2nd Year Physics Chapter 2 TestSIMPLE HARMONIC MOTION

Q1. Multiple choice questions (Attempt all · 10 × 1 = 10)

1. A motion which repeats itself after an equal interval of time is called a:

   1. Rotational motion

   2. Random motion

   3. Periodic motion

   4. Linear motion

2. The time period of a simple pendulum is directly proportional to the:

   1. Length of the string

   2. Square root of the length of the string

   3. Mass of the bob

   4. Amplitude of vibration

3. When a particle moves in a circular path, what component of its motion executes SHM?

   1. The actual circular path itself

   2. Its angular velocity vector

   3. Its projection on the diameter of the circle

   4. The tangential acceleration component

4. In a Rubens tube, the low and high flames reveal the positions of:

   1. Pitch and loudness

   2. Crests and troughs

   3. Nodes and antinodes

   4. Speed and frequency

5. While determining time period of simple pendulum, we keep the amplitude:

   1. Large

   2. Small

   3. Maximum

   4. Zero

6. Which experimental apparatus is used to demonstrate acoustic standing waves using flames?

   1. Chladni plates

   2. Rubens tube

   3. Acoustic levitation

   4. Resonance bridge

7. Shock absorbers used in the suspension system of a car are a practical application of:

   1. Free oscillation

   2. Damped oscillation

   3. Undamped oscillation

   4. Resonance

8.  Initially, a mass attached to a horizontal spring is at rest at position O, which is called the:

   1. Extreme position

   2. Mean position

   3. Compressed position

   4. Turning point

9. The velocity of a particle moving with S.H.M at the mean position is:

   1. Zero

   2. Minimum

   3. Maximum

   4. None of these

10. In an acoustic levitator, the pressure of sound is minimum in the area of:

    1. Node

    2. Antinode

    3. Transducer

    4. Reflector