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Oscillations practice · Medium
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A simple pendulum executing S.H.M. about with period and amplitude . Its speed when at a distance is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because the speed of a particle in SHM at a distance y from the mean position is given by , where .
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A man measures the period of a simple pendulum inside a stationary lift and finds it to be second. If the lift accelerates upwards with an acceleration g/4, then the period of pendulum will be
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because the time period decreases when the lift accelerates upwards.
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A particle free to move along the -axis has potential energy given as Where k is a positive constant of appropriate dimensions. Then
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Correct option: D
At , the motion of the particle is simple harmonic
Option D (At , the motion of the particle is simple harmonic) is correct because the potential energy is minimum at , and the force is proportional to displacement near the origin.
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On being displaced, a liquid contained in a -tube executes:
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Correct option: C
Oscillatory motion
Option C is correct. When displaced, the liquid in a U-tube oscillates due to gravity, exhibiting oscillatory motion.
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Statement-1: When a girl sitting on a swing stands up, the periodic time of the swing will increase.
Statement-2: In standing position of a girl, the length of the swing will decrease.
Statement-2: In standing position of a girl, the length of the swing will decrease.
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Correct option: D
Statement-1 is false, Statement-2 is true
Statement-1 is false, Statement-2 is true because when a girl stands up on a swing, the effective length decreases, leading to a decrease in the periodic time.
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If the time period of a 2m long simple pendulum is 2s, the acceleration due to gravity at the place, where pendulum is executing SHM is
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because the acceleration due to gravity is calculated using the formula .
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Assertion: A harmonic oscillator has two degrees of freedom.
Reason: It has both kinetic energy and potential energy.
Reason: It has both kinetic energy and potential energy.
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Correct option: A
If both Assertion & Reason are True & the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion
Option A is correct because a harmonic oscillator's motion is described by both its kinetic and potential energies, representing its two degrees of freedom.
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A spring of spring constant is stretched by from its outstretched position. Then the work required to stretch it further by is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because the work required is the difference in potential energy stored in the spring at the two different extensions.
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Assertion: Path of a particle in SHM is always a straight line.
Reason: All straight line motions are not simple harmonic.
Reason: All straight line motions are not simple harmonic.
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Correct option: D
If Assertion is false but the Reason is true
Option D (If Assertion is false but the Reason is true) is correct because the path of a particle in SHM is not always a straight line (e.g., angular SHM), but all straight-line motions are not simple harmonic.
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A mass attached to a spring oscillates with a time period . If the mass is increased by , then period increases by . Its initial mass is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it is derived from the relationship between time period and mass in simple harmonic motion.
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A mass is suspended from a light spring. An additional mass is added and displaces the spring further by a distance . Now the combined mass will oscillate on the spring with period
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it is derived from the formula for the period of oscillation of a spring-mass system, considering the additional mass and displacement.
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A simple pendulum suspended from the roof of a lift oscillates with frequency when the lift is at rest. If the lift falls freely under gravity, its frequency of oscillation becomes:-
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Correct option: A
zero
Option A (zero) is correct because when the lift falls freely under gravity, the effective acceleration due to gravity becomes zero, causing the pendulum to stop oscillating.
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When the amplitude of a body executing SHM become twice what happens?
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Correct option: D
Maximum velocity is doubled
Option D (Maximum velocity is doubled) is correct because the maximum velocity in SHM is directly proportional to the amplitude.
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Assertion: The energy of the system is dissipated continuously in damped oscillations.
Reason: The oscillations remain approximately periodic for small damping.
Reason: The oscillations remain approximately periodic for small damping.
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Correct option: B
If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion
Option B is correct because while both statements are true, the reason does not explain the assertion. Damped oscillations lose energy due to damping forces, and they remain approximately periodic for small damping, but the latter doesn't explain the former.
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In SHM, potential energy of a particle at mean position is and kinetic energy is , then
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Correct option: B
total potential energy at is
The correct answer is that the total potential energy at is because it correctly applies the potential energy formula for SHM.
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A simple pendulum of length and having a bob of mass is suspended in a car. moving on a circular track of radius with uniform speed If the pendulum makes small oscillation in a radial direction about its equilibrium position, then its time period can be given by The value of is
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Correct option: C
101
Option C (101) is correct because the time period of the pendulum is affected by the centripetal acceleration of the car, and the effective acceleration is used to calculate the time period.
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Consider one dimensional motion of a particle of mass . It has potential energy , where ' ' and ' ' are positive constants. At origin it has initial velocity . It performs simple harmonic oscillations. The frequency of the simple harmonic motion depends on
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Correct option: A
and alone
Option A ( and alone) is correct because the frequency of SHM is derived from the potential energy function and depends only on the constant and the mass .
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How does the time period of pendulum vary with length
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because the time period of a simple pendulum is directly proportional to the square root of its length.
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The maximum height of a simple pendulum with respect to the equilibrium position is and the maximum velocity of the bob of pendulum is . Then
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because it is derived from the conservation of energy, equating the change in kinetic energy to the change in potential energy.
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In a SHM, when the displacement is one half
the amplitude, what fraction of the total energy
is kinetic?
the amplitude, what fraction of the total energy
is kinetic?
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because the kinetic energy is 3/4 of the total energy when the displacement is half the amplitude in SHM.
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A simple harmonic oscillation is represented by the equation where and are in metre and second respectively. The value of time period is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because the time period is calculated from the angular frequency in the given equation.
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The kinetic energy of a particle executing S.H.M. is 16 J when it is in its mean position. If the amplitude of oscillations is 25 and the mass of the particle is 5.12 kg, the time period of its oscillation is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it's calculated using the maximum kinetic energy, amplitude, and mass to find the angular frequency and then the time period.
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For a simple pendulum, the graph between and (where is the time period and is the length) is
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Correct option: A
straight line passing through origin
Option A (straight line passing through origin) is correct because the square of the time period () is directly proportional to the length () of the pendulum, resulting in a linear relationship that passes through the origin.
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If and denote the average kinetic and the average potential energies respectively of mass describing a simple harmonic motion, over one period, then the correct relation is
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Correct option: A
Option A is correct because in Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM), the average kinetic energy and average potential energy over one period are equal.
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The displacement of an elastic wave is given by the function where ‘y’ is in cm and ‘t’ is in second. Then the resultant amplitude in
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Correct option: D
5
Option D (5) is correct because the resultant amplitude is found using the formula for the superposition of two waves with a phase difference of 90 degrees.
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A linear oscillator of unit mass of force constant and amplitude has a total mechanical energy of
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Correct option: A
Option B (6 m) is correct because the length of the rod is calculated from the radius of gyration formula.
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A particle hanging from a spring stretches it by at earth's surface. Radius of earth is . At a place 800 above the earth's surface, the same particle will stretch the spring by:
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Correct option: D
0.79 cm
Option D (0.79 cm) is correct because it is calculated by considering the variation of gravitational force with distance from the Earth's center.
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Motion of a ball bearing inside a smooth curved bowl, when released from a point slightly above the lower point is
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Correct option: A
Simple harmonic motion
Option A (Simple harmonic motion) is correct because the ball bearing's motion approximates SHM when released slightly above the lowest point in a smooth curved bowl.
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The total energy of particle performing SHM depend on
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because the total energy of a particle in SHM depends on the spring constant (), amplitude (), and mass ().
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A particle is executing S.H.M with time period and amplitude . The graphical plot of velocity versus displacement of the particle
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Correct option: C
May be a circle
Option C (May be a circle) is correct because the v-x plot for SHM can be an ellipse, and a circle is a special case of an ellipse when the angular frequency is 1.
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