Simple Harmonic Motion

1. A mass 𝑚 is vertically suspended from a spring of negligible mass; the system oscillates with a frequency
𝑛. What will be the frequency of the system if a mass 4 𝑚 is suspended from the same spring
a) 𝑛/4 b) 4𝑛 c) 𝑛/2 d) 2𝑛
2. Two particles 𝑃 and 𝑄 start from origin and execute Simple Harmonic Motion along 𝑋-axis with same
amplitude but with period 3 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑑𝑠 and 6 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑑𝑠 respectively. The ratio of the velocities of the
velocities of 𝑃 and 𝑄 when they meet is
a) 1 :2 b) 2 :1 c) 2 :3 d) 3 :2
3. If a body is executing simple harmonic motion then
a) At extreme positions, the total energy is zero
b) At equilibrium position, the total energy is in the form of potential energy
c) At equilibrium position, the total energy is in the form of kinetic energy
d) At extreme position, the total energy is infinite
4. A simple pendulum has time period 𝑇. The bob is given negative charge and surface below it is given
positive charge. The new time period will be
a) Less than 𝑇 b) Greater than 𝑇 c) Equal to 𝑇 d) Infinite
5. A particle of mass 200 g executes SHM. The restoring force is provided by a spring of force constant 80
N/m. The time period of oscillation is
a) 0.31 s b) 0.15 s c) 0.05 s d) 0.02 s
6. The time period of a simple pendulum in a lift descending with constant acceleration 𝑔 is
c) Zero d) Infinite
𝑙 𝑙
a) 𝑇 = 2𝜋_ b) 𝑇 = 2𝜋_
𝑔 2𝑔
7. Two springs, of force constants 𝑘! and 𝑘" , are connected to a mass 𝑚 as shown. The frequency of
the mass is 𝑓. If both 𝑘! and 𝑘" are made four times their original values, the frequency of
oscillation becomes

a) 𝑓 ⁄2 b) 𝑓 ⁄4 c) 4𝑓 d) 2𝑓
8. The motion of a particle executing S.H.M. is given by 𝑥 = 0.01 sin 100𝜋(𝑡 + .05), where 𝑥 is in 𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑠 and
time is in seconds. The time period is
a) 0.01 𝑠 b) 0.02 𝑠 c) 0.1 𝑠 d) 0.2 𝑠
9. A uniform spring of force constant k is cut into two pieces, the lengths of which are in the ratio 1: 2. The
ratio of the force constants of the shorter and longer piece is
a) 1 : 2 b) 2 : 1 c) 1 : 3 d) 2 : 3
10. The displacement 𝑥(in metre) of a particle in simple harmonic motion is related to time 𝑡(in
second) as
#
𝑥 = 0.01 cos M𝜋𝑡 + $ P
The frequency of the motion will be
#
a) 0.5 Hz b) 1.0 Hz c) Hz d) 𝜋 Hz
"

11. Two simple harmonic motions are represented by

𝑦! = 5Tsin2π𝑡 + √3 cos2π𝑡X
π
and 𝑦" = 5 sin M2π𝑡 + P
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The ratio of their amplitudes is
a) 1: 1 b) 2: 1 c) 1: 3 d) √3: 1

12. Two springs of force constant 𝑘! and 𝑘" are connected as shown.

The effective spring constant 𝑘 is

𝑘!
a) 𝑘! + 𝑘" b) c) 𝑘! 𝑘" d) 2𝑘! 𝑘"
𝑘"
13. Acceleration 𝐴 and time period 𝑇 of a body in S.H.M. is given by a curve shown below. Then corresponding
graph, between identic energy (K.E) and time 𝑡 is correctly represented by

a) b)

c) d)

