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CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION SIMPLE HARMONIC MOTION Er. Ravinder Avasthi

SIMPLE HARMONIC MOTION

1. A simple harmonic oscillator has as period of 0.01 s and 12. A simple harmonic oscillator has time period T. The time
an amplitude of 0.2 m. The magnitude of the velocity in taken by it to travel from the extreme position to half the
m/s at the centre of oscillation is amplitude is
a. 20 b. 40  a. T/6 b. T/4 c. T/3 d. T/12
c. 60  d. 80  13. A particle is moving in a circle of radius R = 1 m with
2. A particle of mass 0.1 kg executes SHM under a force constant speed v = 4 m/s. The ratio of displacement to
F =(-10 x) Newton. Speed of particle at mean position is acceleration of the foot of the perpendicular drawn from
6m /s. Then amplitude of oscillations is the particle on the diameter of the circle is
2 2
a. 0.6 m b. 0.2 m c. 0.4 m d. 0.1 m a. 1/16 (sec) b. ½ (sec)
2 2
3. A particle executes SHM with an amplitude of 10 cm and c. 2(sec ) d. 16 (sec)
frequency 2 Hz. At t = 0, the particle is at a point where 14. Time period of a particle exacting SHM is 8 second. At t =0,
it is at the mean position. The ratio of distance covered by
speed is 1 / 2 time of maximum speed. Which of these
the particle in the 1st second to the 2nd second is
may be representing variation of displacement (x) with
1
time (t)? (x) is measured from mean position a. 1 b. c. 2 d. 2 1
  2 1 2
a. x  0.1 sin  4t   15. Maximum velocity in SHM is vm. The average velocity
 4 during motion from one extreme point to the other
  extreme point will be
b. x  0.1 sin  4t  
 3  2 4 
a. vm b. vm c. vm d. vm
  2   4
c. x  0.1 sin  4t   d. x  0.1 sin 4t  16. For a particle executing S.H.M, the kinetic energy K is given by
 3 K = E0 cos2 t. If the minimum value of potential energy is E0/2,
4. A point mass oscillates along the x-axis according to the the maximum value of the potential energy is
law x = x0 cos (t-/4). If the acceleration of the particle is a. E0 b. E0 2 c. E0 /2 d. 3E0/2
written as a = A cos (t + ), then 17. When a particle oscillates simple harmonically, its kinetic
a. A = x0  ,  = 3/4 b. A = x0  = -/4
2
energy varies periodically. If frequency of the particle is n,
c. A = x0  ,  = /4 d. A = x0  ,  = - /4
2 2
the frequency of the kinetic energy is
5. The average acceleration over one period of oscillation a. 4 n b. n c. 2n d. n/2
for a simple harmonic motion is 18. If U is the potential energy of an oscillating particle and F
2 2 2
a. zero b. 2 A c. A /2 d. A is the force acting on it at a given instant then which of
6. A body is executing S.H.M. when its displacement from the following is true? (Take x be the displacement of
the mean position is 4 cm and 5 cm, the corresponding particle from mean position)
velocity is 10 cm/sec and 8 cm/sec respectively. Then the U 2U
time period of the body is a. x0 b. x0
a.  sec b. /2 sec F F
c. 2  sec d. 3/2 sec F F
c. x0 d. x0
7. A block is kept on a rough horizontal plank. The U 2U
coefficient of friction between the block and the plank is 19. The potential energy of a particle of mass 1kg in motion
½. The plank is undergoing SHM of angular frequency along the x-axis is given by
10 rad/s. The maximum amplitude of plank in which the U = 4 (1- cos 2x) J. Here, x is in metres. The period of
2
block does not slip over the plank is (g = 10 m/s ) small oscillations (in sec) is
a. 4 cm b. 5 cm c. 10 cm d. 16 cm
8. Two particles executing SHM (of same frequency, same a. 2 b.  c. /2 d. 2
amplitude A and common equilibrium point at x = 0) meet 20. A particle of mass m is moving such that its potential
at x = +a/2, while moving in opposite directions. Phase energy is given by U(x) = U0 (1- cos(ax) where U0 and are
difference between the particles is constants. The time period of small oscillations is
a. /6 b. /3 c. 5/6 d. 2/3 m 2m
9. The displacement time equation of a particle executing a. T  2 b. T  2
SHM is x = A sin (t +). At time t = 0, position of the aU 0 a 2U 0
particle is x = A/2 and it is moving along negative x –
direction. Then the angle  can be m m
c. T  d. T  2
a. /6 b. /3 c. 2/3 d. 5//6 a U0 2
a U02

