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WAVE AND ITS CHARACTERISTICS
7. If at a place the speed of a sound wave of
1. Water waves are of the nature : frequency 300 Hz is V, the speed of another
(1) Transverse wave of frequency 150 Hz at the same place will
(2) Longitudinal be:
(3) Sometimes longitudinal and sometimes (1) V (2) V/2 (3) 2V (4) 4V
transverse and longitudinal both WM0007
(4) Neither transverse nor longitudinal
8. The equation of a progressive wave for a wire is:
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  x 
Y  4 sin   8t    . If x and y are measured
2. Sound wave are not polarized because :  2  8 

(1) Their speed is less in cm then velocity of wave is :

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(2) A medium is needed for their propagation (1) 64 cm/s along – x direction
(2) 32 cm/s along – x direction
(3) These are longitudinal
(3) 32 cm/s along + x direction
(4) Their speed depands on temperature
(4) 64 cm/s along + x direction
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3. A thunder tap is heared 5.5 second after the
9. The equation of progressive wave is
lightening flash. The distance of the flash is
  t x  
(velocity of sound in air is 330 m/sec.) :- Y  4 sin        where x and y
 5 9 6 
(1) 3560 m (2) 300 m
are in cm. Which of the following statement is
(3) 1780 m (4) 1815 m
true ?
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(1) = 18 cm (2) amplitude=0.04 cm
4. Transverse waves can propagate (3) velocity v =50 cm/s (4) frequency f = 20 Hz
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(1) only in solids
(2) both in solids and gases 10. A plane progressive wave is respresented by the
(3) neither in solids nor in gases equation y = 0.25 cos (2t – 2x).
(4) only in gases The equation of a wave is with double the
WM0004 amplitude and half frequency but travelling in the
opposite direction will be.
5. Transverse elastic waves can be propagate in (1) y = 0.5 cos (t – x)
(1) Both solid & gas (2) y = 0.5 cos (2t + 2x)
(2) In solid but not gas (3) y = 0.25 cos (t + 2x)
(3) Neither solid nor gas
(4) y = 0.5 cos (t + x)
(4) None
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11. A plane wave is described by the equation
6. A wave of frequency 500 Hz travels between X
x 
and Y and travel a distance of 600 m in 2 sec. y =3 cos   10t   . The maximum velocity
 4 2 
between X and Y. How many wavelength are
of the particles of the medium due to this wave is
there in distance XY :
3
(1) 1000 (2) 300 (3) 180 (4) 2000 (1) 30 (2) (3) 3/4 (4) 40
2
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12. The equation y = 4 + 2 sin (6t – 3x) represents a 17. The graph between wave number (  ) and
wave motion with angular frequency () is :

Frequency ()
(1) amplitude 6 units

Frequency ()
(2) amplitude 4 units

Angular
Angular
(1) (2)
(3) wave speed 2 units
(4) wave speed 1/2 units Wave no. ( –
) –
Wave no. ()

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Frequency ()

Frequency ()
Angular

Angular
13. Due to propagation of longitudinal wave in a
(3) (4)
medium, the following quantities also propagate
–
Wave no. () –
Wave no. ()
in the same direction :
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18. The waves produced by a motorboat sailing on
(3) Energy and Mass water are
(4) Energy and Linear Momentum (1) Transverse
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(3) Longitudinal and Transverse
14. The waves in which the particles of the medium
(4) Stationary
vibrate in a direction perpendicular to the
direction of wave motion is known as : WM0019

(1) transverse waves (2) propagated waves PROGRESSIVE WAVE ON STRING

(3) longitudinal waves (4) stationary waves 19. In a string the speed of wave is 10 m/s and its
frequancy is 100 Hz . The value of the phase
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difference at a distance 2.5 cm will be :
15. Two wave are represented by equation (1) /2 (2) /8 (3) 3/2 (4) 2
y1 = a sin t y2 = a cos t WM0020
the first wave – 20. A uniform rope of mass 0.1 kg and length 2.5 m
hangs from ceiling. The speed of transverse wave
(1) leads the second by 
in the rope at upper end and at a point 0.5 m
(2) lags the second by  distance from lower end will be :

 (1) 5 m/s, 2.24 m/s

(3) leads the second by
2 (2) 10 m/s, 3.23 m/s

 (3) 7.5 m/s, 1.2 m/s

(4) lags the second by
2 (4) 2.25 m/s, 5 m/s
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16. The distance between two consecutive crests in a 21. The equation of a wave on a string of linear
wave train produced in string is 5 m. If two density 0.04 kg m–1 is given by
complete waves pass through any point per   t x 
y  0.02(m) sin 2     .
second, the velocity of wave is   0.04(s) 0.50(m) 
(1) 2.5 m/s (2) 5 m/s The tension in the string is :
(3) 10 m/s (4) 15 m/s (1) 6.25 N (2) 4.0 N (3) 12.5 N (4) 0.5 N
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22. The mathematical forms for three sinusoidal SOUND WAVES AND ITS CHARACTERISTICS
travelling waves are given by 25. The speed of sound in air at constant temperature
(1) is proportional to the atmospheric pressure.
Wave 1 : y(x,t) = (2cm) sin(3x–6t) (2) is proportional to the square of atmospheric
pressure.
Wave 2 : y(x,t) = (3cm) sin(4x–12t)
(3) is proportional to the square root of
Wave 3 : y(x,t) = (4cm) sin(5x–11t) atmospheric pressure
where x is in meters and t is in seconds. Of these (4) does not depend on atmospheric pressure.
waves : WM0026
26. At the room temperature the velocity of sound in
(1) wave 1 has the greatest wave speed and the
greatest maximum transverse string speed. O2 gas is V. Then in mixture of H2 and O2 gas
the speed of sound at same temprature:
(2) wave 2 has the greatest wave speed and wave
(1) will be less than V.
1 has the greatest maximum transverse string
speed. (2) will be more than V

