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Q 1. In a wave motion :
(a) medium is not necessary.
(b) particles of the medium move along the direction of the wave.
(c) particles of the medium remain stationary.
(d) particles of the medium vibrate about their mean positions.

Q2 In a wave motion, the maximum displacement of particle from mean position is called :
(a) amplitude (b) frequency (c) phase (d) noise

Q 3. The wavelength is :
(a) the distance between the crest and the trough.
(b) the distance travelled by the wave in one second.
(c) the distance between two consecutive particles vibrating is same phase in wave.
(d) none of the above.

Q 4. For any wave distance between two consecutive crests is said to be : [RAJ PET 89]
(a) amplitude (b) wavelength (c) frequency (d) wave number

Q 5. If a wave is propagating in only one direction, then it is said to be

(a) spherical wave (b) circular wave (c) plane wave (d) cylindrical wave

Q 6. Due to propagation of longitudinal wave in a medium, the following quantities also propagate in the
same direction : [REE 2000: CBSE PMT 92]
(a) Energy, momentum and mass (b) Energy
(c) Energy and mass (d) Energy and linear momentum

Q 7. The well known example of longitudinal wave is : [AFMC 97; MP PMT 86]
(a) Sound wave (b) Light waves (c) Wireless wave (d) Water waves

Q 8. The transverse sound waves are produced in : [ICAR 98; KCET 2000]
(a) both gases and solids. (b) neither in the gases nor in the solids.
(c) the gases but not in solids. (d) the solids but not in gases.

Q 9. To produce sound it is necessary that source :

(a) must vibrate longitudinally. (b) must vibrate transversely.
(c) may vibrate in any way. (d) may not necessarily vibrate.

Q 10. The sound waves do not travel through : [RAJ PET 89; AFMC 92]
(a) solids (b) liquids (c) gases (d) vacuum

Q 11. The following phenomenon is not found in sound waves : [AFMC 92]
(a) Diffraction (b) refraction (c) Reflection (d) Polarization

Q 12. The following statement is true that sound waves : [ICAR 98]
(a) are transverse waves (b) travel through vacuum.
(c) travel faster in solids than gases. (d) travel slower in liquids than in gases.

Q 13. The following is not true for both light and sound waves in air : [RAJ PMT 88]
(a) Interference (b) Diffraction
(c) Polarization (d) the change of velocity in the medium.
Q 14. In temples, the bell is taken as large for :
(a) on striking, the metal does not break.
(b) the frequency of sound produced is less.
(c) the intensity of sound produced is more.
(d) the frequency of sound produced is more.

Q 15. In solids, propagation of following waves is possible : [CPMT 99]

(a) only longitudinal (b) only transverse
(c) both longitudinal and transverse (d) neither transverse nor longitudinal

Q 16. Water waves are of the nature : [CBSE PMT 91]

(a) transverse (b) ripple wave (c) sometimes longitudinal and sometimes transverse.
(d) neither transverse nor longitudinal.

Q 17. The transverse waves can propagate through : [UPSC 96]

(a) gases but not through metals. (b) metals but nor through gases.
(c) both gases and metals. (d) neither gases nor metals.

Q 18. The waves reaching a listener from a sitar through air are : [MP PET 87,]
(a) longitudinal progressive. (b) longitudinal stationary.
(c) transverse pro (d) transverse stationary.

Q 19. The sound waves do not travel through vacuum but light waves travel through vacuum because :
(a) the sound waves are electromagnetic.
(b) a medium is necessary for light waves.
(c) the sound waves can not travel without medium.
(d) light waves are transverse.

Q 20. The propagation of sound waves is not possible in space because : [AFMC 2005]
(a) the frequency of sound is more in is space.
(b) there is vacuum in space.
(c) the astronomical bodies block the sound is space.
(d) the sound is not reflected in space.

Q 21. The pitch of sound depends on : [MANIPAL 2000]

(a) amplitude (b) wavelength (c) frequency (d) speed

Q 22. The waxing and wanning of sound can be recorded provided these are repeated :
(a) in time less than (l/10)th of a second.
(b) in time more than (I/IQ)th of second.
(c) in time which is more than (l/10)th of second but less than (1/5)th of second.
(d) in time less than one second greater than (1/5)th of a second.

Q 23. In slinky (long spring) following waves can be produced :

(a) only transverse waves (b) only longitudinal waves
(c) only stationary waves. (d) both longitudinal and transverse waves.

Q 24. Which of the following frequency can be heard by the human ear : [RAJ PET 84]
(a) 100Hz (b) 1KHz (c) 50Hz (d) 50 KHz

Q 25. In following figure the particles vibrating in the same phase will be :
[RAJ PET 86]
(a) A and C (b) B and D (c) A and E (d) F and H

Q 26. Which of the following quantity is independent of other quantities for a wave : [RAJ PET 84]
 (a) amplitude (b) velocity (c) frequency (d) wavelength
Q 27. If the frequency of a progressive, wave is 100Hz then how many times the particles of the medium
cross their mean position :
(a) 200 (b) 100 (c) 50 (d) 300

Q 28. In a string the speed of wave is l0m/s and its frequency is 100Hz. The value of the phase difference
in radians for two particles situated on string at a distance 2.5cm will be : [MP PMT 94]
(a) /2 (b) /8 (c) 3/2 (d) 2

Q 29. If the time period of a wave is 4 second, then the change is phase per second will be :
(a) 2 rad (b) rad (c) /2rad (d) zero

Q 30. At the bottom of ocean, a blast occurs. The waves produced in water will be :
(a) transverse (b) longitudinal (c) stationary (d) both transverse and longitudinal.

Q 31. The waves produced in gases are : [RA.J PMT 99]

(a) longitudinal (b) transverse
(c) only progressive (d) both transverse and longitudinal.

Q 32. Which of the following is true : [CBSE PMT 2006; APMC 99; UPPMT 93; J&K 97]
(a) the sound and the light waves are both longitudinal waves.
(b) both the sound and the light waves are transverse.
(c) in air the sound waves are transverse and the light waves are longitudinal.
(d) in air the sound waves are longitudinal and the light waves are transverse.

Q 33. Sound waves are not polarized because : [UP PMT 93; KCET 2000]
(a) their speed is less.
(b) the medium is needed for their propagation.
(c) these are longitudinal.
(d) their speed depends on temperature.

Q 34. The number of waves, contained in unit length of the medium, is called : [AIIMS 99]
(a) elastic wave (b) wave number (c) wave pulse (d) electromagnetic wave

Q 35. The speed of a wave in a medium in 760 m/s. If 3600 waves, are passing through a point in the
medium in 2 minutes, then its wavelength is : [AFMC 98]
(a) 13.8 m (b) 25.3 m (c) 42.2 m (d) 57.2 m

Answers
1. (d) 2. (a) 3. (c) 4. (b) 5. (c) 6. (d) 7. (a)
8. (d) 9. (c) 10. (d) 11. (d) 12. (c) 13. (c) 14. (c)
15. (c) 16. (b) 17. (b) 18. (a) 19. (c) 20. (b) 21 (c)
22. (b) 23. (d) 24. (d) 25. (c) 26. (a) 27. (a) 28 (a)
29. (c) 30. (b) 31. (a) 32. (d) 33. (c) 34. (b) 35. (b)
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Q 1. Following equation represents simple harmonic motion :

(a) y = A cos (t - x / v) (b) y = A (t - x/v)
(c) y = A(t x/v) (d) y = A sin(t - xv)

Q 2. The equation of wave travelling in the direction of positive x-axis is : [CBSE PMT 94]
(a) y = a sin2 (vt/ - x) (b) y = a sin2/ (vt - x/)
(c) y = a sin2 / (d) y = a sin 2/(x - v)t

Q 3. Which two of the following waves are in same phase :

(a) y = A sin(kx - t) (b) y = A sin(kx - t + )
(c) y = A sin(kx - t + /2) (d) y = A sin (kx - t + 2)
(a) a and b (b) b and c (c) b and d (d) a and d

Q 4. The waves shown by following equations :

y1 = a sin (t + kx), y2 = - a sin (t + kx).
(a) both propagate in the direction of positive axis.
(b) the first wave propagates along the direction of positive axis while second along the negative
axis.
(c) are in the opposite phase.
(d) both propagate along the negative axis and are in the opposite phase.

Q 5. True statement for following t wave equations is : y1= A sin (kx - t), y2 = A sin (kx + t).
(a) Both the waves move along the positive x-axis.
(b) Both the waves along the negative x-axis
(c) The second wave moves along the negative x-axis.
(d) The first wave travels along the negative x-axis while the second along the positive x-axis.

Q 6. Two waves are shown by following equations :

y1 = 0.06 sin 2 (0.04t + 1)
and y2 = 0.03 sin 2 (0.04t + 2).
The ratio of the intensities of their waves will be :
(a) 4 : 1 (b) 2 : 1 (c) 1 : 1 (d) 3 : 2

Q 7. The amplitude of a transverse wave is 0.5 m, its wavelength is 1 m and frequency is 2 Hz. The
equation of progressive wave in the negative direction is :
(a) y = 0.5 sin (2x - 4t) (b) y = 0.5 cos (2x + 4t)
(c) y = 0.5 cos (2x + 2 (d) y = 0.5 sin (2x - 2t)

Q 8. A sinusoidal wave whose amplitude is 0.3 m, wavelength is 2 m and the frequency is 5 Hz, moves
along (X). The equation of this wave will be :
(a) y = 0.3 sin 2 (5t + x/2) (b) y = 2 sin 2(0.3t + x/5)
(c) y = 0.3sin 2(5t + x) (d) y = 2sin 2(0.3t + x)

Q 9. The velocity of wave of frequency 500 Hz is 360 m/s. The distance between two consecutive points,
whose phase difference is 60 will be :
[UPSEAT 99; MNLR 98; CBSE PMT 98; MP PET 89; RAJ PMT 2003: PONDY PMT 97]
(a) 120 cm (b) 70 cm (c) 0.7 cm (d) 12 cm

Q 10. A particle in a gas completes 20 vibrations in 2.5 second. The frequency of vibration will be :
 (a) 20 Hz (b) 200 Hz (c) 50 Hz (d) 8 Hz

Q 11. The wavelength of a wave in a medium is 0.Sm. For propagation of this wave, the phase difference
between two points of the medium is it/S. The minimum distance between these two points will be :
(a) 0.1 m (b) 0.05 m (c) 0.5 m (d) 5 m

Q 14. The wave of the wavelength 30cm and frequency 100Hz will be : [RAJ PET 88]
(a) y = A sin 2 (t/0.01 - 30x) (b) y = A sin2(0.l t - 30x)
(c) y = A sin 2 (l00t - x/30) (d) y = A sin 2 (0.0l t + 30x)

Q 15. A wave equation is y = 10-4 sin (60t + 2x), where x and y are in meter and t is in second. Which of
the following statement is true ? [RAJ PMT 85. 98; PET 86*. ALL ENGG. 83 IIT 82]
(a) The wave moves with a velocity of 30m/s along the negative x-axis.
(b) Its wavelength is meter. (c) Its frequency is (30/)Hz (d) All of the above.

Q 16. The equations y1 = a sin (t - kx) and 22 = -a sin (t + kx) show that the waves will : [RAJ PET 90]
(a) move in the same direction but with opposite amplitude.
(b) move in opposite direction with the same velocity and the frequency.
(c) produce beats by superposition.
(d) not produce stationary waves by super position.

Q 17. The equation of a progressive wave are

y = sin [200 (t - x/330)], [CBSE PMT 91; RPMT 2002]
x is in meter and t is in second. The frequency and velocity of wave are :
(a) 100 Hz, 5 m/s (b) 300 Hz, 100 m/s (c) 100 Hz, 330 m/s (d) 30 m/s, 5 Hz

Q 18. The equation of a wave is :

y = 10 cos (2x - 504 104t) m.
The velocity of wave in m/sec will be : [RAJ PET 89, 98; MP PET 98]
(a) 2.52 106 (b) 1.008 107 (c) 5.04 10 6
(d) none of the above

Q 19. A progressive wave passes through a point of observation. At this point the time interval between
consecutive crests is 0.2sec, then : [RPMT 90]
(a) the wave length is 5m. (b) the frequency is 5Hz.
(c) the velocity of propagation is 5m/s. (d) the wavelength is 0.2m.

Q 20. The equation of a wave travelling on a string is y = 8sin (0.02 x - 4.00t), y and x are in cm and t is
in second. The value of wavelength in cm will be : [MP PET 85; CBSE PMT 96]
(a) 100 (b) 10 (c) 0.1 (d) 0.01

Q 21. The equation of a progressive wave is y = 10 sin (x/100 - 512t), the value of frequency in Hz will
be : [RAJ PET 89]
(a) 512 (b) 256 (c) 100 (d) 200

Q 22. The equation of a transverse wave is y = sin (0.01x - 2t), y and x are in cm and t is in second. Its
frequency in Hz will be : [MP PET 90]
(a) 10 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 0.01

Q 23. If equation of a progressive wave is y = a sin (0.5x - 200t) cm, then frequency of wave will be :
(a) 100 Hz (b) 200 Hz (c) 50 Hz (d) 25 Hz

Q 24. In the above question, the velocity, of wave in cm/sec will be :

[CPET 2003; UP PMT 99; RAJ PET 90]
(a) 400 (b) 200 (c) 100 (d) 40
Q 25. A transverse wave is described by equation.:
y = y0 Sin 2(ft x/),
the maximum velocity of the particle will be four times the velocity of the wave provided :
[MP PMT 92. 97,98; CBSE PMT 90, 98; IIT 86; AFMC PUNE 2000: SCRA 99; EAMCET 98]
(a) = y0/4 (b) = y0 (c) = y0 (d) = 2y0

Q 26. The equation of a wave is y = a sin 2 (t/0.02 - then the frequency of wave will be : [RAJ PET 89]
(a) 10Hz (b) 20 Hz (c) 40 Hz (d) 50 Hz

Q 27. Some wave is shown by equation

y = 0.5 sin (0.0lx 3t), [APMC 99; ROORKEE 81; KCET 2000]
where y and x are in metre and t is in second. The velocity of the wave in m/s will be :
(a) 200 (b) 300 (c) 100 (d) 50

Q 28. The equation of a progressive wave is shown as y = 2 sin (200t x/15) cm. Its frequency will be :
[RAJ PET 85]
(a) 50Hz (b) 100Hz (c) 200 Hz (d) none of the above

Q 29. The equation of a progressive - wave for a wire is y = 4 sin /2 (8t x/8). If x and y are measured in
cm then velocity of wave is : [MP PET 91]
(a) 64 cm /s along - x direction. (b) 32 cm/s along - x direction.
(c) 32 cm/s along + x direction. (d) 64 cm/s along + x direction.

Q 30. Displacement of the particles in a string stretched along x-direction is expressed by y. The expression
for y is : [IIT 87]
(a) cos kx sin t (b) k x t
2 2 2 2
(c) cos (k x - t ) (d) sin (k x - t )
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

Q 31. The following equations express transverse waves : z1 = A cos (kx - t) (a)
z2 = A cos (kx + t) (b)
z3 = A cos (kx - t) (c)
which combination after (superposition of above waves will produce stationary waves :
[IIT 87, RAJ PET 97, 99]
(a) (a, c) (b) (b, c) (c) (a, b) (d) none of the above

Q 32. The equation of a progression wave is following y = 0.04 sin (157t - 3.14x), where x and y are in
metre and t is in second. The value of wavelength will be
[Orissa JEE 2004; RAJ PET 93; UP PMT 97]
(a) 2 m (b) 3 m (c) 3.14 m (d) 4 m

Q 33. The value of path difference equivalent to one radian phase difference is :
[Comdek 2004; RAJ PMT 88]
(a) / (b) /2 (c) /180 (d) /360

Q 34. The relation between the phase difference and the path difference is :
[UP PET 2000; MNR 95; RAJ PMT 89; MP PMT 2000]
(a) phase difference = (path difference/2) (b) path difference = (phase difference/2)
(c) phase difference = (/2) (path difference) (d) phase difference = (2/) (path difference)

Q 35. The change in the phase after travelling a distance x by a wave will be :
(a) x/2 (b) 2/x (c) 2x/ (d) x/2

Q 36. The sound is minimum due to superposition of two identical sound waves, when the phase difference
between them is :
(a) n/2 (b) (2n - 1)/2 (c) (2n + 1) (d) n
Q 37. The equation of a wave is
y = 3 cos (l00t x),
where y and x are In cm and t seconds wave length of wave is : [MP PMT 94]
(a) 2cm (b) 3cm (c) 5cm (d) 100cm

Q 38. The frequency of a sound wave is 500 Hz and its velocity is 300 m/s. Its phase difference in radians
after 1 mili second will be :
(a) (b) /2 (c) 2P (d) /3

Q 39. The displacement e4uation of a progressive wave along Y-axis is :

y = 5 sin (60t + 2x),
here x, y are in metre and t is in seconds. The wave expressed by this equation : [MP PET 93]
(a) has wavelength equal to 2 meter.
(b) has time period equal to /15 second.
(c) moves with a velocity of 30m per second along negative x-axis.
(d) has frequency equal to (15/) Hz.

