2 K
K (c) Potential energy (d) Periodic time
3. A tunnel has been dug through the centre of the 10. If a simple harmonic oscillator has got a
earth and a ball is released in it. It will reach the displacement of 0.02 m and acceleration equal to
other end of the tunnel after
 22 Simple Harmonic Motion

2.0ms2 at any time, the angular frequency of The frequency of its oscillation is
[CBSE PMT 2005]
the oscillator is equal to
(a) 3 Hz (b) 2 Hz
[CBSE PMT 1992; RPMT 1996]
(c) 4 Hz (d) 1 Hz
(a) 10rads1 (b) 0.1 rads1
18. The displacement x (in metres) of a particle
(c) 100rads1 (d) 1rads1 performing simple harmonic motion is related to
11. The equation of a simple harmonic motion is  
time t (in seconds) as x  0.05cos 4 t  .
X  0.34cos(3000t  0.74) where X and t are  4
in mm and sec. The frequency of motion is The frequency of the motion will be
[Kerala (Engg.) 2002] [MP PMT/PET 1998]

(a) 3000 /2

(b) 3000 (a) 0.5 Hz (b) 1.0 Hz
(c) 1.5 Hz (d) 2.0 Hz
(c) 0.74/2 /
(d) 3000
12. Mark the wrong statement
[MP PMT 2003]
Simple Pendulum
(a) All S.H.M.’s have fixed time period 1. The period of a simple pendulum is doubled, when
(b) All motion having same time period are S.H.M. [CPMT 1974; MNR 1980; AFMC 1995; Pb. PET/PMT 2002]
(c) In S.H.M. total energy is proportional to square (a) Its length is doubled
of amplitude
(b) The mass of the bob is doubled
(d) Phase constant of S.H.M. depends upon initial
(c) Its length is made four times
conditions
(d) The mass of the bob and the length of the
13. A particle in SHM is described by the displacement
pendulum are doubled
equation x(t)  A cos( t   ). If the initial (t =
0) position of the particle is 1 cm and its initial 2. The period of oscillation of a simple pendulum of
velocity is  cm/s, what is its amplitude? The constant length at earth surface is T. Its period
inside a mine is
angular frequency of the particle is s1
[CPMT 1973; DPMT 2001]
[DPMT 2004]
(a) Greater than T (b) Less than T
(a) 1 cm (b) 2 cm (c) Equal to T (d) Cannot be compared
(c) 2 cm (d) 2.5 cm 3. A simple pendulum is made of a body which is a
14. A particle executes SHM in a line 4 cm long. Its hollow sphere containing mercury suspended by
velocity when passing through the centre of line is
means of a wire. If a little mercury is drained off,
12 cm/s. The period will be
the period of pendulum will
[Pb. PET 2000]
[NCERT 1972; BHU 1979]
(a) 2.047 s (b) 1.047 s
(c) 3.047 s (d) 0.047 s (a) Remains unchanged
15. The displacement x (in metre) of a particle in, (b) Increase
simple harmonic motion is related to time t (in (c) Decrease
seconds) as
(d) Become erratic
 
x  0.01cos  t   4. A pendulum suspended from the ceiling of a train
 4 has a period T, when the train is at rest. When the
The frequency of the motion will be [UPSEAT 2004] train is accelerating with a uniform acceleration a,
(a) 0.5 Hz (b) 1.0 Hz the period of oscillation will [NCERT 1980; CPMT
1997]
 (a) Increase (b) Decrease
(c) Hz (d)  Hz
2 (c) Remain unaffected (d) Become infinite
16. A simple harmonic wave having an amplitude a 5. The mass and diameter of a planet are twice those
and time period T is represented by the equation of earth. The period of oscillation of pendulum on
y  5 sin (t  4)m. Then the value of amplitude this planet will be (If it is a second's pendulum on
(a) in (m) and time period (T) in second are [Pb. earth)
PET 2004] [IIT 1973; DCE 2002]
(a) a  10, T  2 (b) a  5, T  1 1
(a) sec (b) 2 2 sec
(c) a  10, T  1 (d) a  5, T  2 2
17. A particle executing simple harmonic motion of
1
amplitude 5 cm has maximum speed of 31.4 cm/s. (c) 2 sec (d) sec
2
 Simple Harmonic Motion 23
6. A simple pendulum is set up in a trolley which
l
moves to the right with an acceleration a on a T  2 , where g is equal to
g
horizontal plane. Then the thread of the pendulum
[BHU 1997]
in the mean position makes an angle  with the
(a) g (b) g a
vertical [CPMT 1983]
(c) g a (d) g2  a2
1 a
(a) tan in the forward direction 11. A second's pendulum is placed in a space
g
laboratory orbiting around the earth at a height
1 a 3R, where R is the radius of the earth. The time
(b) tan in the backward direction
g period of the pendulum is

1 g [CPMT 1989; RPMT 1995]