14. A particle executes harmonic motion with an angular velocity and maximum acceleration of 3.5 𝑟𝑎𝑑/𝑠 and
7.5 𝑚/𝑠 ! respectively. The amplitude of oscillation is
a) 0.28 𝑚 b) 0.36 𝑚 c) 0.53 𝑚 d) 0.61 𝑚
15. The total energy of a particle executing SHM is 80 J. What is the potential energy when the particle is at a
distance of ¾ of amplitude from the mean position?
a) 60 J b) 10 J c) 40 J d) 45 J
16. Mark the wrong statement
a) All S.H.M.’s have fixed time period
b) All motions having same time period are S.H.M.
c) In S.H.M. total energy is proportional to square of amplitude
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 d) Phase constant of S.H.M. depends upon initial conditions
17. What is constant in S.H.M.
a) Restoring force b) Kinetic energy c) Potential energy d) Periodic time
18. If a watch with a wound spring is taken on to the moon, it
a) Runs faster b) Runs slower c) Does not work d) Shown no change
19. "
A particle has simple harmonic motion. The equation of its motion is 𝑥 = 5 sin u4𝑡 − # w , where 𝑥 is its
displacement. If the displacement of the particle is 3 units, then it velocity is
2𝜋 5𝜋 c) 20 d) 16
a) b)
3 6

20. What is the effect on the time period of a simple pendulum if the mass of the bob is doubled
a) Halved b) Doubled c) Becomes eight times d) No effect
21. Two simple harmonic motions are represented by the equations
#
𝑦! = 0.1 sin M100 𝜋𝑡 + % P and 𝑦" = 0.1 cos 𝜋𝑡.
The phase difference of the velocity of particle 1, with respect to the velocity of particle 2 is
−𝜋 𝜋 −𝜋 𝜋
a) b) c) d)
6 3 3 6
22. A body of mass 4 kg hangs from a spring and oscillates with a period 0.5 s on the removel of the
body, the spring is shortented by
a) 6.3 cm b) 0.63 cm c) 6.25 cm d) 6.3 cm
23. The periodic time of a particle doing simple harmonic motion is 4 s. The taken by it to go from its
mean position to half the maximum displacement (amplitude)
2 1
a) 2s b) 1s c) s d) s
3 3
24. The motion of a particle executing SHM is given by𝑥 = 0.01 sin 100𝑝(𝑡 + 0.05), where 𝑥 is in metre and
time t is in second. The time period is
a) 0.2 s b) 0.1 s c) 0.02 s d) 0.01 s
25. A particle executes simple harmonic motion with a time period of 16 s. At time 𝑡 = 2 s, the
particle crosses the mean position while at 𝑡 = 4 s, velocity is 4 ms &! . The amplitude of motion in
metre is
32√2
a) √2𝜋 b) 16√2𝜋 c) 24√2𝜋 d)
𝜋
26. The acceleration of a particle performing SHM is 12 cms$! at a distance of 3 cm from the mean position.
Its time period is
a) 2.0 s b) 3.14 s c) 0.5 s d) 1.0 s
27. A body of mass 20 g connected to spring of constant 𝑘 executes simple harmonic motion with a
'
frequency of M#P Hz. The value of spring constant is
a) 4 Nm&! b) 3 Nm&! c) 2 Nm&! d) 5 Nm&!
28. A simple pendulum is made of a body which is a hollow sphere containing mercury suspended by means
of a wire. If a little mercury is drained off, the period of pendulum will

a) Remains unchanged

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 b) Increase
c) Decrease
d) Become erratic
29. The circular motion of a particle with constant speed is
a) Simple harmonic but not periodic b) Periodic and simple harmonic
c) Neither periodic nor simple harmonic d) Periodic but not simple harmonic
30. A particle is executing simple harmonic motion with frequency 𝑓. The frequency at which its kinetic
energy change into potential energy is
a) 𝑓/2 b) 𝑓 c) 2 𝑓 d) 4 𝑓
31. The average acceleration of a particle performing SHM over one complete oscillation is
𝜔" 𝐴 𝜔" 𝐴 c) Zero
a) b) d) 𝐴𝜔"
2 √2
32. Two springs have spring constants 𝐾% and 𝐾& and 𝐾% > 𝐾& . The work required to stretch them by same
extension will be
a) More in spring 𝐴 b) More in spring 𝐵 c) Equal in both d) Nothing can be said

