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CLASS - XII
Practice Questions (Previous Year’s JEE (Main) Questions)
SUBJECT : PHYSICS PRACTICE QUESTION - 03
SIMPLE HARMONIC MOTION
1. Two masses m and m/2 are connected at the two ends of a massless rigid rod of length . The rod is
suspended by a thin wire of torsional constant k at the centre of mass of the rod–mass system (see
figure). Because of torsional constant k, the restoring torque is  = k. For angular displacement . If the
rod is rotated by 0 and released, the tension in it when it passes through its mean position will be :
[JEE (Main) 2019; 4/120, –1]

m/2 m

3k02 k02 2k02 k02
(1) (2) (3) (4)
2
2. A rod of mass 'M' and length '2L' is suspended at its middle by a wire. It exhibits torsional oscillations; If
two masses each of 'm' are attached at distance 'L/2' from its centre of both sides, it reduces the
oscillation frequency by 20%. The value of ratio m/M is close to : [JEE (Main) 2019; 4/120, –1]
(1) 0.57 (2) 0.17 (3) 0.77 (4) 0.37
3. A particle is executing simple harmonic motion (SHM) of amplitude A, along the x-axis, about x = 0.
When its potential Energy (PE) equals kinetic energy (KE), the position of the particle will be : 
[JEE (Main) 2019; 4/120, –1]
A A A
(1) (2) (3) A (4)
2 2 2 2
4. A particle executes simple harmonic motion with an amplitude of 5 cm. When the particle is at 4 cm
from the mean position, the magnitude of its velocity in SI units is equal to that of its acceleration. Then,
its periodic time in second is : [JEE (Main) 2019; 4/120, –1]
3 4 7 8
(1)  (2) (3)  (4)
8 3 3 3
5. A body of mass 1 kg falls freely from a height of 100 m, on a platform of mass 3 kg which is mounted
on a spring having spring constant k = 1.25 × 10 6 N/m. The body sticks to the platform and the spring's
maximum compression is found to be x. Given that g = 10 ms –2, the value of x will be close to :
[JEE (Main) 2019; 4/120, –1]
(1) 40 cm (2) 80 cm (3) 4 cm (4) 8 cm
6. A particle undergoing simple harmonic motion has time dependent displacement given by
t
x (t) = A sin . The ratio of kinetic to potential energy of this particle at t = 210 s will be:
90
[JEE (Main) 2019; 4/120, –1]
(1) 1/9 (2) 1 (3) 3 (4) 2
7. A simple pendulum of length 1 m is oscillating with an angular frequency 10 rad/s. The support of the
pendulum starts oscillating up and down with a small angular frequency of 1 rad/s and an amplitude of
10–2 m. The relative change in the angular frequency of the pendulum is best given by :
[JEE (Main) 2019; 4/120, –1]
(1) 10–5 rad/s (2) 10–3 rad/s (3) 1 rad/s (4) 10–1 rad/s

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8. A pendulum is executing simple harmonic motion and its maximum kinetic energy is K 1. If the length of
the pendulum is doubled and it performs simple harmonic motion with the same amplitude as in the first
case, its maximum kinetic energy is K2. Then : [JEE (Main) 2019; 4/120, –1]
K K
(1) K2 = 1 (2) K2 = 2K1 (3) K2 = K1 (4) K2 = 1
2 4
9. Two light identical springs of spring constant k are attached horizontally at the two ends of a uniform
horizontal rod AB of length  and mass m. the rod is pivoted at its centre 'O' and can rotate freely in
horizontal plane. The other ends of the two springs are fixed to rigid supports as shown in figure. The
rod is gently pushed through a small angle and released. The frequency of resulting oscillation is :
[JEE (Main) 2019; 4/120, –1]
A

1 2k 1 6k 1 k 1 3k
(1) (2) (3) (4)
2 m 2 m 2 m 2 m

10. A simple harmonic motion is represented by y = 5(sin3t + 3 cos3t) cm. The amplitude and time
period of the motion are : [JEE (Main) 2019; 4/120, –1]
2 3 2 3
(1) 5cm, s (2) 10 cm, s (3) 10 cm, s (4) 5cm, s
3 2 3 2
11. A damped harmonic oscillator has a frequency of 5 oscillations per second. The amplitude drops to half
1
its value for every 10 oscillations. The time it will take to drop to of the original amplitude is close
1000
to : [JEE (Main) 2019; 4/120, –1]
(1) 10 s (2) 50 s (3) 20 s (4) 100 s
12. A simple pendulum oscillating in air has period T. The bob of the pendulum is completely immersed in a
1
non-viscous liquid. The density of the liquid is th of the material of the bob. If the bob is inside liquid
16
all the time, its period of oscillation in this liquid is : [JEE (Main) 2019; 4/120, –1]
1 1 1 1
(1) 4T (2) 2T (3) 4T (4) 2T
14 14 15 10

13. The displacement of a damped harmonic oscillator is given by x(t) = e –0.1 t cos(10t +  ). Here t is in
seconds. The time taken for its amplitude of vibration to drop to half of its initial value is close to :
[JEE (Main) 2019; 4/120, –1]
(1) 13 s (2) 7s (3) 4 s (4) 27s
14. The displacement time graph of a particle executing SHM is given in figure : (sketch is schematic and
not to scale) [JEE (Main) 2020; 2 September, 4/100,–1] [Shift-2]

Which of the following statements is/are true for this motion ?

