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1. (c) . Its phase at time

2.(a, b, d)

3.(c)
4.(c)
5.(c)

6.(d) Standard equation of S.H.M. is not satisfied by

7.(a) The amplitude is a maximum displacement from the mean position

8.(a) Simple harmonic waves are set up in a string fixed at the, two ends
9.(b)
10.(b)

11.(a) and

Velocity of Simple Harmonic Motion

1. (d)

2. (b)

3. (a) Velocity is same. So by using


4. (d) In S.H.M. at mean position velocity is maximum. So (maximum)
5. (b)
6. (b)
Acceleration of Simple Harmonic Motion
1. (d)
2. (c) The stone execute S.H.M. about centre of earth with time period
where R = Radius of earth

3. (c) Acceleration at extreme position is maximum

4. (d) when it is at one extreme point
5. (d) Acceleration  – displacement, and direction of acceleration is always
directed towards the equilibrium position
6. (a) For S.H.M.
 Force = Mass  Acceleration  – x
 F = – Akx; where A and k are positive constants
7. (a)
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8. (d) at mean position y = 0
So acceleration is minimum (zero)
9. (d) In S.H.M. and when
 and

10. (c) 

Energy of Simple Harmonic Motion

1. (d) 

2. (a) P.E.

It is clear P.E. will be maximum when x will be maximum i.e., at

3. (a) Since maximum value of is 1.

Also
4. (a) 

So 

5. (a)
6. (a) The time period of potential energy and kinetic energy is half that of SHM
7. (c) In S.H.M., frequency of K.E. and P.E.
= 2  (Frequency of oscillating particle)

8. (b) Total energy

9. (c)
10. (c) Maximum potential energy position is
and maximum kinetic energy position is

11. (c) 

12. (b) In S.H.M., at mean position i.e. at x = 0 kinetic energy will be

maximum and pE will be minimum. Total energy is always constant
13. (a) In SHM for a complete cycle average value of kinetic energy and
potential energy are equal i.e. <E> = <U>

14. (c) Total energy = constant

15. (a) 

16. (c) Kinetic energy hence

kinetic energy varies periodically with double the frequency of S.H.M. i.e.
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17. (d) In simple harmonic motion, energy changes from kinetic to potential
and potential to kinetic but the sum of two always remains constant
18. (b) Body collides elastically with walls of room. So, there will be no loss in
its energy and it will remain colliding with walls of room, so it’s motion will be periodic.
There is no change in energy of the body, hence there is no acceleration, so it’s motion
is not SHM

19. (b) ,

and

Time Period and Frequency

1. (b) In the given case,

 Time period

2. (c) On comparing with standard equation we get

3. (b) Ball execute S.H.M. inside the tunnel with time period

Hence time to reach the ball from one end to the other end of the tunnel

4. (d)

5. (d)
6. (b)
7. (d) From the given equitation 

Simple Pendulum

1. (c) 

2. (a) Inside the mine g decreases

hence from ; T increase

3. (b) When a little mercury is drained off, the position of c.g. of ball falls
(w.r.t. fixed and) so that effective length of pendulum increases hence T increase
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4. (b) Initially time period was .

When train
accelerates, the
effective value of g
a
becomes
which is greater than geff g
g
Hence, new time period, becomes less than the initial time period
5. (b) In accelerated frame of reference, a fictitious force (pseudo force) ma acts on the bob
of pendulum as shown in figure.
Hence, a

ma


mg

in the backward direction

6. (c)

7. (c) (Independent of mass)

a
8. (d)

g g
9. (d) In the given case effective acceleration geff. = 0 
10. (b)

11. (d) 

12. (b) 

13. (b) At B, the velocity is maximum using conservation of mechanical

energy

 

14. (c)

15. (c) ; for freely falling system effective

so or n = 0
It means that pendulum does not oscillate
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16. (c) Remains the same because time period of simple pendulum T is
independent of mass of the bob

17. (c) constant

18. (d)

19. (d) This is the case of freely falling lift and in free fall of lift effective g for
pendulum will be zero. So
20. (d) After standing centre of mass of the oscillating body will shift upward
therefore effective length will decrease and by , time period will decrease
21. (c) Time period is independent of mass of pendulum
22. (b) Time period depends only on effective length. Density has no
effect on time period. If length made 4 times then time period becomes 2 times
23. (b) Time period is independent of mass of bob of pendulum
24. (a) At the surface of moon, g decreases hence time period increases

