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ARJUNA (JEE)
Wave Motion DPP-01

1. The relation between frequency ‘n’

wavelength ‘’ and velocity of propagation 6. The sped of a wave on a string is 150 m/s
‘’ of wave is when the tension is 120 N. The percentage
(A) n =  (B) n = / increase in the tension in order to raise the
(C) n = / (D) n = 1/ wave speed by 20% is:
(A) 44% (B) 40%
2. The waves in which the particles of the (C) 20% (D) 10%
medium vibrate in a direction perpendicular
to the direction of wave motion is known
7. Speed of sound at constant temperature
as: depends on
(A) transverse waves
(A) Pressure
(B) propagated waves
(B) Density of gas
(C) longitudinal waves
(C) Above both
(D) stationary waves (D) None of the above
3. A wave of frequency 500 Hz travels
8. v1 and v2 are the velocities of sound at the
between X and Y and travel a distance of same pressure in two monoatomic gases of
600 m in
4 sec. between X and Y. How many densities 1 and 2 respectively. If 1/2 =
wavelength are there in distance XY : then the ratio of velocities v1 and v2 will be
(A) 1000 (B) 300 (A) 1 : 2 (B) 4 : 1
(C) 180 (D) 2000 (C) 2 : 1 (D) 1 : 4

4. The equation of a progressive wave for a 9. A sound is produced in water and moves
wire is : towards surface of water and some sound
moves in air velocity of sound in water is
 x 
Y = 4 sin   8t    . 1450 m/s and that in air is 330 m/s. When
2 4  sound moves from water to air then the
If x and y are measured in cm then velocity effect on frequency f and wave length 
of wave is : will be:
(A) 64 cm/s along –x direction (A) f and  will remain same
(B) 32 cm/s along –x direction (B) f will remain same but  will increase
(C) 32 cm/s along +x direction (D) f will remain same but  will decrease
(D) 64 cm/s along +x direction (D) f will increase and  will decrease

5. A steel wire 0.72 m long has a mass of 5.0 10. Due to propagation of longitudinal wave in
× 10–3 kg. If the wire is under tension of 60 a medium, the following quantities also
N, what is the speed of the transverse waves propagate in the same direction :
on the wire ? (A) Energy, Momentum and Mass
(A) 186 m/s (B) √ × 93 m/s (B) Energy
(C) 93 m/s (D) 45 m/s (C) Energy and Mass
(D) Energy and Linear Momentum
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ANSWER KEY
1. (C)
2. (A)
3. (D)
4. (C)
5. (C)
6. (A)
7. (D)
8. (C)
9. (C)
10. (D)

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ARJUNA (JEE)
Wave Motion DPP-05

1. A tuning fork produces 6 beats/sec with 5. An observer moves towards a stationary

another tuning fork B of frequency 288 Hz. source of sound, with a velocity one-fifth of
If fork is loaded with little wax no. of beats the velocity of sound. what is the percentage
per sec decreases. The frequency of the fork increase in the apparent frequency?
A, before loading is: (A) zero (B) 0.5%
(A) 290 Hz (B) 288 Hz (C) 5% (D) 20%
(C) 292 Hz (D) 294 Hz

6. A whistle is rotated with 2 rotations/sec in a

2. A source x of unknown frequency produces circle of radius 1 meter. A listener is setting
4 beats with a source of 250 Hz and 6 beats in the plane of circle outside the centre, then
with a source of 260 Hz. The frequency of ratio of maximum and minimum frequencies
source x is: heard by him will be:
(A) 258 Hz (B) 254 Hz (V 4 ) (V 4 )
(A) (B)
(C) 262 Hz (D) 282 Hz (V 4 ) (V 2 )
(V 2) (V 4)
(C) (D)
3. Two vibrating tuning forks produce (V 2) (V 4)
progressive waves given by y1 = 4 sin(500
t) and y2 = 2 sin(506 t). These tuning forks
are held near the ear of a person. The person 7. A sound-source is moving in a circle and an
will hear beats/s with intensity ratio observer is outside the circle at O as shown
between maxima and minima equal to . in figure. If the frequencies as heard by the
Find the value of – : listener are f1, f2 and f3 when the source is at
A, B and C position respectively, then:
(A) 3 (B) 6
(C) 9 (D) 12

