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SEMISTER-2
Subject : PHYSICS-ENG
Date : 17-Jan-2014
Total Marks :
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SECTION-A (Marks 1) (Extra)

(1)

By stretching the spring by 5 mm, it acquires potential energy = U. From this

position if it is stretched 5 mm more, its potential energy = ..........

U
(d) 4

(a) U
(b) 2U
(c) 4U
(2) Which physical quantity does not change in damping SHM?
(a) Angular frequency

(b) Periodic time

(c) Initial phase

(d) Amplitude
(3) Second pendulum on earth is taken to planet. If mass and radius of planet is double
than mass and radius of the earth, periodic time of pendulum of that planet .. s.
1
(a) 2
(b) 2
(c) 2
(d) 2 2
(4) Ratio of force constant of two springs is 1 : 4. Two bodies of same mass suspended
at the ends of these springs perform SHM. If max. acceleration of two bodies are
same, ratio of their amplitude =
1
1
2
4
(a) 2
(b) 4
(c) 1
(d) 1
(5) A spring is compressed by 2 cm from the equilibrium position. If the restoring
force in the compressed position is 0.2 N, its potential energy = ...........
2
3
5
(a) 2 10 J
(b) 2 10 J
(c) 2 10 J
(6) Angular frequency of damped oscillation is ' = ..
2

(a)

k b

m 2m

(c)

k 2m

m b

5
(d) 4 10 J

(b)

k 2b

m m
2

k b

m 2m

(d)
(7) In simple harmonic motion phase difference between displacement and
acceleration of SHO is . rad.

3
(a) 0
(b) 2
(c)
(d) 2
(8) Maximum velocity of SHO is 100 cm/s and its amplitude is 10 cm, where will be

its velocity = 50 cm/s from the fixed point?

(a) 5 cm
(b) 5 2 cm
(b) 5 3 cm
(d) 10 2 cm
(9) In damping oscillations, it takes 8 min to become its amplitude half from the
original amplitude. How much time does it take to decrease 75% amplitude from the
original amplitude?
(a) 4 min
(b) 12 min
(c) 16 min
(d) 32 min
(10) In SHM if length of simple pendulum is increased by 21%, increase in its
periodic time = ...........
(a) 42%
(b) 10%
(c) 11%
(d) 21%
(11) SHO starts its oscillations from the lower end of its path of motion. Its phase at
the end of 10 oscillations = .........Motion is on the Y-axis and take positive X-axis
as a reference direction.
43
41
rad
rad
(a) 21 rad
(b) 2
(c) 2
(d) 20 rad
(12) Frequency of external periodic force required to produce resonance in second

clock =
(a) 2 Hz
(b) 1 Hz
(c) 2n Hz
(d) 0.5 Hz
(13) If one SHO is at 6 cm and 4 cm away from end points of its path of motion, its
displacement at that time is . cm.

(a) 1 cm

(b) 4 cm

(c) 5 cm
(d) 6 cm
d2 y
+ y = 0,
2
(14) If differential equation of pure SHM is dt
where is constant
periodic time of SHO is .
2
2
(a)
(b) 2
(c)
(d) 2
(15) If SHO takes 2.5 second to reach any one end point from the fixed point, its
1
angular frequency = .. rad s
2
(a) 5

(b) 5

4
(c) 5

5
(d)