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JEE Main Physics · Class 11

Oscillations: JEE Main previous year questions

Oscillations had 29 questions in the 42 JEE Main shifts Lumi analysed, about 0.7 a shift, asked in 27 of 42 shifts. It ranks 24 of 29 Physics chapters by questions; 10% of its questions were hard.

Questions
29
in 27 of 42 shifts
A shift, on average
0.7
of 25 Physics questions
Since 2024
-0.2
0.7 a shift in 2017–23, 0.6 in 2024–26
Numerical answer
10
34% of its questions

Year by year

How often it came

Questions in the analysed shifts of each year. Years differ in how many shifts Lumi analysed, so read the bars with the shift count.

Questions each year
0481’171’206’212’224’236’242’257’26

2017: 1 shifts · 2020: 4 shifts · 2021: 4 shifts · 2022: 4 shifts · 2023: 4 shifts · 2024: 8 shifts · 2025: 8 shifts · 2026: 9 shifts

Difficulty by year
  • 20171
  • 20201
  • 20216
  • 20222
  • 20234
  • 20246
  • 20252
  • 20267
  • Easy
  • Medium
  • Hard

Inside the chapter

Topics and the ideas that repeat

3 topics and 19 distinct ideas; 6 ideas were asked more than once. Most questions are single correct and multi-step.

Topics, by questions
Ideas asked most
6 repeat

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Oscillations: the interactive lesson

Every question

All 29 Oscillations questions

Newest first. Each opens with its options and the official answer.

2026 7 questions

  1. 2 Apr 2026, Shift 2 · Q45The equation of motion of a particle is given by x=asin⁡(50t+π3)x = a\sin\left(50t + \frac{\pi}{3}\right) cm. The particle will come to rest at time…MediumSingle correct
  2. 4 Apr 2026, Shift 1 · Q48The velocity of a particle executing simple harmonic motion along xx-axis is described as v2=50−x2v^2=50-x^2, where xx represents…EasyNumerical value
  3. 4 Apr 2026, Shift 2 · Q35A uniform disc of radius RR and mass MM is free to oscillate about the axis AA as shown in the figure. For small oscillations the time…MediumDiagram basedHas a figure
  4. 5 Apr 2026, Shift 2 · Q35Match List - I with List - II. List - I A. sin⁡2ωt\sin^2\omega t B. sin⁡3(2ωt)\sin^3(2\omega t) C. sin⁡(ωt)+cos⁡(πωt)\sin(\omega t)+\cos(\pi\omega t) D.…HardMatch the list
  5. 6 Apr 2026, Shift 1 · Q37A particle is executing simple harmonic motion. Its amplitude is AA and time period is 5 sec. The time required by it to move from x=Ax=A…EasySingle correct
  6. 6 Apr 2026, Shift 2 · Q36A spring stretches by 2 mm when it is loaded with a mass of 200 g. From equilibrium position the mass is further pulled down by 2 mm and…MediumSingle correct
  7. 8 Apr 2026, Shift 2 · Q37The frequency of oscillation of a mass mm suspended by a spring is v1v_1. If the length of the spring is cut to half, the same mass…EasySingle correct

2025 2 questions

  1. 2 Apr 2025, Shift 1 · Q33A particle is subjected to two simple harmonic motions as : x1=7sin⁡5tx_1=\sqrt{7}\sin5t cm and x2=27sin⁡(5t+π3)x_2=2\sqrt{7}\sin\left(5t+\frac{\pi}{3}\right)…MediumSingle correct
  2. 3 Apr 2025, Shift 1 · Q36Two blocks of masses m and M, (M>m)(M > m), are placed on a frictionless table as shown in figure. A massless spring with spring constant k…HardOtherHas a figure

