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JEE Main PhysicsWaves & Oscillations previous year questions with solutions.

All Waves & Oscillations Questions (340)

A simple pendulum is placed at a place where its distance from the earth's surface is equal to the radius of the earth. If the length of the string is $4m$, then the time period of small oscillations will be _________$s$. $[$take $g={\pi }^{2}m{s}^{-2}$]

2024
medium
integer

A tuning fork resonates with a sonometer wire of length $1m$ stretched with a tension of $6N.$ When the tension in the wire is changed to $54N,$ the same tuning fork produces $12$ beats per second with it. The frequency of the tuning fork is _______ $\mathrm{Hz}.$

2024
medium
integer

The displacement of a particle executing SHM is given by $x=10 \sin \left(w t+\frac{\pi}{3}\right) m$. The time period of motion is $3.14 \mathrm{~s}$. The velocity of the particle at $t=0$ is ______$\mathrm{m} / \mathrm{s}$.

2024
easy
integer

A rectangular block of mass $5\mathrm{kg}$ attached to a horizontal spiral spring executes simple harmonic motion of amplitude $1m$ and time period $3.14s$. The maximum force exerted by spring on block is ___ $N$.

2023
medium
integer

A particle executes simple harmonic motion between $x=–A\text{and}x=+A$. If time taken by particle to go from $x=0$ to $\frac{A}{2}$ is $2s$; then time taken by particle in going from $x=\frac{A}{2}$ to $A$ is:

2023
medium
mcq

A mass $m$ attached to free end of a spring executes SHM with a period of $1s$. If the mass is increased by $3\mathrm{kg}$ the period of oscillation increases by one second, the value of mass $m$ is ________ $\mathrm{kg}$.

2023
easy
integer

A steel wire with mass per unit length $7.0\times {10}^{–3}\mathrm{kg}{m}^{–1}$ is under tension of $70N$. The speed of transverse waves in the wire will be:

2023
easy
mcq

The maximum potential energy of a block executing simple harmonic motion is $25J$. A is amplitude of oscillation. At $\frac{A}{2}$, the kinetic energy of the block is

2023
medium
mcq

At a given point of time the value of displacement of a simple harmonic oscillator is given as $y=A\mathrm{cos}(30^{\circ}).$ If amplitude is $40\mathrm{cm}$ and kinetic energy at that time is $200J,$ the value of force constant $1.0\times {10}^{x}N{m}^{–1}$. The value of $x$ is _____.

2023
hard
integer

The ratio of speed of sound in hydrogen gas to the speed of sound in oxygen gas at the same temperature is:

2023
easy
mcq

The distance between two consecutive points with phase difference of $60^{\circ}$ in a wave of frequency $500\mathrm{Hz}$ is $6.0m$. The velocity with which wave is travelling is ______ $\mathrm{km}{s}^{-1}$.

2023
easy
integer

A particle executes SHM of amplitude$A$. The distance from the mean position when its kinetic energy becomes equal to its potential energy is:

2023
hard
mcq

A particle is executing simple harmonic motion (SHM). The ratio of potential energy and kinetic energy of the particle when its displacement is half of its amplitude will be

2023
hard
mcq

Match List I with List II <table class="pyq-table"><tbody><tr><td></td><td>List I</td><td></td><td>List II</td></tr><tr><td>A</td><td>Troposphere</td><td>I</td><td>Approximate $65-75\mathrm{km}$ over Earth’s surface</td></tr><tr><td>B</td><td>E-Part of Stratosphere</td><td>II</td><td>Approximate $300\mathrm{km}$ over Earth’s surface</td></tr><tr><td>C</td><td>${F}_{2}$-Part of Thermosphere</td><td>III</td><td>Approximate $10\mathrm{km}$ over Earth’s surface</td></tr><tr><td>D</td><td>D-Part of Stratosphere</td><td>IV</td><td>Approximate $100\mathrm{km}$ over Earth’s surface</td></tr></tbody></table>Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

2023
easy
mcq

Choose the correct length $(L)$ versus square of time period $({T}_{2})$ ) graph for a simple pendulum executing simple harmonic motion.

2023
easy
mcq

Two tuning forks A and B produce 4 beats per second. Fork A has frequency 256 Hz. When B is loaded with wax, beats become 6 per second. The frequency of B is:

2023
medium
mcq

An organ pipe $40\mathrm{cm}$ long is open at both ends. The speed of sound in air is $360m{s}^{-1}$. The frequency of the second harmonic is _$________\mathrm{Hz}.$

2023
medium
integer

A guitar string of length $90\mathrm{cm}$ vibrates with a fundamental frequency of $120\mathrm{Hz}$. The length of the string producing a fundamental of $180\mathrm{Hz}$ will be _____ $\mathrm{cm}$

2023
medium
integer

A transverse harmonic wave on a string is given by $y(x,t)=5\mathrm{sin}(6t+0.003x)$ where $x$ and $y$ are in $\mathrm{cm}$ and $t$ in $\mathrm{sec}$. The wave velocity is _________ $m{s}^{-1}$.

2023
easy
integer

In the figure given below. a block of mass $M=490g$ placed on a frictionless table is connected with two springs having same spring constant ($K=2N{m}^{-1}$). If the block is horizontally displaced through $X$ $m$ then the number of complete oscillations it will make in $14\pi$ seconds will be ______. ![JEE Main 2023 Physics, Oscillations — question figure](https://prepforbharat.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/exam/615f0e999476412f48314daf/Physics/images/Oscillations/648b5a6f417cc3fb48d6828c/question_1__q_648b5a6f417cc3fb48d6828c__cdn-question-pool.getmarks.app__def3d0ba-9e6a-4709-805f-bdce7f881a7a-9896057__b5ea1fcc34_final_ppt_sync.png)

2023
hard
integer

The amplitude of a particle executing SHM is $3\mathrm{cm}$. The displacement at which its kinetic energy will be $25%$ more than the potential energy is: ______ $\mathrm{cm}$.

2023
easy
integer

A block of mass $2\mathrm{kg}$ is attached with two identical springs of spring constant $20N{m}^{-1}$ each. The block is placed on a frictionless surface and the ends of the springs are attached to rigid supports (see figure). When the mass is displaced from its equilibrium position, it executes a simple harmonic motion. The time period of oscillation is $\frac{\pi }{\sqrt{X}}$ in SI unit. The value of $X$ is______. ![JEE Main 2023 Physics, Oscillations — question figure](https://prepforbharat.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/exam/615f0e999476412f48314daf/Physics/images/Oscillations/648b5a6f417cc3fb48d67fbe/question_1__q_648b5a6f417cc3fb48d67fbe__cdn-question-pool.getmarks.app__e0e3bded-73df-40f4-8f4d-8706cf92312e-9893856__4b445eb650_final_ppt_sync.png)

2023
easy
integer

A travelling wave is described by the equation $y(x,t)=[0.05\mathrm{sin}(8x-4t)]m$. The velocity of the wave is: [All the quantities are in SI unit]

2023
easy
mcq

Two simple harmonic waves having equal amplitudes of $8\mathrm{cm}$ and equal frequency of $10\mathrm{Hz}$ are moving along the same direction. The resultant amplitude is also $8\mathrm{cm}$. The phase difference between the individual waves is _____ degree.

2023
hard
integer