(c) tan in the backward direction
a (a) Zero (b) 2 3 sec
1 g
(d) tan in the forward direction (c) 4 sec (d) Infinite
a
12. The bob of a simple pendulum of mass m and total
7. Which of the following statements is not true ? In
energy E will have maximum linear momentum
the case of a simple pendulum for small
equal to
amplitudes the period of oscillation is
[NCERT 1982] [MP PMT 1986]

(a) Directly proportional to square root of the 2E

length of the pendulum (a) (b) 2mE
m
(b) Inversely proportional to the square root of the
acceleration due to gravity (c) 2mE (d) mE2
(c) Dependent on the mass, size and material of 13. The length of the second pendulum on the surface
the bob of earth is 1 m. The length of seconds pendulum
(d) Independent of the amplitude on the surface of moon, where g is 1/6th value of
8. The time period of a second's pendulum is 2 sec. g on the surface of earth, is
The spherical bob which is empty from inside has [CPMT 1971]
a mass of 50 gm. This is now replaced by another (a) 1 / 6 m (b) 6 m
solid bob of same radius but having different mass
(c) 1 / 36 m (d) 36 m
of 100 gm. The new time period will be
[NCERT 1972] 14. If the length of second's pendulum is decreased by
(a) 4 sec (b) 1 sec 2%, how many seconds it will lose per day
[CPMT 1992]
(c) 2 sec (d) 8 sec
(a) 3927 sec (b) 3727 sec
9. A man measures the period of a simple pendulum
inside a stationary lift and finds it to be T sec. If (c) 3427 sec (d) 864 sec
the lift accelerates upwards with an acceleration 15. The period of simple pendulum is measured as T in
g / 4 , then the period of the pendulum will be a stationary lift. If the lift moves upwards with an
[NCERT 1990; BHU 2001] acceleration of 5 g, the period will be
(a) T [MNR 1979]

T (a) The same (b) Increased by 3/5

(b) Pendulum
4 (c) Decreased by 2/3 times (d) None of the above
2T Lift 16. The length of a simple pendulum is increased by
(c) 1%. Its time period will [MP PET 1994; RPET 2001]
5
(a) Increase by 1% (b) Increase by 0.5%
(d) 2T 5
10. A simple pendulum is suspended from the roof of a (c) Decrease by 0.5% (d) Increase by 2%
trolley which moves in a horizontal direction with 17. A simple pendulum with a bob of mass ‘m’
an acceleration a, then the time period is given by oscillates from A to C and back to A such that PB is
H. If the acceleration due to gravity is ‘g’, then the
 24 Simple Harmonic Motion
velocity of the bob as it passes through B is 1
(c) m/ s (d) 2m/ s
2
[CBSE PMT 1995; DPMT 1995; Pb. PMT 1996]
22. The time period of a simple pendulum is 2 sec. If
its length is increased 4 times, then its period
becomes
[CBSE PMT 1999; DPMT 1999]

(a) 16 sec (b) 12 sec

(a) mgH (b) 2gH (c) 8 sec (d) 4 sec

A P C
23. If the metal bob of a simple pendulum is replaced
(c) 2gH H
(d) Zero by a wooden bob, then its time period will [AIIMS
1998, 99]

18. Identify correct statement among the following (a) Increase

B [Manipal MEE 1995] (b) Decrease
(a) The greater the mass of a pendulum bob, the (c) Remain the same
shorter is its frequency of oscillation
(d) First increase then decrease
(b) A simple pendulum with a bob of mass M
24. In a simple pendulum, the period of oscillation T is
swings with an angular amplitude of 40o . related to length of the pendulum l as
When its angular amplitude is 20o , the [EAMCET (Med.) 1995]
o
tension in the string is less than Mg cos20 . l l2
(a)  constant (b)  constant
(c) As the length of a simple pendulum is T T
increased, the maximum velocity of its bob
during its oscillation will also decreases l l2
(c)  constant (d)  constant
(d) The fractional change in the time period of a T2 T2
pendulum
25. A pendulum has time period T. If it is taken on to
on changing the temperature is independent
another planet having acceleration due to gravity
of the length of the pendulum
half and mass 9 times that of the earth then its
19. The bob of a pendulum of length l is pulled aside time period on the other planet will be
[CMEET Bihar 1995]
from its equilibrium position through an angle 
and then released. The bob will then pass through (a) T (b) T
its equilibrium position with a speed v, where v
equals [Haryana CEE 1996] (c) T 1 / 3 (d) 2T

26. A simple pendulum is executing simple harmonic

(a) 2gl(1  sin ) (b) 2gl(1  cos )
motion with a time period T. If the length of the
pendulum is increased by 21%, the percentage
(c) 2gl(1  cos ) (d) 2gl(1 sin) increase in the time period of the pendulum of
increased length is
20. A simple pendulum executing S.H.M. is falling [BHU 1994, 96; Pb. PMT 1995; AFMC 2001;
freely along with the support. Then
AIIMS 2001; AIEEE 2003]
(a) Its periodic time decreases
(a) 10% (b) 21%
(b) Its periodic time increases
(c) 30% (d) 50%
(c) It does not oscillate at all
27. If the length of simple pendulum is increased by
(d) None of these
300%, then the time period will be increased by
21. A pendulum bob has a speed of 3 m/s at its lowest [RPMT 1999]
position. The pendulum is 0.5 m long. The speed (a) 100% (b) 200%
of the bob, when the length makes an angle of
2 (c) 300% (d) 400%
60o to the vertical, will be (If g  10m/ s )
[MP PET 1996] 28. The length of a seconds pendulum is [RPET 2000]

