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CBSE Questions for Class 11 Engineering Physics Oscillations Quiz 9 - MCQExams.com

In the arrangement as shown, the length of rod is L and mass is M and it is connected to smooth pin at O.The rod is placed on smooth horizontal table.The spring constant of both the spring is K.The rod is displaced by a small angle θ to perform small ocillation, then is given by
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  • (3KM)1/2
  • (6KM)1/2
  • (4KM)1/2
  • (3K2M)1/2
A simple harmonic wave in a medium is given by,(y is in centimeters) y=10πsin(2000πtπx17)
The maximum velcocity of a particle executing tha wave is
  • 330ms1
  • 20ms1
  • 200ms1
  • 2000ms1
A mass is suspended from a wire and is pulled along the length of wire, resulting in oscillations of time period T1. The same mass is next attached to wire of the same material and length but double the cross-sectional area. The time period this time T2. Then T1/T2 is equal to
  • 1:2
  • 2:1
  • 1:2
  • 2:1
Oscillatory or vibrating motion means to and fro motion
  • Which does not repeat
  • which repeats after unequal interval of time
  • which repeats after equal interval of time
  • which remains unchanged
Two particles P and Q start from origin and execute simple harmonic motion along X axis with same amplitude but with periods 3 s and 6 s respectively. The ratio of the velocities of P and Q when they meet is 
  • 1:2
  • 2:1
  • 2:3
  • 3:2
Time period of small oscillation (in a vertical plane normal to the plane of strings) of the bob in the arrangement shown will be

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  • 2πlg
  • 2πl2g
  • 2π2lg
  • 2π2lg
A particle is executing SHM about γ=0 along y- axis.Its position at an instant is given by γ=(7m) sin(πt) its average velcocity for a time interval 0 to 0.5 s  is
  • 14m/s
  • 7m/s
  • 17m/s
  • 28m/s
The velocity v of a particle of mass m moving along a straight line changes with time 't' as d2vdt2=Kv where 'K' is a positive constant. Which of the following statement is correct:
  • The particle does not perform SHM
  • The particle performs SHM with time period 2πmk
  • nothing occurs
  • its in non moving state
The time period of a particle executing SHM is 8 s. At t=0 it is at the mean position. The ratio of distance covered by the particle in 1st second to the 2nd second is
  • (121)
  • 2
  • (2+1)
  • 12
Initially the spring is undeformed. Now the force F is applied to B as shown. When the displacement of B w.r.t A is x towards right in some time then the relative acceleration of B w.r.t A at the moment is:
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  • F2m
  • Fkxm
  • F2kxm
  • none of these
Two particles of same period (T) and amplitude undergo SHM along the same line with initial phase of π/6. If they start at the same instant and at same point along opposite directions, find the time after which they will meet again for the first time:
  • 3T/8
  • T/4
  • T/2
  • T
The total energy of a particle executing SHM is directly proportional to the square of the following quantity.
  • Acceleration
  • Amplitude
  • Time period
  • Mass
A particle executes SHM and its position with time as x=Asinωt. Its average speed during its motion from mean position to mid-point of mean and extreme position is
  • Zero
  • 3Aωπ
  • Aω2π
  • 2Aωπ

A particle executes SHM according to equation x=10cos[2πt+π/2], where t is in second. The magnitude of the velocity of the particle at t=1/6s will be:

  • 2.47 
  • 2.86 
  • 2.05 
  • 31.4

Two charges each +5μC are at (0,±3). A third charge of 1μC and of mass 2g is at (4,0). What is the minimum velocity to be given to the 1μC charge such that it just reaches the origin (in ms1)?

