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JEE Main Simple Harmonic Motion questions with solutions

Oscillations of springs and pendulums, energy and time period. 11 questions from our 2016–2025 JEE Main pattern papers, from the Class 11 Physics syllabus. Each has the answer and a full solution.

Also practise: Simple Harmonic Motion for JEE Advanced

JEE Main 2025

A uniform cylindrical log of length 20 cm and density 600 kg m^-3 floats upright in water of density 1000 kg m^-3. It is pushed slightly down and…JEE Main 2025 · medium

JEE Main 2024

A particle executes simple harmonic motion along a straight line. When its displacement from the mean position is 3 cm its speed is 8 cm s^-1, and…JEE Main 2024 · easy

JEE Main 2023

A block of mass M performs SHM of amplitude A on a smooth horizontal surface, attached to a spring. At the instant it passes through the mean…JEE Main 2023 · medium

JEE Main 2022

A uniform thin rod of length L is suspended from a horizontal axis perpendicular to the rod and passing through a point at distance L/4 from one end.…JEE Main 2022 · medium

JEE Main 2021

A block of mass M=3 kg rests on a smooth horizontal table and is attached to a spring of constant 200 N m^-1. A block of mass m=1 kg lies on top of…JEE Main 2021 · medium

JEE Main 2020

A block of mass 3 kg on a smooth horizontal table is attached to a spring of constant 300 N m^-1 and oscillates with amplitude 0.2 m. As it passes…JEE Main 2020 · medium

JEE Main 2019

A uniform thin rod of length L is pivoted at a point at a distance L/4 from its centre, so that it can oscillate in a vertical plane about a…JEE Main 2019 · hard

JEE Main 2018

A block of mass 0.5 kg oscillates on a smooth horizontal surface attached to a spring of constant 200 N m^-1 with amplitude 5 cm. As it passes…JEE Main 2018 · medium

JEE Main 2017

JEE Main 2016

A block of mass 4 kg attached to a spring of force constant 100 N m^-1 executes horizontal simple harmonic motion on a smooth table. A small block of…JEE Main 2016 · medium

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