1 (a) 99.8 cm (b) 99 cm

(a) 3m/ s (b)
3
m/ s
(c) 100 cm (d) None of these
 Simple Harmonic Motion 25
29. The time period of a simple pendulum in a lift stationary is T. Then frequency of oscillation, when
descending with constant acceleration g is [DCE the lift falls freely, will be
1998; MP PMT 2001]
[DCE 2002]
l l (a) Zero (b) T
(a) T  2 (b) T  2
g 2g
(c) 1/T (d) None of these
(c) Zero (d) Infinite 37. A simple pendulum, suspended from the ceiling of
30. A chimpanzee swinging on a swing in a sitting a stationary van, has time period T. If the van
position, stands up suddenly, the time period will starts moving with a uniform velocity the period of
the pendulum will be
[KCET (Engg./Med.) 2000; AIEEE 2002; DPMT
2004] [RPMT 2003]
(a) Become infinite (b) Remain same (a) Less than T (b) Equal to 2T
(c) Increase (d) Decrease (c) Greater than T (d) Unchanged
31. The acceleration due to gravity at a place is 38. If the length of the simple pendulum is increased
 2 2
m/sec . Then the time period of a simple by 44%, then what is the change in time period of
pendulum
pendulum of length one metre is
[JIPMER 2002] [MH CET 2004; UPSEAT 2005]

(a) 22% (b) 20%

2
(a) sec (b) 2 sec (c) 33% (d) 44%

39. To show that a simple pendulum executes simple
(c) 2 sec (d)  sec harmonic motion, it is necessary to assume that
[CPMT 2001]
32. A plate oscillated with time period ‘T’. Suddenly,
another plate put on the first plate, then time (a) Length of the pendulum is small
period [AIEEE 2002] (b) Mass of the pendulum is small
(a) Will decrease (b) Will increase (c) Amplitude of oscillation is small
(c) Will be same (d) None of these (d) Acceleration due to gravity is small
33. A simple pendulum of length l has a brass bob 40. The height of a swing changes during its motion
attached at its lower end. Its period is T. If a steel from 0.1 m to 2.5 m. The minimum velocity of a
bob of same size, having density x times that of boy who swings in this swing is
brass, replaces the brass bob and its length is [CPMT 1997]
changed so that period becomes 2T, then new (a) 5.4 m / s (b) 4.95 m / s
length is [MP PMT 2002] (c) 3.14 m / s (d) Zero
(a) 2 l (b) 4 l 41. The amplitude of an oscillating simple pendulum is
10cm and its period is 4 sec. Its speed after 1 sec
4l after it passes its equilibrium position, is
(c) 4 l x (d)
x (a) Zero (b) 0.57m/ s
34. In a seconds pendulum, mass of bob is 30 gm. If it (c) 0.212m/ s (d) 0.32m/ s
is replaced by 90 gm mass. Then its time period
will 42. A simple pendulum consisting of a ball of mass m
tied to a thread of length l is made to swing on a
[Orissa PMT 2001]
circular arc of angle  in a vertical plane. At the
(a) 1 sec (b) 2 sec end of this arc, another ball of mass m is placed at
(c) 4 sec (d) 3 sec rest. The momentum transferred to this ball at rest
by the swinging ball is [NCERT 1977]
35. The time period of a simple pendulum when it is
made to oscillate on the surface of moon g
(a) Zero (b) m
[J & K CET 2004] l
(a) Increases (b) Decreases
m l m l
(c) (d) 2
(c) Remains unchanged (d) Becomes infinite l g l g
36. A simple pendulum is attached to the roof of a lift.
If time period of oscillation, when the lift is
 26 Simple Harmonic Motion
43. A simple pendulum hangs from the ceiling of a car. (c) 2 m/sec
If the car accelerates with a uniform acceleration,
(d) 8 m/sec
the frequency of the simple pendulum will
[Pb. PMT 2000] 51. There is a simple pendulum hanging from the
(a) Increase (b) Decrease ceiling of a lift. When the lift is stand still, the time
(c) Become infinite (d) Remain constant period of the pendulum is T. If the resultant
44. The periodic time of a simple pendulum of length acceleration becomes g / 4, then the new time
1 m and amplitude 2 cm is 5 seconds. If the period of the pendulum is [DCE 2004]
amplitude is made 4 cm, its periodic time in
(a) 0.8 T (b) 0.25 T
seconds will be [MP PMT 1985]
(a) 2.5 (b) 5 (c) 2 T (d) 4 T
52. The period of a simple pendulum measured inside
(c) 10 (d) 5 2
a stationary lift is found to be T. If the lift starts
45. The ratio of frequencies of two pendulums are 2 :
accelerating upwards with acceleration of g / 3,
3, then their length are in ratio
[DCE 2005] then the time period of the pendulum is [RPMT
2000; DPMT 2000, 03]
(a) 2/ 3 (b) 3/ 2
T T
(c) 4 / 9 (d) 9 / 4 (a) (b)
3 3
46. Two pendulums begin to swing simultaneously. If
the ratio of the frequency of oscillations of the two
(c)
3 (d)
is 7 : 8, then the ratio of lengths of the two T 3T
pendulums will be 2
[J & K CET 2005] 53. Time period of a simple pendulum will be double, if
(a) 7 : 8 (b) 8 : 7 we

