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OSCILLATION AND SIMPLE HARMONIC MOTION MCQs

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Question 11. A spring stretches by 0.05 m when a mass of 0.5 kg is hung from it.  A body of mass 1.0 kg is attached to one of its ends, the other end being fixed to the wall.  The body is pulled 0.01 m along a horizontal frictionless surface and released.  What is the total energy of the oscillator.  Assume the string to have negligible mass and take g=10ms2
  1.    0.005 J
  2.    0.05 J
  3.    0.5 J
  4.    5 J
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 0.005 J
:
A
Force acting on spring = mg = 0.5 × 10 = 5N. This force extends the spring by 0.05 m. Therefore, the force constant is
k=50.05=100Nm1
The angular frequency of horizontal oscillations is
ω=km=1001.0rads1
The amplitude is A = 0.01 m. Therefore, total energy is
E=12mA2ω2=12×1.0×(0.01)2×(10)2=0.005J
Hence the correct choice is (a).
Question 12. A ball falls from a height 'h' above the ground, collides and rebounds. The collision is perfectly elastic. Will the motion be
  1.    Periodic
  2.    Oscillatory
  3.    Both (a) & (b)
  4.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Periodic
:
A
Let's analyze the motion
A Ball Falls From A Height 'h' Above The Ground, Collides An...
The path that the falling ball takes is same. The ball starts from A and hits the ground at B then rebounds on the same path AB to reach A and falls again continuing the motion (A - B - A - B - - - -)
Now in the motion from A to B,
u = 0
s = -h ; a = -g
s=ut+12at2
h=12gt2
Time taken to fall t =2hg
Time taken to go back is same t =2hg
Total time = 22hg , which is the "time period for this motion”
for (A - B - A)
since the collision was elastic the ball comes back to same point and falls again.
It follows the same path and takes the same time.
Is the motion repeating itself?
Well what do we mean by "motion repeats itself”
(1) Take a reference point (any point)
(2) Note time period of motion. Let it be 'T'
(3) Note particles position and velocity from the reference point at any time t, (t < T)
(4) Again note particles position and velocity from reference point at time (T + t)
(5) The result for (3) & (4) should be same for a motion to be periodic. Also, the time period of every cycle should be same
The above motion is periodic
Let's check whether it's oscillatory
Oscillatory definition:
Oscillatory Motion:- If the body moves to and fro under the influence of a restoring force then its called oscillatory motion There is no point for stable equilibrium. So no point of restoring force
Question 13. A block performs SHM and its equation is given as x=4+5 sinπ t. Which of these would be its correct representation?
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Periodic
:
B
Equation x=4+5sinπt
Since the phase doesn't' have any phase constant φ so at t = 0 particle was at its mean position. X=4+5sinπ0=4
So x = 4 is particle's mean
x=Asinωt
Coefficient of x is A which is Amplitude Which here is 5 so option (b)
A Block Performs SHM And Its Equation Is Given As X=4+5 sin...
Question 14. A body oscillates simple harmonically with an amplitude of 0.05 m. At a certain instant of time its displacement is 0.01 m and acceleration is 1.0ms1 . What is the period of oscillation?
  1.    0.1 s
  2.    0.2 s 
  3.    π10s
  4.    πss
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> πss
:
D
Displacement x = +0.01 m. Therefore, acceleration a=1.0ms2.
Now a = ω2x
Or -1.0 =ω2×0.01
Which gives, ω=10rads1 . Therefore, T=2πω=π5s.
Hence the correct choice is (d).
Question 15. A particle is in linear simple harmonic motion between two extreme point A and B, 10 cm apart (see fig)
If the direction from A to B is taken as positive direction, what are signs of displacement x, velocity V and acceleration a, when the particle is at A?
A Particle Is In Linear Simple Harmonic Motion Between Two E...