Q 40. If the frequency of a wave is increased by 25%, then the change in its wavelength will be :
(a) 20% increase (b) 20% decrease (c) 25% increase (d) 25% decrease

Q 41. The equation of progressive wave is :

t x
y = 4 sin +
5 9 6
where x and y are in cm. Which of the following statement is true ? [CBSE PMT 93; IIT 94]
(a) = 18cm (b) amplitude = 0.04cm. (c) velocity v = 5cm/s. (d) frequency f = 20Hz.

Q 42. The resultant frequency displacement of the following -will be :

Y = A cos t + A cos (t + 2/3) + A cos (t + 4/3) [MP PMT 93]
(a) 3A cos t (b) 3A cos (/2) (c) 3A cos (d) None of the above

Q 43. Two waves are given as y1 = a sin (t - kx) and y2 = a cos (t - kx). The phase difference between
the two is [PMT 2005; MP PMT 93]
(a) /4 (b) (c) /8 (d) /2

Q 44. The equation of a wave is given as :

x
y = A sin k , [MP PMT 93, 2000]
v
where is the angular velocity and v is the linear velocity. The dimension of k is :
(a) LT (b) T (c) T-1 (d) T

Q 45. A wave is shown by the equation

x = 0.4 cos (8t - y12),
where x and y are in metre and t is in second. Frequency of wave is : [UP CPMT 93]
(a) 4/ Hz (b) 8/ Hz (c) /4 Hz (d) /8 Hz

Q 46. Speed of the above wave will be : [UP PMT 93]

(a) 0.5 m/s (b) 6.1 m/s (c) 8.0 m/s (d) 16 m/s

Q 47. A wave originating from a point source propagates uniformly in all directions in an isotropic. The
displacement y at a point in the medium at a distance r from the point source is given by [A is a
constant which indicates the strength of source] : [CBSE PMT 96]
(a) y = (Ar) sin (kr - t)
-1
(b) y = (Ar) sin (kr -t)
 (c) y = (Ar) sin (kr - t) (d) y = Ar sin (kr - t)
Q 48. A wave is described as y = 8 sin 2 [x/20 + t/2] the correct statement is : [RAJ PMT 98]
(a) amplitude is 4m (b) periodic time is 4 second
(c) wavelength is 10/ m (d) the wave is travelling in-ve x-direction

Q 49. The equation of a travelling wave is

y = 60 cos (1800t - 6x),
where y is in microns, t in second metres. The ratio of the maximum particle and x in velocity to
velocity of wave propagation is : [CBSE PMT 97]
(a) 3.6 10-6 (b) 3.6 10-11 (c) 3.6 10-4 (d) 3.6

Q 50. In the given progressive wave equation, what is the maximum velocity of particle :
Y = 0.5 sin (l0t 5x) cm [BHU 97]
(a) 5cm/sec. (b) 5 cm/sec. (c) 10 cm/sec. (d) 10.5 cm/sec.

t x
Q 51. A wave is given by y =3 sin 2 cm The frequency and maximum acceleration of the
0.04 0.01
particle under the given wave will be : [RPET 97]
3 -2 3 -2
(a) 100 Hz, 4.7 10 cm-s (b) 50Hz. 7.5 l0 cm-s
(c) 25Hz, 4.7 104 cm-s-2 (d) 25Hz 7.5 104 cm-s-2

Q 52. The relation between displacement x (meter and time t (sec.) for a particle executing SHM is :
x = 0.05 cos (4t + /4) the frequency of motion is : [MP PMT 98]
(a) 0.5 Hz (b) 1.0Hz (c) 1.5 Hz (d) 2.0 Hz

Answers B
1. (a) 2. (c) 3. (d) 4. (d) 5. (c) 6. (a) 7. (b)
8. (a) 9. (d) 10. (d) 11. (b) 12. (c) 13. (d) 14. (c)
15. (d) 16. (b) 17. (c) 18. (a) 19. (b) 20. (a) 21 (b)
22. (c) 23. (a) 24. (a) 25. (b) 26. (d) 27. (b) 28 (b)
29. (d) 30. (a) 31. (c) 32. (a) 33. (b) 34. (d) 35. (c)
36. (c) 37. (a) 38. (a) 39. (c) 40. (a) 41. (b) 42. (b)
43. (d) 44. (b) 45. (a) 46. (d) 47. (c) 48. (d) 49. (c)
50. (b) 51. (a) 52. (d)
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Q 1. The intensity of a wave in a medium depends on :
(a) only I a2 (b) only I n2 (c) I a2 n2 (d) I a2/n2

Q 2. The frequency of note A is eight times that of note B. The energies of both notes are same. The
energies of the ratio of the amplitude of B and A is :
(a) 2 : 1 (b) 1 : 1 (c) 4 : 1 (d) 8 : 1

Q 3. The unit of the intensity of sound is :

(a) Watt (b) Watt /m2 (c) Joule/m2 (d) None of the above

Q 4. When a long iron hollow pipe is struck at one end, then at the other end of the pipe :
(a) two sounds are heard at the same time.
(b) only one sound is heard.
(c) two sounds are heard at different times.
(d) no sound will be heard.

Q 5. The speed of sound will be more if :

(a) the wave length (b) the frequency is more.
(c) there is no medium (d) none of the above.

Q 6. In which of the medium the speed of sound which be maximum : [AFMC 98; RAJ PMT99]
(a) water (b) steel (c) air (d) vacuum

Q 7. It at some point the amplitude of the sound becomes double and the frequency becomes one fourth
then at that point the intensity of sound will : [CBSE PMT 92]
(a) become double (b) be half (c) be one fourth (d) remain unchanged

Q 8. The intensity of progressive wave depends :

(a) only on the velocity of wave. (b) only on the frequency of wave.
(c) only on the amplitude of wave. (d) on the amplitude and the frequency.

Q 9. The intensity of the progressive wave is the transfer of energy:

(a) per second (b) per unit area (c) per unit distance (d) per unit area per second

Q 10. If the frequency of a wave is doubled then velocity is [RA.J PET 84. 89; MP PMT 2000]
(a) doubled (b) halved (c) same (d) one fourth

Q 11. The waves of frequency 12 MHz are emitted by radio station. The velocity radio waves is 3 108
m/s. The wavelength of emitted waves will be
(a) 25 m (b) 2.5 m (c) 3.6 Km (d) 36 m

Q 12. Which of the sound has more pitch :

(a) lion (b) mosquito (c) man (d) woman

Q 13. Mach number is

(a) velocity of body/velocity of sound. (b) velocity of sound/velocity of body.
(c) (velocity of body) velocity of sound. (d) velocity of body.

Q 14. If you set your watch with sound of a distant siren, your watch will
(a) be fast (b) be slow (c) give correct time (d) first be slow and then be fast.
Q 15. When the beats are produced by vibrations of two tuning fork of nearly equal frequencies then the
velocity propagation of beats :
(a) is less than the velocity of sound. (b) is equals to the velocity of sound.
(c) is more than the velocity of sound. (d) depends on the relative frequency.

Q 16. The velocity of the sound in a medium depends :

(a) only on the wavelength.
(b) only on the frequency.
(c) on both the wavelength and the frequency.
(d) neither on the frequency nor on the wavelength.

Q 17. The speed of sound in humid air, as compared to that in dry air
[MNR 82; UPSEAT 99; KCET 2000]
(a) is same (b) is less (c) is more (d) nothing can be said.

Q 18. The tension of wire is T, mass per unit length is m, density is d and the Youngs modulus is Y, then
the velocity of longitudinal waves in wire is :
(a) T / m (b) T / d (c) Y / m (d) Y / d

Q 19. The velocity of longitudinal waves in gas is :

(a) g p / d (b) p / g d (c) p / d (d) zero

Q 20. The phase difference and path difference between a crest and an adjacent trough are respectively :
(a) 2, (b) , /2 (c) , (d) /2, /2

Q 21. If the velocity of sound is 330m/s and the wavelength is 1 cm then its frequency will be :
(a) 330Hz (b) 33 Kilo Hz (c) 3.3 Hz (d) 3.3 Kilo Hz

Q 22. It the velocity of wave is v and energy per unit volume is E, then the transfer of energy per unit area,
per second of the wave front will be :
(a) E/v (b) v/E (c) Ev (d) vE2/2

Q 23. The velocities of the sound in an ideal gas at temperatures T1 K and T2K are v1 and v2 respectively. If
at these temperatures the root mean square velocities of gas molecules are vrms and vrms, respectively
then : [CPMT 86; UP CPMT 97]
(a) vrms2 = vrms1 (v2/v1) (b) vrms2 = vrms1 (v1/v2)
(
(c) vrms2 = vrms1 v2 / v1 ) (
(d) vrms2 = vrms1 v1 / v2)
Q 24. The amplitude of the wave is 4 cm and time period is 2 seconds then the maximum particle velocity
in cm/s will be : [RAJ PET 87]
(a) 4 (b) l6 (c) 4/ (d)

Q 25. What is the unit of intensity of wave [MP PMT 92]

(a) Jm-2S-2 (b) Wm-2S-1 (c) Wm -1
(d) Jm -2

Q 26. The fundamental frequency of a given tuning fork is 200Hz, the velocity of sound in air is 320m/s.
During the time the fork completes one vibration, the distance travelled by sound will be :
[MP PET 85; APMC 98]
(a) 16 m (b) 1.6 m (c) 0.4 m (d) 4 m

Q 27. The velocity of sound in air is 330 m/s. Human ear can hear the frequency from 20Hz to 20,000 Hz.
The wavelength which is heard by human being is : [MP PET 85]
(a) 10.0 m (b) 0.0001 m (c) 0.001 m (d) 0.00001 m
Q 28. The ratio of intensities of two waves producing interference is 1 9. The ratio of maximum and
minimum intensities in interference will be :
(a) 10 : 8 (b) 1 : 4 (c) 4 : 1 (d) 3 : I

Q 29. Two waves of frequencies 1Hz, 2Hz are moving with same velocity. What will be the ratio of
intensities at the point where amplitudes are same :
(a) 1 : 1 (b) 1 : 2 (c) 1 : 4 (d) 1 : 8

Q 30. The spherical waves are emitted in a medium by a source of 5 watt. Assuming that medium does not
absorb energy, the intensity of wave at a distance of 5m from source will be
(a) 1 watt/m2 (b) 1/5 watt/m2 (c) 1/(4/) watt/m2 (d) 1/(20) watt/m2

Q 31. The intensity of the sound at 3m distance from a small loudspeaker of power l0W is 2 W/m2 .If the
power of loudspeaker is doubled then intensity at 6m will be : [MP PMT 92]
(a) 4 W/m (b) 2 W/m2 (c) 1 W/m2 (d) 0.5 W/m2

Q 32. Two vertical antennas situated at a distance of /2 emit radio signals of same wavelength. Intensity
of each is I0, the value of intensity at a point situated at equal distance from antennas will be :
(a) I0 (b) 2I0 (c) zero (d) 4I0

Q 33. Two waves whose intensities are same (I) move towards a point P in same phase. The resultant
intensity at point P will be : [RAJ PET 88, 93]
(a) 4I (b) 2I (c) 2I2 (d) 12

Q 34. The speed of sound in air : [UP PMT 93]

(a) is proportional to the atmospheric pressure.
(b) is proportional to the square of atmospheric pressure.
(c) is proportional to the square root of atmospheric pressure.
(d) does not depend on atmospheric pressure.

Q 35. In which of the following gas the velocity of sound will be minimum at a temperature T :
(a) N (b) O2 (c) CO2 (d) SO2

Q 36. Keeping the temperature constant, if pressure is doubled, then the velocity of sound in gas will be :
(a) 2 times (b) (1/2) times (c) remain same (d) doubled

Q 37. The velocity of sound in air at 0 C is 331m/s At 30C its velocity will nearly be : [MP PET 85]
(a) 331 m/s (b) 343 m/s (c) 349 m/s (d) 360 m/s

Q 38. At the room temperature the velocity of sound in O2 gas is v. In mixture of H2 and O2 gas the speed
of sound at same temperature : [RAJ PET 85]
(a) will be less than v (b) will be more than v (c) will be equal to v (d) nothing can be said.

Q 39. A sound is produced in water, and moves towards surface of water and some sound moves ill air.
Velocity of sound in water is 1450m/s and that in air is 330ni/s. When sound moves from water to air
then the effect on frequency f and wave length l will be : [MP PET 92; RAJ PMT 98]
(a) f and will remain same. (b) f will remain same but will increase.
(c) f will remain same but will decrease. (d) f will increase and will decrease.

Q 40. Two waves of amplitude A and 2A and of same frequency superpose. At the point where phase
difference is 3/2, the value of intensity will be :
(a) 9A2 (b) 3A2 (c) A2 (d) 5A2

Q 41. At a place, the speed of sound of frequency 300 Hz is V. At the same place the speed of 150 Hz
 sound will be : [UP PMT 93]
(a) V/2 (b) V (c) 2V (d) 4V

Q 42. In the resultant intensity due to superposition of two waves of amplitude 3 and 4 in opposite phase is
1 and wave of amplitude 4 is stopped, then intensity at that point will be : [RAJ PET 91]
(a) 1 (b) 9 (c) 3 (d) 16

Q 43. Two progressive waves of same frequency and amplitude A and B are in phase and are propagating
with the same velocity. Their resultant amplitude will be :[RAJ PET 85]
(a) A + B (b) A2 + B 2 (c) A B (d) less than (A + B)

Q 44. Velocity of sound is 330 m/s and wavelength 1.5 m. With time interval of 10-3 second related phase
difference will be :
(a) O.22 (b) 0.44 (c) 0.11 (d) none of the above

Q 45. Ratio of intensities of two waves is 25 : 1 The ratio of maximum and minimum intensities produced
by their interference will be : [RA.J PMT 89: RAJ PET 85]
(a) 25 : 1 (b) 16 : 1 (c) 9 : 4 (d) 4 : 9

Q 46. Amplitudes of two waves of same frequency are 4cm and 3cm. When they superpose while
propagating in the same direction, the ratio of maximum and minimum intensities will be :
[MP PMT 99]
(a) 4 : 3 (b) 16 : 9 (c) 7 : 1 (d) 49 : 1

Q 47. Two sources of sound will be in coherence, if : [IIT 94]

(a) the intensity of sound produced by them is same.
(b) the frequency of the sound produced by them is same.
(c) they vibrate in same the phase at a time.
(d) the phase difference between them does not change with time.

Q 48. Ratio of amplitudes of two waves is 3 : 4. The ratio of maximum and minimum intensities obtained
from them will be : [RAJ PET 91]
(a) 7 : 1 (b) 49 : 1 (c) 1 : 25 (d) 5 : 1

Q 49. At a particle two simple harmonic motion are acting along the same direction. These are y1 = a2 sin
t and y2 = a2 sin (t + ). The resultant motion is also a simple harmonic motion whose amplitude
will be : [UP CPMT 99; CBSE PMT 91]
(a) a12 + a22+2a1a2cos (b) a12 + a2 2 + 2a1a2 cos
(c) a12 + a2 2 2a1a2 cos (d) a12 + a22-2a1a2cos

Q 50. Take 10 identical sources of sound whose frequency is same but their phases are irregular. If average
intensity of each source is I0 then com bining all the 10 identical sources, the average intensity I will
be : [MP PET 90]
(a) I =100I0 (b) I = 10I0 (c) I = I0 (d) I = 10I0

Q 51. If the velocity of sound at 0C is 332 m/s then the increase in velocity for 1C rise in temperature will
be
(a) 1.61 m/s (b) 1 m/s (c) 0.6lm/s (d) 0.1 m/s

Q 52. The velocity of sound in air is 330m/s at 20C and at one atmospheric pressure. If at the same
temperature pressure is doubled then the velocity will be : [MP PET 88]
(a) 165 m/s (b) 660 m/s (c) 330 m/s (d) 990 m/s
Q 53. The ratio of the speed of sound in H2 gas and that in O2 gas at the same temperature will be :
[PET 98; MEERUT B. Tech 97]
(a) 4 : 1 (b) 1 : 4 (c) 2 : 1 (d) 1 : 2

Q 54. The ratio of the velocities of sound in air, at four and one atmospheric pressure will be
[CPMT 79; NCERT 80]
(a) 1 : 1 (b) 4 : 1 (c) 1 : 4 (d) 2 : 1

Q 55. If the velocity of sound in H gas is 1200 m/s, then the velocity in O2 will be : [MP PET 86]
(a) 1200 m/s (b) 600 m/s (c) 300 m/s (d) 1800 m/s

Q 56. The velocity of sound in a gas depends [CESE PMT 92]

(a) only on its wavelength
(b) on the density and the elasticity of gas.
(c) on intensity of the sound.
(d) on the amplitude and the frequency.

