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Physics - Oscillations

Practise 18 KCET previous year questions on Oscillations, compiled from papers spanning 2008 to 2026. Each question is pulled directly from the actual exam paper it appeared in, so you're practising in the exact style and difficulty KCET tests.

Oscillations has been asked in 16 of the 20 years of KCET papers analysed (2007–2026), with 18 questions in all. 39% of them were easy, 28% moderate and 33% tough. Most of its questions came from 2021, with 2 questions that year. In the last three years (2024–2026) it had 3 questions across 3 papers, about 1 per paper.

The chapter's 5 topics are not weighted equally: Simple Harmonic Motion (8 questions, 44%), Time Period and Frequency (3 questions, 17%), and Applications of SHM (3 questions, 17%) have been asked the most. Simple Harmonic Motion has also led over the last five years, with 3 questions. Simple Harmonic Motion has produced the most tough questions (2).

  1. 1A mass of kg is executing SHM. Its displacement is given by cm. What is the maximum kinetic energy?2026Simple Harmonic Motion
  2. 2The variations of kinetic energy , potential energy and total energy as a function of displacement of a particle in SHM is as shown in the f2025Energy of Simple Harmonic Motion
  3. 3For a particle executing simple harmonic motion (SHM), at its mean position2024Simple Harmonic Motion
  4. 4A block of mass is connected to a light spring of force constant . The system is placed inside a damping medium of damping constant . The in2023Applications of SHM
  5. 5The displacement of a particle executing SHM is given by , where is in metre and is in seconds. The amplitude and maximum speed of the parti2022Simple Harmonic Motion
  6. 6-oscillations are similar and analogous to the mechanical oscillations of a block attached to a spring. The electrical equivalent of the for2021Simple Harmonic Motion
  7. 7A pendulum oscillates simple harmonically and only if I. the sizer of the bob of pendulum is negligible in comparison with the length of the2021Angular oscillations
  8. 8A piston is performing S.H.M. in the vertical direction with a frequency of \( 0.5 {~Hz} \). A block of \( 10 \) \( {kg} \) is placed on the2019Simple Harmonic Motion
  9. 9A magnetic dipole of magnetic moment \( 6 10^{-2} {Am}^{2} \) and moment of inertia \( 12 10^{-6} {~kg} {~m}^{2} \) performs oscillations in2017Applications of SHM
  10. 10A particle executing SHM has a maximum speed of \( 0.5 {~ms}^{-1} \) and maximum acceleration of \( 1.0 {~ms}^{-2} \). The angular frequency2016Time Period and Frequency
  11. 11A stretched string is vibrating in the second overtone, then the number of nodes and antinodes between the ends of the string are respective2015Energy of Simple Harmonic Motion
  12. 12A force \( {F}=5 {i}+2 {j}-5 {k} \) acts on a particle whose position vector is \( {r}= {i}-2 {j}+ {k} \). What is the torque about the orig2014Applications of SHM
  13. 13From a fixed support, two small identical spheres are suspended by means of strings of length each. They are pulled aside as shown and then 2013Angular oscillations
  14. 14Which of the following expressions represents a simple harmonic progressive wave ?2012Simple Harmonic Motion
  15. 15A particle executes SHM with amplitude and time period . The time required it to move from the mean position to a point from the mean positi2012Simple Harmonic Motion
  16. 16A particle executing a simple harmonic motion has a period of . The time taken by the particle to move from the mean position to half the am2011Time Period and Frequency
  17. 17Two simple harmonic motions are represented by The ratio of their amplitudes is2010Simple Harmonic Motion
  18. 18A simple pendulum is suspended from the ceiling of a lift. When the lift is at rest its time period is With what acceleration should the lif2008Time Period and Frequency

Frequently Asked Questions

1.How many questions are available for Oscillations?

This chapter includes 18 questions compiled from KCET papers spanning 2008 to 2026.

2.Are these questions only from KCET, or from other exams too?

These are KCET questions specifically for the Oscillations chapter. Questions from other exams like JEE Main or NTA Abhyas (JEE Main) are organised separately under their respective exam sections.

3.Is Oscillations an important chapter for KCET Physics?

Oscillations has appeared in 16 of the 20 years of KCET papers covered here, with 18 questions across 16 papers - about one per paper it appears in.

4.What is the difficulty level of Oscillations questions in KCET?

Of the 18 questions analysed for this chapter, 39% are easy, 28% moderate and 33% tough. 2021 had the most, with 2 questions.

5.Which topics in Oscillations should I focus on?

These topics have carried the most weightage in Oscillations:

  • Simple Harmonic Motion - 8 questions (44%)
  • Time Period and Frequency - 3 questions (17%)
  • Applications of SHM - 3 questions (17%)
  • Simple Harmonic Motion has produced the most tough questions (2).
6.Is Oscillations's weightage in KCET going up or down?

Across all 16 papers analysed, Oscillations has averaged about 1.1 questions per paper. In the last three years (2024–2026), that average has stayed about the same, at about 1.0 questions per paper. Use the year-wise numbers on this page for the exact trend before you decide how much time to give it.