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(B) angular acceleration

(C) angular velocity

(D) velocity

9. The relation between velocity and amplitude ‘ν’

the displacement amplitude ‘A’ and the angular

frequency ‘ω’ of SHM is

(A) A = ων

(B) ν = ωA

(C) A = ω2ν

(D) ν = ω2A.

10. The relation between the acceleration amplitude

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‘a’ the displacement amplitude ‘A’ and the angular

frequency ω of SHM is

(A) A = ωa

(B) a = ωA

(C) A = ω2a

(D) a = ω2A.

11. A mass is attached to a vertically held light spring.

The spring extends by 1mm due to the weigh of

the mass. The time period of oscillations of the

mass will be.

` (A) 1

(B) π
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(C) 2π

(D) none of the above.

12. A particle executes simple harmonic motion on a

straight line path. The amplitude of oscillation is

2cm. When the displacement of the particle from

the mean position is 1cm, the magnitude of its

acceleration is equal tot hat of its velocity. The

time period in seconds of simple harmonic motion

is

(A) 2π√3

(B) 2π / √3

(C) √3/2π
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(D) 1/2π√3

13. Two springs of force constants k1 & k2 are

connected in series. The spring constant of the

combination is

(A) k1+k2.

(B) (k1+k2.) /2

(C) (k1+k2.) / k1k2.

(D) k1k2./ k1+k2.

14. Two springs of force constants k1 & k2 are

connected to each other in parallel . The spring

constant of the combination is :

(A) k1+k2.
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(B) (k1+k2.) /2

(C) (k1+k2.) / k1k2.

(D) k1k2./ k1+k2.

15. The graph between time period & length of a

simple pendulum is :

(A) straight line

(B) curve

(C) ellipse

(D) parabola

16. A tunnel is bored along the diameter of the earth

and a stone is dropped into it. What happens to

the stone?
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(A) it oscillates between the two ends of the

tunnel,

(B) it comes to rest at the centre of the earth.

© it will go out of the other end of the tunnel.

(D) it will come to a permanent stop at the other

end of the tunnel.

17. A pendulum is suspended from the ceiling of the

compartment of a train. When the train is

stationary , the time period of the pendulum is T.

if the train accelerates, how will the time period of

the pendulum change?

(A) it will increase

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(B) it will decrease

© it will remains unchanged

(D) pendulum will not oscillate.

18. A pendulum beating seconds is taken from the

earth to a planet having both the mass and radius

half as compared to the earth. The time period of

the pendulum will be ‘

(A) √2 second

(B) 1seond

(C) 2 second

(D) 4 second.
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19. A particle executes simple harmonic motion along

a straight line path. Its amplitude is A. The

potential energy of the particle is equal to the

kinetic energy, when the displacement of the

particle from the mean position is :

(A) zero

(B) ± A/2

(C) ± A/√2

(D) ± A

20. The potential energy of particle executing SHM

varies sinusoidal . if the frequency of the

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oscillation of the particle is n, that of potential

energy is:

(A) n/2

(B) 1/√2

(C) n

(D) 2n.

21. A particle executes SHM. Its instantaneous

acceleration is given by a = -px, where p is a

constant and x is displacement from the mean

position. The angular frequency of the particle is

given by

(A) √p
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(B) 1/√p

(C)p

(D) 1/p.

22. a mass m is attached to two springs of same

force constants, in accordance with the following

four configurations Answer the question given

below. Let T1,T2,T3,T4 respectively be the time

period in the configurations (i),(ii),(iii) &(iv).

In which case the time period is largest

(A) (i)

(B) (ii)
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(C) (iii)

(D) (iv)

23. Two pendulums oscillates with a constant phase

difference of 900. if the time period of one is T, that

other will be

(A) T/2

(B)T

(C) 2T

(D) 4T.

24. Two pendulums oscillates with a constant phase

difference of 900. and same amplitude. The

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maximum velocity of one is ν. The maximum

value of the other will be

(A) ν

(B) √2ν

(C) 2ν

(D) ν/√2.

25. The energy of the particle executing damped

oscillations decreases with time, because work is

done against

(A) restoring force

(B) elastic tension

(C) frictional force

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(D) both restoring force & friction

26. What determines the frequency of natural

oscillations of system?

(A) inertia alone

(B) Elasticity alone

(C) Both inertia & elasticity

(D) Neither inertia nor elastic.

27. A particle starts from rest at time t1 & moving on

a straight line path again comes to rest at of time

t2. which of the followings statements about the

nature of the following statement about the nature

of motion is correct?
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(A) motion may simple harmonic

(B) motion must be periodic

© motion cannot be oscillatory

(D) time acceleration cannot change direction

with time.

28. a particle is executing SHM of time period 4

seconds. What time will take in going from y =0

to y= half of the amplitude.

(A) 1 second

(B) 1/3 second

(C) 1/5 second

(D) 1/9 second.

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29. The time period of a SHM is 16 seconds . it starts

its motion from the equilibrium position. After two

seconds its velocity if π m/s.What is its

displacement amplitude?

(A) √2 m

(B) 2√2m

(C) 4√2 m

(D) 8√2m

30. The angular frequency and amplitude of a simple

pendulum are ω and A respectively. At the

displacement y from the mean position, the kinetic

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energy is K and potential energy is U. what is the

ratio of K/U?

(A) MA2ω2sin2ωt.

(B) MA2ω2cos2ωt.

(C) (A2 –y2)/y2.

(D) y2 / (A2 –y2).

31. A tunnel is made along a chord inside the earth

and a ball is released in it. What will be the time

period of oscillation of the ball?

(A) 2π√(R/2g)

(B) 2π√(R/g)

(C) 2π√(2R/g)
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(D) π√(R/g)

32. if the length of a pendulum is quadrupled , its time

period is :

(A) quadrupled

(B) halved

(C) doubled

(D) unchanged.

33. The maximum energy of the particle executing

SHM with amplitude A is E. what will be its

potential energy at displacement y = A/2.

(A) 0.25 E

(B) 0.50 A
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(C)0.71 A

(D) 0.86 A.

34. what is the nature of graph between displacement

9y) and acceleration of SHM.

(A) straight line

(B) parabola

(C) hyperbola

(D) Ellipse.

35. if the watch with a wound spring is taken to the

moon, it

(A) runs faster

(B) runs slower

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(C) does not work

(D) shows no change.

36. A body executes S.H.M. with an amplitude A. At

what displacement from the mea position is the

potential energy of the body is one fourth of its

total energy?

(A) A/4

(B) A/2

(C) 3A/4

(D) some other fraction of A.

37. a particle moves such that its acceleration , a is

given by a = -bx, where x is displacement from

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equilibrium position and b is a constant. The

period of oscillations is

(A) 2π/√b

(B) 2π/√b

(C) 2π/b

(D) 2√(π/b).

38. A simple harmonic motion has an amplitude A and

time period T. the time period required by it to

travel from x =A to x =A/2 is :

(A) T/6

(B) T/4

(C) T/3