Q 57. At constant temperature the graph between pres sure P of the gas and the speed of sound v in gas will
be :

(a) (b) (c) (d)

Q 58. If the speed of sound in O2 at 0C is 317.5m/s. Then the speed of sound in H2 at the same temperature
(in m/s) will be : [MP PET 85, MNR 95]
(a) 2540 (b) 635 (c) 1270 (d) 317.5

Q 59. Graph between the absolute temperature T and the square of velocity of sound in gas v2 will be :

(a) (b) (c) (d)

Q 60. At what temperature the speed of sound will be double of the speed at 27C :
[UP PET 2000; UP CPMT 97; IIT 94; MNR 87; RAJ PMT 99]

(a) 54 C (b) 327 C (c) 927 C (d)-123 C

Q 61. Newton-Laplace formula is derived from : [AFMC 97]

(a) isothermal change (b) adiabatic change (c) isobaric change (d) none of these

Q 62. If the bulk modulus of a medium is doubled while its density is halved, then the velocity of sound in
the medium will be : [BIHAR PMT 96]
(a) same (b) halved (c) doubled (d) four times

Q 63. Two monatomic ideal gases 1 and 2 of molecular masses m1 and m2 respectively are enclosed in
separate containers kept at the same temperature. The ratio of the speed of sound in gas 1 to that in
gas 2 is given by : [IIT (Screening) 2000]
(a) m1 / m2 (b) m2 / m1 (c) m1/m2 (d) m2/m1

Q 64. 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 respectively form the source. The ratio of the intensities of the waves at
P and Q is : [CBSE PMT 2005]
(a) 3 : 2 (b) 2 : 3 (c) 9 : 4 (d) 4 : 9
 Answers C
1. (c) 2. (d) 3. (b) 4. (c) 5. (d) 6. (b) 7. (c)
8. (d) 9. (d) 10. (c) 11. (a) 12. (b) 13. (a) 14. (b)
15. (b) 16. (d) 17. (c) 18. (d) 19. (a) 20. (b) 21 (b)
22. (c) 23. (a) 24. (a) 25. (c) 26. (b) 27. (a) 28 (c)
29. (c) 30. (d) 31. (c) 32. (d) 33. (a) 34. (d) 35. (d)
36. (c) 37. (c) 38. (b) 39. (c) 40. (d) 41. (b) 42. (b)
43. (a) 44. (b) 45. (c) 46. (d) 47. (d) 48. (b) 49. (b)
50. (b) 51. (c) 52. (c) 53. (a) 54. (a) 55. (c) 56. (b)
57. (c) 58. (c) 59. (c) 60. (c) 61. (b) 62. (c) 63. (b)
64. (c)
 |D|
Q 1. The superposition principle of waves is applicable :
(a) only for longitudinal progressive waves (b) only for transverse waves
(c) only for sound and light waves (d) for all kind of waves

Q 2. The superposition is the characteristic of :

(a) wave motion (b) particle motion
(c) wave and particle motion. (d) neither wave nor the particle motion.

Q 3. According to the superposition principle for superposing waves following quantity is vectorially
added :
(a) Disturbance (b) Intensity (c) Frequency (d) Wavelength

Q 4. The velocity of resultant wave due to super position of the two wives :
(a) remains the same (b) decrease (c) increase (d) becomes zero

Q 5. The energy in the superposition of waves : [RAJ PET 91]

(a) is lost (b) increase
(c) remains same, only redistribution occurs. (d) none of the above

Q 6. For the interference of waves :

(a) the frequency and the wavelength must be same.
(b) the frequency must be same but the wavelength may differ.
(c) the wavelengths must be same but the frequency may differ.
(d) neither the wavelength nor the frequency must be same.

Q 7. Two simple harmonic motions are shown by equations

y1 = 10 sin (3t + /4)
and y2 = 5 (sin 3t +3 cos 3t).
The ratio of their amplitude will be : [AIIMS 97, IIT 86]
(a) 1 : 1 (b) 1 : 2 (c) 2 : 1 (d) 2 : 5

Q 8. Following two simple harmonic motions are superposed on a particle at the same time, x1 = 3 sin t,
x2 = 4 cos t. Resultant amplitude will be :
(a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 7 (d) 12

Q 9. Two sources produce waves of intensity I0 and 9I0. At the points in the medium where the phase
difference between the two waves is /2, the value of intensity will be :
(a) 10I0 (b) 8I0 (c) 16I0 (d) zero

Q 10. Two progressive waves of amplitude A and B, while moving in the same direction superpose and
give resultant amplitude of : [RAJ PET 87]
(a) A + B (b) A B
(c) in between (A + B) and (A - B) (d) ( A2 + B 2 )

Q 11. If two waves of same frequency and amplitude superpose to produce resultant of the amplitude of
either wave, then their phase difference is [MP PMT 90, 2000]
(a) (b) 2/3 (c) /3 (d) zero

Q 12. The ratio of the amplitudes of two superposing waves is 3 : 2. The ratio of maximum and minimum
intensities of the resultant wave will be [MP PMT 90. 98]
 (a) 9 : 4 (b) 25 : 1 (c) 13 : 5 (d) 5 : 1
Q 13. Two sound waves have the same amplitude A and frequency . Their phase difference is /2. If
these waves superpose then the amplitude and the frequency of the resultant wave will be :
[MP PET 89]
(a) A/2 /2 (b) A /2, (c) 2A, /2 (d) 2 A,

Q 14. The distance between two consecutive crests is 5 cm for a wave produced on a string. At a point two
complete waves pass per second. The speed of wave is : [MP PET 90]
(a) 10 cm/s (b) 2.5 cm/s (c) 5 cm/s (d) 15 cm/s C

Q 15. Waves from two sources superpose on each other at a particular point. Amplitude and frequency of
both the waves are equal. The ratio of intensities when both waves reach in the same phase and when
they reach with the phase difference of 90 will be : [MP PMT 92]
(a) 1 : 1 (b)2 : 1 (c) 2 : 1 (d) 4 : 1

Q 16. Two waves y1= 3 sin 500t and y2 = 4 sin 500 (t + /2) superpose on a particle at a time. Amplitude
of resultant wave due to the superposition will be :
(a) 1 m (b) 5 m (c) 7 m (d) 4/3m C

Q 17. The phase difference between two rating tuning fork is :

(a) zero (b) /2 (c) (d) 3/2

Q 18. The ratio of intensities of the amplitude ratio 1 : 2 is :

(a) 1 : 4 (b)1 : 2 (c) 4 : 1 (d)1 : 3

Answers D
1. (d) 2. (a) 3. (a) 4. (a) 5. (c) 6. (a) 7. (a)
8. (b) 9. (a) 10. (c) 11. (b) 12. (b) 13. (d) 14. (a)
15. (c) 16. (c) 17. (c) 18. (a)
 |E|
Q 1. The waves of same frequency and travelling is same direction, when superposed produce :
(a) interference (b) beats (c) stationary waves (d) Lissajous figures

Q 2. Necessary condition for interference is that : [RAJ PMT 88]

(a) The amplitudes of two waves may differ but the phase difference is constant.
(b) The amplitudes of two waves are same and the phase difference is constant.
(c) The amplitudes of two waves are same and the phase difference may change.
(d) The amplitudes of two waves may differ and the phase difference may very.

Q 3. Which the following statement is true for interference by superposition of two waves traveling in the
same direction : [CPMT 89]
(a) same frequency (b) equal amplitude
(c) same frequency and constant phase difference. (d) none of the above

Q 4. The energy due to interference of the two coherent waves :

(a) increases (b) is redistributed which changes with time
(c) is lost (d) is redistributed which does not change with time.

Q 5. Human being has two ears so that he recognizes the direction from which the sound is coming. This
is based on the following phenomenon :
(a) interference (b) diffraction (c) refraction (d) reflection

Q 6. A source of sound moves towards a high wall with constant velocity. A stationary observer between
the source and the wall will record :
(a) beats (b) interference (c) diffraction (d) stationary waves

Q 7. Two sources (monochromatic) of intensity I and 4I superpose to produce maximum and minimum
intensity of : [RAJ PET 89]
(a) 5I and I (b) 5I and 3I (c) 9I and I (d) 9I and 3I

Q 8. If two waves of same intensity I meet at a point P in the same phase, then the resultant intensity at P
will be : [RAJ PET 88]
(a) 2I (b) 41 (c) I2 (d) 22I

Q 9. A point source emits sound in all directions in a medium free from absorption. Two points A and B
are at distances 9m and 25m from the source respectively. At these points the ratio of amplitudes of
the waves will be : [IIT 89]
(a) 9 : 25 (b) 25 : 9 (c) 3 : 5 (d) 5 : 3

Q 10. The displacements of interfering waves are y1 = 4 sin t and y2 = 3 sin (t + /2). The amplitude of
the resulting wave is : [RAJ PMT 96]
(a) 5 (b) 7 (c) 1 (d) zero

Q 11. Two waves represented as y1 = a sin (t + /6), y2 = a cos t, the resultant amplitude is :
[RAJ PMT 96]
(a) a (b) a2 (c) a3 (d) 2a

Q 12. A string of length 0.4m and mass 10-2 kg is tightly clamped at its ends. The tension in the string is
1.6N. Identical wave pulses are produced at one end at equal intervals of time t. The minimum
value of t which allows constructive interference between successive pulses is : [IIT 98]
 (a) 0.05 s (b) 0.10 s (c) 0.20 s (d) 0.40 s

Answers E
1. (a) 2. (a)(b) 3. (c) 4. (d) 5. (a) 6. (d) 7. (c)
8. (b) 9. (b) 10. (a) 11. (c) 12. (b)
 |F|
Q 1. Beats are produced due to : [RAJ PET 89; MP PMT 2000]
(a) diffraction (b) superposition (c) polarization (d) none of the above

Q 2. For the production of beats, frequencies of the two source are :

[MP PMT 95; CBSE PMT 92; JK97]
(a) different and amplitude are same. (b) different
(c) different, amplitudes are same and phase is same. (d) different and phase is same.

Q 3. Beats can be recorded provided the difference of the frequencies of sources is not more than :
(a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 10 (d) 15

Q 4. Can beats be produced with two light waves just like sound waves ?
(a) yes (b) no (c) depends on the frequencies of source.
(d) nothing can be said.

Q 5. At a place due to beats obtained from two sources of sound :

(a) waves will always superpose is same phase.
(b) waves will always superpose in opposite phase.
(c) the phase difference between waves changes with time.
(d) the phase difference between waves remains constant.

Q 6. The intensity of sound heard by a listener by the two loudspeakers :

(a) will always be greater than that by one loudspeaker.
(b) will always be less than that by one loudspeaker.
(c) will be sum of the intensities of two loudspeakers.
(d) depends on situation of listener.

Q 7. The value of beat frequency produced by two tuning forks sounding together, will decrease :
(a) by waxing the higher frequency fork.
(b) by waxing lower frequency fork.
(c) by decreasing the distance between the forks.
(d) by taking away one of the forks.

Q 8. The beats are produced by sounding the two tuning forks together. If wax is put on any one of the
forks then the beat period :
(a) increases (b) decreases (c) remain same (d) may decrease, increase or remain same

Q 9. Sounding two tuning forks of the same frequency after waxing one of the forks :
(a) they will produce beats. (b) the frequency of heavier fork will be maximum.
(c) they will produce forced vibration. (d) they will produce resonance.

Q 10. Vibrating string of sitar will produce beats if :

(a) there is a slight difference in their lengths.
(b) they produce vibrations of slightly different wave lengths.
(c) their frequencies are same.
(d) their amplitudes are slightly different.

Q 11. The phenomenon of interference and beats are different because :

(a) Interference is superposition of wave while beats is not.
 (b) Both interference and beats are super position of waves but interference is with space and beats
are with time.
(c) Both interference and beats are superposition waves, but interference is with times and beats are
with space.
(d) Both interference and beats are super positions of waves, there is no difference between them.

Q 12. When a tuning fork is sounded with another fork of frequency 256 Hz, it produces 2 beats. By
waxing 256 Hz frequency fork number of beats heard becomes 1. Frequency of unknown tuning fork
is : [MP PET 85]
(a) 257 (b) 258 (c) 256 (d) 254 Ii

Q 13. When a tuning fork of unknown frequency is sounded with fork of frequency 100Hz and 110Hz then
5 beats are produced per second. Frequency of unknown fork will be :
[RAJ PMT 86; CBSE PMT 95]
(a) 92 (b) 115 (c) 120 (d) 105

Q 14. Two tuning forks of frequency 256Hz and 258Hz vibrate together. What will be the time interval
between two consecutive maximum intensity sounds heard by a listener ? [MP PMT 88]
(a) 2 second (b) 0.5 second (c) 250 second (d) 252 second

Q 15. When a tuning fork A of frequency 256Hz is sounded with an unknown frequency tuning fork B,
then 4 beats per second are heard. When fork B is waxed then again 4 beats per second are heard.
What. is the unknown frequency ? [ICS(Pre) 2000; RAJ PET 89, 98]
(a) 260 Hz (b) 252 Hz (c) 258 Hz (d) 256 Hz

Q 16. Frequency of two unknown sources of sound are 334 Hz and 326 Hz. If velocity of sound is 330 m/s
then what is the beat frequency ? [RAJ PET 89]
(a) 8.85 (b) 8/330 (c) 1 (d) 8

Q 17. A tuning fork of frequency 341 Hz is sounded with another fork and 6 beats per second are heard.
When second fork is loaded with wax then 2 beats per second are heard. Natural frequency of the
second fork is : [MP PET 89]
(a) 334Hz (b) 339Hz (c) 343Hz (d) 347Hz

Q 18. Two tuning forks A and B, when sounded together, produce 6 beats per second. If B is waxed 8 beats
per second are heard. If frequency of A is 500Hz, then the frequency of B is : [RAJ PET 90]
(a) 494 Hz (b) 506 Hz (c) 508 Hz (d) 492 Hz

Q 19. Tuning fork A when sounded with another fork B of frequency 256 Hz, 4 beats per second are heard.
When A is waxed, beat frequency becomes 2. Frequency of fork A will be : [RM PET 84]
(a) 252 Hz (b) 254 Hz (c) 258 Hz (d) 260 Hz

Q 20. If three tuning forks of frequencies 500, 501 and 502Hz are sounded together then the number of
beats produced per second will be :
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 0

Q 21. Tuning forks A and B when sounded together, produce 4 beats per second. They are in unison with
sonometers of same tension when the lengths of wire are 128 and 130 cm respectively. Frequency of
the fork A is : [MP PET 90]
(a) 256 Hz (b) 264 Hz (c) 260 Hz (d) 252 Hz 0

Q 22. When beats are produced by two progressive waves of same amplitude and nearly equal frequencies,
then maximum intensity of resultant sound is n times the intensity of separate wave value of n is :
[MP PET 92]
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 8
Q 23. A tuning fork of frequency 480 Hz produces 10 beats per second when sounded with a vibrating
sonometer wire. When the tension of wire is slightly increased, the number beats is slightly
decreased. The frequency of wire will be : [MP PET 92]
(a) 460 Hz (b) 470 Hz (c) 480 Hz (d) 490 Hz J

