MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

. Linear S.H.M., its Differential Equation 5. The motion of a particle varies with time according to the
and its Characteristics relationy=A (sin ot + cos Ot). Then
(a) it is an oscillatory motion but not a SHM
(b) it is a SHM of amplitude A
(c) it is a SHM of amplitude 2A
STANDARD LEVEL (d) it is a SHM of amplitude A2
6. Twosimple harmonic motions are represented as
d²x y, = 10 sin ot and y, = 5 sin wt + 5 cos ot
1 In the differential equation + ox = 0, for a
dt The ratio of the amplitudes of y, and y, is
simple harmonic motion, the term o represents
(a) restoring force per unit mass
(a) 1:1 (b) 1: 2
(b) restoring force per unit displacement (c) J2: 1 (d) 1:4
7 The restoring force F acting on a particle of mass (m)
(C) restoring force per unit mass per unit displacement executing a S.H.M. is given by F=-Kx, where x is the
(0) acceleration per unit mass per unit displacement displacement and K is a constant. Then the angular
hephysicalquantity whose SI unit is the same as that of velocity of the particle is given by
the force constant is
(a) pressure (a m (b)
K
(b) surface tension K m

(C) potential energy (d) torque (c) mK (d) mk

particle moving along the Y-axis executes a linear 8 When a particle performs a U.C.M. of diameter 10 cm,
S.H.M. The force acting on the particle is given by
its projection along the diameter of the circle, performs a
(a) F=A cos (b) F=A sin (Ky) S.H.M. of amplitude
(Ky)
(c) F=AKy (d) F= AKy (a) 10cm (b) 5 cm
Where Aand K are positive (c) 20 cm (d) 2.5 cm
4. integerS.
The equation offdisplacement of a harmonic oscillator is 9. The frequency of a particle performing a linear S.H.M. is
X=3 sin n ot +4 cos 0t. The amplitude of the particle will
be Hz, The differential equation of S.H.M. is
2T
(a) 2
(b) 5 d²x
(e) 7 + 16x = 0 + 25x = 0
(d) 12 (a) (b)
d? dt2
d'x dx + 10x = 0
+ 15x = 0 (d)
(c) dt
dt
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10. Which one of the following statements about a
(MHT-CET,
linear
2008)
15.
3 m/s when the displacement is acceleration is
0.03 m. The
S.H.M. is false ? frequency of the oscillator
is angular
(a) It is periodic motion (a) 1rad/s (b) 0.1 rad/s
towards the
(b) Acceleration of the particle is directed (c) 10 rad/s (d) 100 rad/s
extreme position
position along a 16. A particle executes a linear S.H.M, of amplitude 8cm
(c) The body moves about the mean and period 2s. The magnitude ofits maximum
straight line (a) 8n cm/second (b) 16n Cm/second velocityis
(d) Velocity is zero at the extreme position (c) 4Tt cm/second (d) 2rt cm/second
17. Aparticle moves in such a way that its acceleration
HIGHER LEVEL a=-bx, where x is its displacement from the mean
and b is a constant. The period of its oscillation ieposition
simple harmonic 2T
11. An illuminated particle executes a linear (b)
amplitude 1cm along the principal axis of a (a) 2rtb b
motion of
convex lens of focal length 12 cm. The mean position of 2T
oscillation is at 20 cm from the lens. What is the amplitude (d) 2b
of theoscillating image of the particle ? (c) Jb
(a) 1.5 cm (b) 2.3 cm 18. A particle performs a S.H.M. of amplitude A and peribd
(c) 2.8cm (d) 3.2 cm T. If the particle is half way between the mean position
12. The function sin (ot)represents (AIEEE 2005) and the extreme position, then its speed at that point will
be
(a) aperiodic, but not a simple harmonicmotion with a
period uo RAV3 3n²A
(a) (b)
(b) a simple harmonic motion with a period 2T/o T

(c) a simple harmonic motion with a period °/o TEA TKAV3

(d) a periodic, but not simple harmonic motion with a (C) T
(d) 2T
period 2/o
19. Abody performs a S.H.M. of amplitude a. Ifthe speed of
13. The displacement of a particle varies with time according the particle is half of its maximum speed, then the
to the relation y=a sin ot + b cos ot. (NCERT) displacement of the particle is (MHT-CET, 2002)
(a) The motion is oscillatory but not SHM
(b) The motion is SHM with an amplitude a +b (a) (b)
2
(c) The motion is SHM with an amplitude a+ b2 (C) a (d) 2a
(d) The motion is SHM with an amplitude Ja2 + b2 20. A particle performs a linear S.H.M. of amplitude A. Its
average speed over one oscillation is
2. Ao 2Ao
Displacement, Velocity and Acceleration (a) (b)
in Linear S.H.M., The Period and
2T
Frequency of S.H.M. (c) Zero (d) Ao
21. The differential equation of aparticle performing a D.
is t. 64x = 0, The period of oscillation of the
STANDARD LEVEL dt2
particle is
14. If the particle in linear S.H.M. (a) 10 sec (b) 5 sec
starts from the extreme
left position, then its equation of motion is given by
(a) x=A sin (ot + TU2) (c) Sec (d) sec
3
and
(b) x= A sin (ot -TU2) 22. For a linear harmonic oscillator, periodis n when it
second

(c) x=-A sin (ot + TU2) amplitude is 5 cm. The velocity of the oscillator,
(d) x=A cos t is at a distance of 1 cm from the extreme positionis
(a) 6 cm/s (b) 5cm/s
(c) 4 cm/s (d) 3cm/s
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4 cm and the maximum (a) ½second (b) 4 second
acceleration,is2r cm/s.The periodic time of S.H.M. is
S . H M . .

In a
23. (c) 4second (d) 1second
1
(b)s 32. The acceleration ofa particle performing a linear S.H.M.
(a) is 16 cm/s, when it is at a distance of4 cm from the mean
(d) 4 s position. The period of S.H.M. is
(c) 2s
and maximum acceleration of a (a) 6.28 sec
maximum velocity (b) 1.57 sec
24.
The
moving inaasimple harmonic manner are 2 m/s and (c) S sec (d) 3.14 sec
body velocity of the body is
Am/s². The angular
(MHT-CET, 2001) 33. A particle performs a S.H.M. of amplitude 10 cm and
period 12 s. What is the speed of the particle 3 s, after
(a) 4 rad/s (b) 3 rad/s passing through its mean position?
(c) 2 rad/s (d) 1rad/s (a) 5 cm/s (b) 10 cm/s
executes a S.H.M. of amplitude A
25. Aparticle and maximum (c) zero (d) 7.5 cm/s
velocity Vm then its speed at displacement A/2 is
34. Aparticle executes a linear S.H.M. of amplitude A and
Vmax max period T. It starts from the mean position. The time
(a) (b) 4 required to cover a distance A/2 is (MHTCET, 2015)
2

(c) max (d) 0.866 V.max

(a) (b)
%The amplitude and the time period in a S.H.M. is 0.5 cm
T T
and 0.4 S respectively. If the initial phase is radian, (c) 8 (d)
2 12
then the equation of motion of S.H.M. is given by 35. The maximum speed of a particle performing a linear
(a) y=0.5 sin (5t) (b) y= 0.5 cos (5t) S.H.M. is 0.16 m/s and the maximum acceleration is 0.64
(c) y=0.5 sin (2.5Tt) (d) y= 0.5 cos (2.5t) m/s. The period ofS.H.M. is (NCERT)
(a) 1second (b) 2 second
27. Abody of mass lgram executes a linear S.H.M. ofperiod
1.57 s. If its maximum velocity is 0.8 m/s, then its (c) 1.57 second (d) 3.57 second
maximum displacement from the mean position is 36. The maximum displacement ofa particle executing a linear
(a) 10cm (b) 20 cm S.H.M. is 5 cm and its periodic time is 2 sec. If it starts
(c) 30 cm (d) 40 cm from the mean position then the equation of its
displacement is given by
28. The displacement of a particle performing a S.H.M. is (a) x=5sin 2Ttt (b) x=5 sin tt
given by X 0.25 ços 8Tt + The frequency of (C) x= 10 sin 3Tct (d) x = 5 sin
S.H.M. is
(a) 2 Hz (b) 4 Hz 37. The displacement at an instant 't, ofa particle executing a
linear S.H.M. is given by x=5 sin 31.4 (t +0.1). Its
(c) 6 Hz (d) 8 Hz periodic time is
4. Alinear harmonic oscillator starts from rest at time t=0. (a) 2 sec (b) 0.2 sec
After timet=2 seconds, it again comes to rest, at a distance (c) 0.5 sec (d) 1sec
of 2cm. The amplitude and period of the harmonic 38. The amplitude of oscillation ofa particle executing a linear
oscillator are given by
(a) 2 cm, 2 seconds (b) 1cm, 4 seconds S.H.M. is cm, If its frequency is 20 Hz, then the
(c) 2 cm, 4 seconds 1cm, 2 seconds
(d) magnitude of its maximum acceleration will be
30, The displacement of a particle performing alinear S.H.M.
(a) 20 m/s? (b) 40 m/s?
Sgiven by x = 5 sin (87t + 3), where x is in metre and (c) 80 m/s? (d) 100 m/s?
i SeCond. The frequency and period of S.H.M. are
given by 39. The acceleration of aparticle performing a S.H.M. is0.12
(a) 4 Hz, 0.5 sec (b) 2 Hz, 0.25 sec m/s, when the particle is at a distance of 3 cm from its
(c) 4 Hz, 0.25 equilibrium position. What is the period of S.H.M.?
sec (d) 4 Hz, 0.75 sec
31. (a) 3.14 s (b) 6.28 s
Aparticle S.H.M. of period 3 second.
performs
The time taken bytthea linear
particle to cover a distance equal to (c) 1.57 s (d) 10s
half the :amplitude, fromthe mean position is
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(b) halved
40. The velocity of a particle executing a S.H.M. of frequency (c) reduced to one fourth of its original value
the mean position.
10 oscillations/sec is Tt m/s, when it is at times
Upto what maximum distance, the
particle will be (d) increased to four
SHM of angular
displaced? 48. Aparticle executes a velocity 2
(b) 3 cm and maximum acceleration of8m/s2 What is the radls
(a) 2 cm
length of the oscillator ? path
(d) 5 cm
(c) 4 cm (b) 3m
(a) 2 m
maximum velocity and maximum
41. IfV, and a,, denote the performing a SHM, then the (c) 4 m (d) 6nm
acceleration of a particle
amplitude of SHM is displacement of. 'a simple harmonic
49. An instantaneous +4)
oscillator isgiven by x = A cos (ot
2 Vm
m (b) The speed of the oscillator will be maximum, when
(a) am
am
2Tt
2 am t = (b) t=
am. (a)
(c) (d)v
Vm T
ofamplitude (d) t =
42. What is the displacement ofa SHM particle (c) t =
40 2Tt
1
3cm, where its velocity is ofits maximum velocity? s0. In a linear S.HM., the acceleration of theparticle is zero
wheD its velocity is
(a) 242 cm (b) 2 cm (a) Zero
5
cm (b) Maximum
(c) 3/2 cm (d)
(c) Halfof its maximum value
43. The equation of displacement of a particle performing a (d) Minimum
S.H.Misx=0.25 sin (200 t) metre. What is the maximum
velocity of the particle ? 51. The displacement ofa particle executing a S.HM. is given
(a) 200 m/s (b) 100 m/s by x = A sin ot + A cos Ot. What is the anmplitude of
motion ?
(c) s0 m/s (d) 25 m/s
44. The displacement of alinear simple harmonic oscillator (a) 2A (b) 2 A
is given by y = sin 2 cm. The maximum (c) 3A (d) A
acceleration of the oscillator in cm/s is 52. The maximum velocity of a particle performing a linear
S.H.M. ofamplitude 1.4 cm is 4.4 m/s. What is the period
of S.H.M. ?
(a) 4 (b) 4 (a) 0.1s (b) 0.2s
(c) 2s (d) 0.02 s
(c) (d)
16 53. A particle executes a linear S.H.M. given by
45. The instantaneous acceleration (a) of aparticle executing y= 0.5 sin 100t (metre).
a linear SHM is given by a = 4x where x is the
displacenment from the mean position. The period of the Its amplitude and frequency given in cm and hertz are
particle is given by (a) 50 cm and 100 Hz (b) 5 cm and 50 Hz
50
(a) n s (b) s (c) 50 cm and Hz (d) 0.5 and Hz
2 50