25. (a) When lift falls freely effective acceleration and frequency of
oscillations be zero
 , hence a frequency = 0
26. (d) Effective value of ‘g’ remains unchanged
27. (c) If amplitude is large motion will not remain simple harmonic
28. (d) Minimum velocity is zero at the extreme positions

29. (a) At the time after passing from mean position, the body
reaches at it's extreme position. At extreme, position velocity of body becomes zero
30. (a) No momentum will be transferred because, at extreme position the velocity of bob is
zero

31. (a) In this case frequency of oscillation is given by where a

is the acceleration of car. If a increases then n also increases

32. (b) As periodic time is independent of amplitude

33. (b) and g is same in both cases so time period remain same

34. (a)  hence if l made 9 times T becomes 3 times.

Also time period of simple pendulum does not depends on the mass of the bob
35. (a) As we go from equator to pole the value of g increases. Therefore

time period of simple pendulum decreases.

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36. (c)  

37. (c)
38. (c)
39. (b) As it is clear that in vacuum, the bob will not experience any frictional
force. Hence, there shall be no dissipation therefore, it will oscillate with constant
amplitude
40. (a)
41. (a) In this case time period of pendulum becomes

E
qE

mg
 + + + + + + + +

42. (b) In deep mine ; i.e., g decreases so according to frequency also

decreases

Spring Pendulum

1. (d) Maximum velocity

Given that 

2. (d) Given spring system has parallel combination, so

and time period

3. (b) . Also spring constant (k)  , when the spring is

half in length, then k becomes twice.

4. (b)

5. (b) With respect to the block the springs are connected in parallel
combination.

Combined stiffness k = k1+ k2 and

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6. (c) In series so time period

7. (c) Spring constant

as length becomes half, k becomes twice is 2k

8. (a)  

9. (a) In this case springs are in parallel, so

and

10. (d) Force constant

11. (c) By using conservation of mechanical energy

12. (c) Given elastic energies are equal i.e.,

and using

13. (c)

14. (d)  

15. (d) The time period of oscillation of a spring does not depend on gravity
16. (b) In series
combination 2k1
k1 k1 2k1

k2 k2

m m
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17. (a) Work done in stretching (W)  Stiffness of spring (i.e. k)

 
18. (a) When external force is applied, one spring gets extended and another
one gets contracted by the same distance hence force due to two springs act in same
direction.
i.e. 

19. (b) For series combination

20. (d)

21. (b) When spring is cut into n equal parts then spring constant of each
part will be nk and so using time period will be

22. (b) By using

Since one fourth length is cut away so remaining length is , hence k becomes

times i.e.,

23. (d) and

Equivalent spring constant for shown combination is

K1 + K2. So time period t is given by

By solving these equations we get

24. (c) =

25. (d) In series combination

26. (c)
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(By using sum of infinite geometrical progression sum (S) )

27. (a)

28.(a)

29.(b) but

So energy stored

30.(b) By cutting spring in four equal parts force constant (K) of each parts becomes four times

so by using time period will be half i.e.

31.(d) When spring is cut into two equal parts then spring constant of each part will be 2K and
so using , new frequency will be times i.e.
32.(d) The increase in extension is which is the amplitude of vibration. Subtracting (i) from
(ii), we get

or

Superposition of S.H.M’s and Resonance

1. (c) Resultant amplitude
2. (c)
Let
which is the equation of SHM
3. (c) If and

 

This is the equation of straight line

4. (b)
5. (d) Less damping force gives a taller and narrower resonance peak

Amplitude

Frequency

6. (b) when , amplitude

. This corresponds to resonance

7. (a)
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8. (c)

1.(a) Because acceleration  displacement

2.(d) Using acceleration
A will be maximum and positive
3.(d) Acceleration So
y is sinusoidal function.
So F will be also sinusoidal function with phase difference 

4.(d) At time Total energy = Potential energy

5.(b) PE varies from zero to maximum. It is always positive sinusoidal function

6.(d) Potential energy of particle performing SHM is given by: i.e. it varies
parabolically such that at mean position it becomes zero and maximum at extreme
position.
7. (a) Potential energy is minimum (in this case zero) at mean position (x =
0) and maximum at extreme position
At time t = 0, x = A, hence potential should be maximum. Therefore graph I is correct.
Further in graph III. Potential energy is minimum at x = 0, hence this is also correct

8. (a)

9. (d) From graph, slope

10. (b)  (Equation of parabola)