(c) 49 : 64 (d) 64 : 49 [MH CET 2003]

47. A simple pendulum hanging from the ceiling of a (a) Decrease the length 2 times
stationary lift has a time period T1. When the lift (b) Decrease the length 4 times
moves downward with constant velocity, the time
period is T2, then (c) Increase the length 2 times
[Orissa JEE 2005] (d) Increase the length 4 times
(a) T2 is infinity (b) T2  T1 54. Length of a simple pendulum is l and its maximum
angular displacement is , then its maximum K.E.
(c) T2  T1 (d) T2  T1
is
48. If the length of a pendulum is made 9 times and
[RPMT 1995; BHU 2003]
mass of the bob is made 4 times then the value of
time period becomes (a) mglsin (b) mgl(1  sin )
[BHU 2005]
(c) mgl(1  cos ) (d) mgl(1  cos )
(a) 3T (b) 3/2T
(c) 4T (d) 2T 55. The velocity of simple pendulum is maximum at

49. A simple pendulum is taken from the equator to [RPMT 2004]

the pole. Its period [Kerala (PET/PMT) 2005] (a) Extremes (b) Half displacement
(a) Decreases (c) Mean position (d) Every where
(b) Increases 56. A simple pendulum is vibrating in an evacuated
(c) Remains the same chamber, it will oscillate with
[Pb. PMT 2004]
(d) Decreases and then increases
(a) Increasing amplitude (b) Constant amplitude
50. A pendulum of length 2m lift at P. When it reaches
Q, it losses 10% of its total energy due to air (c) Decreasing amplitude (d) First (c) then (a)
resistance. The velocity at Q is 57. The time period of a simple pendulum of length L
[DCE 1998] as measured in an elevator descending with
P
(a) 6 m/sec g
2m
acceleration is
(b) 1 m/sec 3

Q
 Simple Harmonic Motion 27
[CPMT 2000] [IIT-JEE 1988; MP PET 1997, 2001; MP PMT
1997;
3L  3L 
(a) 2 (b)    BHU 1998; Pb. PMT 1998; MH CET 2000, 03; AIEEE 2003]
g  g 
k1 k1
(a) (b)
 3L  2L k2 k2
(c) 2   (d) 2
 2g  3g

58. If a body is released into a tunnel dug across the k2 k2

(c) (d)
diameter of earth, it executes simple harmonic k1 k1
motion with time period [CPMT 1999]
2. A mass m is suspended by means of two coiled
Re 2 Re spring which have the same length in unstretched
(a) T  2 (b) T  2
g g condition as in figure. Their force constant are k1
and k2 respectively. When set into vertical
Re vibrations, the period will be [MP PMT 2001]
(c) T  2 (d) T  2 seconds
2g A B
59. What is the velocity of the bob of a simple k1 k2
pendulum at its mean position, if it is able to rise
to vertical height of 10cm (g = 9.8 m/s2)
[BHU 2000]
m
(a) 2.2 m/s
(b) 1.8 m/s  m  k 
(a) 2 
kk 
 (b) 2 m 1 
(c) 1.4 m/s
A
 1 2  k2 
B
(d) 0.6 m/s
M  m   m 
60. A simple pendulum has time period T. The bob is (c) 2   (d) 2  
k k  
given negative charge and surface below it is  1 2  1  k2 
k
given positive charge. The new time period will be 3. A spring has a certain mass suspended from it
[AFMC 2004]
and its period for vertical oscillation is T. The
(a) Less than T (b) Greater than T spring is now cut into two equal halves and the
same mass is suspended from one of the halves.
(c) Equal to T (d) Infinite The period of vertical oscillation is now
61. What effect occurs on the frequency of a [MP PET 1995]
pendulum if it is taken from the earth surface to
T
deep into a mine (a) (b)
T
2
2
[AFMC 2005]

(a) Increases (c) 2T (d) 2T

(b) Decreases 4. Two masses m1 and m2 are suspended together
(c) First increases then decrease by a massless spring of constant k. When the
masses are in equilibrium, m1 is removed
(d) None of these
without disturbing the system. Then the angular
Spring Pendulum frequency of oscillation of m2 is