(c) 2T S (d) S
54. 50Abodyofmass 200 g is executing a S.H.M. ofamplituae
cm and periodls. The magnitude of maximumforce

46. The maximum velocity of a linear simple harmonic acting on the particle is (use T = 10)
oscillator represented by y=6 sin (50 t+ /3) is given by (a) 1N (b) 2 N
[all quantities are in SI units] (c) 3 N (d) 4N
(a) 100 m/s (b) 300 m/s 55. The equation of motion of particle executing a linear
a its
(c) 6n m/s (d) T3 m/s S.H.M. is given by x = 10 sin (4t T/6) Cm, What is
47. The frequency of alinear SHM-Oscillator is to be velocity, when x =6?
For this the mass should be doubled.
(a) 64 cm/sec (b) 54 cm/sec
(a) doubled (c) 32 cm/sec (d) 16 cm/sec
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a S.H.M. of period 2t
particle
amplitude 2cm. At
performs
what
sec and
distance from the mean position, 63. A particle executes a linear SHM with an amplitude
56. A
4 cm. At the mean position the velocity of the of
are numerically equal ? 10cm/s. What is the displacement ofthe particleparticle is
velocity
and.acceleration
its when
(b) 3 cm speed becomes 5 cm/s ? its
(a) 2 cm
(©) /6cm (a) 5 cm (a) 2(V3) cm (b) 2(45) cm
maximum
velocity and maximum acceleration (c) 5 cm
particle performing a linear S.H.M. are a andof aß (@) 3 cm
The
57.
respectively: Then itsperiodic time is given by 64. The instantarneous displacement of a simple
harmonic
(a) T =
2ß (b) T = 2r0 oscillator is given by x = A cos ot + At what
time, its speed willbe maximum ?
(c) T (d) T =
204 2rB (a) 20 (b) 40
co Abody of mass 980 gram is made to oscillate on a spring 2
offorce constant 4.99 N/m, then the angular frequency of (c) (d)
the body is
65. The height of a swing changes during its motion
(a) 2 rad/s (b) 3 rad/s 0.1 m to 2.5 m. What is the minimum velocity of afrom
who swings in this swing? boy
() 5 rad/'s (d) 7 rad/s (a) 3.14 m/s (b) Zero
s9, The periodic time ofa particle executing a linear S.H.M.
(c) 5.4 m/s (d) 4.9S m/s
21u
is Ifits velocity at a distance b from the mean position 66. The maximum velocity for a particle in S.H.M. is
m/s and the maximum acceleration is 0.64 m/s. 0.16
The
is 3b) , then the path length of the particle is amplitude of S.H.M. is
(a) b (b) 2b (a) 4x 102 m (b) 4 x 10- m
(c) 3b (d) 4b (c) 4x 10 m (d) 4 x 103 m
60. A body is executing a S.H.M. When the displacements 67. A particle is performing a linear S.H.M. of period 12 s. If
from the mean position are 4 cm and 5 cm, the the velocity ofthe particle is Tm/s after 2 s after crossing
corresponding velocities of the body are 10 cm/s and 8 the mean position, the path length ofS.H.M. is
cm/s respectively. The periodic time of oscillation is
(MHTCET, 2008)
(a) T sec (a) 12 cm (b) 18 cm
(b) 2
sec
(c) 36 cm (d) 24 cm
(c) 2t s 68. A particle is performing a linear S.H.M. of period 24 s.
(d) sec (AIPMT 91)
The velocity of the particle is 6.28 m/s after 4 s after
ol. Ablock rests on a rough horizontal drawing board, which crossing the mean position. What is the amplitude of
1S executing a SHM in the horizontal plane, with an S.H.M. ? (MHT-CET, 2008)
amplitude A. What will be the frequency of oscilation (a) 48 cm (b) 36 cm
for which the block willjust start to slip? (c) 24 cm (d) 12 cm

(a) 27n, 1 ug 69. Aparticle is performing a S.H.M. ofpath length 4 cm. At

g (b) what displacement the velocity of the particle is
numerically equal to its acceleration ?
(c) 2ug 2Tt
A (d) 4n A
T= (MHT-CET, 2009)
ne average displacement over a period of SHM is (a) 1cm (b) 2 cm
(A=amplitude of SHM) (d) 4 cm
(HSC Board, Oct. 2014) (c) 3 cm
(a) 0 70. A particle executes a linear S.H.M. of angular velocity
(b) A 4 rad/s and maximum acceleration of 8 m/s What is its
(c) 2A (d) 4A path length?
(a) 0.5 m (b) 0.75 m

(c) 1m (d) 2 m
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71. A large horizontal surface moves up anddown in simple frequency 2 Hz and an amplitude 5 cm. If machine
harmonic motion with an anplitude of Icm. Ifa mass of the platform gives the person's weight, thenathe n
10 kg (which is placed on this surface) is to remain
continuously in contact with it, the frequency of SHM (g= 10 m/s2, = 10)
should not exceed [Take T'= 10] (a) maximum reading of the machine is 90 kg
(a) 0.5 Hz (b) 1.5 Hz (b) minimum reading of the machine is zero
(c) 5.0 Hz (d) 10.0 Hz (c) minimum reading ofthe machine is 32 kg
72. A particle is performing a linear S.H.M. If at time t =0, (d) maximum reading of the machine is 108 kg
its displacement is 1 cm, its velocity is t cm/sec and its 79. Motion of an oscillating liquid in a U tube is
.angular frequency is t rad/s, then the amplitude of its
motions is (a) periodic but not simple harmonic
(a) lcm (b) 2 cm (b) non-periodic
(c) 3 cm (c) simple harmonic and time period is independent of
(d) T Cm
73. The frequency of a sinusoidal wave the density ofthe liquid
(d) simple harmonic and time period is directly
e=0.40 cos [2000t + 0.8 x] would be
proportional to the density of the liquid
(a) 1000 T Hz (b) 2000 Hz 80. A particle performs S.H.M. with amplitude 25 cm and
1000
period 3 s. The minimum time required for it to move
(c) 20 Hz (d) Hz between two points 12.5 cm on either side of the mean
position is (MHT-CET, 2015)
74. If a simple harmonic oscillator has a displacement of
0.02m and acceleration equal to 2.0 m/s at any time, then (a) 0.6s (b) 0.5 s
the angular frequency of the oscillator is equal to (c) 0.4s (d) 0.2 s
(AIPMT, 1992) 81. Theaverage acceleration ofa particle performing a S.H.M.
(a) 10 rad/s (b) 5 rad/s
inone complete oscillation is (MHT-CET, 2010)
(c) 1 rad/s (d) 20 rad/s A Ao?
75. The equation of motion of a particle executing a linear (a) (b)
2
(c) Aa? (d) zero
S.H.M. isgiven by x=5 sin 4t - 6 where x is its
82. A linear SHM is represented by
displacement in cm. What is the velocity of the particle,
when its displacement is 3 cm? x= 5/2 (sin 2Tt t cos 2Tt) cm.
(a) 6 cm/s (b) 16 cm/s What is the amplitude of SHM ?
2Tt (a) 5/2 (b) 50 cm
(c) cm/s (d) 8 cm/s
3 (c) 10 cm (d) 20 cm
76. The maximum velocity of a particle, executing simple
harmonic motion with an amplitude 7 mm, is 4.4 m/s.
The period of oscillation is HIGHER LEVEL
(a) 0.1 s (b) 100 s
(c) 0.01 s (d) 10s (AIEEE, 2006) 83. Aparticle is executingalinearS.H.M. and its differential
77. The displacement ofa particle is represented by the
equation equation is + x = 0, Its time period of motion
dt2
is (AIEEE, 2005)
y =
oa'co-sinmete
The motion of the particle is
(a)
2Tt
(b) 2TO.
(a) a S.H.M. with amplitude 0.8 m 2Tt
(b) oscillatory but not S.H.M.
(e) 2rya (d)
(c) a S.H.M. with amplitude 0.4 m 84. The displacement of a particle in S.H.M. is given Dy
x=5 [cos Tt t sin t] where x is in metre.(AIEEE,
Theamplitude
(d) a S.H.M. with amplitude 0.4/2 m of motion of the particle is given by 2003)
78. A person normally weighing 60 kg stands on a platform (a) 8 m (b) 10 m
which oscillates up and down simple harmonically with a
(c) 52 m (d) 1042 m
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85. ASmallwooden cube is placed on a plank. The plank 2Tt
3 (a) (b)
performs a vertical S.H.M. of firequency T Hz.What is 40)
the maximum amplitude of its vertical S.H.M., so that the T

wooden cube does not leave the plank ? [g= 10 m/s²1 (c) (d)
20
5 5 92. A particle executing a linear S.H.M. performs 1200
(a) 12 (b) oscillations/minute. The velocity at the midpoint of its
18
7
path is 3.142 m/s. What is its equation of its displacement,
11 if at timet=0, it is in the extreme rightposition?
(c) m
(d) m
12 18
86. The maximum speed of a particle in SHM is
(a) y=0.025 sin (40rt) (b) y=0.05 cos (40Tt)
OA = V. The average speed of the particle in given by (c) y= 0.025 cos (40tt) (d) y= 0.025 cos (20rt)
terms of
maximum speed is given by 93. A particle is performing a linear S.H.M. along xX-axis with
amplitude 4 cm and time period 1.2 s. The minimum time
(a) Ym V,
Vm taken by the particle to move from x = +2 cm to
2 (b) 2 X=+4 cm and back again is given by
(c) 2m T (d) 2Vm
(a) 0.6 s (b) 0.4 s
(c) 0.3s (d) 0.2 s
87. The displacements of two linear simple harmon 94. A particle oscillates simple harmonically along a straight
ic
oscillators are given by x, = 3sin (100t + 0) and line with period 8 seconds and amplitude g/2 m.It starts
X, =4 cos (100t). What is the phase difference between from the mean position, then the ratio of the distances
the velocities of these oscillators ? travelled by it in the second second and first second ofits
(a) 0 (b) - T¯2 motion is
(c) + TU2 (d) -0 (a) 2 (b) 2
88. A particle executes a S.H.M. ofamplitude 4 cm and
period
4 sec. Ifat timet =0, the net force acting on the (c) (2 - 1) (d) 3
zero, then its velocity at that point is given by particleis 95. A mass (m) is suspended at the end of a weightless wire
(a) 2 cm/s (b) Tt cm/s
of length L, cross-sectional area A and Young's modulus
Y. The frequency of oscillation for the S.H.M. along the
3T vertical direction is (MHT-CET, 2005)
(c) TU2 cm/s (d) cm/s
4
1 LAm
89. A spherical marble of radius ris made to oscillate in a (a) (b)
21
bowl of radius R. What is its period of oscillation ?
R R-r (c) 1 mÝ (d)
AL
(a) T = (b) T = 2T AL
-
96. A particle executes a S.H.M. of amplitude 20 cm and
period 3 s. What is the minimum time required by the
(c) T=
21 R-r
(d) T =
2r particle to move between two points 10 cm on either side
of the mean position ?
90. The maximum velocity and maximum acceleration of a
3
particle performing a linear S.H.M. are and ß (a) 1 s (b) S

