A BATCH FOR JEE Main + Advanced 2023

SHM, Waves,
Fluid Mechanics
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A BATCH FOR JEE Main + Advanced 2023

SHM
A particle of mass m is executing oscillations about the origin on the X-axis
with amplitude A. Its potential energy is given as U(x) = αx4 where α is a
positive constant. The x coordinate of the particle where the potential energy
is one third of the kinetic energy is
A. ±A/2
B. ± A / √2
C. ±A/3
D. ± A / √3
Two masses m1 and m2 are suspended together by a massless spring of spring
constant k. When the masses are in equilibrium, m1 is removed without
disturbing the system. Find the angular frequency of m2
The displacement of a particle is given at time t, by: x = Asin(-2ωt) + B sin2ωt
Then,
A. The motion of the particle is SHM with an amplitude of
B. The motion of a particle is not SHM, but oscillatory with a time period of T = π / ω
C. The motion of the particle is oscillatory with a time period of T = π / 2ω
D. The motion of the particle is aperiodic.
The displacements y of a particle executing a certain periodic motion is given by
y = 4cos2(t/2)sin(1000t). This expression may be considered to be the
superposition of n independent harmonic motions. Then, n is equal to
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
A body of mass 0.01 kg executes simple harmonic motion (SHM) about x =
0 under the influence of a force shown below- The period of SHM is
A. 1.05s
B. 0.52s
C. 0.25s
D. 0.03s
A particle performs S.H.M. on x-axis with amplitude A and time period T.
The time taken by the particle to travel a distance A/5 starting from rest
is :
A. T / 20
B. T / 2π cos-1 (4/5)
C. T / 2π cos-1 (1/5)
D. T / 2π sin-1 (1/5)
A simple harmonic oscillator of a block attached to a spring with K = 200 N/m. The
block slide on a frictionless horizontal surface, with equilibrium point x = 0. A graph
of block’s velocity V as a function of time t is shown. Correctly match the required
information in the Column I with the values given in the Column II. ( use π2 = 10 )

Column I Column II
A The block’s mass in kg P -0.20

B The block’s displacement at t = 0 in metres Q -200

C The block’s acceleration at t = 0.10s in m/s2 R 0.20

D The block’s maximum kinetic energy in joule. S 4.0

A sphere of mass M and radius R is on a smooth fixed inclined plane in
equilibrium as shown in the figure. If now the sphere is displaced through a
small distance along the plane, What will be the angular frequency ( in
radian/sec) of the resulting SHM?(Given k = 4M/3 )
A. 1
B. 3
C. 5
D. 7
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WAVES
A note is produced when you blow air across the top of a test tube.
Two students were asked about the effect of blowing harder.
Student A : The pitch of sound would increase.
Student B : The intensity of sound would increase.
A. A is correct, B is wrong
B. B is correct, A is wrong
C. Both are correct
D. Both are wrong
If the fundamental frequency of a vibrating organ pipe is 200 Hz, then
A. the first overtone is 200 Hz
B. the first overtone may be 400 Hz
C. the first overtone is 300 Hz
D. none of the above
A wave disturbance in a medium is described by
y(x, t) = 0.02 cos(50πt + π/2)cos(10πx) where x and y are in meter and t is
in second
A. A node occurs at x = 0.15 m
B. An antinode occurs at x = 0.3 m
C. The speed of wave is 5 ms-1
D. The wavelength of wave is 0.3 m
The equation y = a cos2 (2πnt - 2πx/λ) represents a wave with :
A. amplitude a, frequency n and wavelength λ
B. amplitude a, frequency 2n and wavelength 2λ
C. amplitude a/2, frequency 2n and wavelength λ
D. amplitude a/2, frequency 2n and wavelength λ/2
 Two coherent sources of sound, S1 and S2, produce sound waves of the same
wavelength, λ = 1 m, in phase. S1 and S2 are placed 1.5 m apart. A listener, located at L,
directly in front of S2 finds that the intensity is at a minimum when he is 2 m away
from S2. The listener moves away from S1, keeping his distance from S2 fixed. The
adjacent maximum of intensity is observed when the listener is at a distance d from S1.
Then, d is :
A. 12m B. 5m C. 2m D. 3m

2m
s2
L
2m

1.5m d

s1
 2m
s2
L
2m

1.5m d

s1
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FLUID
MECHANICS
Find out pressure at points A and B. also find angle ‘θ’.
A. sin θ = ρ1h/(ρ1-ρ2)l
B. sin θ = ρ1h/(ρ2+ρ1)l
A Patm
C. sin θ = ρ2h/(ρ1-ρ2)l
D. sin θ = ρ2h/(ρ3-ρ1)l

ρ2

l
l
ρ1 ρ3
h

θ θ
Patm
B
A closed tube in the form of an equilateral triangle of side l contains equal volumes
of three liquids which do not mix and is placed vertically with its lowest side
horizontal. Find 'x' in the figure if the densities of the liquids are in A.P.
A. l/2
B. l/3
C. l

x
D. l/4
ρ3

ρ2

x
ρ1
x
U-tube of base length ‘l’ filled with same volume of two liquids of densities ρ
and 2ρ is moving with an acceleration ‘a’ on the horizontal plane. If the height
difference between the two surfaces (open to atmosphere) becomes zero, then
the height h is given by
A. al/2g
B. 3al/2g a
C. al/g
D. 2al/3g

ρ 2ρ
h

l
A circular cylinder of radius R and height H is filled with water to a height 2/3H.
It starts rotating about its axis with constantly increasing angular speed. Choose
the correct alternatives. Multi-Correct
A. At all speeds, shape of the free surface is paraboloid
B. The free surface touches first the brim of cylinder and then the base of the cylinder
C. The free surface cannot touch the base without spilling water
D. The free surface touches the brim as well as base at the same instant

H 2/3H
A circular cylinder of radius R and height H is filled with water to a height 2/3H.
It starts rotating about its axis with constantly increasing angular speed. Choose
the correct alternatives. Multi-Correct
A. At all speeds, shape of the free surface is paraboloid
B. The free surface touches first the brim of cylinder and then the base of the cylinder
C. The free surface cannot touch the base without spilling water
D. The free surface touches the brim as well as base at the same instant

H 2/3H
A hemisphere tank of radius R is completely filled with water. Now an orifice of
small area ‘a’ is the bottom of tank.
Time rate of volume emission from orifice when tank have h/2 height of water level
is

h=R
A hemisphere tank of radius R is completely filled with water. Now an orifice of
small area ‘a’ is the bottom of tank.
The time required to empty the tank is:

h=R
R

h=R
A capillary of radius r = 0.2 mm is dipped vertically in a liquid of density ρ = 103 kg/m3.
A small piston (x) is inserted inside the capillary which maintains constant pressure P1 = 0.5
x 105 N/m2 of air above hemispherical meniscus. Atmospheric pressure P0 = 105 N/m2 &
surface tension T = 10 N/m. If the height of the liquid in capillary tube is found to be h = 5x
meter, find the value of x.
A. 2
B. 4
C. 3
D. 5