1. Two bodies M and N of equal masses are k k

suspended from two separate massless springs of (a) (b)
m1 m2
force constants k1 and k2 respectively. If the two
bodies oscillate vertically such that their
k k
maximum velocities are equal, the ratio of the (c) (d)
m1  m2 m1m2
amplitude M to that of N is
 28 Simple Harmonic Motion
released so that the mass executes simple
harmonic oscillations with a time period T. If the
mass is increased by m then the time period
<$E size 20 sqrt size 10
5  m
5. In arrangement given in figure, if the block of becomes  T  . The ratio of is [CPMT
4  M
mass m is displaced, the frequency is given by
1991]
[BHU 1994; Pb. PET 2001]
(a) 9/16 (b) 25/16
A B (c) 4/5 (d) 5/4
m 10. A spring having a spring constant ‘K’ is loaded
K1 K2
with a mass ‘m’. The spring is cut into two equal
1  k1  k2  1  k1  k2  parts and one of these is loaded again with the
(a) n    (b) n    same mass. The new spring constant is [NCERT
2  m  2  m  1990; KCET 1999;

1  m  1  m  Kerala PMT 2004; BCECE 2004]

(c) n    (d) n   
2 k k  2 k k  (a) K / 2 (b) K
 1 2  1 2
6. Two identical spring of constant K are connected in (c) 2K (d) K 2
series and parallel as shown in figure. A mass m is
suspended from them. The ratio of their 11. A weightless spring which has a force constant
frequencies of vertical oscillations will be [MP PET oscillates with frequency n when a mass m is
1993; BHU 1997] suspended from it. The spring is cut into two equal
halves and a mass 2m is suspended from it. The
K frequency of oscillation will now become
K K [CPMT 1988]

m
(a) n (b)
2n
m
(B) (c) n / 2 (d) n(2)1/ 2
(a) 2 : 1 (A) (b) 1 : 1
12. A mass M is suspended from a light spring. An
(c) 1 : 2 (d) 4 : 1 additional mass m added displaces the spring
7. A mass m is suspended from the two coupled further by a distance x. Now the combined mass
springs connected in series. The force constant for will oscillate on the spring with period [CPMT 1989,
springs are K 1 and K 2 . The time period of the 1998 ; UPSEAT 2000]
suspended mass will be
[CBSE PMT 1990; Pb. PET 2002] (a) T  2  mg/ x(M  m)
 m   m  (b) T  2  (M  m)x / mg
(a) T  2    
 K  K  (b) T  2 K K 
 1 2  1 2
(c) T  ( / 2)  mg/ x(M  m)
 m(K 1  K 2) 
(c) T  2   (d) (d) T  2  (M  m) / mgx
 K 1K 2 
 
13. In the figure, S1 and S 2 are identical springs.
 mK1K 2 
T  2  
 The oscillation frequency of the mass m is f . If
 K1  K 2  one spring is removed, the frequency will become
8. A spring is stretched by 0.20 m, when a mass of [CPMT 1971]
0.50 kg is suspended. When a mass of 0.25 kg is
suspended, then its period of oscillation will be
A B
(g  10m / s2) m
S1 S2
(a) 0.328 sec (b) 0.628 sec
(c) 0.137 sec (d) 1.00 sec
9. A mass M is suspended from a spring of negligible
(a) f (b) f  2
mass. The spring is pulled a little and then
 Simple Harmonic Motion 29
(c) f  2 (d) f / 2 for the displacement of the mass at any time t is
[MP PMT 1995]
14. The vertical extension in a light spring by a weight
t)
(a) x  0.16cos( t)
(b) x   0.16cos(
of 1 kg suspended from the wire is 9.8 cm. The
period of oscillation (c) x  0.16sin( t   ) (d)
[CPMT 1981; MP PMT 2003] t   )
x   0.16 sin(

(a) 20 sec (b) 2 sec 20. A block of mass m, attached to a spring of spring
constant k, oscillates on a smooth horizontal table.
(c) 2 / 10sec (d) 200 sec The other end of the spring is fixed to a wall. The
block has a speed v when the spring is at its
15. A particle of mass 200 gm executes S.H.M. The
natural length. Before coming to an instantaneous
restoring force is provided by a spring of force
rest, if the block moves a distance x from the
constant 80 N / m. The time period of oscillations
mean position, then [MP PET 1996]
is [MP PET 1994]
1
(a) 0.31 sec (b) 0.15 sec (a) x  m/ k (b) x  m/ k
v
(c) 0.05 sec (d) 0.02 sec
16. The length of a spring is l and its force constant is (c) x  v m/ k (d) x  mv/k
k. When a weight W is suspended from it, its
length increases by x. If the spring is cut into two 21. The force constants of two springs are K 1 and
equal parts and put in parallel and the same K 2 . Both are stretched till their elastic energies
weight W is suspended from them, then the
are equal. If the stretching forces are F1 and
extension will be [MP PMT 1994]
F2 , then F1 : F2 is
(a) 2x (b) x
[MP PET 2002]
x x
(c) (d) (a) K1 : K 2 (b) K 2 : K1
2 4
(c) K1 : K2 (d) K12 : K 22
17. A block is placed on a frictionless horizontal table.
The mass of the block is m and springs are 22. A mass m is vertically suspended from a spring of
attached on either side with force constants K 1 negligible mass; the system oscillates with a
and K 2 . If the block is displaced a little and left frequency n. What will be the frequency of the
system if a mass 4 m is suspended from the same
to oscillate, then the angular frequency of
oscillation will be [MP PMT 1994] spring [CBSE PMT 1998]