Q 24. When a tuning fork F of unknown frequency is sounded with a 310 Hz frequency fork, then 6 beats
per second are heard. When some wax is put on F, the beat frequency remains same. Frequency of F
is : [MP PET 90,92]
(a) 310 Hz (b) 316 Hz (c) 313 Hz (d) 304 Hz U

Q 25. Four beats are heard when a tuning fork A is brought closer to a fork of frequency 256 Hz, when
tuning fork A is brought closer to another fork of frequency 250 Hz, 2 beats are heard per second.
Frequency of tuning fork A is : [MP PMT 92; UP CPMT 97]
(a) 260 Hz (b) 248 Hz (c) 252 Hz (d) 254 Hz

Q 26. A tuning fork produces 4 beats per second, when sounded with a streched wire of lengths 49 cm and
50 cm of sonometer. Frequency of fork will be :
(a) 404 Hz (b) 396 Hz (c) 400 Hz (d) none of the above

Q 27. The waves of wavelength 1 m and 1.01 m in a gas produce 10 beats in 3 seconds. The speed of sound
in gas in m/s will be :
(a) 336.6 (b) 330 (c) 330.6 (d) 334.6

Q 28. Thirty one tuning forks are set in a line. Each fork when sounded with closest fork, produces 3 beats.
If frequency of last fork is five times that of the first fork, then the frequency of the last fork is :
[RA.J PMT 2002]
(a) 22.5 Hz (b) 45 Hz (c) 112.5Hz (d) 225Hz

Q 29. 56 tuning forks are placed in order of increasing frequency. Each fork produces 4 beats per second
with closest fork. Frequency of last fork is three times that of the first fork. Frequency of first and
last fork in Hertz will respectively be : [MP PET 97]
(a) 114, 342 (b) 110, 330 (c) 220,660 (d) 228,684

Q 30. Ten tuning forks are so placed in increasing order of frequency that any two consecutive forks
produce 4 beats per second, maximum frequency is double of minimum frequency. Possible
maximum and minimum frequencies are : [MP PMT 90]
(a) 80Hz and 40Hz (b) 100Hz and 50Hz (c) 44Hz and 22Hz (d) 72Hz and 36Hz

Q 31. A sonometer wire whose length are 95cm and 100 cm, produces 4 beats per second with a tuning
fork. Frequency tuning fork will be : [RAJ 99; MP PMT 90. RAJ PMT 98]
(a) 156Hz (b) 152Hz (c) 148Hz (d) 160Hz

Q 32. A tuning fork produces 6 beats per second with each of the vibrating strings of length 0.95m and 1m.
Frequency of the fork will be :
(a) 150 Hz (b) 200 Hz (c) 225 Hz (d) 234 Hz0

Q 33. Wavelength of two waves are 49 cm and 50 cm. If the room temperature is 30C, then numbers of
beats produced by them will be : (Velocity of sound at 0C = 332 m/s)
(a) 6 (b) 10 (c) 14 (d) 18

Q 34. The frequency interval between the tones of frequency 320 Hz and 240 Hz is : [MP PET 92]
(a) 80 (b) 1.33 (c) 1.78 (d) 7
Q 35. 6 beats per second are heard when two tuning forks A and B are sounded together. Fork a produces
resonance with 15 cm long closed pipe while fork B produces resonance with 30.5 cm open pipe.
Frequency of the forks will be :
(a) 360 Hz and 366 Hz (b) 366 Hz and 360 Hz
(c) 340 Hz and 346 Hz (d) 346 Hz and 340 Hz

Q 36. A stationary observer listens an intense sound after every 2 seconds which later subsides. In this
phenomenon the number of beats per second is :
(a) 2 (b) 30 (c) 1/30 (d) 1/2

Q 37. The beat frequency produced by waves

y1 = 10 sin (600) t
and y2 = 8 sin (6l0) t will be :
(a) 2 (b) 10 (c) 5 (d) l0

Q 38. A stretched wire produces 4 beats with a frequency of 400Hz. If tension of wire is increased, beat
frequency remains same. Frequency of wire will be : [RAJPET 88]
(a) 400Hz (b) 420 Hz (c) 396 Hz (d) 386 Hz

Q 39. The wavelength of the waves produced by two tuning forks are 1.65 m and 1.85 m, while velocity of
sound is 330 m/s. If both are sounded together : [RAJ PET 87]
(a) 22 beats/second are produced but are not heard.
(b) 22 betas/second are produced and also heard.
(c) 11 beats/second are produced but are not heard.
(d) 11 beats/per second are produced and also heard.

Q 40. A 65cm long wire is in unison with a fork of frequency N. If length of the wire is reduced by 1cm
then it produces 8 beats with the same fork. The value of N will be :
(a) 256 Hz (b) 384 Hz (c) 480 Hz (d) 512 Hz

Q 41. Two progressive waves produced by two different sound sources are
y1 = 4 sin 400t
and y2 =3 sin 404t.
These sources are close to the ear of a person. He will hear : [CPMT 86]
(a) 4 beats/s and ratio of maximum and minimum intensities is 7/1.
(b) 4 beats/s and ratio of maximum and minimum intensities is 4/3.
(c) 2 beats/s and ratio of maximum and minimum intensities is 4/3.
(d) 2 beats/s and ratio of maximum and minimum intensities is 49 : 1.

Q 42. A swimmer sends a signal from a depth of water to the surface. If this signal produces 5 beats/s with
fundamental note of closed organ pipe of length 20 cm the frequency of the signal will be : (Given V
= 340 m/s)
(a) 440 Hz (b) 420 Hz (c) 436 Hz (d) 49 Hz

Q 43. 4 beats are produced per second when two tuning forks are sounded together. Frequency of one fork
is 256. When this fork is waxed number of beats increases. Frequency of the second fork is :
[MP PMT 93]
(a) 504 Hz (b) 520 Hz (c) 260 Hz (d) 252 Hz

Q 44. Two vibrations are shown as x1 = a sin 320t and x2 = a sin 326t. Beat frequency by these will be :
[UP PMT 93]
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 6

Q 45. There are three sources of sound of same intensity whose frequencies are 500Hz, 502Hz and 504 Hz
respectively. The number of beats heard per second is : [ISM 94]
 (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 0 (d) 3

Q 46. A string having a tension of 225N vibrating with its fundamental frequency produces 6 beats/ sec
with a tuning fork. When the tension in the string is increased to 256N the string still vibrating in
fundamental mode again produces 6 beat/sec with the tuning fork. The frequency of the tuning fork
in Hz is : [RAJ PET 96]
(a) 256 (b) 225 (c) 280 (d) 186 J

Q 47. Two tuning forks have frequencies 380 and 384 Hertz respectively. When they are sounded together,
they produce 4 beats. After hearing the maximum sound, how long will it take to hear the minimum
sound ? [MP PMT 98]
(a) 1/2sec (b) 1/4sec (c) 1/8sec (d) l/l6sec

Q 48. Two identical wires having same radii and lengths are vibrated by creating tension in each in such a
way that when sounded together, 6 beats per sec are obtained. When tension in one of the wire is
slightly varied number of beats remains the same. If initial large tension is denoted as T1 and small
tension by T2 then it can be said that : [MLNR 98]
(a) T2 is decreased (b) T1 is increased (c) T2 is increased (d) T1 is decreased

Q 49. When two tuning forks (fork 1 and fork 2) are sounded simultaneously, 4 beats per second are heard.
Now, some tape is attached on the prong of the fork 2. When the tuning forks are sounded again, 6
beats per second are heard. If the frequency of fork 1 is 200 Hz, then what was the original frequency
of fork 2 ? [AIEE 2005]
(a) 196 Hz (b) 204 Hz (c) 200 Hz (d) 202 Hz

Q 50. Two vibrating tuning forks produce progressive waves given by Y1 = 4 sin 500t and Y2 = 2 sin
506t. Number of beats produced per minute is : [CBSE PMT 2005]
(a) 360 (b) 180 (c) 60 (d) 3

Q 51. Two sound waves with wavelength 5.0 m and 5.5 m respectively, each propagate in a gas with
velocity 330 m/s. We expect the following number of beats per second [CBSE PMT 2006]
(a) 12 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) 6

Q 52. A string is stretched between fixed points separated by 75.0cm. It is observed to have resonant
frequencies of 420 Hz and 315 Hz. There are no other resonant frequencies between these two. Then
the lowest resonant frequency for this string is : [AIEEE 2006]
(a) 105 Hz (b) 1.05 Hz (c) 1050 Hz (d) 10.5Hz Li

Answers F
1. (b) 2. (b) 3. (c) 4. (b) 5. (c) 6. (d) 7. (a)
8. (d) 9. (a) 10. (b) 11. (b) 12. (d) 13. (d) 14. (b)
15. (a) 16. (d) 17. (d) 18. (a) 19. (d) 20. (c) 21 (c)
22. (b) 23. (b) 24. (b) 25. (c) 26. (b) 27. (a) 28 (c)
29. (b) 30. (d) 31. (a) 32. (d) 33. (c) 34. (b) 35. (b)
36. (d) 37. (c) 38. (c) 39. (a) 40. (d) 41. (d) 42. (b)
43. (c) 44. (b) 45. (b) 46. (d) 47. (c) 48. (c)(d) 49. (a)
50. (b) 51. (d) 52. (a)
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Q 1. When identical waves travelling in the opposite direction superpose, they produce :
(a) interference (b) beats (c) stationary waves (d) Lissajous figures

Q 2. The stationary waves are produced by the super position of two waves when their :
(a) amplitude differ and they move is same direction.
(b) frequency differ and they move in opposite direction.
(c) phases differ and they move in same direction.
(d) amplitude and frequencies are same and they move in opposite direction.

Q 3. The energy is not transformed in the following :

[MEERUT B. Tech. 97; RAJ PET 98: AIIMS 99: ICS 2000]
(a) heat waves (b) visible waves (c) progressive waves (d) stationary waves

Q 4. If stationary waves are being generated then particles of medium :

(a) remain stationary.
(b) do not execute oscillatory motion.
(c) execute simple harmonic motion and at some places amplitude is maximum
(d) execute simple harmonic motion of equal amplitude.

Q 5. Node is that point in longitudinal stationary waves where pressure :

[RAJ PET 96: RAJ PMT 96; MP PMT 96; RAS 99]
(a) difference is maximum. (b) is maximum.
(c) is minimum. (d) difference is minimum.

Q 6. Amplitudes of vibration in. stationary wave are : [RAJ PMT 83]

(a) maximum at nodes (b) zero at nodes
(c) maximum at nodes and antinodes. (d) equal at all the points.

Q 7. In stationary waves all particles in between two nodes pass through the mean position : [MP PMT]
(a) simultaneously with equal velocity.
(b) at different times but with equal velocity.
(c) at different times with different velocities.
(d) simultaneously but with different velocities.

Q 8. In stationary waves all particles between a node and an antinode pass through mean position :
(a) simultaneously with the same velocity.
(b) at different times but with same velocity.
(c) at different times and with different velocities.
(d) simultaneously by but with different velocities.

Q 9. At nodes the velocity of stationary wave is :

(a) zero (b) maximum
(c) minimum but nor zero. (d) depends on amplitude.

Q 10. Stationary waves are produced : [RAJ PMT 85]

(a) when two waves of equal frequency superpose while travelling in opposite direction.
(b) due to diffraction.
(c) due to superpositive of two waves of equal frequency.
(d) due to constructive interference.

Q 11. In a stationary wave : [MP PET 87]

 (a) strain is maximum at antinodes. (b) strain is maximum at nodes.
(c) strain is minimum at nodes. (d) amplitude is zero at all points.

Q 12. Amplitude of vibration of particles atantinodes is : [MP PET 86]

(a) maximum (b) minimum (c) zero (d) infinity

Q 13. When the stationary waves are formed then : [RAJ PMT 93]
(a) transfer of energy is double of the energy of component waves.
(b) transfer of energy is zero.
(c) no energy is present in the medium.
(d) value of energy density at each point of the path

Q 14. The waves produced in vibrating sonometer wire are :

(a) stationary waves (b) transverse progressive waves
(c) longitudinal progressive waves (d) none of the above

Q 15. The pressure and the density at antinodes of stationary waves :

(a) is zero (b) is maximum (c) is minimum (d) do not change

Q 16. In a string, stationary waves are produced by : [RAJ PET 84]

(a) interference (b) diffraction (c) beats (d) superposition

Q 17. The time interval between consecutive nodes and antinodes is : [RA.J PMT 89]
(a) T (b) 2T (c) T/4 (d) 3T/4

Q 18. In any stationary wave for vibrating particles :

(a) the amplitudes are same but the time periods are different.
(b) the amplitudes are different but the time periods are same.
(c) the amplitudes and the time periods both are same.
(d) the amplitudes and the time periods both are different.

Q 19. In a stationary wave for the particles situated at either side of an antinode at a distance /2 :
(a) phases are same but the amplitudes are different.
(b) phases are opposite and the amplitudes are different.
(c) both phases and the amplitudes are different.
(d) both phases and the amplitudes are same.

Q 20. Which kind of the vibrations are produced in a wire of sitar : [RAJ PET 2001; MP PET 92]
(a) progressive transverse vibrations . (b) progressive longitudinal vibrations.
(c) stationary transverse vibration. (d) stationary rotatory vibration.

Q 21. Following waves are farmed in a resonance tube :

(a) longitudinal stationary (b) transverse stationary.
(c) transverse progressive. (d) longitudinal progressive

Q 22. In an air column stationary waves can be produced even if the superposing waves :
(a) have different quality. (b) have different pitch.
(c) have different amplitude. (d) have different velocities.

Q 23. Path difference in radians of the particles situated on either side of a node is :
(a) /2 (b) (c) 3/2 (d) 2

Q 24. Which of the following statements In true for a stationary waves :

(a) Energy of the medium is zero.
(b) Energy density in the medium remains the same.
 (c) Energy is transferred but alternately.
(d) Energy flux through any area is zero, or energy is not transferred.

Q 25. In reflection of a sound wave from rarer medium :

(a) compression changes to rarefaction or rarefaction changes to compression.
(b) compression changes to compression.
(c) rarefaction changes to rarefaction.
(d) phase change is present.

Q 26. Which of the following statement is true for stationary waves : [RAJ PMT 93]
(a) These waves move forward with same velocity.
(b) Energy is transferred from one point to other in medium.
(c) Energy is not transferred from one point to the other in
(d) At each point in the medium phase changes continuously.

Q 27. Find the incorrect statement from the following :

(a) By pressing holes in the flute a node is shifted closer to the end.
(b) With the help of beats frequency of one wire of sitar can be made equal to frequency of a
standard wire.
(c) When two waves produce interference, then one wave does not block the propagation of other.
(d) When the stem of a vibrating tuning fork is pressed on a table, the intensity of sound increases.

