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Simple and compound pendulum
- Advanced 2026PhysicsNumerical
A tank contains two immiscible liquids of densities and . The higher density liquid is filled up to a height from the bottom. A thin rod of density and length is fully immersed and hinged at the bottom so that it can oscillate freely, as shown in the figure. If the rod is slightly disturbed from its equilibrium, the time period of small oscillations is , where is the acceleration due to gravity. The value of is:
- Main 2026PhysicsSingle correct
A uniform disc of radius and mass is free to oscillate about the axis as shown in the figure. For small oscillations the time period is ________.
( is acceleration due to gravity) - Advanced 2025PhysicsSingle correct
As shown in the figures, a uniform rod of length is hinged at the point and held in place vertically between two walls using two massless springs of same spring constant. The springs are connected at the midpoint and at the top-end () of the rod, as shown in Fig. 1 and the rod is made to oscillate by a small angular displacement. The frequency of oscillation of the rod is . On the other hand, if both the springs are connected at the midpoint of the rod, as shown in Fig. 2 and the rod is made to oscillate by a small angular displacement, then the frequency of oscillation is . Ignoring gravity and assuming motion only in the plane of the diagram, the value of is:
- Advanced 2025PhysicsNumerical
An audio transmitter (T) and a receiver (R) are hung vertically from two identical massless strings of length 8 m with their pivots well separated along the axis. They are pulled from the equilibrium position in opposite directions along the axis by a small angular amplitude and released simultaneously. If the natural frequency of the transmitter is 660 Hz and the speed of sound in air is 330 m/s, the maximum variation in the frequency (in Hz) as measured by the receiver (Take the acceleration due to gravity ) is _____.
- Main 2022PhysicsSingle correct
Time period of a simple pendulum in a stationary lift is 'T'. If the lift accelerates with vertically upwards then the time period will be :
(Where g = acceleration due to gravity)
- Main 2022PhysicsSingle correct
The motion of a simple pendulum executing S.H.M. is represented by the following equation.
, where time is measured in second.
The length of pendulum is
- Main 2022PhysicsSingle correct
The length of a seconds pendulum at a height from earth surface will be :
(Given R = Radius of earth and acceleration due to gravity at the surface of earth, ms)
- Main 2022PhysicsSingle correct
Assume there are two identical simple pendulum clocks. Clock - 1 is placed on the earth and Clock - 2 is placed on a space station located at a height above the earth surface. Clock - 1 and Clock - 2 operate at time periods 4 s and 6 s respectively. Then the value of is -
(consider radius of earth = 6400 km and g on earth 10 m/s)
- Main 2022PhysicsSingle correct
The time period of oscillation of a simple pendulum of length L suspended from the roof of a vehicle, which moves without friction down an inclined plane of inclination α, is given by :
- Main 2022PhysicsInteger
The metallic bob of simple pendulum has the relative density 5. The time period of this pendulum is 10 s. If the metallic bob is immersed in water, then the new time period becomes s. The value of will be _______.
- Main 2022PhysicsSingle correct
An oscillating simple pendulum of time period T is placed in a lift which is accelerating upwards with 2.5 m/s. The time period of pendulum in the lift will be (if g = 10 m/s)
- Main 2017PhysicsSingle correct
In an experiment to determine the period of a simple pendulum of length 1 m, it is attached to different spherical bobs of radii and . The two spherical bobs have uniform mass distribution. If the relative difference in the periods, is found to be s, the difference in radii, is best given by :
- Main 2016PhysicsSingle correct
A pendulum clock loses 12 s a day if the temperature is 40°C and gains 4 s a day if the temperature is 20°C. The temperature at which the clock will show correct time, and the co-efficient of linear expansion (α) of the metal of the pendulum shaft are respectively :
- Main 2016PhysicsSingle correct
A simple pendulum made of a bob of mass m and a metallic wire of negligible mass has time period 2 s at T = 0°C. If the temperature of the wire is increased and the corresponding change in its time period is plotted against its temperature, the resulting graph is a line of slope S. If the coefficient of linear expansion of metal is α then the value of S is :
- Main 2015PhysicsSingle correct
A pendulum made of a uniform wire of cross sectional area A has time period T. When an additional mass M is added to its bob, the time period changes to . If the Young's modulus of the material of the wire is Y then is equal to :
(g = gravitational acceleration)
- Advanced 2011PhysicsMultiple correct
A metal rod of length 'L' and mass 'm' is pivoted at one end. A thin disk of mass 'M' and radius 'R' (< L) is attached at its center to the free end of the rod. Consider two ways the disc is attached: (case A) The disc is not free to rotate about its center and (case B) the disc is free to rotate about its center. The rod-disc system performs SHM in vertical plane after being released from the same displaced position. Which of the following statement(s) is (are) true?
- Advanced 2009PhysicsSingle correct
A uniform rod of length and mass is pivoted at the centre. Its two ends are attached to two springs of equal spring constants . The springs are fixed to rigid supports as shown in the figure, and the rod is free to oscillate in the horizontal plane. The rod is gently pushed through a small angle in one direction and released. The frequency of oscillation is
- Advanced 2008PhysicsMatrix match
Column I gives a list of possible set of parameters measured in some experiments. The variations of the parameters in the form of graphs are shown in Column II. Match the set of parameters given in Column I with the graphs given in Column II. Indicate your answer by darkening the appropriate bubbles of the 4 × 4 matrix given in the ORS.