3T
(A) The force is zero at t  (B) The acceleration is maximum at t = T
4
T T
(C) The speed is maximum at t  (D) The P.E. is equal to K.E. of the oscillation at t 
4 2
(1) (B), (C) and (D) (2) (A) and (D) (3) (A), (B) and (D) (4) (A), (B) and (C)

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15. A block of mass m attached to a massless spring is performing oscillatory motion of amplitude 'A' on a
frictionless horizontal plane. If half of the mass of the block breaks off when it is passing through its
equilibrium point, the amplitude of oscillation for the remaining system become ƒA. The value of ƒ is:
[JEE (Main) 2020; 3 September, 4/100,–1] [Shift-2]
1 1
(1) (2) (3) 2 (4) 1
2 2
16. A ring is hung on a nail. It can oscillate, without slipping or sliding (i) in its plane with a time period T 1
T
and (ii) back and forth in a direction perpendicular to its plane, with a period T 2. The ratio 1 till be :
T2
[JEE (Main) 2020; 5 September, 4/100,–1] [Shift-2]
2 2 3 2
(1) (2) (3) (4)
3 3 2 3
17. When a particle of mass m is attached to a vertical spring of spring constant k and released, its motion,
is described by y(t) = y0sin2t, where 'y' is measured from the lower end of upstretched spring. Then 
is : [JEE (Main) 2020; 6 September, 4/100,–1] [Shift-2]
1 g g 2g g
(1) (2) (3) (4)
2 y0 y0 y0 2y 0

18. In the given figure, a mass M is attached to a horizontal spring which is fixed on one side to a rigid
support. The spring constant of the spring is k. The mass oscillates on a frictionless surface with time
period T and amplitude A. When the mass is in equilibrium position, as shown in the figure, another
mass m is gently fixed upon it. The new amplitude of oscillation will be :
[JEE (Main) 2021 (24–2–21) Shift–1]

M Mm M Mm
(1) A (2) A (3) A (4) A
Mm M Mm M
19. Two electrons each are fixed at a distance '2d'. A third charge proton placed at the midpoint is
displaced slightly by a distance x(x << d) perpendicular to the line joining the two fixed charges. Proton
will execute simple harmonic motion having angular frequency (m = mass of charged particle).
[JEE (Main) 2021 (24–2–21) Shift–2]
1 1 1 1
 2 0md3  2   m d3 2  q2 2  2q2 2
(1)   (2)  0 2  (3)   (4)  
 q2   2q   2 md 
3   m d3 
     0   0 
20. In the given figure, a body of mass M is held between two massless springs, on a smooth inclined
plane. The free ends of the springs are attached to firm supports. If each spring has spring constant k,
the frequency of oscillation of given body is : [JEE (Main) 2021 (24–2–21) Shift–2]

k
k M



1 2k 1 k
(1) (2) (3) 1 k (4) 1 2k
2 M 2 2M 2 Mg s in 2 Mg s in

21. When a particle executes SHM, the nature of graphical representation of velocity as a function of
displacement is: [JEE (Main) 2021 (24–2–21) Shift–2]
(1) parabolic (2) straight line (3) circular (4) ellipt ical

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22. If the time period of a two meter long simple pendulum is 2 s, the acceleration due to gravity at the
place where pendulum is executing S.H.M. is : [JEE (Main) 2021 (25–2–21) Shift–1]
(1) 16 m/s 2 (2) 9.8 m/s –2 2
(3) 2 m/s –2 (4) 2 m/s–2
23. The point A moves with a uniform speed along the circumference of a circle of radius 0.36 m and
covers 30º in 0.1s. The perpendicular projection 'P' from 'A' on the diameter MN represents the simple
harmonic motion of 'P'. The restoration force per unit mass when P touches M will be:
[JEE (Main) 2021 (25–2–21) Shift–2]

(1) 0.49 N (2) 100 N (3) 50 N (4) 9.87 N

24. Y = A sin(t + 0) is the time-displacement equation of a SHM. At t = 0 the displacement of the particle
is Y = A/2 and it is moving along negative x-direction. Then the initial phase angle 0 will be:
[JEE (Main) 2021 (25–2–21) Shift–2]
  2 5
(1) (2) (3) (4)
3 6 3 6
25. If two similar springs each of spring constant K1 are joined in series, the new spring constant and time
period would be changed by a factor : [JEE (Main) 2021 (26–2–21) Shift–1]
1 1 1 1
(1) , 2 2 (2) , 2 (3) , 2 (4) , 2 2
4 2 4 2
26. A particle executes S.H.M., the graph of velocity as a function of displacement is:
[JEE (Main) 2021 (26–2–21) Shift–2]
(1) a parabola (2) a helix (3) an ellipse (4) a circle
27. Given below are two statements: [JEE (Main) 2021 (26–2–21) Shift–2]
Statement I : A second's pendulum has a time period of 1 second.
Statement II : It takes precisely one second to move between the two extreme positions.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(1) Statement I is true but Statement II is false
(2) Both Statement I and Statement II are true
(3) Both Statement I and Statement II are false
(4) Statement I is false but Statement II is true
28. Time period of a simple pendulum is T. The time taken to complete 5/8 oscillations starting from mean

position is T. The value of  is________. [JEE (Main) 2021 (26–2–21) Shift–2]

29. A particle executes S.H.M. with amplitude 'a' and time period 'T'. The displacement of the particle when its
xa
speed is half of maximum speed is . The value of x is_____. [JEE (Main) 2021 (26–2–21) Shift–2]
2
30. Time period of a simple pendulum is T inside a lift when the lift is stationary. If the lift moves upwards
with an acceleration g/2, the time period of pendulum will be :
[JEE (Main) 2021; 16 March (S1), 4/100, –1]
3 T 2
(1) 3T (2) T (3) (4) T
2 3 3

31. Amplitude of a mass-spring system, which is executing simple harmonic motion decreases with time. If
mass = 500 g, Decay constant = 20 g/s then how much time is required for the amplitude of the system
to drop to half of its initial value? (In 2 = 0.693) [JEE (Main) 2021; 16 March (S2), 4/100, –1]
(1) 0.034 s (2) 17.32 s (3) 15.01 s (4) 34.65 s
32. For what value of displacement the kinetic energy and potential of a simple harmonic oscillation
become equal ? [JEE (Main) 2021; 17 March (S1), 4/100, –1]
A A
(1) x = 0 (2) x =  A (3) x =  (4) x =
2 2

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33. Consider two identical each of spring constant k and negligible mass compressed to the mass M as
shown. Figure-1 show one of them and Figure-2 shows their series combination. The ration of time
T
period of oscillation of the two SHM is b  x , where value of x is ___ (Round of to the Nearest
Ta
integer) [JEE (Main) 2021; 17 March (S1), 4/100]


