SECTION (A) : EQUATION OF TRAVELLING WAVE.

1. In a transverse progressive wave of amplitude A, the maximum particle velocity is four times its
wave velocity. The wavelength of the wave is -
A A
(1) (2) (3) A (4) 2A
4 2

 t x 
2. The equation of a progressive wave is y = 0.02 sin 2    , where x and y are in meters
 0.01 0.3 
and t is in second. The velocity of propagation of the wave is -
(1) 400 (2) 40 (3) 300 (4) 30

x 
3. The plane wave is described by the equation y = 3 cos   10t   , where x and y are in
4 2
meters and t in seconds. The maximum velocity of the particles of the medium due to this wave
is -
(1) 30 m/s (2) m/s (3) 3/4 m/s (4) 40 m/s

4. Equation of progressive wave is given by y = a sin (40 t – x) where a and x are in meter and t
in second. The velocity of the wave in (m/s) is - [
(1) 20 (2) 40 (3) 10 (4) 80

5. In a sinusoidal wave, the time required for a particular point to move from maximum
displacement to zero displacement is 0.17 sec. The frequency of the wave is -

(1) 1.47 Hz (2) 0.36 Hz (3) 0.73 Hz (4) 2.94 Hz

2
6. A transverse wave is represented by the equation y = y0 sin (vt – x). For what value of  is

the maximum particle velocity equal to two times the wave velocity -
y 0 y 0
(1)  = 2y0 (2) = (3)  = (4) = y0
3 2

7. The equation of waves y = 10–4 sin (60 t + 2x) where x and y in meter and t in second then what
statement is wrong - [JEE 1998]
 30 
(1)  =  meter (2) Frequency   Hz
  
(3) Wave in negative x direction (4) All are correct

 t x
8. Equation of progressive wave is given by y = a sin     , where t is in seconds ans x is in
2 4
meters. Then the distance through which the wave moves in 8 seconds is (in meter) -
(1) 4 (2) 2 (3) 16 (4) 8

9. The number of waves, contained in unit length of the medium, is called -

(1) Elastic wave (2) Wave number (3) Wave pulse (4) Electromagnetic
wave

 t X 
10. A wave is represented by y = 3 sin 2    cm. The frequency of the wave and the
 0.04 0.01 
maximum acceleration under this frequency are -
[
(1) 25 Hz, 7.5 × 104 cm/s2 (2) 100 Hz, 4.7 × 103 cm/s2
(3) 50 Hz, 7.5 × 103 cm/s2 (4) 25 Hz, 4.7 × 104 cm/s2
  2t  
11. The equation of wave is given by : y = 10 sin    . If the displacement is 5 cm at t = 0,
 30 6 
then the total phase of t = 7.5 sec will be -
 2 2 
(1) rad (2) rad (3) rad (4) rad
3 5 3 2
12. If the distance between two consecutive crests is 5 cm and 2 waves passes from a point in one
second the wave velocity is-
[JEE 1992]
(1) 2 cm/sec (2) 2.5 cm/sec (3) 5 cm/sec (4) 10 cm/sec

13. A plane wave is represented by x = 1.2 sin (314t + 12.56 y). Where x and y are distance
measured along in x and y direction in meters and t is time in seconds. This wave has -
(1) A wavelength of 0.25 m and travels in +ve x direction
(2) A wavelength of 0.25 m and travels in +ve y direction
(3) A wavelength of 0.5 m and travels in –ve y direction
(4) A wavelength of 0.5 m and travels in –ve x direction
14. Equation of progressive wave is y = 0.02 sin (30t – 4x) where y & t are in meter and sec. Then
velocity of wave is -

(1) 4 m/s in positive x direction (2) 30 m/s in positive x direction

(3) 7.5 m/s in positive x direction (4) 30 m/s in negative x direction

15. Equation of a progressive wave is given by y = a sin (t – kx). Then which of the following
equation is not correct -

 x 2
(1) y = a sin 2  nt   (2) y = a sin (vt – x)
  
