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Wave Motion & Doppler's Effect

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EXERCISE-I (Conceptual Questions) Build Up Your Understanding

WAVE AND ITS CHARACTERISTICS 8. Water waves are of the nature :

1. Due to propagation of longitudinal wave in a (1) Transverse

medium, the following quantities also propagate (2) Longitudinal
in the same direction : (3) Sometimes longitudinal and some times
(1) Energy, Momentum and Mass transverse and longitudinal both
(2) Energy (4) Neither transverse nor longitudinal
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(4) Energy and Linear Momentum 9. Sound wave are not polarised because :
NWM0001 (1) Their speed is less
2. Mechanical wave in a gas is :-
(2) A medium is needed for their propagation
(1) Transverse
(3) These are longitudinal
(2) Longitudinal
(4) Their speed depands on temperature

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(3) Neither transverse nor longitudinal
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(4) Either transverse or longitudinal
10. A man sets his watch by a whistle that is 2 km
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away. How much will his watch be in error.
3. A thunder tap is heard 7.5 second after the lightening (speed on sound in air 330 m/s) :-
flash. The distance of the flash from observer is (1) 3 seconds fast (2) 3 seconds slow
(velocity of sound in air is 330 m/sec.):- (3) 6 second fast (4) 6 seconds slow
(1) 3560 m (2) 2475 m NWM0010
11. A wave of frequency 500 Hz travels between X
(3) 1780 m (4) 1815 m
and Y and travel a distance of 600 m in 4 sec.
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between X and Y. How many wavelength are
4. Transverse waves can propagate there in distance XY :
(1) only in solids (1) 1000 (2) 300 (3) 180 (4) 2000
(2) both in solids and gases NWM0011
(3) neither in solids nor in gases
(4) only in gases 12. The distance between two consecutive crests in a
NWM0004 wave train produced in string is 5 m. If three
complete waves pass through any point per
5. Transverse elastic waves can propagate in second, the velocity of wave is
(1) Both solid & gas (2) In solid but not gas (1) 2.5 m/s (2) 5 m/s
(3) Neither solid nor gas (4) None (3) 10 m/s (4) 15 m/s
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6. The waves in which the particles of the medium
13. The equation represents a wave motion with
vibrate in a direction perpendicular to the y = 8 – 3 cos (6t – 3x)
direction of wave motion is known as : (1) amplitude 8 units (2) amplitude 5 units
(1) transverse waves (2) propagated waves
(3) wave speed 2 units (4) wave speed 1/2 units
(3) longitudinal waves (4) stationary waves
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NWM0006 14. A stone dropped from the top of a tower of
7. The waves produced by a motorboat sailing on height 300 m high splashes into the water of a
pond near the base of the tower. When is the
water are
splash heard at the top, given that the speed of
(1) Transverse –1 –2
sound in air is 340 m s ? (g = 9.8 ms )
(2) Longitudinal
(1) 8.707 sec (2) 6.28 sec
(3) Longitudinal and Transverse
(3) 4.26 sec (4) 2.24 sec
(4) Stationary
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15. The equation of a progressive wave for a wire is: 19. The graph between wave number ( ν ) and

π  x  angular frequency (ω) is :

=Y 4 sin   8t −   . If x and y are measured
2
  4 

frequency (ω)

frequency (ω)
in cm then velocity of wave is :

Angular

Angular
(1) (2)
(1) 64 cm/s along – x direction
(2) 32 cm/s along – x direction Wave no. (ν) Wave no. (ν)

(3) 32 cm/s along + x direction

(4) 64 cm/s along + x direction

frequency (ω)

frequency (ω)
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Angular

Angular
(3) (4)

16. The equation of progressive wave is where x Wave no. (ν) Wave no. (ν)

  x π  NWM0019
Y= 4 sin π  5t −  +  and y are in cm.
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20. Two wave are represented by equation
Which of the following statement is not true?
y1 = A cos ωt y2 = A sin ωt
(1) λ = 18 cm
In terms of phase the first wave –
(2) amplitude = 0.04 m (1) leads the second by π

