N.S.N.

MEMORIAL SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL

ThirumuruganSalai, Thirumurugan Nagar, Chitlapakkam, Chennai – 600064

QUESTION BANK

CLASS XI

OSCILLATION

S.NO QUESTIONS -SEC A

1. 1.Which of the following is the correct definition of oscillation?

a) A linear motion from one point to another

b) A random back-and-forth movement

c) A repetitive to-and-fro motion about an equilibrium position

d) A circular motion around a fixed point

2. Which of the following quantities remains constant in simple

harmonic motion?

a) Displacement

b) Velocity

c) Acceleration

d) Total Energy

3. The time period of a simple pendulum depends on which of the

following factors?

a) Mass of the pendulum bob

b) Amplitude of the oscillation

c) Length of the pendulum

d) Damping force

4. Which of the following statements about angular frequency (ω) is

 correct?

a) It is measured in meters per second squared (m/s2)

b) It is the reciprocal of the time period (T)

c) It remains constant for all types of oscillations

d) It is directly proportional to the amplitude

5. The restoring force in simple harmonic motion is directly

proportional to:

a) Displacement

b) Velocity

c) Acceleration

d) Time period

TWO MARKS

6. Which of the following examples represent (nearly) simple harmonic

motion and which represent periodic but not simple harmonic
motion?

a. the rotation of earth about its axis.

b. motion of an oscillating mercury column in a U-tube.

7. State some practical examples of S. H. M.

8. Are all oscillatory motions simple harmonic? If yes, give an example

but if not,why?

9. a) What is the significance of phase of a particle in an oscillatory

motion?

b)How is simple harmonic motion related to a uniform circular

motion?

10. What are the two basic characteristics of a simple harmonic motion?
11. Define force constant of a spring. Give its SI units and dimensional
formula.

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12. A pendulum of length/is attached with a bob and placed in a lift.

What will be period when the lift is

(i) having uniform motion upwards,

(ii) accelerated upwards by a,

(iii) accelerated downward by a?

13. Find the expression for the total energy of a particle executing
S.H.M.

14. What is Simple Harmonic Motion ? Show that in S.H.M.,

acceleration is directly proportional to its displacement at a given
instant .

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15. (a) Define SHM. What are its characteristics? At what distance from
the mean position in SHM of amplitude r the energy is half kinetic
and half potential ?

(b) A spring having a force constant K is divided into three equal

parts. What would be force constant for each individual parts?

16. (i) Derive expression for kinetic energy and potential energies of
simple harmonic oscillator. Hence show that the total energy is
conserved.

(ii) What is the length of a simple pendulum which ticks in one

second?

17. Find the total energy of the particle executing S.H.M and show
 graphically the variation of P.E. and K.E. with time in S.H.M. What
is the frequency of these ernergies with respect to the frequency of
the particle executing S.H.M.

SEC-B APL

18. If a simple harmonic oscillator has got a displacement of 0.02 m and

acceleration equal to 2.0 m/s2 at any time, the angular frequency of
the oscillator is equal to

a) 10 rad/s

b) 1 rad/s

c) 100 rad/s

d) 1 rad/s

19. A mass-spring system oscillates with a period of 2 seconds. What is

the frequency

of oscillation?

a) 0.5 Hz

b) 1 Hz

c) 2 Hz

d) 4 Hz

20. The time period of a thin magnet is 4s. If it is divided into two equal
halves, then

the time period of each part will be:

a) 4s

b) 1s

c) 2s

d) 8s
21. The maximum velocity for particle in SHM is 0.16 m/s and maximum
acceleration

is 0.64 m/s2. The amplitude is

a) 4 × 10-2m

b) 4 × 10-1m

c) 4 × 10 m

d) 4 × 100 m

22. For a magnet of time period T, magnetic moment is M. If the

magnetic moment

becomes one fourth of the initial value, then the time period of
oscillation becomes

a) Half of initial value

b) One fourth of initial value

c) Double of initial value

d) Four time initial value

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23. A 0.2 Kg. of mass hangs at the end of a spring. When 0.02 kg more
mass is added to the end of the spring, it stretches 7 cm more. If the
0.02 kg mass removed, what will be the period of vibration of the
system?

24. A body is executing S.H.M of amplitude 1 m. Its velocity while

passing through the mean position, is 10ms-1 . Find its frequency.

Here a = 1 m, vmax = 10m/s

25. In a HCI molecule, we may treat CI to be of infinite mass and H

alone be oscillating. If the oscillation of HCI molecule shows a
 frequency of 9 x 1013 s-1,deduce the force constant.

[Given : Avogadro’s number = 6 x1026 per kg mole.]

26. The kinetic energy of a particle vibrating in S.H.M. is 4 J when it

passes the mean position. If the mass of the body is 2 kg and the
amplitude is 1 m, calculate its time period.

27. A harmonic oscillation is represented by y = 0.34 cos(3000 t+0.74),

where y and t are in m and s respectively. Deduce : (i) the amplitude,
(ii) the frequency and angular frequency, (iii) the period and (iv) the
initial phase.

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28. A body of mass 5 kg executes S.H.M. of amplitude of 0.5 m. If the

force constant is 100 Nm-1 , calculate

(i) its time period.

(ii) its maximum kinetic energy, maximum potential energy and total
energy.

29. A particle of mass 10g is placed in a potential field given by U= 50x2

+100 erg/gm. Calculate the frequency of oscillation.

SECTION-C AN

30. 1Assertion : Sine and cosine functions are periodic functions.

Reason : Sinusoidal functions repeats it values after a definite interval

of time.