respectively. Then the path length of the particle is 4

1
(C) (d)
2
(a) (b)
2a? 97. The displacement of a particle from its mean position (in
2ß metre) is given by
(c) (d) y=0.2 sin (10t + 1.5T) cos (10Tt + 1.50)
B
91. An instantaneous displacement of a simple harmonic The motion of the particle is
(a) periodic but not simple harmonic motion
oscillator is x=A cos ot + 4 At what time, its speed (b) non periodic
will be maximumn? (c) simple harmonicmotion with period of 0.1 s
(d) simple harmonicmotion with period of0.2 s
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harmonic If the acceleration of the particle is written as
98. A body of mass 0.1 kg is executing a simple
motion ofamplitude 0.2 m. When the body passes through a=A cos (ot + ), then
the mean position, its kinetic energy is 8 x 10-3 J. The (AIEEE, 2007)
initial phase of oscillation is 60°. What is the equation of (a) A=xo, 8= - 4
motion of the body ? (b) A=xyu,8=4
(c) A=Xo, 8 =- 4 37
(a) y = 0.2 sin (d) A= xo', &= 4
104. The displacement of an object attached to a spring and
(b) y 0.2 sin 4t + executing a simple harmonic motion is given by
X= (2 x 10) cos Ttt metre. The time at which tha
maximum speed first occurs is (AIEEE, 2007)
(c) y =
02sin) (a) 0.5 sec
(c) 0.75 sec
(b) 0.25 sec
(d) 0.125 sec
(d) y = 0.2sin4t - 105. Acoin in placed on a horizontalplatform which undergoes
vertical simple harmonic motionofangular frequencyo
99. Two S.H.M.s are represented by the equations The amplitude of oscillation is gradually increased. The
coin will lose contact with the platform for the first time
X1 = 3sin 2r + (a) for an amplitude ofg'la
(b) at the highest position of theplatform
and x = 3/2 [sin (2rt) + cos (2)) (c) at the mean position of the platform
What is the ratio ofthe amplitudes of x and x,?
(d) for an amplitude ofg/a (AIEEE, 2006)
(a) 2:1 (b) 1:2 106. A particle executes a linear SHM. In two of its positions
(c) 1:3 (d) 3: 1 the velocities are u and v and the corresponding
100. AUtube of uniform bore of cross-sectional area A
has accelerations are d and ß respectively(0<a<ß). What
is the distance between the positions ? (MHT-CET, 201)
been set up vertically with open ends facing up. Now M
gm of a liquid of density d is poured into it. The column u + y2
of liquid in this tube willoscillate with a period T. What (@) . + B (b) . +B
is the period ?
MA M (c)
u² + y2
(d)
u² -2
(a) T = Zgd (b) T = 2, a - B
2Adg
107. The displacement of aparticle in S.H.M. is given by
M X=A cos (ot +)
(c) T = (d) T = 21 gdA
At timet=0, x= l cm, initial velocity= cm/s
101. A particle performing S.H.M. starts from equilibrium and angular frequency is n per second. What is the
position and its timne period is 16 seconds. After 2 seconds amplitude of SHM ?
its velocity is t m/s. Amplitude of oscillation is
(a) 1cm (b) 2 cm
cOs 45° =
(MHT-CET, 2017) (c) T cm (d) 2 cm
108. Abody executes simple harmonic motion under the action
(a) 2/2 m (b) 442 m
of a force F, with a time period If the force is
(c) 62 m (d) &/2m
102. Two particles P and Q start from the origin and execute changed to F, it executes a S.H.M. with time period
Simple Harmonic Motions along X-axis with same .Now both the forcesF, and F. act simultaneously
amplitude but with periods 3 second and 6 second
respectively. What is the ratio of the velocities of P and Q in the same direction on the body, What is its new periodie
when they meet ? time ?
(a) 3:2 (b) 2:3 12
S
(c) 1:2 (d) 2:1 (a) 25 (b) 24
103. Apoint mass oscillates along the X-axis according to the 25
(c) 12 (d) 25
law, x = X, COS ot - |
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109. Aparticle moves along the X-axis according to the law If the Young's modulus of the material
of the wire is n x
x=Asin? ot - 10 N/m,the value of n is
What is the amplitude of motion (IIT, 2010)
(a) 3 (b) 4
of the particle ?
A
(c) 5 (d) 7
A
(a) (b) 115. If x, v and a denote the displacement,
4 velocity and the
acceleration of a particle executing simple
(c) motion of time period T, then, which one of the harmonic
following
(d) A does not change with time ? (AIEEE 2009)
110. Two simple harmonic motion are
following equations represented by the aT
(a) X (b) aT + 2pv
y1 = 10 sin(12t + 1) (c)
aT
4
V (d) a?T² + 4p'y2
and y, =5 (sin 3Tt + 3 cos Tt) 116. Asmall marble of mass'm' oscillates simple harmonically
The ratio of their amplitudes is mn inside a watch glass whose radius of curvature is 2.5 m.
and the ratio of their
time periods is n. Then What is its period of motion. (Take g= 10 m/s)
(IIT, 1986)
3 (a) 3s (b) 3.142 s
(a) n =
2 (b) n=1 (c) 3.55 s (d) 3.75 s
2 117. A particle is executing a linear SHM. v, and v,
(c) m = 1 are its
3 (d) m =
2
velocities at distances x, and x, from the equilibrium.
What is its period of oscillation ?
111. A particle executes simple harmonic
motion
-A and x=+A.Ittakes timet, to go from 0 between x=
to A/2and t, (a) T = 2n (b) T = 2n
to go from A/2 to A. What is the ratio
t ? (IIT, 2001) x3-x
(a) 1 (b) (C) T = 2 VI- V)
(c) 3 (X2 - X)
(d) 4
112. An oscillator consists of a block attached to a spring
spring constantK=300 N/m. At some time't' the position
of (d) T = 2 (K2 - x)?
(measured from its equilibrium position), velocity and (V - V
acceleration of the block are 118. A particle is executing a linear S.H.M. v, and v, are its
X=0.1 m, v=-15 m/s and a =-90 m/s2
speeds at distances x, and x, from the equilibrium
position. What is its amplitude of oscillation ?
What is the amplitude ofmotion and the mass oftheblock ?
v}x?
(a) 0.3 m and 0.3 kg (b) 0.4 m and kg
1
(a) Á = VÍxí -
4 Vvi- v
1
(e) 0.5m and kg (d) 0.5m and
4
kg (b) A =
113. A particle performing a linear S.H.M. has a period of& s.
At time t=0, it is in the mean position. What is the ratio
of the distances travelled by the particle in the first and (c) A =
second seconds ?

(a) (b) A =
vx - vx
2 (d)
J2 -1 119. Aparticle executing a linear SHM has velocities of& m/s,
(e) 2 - 1) (d) 3 7 m/s and 4 m/s, respectively at three points at distances
of xm, (x+ 1)m and (x + 2) m from the mean position.
114. A0.1 kg mass is suspended from a wireofnegligible mass. What is the maximum velocity of the particle?
The length of thewire is 1 m and its cross-sectional area
is 4.9 x 10-7 m². If the mass is pulled a little in the (a) J50 m/s (b) V65 m/s
vertically downward direction and released, it performs a
simple harmonic motion of angular frequency 140 rad/s. (e) 35 m/s (d) /20 m/s
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120. A mass (m) is suspended at the end of Young's
126. The equation ofa particle executing a linear S.HM i
of lengthL, cross-sectional area A and modulus given byx= 4 cos ot + 3 sin ot. The tangent of its initial
Y. The period of oscillation for the S.HM. along the phase angle is given by
vertical direction is (MHT-CET,2012) 3
(a) tan a = (b) tan o
4

(a) 2 mL
YA (b) 2 mL
yA (C) tan a= 1 (d) tan . =
127. A particle performing a linear S.H.M. starts from the
(c) (d) 2mY positive extremity. Then the epoch of the particle is
(a) Zero' (b) Tt radian
121. A particle is performing a linear S.H.M. about the mean
position with the equation of velocity given by (C) 2 radian (d) 27 radian
4y= 25 -x². Then the period of motion is 128. The equation of linear S.H.M. of a particle is given by
(MHT-CET, 2012)
(a) 2 (b) n X = 2, the term represents
(c) 3T (d) 47
(a) the phase of S.H.M.
122. A block resting on a rough horizontal surface executes
S.H.M. in horizontal plane with amplitude 'A'. The (b) the initial pháse of S.H.M.
frequency of oscillation for which the block just starts to (c) angular frequency ofS.H.M.
slip is (u = coefficient of friction, g=gravitational (d) period of S.H.M.
acceleration) MHTCET, 2014)
129. Two simple harmonic motions are represented by
(a) (b)
y, = 10sin ot and y, - 15 cos ot. The phase difference
2rV A 4n VA bétween them is

(a) Zero (b) radian

(c) (d) 6

(C) radian (d) radian

4 2
3. Phase, Graphical Representation and 130. The phase of a linear harmonic oscillator is found to
Composition of S.H.M increase by 10 in 10 seconds. The frequency of oscillator
(a) 1Hz (b) ½ Hz
STANDARD LEVEL (c) 2 Hz (d) 37 Hz
131. The equation ofa particle executing a S.H.M. is given by
123. What is the nature of thegraph between K.E. and P.E. of X=4 sin ot + 5 cos ot. The tangent of the initial phase
a particle performing a linear S.H.M. ? angle is given by
(a) Astraight line passing through the origin. 2
tan o =
(b) A straight line parallel to the Eg axis. (a) 3
b) tan &= 1
(c) A straight line having intercepts on the E, and Ex 5 4
axes (c) tan , = tan c =
4 (d)
(d) Astraight line parallel to E, axis:
124. What 132. A SHM is represented byx = s (sin 2nt + cos 2Tt) cm.
the nature of the graph between the potential
The amplitude of the SHM is:
energy and total energy of a particle performing a linear
S.H.M. ? (a) 20 cm (b) 50 cm
(a) a sine curve (b) a cosine curve (c) 10 cm (d) s/2 cm
(c) a circle (d) a straight line 133. What is the amplitude of the S.H.M. obtained by
125. A linear S.H.M. is considered as the projection ofa U.C.M. combining the motions,
on a diameter of the reference circle. The phase angle
between the projections of uniform circular motion on X=4 sin ot cm, Xy =4 sin0t + cm
two mutually perpendicular diameter is
(a) 0 (b) T (a) 8 cm (b) 443 cm
3 (c) 6 cm (d) 2/3 cm
(c) (a)
4
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134. The periodic times of two particles P and O executing
S.HM.S. are in the ratio of 1: 5. Both start moving from (b) simple harmonic with amplitude a2 + b²
the mean position at the same instant. After how many
oscillations of P, the two particles will be again in phase (©) simple haimonic with £mplitude t o)
at the mean position ? 2

(a) 2 (b) 3 (d) not a simple harmonic

(c) 4 (d) 5 141. A particle is exeçuting a linear SHM. What is the nature
135. In S.H.M., which one ofthe following graphs is a straight ofthe graph between the velocity and displacement ofthe
-line ? particle at any instant ?
(MHT- CET, 2007) (a) a straight line (b) a cirçle
(a) P.E. against displacement
(b) acoeleration against time (c). an ellipse (d) a parabola
(c) total energy against displacement
(d) velocity against displacement HIGHER LEVEL
136. The total work done by the restoring force
in simple
harmonic motion of amplitude Aand angular velocity , 142. The S.H.M.s of two particles are given by
in one oscillation is ..