(3) velocity v = 45 cm/s (2) lags the second by π

π
(4) frequency f = 20 Hz (3) leads the second by
2
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π
(4) lags the second by
2
17. A plane progressive wave is respresented by the
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equation y = 0.25 cos (2πt – 2πx).
21. The equation of transverse wave in stretched
The equation of a wave is with double the
string is
amplitude and double frequency but travelling in
 t x 
the opposite direction will be. y = 5 sin 2π  − 
 0.04 50 
(1) y = 0.5 cos (πt – πx)
Where distances are in cm and time in second.
(2) y = 0.5 cos (2πt + 2πx) The wavelength of wave is :
(1) 15cm (2) 10 cm
(3) y = 0.25 cos (πt + 2πx)
(3) 25 cm (4) 50 cm
(4) y = 0.5 cos (4πt + 4πx) NWM0021
NWM0017 22. In a string transverse wave speed is 100 m/s and
frequency is 500 Hz and amplitude is 2 × 10–2 m.
18. A plane wave is described by the equation
Its wave equation is :-
 x 10t π  π 
y =3 cos  − − . The maximum velocity 
4 3 2  (1) Y = 2 × 10–2 sin  1000πt + x 
 2 
of the particles of the medium due to this wave is
(2) Y = 2 × 10–2 sin (1000πt – 10πx)
3π
(1) 30 (2) (3) Y = 2 × 10–2 sin (500πt – πx)
2
(3) 3/4 (4) 10 (4) Y = 2 × 10–2 sin (200πt – 10πx)
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23. Two waves are given by: y1 = cos (4t – 2x) and 28. Linear density of a string is 1.5 × 10–4 kg/m and
 π wave equation is y = 0.021sin(x + 30t). Find the
y2 = sin  4t − 2x +  . The phase difference tension in the string where x in meter, t in sec.
 4
(1) 1.35 × 10–2 N (2) 1.35 × 10 N
–1

between the two waves is :-

–3
(3) 1.35 × 10 N (4) None
π π
(1) (2)
8 4 NWM0028
3π π 29. A steel wire 0.72 m long has a mass of
(3) (4)
4 2 5.0 × 10–3 kg. If the wire is under tension of
NWM0023 60 N, what is the speed of the transverse waves
24. A wave travelling in the +ve x-direction having on the wire ?
maximum displacement along y-direction as 1m, (1) 186 m/s (2) 2 × 93 m/s
wavelength 1m and frequency of 1Hz is (3) 93 m/s (4) 45 m/s
represented by : NWM0029

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(1) y = sin (2πx + 2πt) 30. The speed of a wave on a string is 150 m/s
(2) y = sin (x – 2t) when the tension is 120 N. The percentage
(3) y = sin (2πx – 2πt) increase in the tension in order to raise the wave
(4) y = sin (10πx – 20πt) speed by 20% is :

NWM0024 (1) 44% (2) 40%

(3) 20% (4) 10%
25. If wavelength of a wave is λ = 6000Å. Then
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wave number will be :-
3 –1 31. A string of mass 2.5 kg is under a tension of
(1) 166 × 10 m (2) 16.6 × 10–1 m–1
200N. The length of the stretched string is 20
(3) 1.66 × 106 m–1 (4) 1.66 × 107 m–1 m. If the transverse jerk is struck at one end of
NWM0025 the string, the disturbance will reach the other
26. When a wave travels in a medium, the particle end in :-
displacement is given by : y = a sin 2π(bt – cx) (1) 1 s
where a, b and c are constants. The maximum (2) 0.5 s
particle velocity will be twice the wave velocity if: (3) 2s
1 (4) data given is insufficient
(1) c = (2) c = πa
πa NWM0031
1
(3) b = ac (4) b = 32. In a string the speed of wave is 40 m/s and its
ac
frequency is 100 Hz. The value of the phase
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difference at a distance 2.5 cm will be :
PROGRESSIVE WAVE ON STRING (1) π/2 (2) π/8 (3) 3π/2 (4) 2π
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27. The equation of a wave on a string of linear
density 0.04 kg m–1 is given by 33. A uniform rope of mass 0.1 kg and length 2.5 m
  t x  hangs from ceiling. The speed of transverse wave
=y 0.02(m) sin 2π  −  . in the rope at upper end and at a point 1.6 m
  0.04(s) 0.20(m) 
distance from lower end will be :
The tension in the string is : (1) 5 m/s, 2.24 m/s
(1) 6.25 N (2) 1 N (2) 10 m/s, 3.23 m/s
(3) 7.5 m/s, 1.2 m/s
(3) 12.5 N (4) 0.5 N
(4) 5 m/s, 4 m/s
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34. The mathematical forms for three sinusoidal (2) Points A, B and H have downwards negative
travelling waves are given by velocity.
Wave 1 : y(x,t) = (2cm) sin(3x–6t) (3) Points C and G have zero velocity.
Wave 2 : y(x,t) = (3cm) sin(4x–12t) (4) Points A and E have minimum velocity.
Wave 3 : y(x,t) = (4cm) sin(5x–11t) NWM0036
where x is in meters and t is in seconds. Of these
SOUND WAVES AND ITS CHARACTERISTICS
waves :
(1) wave 1 has the greatest wave speed and the 37. The speed of sound in air at constant temperature
greatest maximum transverse string speed. (1) is proportional to the atmospheric pressure.
(2) wave 2 has the greatest wave speed and wave (2) is proportional to the square of atmospheric
1 has the greatest maximum transverse string pressure.
speed. (3) is proportional to the square root of
(3) wave 3 has the greatest wave speed and the atmospheric pressure
greatest maximum transverse string speed. (4) does not depend on atmospheric pressure.

