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TOPICS:SIMPLE HARMONIC MOTION

1. A particle of mass 0.1 kg executes SHM under a force F=(–10x) Newton. Speed of particle at mean
position is 6 m/s. Then amplitude of oscillations is
(a) 0.6 m (b) 0.2 m (c) 0.4 m (d) 0.1 m

sin  t    
2. The displacement – time equation of a particle executing SHM is : x = A . At time t = 0
position of the particle is x = A/2 and it is moving along negative x – direction. Then the angle  can be
(a)    (b)   3 (c) 2  3 (d) 5  6

 
x  A sin  t  
3. Displacement-time equation of a particle executing SHM is :  6  Time taken by the
A A
x x
particle to go directly to go directly from 2 to 2 is
  2 
(a) 3 (b) 2 (c)  (d) 

4. Frequency of a particle executing SHM is 10 Hz. The particle is suspended from a vertical spring. At the
highest point of its oscillation the spring is unstretched. Maximum speed of the particle is
 g  10m / s 2 
1 1
(a) 2 m/s (b)  m/s (c)  m/s (d) 2 m/s

5. A block of mass m is suspended by different springs of force constant shown in figure. Let time period
of oscillation in these four positions be T1 , T2 , T3 and T4 . Then

2k

k 2k 2k m

m 2k
m

(I) (II) (III) (IV)

(a) T1  T2  T4 (b) T1  T2 and T3  T4

(c) T1  T2  T3 (d) T1  T3 and T2  T4

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6. The maximum tension in the string of a pendulum is two times the minimum tension. Let 0 be the
angular amplitude. Then cos 0 is
1 3 2 3
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 5
7. An object suspended from a spring exhibits oscillations of period T. Now the spring is
cut in two halves and the same object is suspended with two halves as shown in figure.
The new time period of oscillation will becomes
T T T
(a) 2 (b) 2T (c) 2 (d) 2 2

8. The two blocks of mass m1 and m 2 are kept on a smooth horizontal table as shown in figure. Block of
mass m1 but not m 2 is fastened to the spring. If now both the blocks are pushed to the left so that the
spring is compressed a distance d. The amplitude of oscillation of block of mass m1 , after the system is
released is
m1 m2

m1 m2 2m 2 2m1
d d d d
m1  m 2 m1  m 2 m1  m 2 m1  m 2
(a) (b) (c) (d)

9. Time period of a simple pendulum of length L is T1 and time period of uniform rod of the same length L
pivoted about one end and oscillating in a vertical plane is T2 . Amplitude of oscillations in both the
T1 T2
cases is small. Then is
4 3 1
(a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3

10. The potential energy of a particle of mass 1 kg in motion along the x-axis is given by ; Here x is in
metres. The period of small oscillations (in sec) is

(a) 2 (b)  (c) 2 (d) 2

x  6sin  t   /   x 3  4sin  t   
11. Four simple harmonic vibrations x1  8sin t , 2 , and
x 4  2sin  t  3   
are superimposed on each other. The resulting amplitude and its phase difference with
x1 are respectively
1  
20, tan 1   4 2, 4 2,
2 2 20, tan 1  2  4
(a) (b) (c) (d)

12. Displacement-time graph of a x particle executing SHM is as shown below:

t
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 The corresponding force-time graph of the particle can be
F F

(a) (b)
t t

x
F
(c) (d)
t t

    x  2 
13. A particle moves such that its acceleration is given by: Here  is a positive constant and
x the position from origin. Time period of oscillations is
1 1
2 2
(a)
2  (b)  (c)
2   2 (d) 2

14. Two particle are executing SHM in a straight line. Amplitude A and time period T of both the particles
A
x   A x2 
equal. At time t = 0, one particle is at displacement 1 and the other at 2 and they are
approaching towards each other. After what time they cross each other.
(a) T/3 (b) T/4 (c) 5T/6 (d) T/6

15. A wire of length l, area of cross section A and Young’s modulus of elasticity Y is
suspended from the roof of a building. A block of mass m is attached at lower end of the
wire. If the block is displaced from its mean position and then released the block starts
oscillating. Time period of these oscillations will be
Al AY ml m
2 2 2 2
(a) mY (b) ml (c) YA (d) YAl

