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Simple Harmonic Motion (Question Paper) PDF
Simple Harmonic Motion (Question Paper) PDF
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
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) :
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(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 + 42v2 (B) aT/x (C) aT + 2v (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
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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
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
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
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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