34. A block of mass 1 kg attached to a spring, is made to oscillate with an initial amplitude of 12 cm. After
2 minutes the amplitude decreases to 6 cm. Determine the value of the damping constant for this
motion. (take In 2 = 0.693) [JEE (Main) 2021; 17 March (S2), 4/100, –1]
(1) 3.3 x 102 kg s-1 (2) 0.69 x 102 kg s-1 (3) 1.16 x 102 kg s-1 (4) 5.7 x 10-3 kg s-1
35. Two particles A and B of equal masses are suspended from two massless springs of spring constants
K1 and K2 respectively .If the maximum velocities during oscillations are equal, the ratio of the amplitude
of A and B is [JEE (Main) 2021; 17 March (S2), 4/100, –1]
K2 K1 K1 K2
(1) (2) (3) (4)
K1 K2 K2 K1

36. A particle performs simple harmonic motion with a period of 2 second. The time taken by the particle to
1
cover a displacement equal to half of its amplitude from the mean position is s . The value of 'a' to the
a
nearest integer is ______. [JEE (Main) 2021; 18 March (S1), 4/100]

37. The function of time representing a simple harmonic motion with a period of is :

[JEE (Main) 2021; 18 March (S2), 4/100, –1]
(1) 3cos    2t  (2) sin2(t)
4 
(3) sin(t) + cos(t) (4) cos(t) + cos(2t) + cos(3t)
38. A body having specific charge 8 C/g is resting on a frictionless plane at a distance 10 cm from the wall
(as shown in the figure). It starts moving towards the wall when a uniform electric field of 100 V/m is
applied horizontally towards the wall. If the collision of the body with the wall is perfectly elastic, the the
time period of the motion will be _______s. [JEE (Main) 2021; 20 July (S1), 4/100]


39. Two bodies, a ring and a solid cylinder of same material are rolling down without slipping and inclined
plane. The radii of the bodies are same. The ratio of velocity of the centre of mass at the bottom of the
x
inclined plane of the ring to that of the cylinder is . Then, the value of x is ______.
2
[JEE (Main) 2021; 20 July (S2), 4/100]
40. T0 is the time period of a simple pendulum at a place. If the length of the pendulum is reduced to 1/16
times of its initial value, the modified time period is : [JEE (Main) 2021; 22 July (S2), 4/100, –1]
1
(1) T0 (2) T0 (3) 8T0 (4) 4 T0
4
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41. The motion of a mass on a spring, with spring constant K is as shown in figure.
[JEE (Main) 2021; 22 July (S2), 4/100, –1]

K
The equation of motion is given by x(t) = Asint + Bcost where  
m
Suppose that at time t = 0, the position of mass is x(0) and velocity (0), then its displacement can also
be represented as x(t) = Ccos(t – ), where C and  are :
(0)2  (0)  2(0)2  x(0) 
(1) C   x(0)2 ,   tan 1  (2) C   x(0)2 ,   tan 1 
  x(0)    2(0 ) 
2 2

2(0)2  (0)  (0)2  x(0) 

(3) C   x(0)2 ,   tan 1  (4) C   x(0)2 ,   tan 1 
  x(0)    (0) 
2 2

42. In the reported figure, two bodies A and B of masses 200 g and 800 g are attached with the system of
springs. Springs are kept in a stretched position with some extension when the system is released. The
horizontal surface is assumed to be frictionless. The angular frequency will be ______ rad/s when
k = 20 N/m. [JEE (Main) 2021; 25 July (S1), 4/100]

43. A 10  resistance is connected across 220 V – 50 Hz AC supply. The time taken by the current to
change from its maximum value to the rms value is: [JEE (Main) 2021; 25 July (S2), 4/100, –1]
(1) 3.0 ms (2) 1.5 ms (3) 4.5 ms (4) 2.5 ms
44. In a simple harmonic oscillation, what fraction of total mechanical energy is in the form of kinetic
energy, when the particle is midway between mean and extreme position.
[JEE (Main) 2021; 25 July (S2), 4/100, –1]
3 1 1 1
(1) (2) (3) (4)
4 4 2 3
45. A particle starts executing simple harmonic motion (SHM) of amplitude 'a' and total energy E. At any
3E
instant, its kinetic energy is then its displacement 'y' is given by :
4
[JEE (Main) 2021; 27 July (S1), 4/100, –1]
a a 3 a
(1) y = (2) y = a (3) y  (4) y 
2 2 2
46. An object of mass 0.5 kg is executing simple harmonic motion. Its amplitude is 5 cm and time period (T)
T
is 0.2 s. What will be the potential energy of the object at an instant t = s starting from mean position.
4
Assume that the initial phase of the oscillation is zero. [JEE (Main) 2021; 27 July (S2), 4/100, –1]
(1) 6.2 × 103 J (2) 1.2 × 103 J (3) 0.62 J (4) 6.2 × 10–3 J
47. A particle executes simple harmonic motion represented by displacement function as x(t) = A sin (t + ).
If the position and velocity of the particle at t = 0 s and 2 cm and 2 cm s–1 respectively, then its
amplitude is x 2 cm where the value of x is _______ [JEE (Main) 2021; 27 July (S2), 4/100]
48. If the length of the pendulum in pendulum clock increases by 0.1%, then the error in time per day is :
[JEE (Main) 2021; 26 August (S2), 4/100, –1]
(1) 43.2 s (2) 8.64 s (3) 4.32 s (4) 86.4 s

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  
49. Two simple harmonic motions are represented by the equations x 1 = 5 sin 2t   and
 4
x2 = 5 2 (sin2t + cos2t). The amplitude of second motion is ____ times the amplitude in first motion.
[JEE (Main) 2021; 26 August (S2), 4/100]
50. The variation of displacement with time of a particle executing free simple harmonic motion is shown in
the figure. [JEE (Main) 2021; 27 August (S1), 4/100, –1]

The potential energy U(x) versus time (t) plot of the particle is correctly shown in figure :

(1) (2)

(3) (4)

51. Two simple harmonic motion, are represented by the equations

 

y1 = 10 sin  3t   ; y2 = 5 sin3t  3 cos 3t
 3
 [JEE (Main) 2021; 27 August (S1), 4/100, –1]