4. Two sources of sound are moving in

opposite directions with velocities v1 and
v2(v1 > v2). Both are moving away from a (A) f1 = f2 > f3 (B) f2 > f3 > f1
stationary observer. The frequency of both (C) f1 > f2 > f3 (D) f1 > f3 > f2
the sources is 1700 Hz. What is the value of
(v1 – v2) so that the beat frequency observed
by the observer is 10 Hz? vsound = 340 m/s
and assume that v1 and v2 both are very much
less than vsound.
(A) 1 m/s (B) 2 m/s
(C) 3 m/s (D) 4 m/s
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100 9. A car travelling towards a hill at 10 m/s

8. A source of sound is travelling at m/sec
3 sounds its horn which has a frequency 500
along a road, towards a point A, when the Hz. This is heard in a second car travelling
source is 3 m away from A, a person standing behind the first car in the same direction with
at a point O on a road at perpendicular speed 20 m/s. The sound can also be heard
position. The distance of O from A at that in the second car by reflection of sound from
time is 4 m. If the original frequency is 640 the hill. The beat frequency heard by the
Hz, then the value of apparent frequency driver of the second car will be (speed of
listen by person is: sound in air = 340 m/s)
(speed of sound is 340 m/sec) (A) 31 Hz (B) 24 Hz
(C) 21 Hz (D) 34 Hz

10. If a star emitting light of wavelength 5000 Å

is moving towards earth with a velocity of 3
× 106 m/s then the shift in the wavelength
due to Doppler's effect will be:
(A) 5 Å (B) 500 Å
(A) 620 Hz (B) 680 Hz (C) 50 Å (D) Zero
(C) 720 Hz (D) 840 Hz
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ANSWER KEY
1. (D)
2. (B)
3. (B)
4. (B)
5. (D)
6. (A)
7. (D)
8. (B)
9. (A)
10. (C)

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ARJUNA (JEE)
Wave Motion DPP-04

1. A transverse wave is described by the 6. A uniform string of length L and mass M is

equation fixed at both ends under tension T. Then it
x can vibrate with frequency given by the
y y0 sin 2 ft formula.
The maximum particle velocity is equal to 1 T 1 T
(A) f (B) f
four times the wave velocity if 2 ML 2L M
y0 y0 1 T 1 M
(A) (B) (C) f (D) f
4 2 2 M 2 LT
(C) y0 (D) 2 y0

2. Given equation is related to 7. A stretched string is 1 m long. Its mass per

2 unit length is 1 g/m. It is stretched with a
y = cos x cos (2 t) force of 40 N. It plucked at a distance of 25
cm from one end. The frequency of note
(A) Transverse progressive
emitted by it will be :
(B) Longitudinal progressive
(A) 400 Hz (B) 300 Hz
(C) Longitudinal stationary wave
(D) Transverse stationary wave (C) 200 Hz (D) 100 HZ

3. Stationary wave is represented by Y = A sin 8. With the increase of temperature, the

(100t) cos (0.01 x) where y and A are in mm, frequency of the organ pipe :-
t in sec and x in m. The velocity of the wave: (A) increases
(A) 1 m/s (B) 102 m/s (B) decreases
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(C) 10 m/s (D) zero (C) remains unchanged
(D) can not say
4. A wave of frequency 50 Hz travels along a
string towards its fixed end. When this wave 9. The velocity of sound in air is 330 m/s. The
travels back, after reflection, a node is fundamental frequency of an organ pipe
formed at a distance of 5 cm from the fixed open at both ends and of length 0.55 metre
end. The speed of the wave (incident and will be:
reflected) is : (A) 200 Hz (B) 550 Hz
(A) 5 m/s (B) 10 m/s (C) 300 Hz (D) 275 Hz
(C) 20 m/s (D) 40 m/s
10. An open resonating tube has fundamental
5. An open pipe is suddenly closed at one end frequency of n. When one fourth of its length
and with the result frequency of third is dipped into water, then its fundamental
harmonic of the closed pipe is found to be frequency will be :
higher by 100 Hz than the fundamental (A) n (B) 2n/3
3
frequency of the open pipe. The fundamental (C) 2n (D) n
frequency of the open pipe is 2
(A) 200 Hz (B) 300 Hz
(C) 240 Hz (D) 480 Hz
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ANSWER KEY
1. (B)
2. (D)
3. (D)
4. (A)
5. (A)
6. (A)
7. (C)
8. (A)
9. (C)
10. (B)