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(3) will be equal to V
(3) wave 3 has the greatest wave speed and the
(4) nothing can be said
greatest maximum transverse string speed.
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(4) wave 2 has the greatest wave speed and wave
27. The velocity of sound in a gas depends
3 has the greatest maximum transverse string
speed. (1) only on its wave length
(2) on the density and the elasticity of gas
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(3) on intensity of the sound
23. The figure shows an instantaneous profile of a (4) on the amplitude and the frequency.
rope carrying a progressive wave moving from
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left to right, then
y 28. If at some point the amplitude of the sound
becomes double and the frequency becomes one
fourth then at that point the intensity of sound
A x will be :-
B
(1) Become double
(2) Be half
(3) Become one fourth
(a) the phase at A is greater than the phase at B
(4) Remain unchanged
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(c) A is moving upwards 29. A sound is produced in water and moves towards
(d) B is moving upwards surface of water and some sound moves in air
(1) a & c (2) a & d velocity of sound in water is 1450 m/s and that
(3) b & c (4) b & d in air is 330 m/s. When sound moves from
WM0024 water to air then the effect on frequency f and
wave length  will be:
24. Linear density of a string is 1.3 × 10–4 kg/m and
(1) f and  will remain same
wave equation is y = 0.021sin(x + 30t). Find the
(2) f will remain same but  will increase
tension in the string where x in meter, t in sec.
(3) f will remain same but  will decrease
(1) 1.17 × 10–2 N (2) 1.17 × 10–1 N
(4) f will increase and  will decrease
(3) 1.17 × 10–3 N (4) None
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30. When sound wave travels from air to water, 36. The velocities of sound at the same pressure in
which are of the following remain constant : two monoatomic gases of densities ρ1 and ρ2 are
ρ1
(1) wavelength (2) velocity v1 and v2 respectively. If = 4 , then the value
ρ2
(3) frequency (4) intensity
v1
of is :
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31. Newton's formula for the velocity of sound in
1 1
gases is : (1) (2) (3) 2 (4) 4
4 2
2p p
(1) v = (2) v = WM0037
ρ ρ

ρ 3 p 37. The time period of SHM of a particle is 12 s.

(3) v = (4) v = The phase difference between the position at
p 2 ρ t = 3s and t = 4s will be :
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(1) π/4 (2) 3π/5

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32. Intensity level of a sound of intensity I is 30 dB.
(3) π/6 (4) π/2
The ratio I/I0 is
(I0 is the threshold of hearing) WM0038
(1) 1000 (2) 3000 38. Velocity of sound in medium is V. If the density
(3) 300 (4) 30 of the medium is doubled, what will be the new
WM0033 velocity of sound ?

33. If νm is the velocity of sound in moist air and νd is (1) 2V (2) V (3) V 2 (4) 2V
the velocity of sound in dry air then :
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(1) νm < νd (2) νm > νd
(3) νd >> νm (4) νm = νd REFLECTION OF WAVES AND ECHO
WM0034 39. A man standing on a cliff claps his hand and
34. A sine wave has an amplitude A and wavelength hears its echo after one second. If the sound in
λ. Let V be wave velocity and v be the maximum reflected from another mountain then the
distance between the man & reflection points is
velocity of a particle in medium then.
Vsound = 340 m/sec.
λ (1) 680 m (2) 340 m
(1) V = ν if A =
2π (3) 170 m (4) 85 m
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3A PRINCIPLE OF SUPERPOSITION OF WAVES :
(3) V = ν if λ =
2π INTERFERENCE, BEATS
(4) V= ν if A = 2 πλ 40. At a particle two simple harmonic motion are
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y1 = a1sin ωt and y2 = a2sin (ωt+φ). The resultant
35. A sings with a frequency (n) and B sings with a
motion is also a simple harmonic motion whose
frequency 1/8 that of A. If the energy remains
amplitude will be:
the same and the amplitude of A is a, then
(1) a12 + a22 + 2a1 a2 Cosφ
amplitude of B will be :
(2) a12 + a22 + 2a1 a2 Cosφ
(1) 2a (2) 8a
(3) a12 + a22 − 2a1 a2 Cosφ
(3) 4a (4) a
(4) a12 + a22 − 2a1 a2 Cosφ
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41. The energy in the superposition of waves : 48. A source x of unknown frequency produces
(1) Is lost 8 beats with a source of 250 Hz and 12 beats
(2) Increase with a source of 270 Hz. The frequency of
(3) remain same, only redistribution occurs source x is:
(4) None of the above (1) 258 Hz (2) 242 Hz
WM0042 (3) 262 Hz (4) 282 Hz

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other at a particular point. Amplitude and 49. Two waves of wave length 2 m and 2.02 m
frequency of both the waves are equal. The ratio respectively moving with the same velocity
of intensities when both waves reach in the and superimpose to produce 2 beats per sec.
same phase and they reach with the phase The velocity of the waves is:
0
difference of 90 will be (1) 400.0 m/s (2) 402 m/s
(1) 1:1 (2) √2:1 (3) 2:1 (4) 4:1 (3) 404 m/s (4) 406 m/s
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50. A tuning fork A produces 4 beats/sec. with
43. Two waves whose intensity are same (I) move
another tuning fork B of frequency 288 Hz. If
towards a point P in same phase, then the
fork A is loaded with little wax no. of beats per
resultant intensity at point P will be:
sec decreases. The frequency of the fork A,
(1) 4 I (2) 2 I (3) √2 I (4) None
WM0044 before loading wax is :
(1) 290 Hz (2) 288 Hz
44. Ratio of amplitudes of two waves is 3:4. The (3) 292 Hz (4) 284 Hz
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obtained from them will be :
(1) 7:1 (2) 49:1 (3) 1:25 (4) 5:1 51. Column I Column II

WM0045 A Longitudinal P Particles of the medium

waves vibrate perpendicular to
45. Two coherent sources of intensities I1 and I2 the wave propagation.
produce an interference pattern, the maximum B Transverse Q Two progressive waves
intensity in the interference patteren will be – waves of slightly different
frequencies superimpose
(1) I1 + I2 (2) I12 + I22 in the same direction