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(4) wave 2 has the greatest wave speed and wave NWM0037
3 has the greatest maximum transverse string 38. The velocity of sound in a gas depends
speed.
(1) only on its wavelength
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(2) on the density and the elasticity of gas
35. The figure shows an instantaneous profile of a
(3) on intensity of the sound
rope carrying a progressive wave moving from
(4) on the amplitude and the frequency.
left to right, then
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y
39. When sound wave travels from air to water,
which are of the following remain constant :
A x
B (1) wavelength (2) velocity
(3) frequency (4) intensity
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(a) the phase at A is greater than the phase at B
40. A sound is produced in water and moves towards
(b) the phase at B is greater than the phase at A
surface of water into air. Velocity of sound in
(c) A is moving upwards
water is 1450 m/s and that in air is 330 m/s.
(d) B is moving upwards
When sound moves from water to air then the
(1) a & c (2) a & d (3) b & c (4) b & d
effect on frequency f and wave length λ will be:
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(1) f and λ will remain same
36. A transverse wave is travelling along a string
(2) f will remain same but λ will increase
from left to right. The adjoining figure represents
the shape of the string at a given instant. At this (3) f will remain same but λ will decrease
instant, among the following , choose the wrong (4) f will increase and λ will decrease
statement:- NWM0040
y
C 41. Newton's formula for the velocity of sound in
B D gases is :
A x
E 2P P
(1) v = (2) v =
F H ρ ρ
G
ρ 3 P
(3) v = (4) v =
(1) Points D, E and F have upwards positive P 2 ρ
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42. Velocity of sound in medium is V. If the density 48. Intensity level of a sound of intensity I is 30 dB.
of the medium is doubled, what will be the new The ratio I/I0 is
velocity of sound ? (I0 is the threshold of hearing)
(1) 1000 (2) 2000
(1) 2V (2) V (3) V 2 (4) 2V (3) 100 (4) 20
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49. A person speaking normally produces a sound of
43. The velocities of sound at the same pressure in two intensity 40 dB at a distance of 1 m. If the
threshold intensity for reasonable audibility is 20
monoatomic gases of densities ρ1 and ρ2 are v1 and
dB, the maximum distance at which he can be
ρ1 1 v heard clearly is :
v2 respectively. If = , then the value of 1
ρ2 4 v2 (1) 4 m (2) 5 m (3) 10 m (4) 20 m
is : NWM0049
50. The intensity of a sound wave gets reduced by
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(1) (2) (3) 2 (4) 4 20% on passing through a slab. The reduction in
4 2 intensity on passage through two such
NWM0043 consecutive slabs is:-
(1) 40% (2) 36%
44. If υm is the velocity of sound in moist air and υd is
(3) 30% (4) 50%
the velocity of sound in dry air then :
(1) υm < υd (2) υm > υd NWM0050

