Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM) MCQs

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If amplitude of a simple pendulum is increased by 4 times, the time period will be:
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An organ pipe P1 closed at one end vibrating in its first overtone and another pipe P2 open at both ends vibrating in third overtone are in resonance with a given tuning fork. The ratio of the length of P1 to that of P2 is
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A simple pendulum suspended from the ceiling of a lift has a time period T. When the lift falls freely, the time period of the pendulum will become
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A clock pendulum has a period of 2.00 s. A simple pendulum set up in front of it gains on the clock so that the two vibrate in phase at intervals of 22.0 s. The period of the simple pendulum is
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An oscillating body is at mean position at t = 0. At t = T/4 it will be at
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A body performs simple harmonic motion with a period of 0.063 s. The maximum speed is 3.0 m s^-1. What are the values of the amplitude x₀ (m) and angular frequency ω (rad s^-1)?
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Which of the following expressions is that of a simple harmonic stationary wave?
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A vibratory motion in which acceleration is directly proportional to the displacement from the mean position and is always directed towards the mean position is known as
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Two simple pendulums of the same length but having different masses
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A body of mass 5 g is executing simple harmonic motion about a point O with an amplitude of 10 cm. Its maximum velocity is 100 cm/s. Its velocity will be 50 cm/s at a distance