(a) Sma'A? y1 = 10 sin 2t +

(b) mA²u2

(c) Zero (d)

1
mAo
and y2 = 5[sin 2t + 3 cos 2rt]
The ratio of their amplitudes is (IT)
137. The displacement of a particle performing a
given by x = 12 cos (ot + ) cm. If at time S.H.M. is (a) 1:2 (b) 1:1
t, the (c) 2:1
displacement of the particle is 6 cm, then the phase ofthe (d) 3:1
particle at that instant is 143. Two particles execute simple harmonic motions
(a) radian
represented by the equations
(b) radian
6 4

(c) Tradian (d)

T
radian
y1 =
0.1sin(100 +7andy, =0.l cos Tt. What is
3 the phase difference between the velocities of these
138. The phase of a particle executing a simple harmonic particles at a particular instant ? (AIEEE, 2005)
motion and starting from its equilibrium position is 2
(a) 3 (b)
when it has
(a) Maximum acceleration (C) (d) 3
(b) Maximum energy 144. What is the minimum phase difference between two
(c) Minimum displacement S.H.M.s given by x, = sin ot + cos ot and
(d) Maximum velocity
sin ot +
V3
X= 2
COS 0t
139. Two particles A and B execute S.H.M.s.of periods T and 2
ST
If they startfrom the mean position, then the phase (a) 4 (b)
difference between them when the particle A completes
one oscillation will be
(c) 3 (d) 4
2Tt
(a) rad (b) rad 145. The displacement of a particle in S.HM. is given by
5
x=Bsin(ot +c). The initial position (at timet=0), of
T
rad
the particle is 1 cm and its initial velocity is t cm/s. What
(c) rad (d)
2 3 is the initial phase angle if the angular frequency of the
140. When two displacements represented by particle is T rad/s ?

Y=a sin (ot) and y, =b cos (ot) (a) (b)

2 4
are superimposed the motion is (AIPMT 2015)

(c) (d)
(a) simple harmonic with amplitude b
6 5
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146. Two particles execute S.H.M. ofthe same amplitude and
frequency along the same straight line. They cross one (c) AV2 (d)
another when going in opposite directions, and eaçh time
their displacement in that position is half of their 151. When the displacement in S.H.M. is halfthe amplitude
amplitude. What is the phase difference between them ? the ratio of potential energy to the total energy is
(MHT-CET, 2006) 1
(a) (b)
(b) 30° 2
(a) 90°
(c) 120° 1
(d) 60° (d)
(c) 1 4
147. Two particles perform linear simple harmonic motions
along the same path oflength 2A and period T as shown 152. A particle executes a linear S.H.M. of amplitude A. At
in the graph. The phase difference between them is what distance from the mean position is its K.E. equal to
(HSC Board, March 2013) its P.E.? (MHT-CET, 2001)
(a) 0.51 A (b) 0.61 A
(c) 0.81A (d) 0.71A
p
ANZ 153. When a long spring is stretched by Icm, the potential

quYmSNds!a -AN24
T 3T iT
>Time
energy stored in the spring is U. What will be the potential
energy stored in it if it is stretched by 4 cm ?
(a)
(c)
4U
16U
(b) 9U
(d) 25 U

154. For a particle executing a S.H.M., the kinetic energy Kis

(a) Zero rad (b) rad given by K= Ko cos ot then the maximum value of
4 potential energy is (AIPMT, 2007)
3T
(c) rad (d) rad Ko
2 4 (a) 2 (b) Ko
(c) 2Ko
4. K.E., P.E. and Total Energy in S.H.M. (d) data not sufficient to obtain max. P.E.
155. When the displacement ofa linear harmnonic oscillator is
1/3 of its amplitude, the ratio of its total energy to its
potential energy is
STANDARD LEVEL (a) 3 (b) 4
148. The force constant of a linear harmonic oscillator is (c) 9
10 (d)
N/m. If its P.E. at a point in its path is O.05 J, its
corresponding displacement is 156. The potential energies of a linear harmonic oscillator
at
(a) lmetre (b) 0.5 m
the mean position, extreme positions and an intermediate
(c) 0.25 m
position are 0, 0.5 J, and 0.3Jrespectively. Its total energy
(d) 0.1 m is given by
149, A body executes a linear S.H.M: ofamplitude (a) 0.7J
A. At what (b) 0.5J
displacement from the mean position, the potential energy
of the body is one fourth of its total (c) 0.8 J
energy ? (d) 0.25 J
157. Aspring of spring constant 5 x 10°N/m is stretched by
(AIPMT, 1993) 4 cm from its unstretched position. Then the work
A
A to stretch it further by 4 cm is requirea
(a) 4 (b)
2 (a) 6 N
A (b) 12 N
(c) 3A (c) 18 N (d) 3 N
3 (d) 4
158. The maximum' potential energy of a
150. For a particle performing a simple harto
oscillator is U. max Then the P.E. of the oscillator
kinetic energies will beequal S.H.M., the potential and
when the displacement of is half way to its end point is
when it
the particle is
Umax U.,max
(a) 2 (b)
(a) A (b) 3
2
U
max
(c) 4 (d) 2 Umax
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displacement of a particle in S.H.M. is 0.2 m,
Whenthe
equal to 2. J. The force constant of 167. When a particle executing a linear S.H.M. moves from its
159. energy is
its
Potential

the S.H.M. is
extreme position to the mean position, its
(b) S0 N/m (a) K.E. decreases and potential energy increases
(a) 100 N/m

(d) 25 N/m (b) K.E. increases and potentialenergy decreases

(c) 200 N/m
particle in linear S.H.M. is (c) potential energy becomes zero but kinetic energy
total energy of a 20 J.
160. The
What is its kineticenergy when its displacement is halfof remains constant
the amplitude? (d) P.E. increases but the K.E. becomes zero
(a) 10J (b) 5J 168. The displacement of aparticle executing a linear S.H.M.
(d) 25 J is halfofits amplitude. What fraction ofits total energy is
(c) 15 J kinetic ?
161. The PE. of a linear harmonic oscillator is 4 J, when its
displacement is equal to half its amplitude. The total 3 2
(a) (b)
energy of the particl is
4 3

(a) 8J (b) 32 J 1 2
(c) 2 (d)
(c) 16J (d) 24 J 5
169. The K.E. of aparticle executing a linear S.H.M. is 16 J
162. For a particle performing a linear SHM the ratio of the
when it is in the mean position. What is its periodic time
frequency of oscillation and the frequency of kinetic if its amplitude is 25 cm and mass =5.12 kg ?
energy is
T
(a) 1:1 (b) 2: 1
(a) 3
sec
(b) sec
(c) 1:2 (d) 1:4
Tt
163. Alinear harmonic oscillator of force constant 106 Nm (c) sec (d) Sec
and amplitude 2 cm has 2 10
(AIPMT, 1996)
(a) a maximum P.E. of 100 Joule 170. The total energy of a body executing a linear S.H.M. is
20 J. What is the maximum velocity of the body, if the
(b) a maximum K.E. of 150 Joule mass of the body is 0.4 kg ?
(c) a totalenergy of 200J (a) 5 mn/s (b) 10 m/s
(d) a total energy of 300 J (c) 15 m/s (d) 20 m/s
164. The equation ofa body of mass mand performing a linear 171. A simple harmonic oscillator has a period T and energy
E. If the amplitude of the oscillator is doubled, then
S.H.M. is given by x=asin ot +b sin (ot+). The total (a) the period gets doubled while energy remains the
energy ofthe particle at any instant is same

(b) the period remains the same and energy becomes four
ma times
(a) ma'ab
2 (b) (c) both the period and the energy get doubled
(d) energy gets doubled while the period remains the
1 1
(d) 2 moya + b2
same
;mu' (a? + b²) 172. An unstretched spring is first stretched through a distance
165. The potential energy of a particle, executing a simple Xand then by a further distance x. Ifthe work done in the
narmonic motion, at a distance x from the equilibrium first case is W, and that in the second case is W,, then
position is proportional to (a) W, 4W, (b) W, - W,
(a) (b) x (c) W, = 2W, (d) W, 3W,
(c) x? ratio of its
(d) x 173. When a particle performs a linear S.H.M. the
166. Ifthe K.E. K.E. at the mean position to its P.E. at a point midwaù
3
.ofa particle performing a S.H.M. of amplitude between the mean and extreme position is
Ais Of its total energy, then the value of its displacement (MHT- CET, 2009)
4
(b) 1:4
(a) 4:1
(c) 3:2 (d) 2:3
(a) x = (b) x = particle performing a S.H.M.
174. The maximum velocity ofa 1/3rd and the amplitude
made
A is v. Ifthe periodic time is
maximum velocity of the
particle
(C) x = (d) x = is doubled, then the new (MHT-CET, 2009)
will be
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(a) 3 V (b) 6v (a) 1cm (b) 2 cm
(c) v/6 (d) 3v/2 (c) 2 cm (d) 2/2 cm
175. A particle of mass 100g is executing a linear S.H.M. of 183. Alinear harmonic oscillator executes a SHM of
period
amplitude 0.1 m. Its K.E. in the mean position 4 s.Which of thefollowing quantities associated with
8x 103J. What is the equation of motion ofthe particle the
oscillator will exhibit a simple harmonic motion ofperiod
if its epoch is 45° ? 2 second?

(a) y= 0.4 sin (6t + T4) (b) y-0.1sin (4t + U4) (a) velocity
(c) y= 0.1 sin (2t + T/4) (d) y= 0,4 sin (3t + /4) (b) phase difference between acceleration and
176. In asimple harmonic oscillator, at the mean position displacement
(AIEEE, 2002) (c) kinetic and potential energies
(a) kinetic energy is maximum, potential energy is (d) total energy
minimum 184, The bob of a simple pendulum of length 2 m is kept at p
(b) both kinetic and potential energies are minimum It is released and when it reaches Q, it losses 10% ofit%
totalenergy due to air resistance. What is its velocity at
(c) both kinetic and potential energies are maximum Q?
(d) kinetic energy is minimum, potential energy is
maximum
177. A child is sitting on a swing. Its minimum and maximum h=2m
heights from the ground are 0.75 mand 2 mrespectively.
Its maximum speed will be (use g= 10 m/s)
(a) 8 m/s (b) 10m/s
(c) 15 m/s (d) S m/s (a) 2 m/sec (b) 8mn/sec
178. The total energy of a particle executing a SHM is (c) 6 m/sec (d) 1m/sec
proportional to
185. Two springs of force constants K, > K, are stretched by
(a) its velocity in equilibrium position the same force. If W, and W, are the energies stored in
(b) its displacement from equilibrium position them respectively, then (MHT-CET, 2011)
(c) the square of the amplitude of its motion (a) W, < W, (b) W, > W,
(d) frequency of oscillation (c) W, = W,/2 (d) W, = W,
186. Starting from the mean position,a body oscillates simple
harmonically with a period of 4sec. After what time will
HIGHER LEVEL its kinetic energy be 75% of its total energy?
1
179.Aparticle executes a linear S.H.M. with frequency f. The (a) 4
S
(b) 2
frequency with which its kinetic energy oscillates is
1
(a) f (b) 2f (c) (d)
3 6
(c) f2 (d) 4f (IIT, 1987) 187. Aparticle starts oscillating simple harmonically from its
180.The total energy of aparticle executing a S.H.M., having equilibrium position with time periodT. What is the ratto
xas its displacement from the mean position is
T
(a) proportional to x2 (b) proportional to x of the P.E. and K.E. of the particle at time t= ?
12
(c) independent of x (d) proportional to x (a) 1:2 (b) 2:1
(AIEEE, 2004) (c) 1:3 (d) 3:1
181. A particle executes a S.H.M. Its PE., K.E. and total l88. Asimple pendulum of length Lhas maximum angular
energy
are measured as functions of displacement of x. Then its displacement .. The maximum kinetic energy of the e
(a) K.E. is maximum, when x is maximum of mass M is

