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Varun JEE Advanced (2025)

KPP-26 Simple Harmonic Motion Time limit 80 minutes
Single Correct Answer Type:
1. A block of mass M is kept in gravity free space
and touches the two springs as shown in the (1)
figure. Initially springs are in their natural lengths.
Now, the block is shifted ( 0 /2) from the given
position in such a way that it compresses a spring
and is released. The time-period of oscillation of
mass will be: (2)

(3)
 M
(1)
2 K
m
(2) 2
5K
3 M
(3) (4)
2 K
M
(4) 
2K
3. A wire frame in the shape of an equilateral
2. In the figure is shown a spring-mass system
triangle is hinged at one vertex so that it can swing
oscillating in uniform gravity. If we neglect all
dissipative forces, it will keep on oscillating freely in a vertical plane, with the plane of the 
endlessly with constant amplitude and frequency. always remaining vertical. The side of the frame is
Accompanying graph shows how displacement x
of the block from the equilibrium position varies 1 / 3 m. The time period in seconds of small
with time t. Now at a certain instant t = t0 when oscillations of the frame will be:
the block reaches its lowest position, gravity is
switched off by some unknown mechanism.

(1)
Which of the following graphs would correctly 2
describes the changes taking place due to (2)  2
switching off the gravity?

(3)
6

(4)
5
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4. Two bodies of mass m and 2m connected by an 7. Consider a spring that exerts the following
unextended spring of spring constant k are restoring force
allowed to fall simultaneously in a uniform
F = – kx for x > 0
gravitational field g. The extension x in the spring
when the bodies A and B are falling: F = – 4kx for x < 0
A mass m on a frictionless surface is attached to
the spring displaced to x = A by stretching the
spring and released:
3 m
(1) The period of motion will be T = 
(1) varies with time as x = A sin (t + ) 2 k
2 mg (2) the most negative value the mass m can reach
(2) is constant and has the value
k
A
(3) is zero will be x = −
2
(4) increases linearly with time
(3) The time taken to move from x = A to
Multiple Correct Answer Type: A
5. Figure shows the potential-energy diagram and the x=− , straight away will be equal to
2
total energy line of a particle oscillating on a
spring. 5 m
8 k
(4) The total energy of oscillations will be
5 2
kA
2

8. The uniform solid cylinder rolls without slipping

in the system shown. If the maximum
compression in spring is 15 cm, the possible
(1) the amplitude of oscillation of particle is
6 cm. friction force acting on the cylinder during its
(2) the spring constant is 4.44 kN/m. motion is:
(3) the mass of particle is 1 kg.
(4) the maximum kinetic energy of particle is at
x = 20 cm.

6. A body is performing S.H.M., then its

(1) average total energy of SHM per cycle is
equal to its maximum kinetic energy.
(2) average kinetic energy per cycle is equal to
(1) 4 N
half of its maximum kinetic energy.
(3) mean velocity over a complete cycle is equal (2) 10 N
to 2/ times of its maximum velocity. (3) 12 N
(4) root mean square velocity is 1/ 2 times of (4) 15 N
its maximum velocity
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9. A ring of mass m, radius r can oscillate in a 12. A cart consists of a body and four wheels on
vertical plane about is top most point 'O' as frictionless axles. The body has a mass m. The
shown. Axis is normal to the plane of ring.
wheels are uniform disks of mass M and radius R.
Maximum speed of lowest point 'P' of ring is v.
The cart rolls, without slipping, back and forth on
a horizontal plane under the influence of a spring
attached to one end of the cart (figure). The spring
constant is k. Taking into account the moment of
inertia of the wheels, find a formula for the
(1) Time period of SHM for small amplitudes is
frequency of the back and forth motion of the cart.
2r
2
g
(2) Acceleration of centre of mass of ring at
lowest position is zero.
(3) Hinge force when centre of mass is at lowest
mv2
point is
4r 13. A physical pendulum has the shape of a disk of
mv2 radius R. The pendulum swings about an axis
(4) Mechanical energy of oscillation is
4 perpendicular to the plane of the disk and at
(when potential energy at mean position is distance  from the center of the disk.
taken as zero.) (a) Show that the frequency of the oscillations of
g
Numerical Grid Type: this pendulum is  =
1 2 2
10. Two point masses m1 and m2 are fixed to a light R +
2
rod hinged at one end. The masses are at distances
(b) For what value of  is this frequency at a
1 and 2 respectively from the hinge. Find the
maximum?
time period of oscillation (small amplitude) of this
system in seconds if m1 = 2 m2 , 1 = 15 cm, 14. A disc of mass m is connected to an ideal spring
2 = 30 cm . Fill the answer of x if time period is of force constant 'k'. If disc is released from rest,
 then what is maximum friction force on disc (in
x   seconds. N). Assuming friction is sufficient for pure rolling
 10 

