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TIME: 1 Hr. TOPIC: SIMPLE HARMONIC MOTION MARKS: 80

SECTION-I (SINGLE ANSWER CORRECT TYPE)

This section contains 05 Multiple choice questions. Each question has 4 choices (A), (B), (C) and (D) for
its answer, out which ONLY ONE is correct. (+4, –1)

1. A system is shown in the figure. The time period for small oscillations of the two blocks will be -
k 2k
m m

3m 3m 3m 3m
(A) 2 (B) 2 (C) 2 (D) 2
k 4k 8k 2k

2. Find the period of low amplitude vertical vibrations of the system shown. The mass of the block is
m. The pulley hangs from the ceiling on a spring with a force constant k. The block hangs from an
ideal spring.

spring

string
m

m m m m
(A) 2 (B) 6 (C) 4 (D) 8
k k k k

3. A particle moves such that its acceleration is given by

a = – (x – 2)
Here:  is a positive constant and x is the position from origin. Time period of oscillations is -
1 1
(A) 2  (B) 2 (C) 2   2 (D) 2
 2
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4. The pendulum suspended from the ceiling of a train has a period T when the train is at rest. When the
train is accelerating with an uniform acceleration, the period of oscillation will -
(A) increase (B) decrease
(C) remain unaffected (D) become infinite
5T
5. Two particles A and B execute simple harmonic motion with periods of T and respectively.
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They start simultaneously from mean position. The phase difference between them when A
completes one oscillation will be -
  2
(A) 0 (B) (C) (D)
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 SECTION-II (MULTIPLE ANSWER(S) CORRECT TYPE)
This section contains 10 multiple choice questions. Each question has 4 choices (A), (B), (C) and (D) for
its answer, out which ONE OR MORE is/are correct. (+4, –2)

6. The speed v of a particle moving along a straight line, when it is at a distance x from a fixed point on
the line is v2 = 144 – 9x2. Select the correct alternative(s) :
2
(A) The motion of the particle is SHM with time period T  unit
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(B) The maximum displacement of the particle from the fixed point is 4 unit
(C) The magnitude of acceleration at a distance 3 units from the fixed point is 27 unit
(D) The motion of the particle is periodic but not simple harmonic

7. If x, v and a denote the displacement, the velocity and the acceleration of a particle executing simple
harmonic motion of time period T, then, which of the following does not change with time ?
(A) a2T2 + 42v2 (B) aT/x (C) aT + 2v (D) aT/v

8. A mass and spring system oscillates with amplitude A and angular frequency  -
2A
(A) The average speed during one complete cycle of oscillation is

(B) Maximum speed is A
(C) Average velocity of particle during one complete cycle of oscillation is zero
(D) Average acceleration of particle during one complete cycle of oscillation is zero

9. Two simple pendulums A and B have the same length, but the mass of A is twice the mass of B.
Their vibrational amplitudes are equal. Their periods are TA and TB respectively and their oscillation
energies are EA and EB. Choose the correct statements -
(A) TA > TB (B) TA = TB (C) EB < EA (D) EB > EA

10. A particle with a mass of 0.2 kg moves according to the law

x = 0.08 cos (20 t + /4)
x is in metre and t is in seconds. Then -
(A) Magnitude of maximum acceleration of the particle is 322 m/s2
(B) Frequency of the period of the variation of kinetic energy is 20 Hz
(C) Time period of motion of particle is 0.1s
(D) None

11. A 20 gm particle is subjected to two simple harmonic motions

x1 = 2 sin 10 t,

x2 = 4 sin (10 t + ).
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Where x1 and x2 are in metre and t is in sec -
(A) The displacement of the particle at t = 0 will be 2 3 m
(B) Maximum speed of the particle will be 20 7 m/s
(C) Magnitude of maximum acceleration of the particle will be 200 7 m/s2
(D) Energy of the resultant motion will be 28 J

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12. A particle moves in the X -Y plane according to the equation
  
 
r  i  2 j A cos t
The motion of the particle is
(A) on a straight line (B) on an ellipse
(C) periodic (D) simple harmonic.

13. A spring block system is in a lift moving upwards with acceleration a = g/2. Block has mass m and
spring constant is k. Assuming ideal conditions-
a=g/2
k
m

(A) Time period of SHM depends on a

(B) Time period of SHM is independent of a
3mg
(C) In mean position elongation in spring is
2k
mg
(D) In mean position elongation in spring is
k

14. Two particles A & B each of mass m are describing uniform circular motion of radius R with angular
velocity  in horizontal x – y plane. The particle A is moving in anticlockwise direction whereas
particle B is moving in clockwise direction. If at t = 0 the particles A & B are at the position shown in
figure, then for the centre of mass of the two particles (A and B), which is incorrect?
y

x
A B
R R

(A) motion occurs with constant acceleration

2
(B) motion is SHM with period , along y-axis.


(C) motion is SHM with time period

(D) motion is only oscillatory and not SHM

15. A particle is oscillating simple harmonically with frequency f. Then - (Assume no damping effects)
(A) Its potential energy varies periodically with frequency 2f
(B) Its kinetic energy varies periodically with frequency 2f
(C) Its total mechanical energy (potential energy + kinetic energy) varies periodically with period 4f
(D) Its total mechanical energy is constant

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 SECTION-III (INTEGER ANSWER TYPE)
This section contains 05 questions. The answer to each of the questions is a single digit integer, ranging
from 0 to 9. The correct digit below the question number in the ORS is be bubbled. (+4, –1)

16. A particle is performing simple harmonic motion along x-axis with amplitude 4 cm and time period
1.2 sec. The minimum time taken by the particle to move from x = 2 cm to x = +4 cm and back again
is given by x/10 seconds then find the value of x?

17. Find the ratio of time periods of two identical springs if they are first joined in series & then in
parallel & a mass m is suspended from them :

18. A particle executes SHM along a straight line so that its period is 12 s. The time (in seconds) it takes
in traversing a distance equal to half its amplitude from its equilibrium position is-

19. The displacement of two identical particles executing SHM are represented by equations

x1 = 4 sin 10 t   and x2 = 5 cos t
 6
For what value of  energy of both the particles is same?

20. The time period of a mass suspended from a spring is 10s. The spring is cut into four equal parts and
same mass is now suspended from one of its parts. The period in seconds, is now