Ratio of amplitude of y1 to y2 = x : 1. The value of x is_______

52. A particles of mass 1 kg is hanging from a spring of force constant 100 Nm–1. The mass is pulled
slightly downward and released so that it executes free simple harmonic motion with time period T. The
time when the kinetic energy and potential energy of the system will become equal, is T/x. The value of
x is_______. [JEE (Main) 2021; 31 August (S1), 4/100]

53. A bob of mass 'm' suspended by a thread of length  undergoes simple harmonic oscillations with time
period T. If the bob is immersed in a liquid that has density 1/4 times that of the bob and the length of
the thread is increased by 1/3rd of the original length, then the time period of the simple harmonic
oscillations will be : [JEE (Main) 2021; 31 August (S2), 4/100, –1]
4 3 3
(1) T (2) T (3) T (4) T
3 2 4
54. For a body executing S.H.M. : [JEE (Main) 2021; 31 August (S2), 4/100, –1]
(a) potential energy is always equal to its K.E.
(b) Average potential and kinetic energy over any given time interval are always equal.
(c) Sum of the kinetic and potential energy at any point of time is constant.
(d) Average K.E. in one time period is equal to average potential energy in one time period.
Choose the most appropriate option from the options given below :
(1) (c) and (d) (2) only (b) (3) only (c) (4) (b) and (c)
55. A mass of 5kg is connected to a spring. The potential energy curve of the simple harmonic motion
executed by the system is shown in the figure. A simple pendulum of length 4 m has the same period of
oscillation as the spring system. What is the value of acceleration due to gravity on the planet where
these experiments are performed? [JEE (Main) 2021; 01 September (S2), 4/100, –1]

(1) 10 m/s2 (2) 5 m/s2 (3) 9.8 m/s2 (4) 4 m/s2

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 FLUID MECHANICS
1. The top of a water tank is open to air and its water level is maintained. It is giving out 0.74 m 3 / min.
water per minute through a circular opening of 2 cm radius in its wall. The depth of the centre of the
opening from the level of water in the tank is close to : [JEE (Main) 2019; 4/120, –1]
(1) 2.9 m (2) 9.6 m (3) 4.8 m (4) 6.0 m
2. Water flows into a large tank with flat bottom at the rate of 10–4 m3s–1. Water is also leaking out of a
hole of area 1 cm2 at its bottom. If the height of the water in the tank remains steady, then this height is:
[JEE (Main) 2019; 4/120, –1]
(1) 1.7 cm (2) 4 cm (3) 2.9 cm (4) 1.5 cm
3. A cylindrical plastic bottle of negligible mass is filled with 310 ml of water and left floating in a pond with
still water. If pressed downward slightly and released, it starts performing simple harmonic motion at
angular frequency . If the radius of the bottle is 2.5 cm then is close to : (density of
water = 103 kg/m3) [JEE (Main) 2019; 4/120, –1]
(1) 5.00 rad s–1 (2) 3.70 rad s–1 (3) 2.50 rad s–1 (4) 1.25 rad s–1
4. A liquid of density  is coming out of a hose pipe of radius a with horizontal speed  and hits a mesh.
50% of the liquid passes through the mesh unaffected. 25% looses all of its momentum and 25%
comes back with the same speed. The resultant pressure on the mesh will be :
[JEE (Main) 2019; 4/120, –1]
1 2 1 2 3 2
(1)  (2)  (3)  (4) 2
2 4 4
5. A long cylindrical vessel is half filled with a liquid. When the vessel is rotated about its own vertical axis.
The liquid rises up near the wall. If the radius of vessel is 5 cm and its rotational speed is 2 rotations per
second, then the difference in the heights between the centre and the sides, in cm, will be :
[JEE (Main) 2019; 4/120, –1]
(1) 0.1 (2) 1.2 (3) 0.4 (4) 2.0
6. A wooden block floating in a bucket of water has 4/5 of its volume submerged. When certain amount of an
oil is poured into the bucket, it is found that the block is just under the oil surface with half of its volume under
water and half in oil. The density of oil relative to that of water is : [JEE (Main) 2019; 4/120, –1]
(1) 0.6 (2) 0.5 (3) 0.8 (4) 0.7
7. A submarine experiences a pressure of 5.05 × 106 Pa at a depth of d1 in a sea. When it goes further to
a depth of d2, it experiences a pressure of 8.08 × 106 Pa. Then d2 – d1 is approximately (density of
water = 103 kg/m3 and acceleration due to gravity = 10 ms–2) : [JEE (Main) 2019; 4/120, –1]
(1) 400 m (2) 500 m (3) 600 m (4) 300 m
8. Water from a tap emerges vertically downwards with an initial speed of 1.0 ms –1. The cross-sectional
area of the tap is 10–4 m2. Assume that the pressure is constant throughout the stream of water and that
the flow is streamlined. The cross-sectional area of the stream 0.15 m below the tap would be :
(Take g = 10 ms–2) [JEE (Main) 2019; 4/120, –1]
(1) 1 × 10–5 m2 (2) 2 × 10–5 m2 (3) 5 × 10–5 m2 (4) 5 × 10–4 m2
9. A cubical block of side 0.5 m floats on water with 30% of its volume under water. What is the maximum
weight that can be put on that block without fully submerging it under water? (Take density of
water = 103 kg/m3) [JEE (Main) 2019; 4/120, –1]
(1) 87.5 kg (2) 46.3 kg (3) 30.1 kg (4) 65.4 kg
10. A solid sphere, of radius R acquires a terminal velocity 1 when falling (due to gravity) through a viscous
fluid having a coefficient of viscosity . The sphere is broken into 27 identical solid spheres. If each of
these spheres acquires a terminal velocity 2, when falling through the same fluid, the ratio (1/2)
equals : [JEE (Main) 2019; 4/120, –1]
(1) 27 (2) 1/27 (3) 1/9 (4) 9
11. An ideal fluid flows (laminar flow) through a pipe of non-uniform diameter. The maximum and minimum
diameters of the pipes are 6.4 cm and 4.8 cm, respectively. The ratio of the minimum and the maximum
velocities of fluid in this pipe is : [JEE (Main) 2020, 07 January; 4/100, –1]
9 3 81 3
(1) (2) (3) (4)
16 2 256 4