(3) υd >> υm (4) υm = υd 51. Twice the intensity of a wave implies an increase
of (Given : log10 2 = 0.3010) :-
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(1) 2 dB (2) 10 dB
45. At the room temperature the velocity of sound in (3) 3.01 dB (4) 0.5 dB
O2 gas is V. Then in mixture of H2 and O2 gas NWM0051
the speed of sound at same temprature:
52. A man standing on a cliff claps his hand and
(1) will be less than V.
hears its echo after two second. If the sound is
(2) will be more than V
reflected from another mountain then the
(3) will be equal to V
distance between the man & reflection points is
(4) nothing can be said Vsound = 340 m/sec.
NWM0045 (1) 680 m (2) 340 m
46. If at some point the amplitude of the sound (3) 170 m (4) 85 m
becomes double and the frequency becomes half NWM0052
then at that point the intensity of sound will be:- PRINCIPLE OF SUPERPOSITION OF WAVES :
(1) Become double INTERFERENCE, BEATS
(2) Be half
53. On a particle two simple harmonic motion are
(3) Become one fourth
acting along the same direction. These are
(4) Remain unchanged y1 = a1sin ωt and y2 = a2sin (ωt+φ). The resultant
NWM0046 motion is also a simple harmonic motion whose
amplitude will be:
47. A sings with a frequency (n) and B sings with a (1) a12 + a22 + 2a1a2 cosφ
frequency 1/4 that of A. If the energy remains
(2) a12 + a22 + 2a1a2 cosφ
the same and the amplitude of A is a, then
amplitude of B will be : (3) a12 + a22 − 2a1a2 cosφ
(1) 2a (2) 8a (3) 4a (4) a (4) a12 + a22 − 2a1a2 cosφ
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54. Two plane progressive waves show destructive 60. Two coherent sources of intensities I1 and I2
interference at point P. Which of the following produce an interference pattern, the maximum
statement is true at point P :- intensity in the interference patteren will be –
(1) Crest of one wave is superimposed on crest (1) I1 + I2 (2) I12 + I22
of another wave
( )
2
(2) Trough of one wave is superimposed on crest (3) (I1+I2)2 (4) I1 + I2
of another wave
(3) Intensity of resultant wave is equal to the NWM0060
intensity difference of two waves 61. Beats are produced by two waves
(4) Resultant amplitude is equal to the amplitude y1 = a sin (1000 πt) and y2 = a sin (998 πt)
sum of two waves The number of beats heard per second is
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(3) 1 (4) 4
55. What is the path difference for destructive
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interference?

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I max 36
(1) nλ (2) n(λ + 1) 62. If = then find ratio of maximum to
I min 25
(n + 1)λ (2n + 1)λ
(3) (4) minimum amplitude :-
2 2
NWM0055 (1) 11 : 1 (2) 121 : 1
(3) 6 : 5 (4) 81 : 1
56. Waves from two sources superimpose on each NWM0062
other at a particular point. Amplitude and 63. Two waves of intensity ratio of 9:1 what will be
frequency of both the waves are equal. The ratio ratio of maximum and minimum intensity in
of intensities when both waves reach in the same interference pattern of these waves :-
phase and they reach with the phase difference (1) 10 : 8 (2) 7 : 2
0
of 120 will be (3) 4 : 1 (4) 2 : 1
(1) 1:1 (2) √2:1
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(3) 2:1 (4) 4:1
NWM0056 64. Two waves having equation
57. For constructive interference condition is :-
x1 = a sin(ωt +φ1) x2 = a sin(ωt +φ2)
(1) Same phase
If in the resultant wave the amplitide remains
(2) Phase diff is even multiple of π equal to amplitude of superimposing waves then
(3) Path diff is multiple of λ phase difference between them –
(4) All of the above π 2π
(1) (2)
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3π π
58. Two waves whose intensity are same (I) move (3) (4)
4 4
towards a point P in same phase, then the
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resultant intensity at point P will be:
65. Two sources of intensity I and 4I are used in an
(1) 4 I (2) 2 I (3) √2 I (4) None
NWM0058 interference experiment. The intensity at points
where the waves from the two sources superpose
59. Ratio of amplitudes of two waves is 3 : 5. The with a phase difference
ratio of maximum and minimum intensity (i) Zero, (ii) π/2 and
obtained from them will be : (iii) π, are
(1) 16:1 (2) 49:1 (1) 5I, 3I, 0 (2) 5I, 3I, 2I
(3) 1:25 (4) 5:1 (3) 9I, 5I, I (4) 9I, 5I, 0
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66. The energy in the superposition of waves : 72. Two sources have frequency 256 Hz and 258 Hz,
(1) Is lost then time difference between two consecutive
(2) Increase minima is –
(3) remain same, only redistribution occurs (1)1 s (2) 0·5 s (3) 2 ms (4) None
(4) None of the above NWM0072
NWM0066 73. A tuning fork A produces 6 beats/sec. with
67. Two waves represented by the following equations another tuning fork B of frequency 288 Hz. If
are travelling in the same medium y1 = 5 sin 2π fork A is loaded with little wax number of beats
(75t –0.25x), y2 = 10 sin 2π (150t – 0.50x). The per sec decreases. The frequency of the fork A,
intensity ratio I1/I2 of the two waves is :- before loading is
(1) 1 : 2 (2) 1 : 4 (3) 1 : 8 (4) 1 : 16 (1) 290 Hz (2) 288 Hz
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(3) 292 Hz (4) 294 Hz
68. A sound consists of four frequencies – 300Hz,
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74. A source x of unknown frequency produces 4
pipe as shown. The sound waves have to travel a
beats with a source of 250 Hz and 6 beats with a
distance of 50cm more in the right branch-pipe
source of 260 Hz. The frequency of source x is :
than in the straight pipe. The speed of sound in
air is 300m/s. Then, which of the following (1) 258 Hz (2) 254 Hz
frequencies will be almost completely muffled or (3) 262 Hz (4) 282 Hz
"silenced" at the outlet:- NWM0074
75. When two tuning forks are sounded together x
beats/sec are heard and frequency of A is n.
Now when one prong of B is loaded with a little
wax, the number of beats per second decreases.
The original frequency of fork B is :
(1) 300Hz (2) 600Hz 2
(1) n + x (2) n – x (3) n – x (4) n – 2x
(3) 1200hz (4) 2400Hz
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69. When beats are produced by two progressive 76. Column I Column II
waves of the same amplitude and of nearly the A Longitudinal P Particles of the medium
same frequency, the ratio of maximum intensity waves vibrate perpendicular to
the wave propagation.
to the intensity of one of the waves will be n,
B Transverse Q Two progressive waves
where n is
waves of slightly different
(1) 3 (2) 1 (3) 4 (4) 2
frequencies superimpose
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70. What is the beat frequency produced when C Beats R Two progressive waves
following two waves are sounded together ? of same frequency
x1 = 5 cos (354πt– 4πx), superimpose in the
x2 = 5 cos (350πt – 4πx). opposite directions
(1) 4 (2) 1 (3) 3 (4) 2 D Stationary S Particles of the medium
NWM0070 waves vibrate along the wave
propagation.
71. Two vibrating tuning forks produce progressive
waves given by Y1 = 4 sin 500πt and (1) A-Q, B-R, C-Q, D-P