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2
(3) (I1+I2)2 (4) I1 + I2 C Beats R Two progressive waves
of same frequency
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opposite directions
46. Intensities ratio of two waves are 9:1 then the
D Stationary S Particles of the medium
ratio of their maximum and minimum intensities waves vibrate along the wave
will be:- propagation.
(1) 10 : 8 (2) 7 : 2 (3) 4 : 1 (4) 2 : 1
(1) A-Q, B-R, C-Q, D-P (2) A-S, B-P, C-Q, D-R
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(3) A-Q, B-S, C-P, D-R (4) A-P, B-Q, C-S, D-R
47. When two tuning forks are sounded together
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x beats/sec are heard and frequency of A is n.
Now when one prong of B is loaded with a little 52. What is the path difference for destructive
wax, the number of beats per second decreases. interference?
The frequency of fork B is : (1) nλ (2) n(λ + 1)
2
(1) n + x (2) n – x (3) n – x (4) n – 2x (n + 1)λ (2n + 1)λ
(3) (4)
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53. When beats are produced by two progressive STATIONARY WAVES OR STANDING WAVES
waves of the same amplitude and of nearly the IN STRINGS
same frequency, the ratio of maximum intensity
59. A uniform string of length L and mass M is fixed
to the intensity of one of the waves will be n.
at both ends under tension T, then it can vibrate
Where n is
(1) 3 (2) 1 (3) 4 (4) 2 with frequency given by the formula.
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(1) f = (2) f =
2 ML 2L M
54. What is the beat frequency produced when
following two waves are sounded together ? 1 T 1 M
(3) f = (4) f =
x1 = 10 sin (404t – 5x), 2 M 2 LT
x2 = 10 sin (400t – 5x). WM0060
(1) 4 (2) 1 (3) 3 (4) 2
60. The speed of transverse waves in a stretched
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string is 700 cm/s. If the string is 2 m long, the
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frequency with which it resonantes in
x1 = a sin(t +1) x2 = a sin(t +2) fundamental mode is:
If in the resultant wave the frequency and (1) (7/2) Hz (2) (7/4) Hz
amplitide remains equals to amplitude of (3) (14) Hz (4) (2/7) Hz
superimposing waves. Then phase diff. between WM0061
them –
 2 3  61. A wave represented by the equation y=acos(t–kx)
(1) (2) (3) (4)
6 3 4 4 is superposed by another wave to form a
WM0056 stationary wave such that the point x = 0 is a
node. The equation for other wave is –
56. Two sources have frequency 256 Hz and
(1) y = a sin (t + kx)
258 Hz, then time difference between two
consecutive maxima is – (2) y = – a cos (t – kx)
(1) 1 s (2) 0·5 s (3) y = – a cos (t + kx)
(3) 2 ms (4) None (4) y = – a sin (t – kx)
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57. Two vibrating tuning forks produce progressive 62. A stretched string is vibrating according to the
waves given by Y1 = 4 sin 500t and  x 
equation y  5 sin   cos 4 t , where y and a
Y2 = 2 sin 506 t. Number of beats produced  2 
per minute is:
are in cm and t is in sec. The distance between
(1) 3 (2) 360 (3) 180 (4) 60
two consecutive nodes on the strings is :-
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(1) 2 cm (2) 4 cm (3) 8 cm (4) 16 cm
58. Two plane progressive waves shows destructive
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interference at point P. Which of the following
statement is true at point P :- 63. A wave of frequency 100 Hz travels along a
(1) Crest of one wave is superimposed on crest string towards its fixed end. When this wave
of another wave travels back, after reflection, a node is formed at
(2) Trough of one wave is superimposed on crest
a distance of 10 cm from the fixed end. The
of another wave
(3) Intensity of resultant wave is equal to the speed of the wave (incident and reflected) is :
intensity difference of two waves (1) 5 m/s (2) 10 m/s
(4) Resultant amplitude is equal to the amplitude
sum of two waves (3) 20 m/s (4) 40 m/s
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64. Stationary wave is represented by 70. If vibrations of a string are to be increased to a
Y = A sin (100 t) cos (0.01 x) where y and A factor of two, then tension in the string must be
are in mm, t in sec and x in m. The velocity of made :
the wave: (1) half (2) thrice
2
(1) 1 m/s (2) 10 m/s (3) four times (4) eight times
(3) 104 m/s (4) zero WM0081
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65. If the tension in a sonometer wire is increased by (1) The particles of the medium are not disturbed
a factor of four then fundamental frequency of at all
vibration changes by a factor of : (2) The particles of the medium do not execute
S.H. M.
(1) 4 (2) (1/4) (3) 2 (4) (1/2)
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66. A sonometer wire, with a suspended mass of (4) The interference effect can't be observed

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M = 1 kg., is in resonance with a given tuning
fork. The apparatus is taken to moon where the 72. In a sonometer wire, the tension is maintained by
acceleration due to gravity is 1/6 that of earth.
suspending a mass M from free end of wire. The
To obtain resonance on the moon, the value of
fundamental frequency of the wire is N Hz. If the
M should be
suspended mass is completely immerged in water
(1) 1 kg. (2) 6 kg the fundamental frequency will
(3) 6 kg (4) 36 kg (1) increases (2) constant
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67. Stationary waves are produced in 10m long
streched string. If the string vibrates in 5 73. A second harmonic has to generated in a string
segments and wave velocity is 20m/sec, then the of length  stretched between two rigid supports.
frequency is-
The points where the string has to be plucked
(1) 10 Hz (2) 5 Hz
and touched are –
(3) 4 Hz (4) 2Hz  3
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2 4
68. A standing wave having 3 nodes and 2 antinodes  
(2) Pluck at touch at
is formed between 1.21 Å distance then the 2 4
wavelength is  3
(3) Pluck at touch at
(1) 1.21 Å (2) 2.42 Å 4 4
 