  1.    x = - ve, V = - ve, a = - ve
  2.    x = + ve, V = 0, a = - ve
  3.    x = + ve, V = - ve, a = + ve
  4.    x = - ve, V = 0 , a = + ve
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> x = - ve, V = 0 , a = + ve
:
D
Displacement x = − 5 cm, i.e., x = − ve. Velocity at extreme points is zero. Acceleration is opposite to displacement. The a = +ve.
Hence the correct choice is (d)
Question 16. In Which Of The Cases, The Ball Supposed To Be In Equilibriu...
In which of the cases, the ball supposed to be in Equilibrium, if net force on ball in each case is zero. (Here we are only talking about translation equilibrium, not rotational)
  1.    Mountain
  2.    Plain
  3.    Valley
  4.    All
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> All
:
D
Condition for any object to be in translation equilibrium is that the net force on the object must be zero. Since it is given that at all the positions the ball is at equilibrium as the net force on it is 0.
Question 17. A particle is performing a linear simple harmonic motion. If the acceleration and the corresponding velocity of the particle are a and v respectively, which of the following graphs is correct?
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> All
:
C
If a particle performs SHM with angular frequency 'ω' and amplitude 'A',then its displacement from mean position will be equal to x=Asinωt, if its initial phase is equal to zero.
Velocity will be equal to
v=dxdt=Aωcosωt(1) and acceleration will be α=dvdt=Aω2sin(ωt) (2)
From these equations, cosωt=vAω,sinωt=αAω2
Squaring and adding, v2A2ω2+α2A2ω4=1
If v is taken on the y-axis and α on the x-axis, then it will be an ellipse
Question 18. Figure shows three identical springs A, B, C.  when a 4 kg weight is hung on A, it descends by 1 cm.  When a 6kg weight is hung on C, it will descend by
Figure Shows Three Identical Springs A, B, C.  When A 4 Kg ...
  1.    1.5 cm
  2.    3.0 cm
  3.    4.5 cm
  4.    6.0 cm
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 3.0 cm
:
B
Let k be the force constant of each spring. The force F needed to extend the spring A by an amount x is
F=kxorx=Fk
In Fig, the springs are connected in series. Therefore, the force constant k’ of the combination is given by
1k=1k+1k
Or k' = k2
If a force F’ is applied, the combination will extend by
x=Fk
Thus xx=FF.kk= 64×kk/2=3
Or x' = 3x = 3×1cm=3cm
Hence the correct choice is (b).
Question 19. A person goes to bed at sharp 10.00 pm every day. Is it an example of periodic motion?
  1.    True
  2.    False
  3.    Case III is Periodic
  4.    All cases are periodic
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> False
:
B
Here, the person is going to bed sharp at 10:00.
But what about his motion, if we take his bed as thereference he might take different paths every day. Someday he might follow.
(1) Bed - Bathroom - Bus stop - Office - Bus stop - Bed
(2) Bed - Bathroom - Cab - Office - Restaurant - Bed
So every day the path might be different, even if the path is same the velocity might be different (at the same time on different days)
Example: He might go to hisoffice every day but thespeed of abike and a car and a bus will be different.
Clearly, the motion is not periodic.
Question 20. A spring with no mass attached to it hangs from a rigid support.  A mass m is now hung on the lower end to the spring.  The mass is supported on a platform so that the spring remains relaxed.  The supporting platformis then suddenly removed and the mass begins to oscillate.  The lowest position of the mass during the oscillation is 5 cm below the place where it was resting on the platform.  What is the angular frequency of oscillation? Take g = 10 ms2
  1.    10rads−1
  2.    20rads−1
  3.    30rads−1
  4.    40rads−1
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 20rads−1
:
B
It is clear that the separation between the two extreme positions of the oscillatingmass is 5 cm. Therefore, the equilibrium position 0 is 2.5 cm below the supporting platform. Inother words, force mg produces an extension y = 2.5 cm in the spring. If k is the force constantof the spring we have
m g=k y
or km=gy=1000cms22.5cm=400s1
The angular frequency ωof oscillation is
ω=km=400=20rads1

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