Y2 = 4 sin 504 πt. Number of beats produced (2) A-S, B-P, C-Q, D-R
per minute is: (3) A-Q, B-S, C-P, D-R
(1) 3 (2) 360 (3) 180 (4) 120 (4) A-P, B-Q, C-S, D-R
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77. Two sound waves of wavelength 1 m and 1.01 m STATIONARY WAVES OR STANDING WAVES
in a gas produce 10 beats in 3 s. The velocity of IN STRINGS & ORGAN PIPES
sound in gas is (approx) :- 83. Stationary wave is represented by
(1) 360 m/s (2) 300 m/s Y = A sin (100 t) cos (0.01 x) where y and A
(3) 337 m/s (4) 330 m/s are in mm, t in sec and x in m. The velocity of
NWM0077 the wave:
2
78. A source of frequency f gives 5 beats/s when (1) 1 m/s (2) 10 m/s
4
(3) 10 m/s (4) zero
sounded with a source of frequency 200 Hz. The
second harmonic of same source gives 10 beats/s NWM0083
when sounded with a source of frequency 420 84. A stretched string is vibrating according to the
Hz. The numerical value of f is equal to  πx 
=
equation y 5 sin   cos 4πt , where y and x
(1) 205 Hz (2) 195 Hz  8 
(3) 215 Hz (4) 185 Hz are in cm and t is in sec. The distance between
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79. A tunning fork having frequency 500 Hz produce (1) 2 cm (2) 4 cm (3) 8 cm (4) 16 cm
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4 beats/sec with sitar wire. If we decrease tension
in wire it become unison with tuning fork. The 85. A wave represented by the equation y=acos(ωt–
frequency of wire before change is :- kx) is superposed on another wave to form a
(1) 504 Hz (2) 496 Hz stationary wave such that the point x = 0 is an
(3) 500 Hz (4) 498 Hz antinode. The equation for other wave is –
NWM0079 (1) y = a sin (ωt + kx)
80. Two sitar strings A and B playing the note 'Ga' (2) y = – a cos (ωt + kx)
are slightly out of tune and produce beats of (3) y = a cos (ωt + kx)
frequency 6 Hz. The tension in the string A is (4) y = – a sin (ωt – kx)
slightly reduced and the beat frequency is found NWM0085
to reduce to 3 Hz. If the original frequency of A is 86. A wave of frequency 50 Hz travels along a string
324 Hz, what is the original frequency of B :- towards its fixed end. When this wave travels
(1) 324 Hz (2) 360 Hz back, after reflection, a node is formed at a
(3) 330Hz (4) 318 Hz distance of 5 cm from the fixed end. The speed
NWM0080 of the wave (incident and reflected) is :
81. Two vibrating tuning forks produce progressive waves (1) 5 m/s (2) 10 m/s
given by y1= 4 sin(500πt) and y2= 2 sin(506πt). (3) 20 m/s (4) 40 m/s
These tuning forks are held near the ear of a NWM0086
person. The person will hear α beats/s with 87. A standing wave having 3 nodes and 2 antinodes
intensity ratio between maxima and minima equal is formed between 1.21 Å distance then the
to β. Find the value of β−α. :− wavelength is %&
(1) 3 (2) 6 (3) 9 (4) 12 (1) 1.21 Å (2) 2.42 Å
NWM0081 (3) 0.605 Å (4) 4.84 Å
82. A set of 56 tuning forks is arranged in a sequence NWM0087
of increasing frequencies. If each fork gives 4 88. Stationary waves are so called because in them –
beats/second with the preceding one and the last (1) The particles of the medium are not disturbed
fork is found to be an octave higher of the first, at all
find the frequency of the first fork. (2) The particles of the medium do not execute
(1) 440 Hz (2) 220 Hz
S.H. M.
220 (3) There occur no flow of energy along the wave
(3) Hz (4) 110 Hz
7 (4) The interference effect can't be observed
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89. Given equation is related to 94. A uniform string of length L and mass M is fixed
at both ends under tension T. Then it can vibrate
 2π 
y = cos  x  cos(2πνt) with frequency given by the formula.
 λ 
1 T 1 T
(1) Transverse progressive wave (1) f = (2) f =
2 ML 2L M
(2) Longitudinal progressive wave
1 T 1 M
(3) f = (4) f =
(3) Longitudinal stationary wave 2 M 2 LT
(4) Transverse stationary wave NWM0094
NWM0089 95. If the tension in a sonometer wire is increased by
a factor of two then fundamental frequency of
90. Consider the three waves z1, z2 and z3 as
vibration changes by a factor of :
z1 = A sin (kx – ωt), z2 = A sin (kx + ωt) and
(1) 4 (2) (1/4) (3) 2 (4) (1/2)
z3 = A sin (ky – ωt). Which of the following
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96. A sonometer wire, with a suspended mass of
(1) z1 + z2 (2) z2 + z3 M = 6 kg., is in resonance with a given tuning
(3) z3 + z1 (4) z1 + z2 + z3 fork. The apparatus is taken to moon where the
acceleration due to gravity is 1/6 that of earth.
NWM0090
To obtain resonance on the moon, the value of
91. The equation of stationary wave in a stretched M should be
 πx  (1) 1 kg. (2) 6 kg (3) 6 kg (4) 36 kg
string is given by y = 5 sin   cos (40πt). The
 3  NWM0096
separation between two adjacent nodes is:- 97. In a sonometer wire, the tension is maintained by
(1) 1.5 cm (2) 3 cm (3) 5 cm (4) 4 cm suspending a mass M from free end of wire. The
NWM0091 fundamental frequency of the wire is N Hz. If the
suspended mass is completely immersed in water
 πx 
92. For the stationary wave y = 4sin   cos (96πt), the fundamental frequency will
 15 
(1) increase (2) constant
the distance between a node and the next (3) decrease (4) can't say
antinode is : NWM0097
(1) 7.5 (2) 15 (3) 22.5 (4) 30 98. If the tension of a sonometer wire of
NWM0092 fundamental frequency (n) is doubled and density
93. The string of length 20 m and linear mass density is halved then its fundamental frequency will
become :-
0.040 Kg/m is fixed at both ends and is kept
n n
under a tension 16 N. A wave pulse is produced (1) (2) 2n (3) n (4)
4 2
at t = 0 near an end as shown in fig., which
travels towards the other end. When will the NWM0098

