Oscillations

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  • 63 questions
  • 34 papers
  • 3.57% of Physics

Topics

The squares are the last ten exam years: filled means it was asked that year.

Topics

42 topics · 63 questions
  1. 1Simple Harmonic Motion - Variable Mass Systems1.6%1 questionPractise Simple Harmonic Motion - Variable Mass Systems
  2. 2Energy and Velocity in Simple Harmonic Motion1.6%1 questionPractise Energy and Velocity in Simple Harmonic Motion
  3. 3Amplitude and Time Period in SHM1.6%1 questionPractise Amplitude and Time Period in SHM
  4. 4Simple Pendulum Time Period1.6%1 questionPractise Simple Pendulum Time Period
  5. 5Simple Harmonic Motion – Graphs1.6%1 questionPractise Simple Harmonic Motion – Graphs
  6. 6Simple Pendulum3.2%2 questionsPractise Simple Pendulum
  7. 7Energy in Simple Harmonic Motion9.5%6 questionsPractise Energy in Simple Harmonic Motion
  8. 8Spring-Mass System6.3%4 questionsPractise Spring-Mass System
  9. 9Simple Harmonic Motion – Displacement, Velocity and Acceleration1.6%1 questionPractise Simple Harmonic Motion – Displacement, Velocity and Acceleration
  10. 10Simple Harmonic Motion – Amplitude1.6%1 questionPractise Simple Harmonic Motion – Amplitude
  11. 11Simple Harmonic Motion – Velocity1.6%1 questionPractise Simple Harmonic Motion – Velocity
  12. 12Simple Harmonic Motion and Uniform Circular Motion1.6%1 questionPractise Simple Harmonic Motion and Uniform Circular Motion
  13. 13Energy (kinetic energy) variation with time in SHM1.6%1 questionPractise Energy (kinetic energy) variation with time in SHM
  14. 14Simple pendulum - time period and length1.6%1 questionPractise Simple pendulum - time period and length
  15. 15Total mechanical energy and speed at equilibrium in SHM1.6%1 questionPractise Total mechanical energy and speed at equilibrium in SHM
  16. 16SHM in vector form1.6%1 questionPractise SHM in vector form
  17. 17Periodic functions1.6%1 questionPractise Periodic functions
  18. 18Simple pendulum immersed in a fluid1.6%1 questionPractise Simple pendulum immersed in a fluid
  19. 19Graphs of damped, undamped oscillations and SHM1.6%1 questionPractise Graphs of damped, undamped oscillations and SHM
  20. 20Restoring force in SHM1.6%1 questionPractise Restoring force in SHM
  21. 21Periodic and non-periodic functions1.6%1 questionPractise Periodic and non-periodic functions
  22. 22Simple harmonic motion - distance in one period1.6%1 questionPractise Simple harmonic motion - distance in one period
  23. 23Simple pendulum and free fall1.6%1 questionPractise Simple pendulum and free fall
  24. 24Oscillations of a floating body1.6%1 questionPractise Oscillations of a floating body
  25. 25Phase space of SHM - energy conservation1.6%1 questionPractise Phase space of SHM - energy conservation
  26. 26Simple harmonic motion – acceleration and time period1.6%1 questionPractise Simple harmonic motion – acceleration and time period
  27. 27Simple harmonic motion – velocity and acceleration1.6%1 questionPractise Simple harmonic motion – velocity and acceleration
  28. 28Combination of springs4.8%3 questionsPractise Combination of springs
  29. 29Spring–mass system – time period1.6%1 questionPractise Spring–mass system – time period
  30. 30Superposition of SHMs1.6%1 questionPractise Superposition of SHMs
  31. 31Velocity in SHM4.8%3 questionsPractise Velocity in SHM
  32. 32SHM1.6%1 questionPractise SHM
  33. 33Acceleration in SHM3.2%2 questionsPractise Acceleration in SHM
  34. 34Damped oscillations3.2%2 questionsPractise Damped oscillations
  35. 35Simple harmonic motion9.5%6 questionsPractise Simple harmonic motion
  36. 36Velocity and Acceleration in SHM3.2%2 questionsPractise Velocity and Acceleration in SHM
  37. 37Energy in SHM1.6%1 questionPractise Energy in SHM
  38. 38Displacement in SHM1.6%1 questionPractise Displacement in SHM
  39. 39SHM of a Floating Body1.6%1 questionPractise SHM of a Floating Body
  40. 40Periodic and Oscillatory Motion1.6%1 questionPractise Periodic and Oscillatory Motion
  41. 41Forced Oscillations and Resonance1.6%1 questionPractise Forced Oscillations and Resonance
  42. 42Superposition of Perpendicular SHMs1.6%1 questionPractise Superposition of Perpendicular SHMs

Questions per paper

Asked in 16 of the last 16 papers (2017–2026).

  1. 2026: 3 questions
  2. 2026 Re-NEET: 2 questions
  3. 2025: 2 questions
  4. 2024: 2 questions
  5. 2024 Re-NEET: 2 questions
  6. 2023: 1 question
  7. 2023 Manipur: 1 question
  8. 2022: 1 question
  9. 2022 Phase 2: 3 questions
  10. 2021: 2 questions
  11. 2020: 1 question
  12. 2020 Phase-2: 1 question
  13. 2019: 3 questions
  14. 2019 Odisha: 2 questions
  15. 2018: 1 question
  16. 2017: 2 questions

Concepts tested

  • Condition for SHM 3
  • acceleration from x-t graph
  • amplitude of a superposition of sine and cosine terms
  • average velocity over one oscillation
  • a–t graph of SHM
  • Condition for losing contact in vertical SHM
  • Conservation of energy in SHM
  • Displacement-time graph of SHM
  • Effect of mass and length change on pendulum time period
  • Energy in simple harmonic motion
  • Equal amplitudes with quarter-period phase difference
  • Exponential decay of amplitude
  • Frequency independent of mass
  • frequency of potential energy
  • Graphs of damped, undamped oscillations and SHM
  • in-phase condition of two pendulums
  • Maximum acceleration in SHM
  • Maximum speed in SHM