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1. An observer standing near the seashore 6. Two strings X and Y of a sitar produce a beat
observes 54 waves per minute. If the frequency 4 Hz. When the tension of the string
wavelength of the water wave is 10m then the Y is slightly increased the beat frequency is
velocity of a water wave is : found to be 2 Hz. If the frequency of X is 300
(1) 540 ms-1 Hz, then the original frequency of Y was :
(2) 5.4 ms-1 (1) 296 Hz
(2) 298 Hz
(3) 0.184 ms-1
(3) 302 Hz
(4) 9 ms-1 (4) 304 Hz
2. If the equation of the transverse wave is Y = 7. A stretched string of length l, fixed at both
2sin(kx – 2t), then the maximum particle ends can sustain stationary waves of
velocity is : wavelength λ, given by
1. 4 units n2
2. 2 units (1) λ = 2l
3. 0 l2
(2) λ = 2n
4. 6 units 2l
(3) λ = n
3. The minimum intensity of sound is zero at a (4) λ = 2l n
point due to two sources of nearly equal
frequencies, when : 8. A string is rigidly tied at two ends and its
1. Two sources are vibrating in opposite phase equation of vibration is given by
2. The amplitude of the two sources are equal y =(cos 2πt )(sin 2πx) Then minimum length
3. At the point of observation, the amplitudes of of the string is :
two S.H.M. produced by two sources are equal 1. 1 m
and both the S.H.M. are along the same straight 2. 1 m
2
line
3. 5 m
4. Both the sources are in the same phase
4. 2π m
4. A tuning fork sounded together with a tuning
9. The frequency of fundamental tone in an
fork of frequency 256 Hz emits two beats. On
open organ pipe of length 0.48 m is 320 Hz. The
loading the tuning fork of frequency 256 Hz
speed of sound is 320 m/sec. Frequency of
with wax, the number of beats heard are 1 per
fundamental tone in closed organ pipe will be :
second. The frequency of the other tuning fork
1. 153.8 Hz
is :
2. 160.0 Hz
(1) 257
3. 320.0 Hz
(2) 258
4. 143.2 Hz
(3) 256
(4) 254
10. On producing the waves of frequency 1000
Hz in a Kundt's tube, the total distance between
5. A tuning fork whose frequency as given by
6 successive nodes is 85 cm. Speed of sound in
manufacturer is 512 Hz is being tested with an
the gas filled in the tube is
accurate oscillator. It is found that the fork
(1) 330 m/s
produces a beat of 2 Hz when oscillator reads
(2) 340 m/s
514 Hz but produces a beat of 6 Hz when
(3) 350 m/s
oscillator reads 510 Hz. The actual frequency of
(4) 300 m/s
the fork is :
(1) 508 Hz
(2) 512 Hz
(3) 516 Hz
(4) 518 Hz

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11. An organ pipe, open from both end 16. If the tension in sonometer wire is
produces 5 beats per second when vibrated increased by 60% keeping all other factors
with a source of frequency 200 Hz. The second same, then the fundamental frequency of wire
harmonic of the same pipe produces 10 beats will
per second with a source of frequency 420 Hz. 1. Increase by 30%
The frequency of source is 2. Decrease by 30%
(1) 195 Hz 3. Increase by 21%
(2) 205 Hz 4. Decrease by 21%
(3) 190 Hz
(4) 210 Hz 17. A vibrating tuning fork of frequency 1000
Hz is placed near the open end of a long
12. Of the following the one which emits the cylindrical tube. The tube has a side opening
sound of a higher pitch is : and is also fitted with a movable reflecting
(1) Mosquito piston. As the piston is moved through x
(2) Lion distance, the intensity of sound changes from a
(3) Man maximum to a minimum for an observer at the
(4) Woman side opening. If the speed of sound is 350
meters per second, then x is-
13. Two identical stringed instruments have a
frequency 100 Hz. If the tension in one of them
is increased by 4% and they are sounded
together then the number of beats in one
second is :
(1) 1
(2) 8
(3) 4
(4) 2 1. 35 cm
2. 17.5 cm
14. Consider ten identical sources of sound all 3. 8.75 cm
giving the same frequency but having phase 4. 10 cm
angles which are random. If the average
intensity of each source is I0, the average of 18. With the propagation of longitudinal waves
through a medium, the quantity transmitted is:
resultant intensity I due to all these ten sources
1. matter
will be :
2. energy
(1) I = 100 I0
3. energy and matter
(2) I = 10 I0 4. energy, matter and momentum
(3) I = I0
(4) I = √10 I0

