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Physics - Oscillations

Practise 76 TS EAMCET previous year questions on Oscillations, compiled from papers spanning 2001 to 2025. Each question is pulled directly from the actual exam paper it appeared in, so you're practising in the exact style and difficulty TS EAMCET tests.

Oscillations has been asked in 24 of the 24 years of TS EAMCET papers analysed (2001–2024), with 76 questions in all. 33% of them were easy, 53% moderate and 14% tough. Most of its questions came from 2020, with 11 questions that year. In the last three years (2022–2024) it had 19 questions across 17 papers, about 1.1 per paper.

The chapter's 6 topics are not weighted equally: Simple Harmonic Motion (31 questions, 41%), Time Period and Frequency (16 questions, 21%), and Applications of SHM (14 questions, 18%) have been asked the most. Simple Harmonic Motion has also led over the last five years, with 16 questions. Simple Harmonic Motion has produced the most tough questions (4).

  1. 1If the amplitudes of a damped harmonic oscillator at times and are , and respectively, then the amplitude of the oscillator at a time of is04 May, 2025 (M)Simple Harmonic Motion
  2. 2The force ( F in newton) acting on a particle of mass 90 g executing simple harmonic motion is given by , where is displacement of the parti04 May, 2025 (E)Simple Harmonic Motion
  3. 3If the amplitude of a damped harmonic oscillator becomes half of its initial amplitude in a time of 10 s, then the time taken for the mechan03 May, 2025 (M)Simple Harmonic Motion
  4. 4At a given place, to increase the number of oscillations made by a simple pendulum in one minute from 72 to 90, the length of the pendulum i03 May, 2025 (E)Simple Harmonic Motion
  5. 5The amplitude of a particle executing simple harmonic motion is 6 cm. The distance of the point from the mean position at which the ratio of02 May, 2025 (M)Simple Harmonic Motion
  6. 6A particle is executing simple harmonic motion. If the force acting on the particle at a position is of the maximum force on it, then the ra02 May, 2025 (E)Simple Harmonic Motion
  7. 7If a body dropped freely from a height of 20 m reaches the surface of a planet with a velocity of , then the length of a simple pendulum tha11 May, 2024 (M)Applications of SHM
  8. 8A circular coil carrying a current of 2.5 A is free to rotate about an axis in its plane perpendicular to an external magnetic field. When t11 May, 2024 (M)Time Period and Frequency
  9. 9A block kept on a frictionless horizontal surface is connected to one end of a horizontal spring of constant whose other end is fixed to a r10 May, 2024 (E)Energy of Simple Harmonic Motion
  10. 10In a time ' ', the amplitude of vibrations of a damped oscillator becomes half of its initial value, then the mechanical energy of the oscil09 May, 2024 (M)Simple Harmonic Motion
  11. 11A particle of mass 4 mg is executing simple harmonic motion along -axis with an angular frequency of 40 rad . If the potential energy of the09 May, 2024 (E)Energy of Simple Harmonic Motion
  12. 12The displacement of a particle executing simple harmonic motion is given by where is the time in seconds then the time period of the particl14 May, 2023 (M)Time Period and Frequency
  13. 13The displacement of a particle is given by the relation . The amplitude of the particle is14 May, 2023 (E)Simple Harmonic Motion
  14. 14A pendulum has a time period in air. When it is made to oscillate in water its time period is . Then the relative density of the material of13 May, 2023 (M)Applications of SHM
  15. 15A force of stretches a vertical spring by . If it were to oscillate with a period of then the mass that is to be suspended from the spring i13 May, 2023 (E)Applications of SHM
  16. 16The average energy possessed by an oscillator at a temperature is Boltzmann constant )13 May, 2023 (E)Energy of Simple Harmonic Motion
  17. 17For a particle executing simple harmonic motion, the kinetic energy of the particle at a distance of from the mean position is of the maximu12 May, 2023 (M)Simple Harmonic Motion
  18. 18A clock is designed based on the oscillations of a springblock system suspended vertically in the absense of air-resistance. Assume it shows12 May, 2023 (E)Applications of SHM
  19. 19A rod of length 'L' and negligible mass is suspended by two identical strings and as shown in the figure. mass ' ' is suspended from point '12 May, 2023 (E)Simple Harmonic Motion
  20. 20A particle performs simple harmonic motion with a time period of . At a time , the particle passes through the origin and at its velocity is20 Jul, 2022 (M)Simple Harmonic Motion
  21. 21A block is in simple harmonic motion (S.H.M) on the end of the spring with position given by If the total mechanical energy used is 100 J to20 Jul, 2022 (E)Simple Harmonic Motion
  22. 22A simple pendulum of length and having a bob of mass is suspended in a car, moving on a circular track of radius with uniform speed . If the19 Jul, 2022 (M)Applications of SHM
  23. 23The amplitude of a damped oscillator varies with time as where and . How long does it take for the mechanical energy to drop to one - fourth19 Jul, 2022 (E)Angular oscillations
  24. 24A body starting at t = 0 from origin and oscillates simple harmonically with a period of 4 s . After what time will its kinetic energy be 7518 Jul, 2022 (M)Energy of Simple Harmonic Motion
  25. 25A simple pendulum consists of a small sphere of mass m suspended by a thread of length l . The sphere carries a positive charge q . The pend18 Jul, 2022 (E)Time Period and Frequency
  26. 26A particle executes simple harmonic motion according to the equation . If the time period of the SHM is , then the value of (in units of ) i06 Aug, 2021 (M)Simple Harmonic Motion