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 : HINTS AND SOLUTIONS :
1 (c) 8 (b)
2𝜋
1 𝑘 1 𝑛' 𝑚! 𝜔= = 100𝜋 ⇒ 𝑇 = 0.02 𝑠
𝑛= _ ⇒𝑛∝ ⇒ =_ 𝑇
2𝜋 𝑚 √𝑚 𝑛! 𝑚' 9 (b)
Let 𝑘 be the force constant of the shorter part of
𝑛 4𝑚 𝑛
⇒ =_ ⇒ 𝑛! = the spring of length𝑙/3. In a complete spring,
𝑛! 𝑚 2 three springs are in series each of force constant 𝑘
2 (b) 3𝑘
𝑘' = 𝑘/2 =
The particle will meet at the mean position when 2
𝑃 completes one oscillation and 𝑄 completes half 𝑘 3𝐾
∴ = = 2 or 𝑘: 𝑘' = 2: 1
an oscillation 𝑘' 3𝐾/2
𝑣( 𝑎𝜔( 𝑇) 6 2 10 (a)
So = = = =
𝑣) 𝑎𝜔) 𝑇( 3 1 The standard equation in SHM is
3 (c) 𝑥 = 𝑎 cos(𝜔𝑡 + ∅)
At equilibrium position, potential energy of …(i)
the body is zero. So, the total energy at Where 𝑎 is amplitude, 𝜔 the angular velocity
equilibrium position is completely kinetic and (∅) the phase difference.
energy. "#
Also, 𝜔 = ,
where 𝑇 is periodic time.
So, Eq. (i) becomes
"#.
4 (a) 𝑥 = 𝑎 cos M ,
+ ∅P
In this case time period of pendulum becomes …(ii)
Given, equation is
"#. #
𝑥 = 0.01 cos M "
+ $P
…(iii)
Comparing Eq. (ii) with Eq. (iii), we get
𝑙 "#. "#.
𝑇 ** = 2𝜋_ ,
= "
+,
u𝑔 + - w
⇒ 𝑇 = 2s
⇒ 𝑇 ** < 𝑇 So, frequency 𝑛 = , = " = 0.5 Hz
! !
5 (a)
𝑚 11 (b)
𝑇 = 2π† 𝑦! = 5Tsin2π𝑡 + √3 cos2π𝑡X
𝑘
! √%
0.2 = 10[" sin 2𝜋𝑡 + cos 2𝜋𝑡 ]
= 2π_ = 0.315 #
"
#
80 = 10[cos % sin 2𝜋𝑡 + sin % cos 2𝜋𝑡]
6 (d) #
= 10[(sin 2𝜋𝑡 + % )]
This is the case of freely falling lift and in free fall
of lift effective 𝑔 for pendulum will be zero. So ⇒ 𝐴! = 10
0
.
𝑇 = 2𝜋†/ = ∞
Similarly, 𝑦" = 5 sin M2π𝑡 + $ P
⇒ 𝐴" = 5
7 (d) 1! !2 "
! (! )("
Hence, 1"
= '
=!
𝑓 = "# c * 12 (a)
! (! )(" Effective spring constant of parallel
and 𝑓 + = "# .2c = 2𝑓
* combination
𝑘3 = 𝑘! + 𝑘"