15. A particle of mass 5 × 10–5 kg is placed at the

11. A small body of mass m is fixed to the middle of a lowest point of a smooth parabola having the
stretched string of length 2. In the equilibrium equation 20x2 = y (x,y in m). Here y is the vertical
position the string tension is equal to T0. Find the height. If it is displaced slightly and it moves such
angular frequency of small oscillations of the that it is constrained to move along the parabola,
body in the transverse direction. The mass of the
string is negligible, the gravitational field is the angular frequency of oscillation will be, (in
absent. rad/s). If your answer is N fill value N/4.
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16. Mass m is suspended by ideal massless springs in 18. Two identical balls A and B each of mass 0.1 kg
two different ways, indicated by (a) and (b) in the are attached to two identical massless springs. The
figure. The mass is displaced upwards by a small spring mass system is constrained to move inside
amount from equilibrium position and is then a rigid smooth pipe in the form of a circle as in
released resulting in a SHM of the mass in the fig. The pipe is fixed in a horizontal plane. The
vertical direction. We denote the oscillation centres of the ball can move in a circle of radius
frequencies associated with the two cases (a) and 0.06 m. Each spring has a natural length 0.06 m
fa and force constant 0.1 N/m. Initially both the balls
(b) by fa and fb respectively. Find . Given k2 =
fb are displaced by an angle of  = /6 radian with
2k1. respect to diameter PQ of the circle and released
from rest
(a) Calculate the frequency of oscillation of the
ball B.
(b) What is the total energy of the system.
(c) Find the speed of the ball A when A and B
are at the two ends of the diameter PQ.

17. One end of an ideal spring is fixed to a wall at

origin O and the axis of spring is parallel to
x-axis. A block of mass m = 1 kg is attached to
19. A uniform rod of mass m = 1.5 kg suspended by
free end of the spring and it is performing SHM.
two identical threads  = 90 cm in length was
Equation of position of block in coordinate system
turned through a small angle about the vertical
shown is x = 10 + 3sin10t, t is in second and x in
axis passing through its middle point C. The
cm. Another block of mass M = 3 kg, moving
threads deviated in the process through an angle
towards the origin with velocity 30 cm/s collides
 = 5.0°. Then the rod was released to start
with the block performing SHM at t = 0 and gets
performing small oscillations. Find:
struck to it, calculate:
(a) the oscillation period;
(i) new amplitude of oscillations.
(b) the rod's oscillation energy.
(ii) new equation for position of the combined
body.
(iii) loss of energy during collision. Neglect
friction.
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20. A solid uniform cylinder of mass m performs Matrix Match Type:

small oscillations due to the action of two springs 23. In the following four situations, mass M of 1kg is
kept in equilibrium. k = 100 N/m in all cases.
combined stiffness equal to k (figure). The period What speed can be given to mass M vertically so
of these oscillations in the absence of sliding is that inextensible string S does not become slack in
subsequent motion. Consider that pulley is ideal
xm and string is massless:
T= . Then find x:
2k Column-I Column-II
A. (the block is attached to P. 1 ms–1
spring by an inextensible
thread)

Paragraph for Question no. 21 and 22: Two identical

blocks P and Q have mass m each. They are
B. Q. 0.5 ms–1
attached to two identical springs initially
unstretched. Now the left spring (along with P) is
compressed by A/2 and the right spring (along
with Q) is compressed by A. Both the blocks are
released simultaneously. They collide perfectly C. (block is attached to the R. 0.25 ms–1
spring)
inelastically. Initially time period of both the
block was T.

D. S. 2 ms–1

21. The time period of oscillation of combined mass

is:
T
(1)
2 24. A solid disk of mass M and radius R is affixed to a
vertical shaft. The shaft is attached to a coil spring
(2) 2T
which exerts a restoring torque on it. This torque
(3) T has magnitude C. where  is the angle measured
T from the static equilibrium position and C is a
(4) constant. In the following, you should neglect the
2
mass of the shaft and spring and assume that there
is no damping.
22. The amplitude of combined mass is:
(1) A/4
(2) A/2
(3) 2A/3
(4) 3A/4
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Suppose the disk is moving with 25.

(t) = a sin (a t ) where a is the angular Column-I Column-II
A. A bob B hanging from a P. The acceleration of
frequency and a is the angular amplitude for the light string A of length 3 m centre of mass of
angular harmonic motion. (t) is the angular is projected to left with a B at some time can
be equal to g.
displacement from mean position at time t. At speed of 10 m/s.
time t = 0, disc was in equilibrium position. At
time t =  / a ' a thin ring of sticky putty of the
same mass M and radius R is dropped
concentrically and in the plane of the disk. Now
the new angular frequency of oscillation is b and B. The light platform with Q. The force exerted
new angular amplitude is b. If instead of above block B is pushed down by by A on B can be
a distance 2x0 below mean zero at some point.
described ring of stick putty, a sticky disc of mass
2 M and radius R is placed concentrically on the position & released. [x0 is
compression in mean
3
original disc at time t = , the new angular position]
4a
frequency of oscillation is c and the new
amplitude of the oscillation is c.

C. A spherical solid ball B is R. the speed of the

released on a perfectly body B varies
rough spherical surface A sinusoidally with
time when force
 
 = 3 
exerted by A on B
as shown
is not zero.

D. Block B is released on a S. The motion of B is

smooth track A as shown. oscillatory.
Codes:
PQ RS
(1) 3 2 1 4
(2) 1 3 2 4
(3) 2 1 4 3 T. The motion of B is
(4) 1 2 4 3 periodic.

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