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ARJUNA (JEE)
Wave Motion DPP-02

1. The relation between phase difference ( ) 6. The energy in the superposition of waves:
and path difference ( x) is (A) Is lost
2 (B) Increase
(A) x (B) 2 x (C) remain same, only redistribution occurs
2 2 x (D) None of the above
(C) (D)
x
7. Ratio of amplitudes of two waves is 3 : 5.
The ratio of maximum and minimum
2. Two wave are represented by equation intensity obtained from them will be:
y1 = A cos t y2 = A sin t (A) 16 : 1 (B) 49 : 1
the first wave (C) 1 : 25 (D) 5 : 1
(A) leads the second by
(B) lags the second by 8. Two sources of intensity I and 4I are used in
(C) leads the second by /2 an interference experiment. The intensity at
(D) lags the second by /2 points where the waves from the two sources
superpose with a phase difference
I max 36 (i) Zero (ii) /2 and
3. If then find ratio of maximum to
I min 25 (iii) , are
minimum amplitude: (A) 5I, 3I, 0 (B) 5I, 3I, 2I
(A) 11 : 1 (B) 121 : 1 (C) 9I, 5I, I (D) 9I, 5I, 0
(C) 6 : 5 (D) 81 : 1
9. Two waves of intensity ratio of 9 : 1 what
will be ratio of maximum and minimum
4. Two waves having equation
intensity in interference pattern of these
x1 = a sin( t + 1) x2 = a sin( t + 2) waves:
If in the resultant wave the frequency and (A) 10 : 8 (B) 7 : 2
amplitude remains equals to amplitude of
(C) 4 : 1 (D) 2 : 1
superimposing waves. Then phase diff.
between them:
10. For constructive interference condition is:
(A) /6 (B) 2 /3
(A) Same phase
(C) 3 /4 (D) /4
(B) Phase diff is even multiple of
(C) Path diff is multiple of
5. What is the path difference for destructive
interference? (D) All of the above
(A) n (B) n( + 1)
(n 1) (2n 1)
(C) (D)
2 2
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ANSWER KEY
1. (A)
2. (C)
3. (C)
4. (B)
5. (D)
6. (C)
7. (A)
8. (C)
9. (C)
10. (D)

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ARJUNA (JEE)
Wave Motion DPP-03

1. If vm is the velocity of sound in moist air and 6. The loudness and pitch of a sound depends
vd is the velocity of sound in dry air then: on
(A) vm < vd (B) vm > vd (A) Intensity and velocity
(C) vd >> vm (D) vm = vd (B) Frequency and velocity
(C) Intensity and frequency
2. Velocity of sound in medium is V. If the (D) Frequency and number of harmonics
density of the medium is doubled, what will
be the new velocity of sound?
7. The temperature at which the speed of sound
(A) √2V (B) V in air becomes double of its value at 27°C is
(C) V/√2 (D) 2V (A) 54°C (B) 327°C
(C) 927°C (D) –123°C
3. Intensity level of a sound of intensity I is 30
dB. The ratio I/I0 is
8. The phase difference between two points
(I0 is the threshold of hearing) separated by 1m in a wave of frequency 120
(A) 1000 (B) 2000 Hz is 90°. The wave velocity is
(C) 100 (D) 20 (A) 180 m/s (B) 240 m/s
(C) 480 m/s (D) 720 m/s
4. A person speaking normally produces a
sound of intensity 40 dB at a distance of 1 m. 9. Velocity of sound is maximum in
If the threshold intensity for reasonable
(A) Air (B) Water
audibility is 20 dB, the maximum distance at
which he can be heard dearly is: (C) Vacuum (D) Steel
(A) 4 m (B) 5 m
(C) 10 m (D) 20 m 10. A point source emits sound equally in all
directions in a non-absorbing medium, Two
points P and Q are at distance of 2m and 3m
5. A sings with a frequency (n) and B sings respectively from the source. The ratio of the
with a frequency 1/4 that of A. If the energy intensities of the waves at P and Q is
remains the same and the amplitude of A is
(A) 9 : 4 (B) 2 : 3
a, then amplitude of B will be:
(C) 3 : 2 (D) 4 : 9
(A) 2a (B) 8a
(C) 4a (D) a
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ANSWER KEY
1. (B)
2. (C)
3. (A)
4. (C)
5. (C)
6. (C)
7. (C)
8. (C)
9. (D)
10. (A)

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