 1 
(3) y = a sin    (4) None of these
T 

16. The equation of a progressive wave is y = 10 sin  (0.01x – 2t) cm., the value of frequency in
Hz. will be -
[JEE 1992]
(1) 2 (2)  (3) 2 (4) 1

3
17. A wave execute SHM with maximum particle velocity Vm. If displacement is times the
5
amplitude then partical velocity is -

2 3 4 4
(1) V (2) V (3) V (4) V
7 m 5 m 5 m 7 m

18. The displacement represented by y (x, t) = a cos (kx + t) represents-

(1) Transverse wave propagating in + x direction.
(2) Transverse wave propagating in – x direction.
(3) Longitudinal wave propagating in + x direction.
(4) Longitudinal wave propagating in – x direction.

 x 
19. Equation of a progressive wave y = a sin  400t – then its velocity will be :[JEE-2000]
 0.85 
(1) 34 m/s (2) 40 m/s (3) 340 m/s (4) 400 m/s

20. A plane progressive wave is given by y = 25 cos (2t – x) Then the amplitude and frequency
are respectively [JEE-2003]
(1) 25, 100 (2) 25, 1 (3) 25, 2 (4) 50 , 2

21. The displacement y of wave travelling in the x-direction is given by

  
y = 10–4 sin  600t  2x   [JEE-2008]
 3
where, x is expressed in metres and t in seconds. The speed of the wave motion, in ms–1 is :
(1) 300 (2) 600 (3) 1200 (4) 200

22. A transverse progressive wave on a stretched string has a velocity of 10 ms –1 and a frequency
of 100 Hz. The phase difference between two particles of the string which are 2.5 cm apart will
be -
  3 
(1) (2) (3) (4)
8 4 8 2

23. The wave described by y = 0.25 sin (10 x –2t), where x and y are in meter and t in second,
is a wave travelling along the
[AIEEE 2008]
(1) –ve x direction with frequency 1 Hz
(2) +ve x direction with frequency  Hz and wavelength  = 0.2 m
(3) +ve x direction with frequency 1 Hz and wavelength  = 0.2 m
(4) –ve x direction with amplitude 0.25 m and wavelength  = 0.2 m

24. A wave travelling along the x- axis is described by the equation y(x,t) = 0.005 cos (x –t). If
the
wavelength and the time period of the wave are 0.08 m and 2.0 s, respectively, then  and  in
appropriate units are [AIEEE 2008 3/105,
–1]
0.08 2.0 0.04 1.0
(1)   ,  (2)   , 
   

(3)   12.50 ,   (4)  = 25.00 ,  = 
2.0

25. Graph shows three waves that are separately sent along a string that is stretched under a
certain tension along x–axis. If 1,2 and 3 are their angular frequencies respectively then :

(1) 1 = 3 > 2 (2) 1 > 2 > 3 (3) 2 > 1 = 3 (4) 1 = 2 = 3

26. Which of the following function correctly represents the wave equation for finite values of x and
t:
(1) y = x2 – t2 (2) y = cosx2 sint
(3) y = log (x2 – t2) – log(x – t) (4) y = e2x sint

27. When a wave travels in a medium the particle's displacement is given by the equation y = 0.03
sin
(2t – 0.01 x), where x and y are in metre and t in second. The wavelength of the wave is:[JEE-
2006]
(1) 200 m (2) 100 m (3) 20 m (4) 10 m

28. Which of the following equations represents a wave travelling along y-axis ? [JEE-2007]
(1) y = A sin (kx – t) (2) x = A sin (ky – t)
(3) y = A sin ky cos t (4) y = A cos ky sin t
29. The phase difference between two waves, represented by
y1 = 10–6 sin {100t + (x/50) + 0.5} m
 x 
y2 = 10–6 cos {100t +  }m
 50 
where x is expressed in meters and t is expressed in seconds, is approximately: [AIEEE
2004]
(1) 1.07 rad (2) 2.07 rad (3) 0.5 rad (4) 1.5 rad