31. Assertion : Simple harmonic motion is a uniform motion.

Reason : Simple harmonic motion is not the projection of uniform

circular motion

32. Assertion : Acceleration is proportional to the displacement. This

condition is not
 sufficient for motion in simple harmonic.

Reason : In simple harmonic motion direction of displacement is also

considered.

33. Assertion : The graph between velocity and displacement for a

harmonic oscillato is a parabola.

Reason : Velocity changes uniformly with displacement in harmonic

motion.

34. Assertion : All oscillatory motions are necessarily periodic motion

but all periodic motion are not oscillatory.

Reason : Simple pendulum is an example of oscillatory motion.

35. Assertion : Resonance is special case of forced vibration in which the

natural frequency of vibration of the body is the same as the
impressed frequency of external periodic force and the amplitude of
forced vibration is maximum.

Reason : The amplitude of forced vibrations of a body increases with

an increase in

the frequency of the externally impressed periodic force.

36. Assertion : The graph of total energy of a particle in SHM w.r.t.,

position is a straight line with zero slope.

Reason : Total energy of particle in SHM remains constant

throughout its motion.

37. Assertion : The frequency of a second pendulum in an elevator

moving up with an acceleration half the acceleration due to gravity is
0.612 s–1.

Reason : The frequency of a second pendulum does not depend upon

acceleration due to gravity.

38. Assertion : Damped oscillation indicates loss of energy.

 Reason : The energy loss in damped oscillation may be due to
friction, air resistance

etc.

TWO MARK

39. Can motion of a satellite around a planet be considered simple

harmonic? Why?

40. a) Can an object executing SHM have acceleration without

having velocity?

b) Can an ideal simple pendulum be constructed in practice?

Give reason too.

41. a) A spring-mass system oscillating vertically has a period T. What

will be the value of time period if the same system is made to
oscillate horizontally on a smooth surface?

b) When will the motion of a simple pendulum pendulum be

simple harmonic?

42. Case Study Questions

Question 1:

Simple Harmonic Motion

Simple harmonic motion is the simplest form of oscillation. A

particular type of periodic motion in which a particle moves to and
fro repeatedly about a mean position under the influence of a
restoring force is termed as simple harmonic motion(S.H.M). A body
is undergoing simple harmonic motion if it has an acceleration which
is directed towards a fixed point, and proportional to the displacement
of the body from that point

a ∝ -x => a = -kx or d

2x
 dt2 = -kx

1. Which of the following is not a characteristic of simple

harmonic motion?

(a) The motion is periodic.

(b) The motion is along a straight line about the mean position.

(c) The oscillations are responsible for the energy conversion.

(d) The acceleration of the particle is directed towards the

extreme position

2. The equation of motion of a simple harmonic motion is

a) d

2x

dt2 = −ω2x

b) d

2x

dt2 = −ω2t

c) d

2x

dt

2 = −ωt

d) d

2x

dt2 = −ωx
 3 Which of the following expressions does not represent simple
harmonic motion?255

(a) x = Acoswt + Bsinwt

(b) x = Acos(wt + a)

(c) x = Bsin(wt + b)

(d) x = Asinwt cos2wt

4. The time period of simple harmonic motion depends upon

(a) amplitude

(b) energy

(c) phase constant

(d) mass

5 Which of the following motions is not simple harmonic?

(a) Vertical oscillations of a spring

(b) Motion of a simple pendulum

(c) Motion of planet around the Sun

(d) Oscillation of liquid in a U-tube

43. Case study

Q. 2) Potential energy is the energy stored within an object,

due to the object’s

position, arrangement or state. Potential energy is one of the

two main forms of energy, along with kinetic energy. Potential
energy depends on the force acting on the two objects

1. A body is falling freely under the action of gravity alone in

vacuum. Which of the following quantities remain constant during
the fall?

a) kinetic energy b) potential energy

c) mechanical energy d) none of these

2. Work done by a conservative force is positive, if

a) potential energy decreases b) potential energy increases

c) kinetic energy decreases d) kinetic energy increases

3. When does the potential energy of a spring increases?

a) only when spring is stretched b) only when spring is

compressed

c) both a and b d) none of these

4. Dimension of k/m is, here k is force constant

a) T

2 b) T

-2 c) T

1 d) T

-1

5.A vehicle of mass 5000kg climbs up a hill of 10 m. The

potential energy gained by it

a) 5 J b) 500 J c) 5 × 104 J d) 5 × 105 J

Q.3)A motion that repeats itself at regular intervals of time is

called periodic motion.Very often, the body undergoing periodic
motion has an equilibrium position somewhere inside its path. When
the body is at this position no net external force acts on it. Therefore,
if it is left there at rest, it remains there forever. If the body is given
asmall displacement from the position, a force comes into play which
tries to bring the body back to the equilibrium point, giving rise to
oscillations or vibrations. Every oscillatory motion is periodic, but
every periodic motion need not be oscillatory.Circular motion is a
periodic motion, but it is not oscillatory. The smallest interval of time
after which the motion is repeated is called its period. Let us denote
the period by the symbol T. Its SI unit is second. The reciprocal of T
gives the number of repetitions that occur per unit time. This quantity
is called the frequency of the periodic motion. It is represented by the
symbol n. The relation between n and T is n = 1/T. The unit of n is
thus s-1. After the discoverer of radio waves, Heinrich Rudolph Hertz
(1857–1894), a special name has been given to the unit of frequency.
It is called hertz (abbreviated as Hz).

Answer the following.

1) Every oscillatory motion is periodic motion true or false?

a) True b) False

2) Circular motion is

a) Oscillatory motion b) Periodic motion c) Rotational motion

d) None of these

3) Define period. Give its SI unit and dimensions

4) Define frequency of periodic motion. How it is related to

time period

5) What is oscillatory motion