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12. A leak proof cylinder of length 1m, made of a metal which has very low coefficient of expansion is
floating vertically in water at 0ºC such that its height above the water surface is 20 cm. When the
temperature of water is increased to 4ºC, the height of the cylinder above the water surface becomes
21 cm. The density of water at T = 4ºC, relative to the density at T = 0ºC is close to:
[JEE (Main) 2020, 08 January; 4/100, –1]
(1) 1.03 (2) 1.04 (3) 1.26 (4) 1.01
 r 
2
13. Consider a solid sphere of radius R and mass density (r) = 0 1  2  0 < r  R. The minimum
 R 
 
density of a liquid in which it will float is: [JEE (Main) 2020, 08 January; 4/100, –1]
 2 0  2 0
(1) 0 (2) (3) 0 (4)
3 3 5 5

14. Two liquids of densities 1 and 2 (2 = 21) are filled up behind a square wall of side 10m as shown in
figure. Each liquid has a height of 5m. The ratio of the forces due to these liquids exerted on upper part
MN to that at the lower part NO is (Assume that the liquids are not mixing) :
[JEE (Main) 2020, 08 January; 4/100, –1]
M
5m
N
5m
O
1 1 1 2
(1) (2) (3) (4)
2 3 4 3
15. Water flows in a horizontal tube (see figure). The pressure of water changes by 700 Nm –2 between A
and B where the area of cross section are 40 cm 2 and 20 cm2, respectively. Find the rate of flow of
water through the tube. (Density of water = 1000 kgm–3) [JEE (Main) 2020, 09 January; 4/100, –1]

(1) 2720 cm3/s (2) 2420 cm3/s (3) 3020 cm3/s (4) 1810 cm3/s
16. A air bubble of radius 1 cm in water has an upward acceleration of 9.8 cms –2. The density of water is
1 gm cm–3 and water offers negligible drag force on the bubble. The mass of the bubble is
(g = 980 cm/s2). [JEE (Main) 2020; 4 September (S1), 4/100,–1]
(1) 4.15 gm (2) 1.52 gm (3) 4.51 gm (4) 3.15 gm
17. Two identical cylindrical vessels are kept on the ground and each contain the same liquid of density d.
The area of the base of both vessels is S but the height of liquid in one vessel is x 1 and in the other, x2.
When both cylinders are connected through a pipe of negligible volume very close to the bottom, the
liquid flows from one vessel to the other until it comes to equilibrium at a new height. The change in
energy of the system in the process is : [JEE (Main) 2020; 4 September(S2), 4/100,–1]
3 1
(1) gdS ( x 2  x1 ) 2
(2) gdS ( x 2  x1 ) 2
(3) gdS( x 2  x1)2 (4) gdS( x 22  x12 )2
4 4
18. A hollow spherical shell at outer radius R floats just submerged under the water surface. The inner
27
radius of the shell is r. If the specific gravity of the shell material is with respect to water, the value
8
of r is : [JEE (Main) 2020; 5 September, 4/100,–1] [Shift-1]
1 4 2 8
(1) R (2) R (3) R (4) R
3 9 3 9
19. A fluid is flowing through a horizontal pipe of varying cross-section, with v ms–1 at a point where the
P
pressure is P Pascal. At another point where pressure Pascal its speed is V ms–1 . If the density of
2
the fluid is  kg-m–3 and the flow is streamline, then V is equal to
[JEE (Main) 2020; 6 September, 4/100,–1] [Shift-2]
P P 2P P
(1)  2 (2)  2 (3)  2 (4) 
2   

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20. The pressure acting on a submarine is 3 × 105 Pa at a certain depth. If the depth is doubled, the
percentage increase in the pressure acting on the submarine would be :
(Assume that atmospheric pressure is 1 × 105 Pa density of water is 103 kg m–3, g = 10 ms–2)
[JEE (Main) 2021; 16 March (S1), 4/100, –1]
200 5 3 200
(1) % (2) % (3) % (4) %
3 200 200 5
21. Consider a water tank as shown in the figure. It's cross-sectional area is 0.4 m 2. The tank has an
opening B near the bottom whose cross-section area is 1 cm 2. A load of 24 kg is applied on the water at
the top when the height of the water level is 40 cm above the bottom, the velocity of water coming out
the opening B is v ms–1.The value of v , to the nearest integer, is____________.[Take value of g to be
10 ms–2] [JEE (Main) 2021; 18 March (S2), 4/100]

22. A light cylindrical vessel is kept on a horizontal surface. Area of base is A. A hole of cross sectional
area 'a' is made just at the bottom side. The minimum coefficient of friction necessary to prevent sliding
the vessel due to the impact force of the emerging liquid is (a << A) :
[JEE (Main) 2021; 27 July (S1), 4/100, –1]

a 2a A
(1) None of these (2) (3) (4)
A A 2a

23. The water is filled upto height of 12 m in a tank having vertical sidewalls. A hole is made in one of the
walls at a depth 'h' below the water level. The value of 'h' for which the emerging stream of water strikes
the ground at the maximum range is _____m. [JEE (Main) 2021; 27 July (S2), 4/100]

ELASTICITY & VISCOSITY

1. A rod, of length L at room temperature and uniform area of cross section A, is made a metal having
coefficient of linear expansion /°C. It is observed that an external compressive force F, is applied on
each of its ends, prevents any change in the length of the rod, when its temperature rises by T K.
Young's modulus , Y, for this metal is : [JEE (Main) 2019; 4/120, –1]
2F F F F
(1) (2) (3) (4)
AT A( T  273) AT 2AT

2. A load of mass M kg is suspended from a steel wire of length 2 m and radius 1.0 mm in Searle's
apparatus experiment. The increase in length produced in the wire is 4.0 mm. Now the load is fully
immersed in a liquid of relative density 2. The relative density of the material of load is 8. The new value
of increase in length of the steel wire is : [JEE (Main) 2019; 4/120, –1]
(1) 3.0 mm (2) zero (3) 5.0 mm (4) 4.0 mm
3. A boy's catapult is made of rubber cord which is 42 cm long, with 6mm diameter of cross-section and of
negligible mass. The boy keeps a stone weighing 0.02 kg on it and stretches the cord by 20 cm by
applying a constant force. When released, the stone flies off with a velocity of 20ms –1. Neglect the
change in the area of cross-section of the cord while stretched. The Young's modulus of rubber is
closest to : [JEE (Main) 2019; 4/120, –1]
(1) 106 Nm–2 (2) 108 Nm–2 (3) 103 Nm–2 (4) 104 Nm–2
4. A steel wire having a radius of 2.0 mm, carrying a load of 4kg, is hanging from a ceiling. Given that
g = 3.1ms–2 what will be the tensile stress that would be developed in the wire ?
[JEE (Main) 2019; 4/120, –1]
(1) 3.1 × 106 Nm–2 (2) 4.8 × 106 Nm–2 (3) 6.2 × 106 Nm–2 (4) 5.2 × 106 Nm–2