16. The potential energy of a harmonic oscillator of mass 2 kg in its mean position is 5J. If its total energy is
9J and its amplitude is 0.01m, its time period will be
       
s  s  s  s
(a) 100 (b)  50  (c)  20  (d)  10 

17. A uniform disc of radius R is pivoted at point O on its circumference. The time period of small
oscillations will be

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 R 2R 2R 3R
2 2 2 2
(a) g (b) 3g (c) g (d) 2g

18. A mass m = 8 kg is attached to a spring as shown in figure and held in position so that
the spring remains unstretched. The spring constant is 200N/m. The mass m is then
released and begins to undergo small oscillation. The maximum velocity the mass will
be (g= 10 m/s2)
(a) 1 m/s (b) 2 m/s (c) 4 m/s (d) 5 m/s m

19. The displacement of two identical particles executing SHM are represented by equations
 
x1  4 sin 10t  
 6  and x 2  5cos t
For what value of  energy of both the particles is same.
(a) 16 units (b) 6 units (c) 4 units (d) 8 units

20. Maximum speed of a particle in simple harmonic motion in v max . Then average speed of a particle in
SHM is equal to
v max v max v max 2v max
(a) 2 (b)  (c) 2 (d) 

21. A simple pendulum has time period T = 2s in air. If the whole arrangement is placed in a nonviscous
1
liquid whose density is 2 times the density of bob. The time period in the liquid will be
2
s
(a) 2 (b) 4s (c) 2 2 s (d) 4 2 s

22. Let T1 and T2 be the time periods of two A and B when a mass m is suspended with them. Now both the
spring are connected in parallel and same mass m is suspended with them. Now let T be the time period
in this position. Then
TT 1 1 1
T 1 2  2 2
(a) T  T1  T2 T1  T2 (c) T  T1  T2
2 2 2 2
(b) (d) T T1 T2

23. A particle is subjected to two simple harmonic motions in the same direction having equal amplitudes
and equal frequency. If the resulting amplitude is equal to the amplitude of individual motions, the
phase difference between them is
 2  
(a) 3 (b) 3 (c) 6 (d) 2

24. A block rides on a piston that is moving vertically with simple harmonic motion. The maximum speed
of the piston is 2 m/s. At what amplitude of motion will the block and piston separate (g = 10 m/s2)
(a) 20 cm (b) 30 cm (c) 40 cm (d) 50 cm

25. Two particles execute simple harmonic motion of the same amplitude and frequency along close parallel
lines. They pass each other moving in opposite directions each time their displacement is half their
amplitude. Their phase difference is

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 5 4  2
(a) 6 (b) 3 (c) 6 (d) 3

26. A block is kept on a rough horizontal plank. The coefficient of friction between the block and the plank
is 1/2 . The plank is undergoing SHM of angular frequency 10 rad/s. The maximum amplitude of plank
in which the block does not slip over the plank is : (g =10/ ms2)
(a) 4 cm (b) 5 cm (c) 10 cm (d) 16 cm

27. A pendulum is fixed on a cart sliding without friction down an inclined plane of inclination  with
horizontal. The period of oscillation of pendulum is
l l l l
2 2 2 2
(a) g (b) g cos  (c) sin  (d) tan 
28. An object of mass 0.2 kg executes simple harmonic oscillations along the x-axis with a frequency
25
Hz
 . At the position x = 0.04 m, the object has kinetic energy 0.5 J and potential energy 0.4 J. The
amplitude of oscillation is (potential energy is zero at mean position)
(a) 6 cm (b) 4 cm (c) 8 cm (d) 2 cm

29. A ball of mass 2 kg hanging from a spring oscillates with a time period 2 seconds. Ball is removed
when it is in equilibrium position, then spring shortens by
g
(a) g metres (b) 2 metres (c) 2g metres (d) 2 metres
A
x
30. A particle is executing SHM with amplitude A. At displacement 4 , force acting on the particle is
F, potential energy of the particle is U, velocity of particle is v and kinetic energy is K. Assuming
A
x
potential energy to be particle will be zero at mean position. At displacement 2
(a) force acting on the particle will be 2 F (b) Potential energy of particle will be 4 U
4
(c) velocity of particle will be 5 v (d) None of these

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 SHM ANSWER KEY

1. a 2. d 3. a 4. d 5. b

6. b 7. c 8. a 9. c 10. c

11. d 12. d 13. b 14. d 15. c

16. a 17. d 18. b 19. d 20. d

21. c 22. d 23. b 24. c 25. d

26. b 27. b 28. a 29. a 30. b

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