(3) 0.605 Å (4) 4.84 Å (4) Pluck at touch at
4 2
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69. A string under a tension of 129.6 N produces
10 beats/sec when it is vibrated along with a 74. If the tension and diameter of a sonometer wire
tuning fork. When the tension is the string is of fundamental frequency (n) is doubled and
density is halved then its fundamental frequency
increased to 160 N it sounds in unison with same
will become :-
tuning fork. Calculate fundamental freq. of tuning
n
fork. (1) (2) 2n
4
(1) 100 Hz (2) 50 Hz n
(3) n (4)
(3) 150 Hz (4) 200 Hz 2
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75. The tension in a piano wire is 10N. What should
STATIONARY WAVE IN ORGAN PIPES
be the tension in the wire to produce a note of 81. With the increase of temperature, the frequency
double the frequency ? of the organ pipe-
(1) 10N (2) 20N
(1) increases (2) decreases
(3) 40N (4) 80N
(3) remains unchanged (4) can not say
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76. Fundamental frequency of sonometer wire is n. If 82. An empty vessel is partially filled with water the
the length, tension and diameter of wire are frequency of vibration of air column in the vessel
tripled, the new fundamental frequency is :- (1) decreases
(2) increases
(1) n 3 (2) n/3
(3) depends on the purity of water
(3) n 3 (4) n 3 3 (4) remains the same
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83. The end correction of resonance tube is 1 cm. If
77. A string in a musical instrument is 50 cm long lowest resonant length is 15 cm then next
and its fundamental frequency is 800 Hz. If a resonant length will be :-
frequency of 1000 Hz is to be produced, then (1) 36 cm (2) 45 cm (3) 46 cm (4) 47 cm
required length of string is : WM0067
(1) 62.5 cm (2) 50 cm
84. If the fundamental frequency for a COP is n,
(3) 40 cm (4) 37.5
then the next three overtones will have ratio :-
WM0094 (1) 2 : 3 : 4 (2) 3 : 4 : 5
(3) 3 : 7 : 11 (4) 3 : 5 : 7
78. Four wires of identical lengths, diameters and of
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the same material are stretched on a sonometer
85. A tube closed at one end and containing air
wire. The ratio of their tension is 1 : 4 : 9 : 16.
produces, when excited, the fundamental note of
The ratio of their fundamental frequencies is
frequency 512 Hz. If the tube is open at both
(1) 1 : 2 : 3 : 4 (2) 16 : 9 : 4 : 1 ends, the fundamental frequency that can be
(3) 1 : 4 : 9 : 16 (4) 4 : 3 : 2 : 1 excited is (in Hz)
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79. Given equation is related to
86. An air column in pipe,which is closed at one end
 2 
y = cos  x  cos(2t) will be in resonance with a vibrating tuning fork
  
of frequency 264 Hz if the length of the column
(1) Transverse progressive in cm is : [v = 330 m/s]
(2) Longitudinal progressive
(1) 31.25 (2) 62.50 (3) 110 (4) 125
(3) Longitudinal stationary wave
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(4) Transverse stationary wave
WM0096 87. Velocity of sound in air is 320 m/s. A pipe
closed at one end has a length of 1 m neglecting
80. A stretched string is 1 m long. Its mass per unit
end corrections, the air column in the pipe can
length is 0.5 g/m. It is stretched with a force of resonant for sound of frequency.
20 N. It plucked at a distance of 25 cm from one
(a) 80 Hz (b) 240 Hz
end. The frequency of note emitted by it will be:
(c) 500 Hz (d) 400 Hz
(1) 400 Hz (2) 300 Hz
(3) 200 Hz (4) 100 Hz (1) a (2) a,b (3) a,b,d (4) a,d
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88. The velocity of sound in air is 330 m/s. The 94. The lengths of two closed organ pipes are
fundamental frequency of an organ pipe open at 0.750 m and 0.770 m. If they are sounded
both ends and of length 0.3 metre will be: together, 3 beats per second are produced. The
velocity of sound will be :-
(1) 200 Hz (2) 550 Hz (3) 300 Hz (4) 275 Hz (1) 350.5 m/sec (2) 335.5 m/sec
WM0072 (3) 346.5 m/sec (4) None of these
89. An air column having one end closed contains WM0055
minimum resonance length 50 cm. If it is 95. What is minimum length of a tube, open at both
vibrated by same tuning fork then its next ends, that resonates with tuning fork of
resonance length will be – frequency 350 Hz ? (velocity of sound in air
(1) 250 cm (2) 200 cm = 350 m/s)
(1) 50 cm (2) 100 cm
(3) 150 cm (4) 100 cm
(3) 75 cm (4) 25 cm
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96. An underwater sonar source operating at a
end, is in resonance with a vibrating tuning fork frequency of 60 kHz directs its beam towards the
of frequency 260 Hz, then the length of the air surface. If velocity of sound in air is 330 m/s,
column is : (vsound = 330 m/s) wavelength and frequency of the waves in air
(1) 35.7 cm (2) 31.7 cm are:-
(1) 5.5 mm, 60 kHz (2) 3.30 m, 60kHz
(3) 12.5 cm (4) 62.5 cm
(3) 5.5 mm, 30 kHz (4) 5.5 mm, 80 kHz
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91. A sound wave of frquency 330Hz is incident 97. An organ pipe closed at one end has
normally at reflected wall then minimum distance fundamental frequency of 1500 Hz. The
from wall at which partical vibrate very much :- maximum number of overtones generated by this
(Vsound = 330 m/s) pipe which a normal person can hear is
(1) 14 (2) 13 (3) 6 (4) 9
(1) 0.25 m (2) 0.125 m
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(3) 1 m (4) 0.5 m
WM0091 98. Length of the close organ pipe is 1 m. At which
frequency resonance will not occur (v = 320
92. An open organ pipe of length 33 cm, vibrates m/sec.)
with frequency 1000 Hz. If velocity of sound is (1) 80 Hz (2) 240 Hz
(3) 300 Hz (4) 400 Hz
330 m/s, then its frequency is:-
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(1) Fundamental frequency
99. An open resonating tube has fundamental
(2) First overtone of pipe
frequency of n. When half of its length is dipped
(3) Second overtone into water, then its fundamental frequency will
be:
(4) Fourth overtone
(1) n (2) n/2 (3) 2n (4) 3/2 n.
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93. If V is the speed of sound in air then the shortest 100. A pipe is closed from one end and open from
length of the closed pipe which resonants to a another end then which statement is true ?
frequency n :
(1) Node is formed slightly above the open end.
V V (2) Node is formed slightly below the open end.
(1) (2)
2n 4n
(3) Antinode is formed slightly above the open
4n 2n end.
(3) (4)
V V
(4) Antinode formed slightly below the open end.
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106. A source and an observer moves away from
DOPPLER EFFECT IN SOUND WAVES AND
LIGHT WAVES each other, with a velocity of 15 m/sec with
respect to ground. If observer finds the frequency
101. The apparent change in the pitch of sound due of sound coming from source as 1950 Hz. Then
to relative motion between observer and the actual frequency of source will be
source is called: (velocity of sound = 340 m/sec.) :
(1) Doppler's effect (1) 1785 Hz (2) 1968 Hz
(2) Resonance of waves (3) 1950 Hz (4) 2130 Hz
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(4) none of the above 107. A source of sound of frequency n and a listener
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approach each other with a velocity equal to
20
102. A siren blown in workshop emits waves of
of velocity of sound. The apparent frequency
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heard by the listener is :
workshop with velocity 90 km/hour then
 21   20   21   19 
frequency of sound heard by driver will be in Hz. (1)   n (2)  n (3)   n (4)  n
 19   21   20   20 
(Vsound = 330 m/s)
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(1) 926 (2) 1076
(3) 1176 (4) 1000 108. A source of sound of frequency 1000 Hz is
moving with a uniform velocity 20 m/s. The
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ratio of apparent frequency heard by the
103. A star is continuously moving away from us than observer before and after the source crosses him
would be :
the wavelength coming from star on the earth :
[v= 340 m/s]
(1) Will shift towards violet colour
(1) 9 :8 (2) 8:9 (3) 1:1 (4) 9:10
(2) Will shift towards red colour.
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(3) remain unchanged
(4) Will shift sometimes towards violet and some 109. Two sound sources (of same frequency) are
other time it will shift towards red colour. placed at distance of 100 meter. An observer,
when moving between both sources, hears
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4 beats per second. The distance between sound
104. Doppler's effect in the form of frequency doesn't source is now changed to 400 meter then the
beats/second heard by observer will be:
depend upon :
(1) 2 (2) 4 (3) 8 (4) 16
(1) Frequency produced by waves
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(2) Velocity of source
(3) Velocity of observer. 110. Doppler effect for sound depends upon the

