The unit presented herein is a sequel to the

unit on Rotational motion posted earlier.

OSCILLATIONS
Multiple Choice Questions

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1. The displacement y in cm is given in terms of time t (s) by the equation

y= 3 sin 314t + 4 cos 314t. The amplitude of S.H.M. is

a. 3 cm

b. 4 cm

c. 5 cm

d. 7 cm

2. Which of the following is necessary and sufficient condition for S.H.M?

a. Constant period

b. Constant acceleration

c. Proportionality between acceleration and mass of the oscillating body

d. Proportionality between restoring force and displacement from equilibrium position.

3. If the length of a simple pendulum is increased by 44%, its time period increases by

a. 10%

b. 30%

c. 20%

d. 44%

4. A particle executes S.H.M. having time period T. Then the time period with which the potential
energy changes is

a. T

b. 2 T

c. T/2

d. Infinity

5. The displacement of a particle executing S.H.M. is given by y = 0.25 sin 200 t (in cm).
The maximum speed of the particle is

a. 200cm/s

b. 100cm/s

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c. 50cm/s

d. 5.25cm/s

6. Two pendulums have time period T and 5T/4.They start S.H.M. at the same time from the mean
position. The phase difference between the two after the bigger pendulum completes one
oscillation is

a. 45 degree

b. 90 degree

c. 60 degree

d. 30 degree

7. A mass M, attached to a spring, oscillates with a period of 2 sec. if the mass is increased by 4 kg,
the time period increases by one second. Assuming that Hooke’s law is obeyed, initial mass M
was

a. 3.2 kg

b. 1 kg

c. 2 kg

d. 8 kg

8. A particle undergoes simple harmonic motion having time period T. The time taken for
displacement to be √3/2th of the amplitude after passing through the mean position is

a. (√3/2)T

b. (√3/4) T

c. (√3) T

d. (1/6) T

9. The work done by the tension in the string of a simple pendulum during half the oscillation is
equal to

a. Total energy of the pendulum

b. kinetic energy of pendulum

c. Potential energy of the pendulum

d. zero

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10. The displacement of a particle executing SHM is given by x = 0.01 sin 100π (t+0.05). The time
period is

a. 0.01 sec

b. 0.02 sec

c. 0.1 sec

d. 0.2 sec

11. A body executes S.H.M. with an amplitude A. what displacement from the mean position is the
potential energy of the body is one fourth of its total energy

a. A/4

b. A/2

c. 3A/4

d. A/√2

12. For a particle executing SHM along x-axis force is given by

a. -A kx

b. A cos kx

c. A e-kx

d. A kx

13.A second pendulum is mounted in a rocket. Its period of oscillation will decrease when rocket is:

a. Moving up with uniform velocity

b. Moving up with uniform acceleration

c. Moving down with uniform acceleration

d. Moving in a geostationary orbit

14. Two simple pendulums of length 2.5 m and 10 m respectively are given small linear
displacement in one direction at the same time. They will be again in same phase at the earliest
when the pendulum of shorter length has completed oscillations

a. 1

b. 2

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c. 3

d. 5

15. The time period of a simple pendulum is 2 seconds. If its length is increased by 3 times, then its
period becomes

a. 16 s

b. 12 s

c. 8 s

d. 4 s

16. A simple harmonic oscillator has a period T and energy E. The amplitude of the oscillator is
doubled. Choose the correct answer;

a. Period and energy get doubled

b. Period gets doubled while energy remains the same

c. Energy gets the doubled while period remains the same

d. Period remains the same and energy becomes four times

17. A child is sitting on a swing. Its minimum and maximum heights from the ground are 0.75 m and
2 m respectively. Taking g=10m/s2 ,its maximum speed will be

a. 10 m/s

b. 5m/s

c. 8m/s

d. 15m/s

18. When an oscillator completes 100 oscillations its amplitude reduces to1/3 of its initial value.
What will be its amplitude, when it further completes 200 oscillations?

a. 1/9

b. 2/3

c. 1/6

d. 1/27

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19. The spring constant of a spring is K. When it is divided into n equal parts, then what is the spring
constant of one piece?

a. nK

b. K/n

c. k

d. (n+1)K/n

20. A particle doing simple harmonic motion, amplitude = 4 cm, time period = 12 sec. Ratio of
time taken by it in going from its mean position to 2 cm and from 2 cm to extreme position
is

a.1

b. 1/3

c. 1/4

d.1/2

ANSWERS
1. - C

2. - D

3. - C

4. - C

5. - C

6. - B

7. - A

8. - C

9. - D

10 . - B

11. - B

12. - A

13. - B

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14. - B

15. – D

16. - D

17. - B

18. - D

19. - A

20. - D

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