1/ 2 1/ 2 (a) n / 4 (b) 4n
 K1  K 2   K1K 2 
(a)   (b)  
 m   m(K1  K 2) (c) n / 2 (d) 2n
1/ 2 1/ 2 23. If the period of oscillation of mass m suspended
 K1K 2   K12  K 22 
(c)  (d)   from a spring is 2 sec, then the period of mass 4m

 (K1  K 2)m  (K1  K 2)m will be

18. A uniform spring of force constant k is cut into two [AIIMS 1998]
pieces, the lengths of which are in the ratio 1 : 2.
(a) 1 sec (b) 2 sec
The ratio of the force constants of the shorter and
the longer pieces is (c) 3 sec (d) 4 sec
[Manipal MEE 1995]
24. Five identical springs are used in the following
(a) 1 : 3 (b) 1 : 2
three configurations. The time periods of vertical
(c) 2 : 3 (d) 2 : 1 oscillations in configurations (i), (ii) and (iii) are in
19. A mass m =100 gms is attached at the end of a the ratio [AMU 1995]
light spring which oscillates on a frictionless
horizontal table with an amplitude equal to 0.16
metre and time period equal to 2 sec. Initially the
K K K K
mass is released from rest at t = 0 and
displacement x  0.16 metre. The expression
m K m

(i) (iii)
m
(ii)
 30 Simple Harmonic Motion
(a) More in spring A (b) More in spring B
(c) Equal in both (d) Noting can be said
29. The effective spring constant of two spring system
as shown in figure will be
1 1 [RPMT 1999]
(a) 1 : 2 : (b) 2 : 2 :
2 2
K1 K2
1 1
(c) : 2:1 (d) 2 : :1
2 2

25. A mass m performs oscillations of period T when (a) K1  K 2 (b) K1K 2 / K1  K 2

hanged by spring of force constant K. If spring is
cut in two parts and arranged in parallel and same (c) K1  K 2 (d) K1K 2 / K1  K 2
mass is oscillated by them, then the new time
30. A mass m attached to a spring oscillates every 2
period will be
sec. If the mass is increased by 2 kg, then time-
[CPMT 1995; RPET 1997; RPMT 2003] period increases by 1 sec. The initial mass is
[CBSE PMT 2000;
(a) 2T
AIIMS 2000; MP PET 2000; DPMT 2001; Pb. PMT 2003]
(b) T
K (a) 1.6 kg (b) 3.9 kg
T (c) 9.6 kg (d) 12.6 kg
(c)
2 m 31. A mass M is suspended by two springs of force
m
constants K1 and K2 respectively as shown in the
T diagram. The total elongation (stretch) of the two
(d)
2 springs is
26. If a watch with a wound spring is taken on to the [MP PMT 2000; RPET 2001]
moon, it Mg
(a)
[AFMC 1993] K1  K 2
K1
(a) Runs faster (b) Runs slower
Mg (K1  K 2)
(c) Does not work (d) Shows no change (b)
K1K 2
27. What will be the force constant of the spring K2
system shown in the figure Mg K1K 2
(c)
[RPET 1996; Kerala (Med./ Engg.) 2005] K1  K 2 m
K1 K1  K 2
(a)  K2
2 (d)
K1K 2Mg
K1 K1
1
 1 1  32. The frequency of oscillation of the springs shown
(b)    in the figure will be [AIIMS 2001; Pb. PET 2002]
 2K1 K 2 
K2 1 K
1 1 (a)
(c)  2 m
2K1 K 2 K1
m 1 (K1  K 2)m
1 (b)
 2 1  2 K1K 2
(d)   
 K 1 K1  K2
K
(c) 2
28. Two springs have spring constants K A and K B m
m
and K A  K B . The work required to stretch them 1 K1K 2
(d)
by same extension will be 2 m(K1  K 2)
[RPMT 1999]
 Simple Harmonic Motion 31
33. The scale of a spring balance reading from 0 to 10 39. A particle at the end of a spring executes simple
kg is 0.25 m long. A body suspended from the harmonic motion with a period t1 , while the
balance oscillates vertically with a period of
 /10 second. The mass suspended is (neglect corresponding period for another spring is t2 . If
the mass of the spring) the period of oscillation with the two springs in
[Kerala (Engg.) 2001] series is T, then [AIEEE 2004]
(a) 10 kg (b) 0.98 kg
(a) T  t1  t2 (b) T 2  t12  t22
(c) 5 kg (d) 20 kg
34. If a spring has time period T, and is cut into n (c) T 1  t11  t21 (d) T 2  t12  t22
equal parts, then the time period of each part will
be 40. Infinite springs with force constant k, 2k, 4k and
[AIEEE 2002] 8k.... respectively are connected in series. The
effective force constant of the spring will be
(a) T n (b) T/ n
[J & K CET 2004]
(c) nT (d) T
(a) 2K (b) k
35. One-forth length of a spring of force constant K is
cut away. The force constant of the remaining (c) k/2 (d) 2048
spring will be 41. To make the frequency double of a spring
[MP PET 2002]
oscillator, we have to [CPMT 2004; MP PMT
3 4 2005]
(a) K (b) K
4 3 (a) Reduce the mass to one fourth
(c) K (d) 4 K
(b) Quardruple the mass
36. A mass m is suspended separately by two different
springs of spring constant K1 and K2 gives the (c) Double of mass
time-period t1 and t2 respectively. If same mass (d) Half of the mass
m is connected by both springs as shown in figure
then time-period t is given by the relation 42. The springs shown are identical. When A  4kg ,
[CBSE PMT 2002] the elongation of spring is 1 cm. If B  6kg, the
(a) t  t1  t2 elongation produced by it is
[Pb. PET 2002]
t1.t2
(b) t 
t1  t2 K K

