SET-I: Simple Harmonic Motion

Answer the following by filling the appropriate

1. A particle executes SHM with maximum velocity and
maximum acceleration are 1 m/s and 4 m/s2 respec-
tively. The amplitude of the oscillation will be? [UP-
CPMT ’05]
7. The time period of SHM is 16 s. It starts its motion
from equilibrium position. After 2 s, its velocity is π
m/s. What is its displacement’s amplitude?
√
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(A) 1 m √
(B) 2 2
(B) 0.7 m √
(C) 4 2
(C) 0.5 m √
(D) 8 2
(D) 0.25 m
8. A tunnel is made along a chord inside the earth and
2. A simple pendulum have string length of 1 m. If the a ball is released in it. What will be the time period
bob is taken from earth to another planet having mass of oscillation of the ball?
and the radius twice as the earth. What will be the
p
(A) 2π R/2g
length of the string to get the same time period? p
(B) 2π R/g
(A) 1 m p
(C) 2π 2R/g
(B) 2 m p
(D) π R/g
(C) 0.5 m
(D) 4 m 9. The total energy of a particle performing SHM de-
pends on
3. A particle doing SHM having amplitude A and time √ (A) k, A, M
period T. In what time the particle will reach at A/ 2
from its equilibrium? (B) k, A
(A) T (C) k, A, x
(B) T/4 (D) k, x
(C) T/8 10. The ration of KE at mean position to the PE when
the displacement is half of its amplitude is
IF
(D) T/16
(A) 4:1
4. A particle executes SHM with a Time period of 2 s,
amplitude 5 cm, maximum magnitude of its velocity (B) 2:3
is (C) 4:3
(A) 2.5π cm/s (D) 1:2
(B) 5π cm/s 11. If a spring has time period T and is cut into N equal
(C) 10π cm/s parts, then the time period of each part will be
√
(D) 20π cm/s (A) T N
√
5. Two pendulum oscillates with const phase difference (B) T / N
of π/2 and same amplitude. The maximum velocity (C) N T
of one is v, the maximum velocity of other will be (D) T
(A) v
√ 12. The displacement between max PE position and max
(B) 2v KE position for a particle executing SHM is
(C) 2v (A) ±A/2
√
(D) v/ 2 (B) +A
6. A particle starts from rest (x = 0 at t = 0) and moves (C) ±A
on the straight path, and again comes to rest when (D) -1
x = 0.5 and t = 0.5. If the motion is simple harmonic,
the maximum acceleration is nearest to
(A) 1 (B) 3 (C) 5 (D) 7

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13. Two springs of spring constant k1 and k2 are arranged 20. √
The SHM is represented by y1 = 5(sin2πt +
in parallel and a body of mass m is attached to it. 3cos2πt) and y2 = 5sin(2πt + π/4). The ratio of
Calculate the time period of the system. amplitudes
q
(A) 2π (k1m +k2 )
(A) 1:2
q (B) 1:2
(B) 2π (k12m +k2 ) (C) 2:1
q
(C) 2π (kmk 1 k2
1 +k2 )
(D) 1:3
q
21. When an oscillator completes 100 oscillations, its am-
(D) 2π (k1m +k2 )
plitude reduced to 1/3rd of its initial value. What will
14. The resultant amplitude of two waves, y1 = Asin(ωt+ be the amplitude when it completes 200 oscillations
π/6), and y2 = Acos(ωt) will be (A) 1/8
(A) A (B) 2/3
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(B) A 2 (C) 1/6
√
(C) A 3 (D) 1/9
(D) 2A
22. The total mechanical energy of a spring mass system
15. The displacement of a particle carry according to the in SHM is 21 mω 2 A2 . Suppose the oscillating particle
relation x = 4(cosπt + sinπt). The amplitude of the is replaced by another particle of double the mass.
particle is The new mechanical energy will be
(A) 8 (A) 2E
(B) -4 (B) E/2
√
(C) 4 (C) 2E
√
(D) 4 2 (D) E

16. What is the maximum acceleration of the particle do- 23. The time period of a torsional pendulum is
ing SHM, y = 2sin(π/2 + φ):
p
(A) 2π c/I
(A) π/2 cm/s2 p
(B) 2π I/c
(B) π 2 /2 cm/s2 p
(C) 2π τ /I
(C) π/4 cm/s2 p
(D) 2π I/τ
(D) π 2 /4 cm/s2
24. A simple pendulum of length ` has a maximum an-
17. The displacement of a particle from its mean position gular displacement θ. The maximum KE of the bob
(in metre) is given by: 0.2sin(10πt + 1.5π)cos(10πt + is
1.5π), the motion of the particle is
IF
(A) mg`(1 − cosθ)
(A) periodic but not SHM
(B) 0.5mg`
(B) Non-periodic
(C) mg`
(C) SHM with period of 0.1 s
(D) mg`sinθ
(D) SHM with period of 0.2 s
25. A pendulum is undergoing SHM with frequency f .
18. In a garden, a boy is swinging in the standing position.
What will be the frequency of its KE?
How will the time period of the swing be affected if
the boy sits down on the swing (A) f /2
(A) Time period will not change (B) 2f
(B) Time period will increase (C) 3f
(C) Time period will decrease (D) f
(D) Time period will depend on the weight 26. A horizontal spring block of mass M is executing SHM
of the boy with an amplitude A. If an extra mass m is attached
to it, calculate the amplitude of the oscillation
19. When a spring is extended by 2 cm, the energy stored q
is 100 J. When extended further by 2 cm, the energy (A) MM +m
A
increased by q
(A) 300 J (B) Mm +m
A
q
(B) 400 J (C) MM +m A
(C) 200 J q
(D) 100 J (D) Mm +m A

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27. A block of side 0.1 m and mass 0.002 kg is floating
on water. If someone press the block inside the water
and leave, it will oscillate vertically. What would be
the time period of the oscillation?
(A) 0.01 s
(B) 0.03 s
(C) 0.05 s
(D) 0.07 s
28. The graph of potential energy and displacement looks
like-
(A) straight line
(B) symmetric parabola

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(C) asymmetric parabola
(D) rectangular hyperbola
29. A simple pendulum possesses the maximum kinetic
energy at
(A) the full amplitude
(B) the half of the amplitude
(C) at equilibrium
(D) at the middle of the maximum ampli-
tude and equilibrium
30. The amplitude of an oscillation is 2 cm. When the
particle is 1 cm away from the equilibrium, its velocity
and the acceleration are equal. The time period will
be
1√
(A) 2π 3
√
(B) 2π 3
2π
(C) √
3
√
3
(D) 2π
IF

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