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Physics - Oscillations

Practise 19 KVPY previous year questions on Oscillations, compiled from papers spanning 2010 to 2020. Each question is pulled directly from the actual exam paper it appeared in, so you're practising in the exact style and difficulty KVPY tests.

  1. 1A point particle is acted upon by a restoring force - k x 3 . The time period of oscillation is T when the amplitude is A . The time period 2020 (SB/SX)
  2. 2Two cars and are moving in coplanar concentric circular tracks in the opposite sense with the periods of revolution 3 min and 24 min, respec19 Nov, 2017 (SA)
  3. 3One end of a rod of length is fixed to a point on the circumference of a wheel of radius . The other end is sliding freely along a straight 19 Nov, 2017 (SB/SX)
  4. 4Which of the following plots represents schematically the dependence of the time period of a pendulum if measured and plotted as a function 05 Nov, 2017 (SB/SX)
  5. 5A light balloon filled with helium of density is tied to a long light string of length and the string is attached to the ground. If the ball2016 (SB/SX)
  6. 6A simple pendulum of length 1 is made to oscillate with amplitude of 45 degrees. The acceleration due to gravity is Let . The time period of2015 (SB/SX)
  7. 7Two identical objects each of radii and masses and are suspended using two strings of equal length as shown in the figure $(R2015 (SB/SX)
  8. 8Two small metal balls of different mass and are connected by strings of equal length to a fixed point. When the balls are given charges, the2015 (SB/SX)
  9. 9A large number of random snap shots using a camera are taken of a particle in simple harmonic motion between and with origine as the mean po2014 (SA)
  10. 10A simple pendulum is attached to a block which slides without friction down an inclined plane (ABC) having an angle of inclination as shown 2014 (SB/SX)
  11. 11The maximum value attained by the tension in the string of a swinging pendulum is four times the minimum value it attains. There is no slack2014 (SB/SX)
  12. 12A ball is rolling without slipping in a spherical shallow bowl (radius ) as shown in the figure and is executing simple harmonic motion. If 2013 (SB/SX)
  13. 13A body is executing simple harmonic motion of amplitude a and period about the equilibrium position . large numbers of snapshots are taken a2012 (SB/SX)
  14. 14A simple pendulum is released from rest at the horizontally stretched position. When the string makes an angle with the vertical, the angle 2012 (SB/SX)
  15. 15A simple pendulum oscillates freely between points A and B. We now put a peg (nail) at some point as shown. As the pendulum moves from A to 2011 (SA)
  16. 16If the speed of the bob in a simple pendulum is plotted against the tangential acceleration , the correct graph will be represented by -2011 (SB/SX)
  17. 17A book is resting on shelf that is undergoing vertical simple harmonic oscillations with an amplitude of . What is the minimum frequency of 2010 (SB/SX)
  18. 18Two masses and connected by a spring of spring constant rest on a frictionless surface. If the masses are pulled apart and let go, the time 2010 (SB/SX)
  19. 19A particle of mass under goes oscillations about in a potential given by , where , a are constants. If the amplitude of oscillation is much 2010 (SB/SX)

Frequently Asked Questions

1.How many questions are available for Oscillations?

This chapter includes 19 questions compiled from KVPY papers spanning 2010 to 2020.

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

These are KVPY 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 KVPY Physics?

Oscillations has appeared in 9 of the 11 years of KVPY papers covered here, with 19 questions across 13 papers - about one per paper it appears in.