2 2
(c) t2  t1  t2 m
A K
(d) t2  t12  t22
37. Two springs of force constants K and 2K are
B
connected to a mass as shown below. The
frequency of oscillation of the mass is [RPMT
1996; DCE 2000; AIIMS 2003]
K 2K (a) 4 cm (b) 3 cm
m
(c) 2 cm (d) 1 cm
43. When a body of mass 1.0 kg is suspended from a
certain light spring hanging vertically, its length
(a) (1 / 2 ) (K /m) (b) (1 / 2 ) (2K /m)
increases by 5 cm. By suspending 2.0 kg block to
(c) (1 / 2 ) (3K /m) (d) (1 / 2 ) (m/K ) the spring and if the block is pulled through 10 cm
and released the maximum velocity in it in m/s is :
38. Two springs of constant k1 and k2 are joined in
(Acceleration due to gravity  10m/s2)
series. The effective spring constant of the
combination is given by [EAMCET 2003]
[CBSE PMT 2004] (a) 0.5 (b) 1
(a) k1k2 (b) (k1  k2) / 2 (c) 2 (d) 4

(c) k1  k2 (d) k1k2 /(k1  k2)

 32 Simple Harmonic Motion
44. Two springs with spring constants 49. An object is attached to the bottom of a light
K 1  1500N/m and K 2  3000N/m are vertical spring and set vibrating. The maximum
speed of the object is 15 cm/sec and the period is
stretched by the same force. The ratio of potential
628 milli-seconds. The amplitude of the motion in
energy stored in spring will be [RPET 2001]
centimeters is [EAMCET 2003]
(a) 2 : 1 (b) 1 : 2
(a) 3.0 (b) 2.0
(c) 4 : 1 (d) 1 : 4
(c) 1.5 (d) 1.0
45. If a spring extends by x on loading, then energy
50. When a mass m is attached to a spring, it normally
stored by the spring is (if T is the tension in the
extends by 0.2 m. The mass m is given a slight
spring and K is the spring constant)
addition extension and released, then its time
[AFMC 2000]
period will be [MH CET 2001]
T2 T2 1
(a) (b) (a) sec (b) 1 sec
2x 2K 7
2K 2T 2 2 2
(c) (d) (c) sec (d) sec
T2 K 7 3
51. If a body of mass 0.98 kg is made to oscillate on a
46. A weightless spring of length 60 cm and force spring of force constant 4.84 N/m, the angular
constant 200 N/m is kept straight and unstretched frequency of the body is
on a smooth horizontal table and its ends are [CBSE PMT 2001]
rigidly fixed. A mass of 0.25 kg is attached at the (a) 1.22 rad/s (b) 2.22 rad/s
middle of the spring and is slightly displaced along (c) 3.22 rad/s (d) 4.22 rad/s
the length. The time period of the oscillation of the 52. A mass m is suspended from a spring of length l
mass is [MP PET 2003] and force constant K. The frequency of vibration of
the mass is f1 . The spring is cut into two equal
 
(a) s (b) s parts and the same mass is suspended from one
20 10 of the parts. The new frequency of vibration of
  mass is f2 . Which of the following relations
(c) s (d) s between the frequencies is correct
5 200
[NCERT 1983; CPMT 1986; MP PMT 1991; DCE
47. The time period of a mass suspended from a 2002]

spring is T. If the spring is cut into four equal parts (a) f1  2f2 (b) f1  f2
and the same mass is suspended from one of the f1  2f2
(c) (d) f2  2f1
parts, then the new time period will be [MP PMT
2002; CBSE PMT 2003] 53. A mass m oscillates with simple harmonic motion