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5. Young's moduli of two wires A and B are in the ratio 7 : 4. Wire A is 2 m long and has radius R. Wire B
is 1.5m long and has radius 2 mm. If the two wires stretch by the same length for a given load, then the
value of R is close to : [JEE (Main) 2019; 4/120, –1]
(1) 1.5 mm (2) 1.7 mm (3) 1.9 mm (4) 1.3 mm
6. The elastic limit of brass is 379 MPa. What should be the minimum diameter of a brass rod if it is to
support a 400 N load without exceeding its elastic limit? [JEE (Main) 2019; 4/120, –1]
(1) 1.00 mm (2) 0.90 mm (3) 1.36 mm (4) 1.16 mm
7. A uniform cylindrical rod of length L and radius r, is made from a material whose Young's modulus of
Elasticity equals Y. When this rod is heated by temperature T and simultaneously subjected to a net
longitudinal compressional force F, its length remains unchanged. The coefficient of volume expansion,
of the material of the rod, is (nearly) equal to : [JEE (Main) 2019; 4/120, –1]
(1) F/(3r2 YT) (2) 3F/ (r2YT) (3) 6F/ (r2YT) (4) 9F/(r2 YT)
8. A body of mass m = 10 kg is attached to one end of a wire of length 0.3 m. The maximum angular
speed (in rad s–1) with which it can be rotated about its other end in space station is (Breaking stress of
wire = 4.8 × 107 Nm–2 and area of cross section of the wire = 10–2 cm2) is :
[JEE (Main) 2020, 09 January; 4/100]
9. Two steel wires having same length are suspended from a ceiling under the same load. If the ratio of their energy
stored per unit volume is 1 : 4, the ratio of their diameters is : [JEE (Main) 2020, 09 January; 4/100, –1]
(1) 1 : 2 (2) 1 : 2 (3) 2 : 1 (4) 2 :1

10. In an experiment to verify Stokes law, a small spherical ball of radius r and density  falls under gravity
through a distance h in air before entering a tank of water. If the terminal velocity of the ball inside water
is same as its velocity just before entering the water surface, then the value of h is proportional to :
(ignore viscosity of air) [JEE (Main) 2020; 5 September, 4/100,–1] [Shift-2]
(1) r2 (2) r (3) r3 (4) r4
11. Two different wires having lengths L1 and L2 and respective temperature coefficient of linear expansion
1 and 2, are joined end–to–end. Then the effective temperature coefficient of linear expansion is :
[JEE (Main) 2020; 5 September, 4/100,–1] [Shift-2]
 L   2L 2  L 2L1   2
(1) 1 1 (2) 4 1 2 (3) 2 1 2 (4) 1
L1  L 2 1   2 (L 2  L1 )2 2

12. An object of mass m is suspended at the end of a massless wire of length L and area of cross-section,
A. Young modulus of the material of the wire is Y. If the mass is pulled down slightly its frequency of
oscillation along the vertical direction is : [JEE (Main) 2020; 6 September, 4/100,–1] [Shift-1]
1 mL 1 YL 1 mA 1 YA
(1) f  (2) f  (3) f  (4) f 
2 YA 2 mA 2 YL 2 mL
13. If Y, K and are the values of Young's modulus, bulk modulus and modulus of rigidity of any material
respectively. Choose the correct relation for these parameters. [JEE (Main) 2021 (24–2–21) Shift–1]
Y 3 YK 9K 9K
(1) K = N/m2 (2)   N / m2 (3) Y  N / m2 (4) Y  N / m2
9  3Y 9 K  Y 2  3K 3K  
14. A uniform metallic wire is elongated by 0.04 m when subjected to a linear force F. The elongation, if its
length and diameter is doubled and subjected to the same force will be __________cm.
[JEE (Main) 2021 (24–2–21) Shift–2]
15. The normal density of a material is  and its bulk modulus of elasticity is K. The magnitude of increase
in density of material, when a pressure P is applied uniformly on all sides, will be :
[JEE (Main) 2021 (26–2–21) Shift–1]
K P K PK
(1) (2) (3) (4)
P K P 

16. The length of metallic is 1 when tension in it is T1. It is 2 when the tension is T2. The original length of
the wire will be: [JEE (Main) 2021 (26–2–21) Shift–2]
T1 1  T2  2 1   2 T2  1  T1 2 T  T
(1) (2) (3) (4) 2 1 1 2
T2  T1 2 T1  T2 T2  T1

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17. In order to determine the Young's Modulus of a wire of radius 0.2 cm (measured using a scale of least
count = 0.001 cm) and length 1 m (measured using a scale of least count = 1 mm), a weight of mass
1 kg (measured using a scale of lest count = 1 g) was hanged to get the elongation of 0.5 cm
(measured using a scale of least count 0.001 cm). What will be the fractional error in the value of
Young's Modulus determined by this experiment? [JEE (Main) 2021; 16 March (S2), 4/100, –1]
(1) 0.14 % (2) 0.9 % (3) 1.4 % (4) 9%
18. What will be the nature of flow of water from a circular tap, when its flow rate increased from 0.18 L/min
to 0.48 L/min? The radius of the tap and viscosity of water are 0.5 cm and 10 –3 Pa s, respectively.
(Density of water : 103 kg/m3) [JEE (Main) 2021; 16 March (S2), 4/100, –1]
(1) Remains steady flow (2) Unsteady to steady flow
(3) Steady flow to unsteady flow (4) Remains turbulent flow