  • 3
  • 12
  • 12
  • 4
A particle undergoes SHM of period T. The time taken to complete 3/8th oscillation starting from the mean position is 
  • 38T
  • 58T
  • 512T
  • 712T
The mass of particle executing S.H.M is 1 gm.If its periodic time is π seconds, the value of force constant is:-
  • 4 dynes/cm
  • 4 N/cm
  • 4 N/m
  • 4 dynes/m
A particle is executing SHM about y=0 along y-axis. Its position at an instant is given by y=(7m) sin (πf). its average velocity for a time interval 0 to 0.5 s is
  • 14 m/s
  • 7 m/s
  • 17m/s
  • 28 m/s
A small body of mass 0.10kg is executing S.H.M of amplitude 1.0m and period 0.20sec. The maximum force acting on it is:

  • 98.596N
  • 985.96N
  • 100.2N
  • 76.23N
A particle is executing S.H.M.with amplitude 5 cm along x axis, origin as mean position. If at x=+4 cm magnitude of velocity is equal to magnitude of acceleration then find time period of oscillation in seconds.
  • 4π3
  • 6π
  • 8π3
  • 9π2

A simple harmonic oscillator of angular frequency 2 rad/s is acted upon by an external force F=sint N. If the oscillator is at rest in its equilibrium position at t=0, its position at later times is proportional to:

  • sint+12cos2t
  • cost12sin2t
  • sint+12sin2t
  • sint12sin2t
A student says that he had applied a force F=kx on a particle and the particle moves in simple harmonic motion. He refuses to tell whether k is a constant or not. Assume that he has worked only with positive x and no other force acted on the particle.
  • As x increases k increases
  • As x increases k decreases
  • As x increases k remains constant
  • The motion cannot be simple harmonic
If amplitude of particle executing SHM is doubled, which of the following quantities are doubled
i) Time period
ii) Maximum velocity
iii) Maximum acceleration
iv) Total energy


