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magnitude of the acceleration of A and B, immediately
1. When two waves of almost equal frequency n 1 and n2 are after the string is cut, are respectively –
produced simultaneously, then the time interval between (a) g, g/2 (b) g/2, g (c) g, g (d) g/2, g/2
successive maxima is – 9. A mass of 2.0 kg is put on a flat pan attached to a vertical
1 1 1 1 1 1 spring fixed on the ground as shown in figure.
(a) (b) (c ) (d) The mass of the spring and the pan is
n1 n 2 n1 n 2 n1 n 2 n1 n 2
negligible. When pressed slightly and released
2. A transverse wave is represented by the equation y = y 0 sin
the mass executes a simple harmonic motion.
2 The spring constant is 200 Nm -1. What should
(t x) . For what value of is max. particle
be the minimum amplitude of motion so that
velocity equal to two times the wave velocity? the mass gets detached from the pan? (Take g
y 0 y0 = 10 ms-2) –
(a) = 2 y0 (b) = (c ) (d) = (a) 10.0 cm (b) 8.0 cm (c) 6.0 cm
3 2
(d) Any value less than 10.0 cm
y0
10. In damped oscillations, the amplitude of oscillations is
3. If n1, n2 and n3 are the fundamental frequencies of three
reduced to one – third of its initial value a0 at the end of
segments into which a string is divided, then the original
100 oscillations. When the oscillator completes 200
fundamental frequency n of the string is given by –
oscillations, its amplitude must be –
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
(a) n n n n (b) (a) a0/2 (b) a0/6 (c) a0/12 (d) a0/4 (e0 a0/9
1 2 3 n n1 n2 n3 11. A sound absorber attenuates the sound level by 20 dB. The
(c) n n1 n2 n3 (d) n = n1 + n2 + n3z intensity decreases by a factor of –
(a) 100 (b) 1000(c) 10000 (d) 10
4. The ends of a stretched wire of length L are fixed at x = 0
12. A block of weight W
and x = L. In one experiment, the displacement of the wire
produces an extension of 9
x cm when it is hung by an
is y1 = a sin sin t and energy is E1, and in the
L elastic spring of length 60
2 x cm and is in equilibrium.
other experiment, its displacement is y2 = A sin The spring is cut into two
L
parts, one of length 40 cm
sin 2 t and energy is E2. Then – and the other of length 20
(a) E2 = E1 (b0 E2 = 2 E1 (c) E2 = 4 E1 (d) E2 = 16 E1 cm. The same load W
5. Two pulses in a stretched string, whose centres are initially hangs in equilibrium
8 cm apart, are moving towards each other as shown in supported by both parts as shown in figure. The extension
figure. The speed of each pulse is 2 cm/s. After 2 second, in cm now is –
the total energy of the pulses will be – (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 6 (d) 9
13. A pendulum suspended from the roof of an elevator at rest
has a time period T1, when the elevator moves up with an
acceleration a its time period becomes T2, when the
elevator moves down with an acceleration a, its time
8 cm period becomes T3, then –
(a) zero (b) purely kinetic (c) purely potential T T
(d) partly kinetic and partly potential (a) T1 = 2 3 (b) T1 T2T3
6. A particle executes linear simple harmonic motion with an 2
amplitude of 2 cm. When the particle is at 1 cm from the T2T3 2T2T3
mean position, the magnitude of its velocity is equal to that (c) T1 (d ) T1
T22 T32 T22 T32
of its acceleration. Then its time period in seconds is –
14. Two springs, of spring constant k 1 and k2, have equal
1 2 3
(a) (b) 2 3 (c ) (d ) highest velocities, when executing SHM. Then, the ratio of
2 3 3 2
their amplitudes (given their masses are in the ratio 1 : 2)
7. An open pipe is in resonance in 2 nd harmonic with will be –
frequency f1. Now one end of the tube is closed and (a) 2 k1/ k2 (b) k2/k1 (c) 2k1 / k 2 ( d ) k 2 / 2k1
frequency is increased to f2 such that the resonance again
occurs in nth harmonic. Choose the correct option. 15. A mass m falls on spring of spring constant k and