30. A transverse stationary wave passes through a string with the equation y=10sin (0.02 x –
2.00t) where x is in meters and t in seconds. The maximum velocity of the particles in wave
motion is
(1) 63 (2) 78 (3) 100 (4) 121

31. Which one of the following represents a wave -

(1) y = A sin kx (2) y = A sin t (3) y = A sin (t – kx) (4) None of these

SECTION (B) : INTERFERENCE REFLECTION, TRANSMISSION, POWER

TRANSMITED ALONG THE STRING.
1. The equation of displacement of two waves are given as
y1 = 10 sin (3t + /3)
y2 = 5 (sin 3t + 3 cos 3t), then what is the ratio of their amplitude -
(1) 1 : 2 (2) 2 : 1 (3) 1 : 1 (4) None of these

2. When a wave enters from air to any medium, then what remains unchanged -
(1) Wavelength (2) Frequency (3) Speed (4) All of the above

 
3. Two waves represented as y1 = a sin  t   , y2 = a cos t the resultant amplitude is -
 6
[JEE 1996]
(1) a (2) a 2 (3) a 3 (4) 2a

4. The displacement equations for two waves undergoing super position are respectively y1 = 4
sin t and y2 = 3 sin (t + /2) the amplitude of the resultant wave is -
[JEE 1996]
(1) 5 (2) 7 (3) 1 (4) 0

5. If two waves of same frequency and amplitude superpose to produce resultant of the amplitude
of either wave, then their phase difference is-
(1)  (2) 2/3 (3) /3 (4) Zero

6. Necessary condicition for interference is that-

(1) The amplitudes of two waves may differ but the phase difference is constant.
(2) The amplitudes of two waves are same and the phase difference is constant.
(3) The amplitudes of two waves are same and the phase difference may change.
(4) The amplitudes of two waves may differ and the phase difference may vary.

7. A wave y = 10 sin (ax + bt) is reflected from a dense medium at an origin. If 81% of energy is
reflected then the equation of reflected wave is-
(1) y = –8.1 sin (ax – bt) (2) y = –8.1 sin (ax + bt)
(3) y = –9 sin (ax – bt) (4) y = 9 sin (ax – bt)

8. The resultant amplitude, when two waves of same frequency but with amplitudes a 1 and a2

superimpose at phase difference of will be -
2
 (1) a1 + a2 (2) a1 – a2 (3) a12  a22 (4) a12  a22

9. A wave shown by the equation y = a sin (t + ) is totally reflected by a light medium, then the
following will change -
[JEE 1992]
(1) Amplitude (a) (2) Angular frequency ()
(3) Phase () (4) Frequency and phase

 
10. Two waves represented by : y1 = a sin  t   and y2 = a sin t superimpose on each other
 3 
then resultant amplitude will be :
[JEE-2001]
(1) a (2) 2a (3) 2a (4) 3a

11. Two wire of length 1m and 2m respectively and mass 150 gm. and 300 gm. respectively. If the
tensions are same on both the wires, the ratio of velocities of transverse waves will be -
[JEE 1992]
(1) 1 : 1 (2) 1 : 2 (3) 2 : 1 (4) 2 : 1

SECTION (C) : STANDING WAVE AND RESONANCE

1. Four wires of identical lengths, diameters and of the same material are stretched on a
sonometer wire. The ratio of their tension is 1 : 4 : 9 : 16. The ratio of their fundamental
frequencies is -
(1) 1 : 4 : 9 : 16 (2) 4 : 3 : 2 : 1 (3) 1 : 2 : 3 : 4 (4) 16 : 9 : 4 : 1
2. When the length of the vibrating segment of a sonometer wire is increased by 1%, the
percentage change in its frequency is -
100 99
(1) 1 (2) 2 (3) (4)
101 100
3. If vibrations of a string are to be increased by a factor two, then tension in the string must be
made
(1) Half (2) Twice (3) Four times (4) Eight times