2024 6 questions

  1. 9 Apr 2024, Shift 1 · Q54The position, velocity and acceleration of a particle executing simple harmonic motion are found to have magnitudes of 44 m,…MediumNumerical value
  2. 9 Apr 2024, Shift 2 · Q57A particle of mass 0.500.50 kg executes simple harmonic motion under force F=−50 (Nm−1)xF=-50\ (Nm^{-1})x. The time period of oscillation is…EasyNumerical value
  3. 29 Jan 2024, Shift 1 · Q54When the displacement of a simple harmonic oscillator is one third of its amplitude, the ratio of total energy to the kinetic energy is…EasyNumerical value
  4. 30 Jan 2024, Shift 2 · Q60A simple pendulum is placed at a place where its distance from the earth's surface is equal to the radius of the earth. If the length of…MediumNumerical value
  5. 31 Jan 2024, Shift 1 · Q54A particle performs simple harmonic motion with amplitude AA. Its speed is increased to three times at an instant when its displacement…MediumNumerical value
  6. 31 Jan 2024, Shift 2 · Q54The time period of simple harmonic motion of mass MM in the given figure is παM5k\pi\sqrt{\frac{\alpha M}{5k}}, where the value of α\alpha…MediumNumerical valueHas a figure

2023 4 questions

  1. 6 Apr 2023, Shift 1 · Q43A mass m is attached to two strings as shown in figure. The spring constants of two springs are K1K_1 and K2K_2. For the frictionless…EasyDiagram basedHas a figure
  2. 8 Apr 2023, Shift 2 · Q32For particle PP revolving round the centre OO with radius of circular path rr and angular velocity ω\omega, as shown in below figure,…MediumSingle correctHas a figure
  3. 11 Apr 2023, Shift 1 · Q42The variation of kinetic energy (KE) of a particle executing simple harmonic motion with the displacement (xx) starting from mean…EasyDiagram basedHas a figure
  4. 13 Apr 2023, Shift 2 · Q40A particle executes SHM of amplitude A. The distance from the mean position when its's kinetic energy becomes equal to its potential…EasySingle correct

2022 2 questions

  1. 25 Jul 2022, Shift 1 · Q39In figure (A), mass '2 m' is fixed on mass 'm' which is attached to two springs of spring constant k. In figure (B), mass 'm' is attached…MediumDiagram basedHas a figure
  2. 29 Jun 2022, Shift 1 · Q54A body is performing simple harmonic with an amplitude of 10 cm. The velocity of the body was tripled by air Jet when it is at 5 cm from…MediumNumerical value

2021 6 questions

  1. 3 Aug 2021, Shift 2 · Q1A particle is executing simple harmonic motion with time period TT. What is the time taken by the particle to go directly to…EasySingle correct
  2. 3 Aug 2021, Shift 2 · Q2A block of mass m rigidly attached with a spring of spring constant KK, is compressed through a small distance A. If the block is now…MediumSingle correctHas a figure
  3. 3 Aug 2021, Shift 2 · Q5One end of a metal wire is fixed at the centre of a uniform disc of radius 4.0 cm and mass 100 g. The other end of the wire is fixed with…MediumSingle correctHas a figure
  4. 25 Jul 2021, Shift 1 · Q22In the reported figure, two bodies A and B of masses 200 g and 800 g are attached with the system of springs. Springs are kept in a…MediumNumerical valueHas a figure
  5. 16 Mar 2021, Shift 2 · Q6Amplitude of a mass-spring system, which is executing simple harmonic motion decreases with time. If mass = 500 g, Decay constant = 20 g/s…MediumSingle correct
  6. 18 Mar 2021, Shift 1 · Q25A particle performs simple harmonic motion with a period of 2 second. The time taken by the particle to cover a displacement equal to half…MediumNumerical value

2020 1 questions

  1. 6 Sep 2020, Shift 2 · Q10When a particle of mass m is attached to a vertical spring of spring constant k and released, its motion is described by…HardSingle correct

2017 1 questions

  1. 2 Apr 2017 (offline) · Q12A particle is executing simple harmonic motion with a time period T. At time t=0t=0, it is at its position of equilibrium. The kinetic…MediumSingle correctHas a figure

Pattern: Asked most years.