21. A particle of mass 0.5 kg executes S.H.M. its energy is

10. Maximum speed of a particle in SHM is v max. The
average speed of a particle in SHM is equal to 0.04 J. If its time period is  seconds, its amplitude is
a. 10 cm b. 15 cm c. 20 cm d. 40 cm
v
max
 vmax 22. The total energy of the body executing S.H.M. is E. Then
a. b. the kinetic energy when the displacement is half of the
2 2
amplitude is
v 2v
c.
max
d.
max a. E/2 b. E/4 c. 3 E/4 d. 3 E/4
2  23. A body executes S.H.M. with an amplitude A. Its energy
11. A simple harmonic oscillator has an amplitude A and time period is half kinetic and half potential when the displacement is
T. The time required by it to travel from x = 0 to x = A/2 is
a. T/6 b. T/4 c. T/3 d. T/12
a. A/3 b. A/2 c. A/ 2 d. A/2 2
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24. Starting from the origin, a body oscillates simple 34. Two linear simple harmonic motions of equal amplitude
harmonically with a period 2 sec. After what time, will its and frequency are impressed on a particle along x and y
kinetic energy be equal to 75% of the total energy? axes respectively. The initial phase difference between
a. 1/6 s b. ¼ s c. 1/3 s d. 1/12 s them is /2. The resultant path followed by the particle is
25. The angular velocity and the amplitude of a simple a. a circle b. a straight line
pendulum is  and A respectively. At a displacement x c. an ellipse d. a parabola
from the mean position, the ratio of kinetic energy to 35. Two simple harmonic motions along same direction y1 =
potential energy is A sin t and y2 = A cos t are superimposed on a particle
A 2  x 2 2 x 2 2 of mass m. The total mechanical energy of the particle is
b. m  A
2 2
a. b. a. zero
x 2 2 A 2  x 2 2 c. ½ m  A
2 2
d. ½ m  A
2 2

A2  x 2 x2
c. d. 36. The displacement y of a particle executing a certain
x2 A2  x 2 periodic motion is given by
26. The kinetic energy of a particle, executing S.H.M.is 16 J
1 
when it is in its mean position. if the amplitude of y  4 cos2  t  sin(1000 t ) . This expression may be
oscillation is 25 cm and the mass of the particle is 5.12 2 
kg, the time period of its oscillation is considered to be the superposition of n independent
a. /5 sec b. 2  sec harmonic motions. Then, n is equal to
c. 20  sec d. 5  sec a. 2 b. 3 c. 4 d. 5
37. The number of harmonic components in the oscillations
2
27. The potential energy of a harmonic oscillator of mass 2 represented by y = 4 cos 2t sin 5t and their
kg in its mean position is 5 J. If its total energy is 9 J and corresponding frequencies are
its amplitude is 0.01 m, its time period would be a. Two,  = 4 rad/s, 5 rad/s
a. 0.01  s b. 0.02  s b. Two  = 2 rad/s, 5 rad/s
c. 0.05  s d. 0.1  s c. Three,  = 5 rad/s, 1 rad/s, 9 rad/s
d. Three,  = 2 rad/s, 1 rad/s, 5 rad/s
28. An object of mass 0.2 kg executes simple harmonic
oscillations along the x-axis with a frequency 25/ Hz. At SIMPLE PENDULUM
the position x = 0.04 m, the object has kinetic energy 0.5
J and potential energy 0.4 J. The amplitude of oscillation 38. A girls is swinging on a swing in the sitting position. How
is (potential energy is zero at mean position) will the period of swing be affected if she stands up?
a. 6 cm b. 4 cm c. 8 cm d. 2 cm a. The period will now be shorter
b. The period will now be longer
29. A particle ix executing a simple harmonic motion. When c. The period will remain unchanged
it is at its extreme displacement from its mean position, it d. The period may become longer or shorter depending
receives an additional kinetic energy equal to what it had upon the height of the girl
in its mean position. Due to this in its subsequent motion, 39. The time period of a simple pendulum at a place where
the amplitude will change to n times its previous the acceleration due to gravity is g, is T. Its time period at
amplitude. The value of n is a place where the acceleration due to gravity is 1.02 g,
will be
a. 2 b. 2 c. 4 d. none of these a. T b. 0.01 T c. 0.99 T d. 1.02 T
30. A particle moving on x-axis has potential energy U = 2-20 40. The mass and diameter of a planet are twice those of
2
x + 5x joule along x=axis . The particle is released at x = earth. The period of oscillation of pendulum on this planet
-3. The maximum value of x distance travelled along axis will be (if it is a second’s pendulum on earth)
will be
a. 5 b. 3 c. 7 d. 8 a. (1 / 2 ) sec b. 2 2 sec
31. A particle of mass 4 kg moves along x-axis . The
potential energy (U) varies with respect to x as U = 20 +
c. 2 sec d. 2 sec
2
(x-4) . Then the maximum speed of particle is at 41. A second’s pendulum is placed in a space laboratory
a. x= 4 b. x = 2 orbiting around the earth at a height 3 R from the earth’s
c. x = 0 d. x = 2.5 surface where R is the radius of the earth the time period
32. A particle starts SHM at time t = 0. Its amplitude is A and of the pendulum will be
a. zero b. 2/3 s c. 4s d. infinite
angular frequency is . At time t = 0, its kinetic energy is
42. A simple pendulum is suspended from the roof of a
E/4. Assuming potential energy to be zero at mean
carriage. If the carriage starts moving with an
position, the displacement time equation of the particle
acceleration a, then, in equilibrium, the pendulum make
can be written as (E = total mechanical energy of
an angle  with the vertical, given by
oscillation)
 5 
a. sin  = a/g b. cos  = a/g
 