  27. 27Two particles execute simple harmonic motion (SHM) along close parallel lines. SHM of the both the particles have same frequency and same am06 Aug, 2021 (E)Simple Harmonic Motion
  28. 28A small block of mass 200 g is placed on a horizontal slab at a height of 2 m above the floor. The block is pressed against a horizontal spr05 Aug, 2021 (M)Energy of Simple Harmonic Motion
  29. 29A sound wave of frequency 200 Hz is travelling in air. The speed of sound in the air is 340 m s - 1 . What is the phase difference at a give05 Aug, 2021 (M)Superposition of S.H.M’s and Resonance
  30. 30A circular hoop of radius 50 cm and mass 1 kg rotating with an angular velocity 0 is placed on a rough horizontal surface. The initial veloc05 Aug, 2021 (E)Simple Harmonic Motion
  31. 31A rigid body of mass M and radius R rolls without slipping on an inclined plane of inclination , under gravity. Match the type of body Colum04 Aug, 2021 (M)Energy of Simple Harmonic Motion
  32. 32A particle is executing simple harmonic motion (S.H.M.). Its acceleration at a distance of 1 cm from the mean position is 3 cm s - 2 . If it04 Aug, 2021 (E)Simple Harmonic Motion
  33. 33A point moves in the -plane according to the following equation, , , where and are positive constants. Find the angle between the point's ve14 Sep, 2020 (M)Simple Harmonic Motion
  34. 34A particle is exhibiting simple harmonic motion has its displacement and velocity related as . The time period of SHM is14 Sep, 2020 (M)Simple Harmonic Motion
  35. 35Three masses and 400 are suspended at the end of a spring shown in figure and are in equilibrium. When the mass is removed, the system oscil14 Sep, 2020 (M)Time Period and Frequency
  36. 36A particle is executing simple harmonic motion in one-dimension. If the amplitude of oscillations is and if its velocity at the mean positio14 Sep, 2020 (E)Time Period and Frequency
  37. 37A body is oscillating in simple harmonic motion according to the equation . The magnitude of the acceleration (in ) of the body at14 Sep, 2020 (E)Simple Harmonic Motion
  38. 38Consider a simple harmonic motion (SHM). Let and be kinetic energy and potential energy when the displacement in SHM is one-half the amplitu11 Sep, 2020 (M)Energy of Simple Harmonic Motion
  39. 39A stiff spring having spring constant is attached to the floor vertically. A mass is placed on top of the spring. The block oscillates if it11 Sep, 2020 (E)Applications of SHM
  40. 40For a particle executing SHM, determine the ratio of average acceleration of the particle between extreme position and equilibrium position 10 Sep, 2020 (M)Simple Harmonic Motion
  41. 41A point mass oscillates along the -axis according to the law . If the acceleration of the particle is written as , then10 Sep, 2020 (E)Simple Harmonic Motion
  42. 42A ball of mass 100 g is dropped at time t = 0 . A second ball of mass 200 g is dropped from the same point at t = 0 . 2 s . The distance bet09 Sep, 2020 (M)Simple Harmonic Motion
  43. 43A small sphere of radius is placed as a concave surface of radius of curvature a little away from the centre. When the sphere is released, i09 Sep, 2020 (E)Applications of SHM
  44. 44A uniform rod of length suspended by an end is made to undergo small oscillations. Find the length of the simple pendulum having the mass an06 May, 2019 (M)Time Period and Frequency
  45. 45A body of mass hangs by a spring with a force constant of . The amplitude of oscillations is damped and reaches of its original value in abo04 May, 2019 (M)Angular oscillations
  46. 46If the displacement of a body is given by , then the acceleration of the body at is04 May, 2019 (E)Simple Harmonic Motion
  47. 47Two particles executing simple harmonic motion as described by and have amplitudes and respectively. The ratio is04 May, 2019 (E)Simple Harmonic Motion
  48. 48A vertical spring mass system has the same time period as simple pendulum undergoing small oscillations. Now, both of them are put in an ele03 May, 2019 (M)Applications of SHM
  49. 49A long slender rod is welded to a thin circular disc of diameter 0 . 5 m at a point on its circumference. The rod is in the same plane as th03 May, 2019 (E)Simple Harmonic Motion
  50. 50An ideal gas is placed in a tank at 27 C . The pressure is initially 600 kPa . One fourth of the gas is then released from the tank and ther03 May, 2019 (E)Simple Harmonic Motion

Frequently Asked Questions

1.How many questions are available for Oscillations?

This chapter includes 76 questions compiled from TS EAMCET papers spanning 2001 to 2025.

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

These are TS EAMCET 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 TS EAMCET Physics?

Oscillations has appeared in 25 of the 25 years of TS EAMCET papers covered here, with 76 questions across 61 papers - about one per paper it appears in.

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

Of the 76 questions analysed for this chapter, 33% are easy, 53% moderate and 14% tough. 2020 had the most, with 11 questions.

5.Which topics in Oscillations should I focus on?

These topics have carried the most weightage in Oscillations:

  • Simple Harmonic Motion - 31 questions (41%)
  • Time Period and Frequency - 16 questions (21%)
  • Applications of SHM - 14 questions (18%)
  • Simple Harmonic Motion has produced the most tough questions (4).
6.Is Oscillations's weightage in TS EAMCET going up or down?

Across all 61 papers analysed, Oscillations has averaged about 1.2 questions per paper. In the last three years (2022–2024), that average has stayed about the same, at about 1.1 questions per paper. Use the year-wise numbers on this page for the exact trend before you decide how much time to give it.