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38. Assertion The time-period of pendulum, on a

b) 2 satellite orbiting the earth is infinity.
Reason: Time-period of a pendulum is
(d) 2n inversely proportional to vg. (2002)
- 39. Assertion: In simple harmonic motion, the
(2017) motion is to and fro and periodic.
FRir assless springs whose foroe constants are Reason Velocity of the particle
and 2k respectively areattached to a
k
on a ionless plane as shown
(ok2- (wherexis the displacement).
a s s
M kept (2002)
If the mass M is displaced in the
the figure.direction,
in the
then the frequency ofthe
horizontal
40. Assertion: The amplitude of an oscillating
SStem is
pendulum decreases gradually with time.
Reason The frequency of the pendtlum
2k 2 decreases with time. (2003)
nAMn M 2k 41. Assertion: In a SHM, kinetic and potential
O000 energies become equal when the displacement
is 1/2 times the amplitude.
k
24M (b)27M
(b) Reason: In SHM, kinetic energy is zero when
potential energy is maximum. (2008)
(d)
d) 27T VM (2017) 42. Assertion: The bob of a simple pendulum is a
277M ball with full of water, if a fine hole is made in
ASSERTION AND REASON the bottom of the ball, the time period first
increases and then decreases.
Assertion: Resonance is a special case of forced
Reason; As water flows out of the bob the
vibration in which the natural frequency of
vibration of the body is the same as the weight of bob decreases. (2009)
impressed frequency and the amplitude of 43. Assertion: The periodic time of a hard spring
forced vibration, is maximum. is less as compared to that of a soft spring.
vibrations of
Reason: The amplitude of forced Reason: The periodic time depends upon the
increases with an increase in the
a body spring constant, which is large for hard spring.
frequency of the externally impressed periodic| (2014)
force. (1994)
37. Assertion: Soldiers are asked to break steps 44. Assertion: The graph of potentialenergy and
kinetic energy of a particle in SHM with respect
while crossing the bridge.
Reason: The frequency ofthick marching may to position is a parabola.
be equal to the natural frequency of bridge and Reason: Potential energy and kinetic energy
which can break the do not vary linearly with position. (2016)
may lead to resonance

(2001)
bridge.

Answer Key 8. (C)

(b) (a)
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(b) 16. (a)
2. (d) 13. (a) 14. (c) 15.
(a)
9. (d) 10. (d) 11. (b) 12. (d) 23. (d) 24.
21. (b) 22. (c) (a)
17. (a) 18. b) 19. a) 20. (c) (c) 31. (d) 32.
29. (c) 30. 40. (c)
25. (b) 26. (c) 21. (a) 28. (b) 38. (a) 39. (b)
36. c) 37. (a)
33. (d) 34. (d) 35. (b)
41. (b) 43. (b) 44. (b)
42. b)