a. x  A sin  t   b. x  A sin  t   c. tan  = a/g d. sin  = 0
 6  6 
43. A simple pendulum is suspended from the ceiling of a lift.
 7   4  When the lift is at rest, its time period is T. With what
c. x  A sin  t   d. x  A sin  t  
 6   6  acceleration should lift be accelerated upward in order to
33. The displacement of a particle in S.H.M. is given by y = reduce its time period to T/2?
sin  t + B cos t. The amplitude of oscillation is a. g b. 3 g c. 2g d. -3g
44. Two pendulum has time periods T and 5 T/4. They start
A B A2  B 2 SHM at the mean position. After how many oscillations of
a. b.
2 2 the smaller pendulum, they will be again in the same
phase
c. A2  B 2 d. AB a. 5 b. 4 c. 11 d. 9

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1  g 1  g
45. A simple pendulum performs simple harmonic motion a. l . cos t

b. l . sin  t

about x = 0 with an amplitude A and time period T. The 2 l 2 l
speed of the pendulum at x = A/2 will be
   
 A 3 /T  A/ T  g  g
a. b. c. l . cos t

d. l . sin  t

c.  A 3 / 2T d. 3 2 A/ T  l   l 
46. Two pendulum of length 100 cm and 121 cm start 52. Time period of a sample pendulum is T. Time taken by it
vibrating. At some instant the two are at the mean to complete 3/8 oscillations (in terms of distance
position in the same phase. After how many oscillations travelled) starting from mean position is
of the longer pendulum will the two be in the same phase 3T 3T 7T 5T
at the mean position again? a. b. c. d.
a. 10 b. 11
12 8 12 12
53. Time period of a simple pendulum of length equal to two
c. 20 d. 21
times radius of earth suspended at a fixed point for its
47. A simple pendulum has the period T = 2 s in air. If whole
bob oscillating near the earth surface with small
arrangement is placed in non-viscous liquid whose
amplitude is [R is the radius of the earth]
density is half of bob, the time period in the liquid will be
2 R R d. 2R
a. s b. 4s a. 2 b. 2 2 R c. 2 2
2 g g 3g 3g
54. A pendulum clock, which keeps correct time at sea level,
c. 2 2s d. 4 2 s
loses 15 s per day when taken to the top of a mountain. If
48. A simple pendulum is making oscillations with its bob the radius of the earth is 6400 km, the height of the
immersed in a liquid of density (1/n) times the density of mountain is
the bob. What is its period? a. 1.1 km b. 2.2 km
l c. 3.3 km d. 4.4 km
l
a. 2 b. 2
ng  1
1   g Spring Pendulum
 n 55. Frequency of a particle executing SHM is 10 Hz. The
particle is suspended from a vertical spring. At the
nl l
c. 2 d. 2 highest point of its oscillation, the spring is stretched.
(n  1) g
2
g Maximum speed of the particle is (g = 10 m/s )
49. A man is swinging on a swing made of 2 ropes of equal a. 2 m/ s b.  m/ s
length L and in direction perpendicular to the plane of 1 1
paper. The time period of the small oscillations about the c. m/ s d. m/ s
mean position is  2
56. The vertical extension in a light spring by mass of 1 kg ,
L
a. 2 in equilibrium, is 9.8 cm. The period of oscillation of the
2g spring, in seconds when pulled down and released will be
2 2
3L a. b.
b. 2 10 100
2g c. 20  d. 200 
57. A mass m attached to a spring oscillates with a period of
L
c. 2 3 s. if the mass is increased by 1 kg, the period increases
by 1s. The initial mass m is
2 3g
a. 7/9 kg b. 9/7 kg
L c. 14/9 kg d. 18/7 kg
d.  58. Two mass m1 and m2 are suspended together by a
g massless spring of constant k. When the masses are in
50. A pendulum has time period T for small oscillations. An equilibrium. M1 is removed without disturbing the system,
obstacle P is situated below the point of then the angular frequency of oscillation of m 2 is
suspension O at a distance 3 l/4. The a. k / m1 b. k / m2
pendulum is released from rest.
Throughout the motion, the moving c. k /(m1  m2 ) d. k / m1 m2
string makes small angle with vertical. 59. A mass m is suspended from a light spring. An additional
Time after which the pendulum returns mass m added displaces the spring further by a distance
back to its initial position is x. Now the combined mass will oscillate on the spring
a. T with period
b. 3T/4
c. 3T/5 mg ( M  m) x
d. 4T/5 a. T  2 b. T  2
51. The bob in a simple pendulum of length ‘l’ is released at
x ( M  m) mg
t = 0 from a small angular displacement ‘’. Then at any Mg d. T  2
( M  m)
time ‘t’, linear displacement from mean position is c. T  2
x ( M  m) mgx
60. Two springs, of force constants k1 and k2 are connected
to a mass m as shown in the fig. The frequency of