(b) Total energy is maximum, when x=0 1ML Mg

(a) (b)
(c) PE. is maximum, when x =0 2 g 2L
(d) K.E. is maximum, when x =0 MgL sin a
(AIEEE, 2002) (c) MgL (1- cos )
182. Aparticle performs a S.H.M. of amplitude 4 cm. At what (d) 2
displacement from the equilibrium position is its energy
halfpotential and halfkinetic?
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motion (c) maximum potential energy is 160 J
189. A Darticle of mass m executes simple harmonic
with amplitude a and frequency v. The average kinetic (d) maximum potential energy is zero
energy during its motion from the position of equilibrium
to the ends is 195. A body of mass 0.2 kg executes a linear SHM along the
21°ma²y2 (b) ²may2 X-axis.When it is at the position x = 0.04 m, its P.E, =0.4
(a) J and K.E, = 0.5 J. What is the amplitude of oscillation ?
(c) n'ma'y?
4
(d) 4n'ma?y2 (a) 0.03 m (b) 0.05 m
(c) 0.06 m (d) 0.08 m
190. Abody is executing a linear S.H.M. At a displacement x
its potential energy is E, and at a displacement y its
potential energy is E,. What is its potential energy E at 5. Simple Pendulum
displacement (x + y)?
(a) E = JE + E2 (b) E-E +E,
(c) E=E, -E STANDARDLEVEL
191. A particle of mass m is executing oscillations about the
origin on the X-axis. Its potential energy is U=Kx*,where 196. A pendulum clock keeps correct time at 30° latitude. Ifit
Kis a positive constant. If the amplitude of oscillation is is taken to poles, then
a, then its time period T is (IT, 1998) (a) it keeps correct time (b) it gains time
(a) Proportional to a2 (b) Independent ofa (c) it loses time (d) its period increases
197. The tension in the string of a simple pen dulum is
(c) Proportional to (d) Proportional to Ja maximum, when the bob of the pendulum
192. The restoring force and P.E. of a particle executing a (a) isat the extreme position
S.H.M. are F andUrespectively when its displacement is (b) midway between the mean position and extreme
x. The relation between F, Uand x is (MHTCET, 2010) position
2U (c) is at the mean position
(a) + x = 0 (b) + x 0
U F (d) starts oscillating with very large amplitudes
F U 198. For small amplitudes, the force constant of a simple
(C) + X s 0 (d) +x 0 pendulum is
2U F

193. The phase space diagram for simple harmonic motion is (a) directly proportional to the acceleration due to
a circle centered at the origin. In the figure, the two circles gravity
represent the same oscillator but for different initial (b) inversely proportional to the acceleration due to
conditions, and E, and E, are the total mechanical energies gravity
respectively. Then (IIT, 20Il) (c) independent of the mass of the bob and the length of
Momentum the pendulum
(d) directly proportional to the mass of the bob
E
Ey 199.Asimple pendulum is attached to the roofof alift. When
2a
the lift is at rest, the frequency of oscillation of the simple
Position
pendulum is IHz. What will be its frequency ofoscillation,
if the cable wires controlling the vertical motion of the
a
lift are broken?
(a) 2 Hz (b) zero
(c) infinity (d) 1Hz
200. A simple pendulum completes 10 oscillations in 30
(a) E, = /2E, (b) E =2E, seconds. Another simple pendulum takes 40 seconds to
(e) E=4E, (d) E,= 16E, complete 10 oscillations at the same place. The ratio of
the lengths ofthe simple pendulums is
194. A linear harmonic oscillator of force constant 9
2x 106N/m and amplitude 0.01 mhas a total mechanical (D) 16
energy of 160 J. Then its (IIT, 1989) (a) 16
(a) maximum potential energy is 100 J 3 13
(c) (d) 16
(b) maximum kinetic energy is 160J 16
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201. What is the maximum velocity of the bob of a second's 210. What is the percentage change in the periodic time ofa
pendulum, ifthe amplitude of oscillation ofthe pendulum simple pendulum, if itsamplitude is increased by 29%9
is 0.1 m?
(a) 2% (b) 4%
(a) 0.2 m/s (b) 0.5 m/s (d) 10%
(c) zero percent
(c) 0.3142 m/s (d) 0.6284 m/s
211. The bob of asimple pendulum of length lis pulled throuoh
202. If the K.E. of simple pendulum is ½
of its total energy, an angle 9from its equilibrium position and then relezs
then the displacement (x) and amplitude (A) are related as When it passes through its equilibrium position its speed
(a) x=A (b) x=2A is given by (AIPMT, 2000)
(c) x =
(a) 2g/ (b) 2gl (1 + cos 0)
(d) x =
(c) 2gl (1 - cos e) () 2gl (1 + sin 0)
203. Asimple pendulum, suspended from the ceilingofa lift,
has a period of oscillation T, when the lift is at rest. Ifthe 212. The periodic time of a simple pendulum is 3 sec. The
lift starts moving upwards with an acceleration a = 3g, mass of its hollow spherical bob is 100 gram. The boh is
then the new period will be then filled with sand, so that the mass ofthe bob becomes
(a) 2T (b) 4T
200 gram. Then the new period of oscillationof the simple
pendulum willbe
T (a) 6 sec (b) 12 sec
(c) 3 (d)
(c) 3sec (d) 9 sec
204. The acceleration due to gravity on the moon is 1/6th the
213. The period of a simple pendulum in a stationary lift is
acceleration due to gravity on the surface of the earth. If 3sec. Ifthe lift accelerates downwards with an acoeleration
the length of a second's pendulum is 1m on the surface of
the earth, then its length on the surface of the moon will ,its period of oscillation will be
be 4

1
(a) m (b) 6m (a) 3s (b)
243
1
(C) (d)
1
m (0) 245s (d) 6s
6 4
214. Awall clock regulated by a seconds pendulum goes slow
205. The bob of a simple pendulum performs a S.H.M. of by 20 second per day. How many oscillations are
amplitude 2 cm. Ifthe mass of the bob is 100gram and its performed by the faulty pendulum per day ?
total energy is 32 x 10-> J. The periodic time of S.H.M.
is @) 43000
(b) 43100
(a) 1.2 sec (b) 2 sec (c) 43200 (d) 43190
(c) 2.5 sec (d) 1.571 sec 215. A simple pendulum of length L is
206. The period of a simple pendulum doubled, when its roof of a train. Ifthe train moves in a suspended
horizontal
from the
direction
length is increased by 1.2 m. The original length of the with an acceleration 'a then the period of the
pendulum is given by simple
simple pendulum is (AIPMT, 1991)
(a) 0.2m (b) 0.3 m
(a)
(c) 0.4m (d) 0.5 m (b) T=2.ggta
207. When the length of a simple pendulum
22 cm, the period increases by 20%. The is increased by
of the simple pendulum is original length (c) T=2no2 a2 (d) T= 2rg -a
(a) 30cm (b) 50 cm 216. A pendulum suspended from the
(c) 75 cm (d) 90cm
car oscillates witha period T. Theceiling ofa stationary
car starts, accelerates
208. The periodic time of a second's first to get a desired constant velocity and then runs witn
astronaut in a spaceship is pendulum as seen by an that constant velocity. How is the period (T) of the
pendulum affected when (i) the car is accelerated and (1)
a) zero when the car moves with uniform
(b) infnity velocity?
(c) 2sec (a) Tis reduced, Tis increased
(d) 20 sec
209. Ifa simple pendulum oscillates (b) Tis reduced, Tremains constant
and period 2 s, then its maximumwith an amplitude of 50mm
velocity is (c) Tis increased, T remains
(a) 0.10 m/s constant
(b) 0.2 m/s (d) Tremains constant, T is decreased
(c) 0.157 m/s (d) 0.4 m/s
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bob ofa simple pendulum goes from one extremity (a) Zero
217. The
to another extremity in 2s and covers a distance of 8 cm. (b) 2gh
Ifits motion is assumed Ito be simple harmonic, then the
bob is (c) J2gh (d) mgh
maximum velocity of the
(b) 6.28 cm/s 225. The periodic time of a simple pendulum is 6.28 sec and
(a) 4 cm/s
the amplitude of oscillation is 3 cm. The maximum
(c) 15.7 cm/s (d) 12.56 cm/s acceleration of the pendulum is
218. The acceleration due to gravity at a place changes from (a) 5 cm/s²
9.5 m/s2 Then the length
(b) 4 cm/g2
9.8 m/s to of the second's (c) 3 cm/s2
pendulum changes by (d) 2 cm/s?
(a) 0.3 m (b) 3 cm 226. The period ofa simple pendulum inside a stationary lift is
T. If the lift starts moving upwards with an acceleration
(c) 0.3 cm (d) 6cm
219. Ifa simple pendulum oscillates with an amplitude of 50 ofthen
3 its new period will be
mand time period of 2 s, then its maximum
velocity is
nearly equal to
(a) 3 (b)
(a) 0.04 m/s (b) 0.08 m/s 2
(c) 0.12 m/s (d) 0.16 m/s
(c) 3 T (d)
g20 Asecond's pendulum is mounted in a rocket. Its period of
oscillation will decrease if the rocket 227. The periodic time ofa simple pendulum inside a
stationary
(a) moves around the earth in a geostationary orbit lift is J5 second. What will be its periodic time, if the
(b) moves down with uniform acceleration
lift moves upwards with an acceleration?
(c) moves up with uniform velocity
(d) moves up with uniform acceleration (a) 2/5 sec (b) (2 +t /5) sec
221. Apendulum clock gives correct time at the equator. What
will happen ifit is taken to the pole of the earth ? (c) 2 sec sec

(a) It will lose time 228. Abodyfalling freely on a planet covers 18 m in 3 s. What
(b) It will gain time is the time period ofa simple pendulum oflength 1 m on
(c) There will be no change the planet ?
(d) It will gain time on the north pole and lose time on (a) 1.57 s (b) 3.14 s
the south pole (c) 6.28 s (d) 4.5 s
222. If an oscillating simple pendulum starts falling freely with 229. What is the effect on the frequency of an oscillating
its support, then pendulum if it is taken from the surface of the earth to the
(a) its periodic time increases bottom of a deep mine ?
(b) its periodic time decreases (a) First increases and then decreases
(e) its periodic time does not change (b) Increases
(d) it does not oscillate at all (c) Decreases
(d) First decreases and then increases
43. IT the length of asimple pendulum is increased by 1%, its
periodic time will 230. A pendulum suspended from the ceiling ofa train had a
(a) increase by 2% period T, when the train is at rest. When the train is
(b) decrease by 2% accelerating with a uniform acceleration a, the period of
(c) increase by 0.5% (d) decrease by 0.5% oscillation will
24. Asimple pendulum with a bob of mass m oscillates from (a) Decrease (b) Remain unaffected
Ato C and back to A, such that PB=h. (d) Increase
(c) Become infinite
231. A second's pendulum is placed in a space laboratory
orbiting around the earth at a height 3R, whereR is the
h radius of the earth. What is the periodic time of the
pendulum ?
B
If the (a) 2/3 sec (b) 4 sec
of the acceleration due to gravity is 'g', then
bob as it passes through Bis
the velocity
(c) Infinite (d) Zero
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232.An oscillating ideal simple pendulum starts from the 239. The þob ofa simple pendulum is a hollow cylinder, with
extreme position. What is the time taken by it totravela å small hole in the bottom. It is filled with sand and o
distance of half the amplitude ? (MHT-CET, 200) intooscillatiorH. Its periodic time (T) is measured at regular
T
intervals. As the sand starts coming out we find that
(a (b) 12 (AIPMT 1997; AIEEE, 2005)
T
(a) Tincreases with time
T (d) (b) T does not change with time
(c) 4
(c) Tfirst decreases and then increases
233. If 1, and I, are the lengths of a seconds pendulum at the
poles and the equator of the earth, then (d) Tfirst increases and then decreases