Q 28. Following is the equation of stationary wave : [RAJ PMT 89; ICS 2000]

2 vt 2 2 x
(a) y = 2a cos + (b) y = 2a sin vt cos

2 2 x
(c) y = a sin vt + cos (d) none of the above

Q 29. One wave Is expressed by equation y = a cos (kx - t) and when superposes on the another wave, it
produces stationary wave, for which at x = 0, node is formed. Equation of the second wave is :
[MP PMT 94, 97 PET 89; MP PET 92; IIT 88; BHU 98; MEERUT B. tech 98]
(a) y = a sin (kx - t) (b) y = -a cos (kx + t) (c) y = -a cos(kx - t) (d) y - a sin (kx - t)

Q 30. A wave shown by the equation

y = A cos (t - ), is totally reflected by a closed end. After reflection : [MP PET 90]
(a) does not change (b) only changes (c) changes (d) both and change

Q 31. Equation y = 2a sin (2vt/) cos (2x/) shows : [ICS (Pre.) 2000; RA.J PET 85]
(a) longitudinal wave (b) progressive wave
(c) progressive transverse wave (d) stationary wave

Q 32. After reflection from the open end a transverse progressive wave y1 = a sin 2(t/T - x/) travels
along the direction of negative X-axis. The equation of the reflected wave will be :
(a) y2 = a sin 2 (t/T- /x) (b) y2 = -a sin 2 (t/T + x/)
(c) y2 = a sin 2 (t/T + x/) (d) y2 = a cos 2 (t/T x/)

Q 33. In the above question, If from a rigid end then the lected wave will be :
(a) y2 = a sin 2 (t/T - /x) (b) y2 = -a sin 2 (t/T + x/)
(c) y2 = a sin 2 (t/T + x/) (d) y2 = a cos 2 (t/T x/)

Q 34. In the above question, the equation of the stationary wave obtained by the superposition of transverse
progressive wave and the reflected wave from the rigid end will be :
(a) y = -2a sin (2x/) cos (2t /T) (b) y = 2a sin (2x/) cos (2t/T)
 (c) y = 2a cos (2x/) sin (2t/T) (d) y = -2a cos (2x/) sin (2t/T)
Q 35. In stationary waves, the phase difference between the two consecutive nodes is [RAJ PMT 89]
(a) /2 (b) (c) 2 (d) 0

Q 36. In a stationary wave, the distance between two consecutive nodes is : [MP PMT 89]
(a) /4 (b) (c) 2. (d) /2

Q 37. A wave is reflected by a rigid support the change in phase due to reflection will be
[MP PMT 91; CBSE PMT 97]
(a) /4 (b) /2 (c) (d) 2

Q 38. The amplitude, frequency and velocity of the two waves which produce stationary wave, are 8cm,
30Hz and 180 cm/s respectively. The equation of the stationary wave produced will be :
(a) y = 8cos (x/3) sin 30t (b) y = 16 cos (x/3) sin 60t
(c) y = 16 cos (x) sin 60t (d) y = 8 cos (/3) cos 60t

Q 39. If the amplitude of transverse wave is 0.5m, wavelength is 1m and frequency is 2Hz, then the
equation of the reflected wave along the wire from the pulley will be :
(a) y = 0.5 sin (2x - 4t) m (b) y = 0.5 sin (2x + 4t) m
(c) y = 0.5 sin (2x - 2t) m (d) y = 0.5sin(2x + 2t)m

Q 40. A progressive wave is represented as y = 0.1 sin 8/7 (0.lt - x/20), where all the observations are in
MKS system. The v of wave in m/s will be : [NAHE 99; MP PMT 90]
(a) 2 (b) 15 (c) 20 (d) 40

Q 41. In a stationary wave :

y = 4 sin (x/15) cos (96t),
the distance between a node and next antinode is : (in unit of amplitude) [MP PET 87]
(a) 7.5 (b) 15 (c) 22.5 (d) 30

Q 42. Sound waves of frequency 1280Hz from a source fall normally on a totally reflecting surface.
Minimum distance from the wall where amplitude of the particles of vibrating air is maxi mum, will
be (Velocity of sound = 320m/s) [MP PMT 92]
(a) (1/4)m (b) (1/8)m (c) (1/16)m (d) (l/32)m

Q 43. For a stationary wave, velocity of component waves is 330 m/s and the frequency is 165 Hz. The
minimum distance between two nodes will be : [RAJ PET 91]
(a) 1m (b) 2m (c) 0.5m (d) 4m

Q 44. In a stationary wave the distance between consecutive antinode and node is 8 cm. The value of the
wave length will be : [RAJ PET 89]
(a) 8cm (b) 16cm (c) 32cm (d) 64cm 0

Q 45. Vibration of a string stretched between two fixed ends are shown by y = cos t sin 2x. The
minimum length in meter, of the string will be : [MP PET 89]
(a) 1 (b) 1/2 (c) 5 (d) 4

Q 46. The distance between two consecutive nodes in a stationary wave is 25 cm. If the speed of the wave
is 300 m/s then the frequency of the wave will be :
(a) 600 Hz (b) 500 Hz (c) 400 Hz (d) 300 Hz 0

Q 47. Two waves travel in opposite direction in a medium whose amplitudes are 3 and 2 units respectively
The ratio of amplitude at antinode and node of stationary wave produced by them will be :
(a) 3 : 2 (b) 5 : 3 (c) 5 : 1 (d) 5 : 2
Q 48. The equation of a progressive wave is y = 0.25 cos (2t - x). The equation of a wave with double
the amplitude and half the frequency which travels in opposite direction will be :
(a) y = 0.5 cos (t - x/2) (b) y = 0.5 cos (t + x/2)
(c) y = 0.5 cos (2t + 2x) (d) y = 0.5 cos (2t + x)

Q 49. The following equations show transverse progre ssive waves :

Z1 = A cos (t - kx),
Z2 = A cos (t + kx),
Z3 = A cos (t + ky),
Z4 = A cos (2t - 2ky).
Stationary waves can be produced by the superposition of : [MP PET 93]
(a) Z1 and Z2 (b) Z1 and Z4 (c) Z2 and Z3 (d) Z3 and Z4

Q 50. A wave shown by the equation y = a cos (kx - t), is superposed on another wave to produce a
stationary wave in such a way that at the point x = 0, a antinode occurs. Equation of the second wave
is : [PMT 94]
(a) y = a sin (kx + t) (b) y = a cos (kx + t)
(c) y = -a cos(kx + t) (d) y = -a sin (kx - t)

Q 51. In a stationary wave : [MP PMT 94; RA.J PMT 95]

(a) in each time period. all particles come to rest twice. simultaneously.
(b) In each time period, all particle come to test once simultaneously.
(c) all the particles never -remain at rest simultaneously.
(d) all the particles never remain at rest.

Q 52. Equation of a stationary wave is y = 0.8 cos ( x/20) sin 200t, where x is in cm and t is in second,
the distance between two consecutive nodes in the wave will be : [MP PET 94]
(a) 20cm (b) 10cm (c) 40 cm (d) 30cm

Q 53. As a wave strikes against a wail : [EAMCET 98]

(a) its phase changes by 180 , but velocity does not change
(b) its phase does not change, but velocity changes
(c) its velocity changes and phase too changes by 180
(d) its phase changes by 180 and velocity become in opposite direction.

Q 54. For a standing wave of wavelength , the shortest distance between a node and an antinode is :
[UPSE 96]
(a) /4 (b) /2 (c) 3/4 (d)

Q 55. A standing wave having 3 nodes and 2 antinodes is formed between two atoms having a distance
1.21 between them. The wavelength of the standing wave is : [CBSE PMT 98]
(a) 1.21 (b) 2.42 (c) 0.05 (d) 3.63

Answers G
1. (c) 2. (d) 3. (d) 4. (c) 5. (a) 6. (b) 7. (d)
8. (d) 9. (a) 10. (a) 11. (b) 12. (a) 13. (b) 14. (a)
15. (d) 16. (d) 17. (c) 18. (b) 19. (d) 20. (c) 21 (a)
22. (c) 23. (b) 24. (d) 25. (a) 26. (c) 27. (a) 28 (b)
29. (b) 30. (b) 31. (d) 32. (c) 33. (b) 34. (a) 35. (b)
36. (d) 37. (c) 38. (b) 39. (b) 40. (a) 41. (a) 42. (c)
43. (a) 44. (c) 45. (b) 46. (a) 47. (c) 48. (b) 49. (a)
50. (b) 51. (a) 52. (a) 53. (b) 54. (a) 55. (a)
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Q 1. For stationary waves produced In a stretched string fixed at both ends :
(a) nodes are formed and at the centre antinode.
(b) antinodes are formed and at the centre there is no anti-node.
(c) nodes are formed and at the centre no anti-node is formed.
(d) anti-nodes are formed and at the center is no node.

Q 2. If the length of a stretched wire is reduced and the tension is increased then the frequency of the
wire :
(a) will increase (b) will decrease (c) will not change (d) may increase

Q 3. If the distance between two bridges of a sonometer is doubled then the frequency of the wire will be :
(a) double (b) four times (c) half (d) 2 times

Q 4. A sonometer wire is in resonance with a tuning fork. If the length of the wire is reduced to half then :
[RAJ PMT 88]
(a) wire will again be in resonance with the same fork.
(b) wire will be in resonance with a fork of half the frequency.
(c) wire will be in resonance with a fork of double frequency.
(d) wire will be in resonance with a fork of four times frequency.

Q 5. The velocity of waves on a stretched wire depends on the : [MP PET 92]
(a) tension in the wire. (b) amplitude of the waves.
(c) wavelength of the waves. (d) gravitational acceleration.

Q 6. If the weight used for the tension in a wire of definite length is Immersed in water then the :
(a) frequency decreases (b) frequency increases.
(c) vibrations stop. (d) frequency remains same.

Q 7. A stretched iron wire of sonometer is in resonance with a tuning fork. If in place of iron, an
aluminum wire of same diameter is used then the distance between the bridges will :
(a) remain same (b) decrease (c) increase (d) nothing can be said

Q 8. A stretched iron wire of sonometre is in resonance with a tuning fork. If the wire is filed to make it
thinner, then what will be the change in the distance between the bridges :
(a) must be increased (b) must be decreased (c) remains same (d) none of the above

Q 9. Sound box of a sonometer increases

(a) frequency (b) velocity (c) intensity (d) wavelength

Q 10. If the wire of a sonometer is hollow, then its frequency in comparison to that of a solid wire will be :
(a) less (b) more (c) equal (d) nothing can be said

Q 11. In an experiment of sonometer, the minimum number of antinodes occurring in between the two
bridges is : [CPMT 88]
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) nil (d) indefinite

Q 12. Graph between the fundamental frequency n of stretched string and the tension T will be :

(a) (b) (c) (d)

Q 13. Length, tension, density and diameter of wire B, are double of that of wire A. The fundamental note
of wire A will be equal to the following overtone of the wire B :
(a) first (b) second (c) third (d) fourth

Q 14. If the area of cross-section of a wire in reduced to half and the tension is doubled then the frequency
n of the wire will change into : [CBSE PMT 2001: RAJ PET 86; MP PET 85]
(a) n/2 (b) n (c) 2n (d) n2

Q 15. Two wires of same length and diametre are stretched with same tension,. The ratio of their densities
is 1 : 2. The ratio of their frequencies will be :
(a) 2 : 1 (b)2 : 1 (c) l : 2 (d) 4 : 1

Q 16. If the ratio of the frequencies of two wires of same length is 1 2 when they are stretched with the
same tension. The ratio of the radii of wires will be :
(a) 9 : 1 (b) 4 : 1 (c)16 : 1 (d) 2 : 1

Q 17. A sonometer wire with a tension T1 is vibrating in p1 loops with a tuning fork. If tension is changed
to T2, then wire vibrates with p2 loops. The value of p2 will be :
T /T
(a) P1 (b) p1 1 2 (c) p1 T2 / T1 (d) p1 T1/T2

Q 18. Keeping the volume of a wire fixed and increasing the cross-section and the tension to double the
value, the frequency will be :
(a) 22n (b) n (c) n/2 (d) 2n

Q 19. Frequency of a wire of sonometer is 100 Hz. Increasing the length of the wire to double and
changing the tension, a frequency of 75 Hz is produced. The ratio of two, tension will be :
(a) 2/3 (b) 4/3 (c) 9/4 (d) 4/9

Q 20. In Meldes experiment, for tension of 20gm weight, a string vibrates in S loops. The necessary,
tension in gram weight, so that string vibrates in two loops will be :
(a)120 (b) 125 (c) 5 (d) 50

Q 21. When tension in, a wire is reduced to half and the area of cross-section is doubled and wire vibrates
in two parts, then frequency will be :
(a) n (b) 2n (c) 3 n (d) n/2

Q 22. Fundamental frequency of a stretched string is 500Hz. If the tension in the string is increased four
times, then the frequency is Hertz will be : [RAJ PMT 89]
(a) 500 (b) 1000 (c) 2000 (d) 125

Q 23. In Meldes experiment, when the tension is 8gm weight, the string vibrates in 3 loops. If the string is
made to vibrate in 6 loops, the value of the necessary tension in gm weight will be :
(a) 1.4 (b) 2 (c) 6 (d) 1

Q 24. Ratio of fundamental frequencies produced by two steel wires of same length is 1 : 2. When the
tensions are 729 gm and 324 gm, the ratio of their diameters is :
(a) 9 : 1 (b) 4 : 1 (c) 2 : 1 (d) 3 : 1

Q 25. In Meldes experiment, in a string of fixed length 4 and 5 loops are formed respectively when
tensions are 100gm and M gram. The value of M is gram will be
(a) 8 (b) 16 (c) 2 (d) 64

Q 26. A stretched string with tension of 9 kg weight produces 750 Hz sound If the tension is reduced to 4
kg weight then the what will be the frequency produced : [MP PET 85, 89]
 (a) 500Hz (b) 1000Hz (c) 1125 Hz (d) 333.33 Hz

Q 27. Mass of a 5.5 m long string is 0.035, kg. If tension in the string is 77 newton, then the speed of the
wave on the string will be : [CBSE PMT 92]
(a) 110 m/s (b) 165 m/s (c) 77 m/s (d) 102 m/s

Q 28. In a sonometer wire 50.7 kg weight is hanged from free end. Volume of the weight is 0.0075m3 and
the fundamental frequency of the wire is 260 Hz. If the weight is totally immersed in water, then the
fundamental frequency will be : [IIT 87]
(a) 220 Hz (b) 230 Hz (c) 240 Hz (d) 260 Hz

Q 29. A wire whose length is L and radius is R, vibrates with a natural frequency n, on applying tension T.
A second wire of same metal whose length Is 2L and radius is 2R, is under a tension of 2T. Its
natural frequency will be : [MP PET 89]
(a) n (b) 2n (c) 4n/2 (d) n/22

Q 30. In Meldes experiment with longitudinal arrangement, the ratio of frequencies of the string and the
tuning fork is :
(a) 1 : 3 (b) 2 : 1 (c) 1 : 1 (d) 1 : 2

Q 31. A string whose length is 1, is stretched between the two ends. The wave lengths, of stationary wave
produced on it will be : [MP PET 92; MNR 87]
(a) p2/2l (b) l2/2p (c) 2l/p (d) 2l

Q 32. Where should the two bridges be set in a 110cm long wire, so that wire is divided into there parts and
the ratio of their fundamental frequencies is 3 : 2 : 1 : [CBSB PMT 95]
(a) 20cm from one end and 60cm from other end.
(b) 30cm from one end and 70cm from other end.
(c) 10cm from one end and 50cm from other end.
(d) 50cm from one end and 40cm from other end.

Q 33. The harmonics produced in a vibrating string are [MP PMT. PET 88]
(a) not related with each other. (b) of same frequency.
(c) in a ratio 1 : 2 : 3. (d) in a ratio 1 : 3 : 5.

Q 34. The tensions in two identical strings are 36N and 81N. The ratio of the fundamental frequencies
produced by them will be
(a) 2/3 (b) 2/5 (c) 4/9 (d) 3/2

Q 35. A sonometer is vibrating with a frequency 100 Hz. What change should be done in its length and
tension, so that its frequency becomes 50 Hz : [RAJ PET 87, 2003]
(a) Tension is reduced to half and length is doubled.
(b) Tension is doubled and length is reduced to half.
(c) Tension is reduced to half and length remaining same.
(d) Tension remaining same and length is doubled.