(4) Separation between source & observer. relative motion of source and listener and it also
depends upon that which one of these is in
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motion. Whereas in doppler effect for light it
105. The term "Red shift" referring to doppler's effect only depends upon the relative motion of the
for light repersent which of following property : source of light and observer. The reason for it is :
(1) decrease in frequency (1) Einstein's mass energy relation
(2) increase in frequency (2) Einstein's theory of relativity
(3) decrease in intensity (3) Photo electric effect
(4) Increase in intensity (4) none of above
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111. A source of sound of frequency 500 Hz is 116. Two stationary sources each emitting waves of
moving towards an observer with velocity wave length . An observer moves from one
source to other with velocity u. Then number of
30 m/s. The speed of sound is 330 m/s. The
beats heared by him :-
frequency heard by the observer will be :
2u u u
(1) 550 Hz (2) 458.3 Hz (1) (2) (3) u (4)
  2
(3) 530 Hz (4) 545.5 Hz
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117. A vehicle, with a horn of frequency n is moving
112. A bus is moving with a velocity of 5 m/s towards with a velocity of 30 m/s in a direction
perpendicular to the straight line joining the
a huge wall. The driver sounds a horn of observer and the vehicle. The observer perceives
frequency 165Hz. If the speed of sound in air is the sound to have a frequency n + n1. Then :
335 m/s, No. of beats heared by a passenger on (Take velocity of sound in air 330 m/s) :
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(3) n1 = 0 (4) n1 = 2n
(1) 6 (2) 5 (3) 3 (4) 4
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118. Doppler effect for light differs from that for
113. The wavelength of a distant star is 5700 A° and sound in regards that :
the spectral light has a shift of 1.9 A° towards (1) the relative frequency shift is smaller for light
red end then the velocity of star relative to the than for sound.
earth will be: (2) the velocity addition valid for sound is not true
for light waves.
(1) 5 × 105 m/sec (2) 2 × 105 m/sec (3) velocity of light is very large as compared to
sound.
(3) 1.8 × 105 m/sec (4) 1 × 105 m/sec.
(4) light waves are electromagnetic waves but
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114. Two trains A and B are moving in the same
direction with velocities 30 m/s and 10 m/s 119. If a source is moving away from a stationary
observer with half of velocity of sound. The
respectively. B is behind from A and A blows a frequency observed will be :-
horn of frequency 450 Hz. Then the apparent
(1) one-third (2) doubled
frequency heard by observer on train B is (speed
(3) halved (4) two-third
of sound is 330 m/s):
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(1) 425 Hz (2) 300 Hz
120. A siren emitting sound of frequency 800 Hz is
(3) 450 Hz (4) 350 Hz going away, from a static listener, with a speed
of 30 m/s. Frequency of sound to be heared by
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the listener is : (Velocity of sound = 330 m/s) :-
115. If a star emitting light of wavelength 5000 Å is (1) 286.5 Hz (2) 481.2 Hz
(3) 733.3 Hz (4) 644.8 Hz
moving towards earth with a velocity of
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1.5 × 106 m/s then the shift in the wavelength
due to Doppler's effect will be : 121. As temperature increase, difference between
apparent doppler frequency and actual frequency
(1) 2.5 Å (2) 250 Å (1) Decreases
(2) Remains unchanged
(3) 25 Å (4) Zero (3) Increases
(4) Depending on frequency, increase or decrease.
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122. An observer moves towards a stationary source 123. Velocity of star is 106 m/s and frequency of
of sound with a speed 1/5th of the speed of emitted light is 4.5 × 1014 Hz. If star is moving
sound. The wavelength and frequency of the away, then apparent frequency will be :
source are  and f respectively. The apparent (1) 4.5 Hz.
frequency and wavelength recorded by the (2) 4.5 × 1016 Hz.
observer are respectively :– (3) 4.485 × 1014 Hz.
(1) 1.2f, 1.2 (2) 1.2f,  (4) 4.5 × 108 Hz.
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Ans. 3 3 4 2 2 1 1 4 1 4 1 3 4 1 4

Que. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Ans. 3 2 3 1 1 1 4 2 2 4 2 2 3 3 3

Que. 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45

Ans. 2 1 2 1 2 2 3 3 3 2 3 3 1 2 4

Que. 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60

Ans. 3 1 1 3 3 2 4 3 4 2 2 3 2 1 2

Que. 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75

Ans. 3 1 3 4 3 3 2 1 1 3 3 3 4 3 3

Que. 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90

Ans. 4 3 1 4 3 1 2 4 4 1 1 3 2 3 2

Que. 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105

Ans. 1 2 2 3 1 1 3 3 1 3 1 2 2 4 1

Que. 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120

Ans. 4 1 1 2 2 1 2 4 1 3 1 3 2 4 3

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EXERCISE-II (Previous Year Questions) AIPMT/NEET