(a) ,>, (b) 1,<4 240. Pendulums A and B having periodic times 4s and 4.2s.
are made to oscillate simultaneously. At time t= 0.they
(c) ,-, (d) 1,=0.9 1, are in the same phase. After how many complete
234. The velocity of thebob of a simple pendulum in the mean oscillations of A, they will be again in the same phase?
position is v. If its amplitude is doubled, by keeping the (a) 7 (b) 14
same length, then its velocity in the mean position will be
(a) 2v (b) v
(c) 21 (d) 28
241. Aparticle is performing a linear S.H.M. of amplitude A.
(e) (d) 4v It is found that when it is midway between its mean and
extreme positions, the magnitudes of its velocity and
235. What is the velocity of the bob of a simple pendulum at acceleration are equal. What is the periodic time of
its mean position, ifit is able to rise to a vertical height of S.H.M.?
10 cm ?(g=9.8 m/s?) 1
sec
(a) sec (b)
2 2T/3
2t
(c) 2rw3 sec ()3
sec

242. Two simple pendulums A and B have time periods T and

A B ST
4 respectively. They start oscillating at the same time
(a) 0.6 m/s (b) 1.4m/s
from their mean positions. What will be the phase
difference between them when the pendulun B completes
(c) 2.2 m/s (d) 1.8 m/s one oscillation ?
(a) 90° (b) 60o
HIGHER LEVEL (c) 45° (d) 30°
243. A simple pendulum has time period T. The bob is given a
236. Achild is sitting on an oscillating swing. While oscillating, negative charge and surface below it is given a positive
if thechild stands, then the periodic time of theoscillation charge. What will be the new periodic time?
of the swing (AIEEE, 2002) (a) Infinite (b) Equal to T
(a) will increase (b) willdecrease (c) Greater thanT (d) Less than T
(c) will not be affected (d) will be doubled 244. Asimple pendulum of length l has a brass bob attached at
237. A simple pendulum is executing a linear SHM of period its lower end. Its period is T. Asteel bob of the same size,
T. If the length of the simple pendulum is increased by having density x times that of brass, replaces the brass
21%, then the increase in the periodic time ofthe simple bob. Its length is then so changed that the period becomeS
pendulum will be (AIEEE, 2003) 2T. What is the new length?
(a) 50% (b) 40% 4/
(a) 4lx (b)
(c) 20% (d) 10% X

238. The bob of a simple pendulum of length L, is displaced (c) 4/ (d) 2/

through 90°, from its mean position and then released. 245. Ifthe length ofa simple pendulum is halved, then its energy
What will be the tension in the string when the bob of becomes
mass mwill be at its lowest position ? (a) double (b) half
(a) mg (b) 2 mg (c) 4 times of the initial (d) 3 times of the initial
(c) 3 mg (d) 6 mg
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simple penduluns of length 0.4 m and 1.6
246. Two m
Small linear displacements in one 252. At a particular place, a simple pendulum of length lm,
respectively are given makes 400 oscillations in 13 minute. What is the length
at the same instant. After how many
direction
of the pendulum of the shorter complete of a second's pendulum at this place.?
oscillations
phase? length, they (a) 98 cm
will again be in (AIPMT, 1998) (b) 100cm
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 102 cm (d) 105 cm
(c) 4 (d) 6 253.The angular velocity and the amplitude of a simple.
247. Theperiodicctime ofa simple pendulum, Oscillating in air pendulum are o and a respectively. Ata displacement x
is T. But if the bob of the simple pendulum is from the mean position, its kinetic energy is T and the
completely
1
potential energy is U. What is the ratio ofT toU?
immersed in a nonviscous liquid, whose density is th (AIPMT, 1991; MHT-CET, 2015)
20
tehe materialof the bob, then its new period will be
a - x²2
(a) T
19 (a) (b)
(b)
20
T
(a?-*u?)
(a2 x) x2
(C 20T
19 (d) 20T
19
(c) 2 (d)
(a² - x²)
248. The bob of asimple pendulum is released at timet=0. 254. A simple pendulum is set up in a trolley which
moves to
from a position of small angular displacement. Its linear the right with an acceleration a on a horizontal plane. Then
displacement is given by the thread of thependulum in the mean position makes an
angle with the vertical
(a) x = A
sin 2rug x t
tan -l 8
(a) in the forward direction
(b) x = A cos 2TJUg x t a

(c) x = Acosg/l xt (b) tan in the backward direction

a

(d) x = A sin Jg/l x t

tan-1 a
(c) in the backward direction
249. A pendulum clock is running fast. In order to correct it
we should
(d) tan -1 a
(a) reduce the amplitude of oscillation in the forward direction
(b) reduce the mass of the bob 255. A pendulum bob has a speed of3 m/s at its lowest position.
(c) reduce the length ofpendulum The pendulum is 0.5 m long. What is the speed of the
bob, when the length makes an angle of60° to the vertical ?
(d) increase the length of the pendulum (Take g= 10 m/s)
250. Asimple pendulum oscillates with an angular amplitude 1
of 0. If the maximum tension in the string 3 times the (a) m/s (b) 2 m/s
minimum tension, then the value of cos 0 is 2

1 1
2 (c) m/s (d) 3m/s
(a) 2 (b) 3
3
3
256. A simple pendulum has a time period of 3 s. If the point
3 of suspension of the pendulum starts moving vertically
(C)
4 (d) 5 upwards with a velocity= y= kt where k=4.4 m/s, the
251. Asimple pendulum has time period T,. Its point of new time period will be (Take g = 10 m/s) (uT,2005)
suSpension is now moved upwards according to the 5
lation y =Kt² (where K= 1m/s?) and y is the vertical (a) (b) 2.5s
3
displacement. If now the time period becomes T2 then
9
(c) 4.4s (d)
the ratio 4
T? IS Use g= 10 m/s] (UT)
257. Consider a simple pendulum, prepared by attaching abob
of mass m to a string of length L, fixed at its upper end.
(a) The bob oscillates in a vertical circle. When the string
6 (b)
makes an angle . with the vertical, the speed ofthe bob is
() 5 v. What is the tension in the string and the magnitude of
(d) 4 the net force acting on the bob at that instant in that
position?
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+ g cos o Tmax = mg| 1 +

(a) T= m (d)

F =m<g'sin'a 6. Free, Damped and Forced Oscillations

,2
6) T= mL -g cos a.

STANDARD LEVEL
F = myg»cosu +
261. The equation,
,2
(c) T = m m + g cos oa may
dt2
bdt +oy = 0
represents the equation of motion for a
F= (a) Free vibrator
(b) Damped harmonic oscillator
(d) T= m| (c) Forced oscillator
L + g sin a
(d) Resonant oscillator
262. The amplitude ofa vibrating body situated in aresisting
F= mgcosa - medium
(a) remains constant with time
258. The length of a second's pendulum on the surface of the
earth is 1 m. What will be the length of a second's (b) increases with time
pendulum on the moon ? (NCERT) (c) decreases exponentially with time
1 (d) decreases linearly with time
(a)m (b) 6 m
263. In the case of forced vibrations, the resonance becomes
very sharp when the
(c) m (d) 3mn
(a) quality factor is small
259. The periodic time ofa simple pendulum on the surface of (b) damping force is small
the earth is T,. The periodic time of thesame pendulum
at aheight Rfrom the surface of the carth is T,. What is (c) restoring force is small
(d) applied periodic force is small
the ratio (MHT-CET, 2008)
T 264. Four pendulums A, B, Cand D are hangged from the same
(a) 0.5 (b) 2
elastic support as shown in the figure. Aand Care of the
same length but the length of Ais smaller than that of D
1 but longer than that ofB. IfA is given a small displacement
(C) and set oscillating then after some time (NCERT)
260.A simple pendulum is of length Iand the mass of its
metallic bob is m. Ifit oscillates with a small amplitude
A, then the maximum tension in the string is
(MHT-CET, 2012)
B

(a) max = mg A
D

(a) All the four pendulums will oscillate with equal

(b) T. = mg|1
max -

amplitudes
(b) Bwilloscillate with maximum amplitude
(c) Cwill oscillate with maximum amplitude
c) Tmax = mg|1 (d) Dwilloscillate with maximum amplitude
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HIGHER LEVEL 7 Oscillations of Springs
265, When a damped harmonic oscillator completes 100
1
oscillations, its amplitude is reduced to of its initial STANDARD LEVEL
value. What will be its amplitude when it completes 200
oscillations ?
(AIPMT, 2002) 271. A block of mass 2 kg is attached to a massless spring
of
(a) spring constant 50 N/m. The block is pulled to a distance
(b) x= 10 cm from its equilibrium position at x=0, on a
smooth horizontal surface from rest at t=0. What is the
1
(c)
6 (a) expression for its velocity ?
266. A body of mass 0.25 kg is attached to a (a) S cos (5t) (b) 5 sin (5t)
vertical spring. (c) 0.5 cos (5t) (d) 2 x 10 cos (10t)
The spring is executing damped simple harmonic
Oscillations. In what time the mechanical energy of the 272. A particle which is attached to a spring oscillates in a
spring will drop to half its initial value ? [The damping
constant b=0.05 kg/s.] horizontal plane with a frequency of-Hz and total
(a) 4 log102 (b) 4 log?2 energy of5 J. What is the force constant of the spring, if
(c) 5 log2 its maximum speed during oscillation is 40 cm/s ?
(d) 5log02 (a) 150 N/m (b) 200 N/m
267. Amplitude of awave is represented by A= (c) 225 N/m (d) 250 N/m
a + b + c
then resonance will occur when 273. Two springs are connected to a block of mass m placed
on a frictionless surface as shown in the figure. Ifboth the
(a) b = -4 (b) b=0 and a=-c springs have a spring constant K, then the frequency of
2 oscillation of the block is
(c) b =
(d) None of these
m
268. The amplitude ofa damnped harmonic oscillator becomes K
half of its original amplitude in one minute. If the
1
amplitude after 3 minute becomes times the original, 1 |2m 1 m
then the value of x is (a) (b)
2rt V K 2 K
(a) 32 (b) 2 x 3
1K K
(c) 3 x 22 (d) 2 (©) 2 2m (d) 2 mn
269. When a tuning fork of frequency 262 Hz is struck, it loses 274. A rubber band (two parallel strands of elastic material)
half of its energy after 4 s. What is the decay time t? has a force constant of 1N/m. If the band is cut in one
(a) 3 s (b) 4:5 s place such that it now formsa single long strand ofelastic
material, then the new spring constant will be
(c) S.77 s (d) 6.28 s
(a) 5 N/m (b) 0.5 N/m
270. Ablock ofmass 200 g executing SHM under the influence (c) 0.25 N/m (d) 2 N/m
of a spring of spring constant K =90 N/m and a damping
constant b= 40 g/s. What is the time required for its 275. Abody of mass of4 kg is mounted on four vertical springs
amplitude to drop to half of its initial value ? each having a spring constant of 400 N/m. The period
with which the body vibrates vertically is
(Given: n (1/2) =0.693)
(a) 3.14 s (b) 0.314 s
(a) 7s (b) 9s
(c) 0.628 s (d) 0.157 s
(c) 4s (d) 11 s
276. Three masses 0.1 kg, 0.3 kg and 0.4
kg are suspended at
the0.4 kg mass is removed, the
the end of aspring. When the 0.3 kg mass
period 2 s. Then
system oscillates with a oscillation of
removed. What will be the period of
is also
the systenm?
(a) 1s (b) 2s
3s (d) 4 s
(c)
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end are stretched by 4 cm and mk1K2
277. TwO springs fixed at one T = 21,
of 0.5 kg and 1kg are (c)
12 cm, respectively, when masses displaced slightly
(K t K2))
suspended at their lower ends. They are
and released. What is the ratio
from their mean positions
of their periods of oscillation ? (d)
T = 2n
(b) 1:2
(a) 1: 2 285. In the figure, S, and S, are two identical springs ka
(d) 2:5
(c) 1: 3 stretched between two rigid walls. The oscillation
restoring force frequency of themass m is f: One spring is then removed
278. When a spring is compressed by 0.05 m a of the What will be the new frequency of Oscillation ?
of 10 N is developed in it. Then the force constant
spring is
(a) 50 N/m (b) 100 N/m A B