Q 36. Length of 1 m long wire of violin must be in creased to following, so that it vibrates with double the
fundamental frequency by stretching it from one end :
(a) 1/4 (b) 1/6 (c) 1/8 (d) 1/12

Q 37. Total mass of the two wires are respectively 150 gm and 300 gm and Lengths are 2 m and 4 m
respectively. When both are stretched with the same, tension, the ratio of velocities of trans verse
waves formed on the wires v1/v2 is : [MP PET 90]
(a) 2 : 1 (b) 1 : 1 (c) 1 : 2 (d) 4 : 1
Q 38. The length of string is 10 m, tension is 40 N, and its mass is 0.01 kg. The velocity of transverse
waves produced on the string in m/s will be : [RAJ MP PMT: PET 88]
(a) 80 (b) 180 (c) 200 (d) 400

Q 39. The diameter of a copper wire is 0.1 cm and the length is 4 m.. On each end 12N force is applied.
Youngs modulus of copper is 11 l010 N/m2 density of copper = 8900 kg/m3. The velocity of
transverse wave is nearly :
(a) 41 m/s (b) 82 m/s (c) 123 m/s (d) 164 m/s

Q 40. In the above question, the velocity of longitudinal wave on the wire is nearly :
(a) 1750 m/s (b) 3500 m/s (c) 5250 m/s (d) 7000 m/s

Q 41. In the above question, the fundamental frequency of the transverse waves is :
(a) 2.6Hz (b) 5.2Hz (c) 7.8Hz (d) 10.4Hz

Q 42. In the above question, the fundamental frequency of the longitudinal waves is :
(a) 110 Hz (b) 220 Hz (c) 330 Hz (d) 440 Hz

Q 43. The graph between the fundamental frequency of a stretched string n and the time period T is :

(a) (b) (c) (d)

Q 44. One end of two wires of the same metal and of same length (with radius, r and 2r) are joined
together. This wire is used as sonometer wire and the junction is placed in between two bridges. The
tension T is applied to the wire. If at a junction a node is formed then the ratio of number of loops
formed in the wires will be : [MP PMT 90; UT 85]
(a) 1 : 2 (b) 2 : 3 (c) 3 : 4 (d) 4 : 5

Q 45. The lengths of two strings are the same and both are made up of same material, but their diameters
are in the ratio 1 : 2. If both the strings are stretched by the same force then the ratio of their
fundamental frequencies will be : [MP PET 85]
(a) 1 : 3 (b) 2 : 1 (c) 1: 4 (d) 1: 5

Q 46. A sonometer wire is in unison with a tuning fork. Keeping the tension T same, the distance between
two bridges is doubled. Tuning fork can now produce resonance with wire, provided wire vibrates in:
[MP PMT 89]
(a) 4 parts (b) 3 parts (c) 6 parts (d) 2 parts

Q 47. Transverse waves are produced in a stretched string. If the tension is doubled then the velocity of
waves changes by the following multiple : [MP PMT 89]
(a) 1/2 (b) 2 (c) 2 (d) 1/2

Q 48. An air column of length L, open from both the ends, is in unison with a stretched string of same
length. T is the tension in string and m is its mass per unit length. The velocity of sound in air
column will be :
(a) T / m (b) L/T (c) L T / m (d)m L / T

Q 49. To Increase the frequency of a transverse vibration of a stretched wire by 50%, then the tension
should be increased by : [MP PMT 92]
(a) 100% (b) 150% (c) 125% (d) 50%

Q 50. The fundamental frequency of stretched wire is100 Hz. If the thickness of the wire is doubled then
its frequency will be : [MP PET 88, 89]
(a) 50 Hz (b) 100 Hz (c) 200 Hz (d) 400 Hz
Q 51. The speed of a transverse waves in a stretched string is 7 m/s. If the length of the string is 2m then
for resonance in fundamental mode the frequency will be : [UP PMT 93]
(a) 217Hz (b) 7/4 Hz (c) 7/2 Hz (d) 14Hz

Q 52. A string is stretched by 4 kg weight. Its fundamental frequency in this mode is 256 Hz. To obtain the
octave of this frequency the necessary tension in kg weight will be :
[AUMS 99; RAJ PMT 99; MP PMT 88]
(a) 4 (b) 12 (c) 16 (d) 24

Q 53. A stretched wire vibrates with a frequency 450 Hz. If length of the wire is reduced to half, thickness
is doubled and the tension is reduced to one fourth, then the fundamental frequency will be :
[MP PET 86]
(a) 225 Hz (b) 450 Hz (c) 900 Hz (d) 1125 Hz

Q 54. The wires made of same material of lengths l and 2l vibrate with frequencies 100Hz and 150Hz
respectively. The ratio of their tensions is : [MP PET 90]
(a) 2 : 3 (b) 3 : 2 (c) 1 : 9 (d) 1 : 3

Q 55. The tension, radius and the density of a string A are double of those of second string B. If the length
of both the string are the same, then the ratio of their frequency of vibration nA/nB will be :
[MP PMT 90]
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 1/2 (d) 1/4

Q 56. The equation of a transverse wave in a vibrating string is y = 0.021 sin (x + 30t), where the distances
are in metre and time is in second. If the linear density of the string is 1.3 10-4 kg/ m, then the
tension in the string in newton will be : [RAJ PMT 99; IIT 97; NCERT 82]
(a) 10 (b) 0.5 (c) 1 (d) 0.117

Q 57. For 5% increase in the frequency of violin wire, what should be the percentage increase in the
tension of the wire ?
(a) 5.1% (b) 10.2% (c) 2.55% (d) 7.65%

Q 58. The frequency ratio of two copper wires is 2 : 3. If the diameter of the first wire Is 0.6mm then the
diameter of second wire in mm is :
(a) 0.9 (b) 0.4 (c) 0.27 (d) 0.8

Q 59. A sonometer wire gives a note of frequency 150 Hz. If tension of wire is changed by ratio 9 : 16
and length is changed in the ratio 1 : 2, then new frequency of the wire in Hz will be :
(a) 12 (b) 130 (c) 100 (d) .50

Q 60. The fundamental frequency of a stretched wire of length 0.25m is 300Hz. The velocity of a trans
verse waves in the wire in m/s will be : [MP PMT 92]
(a) 75 (b) 150 (c) 330 (d) 1200

Q 61. Frequency of the wire of a sitar is 440 vibration/s. If the sitar player reduces the length of the wire by
1/5 pressing it with finger, then the frequency of the sitar will be :
(a) 2200 vibration/s (b) 1760 vibration/s (c) 550 vibration/s (d) 88 vibration/s

Q 62. Al cm long string vibrates with fundamental frequency of 256 Hz. If the length is reduced to l/4 cm
keeping the tension unaltered the new fundamental frequency will be : [UPSC 97]
(a) 64 (b) 256 (c) 512 (d) 1024

Q 63. Standing waves are produced in 10 m long stretched string. If the string vibrates in S segments and
wave velocity 20 m/s, the frequency is : [CBSE PMT 97; AIIMS 98]
(a) 2Hz (b) 4Hz (c) 5Hz (d) 10Hz
Q 64. The fundamental frequency of source is 256 per second. Frequency of the its first harmonic is :
[PONDY 97]
(a) 256 (b) 512 (c) 520 (d) 7680

Q 65. A fixed length of the sonometer wire between the bridges is vibrating in fundamental mode with a
certain frequency. all the points on the string will have the same : [UPSC 96]
(a) amplitude. (b) displacement at any instance.
(c) velocity at any instant. (d) phase at any instant.

Q 66. Consider the following statements about stringed instruments :

(I) A thick heavy string has a lower natural pitch than a thin one.
(II) A short string has a lower pitch than a long one.
(III) The tighter a string is stretched, the higher is its pitch.
Of these statements : [UPSC 96]
(a) I and II are correct. (b) I and III are correct.
(c) II and Ill are correct. (d) I,II and III are correct.

Q 67. Two vibrating strings of the same material but lengths L and 2L have radii 2r and .r respectively.
They are stretched under the same tension. Both the strings vibrate in their fundamental modes, the
one of the length L with frequency v1 and the other with frequency v2. The ratio v1/v2 is given by :
[IIT (Screening) 2000]
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 8 (d) 1

Answers H
1. (a) 2. (a) 3. (c) 4. (c) 5. (a) 6. (a) 7. (c)
8. (a) 9. (c) 10. (b) 11. (a) 12. (a) 13. (c) 14. (c)
15. (b) 16. (d) 17. (b) 18. (d) 19. (d) 20. (b) 21 (a)
22. (b) 23. (b) 24. (d) 25. (d) 26. (a) 27. (a) 28 (c)
29. (d) 30. (d) 31. (c) 32. (a) 33. (c) 34. (a) 35. (d)
36. (a) 37. (b) 38. (c) 39. (a) 40. (b) 41. (b) 42. (d)
43. (c) 44. (a) 45. (b) 46. (d) 47. (c) 48. (a) 49. (c)
50. (a) 51. (b) 52. (c) 53. (a) 54. (c) 55. (c) 56. (d)
57. (b) 58. (b) 59. (c) 60. (b) 61. (c) 62. (d) 63. (c)
64. (a) 65. (d) 66. (b) 67. (d)
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Q 1. The frequencies which can beheard from a pipe closed at one end, are : [RAJ PMT 86. 2005]
(a) only fundamental frequency. (b) even harmonics.
(c) even and odd harmonics. (d) odd harmonics.

Q 2. In the stationary waves produced in closed pipe :

(a) the open end is node and the closed end is antinode.
(b) the open and closed, both ends are nodes
(c) opened end is antinode and closed end is node.
(d) both opened and closed ends are antinodes.

Q 3. In the open organ pipe of air column the harmonic are : [RAJ PMT 89]
(a) only even (b) only odd (c) even and odd (d) none of the above

Q 4. In an open organ pipe third harmonic is called [RAJ PMT 2002 RAJ PET 87]
(a) fundamental frequency (b) first overtone
(c) second overtone (d) third overtone

Q 5. For stationary wave produced in an open pipe :

(a) Both ends are antinode and there is at least one node in between.
(b) Both ends are nodes and there is at least one antinode in between.
(c) Both ends are nodes and there is no antinode in between.
(d) Both ends are antinode and there is no node in between.

Q 6. An open pipe is in resonance with fundamental frequency. The velocity of sound In air, hydrogen
and neon are different, due to this in three media :
(a) only wavelength will change.
(b) only frequency will change.
(c) both wavelength and frequency will change.
(d) both wavelength and frequency remain same.

Q 7. The fundamental frequency of an open pipe is 220 Hz. If pipe is filled with hydrogen the value of
frequency :
(a) remain same (b) will decrease (c) will increase (d) nothing can be said

Q 8. An open pipe of length 33 cm is in resonance with a frequency of 1000 Hz. This frequency is equal
to pipes :
(a) fundamental frequency. (b) first harmonic.
(c) second harmonic. (d) third harmonic.

Q 9. The length and material of two open pipes are same but diameters are different Their fundamental
frequencies will be related as :
(a) equal (b) thinner pipe has less frequency. (c) thicker pipe has less frequency.
(d) thicker pipe has many harmonic but frequency will be same.

Q 10. Which of the pipe loses more energy :

(a) wider (b) thin (c) equal for both (d) none of the above

Q 11. Sweet sounds are produced :

(a) in open organ pipe. (b) in closed organ pipe.
(c) in both closed and open pipes. (d) none of the above.
Q 12. Which of the following shows vibration of open organ pipe :

(a) (b) (c) (d)

Q 13. Which of the following are the vibrations of closed open pipe :

(a) (b) (c) (d)

Q 14. The fundamental frequency of an open cylindrical pipe is n. If the pipe is vertically immersed in
water up to half the length, then fundamental frequency of air column will be :
[J&K 97: RAJ PET 98, 99; IIT 81 CBSE PMT 97; RAJ PMT 96, 98: MP PET 92; SCRA 98]
(a) n/2 (b) 3n/4 (c) n (d) 2n

Q 15. The frequency of an open pipe is n. If its one end is closed then its fundamental frequency will be :
[IIT 81: CPMT 80; RAJ PMT 96]
(a) n (b) 11/2 (c) 3n/4 (d) 2n
Q 16. The length of an open organ pipe for fundamental frequency is :
(a) /4 (b) /2 (c) 3/4 (d)

Q 17. When a closed organ pipe is in resonance with a tuning fork then its length is :
(a) /4 (b) 3./4 (c) 5/4 (d) all of the above

Q 18. The fundamental frequency of a closed pipe of length L is 100 Hz. For its first overtone frequency to
be equal to the fundamental frequency of an open pipe, the length of open pipe will be :
(a) 3L (b) L/3 (c) 2L/3 (d) 3L/2

Q 19. The ratio of fundamental frequencies of organ pipes of lengths l1and l2(closed and open respectively)
will be :
(a) l1/2l2 (b) 2l2/l1 (c) l2/2l1 (d) 2l1/l2

Q 20. The fundamental frequency of a closed pipe of length l is : [UP CPMT 90]
(a) v/2l and all harmonics are present. (b) v/4l and all harmonics are present.
(c) v/4l and only odd harmonics are present. (d) v/4l and only even harmonics are present.

Q 21. An open pipe of length L vibrates together with another open pipe of length (L + l). If velocity of
sound in air is V and l <<< L, then the beat frequency will be : [MP PET 94]
2 2 2 2
(a) Vl /2L (b) VL/2l (c) Vl/2L (d) VL /2lJ

Q 22. If the fundamental frequency of closed pipe is n then overtones will be : [RAJ PET 90]
(a) 3n, 5n, 7n (b) 2n, 3n, 4n (c) 2n, 4n, 6n (d) ii, 2n, 3n

Q 23. The longitudinal vibrations are produced in an air column of open pipe. If the fundamental frequency
of vibration is n then the frequency of first, second,. overtone will be
[BIHAR PMT 98; RAJ PET 88]
(a) 2n, 3n, 4n (b) 3n, 5n, 7n (c) 4n, 6n, 8n (d) 2n, 3n, 5n
Q 24. The length of a closed pipe is 25cm and its dia meter is 3cm. On blowing the pipe at one end, then
frequencies generated will be (velocity of sound is 330m/s) [CPMT 88]
(a) 330Hz
(b) combination of frequencies 330, 660, 1650, 2310, Hz.
(c) combination of frequencies 300, 900, 1500, 2100, Hz.
(d) combination of frequencies 330, 990, 1650,.... 2310, Hz.

Q 25. Two organ pipes are of same size. One is filled with H2 and the other with O2. If O2 is 16 times
heavier than H2 then assuming the elasticity of gases to be same, the ratio of fundamental frequencies
of these pipes will be :
(a) 16 : 1 (b)8 : 1 (c) 4 : 1 (d) 1 : 4

Q 26. First overtone of a closed and an open organ pipe is of the same frequency. The lengths is :
(a) 1 : 2 (b) 2 : 3 (c) 3 : 4 (d) 4 : 5

Q 27. First overtone of a closed organ pipe p1 and third overtone of an open pipe p2 are in resonance with a
tuning fork. The ratio pipes p1 and p2 will be :
(a) 8 : 3 (b) 3 : 8 (c) 1 : 2 (d) 1 : 3

Q 28. The second overtone of a closed pipe is in unison with second over tone of an open pipe. The ratio of
lengths of these pipes will be :
(a) 5 : 6 (b) 6 : 5 (c) 1 : 1 (d) 1 : 3

Q 29. The velocity of sound is 320 m/s. Second harmonic of an open organ pipe is of 480 Hz, then length
of pipe in meter will be :
(a) 0.11 (b) 0.22 (c) 0.33 (d) 0.66

Q 30. The length of an open pipe is 0.33 m. A wave length of 0.66m is generated in it, then in pipe there
will be : [RAJ PET 89]
(a) one node (b) one antinode (c) two nodes (d) three nodes

Q 31. The velocity of sound in air is 333 m/s. Length of an open pipe to produce second overtone is (When
fundamental tone has frequency of 333Hz) [RAJ PMT 96]
(a) 0.5 m (b) 1.0 m (c) 1.5 m (d) 2 m

Q 32. Two open pipes whose lengths are 31 and 30 cm respectively, when sounded together, produce 3
beats per second. Their fundamental frequency in Hz will be :
(a) 90 and 93 (b) 93 and 90 (c) 63 and 60 (d) 33 and 30

Q 33. The length of an open pipe is 48 cm and its fundamental frequency is 320 Hz. If its one end is closed
then its fundamental frequency will be (Velocity of sound in air is 320 m/s) [IIT 80]
(a) 320Hz (b) 160Hz (c) 163.3Hz (d) 156.7 Hz

Q 34. The fundamental frequency of an open pipe is 300 Hz. Its first overtone is same as first over tone of
a closed pipe, and the velocity of sound in air is 330 m/s, then length of closed pipe in metre will be
(a) 0.11 (b) 0.41 (c) 0.81 (d) 1.64

Q 35. The velocity of sound in air is 332 m/s. The fundamental frequency of a closed column of length 1m
will be : [RAJ PET 84.2003]
(a) 332 Hz (b) 166 Hz (c) 41.5 Hz (d) 83 Hz

Q 36. The length of a closed air column is (1/2) m. If velocity of sound in air is 332 m/s, then the frequency
of air column will be : [RAJ PMT 89: UP CPMT 94]
(a) 332 Hz (b) 166 Hz (c) 684 Hz (d) 498 Hz
Q 37. The length of an open pipe whose fundamental frequency is equal to that of 1 m long closed pipe
will be :
(a) 0.5 m (b) 1 m (c) 2 m (d) 4 m

Q 38. The lengths of two open organ pipes are l and l + l respectively, neglecting the end correction, the
beat frequency produced will nearly be : [MP PET 94]
(a) V/2l (b) V/4l (c) Vl/2l2 (d) Vl/l

Q 39. A closed organ pipe is in resonance with a tuning fork of frequency 264Hz. The first resonance
length of air column will be(speed of sound in air is 330m/s) [IIT 85: BHU 97]
(a) 31.25 cm (b) 62.50 cm (c) 15.62 cm (d) 100 cm

