Uday 2025

Assignment
Physics
Oscillations

Q1 The displacement of a particle in SHM is (C) π3 (D) π4

indicated by equation y = 10 sin(20t + π /3),
Q7 The phase (at a time t) of a particle in simple
where y is in metres. The value of time period of
harmonic motion tells
vibration will be (in second)
(A) only the position of the particle at time t
(A) 10/π (B) π /10
(B) only the direction of motion of the particle at
(C) 2π /10 (D) 10/2π
time t
Q2 The amplitude and the time period in a SHM is (C) both the position and direction of motion of
0.5 m and 0.4 s respectively. If the initial phase is the particle at time t
π /2 rad, then the equation of SHM will be (D) neither the position of the particle nor its
(A) y = 0.5 sin 5πt direction of motion at time t
(B) y = 0.5 sin (4πt + π2 )
Q8 The total energy of a particle executing SHM is
(C) y = 0.5 sin 2.5πt
directly proportional to the square of ______.
(D) y = 0.5 sin (5πt + π2 )
(A) Acceleration
Q3 The motion which is not simple harmonic is (B) Amplitude
(A) vertical oscillations of a spring (C) Time period
(B) motion of simple pendulum (D) Mass
(C) motion of a planet around the sun
Q9 The maximum velocity and the maximum
(D) oscillation of liquid column in a U-tube
acceleration of a body executing simple
Q4 In SHM, the acceleration is ahead of velocity by a harmonic motion are 2 m/s and 4 m/s². Then find
phase angle its angular frequency.
(A) 0o (B) π2 (A) 3 rad/sec (B) 0.5 rad/sec
(C) π (D) 2π (C) 1 rad/sec (D) 2 rad/sec

Q5 A particle is performing S.H.M. Then the graph of Q10 The equation of motion of a particle executing
its acceleration as a function of its displacement SHM is a + 16π 2x = 0. In the equation, ‘a’ is the
is linear acceleration (in m/s2) of the particle at a
(A) a circle displacement x from mean position (in metre).
(B) a hyperbola The time period of SHM (in second) is .....
(C) a straight line with negative slope (A) 1/4 (B) 1/2
(D) a straight line with positive slope (C) 1 (D) 2

Q6 A particle executes SHM with a period of 8 s and Q11 A body is executing SHM with an amplitude of
amplitude 4 cm. Its maximum speed in cms-1, is 0.1m . Its velocity while passing through the
(A) π (B) π2 mean position is 3 ms-1. Its frequency in Hz is
15
(A) 15π (B) π

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 (C) 30π (D) 25π Q17 The length of a simple pendulum is 39.2/π 2 m. If
g = 9.8 m/s2, the value of time period is
Q12 Assertion: The motion of the earth around the
(A) 4 s (B) 8 s
sun is periodic but not oscillatory.
(C) 2 s (D) 3 s
Reason: Oscillatory motion is necessarily periodic
but periodic motion is not necessarily oscillatory. Q18 A particle executes SHM on a line 8 cm long. Its
(A) Both Assertion and Reason are true and the KE and PE will be equal when its distance from
Reason is the correct explanation of the the mean position is:
Assertion. (A) 4 cm (B) 2 cm
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(B) Both Assertion and Reason are true but the (C) 2√2 cm (D) √2 cm
Reason is not the correct explanation of the
Q19 Frequency of oscillation of the system shown
Assertion.
below, is proportional to
(C) Assertion is true but the Reason is false.
(D) Both Assertion and Reason are false.

Q13 The periodic time of a particle executing simple

harmonic motion is 4 s. The time taken by it to go −− −−
from its mean position to half the maximum (A) √ 3k (B) √ k
m m
displacement (i.e. amplitude) is −− −−
(C) √ 2k (D) √ m
m 3k
(A) 2s (B) 1s
(C) 23 s (D) 13 s Q20 Assertion (A) : In the x-t graph of a particle in
SHM, acceleration(a) of particle at time t0 is
Q14 A body executes simple harmonic motion. The
positive but velocity is negative.
potential energy (PE), the kinetic energy (KE) and
total energy (TE) are measured as function of
displacement x. Which of the following
statements is true?
(A) KE is maximum when x = 0
(B) TE is zero when x = 0
(C) KE is maximum when x is maximum
(D) PE is maximum when x = 0
Reason (R): a ∝ −x and velocity is slope of x-t
Q15 A body of mass 20 g connected to spring of
graph.
constant k executes simple harmonic motion with
5 (A) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are correct
a frequency of ( π )Hz. The value of spring
and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of
constant is
Assertion (A).
(A) 4 Nm-1 (B) 3 Nm-1
(B) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are correct
(C) 2 Nm-1 (D) 5 Nm-1
and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation
Q16 Which of the following quality is possessed by a of Assertion (A).
particle executing SHM? (C) Assertion (A) is correct, but Reason (R) is
(A) uniform speed incorrect.
(B) uniform acceleration (D) Assertion (A) is incorrect, but Reason (R) is
(C) uniform velocity correct.
(D) non uniform speed

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 Answer Key
Q1 (B) Q11 (B)

Q2 (D) Q12 (B)

Q3 (C) Q13 (D)

Q4 (B) Q14 (A)

Q5 (C) Q15 (C)

Q6 (A) Q16 (D)

Q7 (C) Q17 (A)

Q8 (B) Q18 (C)

Q9 (D) Q19 (A)

Q10 (B) Q20 (A)

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