T with frequency f and amplitude A on a
(a) T (b) 2
2 spring with constant K , therefore

T 1
(c) 2 T (d) (a) The total energy of the system is KA 2
4 2

48. A mass M is suspended from a spring of negligible 1 K

(b) The frequency is
mass. The spring is pulled a little and then 2 M
released so that the mass executes S.H.M. of time (c) The maximum velocity occurs, when x = 0
period T. If the mass is increased by m, the time (d) All the above are correct
period becomes 5T/3. Then the ratio of m/M is 54. Two masses m1 and m2 are suspended together by
[AIEEE 2003] a massless spring of constant K. When the masses
are in equilibrium, m1 is removed without
5 3
(a) (b) disturbing the system. The amplitude of
3 5
oscillations is [J & K CET 2005]
25 16 m1g
(c) (d) (a)
9 9 K

m1
m2
 Simple Harmonic Motion 33

m2 g displacement of the particle along

(b) [CBSE PMT 1990]
K
(a) Straight line (b) Circle
(m1  m2 )g
(c) (c) Ellipse (d) Figure of eight
K
6. Two mutually perpendicular simple harmonic
(m1  m2 )g vibrations have same amplitude, frequency and
(d)
K phase. When they superimpose, the resultant form
55. A spring executes SHM with mass of 10kg of vibration will be
attached to it. The force constant of spring is [MP PMT 1992]
10N/m.If at any instant its velocity is 40cm/sec,
the displacement will be (where amplitude is (a) A circle (b) An ellipse
0.5m) [RPMT 2004] (c) A straight line (d) A parabola
(a) 0.09 m (b) 0.3 m
7. The displacement of a particle varies according to
(c) 0.03 m (d) 0.9 m
the relation x = 4(cost + sint). The amplitude of
the particle is
Superposition of S.H.M’s and Resonance
[AIEEE 2003]
1. The S.H.M. of a particle is given by the equation (a) 8 (b) – 4
y  3 sin t  4 cos t . The amplitude is [MP
(c) 4 (d) 4 2
PET 1993]

(a) 7 (b) 1 8. A S.H.M. is represented by

(c) 5 (d) 12 x  5 2(sin2t  cos2t). The amplitude of the

S.H.M. is [MH CET 2004]
2. If the displacement equation of a particle be
represented by y  A sinPT  B cosPT , the (a) 10 cm (b) 20 cm
particle executes (c) 5 2 cm (d) 50 cm
[MP PET 1986]
9. Resonance is an example of
(a) A uniform circular motion
[CBSE PMT 1999; BHU 1999; 2005]
(b) A uniform elliptical motion
(a) Tuning fork (b) Forced vibration
(c) A S.H.M.
(c) Free vibration (d) Damped vibration
(d) A rectilinear motion
3. The motion of a particle varies with time according 10. In case of a forced vibration, the resonance wave
becomes very sharp when the
to the relation y  a(sin t  cos t) , then
[CBSE PMT 2003]
(a) The motion is oscillatory but not S.H.M.
(a) Restoring force is small
(b) The motion is S.H.M. with amplitude a
(b) Applied periodic force is small
(c) The motion is S.H.M. with amplitude a 2
(c) Quality factor is small
(d) The motion is S.H.M. with amplitude 2a
(d) Damping force is small
4. The resultant of two rectangular simple harmonic
motions of the same frequency and unequal 11. Amplitude of a wave is represented by

 c
amplitudes but differing in phase by is [BHU
A
2 a b c
2003; Then resonance will occur when
[CPMT 1984]
CPMT 2004; MP PMT 1989, 2005; BCECE 2005]
(a) b  c / 2 (b) b = 0 and a = – c
(a) Simple harmonic (b) Circular
(c) b  a / 2 (d) None of these
(c) Elliptical (d) Parabolic
12. A particle with restoring force proportional to
5. The composition of two simple harmonic motions displacement and resisting force proportional to
of equal periods at right angle to each other and velocity is subjected to a force F sint . If the
with a phase difference of  results in the
amplitude of the particle is maximum for    1
 34 Simple Harmonic Motion
and the energy of the particle is maximum for
   2 , then (where 0 natural frequency of
oscillation of particle) [CBSE PMT 1998]

(a)  1   0 and  2   o (b)  1   0 and

2  o

(c)  1   0 and  2   o (d)  1   0 and

 2  o
13. A simple pendulum is set into vibrations. The bob
of the pendulum comes to rest after some time
due to
[AFMC 2003; JIPMER 1999]

(a) Air friction

(b) Moment of inertia
(c) Weight of the bob
(d) Combination of all the above
14. A simple pendulum oscillates in air with time
period T and amplitude A. As the time passes
[CPMT 2005]

(a) T and A both decrease

(b) T increases and A is constant
(c) T increases and A decreases
(d) T decreases and A is constant