Q 40. The ratio of fundamental frequencies of open and closed pipes of equal length will be :
[RAJ PET85]
(a) 1 : 4 (b) 4 : 1 (c) 1 : 2 (b) 2 : 1

Q 41. A 1m long pipe is closed at one end. A stretched wire is placed near open mouth of the pipe. The
length of wire is 0.3m and mass is 0.01kg. Wire vibrates in its fundamental mode and it produces
332m resonance in air column so that the column generates fundamental frequency. Frequency of
vibration of air column in Hertz is nearly :
(a) 4 (b) 83 (c) 123 (d) 164

Q 42. In the above question, tension of wire is newton will be :

(a) 4 (b) 82 (c) 123 (d) 164

Q 43. In a pipe closed at one end the fundamental frequency of 484Hz is produced. This pipe is cut into
two equal parts. Fundamental frequency in these two pipes is : [MP PMT 92]
(a) 242 Hz, 484 Hz (b) 484 Hz, 968 Hz (c) 242 Hz, 968 Hz (d) 968 Hz, 1936 Hz

Q 44. Four flutes of lengths 10 cm, 15 cm, 20 cm and 25cm are given. Maximum frequency is produced by
flute of length :
(a) 10cm (b) 15 cm (c) 20 cm (d) 25 cm

Q 45. An air column in a closed organ pipe is in resonance with a tuning fork of frequency 650 Hz. The
length of air column in metre is : [ISM 94]
(a) 0.25 (b) 0.125 (c) 0.40 (d) 0.5

Q 46. If the velocity of sound in air is v, then fundamental frequency of air column of length l closed at one
end will be : [UP PMT 93]
(a) v/4l (b) v/2l (c) v/l (d) 3v/l

Q 47. The length of the closed pipe whose fundamental frequency is equal to that of open pipe of 60 cm
length, is : [EAMCET 96]
(a) 20 cms (b) 24 cms (c) 28 cms (d) 30 cms

Q 48. An air-column in a pipe, which is closed at one end, will be in resonance with a vibrating tuning fork
of frequency 256Hz, if the length of the column in cm is [CBSE PMT 96; EAMCET 96]
(a) 21.25 (b) 125 (c) 32.50 (d) 93.75

Q 49. On increasing the temperature the frequency of note emitted by an organ pipe :
[EM PET 96; MLNR 98; PODY 97]
(a) increases (b) decreases (c) remains unchanged (d) not certain
 Answers I
1. (d) 2. (c) 3. (c) 4. (c) 5. (a) 6. (b) 7. (c)
8. (c) 9. (c) 10. (a) 11. (a) 12. (b) 13. (a) 14. (c)
15. (b) 16. (b) 17. (d) 18. (c) 19. (c) 20. (c) 21 (c)
22. (a) 23. (a) 24. (d) 25. (c) 26. (c) 27. (b) 28 (a)
29. (d) 30. (a) 31. (a) 32. (a) 33. (c) 34. (b) 35. (d)
36. (b) 37. (c) 38. (c) 39. (a) 40. (d) 41. (b) 42. (b)
43. (d) 44. (a) 45. (b) 46. (a) 47. (d) 48. (c) 49. (a)
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Q 1. The fundamental frequency of a resonance system is 100 Hz. If frequencies 300 Hz and 500 Hz also
produce resonance with it then the system is : [MP PMT 92]
(a) pipe open at both ends. (b) pipe closed at both ends.
(c) A vibrating string fixed at both ends. (d) A pipe closed at one end and open at the other.

Q 2. When earthen pot is placed under a tap, the sound changes as the water level in pot rises because :
(a) intensity of sound increases with rise water level.
(b) Frequency reduces with decrease in length of air column in pot.
(c) Frequency increases with decrease in length of air column in pot.
(d) pot acts as air column open at both ends.

Q 3. The end correction in resonance tube is the distance :

(a) above open end of pipe where antinode is formed.
(b) below open end of pipe where antinode is formed.
(c) above the open end of pipe where node is formed.
(d) below the open end of pipe where node is formed.

Q 4. In a resonance column of air waves produced are : [MP PET 85: Orissa JEE 2004]
(a) longitudinal stationary (b) transverse stationary
(c) transverse progressive (d) longitudinal progressive

Q 5. The amplitude of resultant wave at resonance becomes :

(a) infinity (b) maximum (c) zero (d) minimum

Q 6. A resonance tube acts as

(a) pipe closed at one end. (b) pipe open at both ends.
(c) stretched wire. (d) different from all of the above.

Q 7. If oil replaces water in resonance tube (density of oil is more than water) then its frequency :
[MNR86]
(a) will increase (b) will decrease
(c) remain same. (d) depends on density of material of the tube.

Q 8. The water level can be adjusted in a long cylindrical tube. Vibrating tuning fork is placed at open end
of the tube, the maximum sound is obtained when length of the air column is :
(a) /4, /2, 3/4 (b) /4, 3/4, 5/4 (c) /2, 3/2, 5/2 (d) /2, , 3/2

Q 9. The length of a closed resonance air column :

(a) is a whole multiple of /4 (b) is an integral multiple of /2
(c) is an odd multiple of /4 (d) is an odd multiple of /2

Q 10. The end correction for a tube of radius R is :

(a) 0.3R (b) 0.6R (c) 0.9R (d) 1.2R

Q 11. A tuning fork is in resonance with resonance tube at 30C. if the temperature of the tube is reduced
to 10C then : [RAJ PET 88]
(a) the velocity of sound in air will decrease.
(b) no beats are produced.
(c) tuning fork and resonance tube will remain in unison.
 (d) frequency of note in resonance tube will increase.

Q 12. If first length of resonance for a tuning fork of frequency 330 Hz in an air column is 25 cm, then the
length in second resonance will be : [RAJ PET 88]
(a) 35 cm (b) 50 cm (c) 75 cm (d) 100 cm

Q 13. In air velocity of sound is 320 m/s. If end correction is neglected then a 1 m long pipe closed at one
end will be in resonance with frequency : [IIT 89]
(a) 80 Hz (b) 240 Hz (c) 320 Hz (d) 400 Hz

Q 14. The first resonance length in a closed pipe is 50 cm. Second resonance length will be
[RAJ PET 90; 2002]
(a) 50cm (b) 150 cm (c) 100 cm (d) 200 cm

Q 15. A resonance air column of length 17.4 cm is in resonance with a tuning fork of frequency 512Hz
speed of sound in air is : [MP PET 85]
(a) 332m/s (b) 356m/s (c) 336m/s (d) 346m/s

Q 16. The length of a resonance tube is 0.33m. It is in resonance with a frequency of 500Hz. If the velocity
of sound is 330m/s then this is : [RAJ PET 89]
(a) fundamental (b) second harmonic (c) third harmonic (d) fourth harmonic

Q 17. 25cm long closed organ pipe is in resonance with 330 Hz tuning fork in fundamental mode,
minimum length for next overtone should be : [PM PET 85]
(a) 50cm (b) 75cm (c) 100cm (d) 150cm

Q 18. An open organ pipe whose length is 40 cm is in unison with a tuning fork. How much length of the
tube should be immersed in water so that it is again in unison with the fork : [RA.J PET 91]
(a) 20cm (b) 10cm (c) 30cm (d) 5cm

Q 19. At 0C the speed of sound is 331 m/s. At 2C what will be the speed ? (in m/s)
(a) 331.12 (b) 330 (c) 343 (d) 332.2

Q 20. A vibrating tuning fork of frequency 400 Hz placed at the mouth of a 0.5 m deep jar. Up to what
level water should be poured in jar so that the air column resonates with tuning fork (Velocity of
sound in air is 320 m/s) :
(a) 0.03m (b) 0.3m (c) 0.003m (d) 0.033m

Q 21. The first two resonance lengths for a resonance tube are 16.5 cm and 51 cm. The end correction for
the tube is :
(a) 0.25cm (b) 0.50cm (c) 0.75cm (d) 1.00cm

Q 22. l m long resonance tube is resonated with a tuning fork of frequency 300 Hz. If the velocity of sound
is 330 m/s then how many resonances can obtained in the tube ?
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4

Q 23. A tuning fork of frequency 340 vibrations is made to vibrate just above a cylindrical closed pipe. The
height of pipe is 110 cm. Now water is poured in the tube slowly. The minimum height of water for
resonance will be : (Velocity of sound in air is 340m/s)
(a) 75cm (b) 35cm (c) 30cm (d) 100cm

Q 24. In a 1 meter long glass tube water level can be adjusted. A vibrating tuning fork of frequency 660 Hz
is placed at the open end of tube. If velocity of sound is 330 m/s then the maximum number of
harmonics produced in tube is :
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
Q 25. A closed organ pipe 20 cm long, produces 400 vibrations per second at 0C. Velocity of sound will
be :
(a) 8 103 cm/s (b) 10 103 cm/s (c) 32 103 cm/s (d) 20 cm/s

Q 26. The first resonance for a closed air column is obtained at 60 cm. Position of second resonance will be
at : [RAJ PET 85]
(a) 90 cm (b) 180 cm (c) 120 cm (d) 30 cm

Q 27. The resonant length in a tube is 100 cm, the second and third resonant lengths are 300 cm and 500 cm
respectively. The tube is : [RA.J PET 98]
(a) open from both ends. (b) closed at the middle.
(c) open at one end while closed at other. (d) nothing can be predicted.

Q 28. Two tuning forks A and B of equal natural frequencies are arranged in such a manner that the open
ends of the two boxes face each other. If the tuning fork A is excited by a rubber hammer, the fork
B will vibrate with : [UPSC 96]
(a) equal amplitude.
(b) decreasing amplitude.
(c) increasing and decreasing amplitudes alternately.
(d) an amplitude gradually growing to a steady value.

Answers J
1. (d) 2. (c) 3. (a) 4. (a) 5. (b) 6. (a) 7. (c)
8. (b) 9. (c) 10. (b) 11. (a) 12. (c) 13. (a) 14. (b)
15. (b) 16. (a) 17. (b) 18. (a) 19. (d) 20. (b) 21 (c)
22. (b) 23. (b) 24. (c) 25. (c) 26. (b) 27. (c) 28 (d)
 |K|
Q 1. Which phenomenon occurs in Kunds tube ?
(a) Interference (b) Beats (c) Stationary waves (d) Lissajous figure

Q 2. The vibration of a rod in Kunds tube experiment are :

(a) transverse (b) longitudinal (c) both of the above (d) none of the above

Q 3. The distance between nodes increases in Kunds tube if the :

(a) length of rod reduces (b)room temperature reduces
(c) water vapour enters the tube (d) atmospheric pressure increases.

Q 4. The Youngs modulus of the substance of wire can be determined by :

(a) meldes experiment (b) Resonance tube (c) Kunds tube (d) Quinks tube

Q 5. The speed of sound can be found by Kunds tube :

(a) only in rod (b) only in liquid (c) only in gases (d) in all of the above

Q 6. For the distance between two heaps of powder in Kunds tube, experiment, choose the incorrect
statement
(a) increasing the temperature of gas of the tube, it decreases.
(b) increases with increasing the temperature of gas in the tube.
(c) unaffected by reduction of pressure of gas in the tube.
(d) unaffected by the thickness of the tube.

Q 7. In Kunds tube experiment, the wavelength in the rod is 80 cm and that in closed air is 16 cm. If the
velocity of sound in air is 300 m/s then that in rod will be :
(a) 1500 m/s (b) 60 m/s (c) 3.75 m/s (d) 240 m/s

Q 8. The speed of longitudinal waves in a thin brass rod is 3480 m/s. If one end of rod is fixed, then its
fundamental frequency is 435 cycles/s. The length of the rod will be : [MP PET 82]
(a) 0.5 m (b) 1.0 m (c) 2.0 m (d) 4.0 m

Answers K
1. (c) 2. (b) 3. (c) 4. (c) 5. (d) 6. (a) 7. (a)
 |L|
Q 1. In figure a Quinks tube is shown is which S is source of sound. L is a
listener. SAL is constant SBL is length can be changed. It is found that at
a position B, minimum sound intensity is I. From this position, at a
distance 1.7 cm, the maximum intensity becomes 9I. The velocity of
sound is 340 m/s. The frequency of sound emitted by source in hertz will
be :
(a) 50 (b) 500 (c)5 (d)5000

Q 2. In above question, the relative amplitude of two waves reaching the listener is :
(a) 1.5 : 1 (b) 2 : 1 (c) 3 : 1 (d) 4 : I

Q 3. In above question, which phenomenon is responsible for the difference in amplitudes :

(a) Reflection (b) Refraction (c) Absorption (d) None of the above

Q 4. A Quincks tube is used :

(a) as a sound interferometer (b) as a filter
(c) as both interferometer and a filter (d) none of the above

Q 5. The outer tube is shifted outward by 45 cm to set Quincks tube for two consecutive maximum
sounds. If frequency of tuning fork is 380 Hz, then velocity of sound in air is :
(a) 342 m/s (b) 171 m/s (c) 648 m/s (d) 342 m/s

Q 6. In the above question, the order of maximum sound is said to be maximum I and maximum II (and
first minimum order is minimum I which is in between. these two). After maximum II, how much
should the outer tube be shifted outward so that fourth minimum sound is obtained :
(a) 135 cm (b) 225 cm (c) 112.5 cm (d) 67.5 cm

Q 7. In the above question, it is assumed that in the original positions of the tube, maximum sound is
heard. Now the outer tube is pulled by 900 cm to obtain nth maximum sound then value of n is :
(a) 10 (b) 20 (c) 11 (d) 21

Answers L
1. (d) 2. (b) 3. (c) 4. (c) 5. (a) 6. (c) 7. (d)
 |M|
Q 1. Two persons talking on the surface of moon : [RAJ PET 91]
(a) are unable to hear each other. (b) will hear loud sound.
(c) will hear low sound. (d) will hear intermittently.

Q 2. Gelton wishtle produceswaves : [CBSE PMT 91]

(a) supersonic (b) ultrasonic (c) infrasonic. (d) none of the above

Q 3. Human ear can hear the frequencies : [AFMC 92; RM PMT 97]
(a) 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz (b) 20 Hz to 2,000 Hz
(c) 10 Hz to 1,000 Hz (d) 10 Hz to 10,000 Hz

Q 4. The singers of Indian classical music do not like company of harmonium. This is because :
[MP PET 92]
(a) Intensity of sounds of harmonium is much greater.
(b) Sound of harmonium are much sharp.
(c) In harmonium diatonic system is used.
(d) In harmonium renovated system is used.

Q 5. The dispersion is possible : [MP PET 92]

(a) only in transverse waves, not is longitudinal waves.
(b) only in longitudinal waves, not in transverse waves.
(c) in both transverse and longitudinal waves.
(d) neither in transverse, nor in longitudinal waves.

Q 6. The pitch of a sound depends on the : [MP PMT 90]

(a) amplitude of vibration. (b) frequency of vibration.
(c) square of amplitude of vibration. (d) square of frequency of vibration.

Q 7. The main difference between the roar of a tiger and the sound of a mosquito is that : [PONDY 97]
(a) mosquito produces low frequency sound
(b) tiger produces high frequency sound
(c) mosquito produces high frequency sound and the amplitude is chore for the roar of tiger
(d) tiger produces low frequency sound.

Q 8. A person is standing on the surface of earth at a fixed distance from a siren. Choose the correct
statement for the intensity of sound emitted by the siren :
(a) does not depend on amplitude (b) does not depend on density of medium
(c) more clear in clear night than clear day. (d) equal in both in clear night and clear day.

Q 9. A plane sound wave is moving is air which is incident on a plane surface of water. Angle of
incidence is 60. If Snells law is assumed to be valid for sound also then the refraction of these
waves will occur in water : [IIT 84]
(a) away from the normal towards air. (b) away from the normal.
(c) towards the normal (d) parallel to the surface of water.

Q 10. Choose the correct statement :

(a) only longitudinal waves can be polarized
(b) only transverse waves can be polarized.
(c) both transverse and longitudinal waves can be polarized.
(d) all progressive waves can be polarized. 0
Q 11. Voices of two persons are different because:
(a) one person produces transverse waves and the other per son produces longitudinal.
(b) velocities of two waves are different.
(c) amplitudes of two waves are different.
(d) quality of two waves is different.