string have the same shape as shown in figure. 99. The transverse displacement of a string is given
 2π 
by y (x, t) = 0.06 sin  x  cos (120πt) where x
 3 
and y are in m and t in s. The length of the string
20 m –2
is 1.5m and its mass is 3.0 × 10 kg. Determine
the tension in the string.
(1) after 1 sec (2) after 2 sec (1) 864 N (2) 972 N
(3) after 0.55 sec (4) None (3) 324 N (4) 648 N
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100. Stationary waves are produced in 20 m long 107. A string in a musical instrument is 50 cm long
streched string. If the string vibrates in 5 segments and its fundamental frequency is 1250 Hz. If a
and wave velocity is 40 m/sec, then the frequency of 1000 Hz is to be produced, then
frequency is- required length of string is :
(1) 10 Hz (2) 5 Hz (1) 62.5 cm (2) 50 cm
(3) 4 Hz (4) 2Hz (3) 40 cm (4) 37.5 cm
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101. If vibrations of a string are to be increased by a 108. A chord attached to a vibrating source divides it
factor of two, then tension in the string must be into 6 loops, when its tension is 36 N. The
made : tension at which it will vibrate in 4 loops is :-
(1) 24 N (2) 36 N (3) 64 N (4) 81 N
(1) half (2) thrice
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(3) four times (4) eight times
NWM0101 109. A string under a tension of 90 N produces
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102. The tension in a piano wire is 5N. What should tuning fork. When the tension is the string is
be the tension in the wire to produce a note of increased to 160 N it sounds in unison with same
double the frequency ? tuning fork. Calculate fundamental frequency of
(1) 10N (2) 20N (3) 40N (4) 80N
tuning fork.
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(1) 100 Hz (2) 40 Hz
103. Fundamental frequency of sonometer wire is n. If (3) 150 Hz (4) 200 Hz
the length, tension and diameter of wire are NWM0109
tripled, the new fundamental frequency is :-
(1) n (2) n/3 (3) n 3 (4) n 3 3 110. A second harmonic has to generated in a string
3
NWM0103 of length  stretched between two rigid supports.
The points where the string has to be plucked
104. A stretched string is 1 m long. Its mass per unit
and touched are –
length is 1 g/m. It is stretched with a force of
 3
40 N. It is plucked at a distance of 25 cm from one (1) Pluck at touch at
2 4
end. The frequency of note emitted by it will be:
 
