PUC Science Class 11 - Karnataka Board PUC Question Bank Solutions

A simple pendulum consists of a 50 cm long string connected to a 100 g ball. The ball is pulled aside so that the string makes an angle of 37° with the vertical and is then released. Find the tension in the string when the bob is at its lowest position. 

Select the correct statements.
(a) A simple harmonic motion is necessarily periodic.
(b) A simple harmonic motion is necessarily oscillatory.
(c) An oscillatory motion is necessarily periodic.
(d) A periodic motion is necessarily oscillatory.

A particle moves in a circular path with a continuously increasing speed. Its motion is

The motion of a torsional pendulum is
(a) periodic
(b) oscillatory
(c) simple harmonic
(d) angular simple harmonic

Which of the following quantities are always negative in a simple harmonic motion?

(a) \[\vec{F} . \vec{a} .\]

(b) \[\vec{v} . \vec{r} .\]

(c) \[\vec{a} . \vec{r} .\]

(d)\[\vec{F} . \vec{r} .\]

Which of the following quantities are always positive in a simple harmonic motion?

The bob of a stationary pendulum is given a sharp hit to impart it a horizontal speed of \[\sqrt{3 gl}\] . Find the angle rotated by the string before it becomes slack.

Consider the equations `P=lim_(triangles->0)"F"/(triangle"S")` and P₁ - P₂ = pgz. In an elevator accelerating upward

Which of the following quantities are always zero in a simple harmonic motion?
(a) \[\vec{F} \times \vec{a} .\]

(b) \[\vec{v} \times \vec{r} .\]

(c) \[\vec{a} \times \vec{r} .\]

(d) \[\vec{F} \times \vec{r} .\]

Suppose a tunnel is dug along a diameter of the earth. A particle is dropped from a point, a distance h directly above the tunnel. The motion of the particle as seen from the earth is
(a) simple harmonic
(b) parabolic
(c) on a straight line
(d) periodic

For a particle executing simple harmonic motion, the acceleration is proportional to

A particle moves in the X-Y plane according to the equation \[\overrightarrow{r} = \left( \overrightarrow{i} + 2 \overrightarrow{j} \right)A\cos\omega t .\] 

A particle moves on the X-axis according to the equation x = x₀ sin² ωt. The motion is simple harmonic

A heavy particle is suspended by a 1⋅5 m long string. It is given a horizontal velocity of \[\sqrt{57} \text{m/s}\] (a) Find the angle made by the string with the upward vertical when it becomes slack. (b) Find the speed of the particle at this instant. (c) Find the maximum height reached by the particle over the point of suspension. Take g = 10 m/s². 

In a simple harmonic motion

In a simple harmonic motion
(a) the maximum potential energy equals the maximum kinetic energy
(b) the minimum potential energy equals the minimum kinetic energy
(c) the minimum potential energy equals the maximum kinetic energy
(d) the maximum potential energy equals the minimum kinetic energy

An object is released from rest. The time it takes to fall through a distance h and the speed of the object as it falls through this distance are measured with a pendulum clock. The entire apparatus is taken on the moon and the experiment is repeated
(a) the measured times are same
(b) the measured speeds are same
(c) the actual times in the fall are equal
(d) the actual speeds are equal

A particle executes simple harmonic motion with an amplitude of 10 cm and time period 6 s. At t = 0 it is at position x = 5 cm going towards positive x-direction. Write the equation for the displacement x at time t. Find the magnitude of the acceleration of the particle at t = 4 s.