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NEET UG 2023 · Physics · Question 42

NEET 2023 Physics, question 42

Question 42 of the NEET 2023 paper (code G6) is a Physics question from Oscillations. Its idea, Kinematic Graphs of SHM, was asked only this once in NEET 2017–2026. The NTA final answer key gives option 1.

Updated 2026-10-08

Q42 · Physics

The xx-tt graph of a particle performing simple harmonic motion is shown in the figure. The acceleration of the particle at t=2t=2 s is :

The figure, described in words

Graph of x (m) vs t (s): sinusoid starting at 0, maximum 1 m at t = 2 s, zero at t = 4 s, minimum −1 m at t = 6 s, zero at t = 8 s.

  1. 1−π216-\frac{\pi^2}{16} m s−2^{-2}Official answer
  2. 2π28\frac{\pi^2}{8} m s−2^{-2}
  3. 3−π28-\frac{\pi^2}{8} m s−2^{-2}
  4. 4π216\frac{\pi^2}{16} m s−2^{-2}

Official answer: option 1 · NTA final answer key

Same idea

The only question on Kinematic Graphs of SHM

No other NEET paper from 2017–2026 tested this exact idea.

Kinematic Graphs of SHM: every question and how it was framed

The chapter

Oscillations in ten years of NEET

17 questions from 2017–2026, asked in 10 of 10 papers, about 1.6 a paper. Simple Harmonic Motion alone had 16.

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