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13 (a)
In S.H.M. when acceleration is negative maximum 22 (c)
or positive maximum, the velocity is zero so *
kinetic energy is also zero. Similarly for zero
Time period 𝑇 = 2𝜋c (
acceleration, velocity is maximum so kinetic ∵ 𝑚g = 𝑘𝑥
energy is also maximum 5
14 (d) ∴ 𝑇 = 2𝜋 c
6
𝐴012 7.5
𝐴012 = 𝑎𝜔! ⇒ 𝑎 = ! = = 0.61 𝑚 5
𝜔 (3.5)! (0.5)" = 4𝜋 " × c
!2
15 (d)
(2.')" ×;.<
1 =𝑥
𝑚𝜔! 𝑟 ! = 80 𝐽; $×%.!$×%.!$
2 𝑥 = 0.0621 m
' ' 3 !
PE= ! 𝑚𝜔! 𝑦 ! = ! 𝑚𝜔! × u4 𝑟w 𝑥 = 6.2 cm
9 1 9 23 (d)
= Ž 𝑚𝜔! 𝑟 ! • = × 80 = 45 J "#
16 2 16 𝑦 = 𝐴 sin M , P 𝑡
1 "#
⇒ "
= 𝐴 sin M , P 𝑡
16 (b) #. #
"
= 4
!
17 (d) 𝑡 =%s
24 (c)
18 (d) 𝑥 = 0.01 sin 100𝜋 (𝑡 + 0.05)
The time period of oscillation of a spring does not = 0.01 sin(100𝜋𝑡 + 5𝜋)
depend on gravity ∴ Angular frequency 𝜔 = 100𝜋 =
!"
6
!
19 (d) or 𝑇 = '// = 0.02s
From the given equation, 𝑎 = 5 and 𝜔 = 4 25 (d)
∴ 𝑣 = 𝜔‘𝑎! − 𝑦 ! = 4‘(5)! − (3)! = 16 For simple harmonic motion, 𝑦 = 𝑎 sin 𝜔𝑡
"#
20 (d) ∴ 𝑦 = 𝑎 sin M , P 𝑡
. .
𝑇 = 2𝜋† ⇒ 𝑇 ∝ † , it is does not depend upon
5 5
(at 𝑡=2 s)
"#
mass 𝑦! = 𝑎 sin wM !4 P × 2x
21 (a) # =
= 𝑎 sin M $ P =
Given, √"

𝑦! = 0.1 sin(100𝜋𝑡 + % )
# …(i)
At 𝑡=4 s or after 2 s from mean position.
𝑑𝑦! 𝜋 =
∴ = 𝑣! = 0.1 × 100𝜋 cos M100𝜋𝑡 + P 𝑦! = , velocity=4 ms &!
𝑑𝑡 3 √"
# #
or 𝑣! = 10𝜋 sin M100𝜋𝑡 + % + " P ∴ Velocity = 𝜔z𝑎" − 𝑦!"
'# "# ="
or 𝑣! = 10𝜋 sin M100𝜋𝑡 + 4
P or 4 = M !4 P c𝑎" − "
and 𝑦" = 0.1 cos 𝜋𝑡 [From Eq. (i)]
𝑑𝑦" #
or 4 = < ×
=
∴ = 𝑣" = −0.1 sin 𝜋𝑡 = 0.1 sin(𝜋𝑡 + 𝜋) √"
𝑑𝑡
%"√"
Hence, phase difference or 𝑎= m
#
'#
∆∅ = ∅! − ∅" = M100𝜋𝑡 + 4
P − (𝜋𝑡 + 𝜋) 26 (b)
$4"!
=
'#
−𝜋 (at 𝑡 = Acceleration, 𝑎 = −𝜔! 𝑦 = 6!
𝑦
4
'/!
4"! 7 7
0) or 𝑇 = u w = 2𝜋†
# 8 8
=−4
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 effective length of pendulum increases hence 𝑇
22 3
=2× × _ = 3.14 increases
7 12
29 (d)
27 (c) In a circular motion particle repeats after
Mass (𝑚)=20 g=0.02 kg equal intervals of time. So particle motion on
'
Frequency (𝑓)=# Hz a circular path is periodic but not simple
Time period of a loaded spring harmonic as it does not execute to and fro
* motion about a fixed point.
𝑇 = 2𝜋c ( 30 (c)
! (
In S.H.M. frequency of K.E. and P.E.
Frequency (𝑓) = "# c* = 2 × (Frequency of oscillating particle)
31 (c)
' ! (
#
= "# c2.2" The average acceleration of a particle
(
performing SHM over one complete
or 10 = c2.2" oscillation is zero.
( 32 (a)
or 100 = 2.2"
Work done in stretching (𝑊) ∝ Stiffness of spring
∴ 𝑘 = 2 Nm&! (𝑖. 𝑒. 𝑘)
28 (b) ∵ 𝑘% > 𝑘& ⇒ 𝑊% > 𝑊& [For same extension]
When a little mercury is drained off, the position
of 𝑐. 𝑔. of ball falls (𝑤. 𝑟. 𝑡. fixed end) so that

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