11. (b)
T

l
12. (d) In simple harmonic motion
and from this we have
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, which is a equation of ellipse

13. (c)
14. (a) In S.H.M. when acceleration is negative maximum or positive maximum, the velocity is
zero so kinetic energy is also zero. Similarly for zero acceleration, velocity is maximum
so kinetic energy is also maximum
15. (b) Total potential energy = 0.04 J
Resting potential energy =0.01 J
Maximum kinetic energy =(0.04–0.01)

16. (a) Kinetic energy varies with time but is never negative

1. (b) Both assertion and reason are correct but reason is not the correct
explanation of assertion
2. (e) In simple harmonic motion, as y changes, velocity v will
also change. So simple harmonic motion is not uniform motion. But simple harmonic
motion may be defined as the projection of uniform circular motion along one of the
diameter of the circle
3. (a) In SHM, the acceleration is always in a direction opposite to that of
the displacement i.e., proportional to (–y)
4. (a) A periodic function is one whose value repeats after a definite interval
of time. and are periodic functions because they repeat itself after interval
of time.

 2  2
O O

sin curve cos curve

It is also true that moon is smaller than the earth, but this statement is not explaining
the assertion
5. (e) In SHM, or
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Dividing both sides by This is the equation of an ellipse. Hence

the graph between v and y is an ellipse not a parabola

6. (b) On moon, g is much smaller compared to g on earth.

Therefore, T increases
7. (c) Amplitude of oscillation for a forced, damped oscillator is

where b is constant related to the strength of the resistive

force, is natural frequency of undamped oscillator (b = 0).

When the frequency of driving force ()  , then amplitude A is very larger.
For  < 0 or  > 0, the amplitude decrease
8. (a) The total energy of S.H.M. = Kinetic energy of particle + potential
energy of particle.
The variation of total energy of the particle in SHM with time is shown in a graph.
Energy Zero
slope
A Total
energy
Kinetic
energy
Potential
energy
T/4 2T/4 3T/4

9. (c) Time period of simple pendulum of length l is,

 

10. (c) Frequency of second pendulum When elevator is moving

upwards with acceleration g/2, the effective acceleration due to gravity is

As so

 or, =1.225

or,
11. (b) Energy of damped oscillator at an any instant t is given by

[where = maximum energy]

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Due to damping forces the amplitude of oscillator will go on decreasing with time
whose energy is expressed by above equation

12. (b) In SHM. and

For K.E. = P.E.   Since total energy remains constant through out the
motion, which is So, when P.E. is maximum then K.E. is zero and vice-a-
versa
13. (a) Total energy of the harmonic oscillator,

i.e.,

Therefore or,

14. (b) In simple pendulum, when bob is in deflection position, the tension in the string is

Since the value of  is different at different positions, hence tension in

the string is not constant throughout the oscillation. At end points  is maximum; the
value of is least, hence the value of tension in the string is least. At the mean
position, the value
of and  l
so the
value of tension is
largest.
mg
mg
Also velocity is sin mg
cos
given by which is maximum when y = 0, at mean position

15. (e) Spring constant 

Also, spring constant depends on material properties of the spring.

Hence assertion is false, but reason is true
16. (a) The time period of a oscillating spring is given by,

 Since the spring constant is large for hard spring, therefore hard

spring has a less periodic time as compared to soft spring

17. (e) In simple harmonic motion the velocity is given by,
at extreme position, y = a.

 But acceleration which is maximum at extreme position

18. (a) If the soldiers while crossing a suspended bridge march in steps, the
frequency of marching steps of soldiers may match with the natural frequency of
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oscillations of the suspended bridge. In that situation resonance will take place, then
the amplitude of oscillation of the suspended bridge will increase enormously, which
may cause the collapsing of the bridge. To avoid situations the soldiers are advised to
go out steps on suspended bridge
19. (a) From equation, amplitude of oscillation

In absence of damping force (b = 0), that the steady state amplitude approaches infinity
as That is, if there is no resistive force in the system and then it is possible to drive
an oscillator with sinusoidal force at the resonance frequency, the amplitude of motion will
build up without
A
limit. This does not b=0
occur in practice Small
b
because some Large
b
damping is always 

present in real
oscillation
20. (b)
21. (c) The amplitude of an oscillating pendulum decreases with time

because of friction due to air. Frequency of pendulum is independent of

amplitude

22. (b) and

It is clear phase difference between ‘x’ and ‘a’ is

23. (e)