4. The wire of a sonometer has a length of 1 m and mass 5 × 10 –4 kg. It has a tension of 20N. IF
the wire is pulled at a point 25 cm away from one end and released, the frequency of its
vibrations will be -

(1) 200 Hz (2) 150 Hz (3) 250 Hz (4) 100 Hz

5. A standing wave having 3 nodes and 2 antinodes is formed between two atoms having a
distance of 1.21 Å between them. The wavelength of the standing wave is -

(1) 1.21 Å (2) 2.42 Å (3) 3.63 Å (4) 6.05 Å

6. Two strings of the same material and same length have their tensions in the ratio 4 : 1 and radii
in the ratio 2 : 1. The ratio of their fundamental frequencies is -
1
(1) 4 (2) 1 (3) (4) 2
2
1
7. If length of wire is 2m and the mass is 80 kg, the tension in wire will be If frequency is Hz:
4
[JEE-2004]
(1) 400 N (2) 40 N (3) 4 N (4) 4000 N

8. Two waves of intensities I and 4I superpose, then the maximum and minimum intensities are-
[AIIMS
1997]
(1) 5I and 3I (2) 9I and I (3) 9I and 3I (4) 5I and I
9. In stationary waves at nodes - [JEE 1996]
(1) Energy is maximum (2) Pressure and change in density maximum
(3) Change in strain is maximum (4) All of the above

10. The equation y = 0.15 sin 5x cos 300 t, describes a stationary wave.The wavelength of the
station any wave is -
(1) zero (2) 1.256 metres (3) 2.512 metres (4) 0.628 metres

11. The length of a sonometer wire AB is 110 cm. Where should the two bridges be placed from A
to divide the wire in 3 segments whose fundamental frequencies are in the ratio of 1 : 2 : 3
(1) 30 cm and 90 cm (2) 40 cm and 80 cm (3) 60 cm and 90 cm (4) 30 cm and 60 cm

12. There are some points in a stationary waves which - [JEE 1995]
(1) Are never at rest (2) Are always in motion
(3) Are at rest twice in each cycle (4) Are at rest once in each cycle

13. The tension in piano wire is 10N. What should be the tension in the wire to produce a note of
double the frequency-
(1) 5 N (2) 20 N (3) 40 N (4) 80 N

 x 
14. The equation of a stationary wave is y = 0.8 cos   sin 200 where x is in cm and t is in
 20 
sec. The separation between consecutive nodes will be -

(1) 20 cm (2) 10 cm (3) 40 cm (4) 30 cm

15. A wave represented by the given equation y = a cos (kx – t) is superposed with another wave
to form a stationary wave such that the point x = 0 is a node. The equation for the other wave
is -
(1) y = a sin (kx + t) (2) y = – a cos (kx +t)
(3) y = – a cos (kx – t) (4) y = – a sin (kx – t)

16. In a stationary wave, all particles are -

(1) At rest at the same time twice in every period of oscillation
(2) At rest at the same time only once in a every period of oscillation
(3) Never at rest at the same time
(4) Never at rest at all

x 
17. A plane wave is described by the equation y = 3 cos   10t   . The maximum velocity of
4 2
the particles of the medium due to this wave is -
3 3
(1) 30 (2) (3) (4) 40
2 4

18. The equation of a wave travelling in a string can be written as y = 3 cos  (100 t – x). Its
wavelength is -
(1) 100 cm (2) 2 cm (3) 5 cm (4) None of these

19. A stationary wave is represented by y = A sin (100 t) cos (0.01x), where y and A are in
millimeters, t is in seconds and x is in metres. The velocity of the wave is -
(1) 1 m/s (2) 102 m/s (3) 104 m/s (4) Not derivable

20. In a stationary wave - [JEE 1992]

(1) At each point energy is same (2) Energy propagates in the direction of
propagation
(3) At each point energy is zero (4) Energy transfer does not take place