(c) 150 N/m (d) 200 N/m

S, S
279.Two identical springs of springconstantsK are connected
(a) in series (b) in parallel and support a mass m. The f
ratio of the period of oscillation of the series arrangement
with that of theparallel arrangement is (a) fx 2 (b) 2
(a) 1:1 (b) 1:2 (c) fx2 (d) f
(c) 2: 1 (d) 4:1 286. The length of a spring is and its force constant is K
280. When a mass M is suspended from a spring, its period of When a weight Wis suspended from it, its length increases
oscillation is 2 second. Ifa mass 4 M is suspended from by x.Then the spring iscut into two equal parts and they
the same spring, then its period of oscillation willbe are kept in parallel. If the same weight W is suspended
(b) 1sec
from the combination, then the extension will be
(a) 2 sec
(c) 4 sec (d) 8 sec X
(a) 4
(b) x
281. What produces the restoring force for producing simple
harionic oscillations in the case ofan oscillating spring?
(c) 2 (d) 2x
(a) Gravitational force (b), Elasticity
(c) Viscous forces (d) Centripetalforce 287. Auniform spring offorceconstant Kis cut into two pices,
282. The periodic time of amass msuspended from a spring is the lengths of whichare in the ratio 1:2. The ratio of the
force constants of the shorter and the longer pieces is
T. If the spring is cut into four equal parts and the same
mass is suspended from one of the parts, then the new (a) 1:2 (b) 2:3
period wil! be (c) 2: 1 (d) 1:3
(a)
288. Two springs have spring constants KA and Kg and
(b)
4 2 KA >Kg- The work required to stretch them through the
(c) 2T (d) 4T same distance is
283. Two springs of force constants K and 2K are stretched by (a) More in spring B (b) Nothing can be said
the same force. If w, and W, are the energies stored in (c) More in spring A
them respectively, then (d) Equal in both
289. The scale of a spring balance reading from 0 to 10 kg S
(a) W, W2 (b) w, = 2W, 0.25 mlong. Abody suspended fom the balance oscillates
(d) w, = Aw TU
284. A mass m is suspended from two coupled springs vertically with a period of 10 second. What is the mass
connected in series. The force constants for springs are ofthe body suspended from the spring ?(Neglect the mass
K, and K,. What is the time period of the suspended of the spring.)
mass ?
(AIPMT, 1990) (a) 20 kg (b) 10kg
(c) 0.98 kg (d) 5 kg
(a) T = 2N
m(KË + Kg) 290. Two springs with spring constants K, =1500 N/m and
K, =3000 N/m are stretched by the same foforce. What is
m the ratio of the potential energies stored in them ?
(b) T = 2r (a) 1:4
KË + K2 (b) 4: 1
(c) 2: 1 (d) 1:2
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901. What will be the cquivalent
the figure? direction is extended by 5 cm, one end in the vertical
system shown in
kg. Then is further pulled by attaching a mass of 2
What is the final potential by 5 cm and left to itself.
energy'? \What is the amplitude
of oscillation ? (g 10 m/s²)
(a) 2 J, 10 cm (b) 1J, 10 cm
(c) 2 J, 5cm (d) 3 J, 10 cm
K> 297, When a mass of 1kg 1s
stretched by 0.4 m. A masssuspended
of 0.25 kg
from a spring. it is
is suspended from
the springand the spring is allowed to oscillate.
m/s, then its period of oscillation will be Ifg=10
1 K (a) 0.5 sec (b) 0.4 sec
(b) + K2
(a) 2K1 K, (c) 0.628 sec (d) 1.5 sec
298. A mass M attached to aspring oscillates with a
1s. Ifthe mass is increased by 3 kg the period of
(©) (d) period
by 1s. What is the value of M, assuming that increases
Hooke's law
292. Amass Mis suspended from a light spring. When a mass is obeyed? (IT, 1979)
mis added, it displaces the spring further by a distance x. (a) 3 kg (b) 2 kg
What is the new period of oscillation of the spring, with (c) 1kg (d) 5 kg
the combined mass ?
299. A mass suspended from a spring having spring constant
mg K' isdisplaced vertically and released, it oscillates with
T=
(a) x (M + m)
period T. The weight of the mass suspended is
(g= gravitational acceleration) (MHT-CET, 2015)
(M + m)
(b) T = 21,
mgx (a)
KTg
(b)
KT'g
4T 47

(c) T = mg
(c)
KTg KTg
x (M + m) 2r? (d)
21
300. A body of mass 0.4 kg is held between two massless
(d) T = (M + m) x springs whose ends are fixed to rigid walls as shown in
mg the figure. The spring constants are &N/m and 2N/m. If
293. Aload of mass 100 gram increases the length of a spring the body is displaced along the direction ofthe lengths of
the springs and released, the time period (in second) of
by 10 cm. If the system kept oscillating, then its period theoscillations will be (ignore vertical oscillations, ifany)
of oscillation will be [g= 10 m/s]
(a) 0.314 s (b) 3.14 s
(c) 0.628 s rm0.4 k g m
(d) 6.28 s
294, When a mass of 5 kg is suspended from a spring of
(a) 2 1 (b) 4 n
negligible mass and spring constant K, it oscillates with a
periodic time 2. If the mass is removed, the length ofthe (c) 0.2n (d) 0.4 n
spring will decrease by What is the
(MHT-CET, 2010) 301. Aspring has ailength Land spring constant! K.
nature of the graph between K and L?
(a) metre
(b) gnetre (b) an ellipse
K (a) astraight line
(d) a hyperbola
(c) 27t metre (d)
m
metre
(c) a parabola two
Kis cut into
295. A mass M
K 302. Aspring of length / and force constant nl, (where n =
suspended from a spring of negligible mass that l, =
springs of lengths and , suchconstant of
ofthe spring
CXecutes a vertical S.H.M. of period 3/2 sec. Ifthe mass an integer). What is the force co
is doubled, then the new period will length ?
be
(a) 3s
(b) 6s (b) K
3 (a)
(c)
(d) 2/3s K (d) K(1+n)
(c) n + I
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303. When a mass m is attached to a spring, it normally extends 1
1 K
extension (a) n =
by 0.2 m. The mass m is given a slight additional 2 VM
(b) n =
2T 2M
and'released, what will be its time period ?
2T1
(b)
2 sec (c) n= 1 2K (d) n =
1
(a) sec
3T0 2t V M 2 M
308. Two bodies A and B of equal massesS are suspended from
(c) 1sec (d) see twoseparate massless springs of force constants K, and
K, respectively. The two bodies oscillate such that their
304. A flat spiral spring of force constant K is loaded with maximum velocities are equal. What is the ratio of the
mass M and oscillates vertically with a time period T. amplitudes of oscillation ofA andB?
Then the mass suspended to the free end is (AIEEE, 2003 & IT, 1988)
(MHT-CET, 2012)
4n2 KT²
(a)
K2. (b)
(a) Kr? (b) 4n2 K1

(c)
KT
(d)
KT
(c)
K1 (d)
41 4 K2
309. An ideal spring of spring constant K is suspended from
the ceiling of aroom anda blockof mass M is attached to
HIGHER LEVEL its lower end. The block is released, when the spring is
unstretched. What is the maximum extension in the
spring ? (IT)
305. Ifa spring has time period T, and is cut into n equal parts,
then the time period of each part will be (AIEEE, 2002) Mg Mg
(a) (b) 2K
T K
(a) nT (b) Jn 4 Mg
(d)
2 Mg
(c) K K
(c) TVn (d) T
310. A spring of force constant K is cut into two pieces such
306. Five identical springs are used in the following three that the length of one piece is double that of the other.
configurations as shown in the figure. The time periods What is the force constant of the longer piece ?
of vertical oscillations in configuration (a), (b)and (c) (IT, 1999)
are in the ratio
(a) 2K (b) 3K

(c) 3
311. A spring executes a S.H.M. of amplitude 0.5 m, with a
m
mass of 10 kg attached to it. The force constant of the
spring is 10N/m. What will be its displacement, ifat any
instant its velocity is 40 cn/sec ?
m
(a) 0.3 m (b) 0.9 m
(a) (b) (c)
(c) 0.03 m (d) 0.09 m
(b) 2: V2: 312. A mass M is suspended from a spring of force constant K
: 2:1
(a) 5 negligible mass. The spring is pulled a little and then
reléased so that the mass executes linear simple harmonl
1
(c) 2 : :1 (d) 1:2: oscillations with a time period T. Ifthe mass is increased

307. Two identical springs A and B each of spring constant K

are attached to a block of massMand to two fixed supports
by m, then the time period becomes
m
). The ratio of

2007)
as shown in the figure. When the mass M is displaced is (AIEEE, 2003: MHTCET,
M
through a small distance from its equilibrium position, it
executesa S.H.M. What is its frequency of oscillation ? 9 25
(a) (b) 16
16
K K 4 5
(c) (d) 4
A
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313. Aspring balance having a scale of length 10 cm is used to
measure weights from 0to 5 kg. When asmall stone of and connected to the wall with the help of a spring of
force constant K as shown in the figure. The coefficient
smis suspended from the spring, the
50verticall oscillations in 10 second. Whatspring
is theperforms of friction between the blocks A and B is u. The
mass
mass of blocks
the stone? [use g = 10 m/s2 and ² = 10]. move together executing simple harmonic motion of
amplitude 'a'. What is the maximum value ofthe frictional
(a) 100 gram (b) 250 gram force between A and B?
(c)500 gram (d) 750 gram
(IIT, 2005)
314. Amass m
suspended
from a vertical spring oscillates Wall SSSE
a period of 4 s. The mass is then kept with
at rest. Through B
what distance the spring willbe stretched ? A
(Take = 10]
(a) umg (b) Zero
(a) 3cm (b) 4 cm
(c) 5 cm (c) Ka (d)
(d) 6cm
16 Aparticle attached at the end ofa spring of 320. Two masses m, and m, are suspended
K.. executes a S.H.M. of period T,, spring constant massless spring ofspring constant K as showntogether by a
in the
corresponding period with another spring while of
its
spring
When the masses are in equilibrium, m, is figure.
removed
constant K, is T,. IfT is the period of without disturbing the system. What is the amplitude
fwo springs are joined in series, then the oscillation if the
relation between oscillation of m, ? of
(IIT, 1981)
T, T,and T, will be (AIEEE, 2004)
(a) T=T, +T, (b) T² = T + T
- K
1
+ 1
(c) T (a) T T m.

316. Ablock ofmass m, attached to a spring of

K, oscillates on a smooth horizontal table.spring
The
constant
of the spring is fixed to wall. The block has a other end m28
speed y (a) m1g
when the spring is at its natural length. Before coming K (b) K
an instantaneous rest, ifthe block moves a distance to
x from K K
the mean position, then (C) (d)
m1g m2g
321. A block (B) is attached to two unstretched springs S,
(a) x = (b) x = and
S, with spring constant K and 4K, respectively (see Figure
D). The other ends are attached to identical supports M,
(c) X = and M, not attached to the walls. The springs and supports
(d) x = have negligible mass. There is no friction anywhere. The
vVK
317.The force constants of two springs are K and Ky. block B is displaced towards wall I bya small distance x
are stretched till their elastic energies are equal. IfBoth
the
(figure II) and released. The block returns and moves a
maximum distance y towards wall 2. Displacements x and
stretching forces areF, and Fz, then F :F 1s y are measured with respect to the equilibrium position
(4) K,:Kz (b) K,:K, of the block B. The ratio is (IIT, 2008)
X
() K: KZ (d) K:K,
318. Two
to a
springs of force constants K, and Ky are connected
mass m as shown in the figure.
2\M S
M,!

