Free, damped and forced oscillations - class-XI

free, damped and forced oscillations

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

$mx^{2} - bx + k = 0$. Find time after which to the energy will become half of initial maximum value in damped forced oscillation.

  1. $t = \dfrac {m}{b} + \dfrac {1}{2} ln2$
  2. $t = \dfrac {m}{b} \times \dfrac {2}{3} ln2$
  3. $t = \dfrac {m}{b} - \dfrac {1}{2} ln2$
  4. $t = \dfrac {m}{b} \times \dfrac {1}{2} ln2$
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The periodic vibrations of a body of constant amplitude in the absence of any external force on it are called

  1. Forced vibrations
  2. Free vibration
  3. Damped vibrations
  4. All
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The tendency of one object to force another adjoining or interconnected object into vibration motion is referred to as a 

  1. forced vibration.
  2. damped vibration
  3. loudness
  4. pitch
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If a force is continually or repeatedly applied to keep the oscillation going, it is called 

  1. forced oscillator.
  2. free oscillatior
  3. damped oscillatior
  4. none of the above
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When we push a child in a swing, the amplitude of the oscillation

  1. decreases
  2. increases
  3. remains same
  4. none of the above
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following works on the principle of forced vibration?

  1. Guitar
  2. Tuning fork
  3. Drum
  4. All of the above
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A motion caused by an unbalanced rotating component is an example of

  1. free vibration
  2. forced vibration
  3. natural vibration
  4. None of these
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Resonance is an example of

  1. forced oscillation
  2. damped oscillation
  3. free oscillation
  4. none of these
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The oscillation of a body or system with its own natural frequency and under no external influence other than the impulse that initiated the motion is known as:

  1. Damped oscillation
  2. Free oscillation
  3. Impulsive oscillation
  4. None of these
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In case of forced oscillation, the resonance peak becomes very sharp when the

  1. restoring force is small.
  2. damping force is small.
  3. quality factor is small.
  4. applied periodic force is small.
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

At resonance, the amplitude of forced oscillations is

  1. minimum
  2. maximum
  3. zero
  4. none of these
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A particle of mass 0.10 kg executes Simple harmonic motion with an amplitude 0.05 m and frequency 20 vib/s. Its energy of oscillation is

  1. 2 J
  2. 4 J
  3. 1 J
  4. zero
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The displacement of particle in S.H.M. is indicated by equation $y=10{,}sin(20t+\pi/3)$where y is in meters. The value of time period of vibration will be (in seconds):

  1. $10/pi$
  2. $pi/10$
  3. $2\pi/10$
  4. $10/2\pi$
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A watch becomes fast by 5 minutes in a day. In the watch makers shop, it keeps correct time. It is due to :

  1. natural vibrations
  2. forced vibrations
  3. damped vibrations
  4. none of these
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A wire stretched between two fixed supports, is plucked exactly in the middle and then released. It executes (neglect the resistance of the medium) :

  1. resonant vibrations
  2. free vibrations
  3. damped vibrations
  4. forced vibrations
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The vibrations of a body which take place under the influence of an external periodic force acting on it are called 

  1. Forced vibrations
  2. Free vibration
  3. Damped vibrations
  4. All
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A simple pendulum of length 4 m is taken to a height $R$ (radius of the earth) from the earth's surface.The time period of small oscillations of the pendulum is $(g _{surface}={\pi}^{2 } m{s}^{-2})$

  1. 2 s
  2. 4 s
  3. 8 s
  4. 16 s
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The oscillations of a pendulum about a vertical equilibrium position is an example of

  1. damped vibration
  2. free vibration
  3. forced vibration
  4. random vibration
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Multiple Answers)

Which of the following is/are correct?

  1. The vibration of drilling machine depends on a force from outside
  2. The vibration of drilling machine does not depend on a force from outside
  3. When a pendulum vibrates it is free vibration because it does not depend on any outside force to vibrate
  4. When a pendulum vibrates it is free vibration because it depends on any outside force to vibrate
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If ${\omega} _d$ is a frequency of a driving force, then forced oscillations can be described by which of the following?  $b=$ least damping.

  1. $x(t)= A({\omega} _d/\omega , \ b) cos({\omega} _d t+ \phi)$
  2. $x(t)= A({\omega} _d/\omega , \ b) cos({\omega} _d )$
  3. $x(t) = A sin\theta + B cos\theta $
  4. $x(t) = \sqrt{A sin\theta + B cos\theta} $
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Forced oscillation is 

  1. simple harmonic motion but driven externally
  2. simple harmonic motion without driven externally
  3. having resonance when the driving frequency is the same as the natural frequency of the swing.
  4. Both A and C
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Multiple Answers)

The oscillations about a systems equilibrium position that occur in the absence of an external excitation are 

  1. free vibrations
  2. damped vibrations
  3. natural vibrations
  4. None of these
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A person drives the paddle ball by moving his finger up and down at a certain frequency. In this example he is causing

  1. a damped vibration
  2. a forced vibration
  3. a mechanical vibration
  4. a transnational vinration
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is/are examples of forced oscillation?

  1. Tuning a radio
  2. Pipe instrument
  3. Rotating machinery
  4. All of the above
Question 25 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A driven oscillator is acted upon by a force $F={ F } _{ 0 }sin\ \omega $. The amplitude of oscillation is given by $A=\frac { { F } _{ 0 } }{ \sqrt { a{ \omega  }^{ 2  }  -b\omega \ +c }} $, the resonant angular frequency is

  1. $d\frac { a }{ b }$
  2. $\dfrac { 2a }{ b } $
  3. $\dfrac { b }{a } $
  4. $\dfrac { b }{ 2a } $
Question 26 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The oscillation of a body or system with its own natural frequency and under no external influence other than the impulse that initiated the motion

  1. Damped oscillation
  2. Free oscillation
  3. Impulsive oscillation
  4. None of these
Question 27 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The vibrations which occur when work is being done on the system are called 

  1. free vibrations.
  2. forced vibrations.
  3. natural vibrations.
  4. random vibrations.
Question 28 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Motion of reciprocating pistons in engine is an example of

  1. Forced vibration
  2. Natural vibration
  3. Recursive vibration
  4. None of these
Question 29 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The motion of a vehicle suspension system just after the vehicle encounters a pothole is an example of 

  1. natural vibration
  2. damped vibration
  3. forced vibration
  4. None of these
Question 30 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Assertion : A child in a garden swing periodically presses his feet against the ground to maintain the oscillations.
Reason : Then all free oscillations eventually die out because of the ever present damping force.

  1. If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
  2. If both assertion and reason are true and reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
  3. If assertion is true but reason is false.
  4. If both assertion and reason are false.
Question 31 Multiple Choice (Multiple Answers)

A linear harmonic oscillator of force constant $2 \times$10$^{6}$Nm$^{-1}$ and amplitude 0.01 m has a total mechanical energy of 160 J. Its

  1. maximum potential energy is 100 J
  2. maximum kinetic energy is 100 J
  3. maximum potential energy is 160 J
  4. minimum potential energy is zero.