  • ii & iii
  • i, ii & iii
  • i, & iii
  • i, ii, iii & iv
A simple harmonic motion has an amplitude A and time period T. Find the time required by it to travel diameter from .
  • x=xtox=A/2
  • x=0tox=A2
  • x=Atox=A/2
  • x=A2tox=A2
A simple motion is represented by:
y=5(sin3πt+3cos3πt)cm
The amplitude and time period of the motion are:
  • 5cm,32s
  • 5cm,23s
  • 10cm,32s
  • 10cm,23s
Which of the following quantity is unitless
  • Velocity gradient
  • Pressure gradient
  • Displacement gradient
  • NONE
A block of mass m rests on a platform. The platform is given up and down SHM with an amplitude d- What can be the maximum frequency so that the block never leaves the platform?
  • gd
  • 12πgd
  • 12π(gd)
  • 2πdg
A particle executes simple harmonic motion with an amplitude of 5 cm. when the particle is at 4 cm from the mean position, the magnitude of its velocity in SI units is equal to that of its acceleration. then, its periodic time in second is:
  • 73π
  • 38π
  • 4π3
  • 8π3
Two particles undergoing simple harmonic motion of same frequency and same amplitude cross each other at x=A2. Phase difference between them is
  • π3
  • π2
  • 2π3
  • π4
The amplitude (A) of damped oscillator becomes half in 5 minutes. The amplitude after next 10 minutes will be:
  • A
  • A8
  • A4
  • 4A
After charging a capacitor C to a potential V , it is connected across an ideal inductor L.The capacitor starts discharging simple harmonically at time t=0.The charge on the capacitor at a later time instant is q and the periodic time of simple harmonic oscillations is T. Therefore, 
  • q=CVsin(ωt)
  • q=CVcos(ωt)
  • T=2π1LC
  • T=2πLC
A simple pendulum hanging from the ceiling of a stationary lift has a time period T1. When the lift moves downward with constant velocity, the time period is T2, then
  • T2 is infinity
  • T2>T1
  • T2<T1
  • T2=T1
If velocity of a particle in SHM at x=4 m and x=5 m are 15 m/s and 13 m/s then its time period will be:
  • π /4
  • π /2
  • π
  • 4π /5
The time period of mass suspended from a spring is T. If the spring is cut into four equal parts and the same mass is suspended from one of the parts, then the new time period will be:
  • T4
  • T
  • T2
  • 2T
A body oscillates with SHM according to the equation x=(5.0m)cos[(2πrads1)t+π/4]
At t=1.5 s, its acceleration is:
  • 139.56m/s2
  • 139.56m/s2
  • 69.78m/s2
  • 69.78m/s2
A coin is placed on a horizontal platform, which undergoes horizontal simple harmonic motion about a mean position O.The coin does not slip on the platform. The force of friction acting on the coin is F.
  • F is always directed towards O
  • F is directed towards O when the coin is moving away from O, and away from O when the coin moves towards O
  • F=0 when the coin and platform come to rest momentarily at the extreme position of the harmonic motion.
  • F is maximum when the coin and platform come to rest momentarily at the extreme position of the harmonic motion.
A body attached to the lower end of a vertical spring oscillates with time period of 1 sec. The time period when two such springs are connected one below another is approximately:
  • 0.7 sec
  • 1 sec
  • 1.4 sec
  • 2 sec
When the displacement is half of the amplitude, then what fraction of total energy of a simple harmonic oscillator is kinetic:-
  • 34th
  • 27th
  • 57th
  • 28th
a simple harmonic has an amplitude A and time period T. Find the time required by it to travel directly from x=0 to x=A2
  • T
  • 2T
  • T/2
  • T/8
Two bodies A and B of equal mass are suspended from separate massless springs of spring constant k1 and k2 respectively. If the bodies oscillate vertically such that their maximum velocities are equal, the ratio of the amplitude of A to that of B is
  • k1/k2
  • k1/k2
  • k2/k1
  • k2/k1
A simple harmonic wave is represented by the relation y(x,t)=a0sin2π(vtxλ) if the maximum particle velocity is three times the wave velocity, te wavelength λ of the wave is-
  • πa0/3
  • 2πa0/3
  • πa0
  • πa0/2
An object undergoing SHM taken 0.5 s to travel from one point of zero velocity to the next such point. The distance between those point is 50 cm. The period, frequency and amplitude of the motion is:
  • 1s,1Hz,25cm
  • 2s.1Hz,50cm
  • 1s,2Hz,25cm
  • 2s,2Hz,50cm
A particle is executing SHM with time period T Starting from mean position, time taken by it to complete 58 oscillations is:
  • T12
  • T6
  • 5T12
  • 7T12
The equation of motion of a particle executing SHM is (d2xdt2)+kx=0 The time period of the particle will be 
  • 2πk
  • 2πk
  • 2πk
  • 2πk
The function sin2(ωt)  represents : 
  • a simple harmonic motion with a period 2π/ω.
  • a simple harmonic motion with a period π/ω
  • a periodic, but not simple harmonic motion with period 2π/ω
  • a periodic, but not simple harmonic motion with period π/ω
A particle performs SHM on x-axis with amplitude A and time period T. The time taken by the particle to a distance A/5 starting from rest is:
  • T20
  • T2πcos1(45)
  • T2πcos1(15)
  • T2πsin1(45)

The figure shows the displacement time graph of a particle executing S.H.M.
If the time period of oscillation is 2s the equation of motion of its SHM 


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  • x=10sin(πt+π/3)
  • x=10sinπt
  • x=10sin(πt+π/6)
  • x=10sin(2πt+π/6)
The displacement x (in metres) of a particle performing simple harmonic motion is related to time t (in seconds as} x=0.05cos(4πt+π4). The frequency of the motion will be
  • 0.5Hz
  • 1.0Hz
  • 1.5Hz
  • 2.0Hz

Restoring force on the bob of a simple pendulum of mass 100 gm when its amplitude is 1 :

  • 1.7N
  • 0.17N
  • 0.017N
  • 0.034N
A particle of mass 0.1kg executes SHM under a force F=(10x)N. Speed of particle at mean position is 6m/s. Then amplitude of oscillations is 
  • 0.6m
  • 0.2m
  • 0.4m
  • 0.1m
0:0:1


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