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Simple Harmonic Motion

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Chapter Questions
44 MCQs

01
PYQ 2013
medium
physics ID: jee-main
The amplitude of a damped oscillator decreases to times its original magnitude is . In another it will decrease to a times its original magnitude, where equals
1
0.7
2
0.81
3
0.729
4
0.6
02
PYQ 2014
medium
physics ID: jee-main
The angular frequency of the damped oscillator is given by, where is the spring constant, is the mass of the oscillator and is the damping constant. If the ratio is , the change in time period compared to the undamped oscillator is approximately as follows :
1
increases by 1%
2
increases by 8%
3
decreases by 1%
4
decreases by 8%
03
PYQ 2015
medium
physics ID: jee-main
The period of oscillation of a simple pendulum is . Measured value of is known to accuracy and time for oscillations of the pendulum is found to be using a wrist watch of resolution. The accuracy in the determination of is
1
3%
2
2%
3
1%
4
5%
04
PYQ 2016
medium
physics ID: jee-main
Two particles are performing simple harmonic motion in a straight line about the same equilibrium point. The amplitude and time period for both particles are same and equal to and , respectively. At time one particle has displacement while the other one has displacement and they are moving towards each other. If they cross each other at time , then is :
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4
05
PYQ 2018
medium
physics ID: jee-main
Two sitar strings, and , playing the note ??ha??are slightly out of tune and produce beats of frequency . The tension of the string is slightly increased and the beat frequency is found to decrease by . If the frequency of is , the original frequency of is :
1
430 Hz
2
420 Hz
3
428 Hz
4
422 Hz
06
PYQ 2019
medium
physics ID: jee-main
The mass and the diameter of a planet are three times the respective values for the Earth. The period of oscillation of a simple pendulum on the Earth is . The period of oscillation of the same pendulum on the planet would be :
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2
3
4
07
PYQ 2021
medium
physics ID: jee-main

The point A moves with a uniform speed along the circumference of a circle of radius 0.36 m and covers 30° in 0.1 s. The perpendicular projection 'P' from 'A' on the diameter MN represents the simple harmonic motion of 'P'. The restoration force per unit mass when P touches M will be:

1
100 N
2
9.87 N
3
50 N
4
0.49 N
08
PYQ 2021
medium
physics ID: jee-main
The period of oscillation of a simple pendulum is . Measured value of 'L' is from meter scale having a minimum division of and time of one complete oscillation is 1.95 s measured from stopwatch of resolution. The percentage error in the determination of 'g' will be :
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2
3
4
09
PYQ 2022
medium
physics ID: jee-main
The time period of oscillation of a simple pendulum of length L suspended from the roof of a vehicle, which moves without friction down an inclined plane of inclination α, is given by:
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10
PYQ 2022
hard
physics ID: jee-main
A mass 0.9 kg, attached a horizontal spring, executes SHM with an amplitude A1. When this mass passes through its mean position, then a smaller mass of 124 g is placed over it and both masses move together with amplitude A2. If the ratio A1/A2 is \alpha /(\alpha – 1), then the value of \alpha will be _____.
11
PYQ 2022
easy
physics ID: jee-main
When a particle executes Simple Harmonic Motion, the nature of graph of velocity as a function of displacement will be :
12
PYQ 2022
medium
physics ID: jee-main
The motion of a simple pendulum executing S.H.M. is represented by the following equation. y = A sin(\pi t + φ), where time is measured in second. The length of pendulum is
1
97.23 cm
2
25.3 cm
3
99.4 cm
4
406.1 cm
13
PYQ 2022
medium
physics ID: jee-main
The equation of a particle executing simple harmonic motion is given by . At , the speed of the particle will be
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2
3
4
14
PYQ 2022
easy
physics ID: jee-main
A particle executes simple harmonic motion. Its amplitude is 8 cm and time period is 6s. The time it will take to travel from its position of maximum displacement to the point corresponding to half of its amplitude, is _________s.
15
PYQ 2023
easy
physics ID: jee-main
A body is doing SHM with amplitude A. When it is at , find ratio of kinetic energy to potential energy.
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1:1
2
3:1
3
2:1
4
4:1
16
PYQ 2023
easy
physics ID: jee-main
Two waves executing simple harmonic motion travelling in the same direction with same amplitude and frequency are superimposed The resultant amplitude is equal to the times of amplitude of individual motions The phase difference between the two motions is _______(degree)
17
PYQ 2023
easy
physics ID: jee-main
Assume that the earth is a solid sphere of uniform density and a tunnel is dug along its diameter throughout the earth It is found that when a particle is released in this tunnel, it executes a simple harmonic motion The mass of the particle is The time period of the motion of the particle will be (approximately)(Take , radius of earth )
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1 hour 24 minutes
2
1 hour 40 minutes
3
12 hours
4
24 hours
18
PYQ 2023
hard
physics ID: jee-main
A particle executes simple harmonic motion between and . If time taken by particle to go from to is 2 s; then time taken by particle in going from to is
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1.5S
2
3s
3
4s
4
2s
19
PYQ 2023
easy
physics ID: jee-main
A transverse harmonic wave on a string is given by y(x,t) = 5 sin(6t + 0.003x) where x and y are in cm and t in sec. The wave velocity is _______ ms-1 
20
PYQ 2023
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A rectangular block of mass 5 kg attached to an horizontal spiral spring executes simple harmonic motion of amplitude 1 m and time period 3.14s. The maximum force exerted by spring on block is _____N.
21
PYQ 2023
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A particle undergoing SHM follows the position-time equation given as x = A sin . If the SHM motion has a time period of T, then velocity will be maximum at time for first time after t = 0. Value of β is equal to
22
PYQ 2023
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A particle of mass 250 g executes a simple harmonic motion under a periodic force F=(−25𝑥)N. The particle attains a maximum speed of 4 m/s during its oscillation. The amplitude of the motion is ______ cm.
23
PYQ 2023
medium
physics ID: jee-main
For a particle performing linear SHM, its position (x) as a function of time (t) is given by x = Asin(\omega t + \delta ). Given that, at t = 0, particle is at +A/2 and is moving towards x = +A. Find \delta
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π/3 rad
2
π/6 rad
3
π/4 rad
4
5π/6 rad
24
PYQ 2023
medium
physics ID: jee-main
In a linear Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM)
(A) Restoring force is directly proportional to the displacement.
(B) The acceleration and displacement are opposite in direction.
(C) The velocity is maximum at mean position.
(D) The acceleration is minimum at extreme points.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1
(A), (B) and (C) Only
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(C) and (D) only
3
(A), (C) and (D) only
4
A), (B) and (D) only
25
PYQ 2023
medium
physics ID: jee-main
Two simple harmonic waves having equal amplitudes of 8 cm and equal frequency of 10 Hz are moving along the same direction. The resultant amplitude is also 8 cm. The phase difference between the individual waves is _____ degree.
26
PYQ 2024
medium
physics ID: jee-main
In simple harmonic motion, the total mechanical energy of the given system is . If the mass of the oscillating particle is doubled, then the new energy of the system for the same amplitude is:
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2
E
3
4
27
PYQ 2024
hard
physics ID: jee-main
A particle is executing simple harmonic motion along the , with amplitude , about the origin. Then the ratio of Kinetic energy and total energy at is
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2
3
4
28
PYQ 2024
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A ball suspended by a thread swings in a vertical plane so that its magnitude of acceleration in the extreme position and lowest position are equal. The angle of thread deflection in the extreme position will be :
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2
3
4
29
PYQ 2024
easy
physics ID: jee-main
The position, velocity, and acceleration of a particle executing simple harmonic motion are found to have magnitudes of , , and at a certain instant. The amplitude of the motion is where is ______.
30
PYQ 2024
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A mass is suspended from a spring of negligible mass and the system oscillates with a frequency .The frequency of oscillations if a mass is suspended from the same spring is . The value of is ___.
31
PYQ 2024
easy
physics ID: jee-main
The displacement of a particle executing SHM is given by . The time period of motion is . The velocity of the particle at is ______ m/s.
32
PYQ 2024
hard
physics ID: jee-main
The time period of simple harmonic motion of mass in the given figure is , where the value of is ______.
Figure
33
PYQ 2024
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A particle of mass executes simple harmonic motion under force . The time period of oscillation is . The value of is .
34
PYQ 2024
easy
physics ID: jee-main
A particle performing simple harmonic motion is such that its amplitude is 4 m and speed of particle at mean position is 10 m/s. Find the distance of particle from mean position where velocity becomes 5 m/s.
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2
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4
35
PYQ 2024
medium
physics ID: jee-main
When the displacement of a simple harmonic oscillator is one third of its amplitude, the ratio of total energy to the kinetic energy is , where x = _________.
36
PYQ 2025
medium
physics ID: jee-main
Given below are two statements. One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Knowing initial position , and initial momentum is enough to determine the position and momentum at any time for a simple harmonic motion with a given angular frequency .
Reason (R): The amplitude and phase can be expressed in terms of and .
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
2
(A) is false but (R) is true
3
Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A)
4
(A) is true but (R) is false
37
PYQ 2025
easy
physics ID: jee-main

A particle is subjected to simple harmonic motions as: where is displacement and is time in seconds. The maximum acceleration of the particle is . The value of is:

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175
2
25
3
4
125
38
PYQ 2025
easy
physics ID: jee-main

Two simple pendulums having lengths and with negligible string mass undergo angular displacements and , from their mean positions, respectively. If the angular accelerations of both pendulums are same, then which expression is correct?

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39
PYQ 2025
easy
physics ID: jee-main
A particle is executing simple harmonic motion with a time period of 2 s and amplitude 1 cm. If and are the total distance and displacement covered by the particle in 12.5 s, then the ratio is:
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2
25
3
10
4

40
PYQ 2026
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A spring stretches by when it is loaded with a mass of . From equilibrium position the mass is further pulled down by and released. The frequency associated with the system and the maximum energy in the spring are _____ Hz and _____ J, respectively. (Take ).
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and
2
and
3
and
4
and
41
PYQ 2026
medium
physics ID: jee-main
The velocity of a particle executing simple harmonic motion along x-axis is described as , where represents displacement. If the time period of motion is s, the value of is ______.
42
PYQ 2026
medium
physics ID: jee-main
The equation of motion of a particle is given by The particle will come to rest at time and it will have zero acceleration at time . The and respectively are _______.
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4

43
PYQ 2026
medium
physics ID: jee-main
The frequency of oscillation of a mass suspended by a spring is . If the length of the spring is cut to half, the same mass oscillates with frequency . The value of is ________.
1
1
2
2
3
4
44
PYQ 2026
hard
physics ID: jee-main
Position of a particle is given by . If speed and acceleration become 0 for the first time at and sec respectively, then find and (in sec):
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