K, Kg Figure-l
2
ooth K, and K, are made four timestheir original values, M
the frequency of oscillation S,
(a) 2f becomes, (AIEEE, 2007)
(b) 4f
Figure-11
(e) 2 (d) (a) 4 (b) 2
319..A
1 blockAof 4
mass mis placed on africtionless horizontal 1
surface. Another block B of the same mass is kept on A (c)
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322. A wooden block performs SHM on a frictionless surface
with frequency V: The block carries a charge +Q on its (a) 3 (b) 3
surface. Ifnow a uniform electric field is switched on
as shown in the figure,;then the SHM of the blockwill be (c) 2 (d)
326. Two bar magnets haye the same mass and dimensions ht
different magnetic moments. When they are made to
oscillate in a vibration magnetometer, they make 15 and
+Q 30 o[cillations / minute respectively at a certain place
What is the ratio of their magnetic moments ?

(a) ofthe same frequency and with shifted mean position (a) 4 (b) 7
(b) of the same frequency and with the sáme mean
position 1
(c) (d) 2
4
(c) ofchanged frequency andwith shifted mean position
(d) of changed frequency and with the same mean 327. A a certain place, the magnet in a vibration magnetometer
position (IT, 20Il) performs 15 oscillations /minute. What will be its period
if the magnetic field is doubled ?
323. Two similar springs P and Q have spring constants Kp
and Ko, such that K,> Ko. They are stretched, first by (a) 4 s (b) 2/2s
the same amount (case a),then by the same force (case
b). The work done by the springs W, and Wo aarerelated (c) 2s
as, in case (a) and case (b), respectively (AÎPMT 2015)
328. When the bar magnet in a vibration magnetometer was
(a) W-Wo; W= Wo (b) Wp> Wo; Wo>WP heated upto 400°C, its magnetic moment decreased by
(e) W,<Wo; Wo <Wp () W,=WÍ; Wp >Wo 36%. Then the new periodictÉme of the magnet was
324. A mass m suspended separately by two springs of spring (a) decYeased by 25% (b) increased by 25%
constants K, and K, gives the time periods t, and t,
respectively. Ifthe same mass is connected by both springs (c) decreased by 36% (d) increased by 64%
as shown in the figure, then time period t is given by the
relation
HIGHER LEVEL

329. A bar magnet A, vibrating in a vibration magnetometer,

has periodic time of 2 s. Then a bar B of the same mass
and size of that ofA, isplaced on the top of A and the
combination is allowed to oscillate in the same
magnetometer. It was found that the periodic time was
tË t2
(a) t (b) =2+t? unchanged, then what can you say about B?
tË + tz
(a) Bar B is of a non-magnetic material
(c) t=t,t (d) t=t2+,2
(b) Bar B isof unmagnetised ferromagnetic material
(C) Bar B is a bar magnet, having the same magnetic
8. Angular SHM and Vibration moment as that ófA and like poles of both Aand B
Magnetometer are kept together
(d). Bar Bis a bar magnet identical to Aand unlike poles
of both magnets are kept together
330. Two magnets having their magnetic moments in the ratio
STANDARD LEVEL of 13:5are placed one above the other, with their likë
poles together. When their combination was allowed to
oscillate in a vibration magnetometer, they performed l>of
325. In avibration magnetometer, the periodic time ofthe bar oscillations per second. What will be their frequency
magnet oscillating under the influence of By is 4 s. But oscillation, if they are allowed to oscillate in the same
when a magnet is brought near and parallel to it, its period magnetometer, with their unlike poles together?
is reduced to 2s. IfB is the strength of the magnetic field
(a) 15 oscillations/s (b) 12 oscillations/s
B
of the other magnet, then the ratio of (c) 10 oscillations/s (d) &oscillations/s
B
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331. Asmallmagnet vibrating horizontally in earth's magnetic 535

feld has time period fo 4 s. When a small magnet is
brought near it, in the horizontal plane, 50 vibrations take
place in 160 s. The ratio of themagnetic field strength of
the magnet and the horizontal magnetic field of (d)
the earth
(a) 9: 16 (b) 16 :9 335. The graph of l against T for a simple pendulum is
(c) 9: 16 or 41:16 (d) 16:41 (a) a curve
(b) a straight line
332. A short magnet, vibrating horizontally (c) a parabola
of a magnetic fieldof 24uT has a period under the influen ce (d) an ellipse
of 18 A, flows downwards in a of 1 s. A current 336. The period (T) of a simple pendulum is
vertical wire, which is measured for
different lengths (L), then graph of Log T against
20 cm away from the magnet. If the log Lis
the wire adds to the original field, field due to current in (a) a parabola
then the new period of
oscillation of the magnet will be (b) a circle
7
(a) 7 (b) (c) a straight line witha slope 1
4
(d) a straight line with a slope 2
(c) (d) 337. Fora particle executing a linear simple harmonic
the displacement x is given by x = A cos ot. motion,
Identify the
graphs which represent the variation of potential energy
(P.E.)as a function of time t and displacement x.
GRAPHICAL MCOS P.E.4 PE.4
333. The following graph gives the period of
different masses M placed in the oscillations T for
end of a spring balance. The mostscale pan on the lower
likely reason for the
line not passing through the origin is that the t’
-A X’
(a) I, IV (b) I, III
T2 (c) II, IV (d) II, III (IIT, 2003)
338. The following figure shows the
of twosimple harmonic motionsdisplacement-time graphs
I and II.From, the graph
it follows that
’M
D(m)
isplacement
(a) Stopclock was not regulated
(b) Spring did not obey Hook's law
(c) Mass of the pan was not taken into account
(d) Amplitude of the oscillations was too large
334. The displacement-time graph of a particle executing 12 1344
simple harmonic motion is shown in the figure Time (s)
(a) curve I has same frequency as that of curve II
(b) curve Ihas a frequency twice that of curve II
(c) curve I has a frequency half that of curve II
(d) curve I has frequency four times that of curve II
Which one of the following graphs is the correct force
time graph for the motion of the particle ? MCOS FROM PREVIOUS EXAMS
339. A particle executing linear SHM has velocities v, and v,
at distance x,and xy, respectively from the mean position.
F The angular velocity of the particle is
(a) (b) (HSC Board, Oct. 2013)
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345. Which one of the following quantities does NOT chanoe
due to damping of oscillations ? (MHT-CET, 2016)
(a) (b)
vó - v (a) Angular frequency (b) Time period
(c) Initial phase (d) Amplitude
+ xá + ví 346. A simple pendulum of length 1 has maximum angular
(c) (d) displacement "0'. The maximum kinetic energy ofthe hbo
v, + v
of mass 'm' is (g= acceleration due to gravity)
340. If the metal bob of a simple pendulum is replaced by a
wooden bob of the same size, then its time period will (MHT-CET, 2016)
(HSC Board, March 2015) (a) mgl(1 + cos ) (b) mgl (1 + cos?0)
(a) increase (c) mgl (1 - cos ) (d) mg (cos -1)
(b) remain the same 347. A particle is performing a S.H.M. starting from extreme
position. Graphical representation shows that, between
(c) decrease displacement and acceleration, there is a phase diference
(d) first increase and then decrease of (MHT-CET, 201)
341. The phase diference between the displacement and
acceleration of a particle performing SHM is (a) Orad (b) rad
4
(HSC Board, March 2014)
T (C) rad (d) Trad
(a) rad (b) Trad
348. A simple pendulum of length 'L' has mass 'M and it
3T
rad oscillates freely with amplitude 'A'. At extreme position,
(C) 2T rad (d) 2 its potential energy is (g= acceleration due to gravity)
342. Two springs of force constants K, and K,(K, > K)are (MHT-CET, 2017)
stretched by the same force. If W, and W, be the work
done in stretching the springs then MgA? MgA
(a)
2T
(b) 2L
(HSC Board, Feb. 2016)
(a) W, = W, (b) W, <W, MgA? 2MgA?
(c) (d)
(c) W> W, (d) W, = W, =0 L
343. A mass 'm,' connected to a horizontal spring performs a
S.H.M. with an amplitude A'. While the mass 'm,' is
passing through the mean position, another mass m,'is
placed on it so that both the masses move together with
ANSWERS
1.c 2. b 3. c 5. d
amplitude 'A,'. The ratio of A is (m, <m,). 4. b
6. c 7. b 8. b 9. b 10. b
(MHTCET, 2016)
11. b 12. a 13. d 14. b 15. c
g1/2 q1/2
mË m, + mT 16. a 17. c 18. a 19. b 20. b
(a) (b)
mË + mT | 21. d 22. a 23. c 24. c 25. d
g1/2 ¬1/2 26. b 27. b 28. b 29. b 30. C
m, + m2
(c) (d) 31. b 32. d 33. c 34. d 35. C
| m, + mT | m 36. b 37. b 38. c 39. a 40. d
344. The bob of a simple pendulumn performs S.H.M. with
41. a 42. a 43. c 44. d 45. a
period 'T' in air and with period T,' in water. Relation
between T' and T,' is (neglect friction due to water, 46. b 47. c 48. c 49. c 50. b
51. b 52. d 53. c 54. d 55. C
density of the material of the bob is = x 10 kg/m,
8 56. a 57. b 58. c 59. d 60. a
density of water = 1glcc) (MHT-CET, 2016) 61. b 62. a 63. a 64. b 65. b
(a) T,3T (b) T,= 2T 66. a 67. d 68. a 69. a 70. C

(c) T, =T 75. b
(a) T,= 2
71. c 72. b 73. d 74. a
76. c 77.c 78. d 79. c 80. b
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82. c 83. d 84. c
81. d 85. b 291. d 292. d 293. c 294. b
87. b 88. a 295. b
86. C 89, b 90. c 296. c 297. c 298. c 299. b 300. d
91. b 92. C 93. b 94. c 95. b 301. d 302. a 303. a
97. c 98. b 304. b 305. b
96. C 99. b 100. b 306. d 307. c 308, d 309. d 310. c
101. d 102. d 103. d 104. a 105. d 311. a 312. a 313. c
106. b 107. d 108. a 314. b 315. b
109, a 110. b
112. c
316. b 317. a 318. a 319. d 320. b
111. b 113. c 114. b 115. a 321. c 322. a
116. b 117. a 118. a 323. b 324. d 325. b
119, b 120. b 326. c 327. b 328. b 329. c
121. d 122. a 123. c 124. d 330. c
125. d 331. c 332. c
126. b 127. c 128. b 333. c 334. c 335. c
129. d 130. b 336. c 337. b 338. c 339. b 340. b
131. C 132, c 133. b 134. d 135, c 341. b 342, b
137. d 138. a 343. a 344. a 345. c
136. c 139, b 140, b 346. c 347. d 348. a
141. c 142. b 143. b 144. b 145. b
146. C 147. b 148. d 149, b 150. d
151. d 152. d 153, c 154. b 155, c
156. b 157. b 158. c 159, a 160. c
161. c 162. c 163. c 164. c 165, c
166. a 167. b 168. a 169. b 170, b
171, b 172. d 173.a 174. b 175, b
176. a 177. d 178. c 179. b 180. c
181. d 182. d 183. c 184. c 185. a
186. c 187. d 188, c 189, b 190. a
191, c 192. b 193. c 194. c 195, c
196. b 197. c 198. d 199. b 200. b
201. c 202. c, 203. d 204. c 205. d
206. c 207. b 208. b 209. c 210. c
211. c 212. c 213. c 214. d 215. c
216. b 217. b 218. b 219, d 220. d
221. b 222. d 223. c 224. c 225. c
226, b 227. c 228. b 229. c 230. a
231, c 232. a 233. a 234. a 235. b
236. b 237. d 238. c 239. d 240. c
241, d 242. a 243. d 244. C 245. a
246. b 247. d 248. c 249. d 250. d
251. b 252, d 253. c 254. c 255. b
256, b 257. a 258. c 259. a 260. a
261. b 262. c 263. b 264. c 265. d
266. c 267. b 268. d 269, c 270. a
271. c 272, d 273. c 274. c 275. b
276. a 277. c 278. d 279. c 280. c
281. b 282, b 283. b 284. a 285, b
286. a 287. c 288. c 289. c 290. c