negligible mass from a height h. Assuming it
3 5
(a) n = 3, f2 = f1 (b) n 3, f 2 f1 sticks to the pan and executes simple harmonic
4 4 motion, the maximum height upto which the
5 3 pan will rise is –
(c) n = 5, f 2 f1 (d ) n 5, f 2 f1
4 4 mg kh mg 2kh
8. Two blocks A and B of masses 2m and m, (a) 1 (b) 1 1
k mg k mg
respectively are connected by a massless and
inextensible string. The whole system is mg 2kh mg kh
suspended by a massless spring as shown in figure. The (c) 1 1 (d ) 1 1
k mg k mg
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16. The x – t graph of a particle undergoing (c) Non simple harmonic motion
simple harmonic motion is shown in (d) Simple harmonic motion of frequency /2
figure. The acceleration of the particle at 25. The equation of a wave on a string of linear mass density
4 0.04 kg m-1 is given by
t= s is –
3 t x
y 0.02(m) sin 2 . The
0.04( s ) 0.50(m)
3 2 2 2
(a) cm / s 2 (b) cm / s 2 (c) cm / s 2 tension in the string is –
32 32 32 (a) 12.5 N (b) 0.5 N (c) 6.25 N (d) 4.0 N
3 2 26. A particle of mass m is attached to three
(d) cm / s 2 identical springs of spring constant k as
32
17. A uniform rod of length L and mass M is pivoted at the shown in figure. The time period of
centre. Its two ends are attached to two vertical oscillation of the particle is –
springs of equal spring constant k. The m m
(a) 2 (c ) 2
springs are fixed to rigid supports as k 2k
shown in figure, and the rod is free to
m m
oscillate in the horizontal plane. The rod (c) 2 (d )
3k k
is gently pushed through a small angle
in one direction and released. The Multiple choice questions
frequency of oscillation is – (With One or More than One Correct Answers)
(a) 27. A particle at the end of a spring executes simple harmonic
motion with a period t1, while the corresponding period for
1 2k 1 k 1 6k 1 24k
(b) (c ) (d ) another spring is t2. If the period of oscillation with the two
2 M 2 M 2 M 2 M springs in series is T, then –
18. The mass M shown in the (a) T = t1 + t2 (b) T2 =
figure, oscillates in simple
t12 t 22 (c) T 1 t111 t 21
harmonic motion with
amplitude A. The amplitude (d) T 2 t12 t 22
of point P is – 28. A linear harmonic oscillator of force constant 2 × 10 6 N/m
k1 A k A k A k A and amplitude 0.01 m has a total mechanical energy of 160
(a) (b) 2 (c ) 1 (d ) 2 J. Its –
k2 k1 k1 k 2 k1 k 2
(a) maximum potential energy is 100 J
19. Each of the two strings of length 51.6 cm and 49.1 cm are (b) maximum K.E. is 100 J
tensioned separately by 20 N force. Mass per unit length of (c) maximum P.E. is 160 J
both the strings is same and equal to 1 g/m. When both the (d) maximum P.E. is zero
strings vibrate simultaneously, the number of beats is – 29. Two pendulums X and Y of time periods 4s and 4.2 s are
(a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 3 (d) 5 made to vibrate simultaneously. They are initially in phase.
20. The driver of a car travelling with speed 30 m/s towards a After how many vibrations of X, they will be in the same
hill sounds a horn of frequency 600 Hz. If the velocity of phase again -
sound in air is 330 m/s, the frequency of reflected sound as (a) 30 (b) 25 (c) 21 (d) 26
heard by driver is – 30. Two springs are
(a) 555.5 Hz (b) 720 Hz (c) 500 Hz connected to a block
(d) 550 Hz of mass M placed
t x on a frictionless
21. y = 3 sin represents an equation of a surface as shown in figure. If both the springs have a
2 4
progressive wave, where t is in second and x is in metre. spring constant k, the frequency of oscillation of the block
The distance travelled by the wave in 5 seconds is – is –
(a) 8 m (b) 10m (c) 5 m (d) 32 m (a)
22. Two simple harmonic motions are represented by 1 k 1 k 1 2k 1 M
(b) (c ) (d )
y1 = 5 (sin 2 t + 3 cos 2 t); 2 M 2 2 M 2 M 2 k
y2 = 5 sin (2 t + /4) 31. A particle executes simple harmonic motion with an angular