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oscillation of the mass if f. If both k1 and k2 are made four
times their original values, the frequency of oscillation
becomes.
a. 2f
b. f/2 a. 2 m / k b. (  4) m / k
c. f/4
d. 4f c. (1   ) m / k d. (  3) m / k
61. Two springs of force constants k/4 and k/5 are joine din 67. Two identical particle each of mass m are interconnected
series and then connected to a mass m. The frequency of by a light spring of stiffness k. The time period for small
oscillation of the mass will be oscillation is equal to
k
1 k 3 k m m m
a. b. a. 2
6 m 2 m k
1 k 3 k m
c. d. b. 
2 m  20 m k
62. A spring of force constant k is cut into two pieces such
m 2m
that one piece is double the length of the other. Then the c. 2 d. 
long piece will have a force constant of 2k k
a. 2 k/3 b. 3 k/2 68. A block of mass ‘m’ and two massless spring are
c. 3 k d. 6k arranged as shown in fig. If block is slightly pulled
63. Time period of the block in the shown system is downward and released, then the time period of
3m oscillation of block is
a. 2 m
2k a. 2
2m 2k cos2 
b. 2
3k m cos 2 
b. 2
m 2k
c. 2
k m m cos
c. 2 d. 2
m 2k cos 2k
d. 2 69. In the arrangement shown in fig. Each spring is identical
3k and has spring constant k. The
64. Two masses m1 and m2 are suspended together by a above two springs are
massless spring of spring constant k. When the masses symmetrically placed and
are in equilibrium, m2 is removed without disturbing the perpendicular to each other. The
system. The amplitude of SHM is time period of oscillation of mass
m1 g m is
a.
k m
a. 2
m2 g k
b.
k m
(m1  m2 ) g b. 2
c. 2k
k
m m
m2 g c. 2 d. 2
d. 3k k (1  2 )
m1 k
70. In fig. The spring has a force constant k. The pulley is
65. One end of a spring of force constant k is fixed to a
light and smooth. The spring and the string are light. The
vertical wall and the other connected to block of mass m
suspended block has a mass m. If the block is slightly
resting on a smooth
displaced from its equilibrium position and then released,
horizontal surface as
the period of its vertical oscillation is
shown. The spring is
now compressed by 2a
and released. The time
after which the block
will strike the wall is
m 2 m
a. 2 b.
k 3 k
 m m
c.
m d.
m a. 2 b. 4
4 k k k k
66. A block of mass m compresses a spring of spring k k
constant k through a distance L/2 as shown in fig. If the
c. 2 d. 4
m m
block is not fixed to the spring, the period of motion of the
block (if collision is elastic) is
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Answers (Simple Harmonic Motion)

1. B. 2. A. 3. A. 4. D. 5. A. 6. A.
7. B. 8. D. 9. C. 10. D. 11. D. 12. D.
13. A. 14. A. 15. B. 16. A. 17. C. 18. A.
19. C. 20. D. 21. C. 22. C. 23. C. 24. B.
25. C. 26. A. 27. D. 28. A. 29. A. 30. A.
31. A. 32. D. 33. C. 34. A. 35. B. 36. B.
37. C. 38. A. 39. C. 40. C. 41. C. 42. C.
43. B. 44. A. 45. A. 46. B. 47. A. 48. B.
49. B. 50. B. 51. A. 52. D. 53. D. 54. A.
55. D. 56. A. 57. B. 58. B. 59. B. 60. B.
61. B. 62. A. 63. A. 64. B. 65. D. 66. B.
67. C. 68. A. 69. B. 70. B.

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