19. An object is located at 2 km beneath the surface of the water. If the fractional compression V/V
is1.36% the ratio of hydraulic stress to the corresponding hydraulic strain will be.......... [Given :density
of water is 1000 kgm-3 and g = 9.8 ms-2 ] [JEE (Main) 2021; 17 March (S2), 4/100, –1]
(1) 2.26 x 109 Nm-2 (2) 1.44 x 107 Nm-2 (3) 1.96 x 107 Nm-2 (4) 1.44 x 109 Nm-2
20. Two separate wire A and B are stretched by 2 mm and 4 mm respectively, when they are subjected to
a force of 2N. Assume that both the wires are made up of same material and the radius of wire B is
4 times that of the radius of wire A. The length of the wire A and B are in the ratio of a : b. Then a/b can
be expressed as 1/x where x is _____. [JEE (Main) 2021; 18 March (S1), 4/100]
21. The area of cross-section of a railway track is 0.01 m 2. The temperature variation is 10°C. Coefficient of
linear expansion of material of track 10–5/°C. The energy stored per meter in the track is____J/m.
(Young's modulus of material of trak is 1011 Nm–2) [JEE (Main) 2021; 22 July (S2), 4/100]
22. Two wires of same length and radius are joined end to end and loaded. The Young’s modulii of the
materials of the two wires are Y1 and Y2. The combination behaves as a single wire then its Young’s
modulus is [JEE (Main) 2021; 25 July (S1), 4/100, –1]
Y1Y2 Y1Y2 2Y1Y2 2Y1Y2
(1) Y  (2) Y  (3) Y  (4) Y 
Y1  Y2 2( Y1  Y2 ) 3( Y1  Y2 ) Y1  Y2

23. A stone of mass 20 g is projected from a rubber catapult of length 0.1 m and area of cross section
10–6 m2 stretched by an amount 0.04 m. The velocity of the projected stone is _____m/s (Young's
modulus of rubber = 0.5 × 109 N/m2) [JEE (Main) 2021; 27 July (S1), 4/100]
24. A raindrop with radius R = 0.2 mm falls from a cloud at a height h = 2000 m above the ground. Assume
that the drop is spherical throughout is fall and the force of buoyance may be neglected, then the
terminal speed attained by the raindrop is : (Density of water f w = 1000 kg m –3 and density of air
fa = 1.2 kg m–3, g = 10 m/s2, Coefficient of viscosity of air = 1.8 × 10–5 Nsm–2)
[JEE (Main) 2021; 27 July (S2), 4/100, –1]
(1) 4.94 ms–1 (2) 250.6 ms–1 (3) 43.56 ms–1 (4) 14.4 ms–1
25. Two blocks of masses 3 kg are connected by a metal wire going over a smooth pulley. The breaking
24
stress of the metal is  10 2 Nm – 2 . What is the minimum radius of the wire ? (take g = 10 ms –2)

[JEE (Main) 2021; 26 August (S2), 4/100, –1]

(1) 1250 cm (2) 1.25 cm (3) 125 cm (4) 12.5 cm

26. In Millikan's oil drop experiment, what is viscous force acting on a uncharged drop of radius 2. × 10 –5 m
and density 1.2 × 103 kgm–3 ? Take viscosity of liquid = 1.8 × 10–5 Nsm–2. (Neglect buoyancy due to
air). [JEE (Main) 2021; 27 August (S1), 4/100, –1]
(1) 5.8 × 10–10 N (2) 1.8 × 10–10 N (3) 3.8 × 10–11 N (4) 3.9 × 10–10 N

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27. Wires W 1 and W 2 are made of same material having the breaking stress of 1.25 × 10 9 N/m2. W 1 and W 2
have cross-sectional area of 8 × 10–7 m2 and 4 × 10–7 m2, respectively. Masses of 20 kg and 10 kg
hang from them as shown in the figure. The maximum mass that can be placed in the pan without
breaming the wires is___________kg (Use g = 10 m/s2) [JEE (Main) 2021; 27 August (S2), 4/100]

28. Consider a galvanometer shunted with 5 resistance and 2% of current passes through it. What is the
resistance of the given galvanometer? [JEE (Main) 2021; 31 August (S1), 4/100, –1]
(1) 226 (2) 245 (3) 344 (4) 300
29. A uniform heavy rod of weight 10 kg ms–2, cross-sectional area 100 cm2 and length 20 cm is hanging from
a fixed support. Young modulus of the material of the rod is 2 × 1011 Nm–2. Neglecting the lateral
contraction, find the elongation of rod due to its own weight :[JEE (Main) 2021; 31 August (S1), 4/100, –1]
(1) 4 × 10–8 m (2) 5 × 10–10 m (3) 2 × 10–9 m (4) 5 × 10–8 m
30. When a rubber ball is taken to a depth of______m in deep sea, its volume decrease by 0.5%. (The
bulk modulus of rubber = 9.8 × 108 Nm–2, Density of sea water = 103 kgm–3, g = 9.8 m/s2)
[JEE (Main) 2021; 31 August (S1), 4/100]
31. Four identical hollow cylindrical columns of mild steel support a big structure of mass 50 × 10 3 kg. The
inner and outer radii of each column are 50 cm and 100 cm respectively. Assuming uniform local
distribution, calculate the compression strain of each column. (use Y = 2.0 × 10 11 Pa, g = 9.8 m/s2)
[JEE (Main) 2021; 31 August (S2), 4/100, –1]
(1) 1.87 × 10–3 (2) 60 × 10–8 (3) 7.07 × 10–4 (4) 2.60 × 10–7
32. A steel rod with y = 2.0 × 1011 Nm–2 and  = 10–5 °C–1 of length 4 m and area of cross-section 10 cm2 is
heated from 0°C to 400°C without being allowed to extend. The tension produced in the rod is x × 10 5 N
where the value of x is______. [JEE (Main) 2021; 01 September (S2), 4/100]

SURFACE TENSION
3 3
1. In the above circuit C  F,R2  20 L  H and R1 = 10. Current in L-R1 path is 1 and in
2 10
C-R2 path it is 2. The voltage of A.C. source is given by V  200 2 sin(100t) volts, the phase difference
between 1 and 2 is : [JEE (Main) 2019; 4/120, –1]