15. The frequency of a stretched uniform wire

under tension is in resonance with the
fundamental frequency of a closed tube. If the
tension in the wire is increased by 8 N, it is in
resonance with the first overtone of the closed
tube. The initial tension in the wire is
(1) 1 N
(2) 4 N
(3) 8 N
(4) 16 N

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19. A transverse harmonic wave on a string is 22. A sine wave is travelling in a medium. The
described by minimum distance between the two particles,
always having the same speed, is:
y(x, t)= 3. 0 sin(36t + 0. 018x + )
π
4
1. λ/4 2. λ/3
3. λ/2 4. λ
where x and y are in cm and t is in sec. The
positive direction of x is from left to right.
(a) The wave is travelling from right to left.
(b) The speed of the wave is 20 m/s. 23. A wave pulse, travelling on a two-piece
(c) The frequency of the wave is 5.7 Hz. string, gets partially reflected and partially
(d) The least distance between two successive transmitted at the junction. The reflected wave
crests in the wave is 2.5 cm. is inverted in shape as compared to the incident
Choose the correct alternatives: one. If the incident wave has wavelength λ and
1. (a, b, d) the transmitted waveλ',
2. (a, b, c) 1. λ' > λ
3. (b, c, d) 2. λ' = λ
4. (a, c, d) 3. λ' < λ
4. nothing can be said about the relation of λ
20. A wave travelling along a string is described and λ'
by, y(x, t) = 0.005 sin(80.0x − 3.0t), in
which the numerical constants are in SI units. 24. Two periodic waves of amplitudes A1 and
The displacement y of the wave at a distance A2 pass through a region. If A1 > A2, the
x = 30.0 cm and time t = 20 s is: difference in the maximum and minimum
1. 0.5 mm resultant amplitude possible is
2. 5 mm 1. 2A1
3. 5 m 2. 2A2
4. 5 cm 3. A1 + A2
4. A1 - A2
21. For a sound wave travelling in the air
towards the +x direction, the variation of
25. Two sine waves travel in the same direction
pressure P with position x is shown. The
in a medium. The amplitude of each wave is A
amplitude of the wave is:
and the phase difference between the two
[Bulk modulus of air = 5 × 105 Pa] ∘
waves is 120 . The resultant amplitude will be:
1. A
2. 2A
3. 4A
4. √2A

26. Longitudinal waves cannot

1. have a unique wavelength
2. transmit energy
−2
1. 10 m 3. have a unique wave velocity
2. 10−4 m 4. be polarized
3. 10−1 m
2
4. 10 m 27. On average, a human heart is found to beat
72 times per minute. The frequency of
heartbeat will be:
1. 0.833 s–1 2. 1.2 s–1
3. 12 s–1 4. 72 s–1

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28. Two sound waves of the same frequency

arrive at point P, one with amplitude 0.3 Pa,
and the other with amplitude 0.5 Pa. Which of
the following gives the range of possible
amplitudes for sound at point P?
1. 0 − 0.5 Pa 2. 0.2 − 0.5 Pa
3. 0.2 − 0.8 Pa 4. 0.3 − 0.8 Pa

29. For a medium, it is given that: Young’s

10
modulus = 3.2 × 10 N/m2, density = 8000
kg/m3. What is the speed of sound in this
medium?
1. 1000 m/s
2. 2000 m/s
3. 500 m/s
4. 4000 m/s

30. In a stationary wave:

all the medium particles vibrate in the same
1.
phase.
all the particles between two consecutive
2.
nodes vibrate in the same phase.
any two consecutive nodes vibrate in the
3.
same phase.
all the particles between two consecutive
4.
antinodes vibrate in the same phase.

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