AIPMT 2006 AIPMT (Pre) 2011
1. Which one of the following statements is true:- 6. Two waves are represented by the
(1) Both light and sound waves in air are equations y1 = asin (t + kx + 0.57) m and
transverse y2 = a cos (t + kx) m where x is in meter and
(2) The sound waves in air are longitudinal while t in sec. The phase difference between them is :-
the light waves are transverse
(1) 1.0 radian
(3) Both light and sound waves in air are
longitudinal (2) 1.25 radian
(4) Both light and sound waves can travel in (3) 1.57 radian
vacuum (4) 0.57 radian
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AIPMT 2009
7. Sound waves travel at 350 m/s through a warm
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air and at 3500 m/s through brass. The
30 m/sec towards a hill, sounds a horn of
wavelength of a 700 Hz acoustic wave as it
frequency 600 Hz. If the velocity of sound in air
enters brass from warm air :
is 330 m/s, the frequency of reflected sound as
heard by driver is (1) decreases by a factor 10
(1) 500 Hz (2) 550 Hz (2) increases by a factor 20
(3) 555.5 Hz (4) 720 Hz (3) increases by a factor 10
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(4) decreases by a factor 20
3. A wave in a string has an amplitude of 2cm. The
wave travels in the + ve direction of x axis with a WM0142
speed of 128 m/sec and it is noted that AIPMT (Mains) 2011
5 complete waves fit in 4 m length of the string. 8. Two identical piano wires, kept under the same
The equation describing the wave is :- tension T have a fundamental frequency of
(1) y = (0.02) m sin (7.85x – 1005t) 600 Hz. The fractional increase in the tension of
(2) y = (0.02) m sin (7.85x + 1005t) one of the wires which will lead to occurrence of
(3) y = (0.02) m sin (15.7x – 2010t) 6 beats/s when both the wires oscillate together
would be :-
(4) y = (0.02)m sin (15.7x + 2010t)
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AIPMT (Pre) 2010 (3) 0.03 (4) 0.04
4. A transverse wave is represented by WM0143
y = A sin (t – kx). For what value of the AIPMT (Pre) 2012
wavelength is the wave velocity equal to the 9. Two sources of sound placed close to each other,
maximum particle velocity ? are emitting progressive waves given by
A y1 = 4 sin 600t and y2 = 5 sin 608t
(1) A (2) (3) A (4) 2A
2
An observer located near these two sources will
WM0139 hear :-
5. A tuning fork of frequency 512 Hz makes
(1) 8 beats per second with intensity ratio 81 : 1
4 beats per second with the vibrating string of a between waxing and waning
piano. The beat frequency decreases to 2 beats (2) 4 beats per second with intensity ratio 81 : 1
per seconds when the tension in the piano string between waxing and waning
is slightly increased. The frequency of the piano (3) 4 beats per second with intensity ratio
string before increasing the tension was : 25 : 16 between waxing and waning
(1) 508 Hz (2) 510 Hz (4) 8 beats per second with intensity ratio
(3) 514 Hz (4) 516 Hz 25 : 16 between waxing and waning
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10. The equation of a simple harmonic wave is given 14. If n1, n2 and n3 are the fundamental frequencies
by : of three segments into which a string is divided,
 then the original fundamental frequency n of the
y = 3 sin (50 t – x), string is given by :-
2
1 1 1 1
where x and y are in metres and t is in seconds. (1)   
The ratio of maximum particle velocity to the n n1 n2 n3
wave velocity is :- 1 1 1 1
(2)   
2 n n1 n2 n3
(1) 3 (2) 
3
(3) n  n1  n2  n3
3
(3) 2 (4)  (4) n = n1 + n2 + n3
2
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NEET-UG 2013 column in a pipe closed at one end of length
11. A wave travelling in the +ve x-direction having 85 cm whose frequencies lie below 1250 Hz are:
displacement along y-direction as 1m, (velocity of sound = 340 ms–1)
1 (1) 4 (2) 5
wavelength 2m and frequency of Hz is
 (3) 7 (4) 6
represented by : WM0153
(1) y = sin (2x + 2t) AIPMT 2015
(2) y = sin (x – 2t) 16. The fundamental frequency of a closed organ
pipe of length 20 cm is equal to the second
(3) y = sin (2x – 2t)
overtone of an organ pipe open at both the
(4) y = sin (10x – 20t) ends. The length of organ pipe open at both the
WM0148 ends is :-
(1) 100 cm (2) 120 cm
12. A source of unknown frequency gives 4 beats/s,
(3) 140 cm (4) 80 cm
when sounded with a source of known frequency
250 Hz. The second harmonic of the source of WM0155
unknown frequency gives five beats per second, RE-AIPMT-2015
when sounded with a source of frequency 17. A source of sound S emitting waves of frequency
513 Hz. The unknown frequency is 100 Hz and an observer O are located at some
(1) 260 Hz (2) 254 Hz distance from each other. The source is moving
(3) 246 Hz (4) 240 Hz with a speed of 19.4 ms–1 at an angle of 60° with
the source observer line as shown in the figure.
WM0149 The observer is at rest. The apparent frequency
13. If we study the vibration of a pipe open at both observed by the observer (velocity of sound in air
ends, then the following statement is not true : 330 ms–1) is :-
VS
(1) Pressure change will be maximum at both
ends
(2) Open end will be antinode
(3) Odd harmonics of the fundamental frequency 60°
O
will be generated
(1) 97 Hz (2) 100 Hz
(4) All harmonics of the fundamental frequency
will be generated (3) 103 Hz (4) 106 Hz
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18. A string is stretched between two fixed points 23. Three sound waves of equal amplitudes have
separated by 75.0 cm. It is observed to have frequencies (n – 1), n, (n + 1). They superimpose
resonant frequencies of 420 Hz and 315 Hz. to give beats. The number of beats produced per
There are no other resonant frequencies between second will be :-
these two. The lowest resonant frequencies for (1) 3 (2) 2 (3) 1 (4) 4
this string is :-
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(1) 105 Hz (2) 155 Hz
(3) 205 Hz (4) 10.5 Hz NEET(UG) 2017
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NEET-I 2016 one end and open at other end are 220 Hz and
19. A siren emitting a sound of frequency 800 Hz 260 Hz. What is the fundamental frequency of
moves away from an observer towards a cliff at a the system?
speed of 15ms–1. Then, the frequency of sound (1) 20 Hz (2) 30 Hz
that the observer hears in the echo reflected (3) 40 Hz (4) 10 Hz
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(Take velocity of sound in air = 330 ms–1)
25. Two cars moving in opposite directions
(1) 765 Hz (2) 800 Hz
approach each other with speed of 22 m/s and
(3) 838 Hz (4) 885 Hz
16.5 m/s respectively. The driver of the first car
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blows a horn having a frequency 400 Hz. The
20. A uniform rope of length L and mass m1 hangs
frequency heard by the driver of the second car is
vertically from a rigid support. A block of mass
m2 is attached to the free end of the rope. [velocity of sound 340 m/s] :-
A transverse pulse of wavelength 1 is produced (1) 361 Hz (2) 411 Hz
at the lower end of the rope. The wavelength of (3) 448 Hz (4) 350 Hz
the pulse when it reaches the top of the rope is WM0171
2. The ratio 2/1 is :
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(1) (2)
m2 m2
26. A tuning fork is used to produce resonance in a
m2 m1  m 2
(3) (4) glass tube. The length of the air column in this
m1 m1
tube can be adjusted by a variable piston. At
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room temperature of 27°C two successive
21. An air column, closed at one end and open at
resonances are produced at 20 cm and 73 cm
the other, resonates with a tuning fork when the
smallest length of the column is 50 cm. The next column length. If the frequency of the tuning fork
larger length of the column resonating with the is 320 Hz, the velocity of sound in air at 27°C
same tuning fork is : is:-
(1) 66.7 cm (2) 100 cm
(1) 330 m/s (2) 339 m/s
(3) 150 cm (4) 200 cm
(3) 350 m/s (4) 300 m/s
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22. The second overtone of an open organ pipe has 27. The fundamental frequency in an open organ
the same frequency as the first overtone of a pipe is equal to the third harmonic of a closed
closed pipe L metre long. The length of the open
organ pipe. If the length of the closed organ pipe
pipe will be
is 20 cm, the length of the open organ pipe is :-
L
(1) (2) 4 L (1) 13.2 cm (2) 8 cm
2
(3) L (4) 2 L (3) 12.5 cm (4) 16 cm
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NEET(UG) 2019 (Odisha) 32. If a pipe gives notes of frequencies 255, 425 and
28. A tuning fork with frequency 800 Hz produces 595, what is fundamental frequency of the pipe
resonance in a resonance column tube with
and its type?
upper end open and lower end closed by water
surface. Successive resonance are observed at (1) 85, open pipe (2) 17, closed pipe
length 9.75 cm, 31.25 cm and 52.75 cm. The (3) 51, open pipe (4) 85, closed pipe
speed of sound in air is :- WM0255
(1) 500 m/s (2) 156 m/s
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(3) 344 m/s (4) 172 m/s
33. If the initial tension on a stretched string is
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NEET(UG) 2020 doubled, then the ratio of the initial and final
29. In a guitar, two strings A and B made of same speeds of a transverse wave along the string is:
material are slightly out of tune and produce (1) 2 :1 (2) 1 : 2
beats of frequency 6 Hz. When tension in B is
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slightly decreased, the beat frequency increases
to 7 Hz. If the frequency of A is 530 Hz, the WM0256
original frequency of B will be: NEET (UG) 2022 (Overseas)
(1) 537 Hz (2) 523 Hz 34. A string of length l is fixed at both ends and is
(3) 524 Hz (4) 536 Hz vibrating in second harmonic. The amplitude at
WM0252 antinode is 2 mm. The amplitude of a particle at
NEET(UG) 2020 (Covid-19) l
a distance from the fixed end is:
30. The length of the string of a musical instrument 8
is 90 cm and has a fundamental frequency of
(1) 4 mm (2) 2 mm
120 Hz. Where should it be pressed to produce
fundamental frequency of 180 Hz ? (3) 2 3 mm (4) 2 2 mm
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35. An organ pipe filled with a gas at 27°C resonates
31. Two vibrating strings A and B of same material
at 400 Hz in its fundamental mode. If it is filled
but lengths 2L and 3L have radii 3r and 2r
respectively. They are stretched under same with the same gas at 90°C, the resonance
tension. String A vibrates in fundamental mode frequency at the same mode will be :-
and string B in second overtone. The ratio of (1) 420 Hz (2) 440 Hz
their frequencies nA/nB will be
(3) 484 Hz (4) 512 Hz
(1) 1 : 2 (2) 1 : 3 (3) 1 : 4 (4) 2 : 3
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EXERCISE-III (Analytical Questions) Master Your Understanding

