APMA

OSCILLATION PRAC PAPER

1. The equation of linear SHM is x = 10 sin 

c) 1 / 2  1  d) 1 / 3
  1
 4t   cm. The phase angle 24 second 4. An elastic spring of unstretched length L and
 6
force constant k is stretched by a small
after start is
length x. It is further stretched by another

a) π rad b) rad small length y. The work done in the second
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stretching is:
 2
1 1
ky  2x + y 
c) rad d) rad
3 3 a) k y2 b)
2 2

k  x 2 + y2 
1 1
k  x + y
2
2. A tunnel has been dug through the centre of c) d)
the earth and a ball is released in it. It will 2 2
reach the other end of the tunnel after:
a) 42.3 minute
5. A simple pendulum of frequency f has a
b) 1 day
metal bob. If the bob is charged negative and
c) 84.6 minute
is allowed to oscillate with a positively
d) will not reach the other end
charged plate placed under it, the frequency
will:
3. The time period of a particle in simple a) become zero
harmonic motion is 8 second. At t = 0, it is at b) become less than f
the mean position. The ratio of the distances c) remains equal to f
travelled by it in the 1st and 2nd second is: d) become more than f
a) 1 / 2 b) 1 / 2

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 a) –4 cm b) – 4 3 cm
c) 4 cm d) 4 3 cm
9. A particle executes S.H.M. in a line 4 cm
long. Its velocity when passing through the
6. Three masses 700g, 500g and 400g are
centre of line is 12 cm/s. The period will be:
suspended at the end of a spring as shown
a) 2.047 s b) 1.047 s
and are in equilibrium. When the 700g mass c) 3.047 s d) 0.047 s
is removed, the system oscillates with a
period of 3 seconds, when the 500g mass is 10. A particle executes simple harmonic motion
also removed, it will oscillate with a period between x = – A and x = + A. The time taken
of for to it to go from 0 to A/2 is T1 and to go
from A/2 to A is T2. Then:
a) 1 s
a) T1 = T2 b) T1< T2
b) 2 s c) T1> T2 d) T1 = 2T2
700g
c) 3 s 500g
400g 11. A mass m attached to a spring oscillates
12 every 2s. If the mass is increased by 2 kg,
d) s
5 then time-period increases by 1 s. The initial
mass is:
a) 1.6 kg b) 3.9 kg
7. Maximum speed of the particle performing
c) 12.6 kg d) 9.6 kg
S.H.M. of path length 20 cm is 20 cm/s.
Acceleration of the particle at the positive 12. The amplitude and periodic time of S.H.M.
extreme position is: are 5 cm and 6 sec respectively. At a
a) –40 cm/s2 b) 40 cm/s2 distance of 2.5 cm away from the mean
c) –20 cm/s2 d) 20 cm/s2 position, the phase will be:
a) 5 / 12 b)  / 4
c)  / 3 d)  / 6
8. A particle starting from extreme position
performs S.H.M. of amplitude 8 cm and 13. A simple pendulum of length L1 performs 20
frequency 40 vibrations per minute. The oscillations in 10 seconds at a given place.
displacement of the particle at the end of 1s At the same place another simple pendulum
is:

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 of length L2 performs 60 oscillations in 10 further through 2.0 cm and released. Angular
seconds. The ratio L1/L2 is: frequency of oscillations of the mass is:
a) 1 : 9 b) 1 : 3 (g = 10 m/s2)
c) 9 : 1 d) 3 : 1
a) 25 rad/s b) 5 rad/s
14. A particle executes simple harmonic motion c) 10 5 rad/s d) 500 rad/s
with amplitude of 4 cm. At the mean
18. Two pendulums begin to swing
position the velocity of the particle is 10
simultaneously. The first pendulum makes 9
cm/s. The distance of the particle from the
full oscillations when the other makes 7. The
mean position when its speed becomes 5
ratio of lengths of the first to the second
cm/s is:
pendulums is:
a) 2( 3 ) cm b) 5 cm a) 81/49 b) 7/9
c) 3 cm d) 2( 5 ) cm c) 9/7 d) 49/81

15. A particle of mass 10 grams is executing

19. Diameter and mass of a planet is three times
simple harmonic motion with amplitude of
0.5 m and periodic time of (  /5) seconds. greater that the diameter and mass of the
The maximum value of the force acting on earth. What will be the period of a simple
the particle is: pendulum on the planet if it is a second’s
a) 25 N b) 5 N pendulum on the earth?
c) 2.5 N d) 0.5 N a) 6 3 s b) 2 3 s
16. A particle executing simple harmonic c) 3 s d) 6 s
motion, amplitude = 4 cm, time period = 12
sec. The ratio between time taken by it in 20. The kinetic energy of a particle in S.H.M.
going from its mean position to 2 cm and 0.2 second after passing through the mean
from 2 cm to extreme position is: position is half of its total energy. Then its
a) 1 / 2 b) 1 / 3 period of oscillation is:
c) 1 / 4 d) 1 a) 0.8 s b) 0.4 s
c) 1.6 s d) 1.2 s
17. A suspended light spring is stretched by 2.0
cm when a mass of 5 kg is attached to its 21. Force per unit displacement acting on a body
free end. Now the mass is pulled down performing S.H.M. is 20 N/m. If mass of the
body is 5 kg, the period of oscillations is:

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 a) 3.14 s b) 6.28 s E 3
c) 0.785 s d) 1.57 s c) d) E
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22. Total energy of a particle performing S.H.M. 26. The amplitude and the time period in a
is U. If amplitude and period of S.H.M. both S.H.M. is 0.5 cm and 0.4 sec respectively. If
are doubled, then the total energy of the the initial phase is  / 2 radian, then the
particle will become: equation of S.H.M. will be
a) 16 U b) U a) y  0.5 cos5t b) y  0.5 sin 4t
c) U/4 d) 4 U
c) y  0.5 sin 2.5t d) y  0.5 sin 5t
23. A particle is performing S.H.M. with
amplitude 10 cm and angular frequency 2 27. Differential equation of SHM along x axis is
rad/s. At a particular instant velocity of the d2 x
2
 252 x  0 . The number of oscillations
particle is –20 cm/s. Phase of the particle at dt
that instant is: made by the particle in 4 second is
a) zero b)  / 2 rad a) 10 b) 6
c)  rad d) 3 / 2 rad c) 4 d) 2

 28. A body of mass 100 g performs linear SHM.

24. When phase angle of S.H.M. is rad, the It experiences a restoring force of 0.1 N
3
when its displacement from the mean
ratio kinetic energy to the potential energy of
position is 5 cm. The acceleration of the
a particle is:
body when its displacement from the mean
a) 2 : 3 b) 3 : 2
position is 1 cm is
c) 3 : 1 d) 1 : 3
a) – 20 m/s2 b) – 2 m/s2
c) – 0.2 m/s2 d) – 0.02 m/s2
25. The total energy of the body executing
S.H.M. is E. Then the kinetic energy when 29. A mass m attached to a spring of force
the displacement is half of the amplitude is: constant k executes SHM given by the
E 3E equation x = 0.5 cos (0.8t – 0.4)
a) b)
2 4

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 k Projection of P on any diameter is Q.
metre. For this motion, the ratio (in SI
m Maximum speed of Q is:
unit) is a) 10 cm/s b) 62.8 cm/s
a) 0.4 b) 0.64 c) 5 cm/s d) 31.4 cm/s
c) 0.5 d) 0.8
34. A particle performing S.H.M. is at a point P
30. A particle performing SHM has an moving towards the equilibrium position. Its
acceleration of 1 m/s2 when it is 0.001 m phase at point P is :
from the equilibrium position. The frequency  A
x
of its oscillation is about a) 2
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a) 106 Hz b) 25Hz 7
b) P O
c) 250 Hz d) 5 Hz 6
11
c)
31. Velocity of a particle of mass 3 gram 6
performing S.H.M. while crossing its mean 5
d)
position is 6 cm/s. If amplitude of S.H.M. is 6
2 cm then the force constant is:
35. The phase of a particle in S.H.M. is found to
a) 4.5 dyne/cm b) 9 dyne/cm
increase by 16π in 4 seconds. Its frequency
c) 27 dyne/cm d) 1.5 dyne/cm
of oscillations is:
a) 2 Hz b) 2π Hz
32. A particle moves such that its acceleration a c) 4π Hz d) 4 Hz
is given by a = – bx, where x is the
displacement from equilibrium position and 36. Equation of a particle performing S.H.M. is
b is a constant. The period of oscillation is: given by x = 6 sin (2t + π/3) cm. The
2 velocity of the particle at time t = 3.14 s is:
a) 2 b b)
b a) 3 3 cm/s b) 6 cm/s
2  c) 6 3 cm/s d) 4 cm/s
c) d) 2
b b
37. A particle S.H.M. along the X–axis with
33. Particle P is performing U.C.M. with amplitude 2 cm and frequency 1.5 Hz. If it
diameter 10 cm and frequency 1 Hz. starts from the equilibrium position at t = 0,
in 2 seconds its phase will increase by:

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   3L   2L 
a) rad b) π rad c) 2   d) 2  
2
 2g   3g 
3
c) rad d) 6π rad
2

38. Two pendulum of lengths 1 metre and 9

metres start vibrating one behind the other 41. The maximum velocity and the maximum
on the same stand with the same amplitude. acceleration of a body moving in a simple
At t = 0 both are at mean position and in the harmonic oscillator are 2 m/s and 4m/s2.
same phase. After, what minimum time will Then angular velocity will be:
one gain one complete oscillation over the a) 3 rad/sec b) 0.5 rad /sec
other? Given that the time period of shorter c) 1 rad / sec d) 2 rad /sec
pendulum is T.
T 2T 42. The total energy of the body executing
a) b)
3 3 S.H.M. is 80J. What is the potential energy
3T 4T when the particle is at a distance of 3/4 of
c) d)
2 3 amplitude from the mean position?
a) 60 J b) 10 J
39. When the kinetic energy of a body executing c) 45 J d) 40 J
S.H.M. is 1/3 of the potential energy. The
displacement of the body is ' x %' of the 43. Two simple pendulums of lengths 1.44 m
amplitude, where ‘x’ is: and 1 m start swinging together. After how
a) 33 b) 87 many vibrations will they again start
c) 67 d) 50 swinging together:
a) 5 oscillations of smaller pendulum.
b) 6 oscillations of smaller pendulum.
40. The time period of a simple pendulum of c) 4 oscillations of bigger pendulum.
length L as measured in an elevator d) 6 oscillations of bigger pendulum.
descending with acceleration g/3 is:
 3L   3L 
a) 2   b)    44. Particle is simultaneously subjected to two
 g   g  S.H.M.s given by equations x1  8sin  t 

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 and x 2  6sin  t   / 2 . Initial phase of
resultant S.H.M. is:
a) cos 1 (3 / 5) b) cot 1 (4 / 3)
c) sin 1 (4 / 5) d) cos 1 (3 / 4)

45. A pendulum has period T for small

oscillations. An obstacle is placed directly
beneath the pivot, so that only the lowest one
quarter of the string can follow the
pendulum bob when is swings towards the
left of its resting position as shown in fig.
The pendulum is released from rest at a
certain point A. The time taken by it to
return to that point is:
T
a)
4
3L
T 4 L
b)
2
c) T L
4 A
T B
d) 3
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