(1) 60° (2) 0° (3) 30° (4) 90°

2. If 'M' is the mass of water that rises in a capillary tube of radius 'r', then mass of water which will rise in
a capillary tube of radius '2r' is : [JEE (Main) 2019; 4/120, –1]
(1) M/2 (2) 4 M (3) M (4) 2 M
3. A small spherical droplet of density d is floating exactly half immerse in a liquid of density  and surface
tension T. The radius of the droplet is (take note that the surface tension applies an upward force on
the droplet): [JEE (Main) 2020, 09 January; 4/100, –1]
T 3T T 2T
(1) r  (2) r  (3) r  (4) r 
(d  )g (2d  )g (d  )g 3(d  )g

4. A capillary tube made of glass of radius 0.15 mm is dipped vertically in a beaker filled with methylene
iodide (surface tension = 0.05 Nm -1, density = 667 kg m -3) which rises to height h in the tube. It is
observed that the two tangents drawn from observed that the two tangents drawn from liquid-glass
interfaces (from opp. sides of the capillary) make an angle of 60º with one another. Then h is close to
(g = 10 ms-2) [JEE (Main) 2020; 2 September (S2), 4/100,–1]
(1) 0.087 m (2) 0.137 m (3) 0.172 m (4) 0.049 m
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5. Pressure inside two soap bubbles are 1.01 and 1.02 atmosphere, respectively. The ratio of their
volumes is : [JEE (Main) 2020; 3 September, 4/100,–1] [Shift-1]
(1) 0.8 : 1 (2) 4 : 1 (3) 8 : 1 (4) 2 : 1
6. When a long glass capillary tube of radius 0.015 cm is dipped in a liquid, the liquid rises to a height of
15 cm within it. If the contact angle between the liquid and glass to close to 0º, the surface tension of
the liquid, in milliNewton m –1, is [(liquid) = 900 kgm–3, g = 10 ms–2] (Given answer in closed integer)
[JEE (Main) 2020; 3 September, 4/100,–0] [Shift-1]
7. A large number of water drops, each of radius r, combine to have a drop of radius R. If the surface
tension is T and mechanical equivalent of heat is J, the rise in heat energy per unit volume will be :
[JEE (Main) 2021 (26–2–21) Shift–1]
2T 3T  1 1  2T  1 1  3T
(1) (2)    (3)    (4)
rJ J r R J r R rJ

8. When two soap bubbles of radii a and b(b > a) coalesce, the radius of curvature of common surface is
[JEE (Main) 2021; 17 March (S1), 4/100, –1]
ab ab ab ab
(1) (2) (3) (4)
ab ab ab ba

9. Suppose you have taken a dilute solution of oleic acid in such a way that its concentration becomes
0.01cm3 of oleic per cm3 of the solution. Then you make a thin film of this solution (monomolecular
1

by considering 100 spherical drops of radius 

3 3
thickness) of area 4cm2  x 10  3 cm. Then the
 
40
thickness of oleic acid layer will be x  10-14 m. Where x is....... [JEE (Main) 2021; 17 March (S2), 4/100]
10. Two spherical soap bubbles of radii r1 and r2 in vacuum combine under isothermal conditions. The
resulting bubble has a radius equal to: [JEE (Main) 2021; 25 July (S2), 4/100, –1]
r1  r2 r r
(1) (2) r1 r2 (3) r12  r22 (4) 1 2
2 r1  r2

11. Two narrow bores of diameter 5.0 mm and 8.0 mm are joined together to form a U-shaped tube open at
both ends. If this U-tube contains water, what is the difference in level of two limbs of the tube?
[Take surface tension of water T = 7.3× 10–2 Nm–1, angle of contact = 0, g = 10 ms–2 and density of
water = 1.0 × 103 kg m–3] [JEE (Main) 2021; 26 August (S1), 4/100, –1]
(1) 4.97 mm (2) 2.19 mm (3) 5.34 mm (4) 3.62 mm
12. A soap bubble of radius 3 cm is formed inside the another soap bubble of radius 6 cm. The radius of an
equivalent soap bubble which has the same excess pressure as inside the smaller bubble with respect
to the atmospheric pressure is____cm. [JEE (Main) 2021; 26 August (S1), 4/100]

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 ANSWERS
SIMPLE HARMONIC MOTION ELASTICITY & VISCOSITY
1. (4) 2. (4) 3. (4) 1. (3) 2. (1) 3. (1)
4. (4) 5. (Bonus) 6. (Bonus) 4. (1) 5. (2) 6. (4)
7. (2) 8. (3) 9. (2) 7. (2) 8. 4 9. (4)
10. (3) 11. (3) 12. (3) 10. (4) 11. (1) 12. (4)
13. (4) 14. (4) 15. (2) 13. (1) 14. 2 15. (2)
16. (4) 17. (4) 18. (3) 16. (4) 17. (3) 18. (4)
19. (3) 20. (1) 21. (4) 19. (4) 20. 32 21. 5
22. (3) 23. (4) 24. (4) 22. (4) 23. 20 24. (1)
25. (2) 26. (3) 27. (4) 25. (4) 26. (4) 27. 40
28. 7 29. 3 30. (4) 28. (2) 29. (2) 30. 500
31. (4) 32. (3) 33. (2) 31. (4) 32. 8
34. Bonus 35. (4) 36. 6
SURFACE TENSION
37. (1) 38. 1 39. 3 1. (BONUS) 2. (4) 3. (2)
40. (2) 41. (1) 42. 10 4. (1) 5. (3) 6. 101
43. (4) 44. (1) 45. (1) 7. (2) 8. (4) 9. 25
46. (3) 47. 02.00 48. (1) 10. (3) 11. (2) 12. 2
49. 2 50. (4) 51. 1
52. 8 53. (2) 54. (1)
55. (4)

FLUID MECHANICS
1. (3) 2. (4) 3. Bonus
4. (3) 5. (4) 6. (1)
7. (4) 8. (3) 9. (1)
10. (4) 11. (1) 12. (4)
13. (4) 14. (3) 15. (1)
16. (1) 17. (2) 18. (4)
19. (2) 20. (1) 21. 3
22. (3) 23. 6

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