The ratio of the amplitude of two SHMs is – velocity of 3.5 rad/s and maximum acceleration 7.5 m/s 2. The
(a) 1 : 1 (b) 1 : 2 (c) 2 : 1 (d) 1 : 3 amplitude of oscillation will be -
(a) 0.53 cm (b) 0.28m (c) 0.61m (d) 0.36m
23. Two simple harmonic motions are represented by y1 = 4
32. The resultant spring constant of the
sin (4 t + /2) and y2 = 3 cos (4t). The resultant
system of springs shown here in figure is
amplitude is –
–
(a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 5 (d) 2 + 3 (e) 2 - 3
k1 k 2 (k1 k 2 )k 3
24. The displacement of a particle along the x-axis is given by (a) (b )
x = a sin2 t. The motion of the particle corresponds to – k1 k 2 k 3 k1 k 2 k 3
(a) Simple harmonic motion of frequency /
(b) Simple harmonic motion of frequency 3 /2
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k1k 2 k3 k1 k 2 c. kinetic energy is maximum, potential energy is
(c ) (d) minimum
k1 k 2 k 3 2(k1 k 2 k 3 )
d. both kinetic and potential energies are minimum
33. Two SHM are represented by the equations y 1 = 0.1 sin (100 t + 44. If a spring has time period T, and is cut into n equal parts, then
/3) and y2 = 0.1 cos 100 t the phase difference of velocity of the time period of each part will be –
particle 2 with the respect to the velocity of particle 1 is – T
(a) - /3 (b) /6 (c) - /6 (d) /3 (a) T n (b) (c) nT (d) T
n
34. A body is executing SHM when it is displacement from the mean 45. The period of oscillation of simple pendulum of length L
position are 4 cm and 5 cm it has velocity 10 cms -1 respectively. suspended from the roof of the vehicle which moves without
Its periodic time t –
friction, down an inclined plane of inclination , is given by –
2
(a) sec ond (b) sec ond L L L
2 (a) 2 (b) 2 (c) 2
g cos g sin g
3
(c) (c ) sec ond (d) 2 second L
2 (d) 2
35. The value of g decrease by 0.1% on a mountain as compared to g tan
sea level. The record properly time here mean of a simple
pendulum its length must be –
(a) increased by 0.1% (b) decreased by 0.1%
(c) increased by 0.2% (d) decreased by 0.2%
Directions (Q. 36 to 38): A particle is executing SHM on a straight
line. A and B are two points at which its velocity is zero. The particle is
crossing a certain point X (AX < XB) at successive intervals of 1.2 s
and 3.6 s with a speed of 4 ms-1.
36. Determine the amplitude of oscillation –
9 .6 2 4 2
(a) 9.6 m (b) m (c ) m
3
(d) 4 m
37. The maximum speed of the particle is –
(a) 4 2 ms-1 (b) 4 ms-1
8 2 2
(c) ms 1 (d) ms 1
14.4 0.6
AX
38. The ratio is –
XB
2 2 1 3 2
(a) (b) (c )
2 1 2 1 3 2
(d) Information insufficient
39. The maximum velocity of particle, executing simple harmonic
motion with an amplitude 7 mm, is 4.4 ms -1. The period of
oscillation is –
(a) 0.01 s (b) 10 s (c) 0.1 s (d) 100 s
40. Two simple harmonic motions are represented by the equations
y1 = 0.1 sin 100 t and y2 = 0.1 cos t. the phase
3
difference of the velocity of particle 1, with respect to the velocity
of particle 2 is –
(a) (b) (c ) (d )
6 3 3 6
41. The total energy of a particle, executing simple harmonic motion
is –
(a) x (b) x2 (c) independent of x (d) x1/2
Where x is the displacement from the mean position.
42. The length of a simple pendulum executing simple harmonic
motion is increased by 21%. The percentage increase in the
period of the pendulum of increased length is –
(a) 11% (b) 21% (c) 42 % (d) 10.5%
43. In a simple harmonic oscillator, at the mean position –
a. kinetic energy is minimum, potential energy is
maximum
b. both kinetic and potential energies are maximum
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Answer Key (Oscillations and waves JEE- 2012
1 A 6 C 11 A 16 D 21 B 26 B 31 36 41
2 D 7 C 12 A 17 C 22 C 27 B 32 37 42
3 A 8 B 13 D 18 D 23 A 28 C 33 38 43
4 C 9 A 14 D 19 A 24 C 29 C 34 39 44
5 B 10 E 15 C 20 B 25 C 30 B 35 40 45
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