Explore topic-wise MCQs in Physics.

This section includes 4 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Physics knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

Consider the damped SHM of a spring mass system. If the time taken for the amplitude to become half is ‘T’, what is the time taken for mechanical energy to become half?

A. T
B. T/2
C. 2T
D. T/4
Answer» C. 2T
2.

What happens to the energy of a particle, in SHM, with time in the presence of damping forces?

A. Stays constant
B. Decreases linearly
C. Decreases exponentially
D. Decreases cubically
Answer» D. Decreases cubically
3.

If the restoring force on a body is given by: F = -kx -bv, then what is the expression for amplitude of motion? Let A be amplitude without damping forces

A. Ae-at, where a is some constant
B. Aeat, where a is some constant
C. A
D. 0
Answer» B. Aeat, where a is some constant
4.

Damping force on a spring mass system is proportional to which of the following quantities?

A. Velocity
B. Acceleration
C. Displacement from mean position
D. (velocity)2
Answer» B. Acceleration