1. Transverse wave of same frequency are 5. A set of 56 tuning forks are so arranged in series
generated in two steel wires A and B. The that each fork gives 4 beats per second with the
diameter of A is twice of B and the tension in A previous one. The freq. of the last fork is 3 times
is half that in B. The ratio of velocities of waves that of first. The freq. of first fork is :
in A and B is – (1) 110 (2) 60 (3) 56 (4) 65

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(3) 3 : 2 2 (4) 1 : 2 2 6. Two wires are fixed in a sonometer. Their

tensions are in the ratio 8:1. The lengths are in
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the ratio 36:35. The diameters are in the ratio
2. A transverse sinusoidal wave moves along a
4:1. Densities of the materials are in the ratio
string in the positive x-direction at a speed of 1:2. If the higher frequency in the setting is
10 cm/s. The wavelength of the wave is 0.5 m 360 Hz, the beat frequency when the two wires

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and its amplitude is 10 cm. At a particular time t, sounded together is:
the snap shot of the wave is shown in figure. The (1) 8 (2) 5 (3) 10 (4) 6
velocity of P when its displacement is 5 cm is : WM0184
y
7. Sound source of frequnecy 170 Hz is placed
P
x
near a wall. A man walking from the source
towards the wall finds, that there is periodic rise
and fall of sound intensity. If the speed of sound
in air is 340 m/s, then the distance separating
3 3 the two adjacent portions of minimum intensity
(1) î m/s (2)  ĵ m/s
50 50 is:

3 3 (1) (1/2) m (2) (3/2) m

(3) ĵ m/s (4)  î m/s
50 50 (3) 1 m (4) 2 m
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3. The power of sound from the speaker of a radio 8. An open pipe is suddenly closed with the result
is 20 milliwatt. By turning the knob of the that the second overtone of the closed pipe is
volume control the power of the sound is found to be higher in frequency by 100 Hz, than
increased to 400 milliwatt. The power increase the first overtone of the original pipe. The
in decibles as compared to the original power is : fundamental frequency of open pipe will be :
(1) 13 db (2) 10 db (1) 100 Hz (2) 300 Hz
(3) 20 db (4) 800 db (3)150 Hz (4) 200 Hz
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4. Frequency of tuning fork A is 256 Hz. It 9. An under water swimmer sends a sound signal to
the surface. It produces 5 beats/sec when
produces four beats/sec with tuning fork B.
compared with fundamental tone of a pipe of
When wax is applied at tuning fork B then 6 20 cm length closed at one end. What is
beats/sec are heard. Frequency of B is : wavelength of sound in water.
(1) 252 (take Vwater = 1500 m/sec, Vair = 360m/sec)
(1) 3.3 m or 3.37 m
(2) 260 Hz
(2) 4.4 m or 4.47 m
(3) (1) & (2) both (3) 2.5 m or 2.7 m
(4) 264 (4) 1m or 1.7 m
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10. A cylindrical tube (L = 120 cm.) is resonant with 14. A sonometer wire resonates with a given tuning
a tuning fork of frequency 330 Hz. If it is filling fork forming standing waves with five antinodes
by water then to get resonance minimum length between the two bridges when a mass of 9kg is
of water column is (Vair = 330 m/s) suspended from the wire. When this mass is
(1) 45 cm. (2) 60 cm. replaced by mass M, the wire resonates with the
(3) 25 cm. (4) 20 cm. same tuning fork forming three antinodes for the
WM0189 same positions of the bridges. Then find the
value of square root of M.
11. A man standing between two cliffs hears the first
(1) 5 (2) 10
echo of a sound after 2 sec and the second echo
(3) 25 (4) None
3 sec after the intial sound. If the speed of sound
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be 330 m/s, the distance between the two cliffs
should be: 15. An observer moves towards a stationary source
(1) 1650 m (2) 990 m of sound with a velocity one tenth of the velocity

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(3) 825 m (4) 660 m of sound. The apparent increase in frequency is -
(1) zero (2) 5% (3) 10% (4) 0.1%
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12. A vibrator makes 150 cm of a string to vibrate in
16. A railway engine moving with a speed of
6 loops in the longitudinal arrangement when it
is stretched by 150 N. The entire length of the 60 m/sec passes in front of a stationary listner.
string is then weighed and is found to weigh The real frequency of whistle is 400 Hz.
400 mg. Then Calculate the apparant frequency heared by
(1) frequency of the vibrator is 3 kHz listner (a) when the engine is approaching the
(2) frequency of the vibrator is 1.5 kHz listener. (b) when the engine moving away from
(3) distance between two nodes is 25 cm the (V = 340 m/sec) listener
(4) distance between two nodes is 33 cm (1) 484 Hz, 340 Hz (2) 220 Hz, 180 Hz
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 x  17. A sound source is moving with speed 5 m/s

y = 0.02 sin 8  t   . When it is reflected at
 20  towards a wall. If the velocity of sound is
a rarer medium (medium with higher velocity) at 330 m/s the stationary observer would hear
beats is equal to(frequency of source = 240 Hz) -
x = 0, its amplitude becomes 75% of its previous
value. The equation of the reflected wave is (1) 0 (2) 0 or 8
(3) 8 (4) 0 or 4
 x 
(1) y  0.02 sin 8   t  
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 x  18. A person observes two trains one of there is

(2) y  0.02 sin 8   t  
 20  coming with speed of 4m/sec and another is
going with same speed. If two trains blowing a
 x 
(3) y  0.015 sin 8   t   whistle with frequency 240 Hz. The beat
 20 
frequency heard by stationary person will be
 x  (speed of sound in air = 320 m/sec.)
(4) y  0.015 sin 8   t  
 20 
(1) zero (2) 3 (3) 6 (4) 12
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19. Two source of sound s1 and s2 emitting sound of 24. A whistle revolves in a circle with angular speed
frequency 324 Hz and 320 Hz are situated at = 20 rad/sec using a string of length 50 cm. If
certain distance apart. An observer moves along the frequency of sound from the whistle is
the line joining the two sources. What should be 385 Hz, then what is the minimum frequency
the velocity of the observer if no beats are heard: heard by an observer which is far away from the
(Velocity of sound is 344 m/s) centre: (Vsound = 340 m/s)
(1) 20 m/s (2) 10 m/s (1) 385 Hz (2) 374 Hz
(3) 5 m/s (4) 2.1 m/s (3) 394 Hz (4) 333 Hz
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25. An earthquake generates both transverse (S) and
20. Length of a sonometer wire is either 95 cm or longitudinal (P) sound waves in the earth. The
100 cm, in both the cases a tuning fork produces speed of S waves is about 4.5 km/s and that of
4 beats. Then the frequency of tuning fork is- P waves is about 8.0 km/s. A seismograph
(1) 152 (2) 156 (3) 160 (4) 164 records P and S waves from an earthquake. The
first P wave arrives 4.0 min before the first S
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wave. The epicenter of the earthquake is located
21. A tuning fork gives 4 beats with 50 cm length of at a distance of about

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a sonometer wire. If the length of the wire is (1) 25 km (2) 250 km
shortened by 1 cm then no. of beats still the (3) 2500 km (4) 5000 km
same. The frequency of the fork is – WM0210
(1) 396 (2) 400 (3) 404 (4) 384 26. A car is moving towards a high cliff. The car
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reflected sound heard by the driver has a
22. A body is walking away from a wall towards an frequency 2f. If ‘v’ be the velocity of sound then
observer at a speed of 1 m/s and blows a whistle the velocity of the car, in the same velocity units,
whose frequency is 680 Hz. The number of will be :
beats heard by the observer per second is :- v v
(velocity of sound in air = 340 m/s) (1) (2)
3 4
(1) 4 (2) 8 (3) 2 (4) zero v v
(3) (4)
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23. In a resonance tube, the first resonance with a WM0211
tuning fork occurs at 16 cm and second at
49 cm. If the velocity of sound is 330 m/s, the
frequency of tuning fork is :-
(1) 500 (2) 300 (3) 330 (4) 165
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EXERCISE-III (Analytical Questions) ANSWER KEY

Que. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Ans. 4 3 1 3 1 3 3 4 1 1 3 2,3 3 1 3
Que. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
Ans. 1 2 3 4 2 1 1 1 2 3 1

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