21. The frequency of a stretched wire is n, if tenstion is increased by two times, the frequency will
be
[JEE 1991]
n
(1) 2n (2) (3) n (4) 2n
2

22. Equation y = 2a cos K x sin t represents - [JEE 1991]

(1) Progressive wave (2) Stationary wave (3) Light wave (4) None of these

3
23. In a tight string, to double the fundamental frequency its length is made times the initial
4
length, tension will be changed by which multiple ?
[JEE-2010]
3 2 8 9
(1) (2) (3) (4) 
8 3 9 4

24. Standing waves are produced in 10 m long stretched string. If the string vibrates in 5 segments
and wave velocity is 20 m/s, its frequency is
(1) 5 Hz (2) 4 Hz (3) 2 Hz (4) 10 Hz

25. A string a musical instrument is 50 cm long and its fundamental frequency is 270 Hz. If a
frequency of 1000 Hz is to be produced, then required length of string is -
(1) 13.5 cm (2) 10.3 cm (3) 5.4 cm (4) 2.7 cm

26. A wave of frequency 100 Hz travels along a string towards its fixed end. When this wave travels
back, after reflection, a node is formed at a distance of 10 cm from the fixed end. The speed
of the wave (incident and reflected) is-
 (1) 5 m/s (2) 10 m/s (3) 20 m/s (4) 40 m/s
27. In stationary waves, antinodes are the points where there is -
(1) Minimum displacement and minimum pressure change
(2) Minimum displacement and maximum pressure change
(3) Maximum displacement and maximum pressure change
(4) Maximum displacement and minimum pressure change

28. In the nth normal mode of vibration of a string there are [JEE-2014]
(1) n nodes; n natinodes (2) (n + 1) nodes ; (n + 1) antinodes

(3) n nodes ; (n + 1) antinodes (4) (n + 1) nodes ; n antinodes

29. A string is stretched between fixed points separated by 75 cm. 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 3/180]
(1) 10.5 Hz (2) 105 Hz (3) 1.05 Hz (4) 1050 Hz

30. In a stationary wave represented by y = a sin t cos kx, amplitude of the component progressive
wave is
a
(1) (2) a (3) 2a (4) None of these
2

31. A sonometer wire when vibrated in full length has frequency n. Now it is divided by the help of
bridges into a number of segments of length  1 ,  2 ,  3 , ...., When vibrated these segments
have frequencies n1, n2, n3, .... then the correct relation is :
[AIEEE 2000]
(1) n = n1 + n2 + n3 + .... (2) n2 = n12 + n22 + n32 + ....
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
(3)     .... (4)     ....
n n1 n2 n3 n n1 n2 n3

SECTION (A) :
1. (2) 2. (4) 3. (1) 4. (2) 5. (1) 6. (4) 7.
(4)
8. (3) 9. (2) 10. (1) 11. (3) 12. (4) 13. (3) 14.
(3)
15. (3) 16. (4) 17. (3) 18. (2) 19. (3) 20. (2) 21.
(1)
22. (4) 23. (3) 24. (4) 25. (1) 26. (3) 27. (1) 28.
(2)
29. (1) 30. (1) 31. (3)

SECTION (B) :
1. (3) 2. (2) 3. (3) 4. (1) 5. (2) 6. (1) 7.
(4)
8. (3) 9. (3) 10. (4) 11. (1)

SECTION (C) :
1. (3) 2. (1) 3. (3) 4. (1) 5. (1) 6. (2) 7.
(2)
8. (2) 9. (3) 10. (2) 11. (3) 12. (3) 13. (3) 14.
(1)
15. (2) 16. (1) 17. (1) 18. (2) 19. (4) 20. (4) 21.
(4)
22. (2) 23. (4) 24. (1) 25. (1) 26. (3) 27. (4) 28.
(4)
29. (2) 30. (1) 31. (3)