Simple Harmonic Motion — JEE Main Previous Year Questions

How many JEE Main questions come from Simple Harmonic Motion?

Simple Harmonic Motion has contributed 140 questions to Joint Entrance Examination (Main) papers between 2016 and 2026 — an average of about 13 questions a year. That count is measured from EByAi’s bank of 55,289 JEE Main questions, not estimated from a syllabus. Every one of the 140 questions carries a written, step-by-step solution, and each is tagged to Simple Harmonic Motion within Physics, so you can drill this chapter across every year at once instead of hunting through paper PDFs. Practising a chapter’s full PYQ history is the fastest way to learn the patterns examiners reuse.

Sample Simple Harmonic Motion questions from real JEE Main papers

These are 5 real questions from the bank — exactly as asked, with the answer one tap away. All 140 Simple Harmonic Motion questions (with full written solutions) are available in practice.

1. Question 1 · JEE Main 2025

   Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R) . Assertion (A) : Time period of a simple pendulum is longer at the top of a mountain than that at the base of the mountain. Reason (R) : Time period of a simple pendulum decreases with increasing value of acceleration due to gravity and vice-versa. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
   1. (A)Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A) .
   2. (B)(A) is true but (R) is false.
   3. (C)Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) .
   4. (D)(A) is false but (R) is true.
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   Answer: (C) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) .

2. Question 2 · JEE Main 2025

   Given below are two statements. One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A) : A simple pendulum is taken to a planet of mass and radius, 4 times and 2 times, respectively, of the Earth. The time period of the pendulum remains same on Earth and the planet. Reason (R) : The mass of the pendulum remains unchanged at Earth and the other planet. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :
   1. (A)Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
   2. (B)(A) is false but (R) is true
   3. (C)(A) is true but (R) is false
   4. (D)Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A)
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   Answer: (D) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A)

3. Question 3 · JEE Main 2023

   A particle executes SHM of amplitude A. The distance from the mean position when its kinetic energy becomes equal to its potential energy is :
   1. (A)$$\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}A$$
   2. (B)$$\frac{1}{2}A$$
   3. (C)$$2\mathrm{A}$$
   4. (D)$$\sqrt{2A}$$
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   Answer: (A) $\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}A$

4. Question 4 · JEE Main 2023

   A particle is executing simple harmonic motion (SHM). The ratio of potential energy and kinetic energy of the particle when its displacement is half of its amplitude will be
   1. (A)1 : 1
   2. (B)1 : 4
   3. (C)2 : 1
   4. (D)1 : 3
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   Answer: (D) 1 : 3

5. Question 5 · JEE Main 2023

   In a linear Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM) (A) Restoring force is directly proportional to the displacement. (B) The acceleration and displacement are opposite in direction. (C) The velocity is maximum at mean position. (D) The acceleration is minimum at the extreme points. Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
   1. (A)$\text{(A), (B) and (D) only }$
   2. (B)(C) and (D) only
   3. (C)(A), (B) and (C) only
   4. (D)(A), (C) and (D) only
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   Answer: (C) (A), (B) and (C) only

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