Q 12. Sound is produced due to vibration, but still the. sound is not heard from the oscillating pendulum
because it produces :
(a) infrasonic frequency (b) sonic frequency
(c) ultrasonic frequency (d) echo

Q 13. The waveform shows :

(a) pitch (b) quality (c) voice (d) none of these

Q 14. The quality of sound depends on the :

(a) time period (b) phase (c) amplitude (d) wave form

Q 15. The frequency of a sound is n, then the frequency of its octave will be :
(a) 2n (b) n/2 (c) 8n (d) n/8

Q 16. An antinode in tuning fork :

(a) is formed where the two arms meet.
(b) is not formed where the two arms meet, but a node is formed.
(c) may form and may not form.
(d) none of these

Q 17. If one arm of tuning fork is broken, then fork :

(a) will vibrate (b) will not vibrate (c) vibrations will be better (d) nothing can be said

Q 18. To increase the frequency of tuning fork :

(a) it should be slightly rubbed. (b) some wax must be put on it.
(c) (a) or (b) (d) neither (a) nor (b)

Q 19. To reduce the frequency of tuning fork :

(a) it should be rubbed. (b) some wax should be put on it.
(c) (a) or (b) (d) neither (a) nor (b)

Q 20. Natural frequency of tuning fork does not depends on : [MP PET 86]
(a) length of arms (b) density of material
(c) Youngs modulus of material (d) impulse of strike.

Q 21. When a vibrating tuning fork is placed vertically on a table then the time of vibration :
(a) will not change (b) will reduce
(c) will increase (d) changes according to shape of table.

Q 22. A tuning fork whose frequency is u , is cut to make the arms of half length. What will be the new
frequency of fork : [MP PMT 92]
(a) u (b) 2 u (c) 4 u (d) 2 u

Q 23. When both arms of tuning fork vibrate then the phase difference between the waves from the ends of
two arms is :
(a) zero (b) radian (c) /3 radian (d) /2 radian
Q 24. The sound wave of frequency 660 Hz (v = 330m/s) falls on totally reflecting wall normally. What
will be the minimum distance from the wall where amplitude of vibration of air particles is
maximum [IIT 84]
(a) 1/4 m (b) 1/8 m (c) 1/16 m (d) 1/2 m

1
Q 25. A progressive wave represented by Y= 6cos 220t x has frequency as : [RAJ PET 94]
20
(a) 100 Hz (b) 120 Hz (c) 220 Hz (d) 110 Hz

Q 26. The wave given by y = 2 sin 4x cos16t has wave velocity given by : [RAJ PMT 94]
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 8

Q 27. The wave represented by Y = 10 sin (0.01x 512t) is travelling along : [RAJ PET 95]
(a) positive x-direction (b) negative x-direction
(c) positive y-direction (d) negative y-direction

Q 28. Y = 0.5 sin (2x 150t) represents a wave whose velocity will be : [RAJ PET 94]
(a) 150 (b) 75 (c) 15 (d) 50

Q 29. The spherical wave is represented by : [RAJ PET 94]

(a) S = S0 sin (kx - t) (b) S = S0 cos (kx - t)
S S
(c) S = 0 sin (kx - t) (d) S = 0 sin (kx - t)
x x

Q 30. If a wave is represented by Y = 0.5 sin 60t, then its frequency will be : [RAJ PMT 94]
(a) 30Hz (b) 60 Hz (c) 20 Hz (d) 25Hz

Q 31. If two waves are represented by : y1 = 2 sin (4x - 300t) and y2 = sin (4x - 300t - 2) their superposed
wave will have angular velocity given by : [RAJ PET 94]
(a) 4 (b) 8 (c) 40 (d) 300

Q 32. There are two uniform wires having tension T1 and T2 (T1 > T2). These produce 10 beats/second if
sounded together. If tension of one of the wire is slightly changed then also the number of beats
remain unchanged. In such a situation the tension should be changed as : [RA.J PET 94]
(a) T1 is increased (b) T1 is decreased
(c) T2 decreased (d) T1 and T2 both are made equal

Q 33. Two sound sources having nearly same frequencies produced Lissajous figures. If one of the source
has frequency 1000Hz and produces one beat/second then the frequency of other source in Hz will
be: [RAJ PET 95]
(a) 1001 (b) 1002 (c) 1003 (d) 1004

Q 34. Two stationary sources of same frequency are kept at 1 m apart. An observer is moving along a line
parallel to the line joining these sources and at a distance of 10 m. The observer observes distance
between two successive maximas at a separation of 1.1 m, the frequency of sources in Hz will be :
(Velocity of sound = 330ms-1) [RAJ PMT 95]
(a) 1000 (b) 3000 (c) 3500 (d) 4000

Q 35. If a note of frequency n produces 5 beats per second with another note of frequency 200 Hz. Also
the second harmonic of the above note produces 10 beats per second with a source of 420 Hz, then n
is : [CBSB PMT 94]
(a) 205 Hz (b) 210 Hz (c) 200Hz (d) 195 Hz

Q 36. A stationary wave is given by y = A sin (l00t) cos (0.01x) where y and A are in mm. t in second
 and x in meters then velocity of wave is m/sec is [CBSE PMT 94]
(a) 104 (b) 1 (c) 10-4 (d) given data is insufficient.

Q 37. A stretched wire of steel has a length of 1 m and has a fundamental frequency of 250 Hz. The
velocity of transverse waves on the wire in m/s will be : [RAJ PET 95]
(a) 100 (b) 1000 (c) 500 (d) 250

Q 38. A stretched wire is in unison with a tuning fork of frequency 512 Hz when its length is 1 m. The
length of the string in meters to make it in unison with tuning fork of 256 Hz will be :
[CBSE PMT 93]
(a) 0.25 (b) 0.5 (c) 1 (d) 2

Q 39. Two strings A and B are similar in all respects except that A has density double that of B. The ratio
of velocities of transverse waves in A and B will be : [RAJ
PET 94]
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1/2 (d) 1/4

Q 40. A piano wire has a length of 1.1 m and its mass is 160 gm. If its frequency is 33 Hz, then the tension
in newton on the wire will be : [RAJ PMT 95]
(a) 556 (b) 635 (c) 766 (d) 995

Q 41. If the distance between the two bridges and the tension both are doubled from original value, then
the frequency will become : [RAJ PET 95]
(a) 2n (b) 2n (c) 2n 2
(d) n/2

Q 42. A sonometer wire has a length l and tension T. If on reducing the tension to half of its original value
the second harmonic becomes equal to the fundamental frequency, then the length of wire will be :
[RAJ PMT 95]
(a) l/2 (b) l/2 (c) l (d) 3l/2

Q 43. An open pipe with H has a fundamental frequency of P at NTP, then the fundamental frequency with
02 at NTP in the same pipe will be : [RAJ PMT 93]
(a) f/4 (b) f/2 (c) f/16 (d) 4f

Q 44. On filling water in a tube, the frequency will : [RAJ PMT 93]
(a) decrease (b) increase (c) remain unchanged (d) none of the above

Q 45. The pipe of length L and closed at one end is resonating with some tuning fork. The length of an
open pipe which can resonate with same tuning fork will be : [RAJ PMT 95]
(a) L12 (b) L (c) 3L/2 (d) 2L

Q 46. An open resonance tube is partially dipped into water, so that it starts to behave as a closed
resonance tube. If the first resonating length is 10cm, then the second resonating length will be cms :
[RA.J PET 95]
(a) 20 (b) 30 (c) 60 (d) 40

Q 47. Two waves have intensity in the ratio of 4 : 1, then their amplitude ratio will be : [CBSE PMT 93]
(a) 2 : 1 (b) 1 : 2 (c) 4 : 1 (d) 1 : 4

Q 48. To locate the position of a tumor in some of the living tissues, an ultra sound scanner is used. The
frequency of this scanner is 4.2 MHz. If the velocity of sound in the tissue is 17 km/sec, then the
nearest wavelength of sound in meter in the tissue will be : [CBSE PMT 95]
(a) 4 10-4 (b) 4 104 (c) 2 10-3 (d) 6 10-3
Q 49. A 100Hz sound signal is sent in a wire whose other end is tied. On reflection the signal is received
back. The node is formed at a distance of 10cm from the end which is tied. The velocity of incident
and reflected wave in m/s is : [CBSE PMT 94]
(a) 40 (b) 20 (c) 10 (d) 5

Q 50. If the ratio of two sound intensities is 1 : 16, the ratio of their amplitudes will be : [RA.J PMT 93]
(a) 1/2 (b) 1/4 (c) 1/8 (d) 1/16

Q 51. A disc revolving at 720 rev/minute is having 120 holes at its rim. The frequency of sound produced
is (in Hz) : [UP PMT 90. 96]
(a) 86400 (b) 1440 (c) 60 (d) 12840

Q 52. The detection of ultrasonic waves is possible by : [RAJ PET 97]

(a) Telephone (b) Hebbs method (c) Kundt s tube (d) Quincks tube

Q 53. Loudness and intensity of sound are discovered by : [EAMCET 96]

(a) Fermi (b) Newton (c) Bel (d) Faraday

Q 54. Waves used in sonography are : [RAJ PMT 96]

(a) microwaves (b) infrared rays (c) sound waves (d) ultrasonic waves

Q 55. The (x, y) coordinates of the corners of a square plate are (0, 0), (L, 0), (L, L) and (0, L). The edges
of the plate are clamped and transverse standing wave are set up in it. If u(x, y) denotes the of the
plate at the point (x, y) at some instant of time, the possible expression (s) for u is (are) (a = positive
constant) : [IIT 98]
(a) a cos ( x/2L) cos (y/2L) (b) a sin (x/L) sin (y/L)
(c) a sin (x/L) sin (2y/L) (d) a cos (2x/L) sin (y/L)

Q 56. A transverse sinusoidal wave of amplitude a, wavelength and frequency f is travelling on a stretched
string. The maximum speed of any point on the string is v/10, where v is the speed of propagation of
the wave. If a = 10-3 m and v = 10 ms-1, then and f are given by : [IIT 98]
(a) = 2 10-2m (b) = 10-3m (c) f = 103 /(2)Hz (d) f = 104 Hz

Q 57. The combination of two or more notes which produces a melodious effect on ear is called :
[MEERUT B. Tech. 97]
(a) beats (b) concords (c) chords (d) overtones

Answers M
1. (a) 2. (b) 3. (a) 4. (c) 5. (c) 6. (b) 7. (c)
8. (c) 9. (b) 10. (b) 11. (d) 12. (a) 13. (b) 14. (d)
15. (a) 16. (a) 17. (b) 18. (a) 19. (b) 20. (d) 21 (b)
22. (c) 23. (a) 24. (b) 25. (d) 26. (b) 27. (a) 28 (b)
29. (c) 30. (a) 31. (d) 32. (b) 33. (a) 34. (b) 35. (a)
36. (a) 37. (c) 38. (d) 39. (c) 40. (c) 41. (d) 42. (a)
43. (a) 44. (b) 45. (d) 46. (b) 47. (a) 48. (a) 49. (b)
50. (b) 51. (b) 52. (b) 53. (c) 54. (d) 55. (b)(c) 56. (a)(c)
57. (c)
 |N|
Q 1. The ends of a stretched wire of length L are fixed at x = 0 and x = L. In one experiment, the of the
wire is y1 = A sin (x /L) sin t and energy is E1 and in another experiment its displacement is y2 =
A sin (2x/L) sin 2t and energy is E2 Then : [IIT 2000]
(a) E2 = E1 (b) E2 = 2E1 (c) E2 = 4E1 (d) E2 = 16E1
Q 2. Two pulses in a stretched string whose centers are initially 8cm apart are
moving towards each other as shown in the figure. The speed of each pulse is
2cm/s. After 2 seconds, the total energy of the pulses will be : [IIT 2001]
(a) zero (b) purely kinetic (c) purely potential (d) partly kinetic
and partly potential

Q 3. The equations y1 = a1 sin 1t and y2 = a2 sin 2t represent two waves. If 1 2 is small, then the
amplitude of the beats heard will vary from : [ICS (Pre.) 2000]
a1 a2 a1 + a2
(a) zero to a1 + a2 (b) zero to a1 a2 (c) to (d) a1 a2 to a1 + a2
2 2

t x
Q 4. The equation of a progressive wave is given by y =A sin 2
T
If the maximum particle velocity is 6 times the wave velocity, then its wavelength is : [SCRA 2001]
(a) 3A (b) 2A (c) (A/3) (d) (A/6)

Q 5. A siren placed at a railway platform is emitting sound of frequency 5 kHz. A passenger sitting in a
moving train A records a frequency of 5.5 kHz while the train approaches the siren. During his return
journey in a different train B he records a frequency of 6.0kHz while approaching the same siren.
The ratio of the velocity of train B to that of train A is : [IIT 2002]
(a) 242/252 (b) 2 (c) 5/6 (d) 11/6

Q 6. A sonometer wire resonates with a given tuning fork forming standing waves with five antinodes
between the tow bridges when a mass of 9 kg is suspended from the wire. When this mass is re
placed by a mass M, the wire resonates with the same tuning fork forming three antinodes for the
same positions of the bridges. The value of M is : [IIT2002]
(a) 25 kg (b) 5 kg (c) 12.5 kg (d) 1/25 kg

Q 7. A man fires a bullet standing between two cliffs. First echo is heard after 3 seconds and second echo
is heard after 5 seconds. If the velocity of sound is 336m/s, then the distance between the cliffs is :
[AFMC PUNE 2000]
(a) 5 336m (b) 4 336m (c) 3 336 m (d) 2 336 m

Q 8. The velocities of sound in air and water are 336 m/sec and 147 m/sec respectively. Two sources
producing waves of wavelength 6m and 7m sounded together will produce beats : [NDA 2000]
(a) that can be heard in both the media. (b) that can be heard only in water and not in air.
(c) that can be heard only in air and not in water. (d) that cannot be heard in either media.

Q 9. Sound travelling at 340 m/s enters water where the speed of sound becomes 1480 m/s. Critical angle
for total reflection is : [JIPMER 2000]
 (a) 10.3 (b) 13.3 (c) 86.7 (d) 89.7

Q 10. A wave of amplitude 0.2 mm and frequency 500 Hz is travelling through air with a velocity of 350
ms-1 The displacement of a particle from its mean position at t = 0.05s, when: the particle is at a
distance of 3.5 m from the origin is : [JIPMERI 99]
(a) 0 (b) -0.1 mm (c) 0.1 mm (d) 0.144 mm

Q 11. Speed of sound in mercury at a certain temperature is 1450 m/s. Given the density of mercury as 13.6
103 kg/m3 Bulk modulus for mercury is : [JIPMER 2000]
(a) 2.86 10 N/m (b) 3.86 l0 N/m (c) 4.86 10 N/m (d) 5.86 10 N/m3
10 3 10 3 10 10

Q 12. Two sinusoidal waves with same wavelengths and amplitude travel in opposite directions along a
string with a speed 10 ms-1. If the minimum time interval between instants when the string is flat is
0.Ss, the wavelength of the waves is : [REE 2000]
(a) 25 m (b) 20 m (c) 15 m (d) 10 m

Q 13. Two open organ pipes of length 25cm and 25.5 cm produce 0.1 beat /sec. The velocity of sound is :
[MANIPAL 2000]
(a) 350 m/s (b) 325.5 m/s (c) 303 m/s (d) 255 m/s

Q 14. Two closed organ pipes, when sounded simultaneously gave 4 beats per second. If longer pipe has a
length of 1 an, then length of shorter pipe is : (v = 300 m/s) [MAHE 98]
(a) 80cm (b) 90cm (c) 94.9 cm (d) 185.5 cm

Q 15. A device for investigating the vibration of a fixed string or wire is : [BHU 2000]
(a) sonometer (b) barometer (c) hydrometer (d) none of these

Q 16. Which of the following is not a transverse wave ? : [BHU 2000]

(a) x- ray (b) sound wave in a gas (c) visible light wave (d) g -rays

Q 17. Resonant vibration is a special case of : [BHU 2000]

(a) forced vibrations (b) free vibrations (c) natural vibrations (d) damped vibrations

Q 18. The mode of vibrations /produced in a pipe, closed at one end, is : [SCRA 2001]
(a) odd harmonics only. (b) even harmonics only.
(c) both odd and even harmonics. (d) alternate odd harmonics only.

Answers N
1. (c) 2. (b) 3. (b) 4. (c) 5. (b) 6. (a) 7. (b)
8. (d) 9. (b) 10. (a) 11. (a) 12. (d) 13. (d) 14. (c)
15. (a) 16. (b) 17. (a) 18. (b)