(1) 400 Hz (2) 300 Hz (2) Pluck at touch at
6 3
(3) 200 Hz (4) 100 Hz
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(3) Pluck at touch at
4 4
105. Four wires of identical lengths, diameters and of  
(4) Pluck at touch at
the same material are stretched on a sonometer 4 2
wire. The ratio of their tension is 1 : 4 : 9 : 16. NWM0110
The ratio of their fundamental frequencies is 111. The n harmonic on a taut string has a frequency
th

(1) 1 : 2 : 3 : 4 (2) 16 : 9 : 4 : 1 of 720 Hz. The next higher harmonic has a

(3) 1 : 4 : 9 : 16 (4) 4 : 3 : 2 : 1 frequency of 840 Hz. What is the value of n?
NWM0105 (1) 4 (2) 5
106. The speed of transverse waves in a stretched (3) 7 (4) 6
string is 20 m/s. If the string is 2 m long, the NWM0111
frequency with which it resonantes in 112. With the increase of temperature, the frequency
fundamental mode is: of the organ pipe-
(1) (7/2) Hz (2) 5 Hz (1) increases (2) decreases
(3) (14) Hz (4) (2/7) Hz (3) remains unchanged (4) can not say
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113. An underwater sonar source operating at a 119. A sound wave of frequency 330Hz is incident
frequency of 30 kHz directs its beam towards the normally and then reflected wall then minimum
surface. If velocity of sound in air is 330 m/s, distance from wall at which particle vibrate very
wavelength and frequency of the waves in air much :-
are:- (Vsound = 330 m/s)
(1) 5.5 mm, 60 kHz (2) 3.30 m, 60kHz (1) 0.25 m (2) 0.125 m
(3) 1 m (4) 0.5 m
(3) 11 mm, 30 kHz (4) 11 mm, 80 kHz
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114. An air column in pipe,which is closed at one end 120. The lengths of two closed organ pipes are
will be in resonance with a vibrating tuning fork 0.50 m and 0.52 m. If they are sounded
of frequency 132 Hz if the length of the column together, 3 beats per second are produced. The
in cm is : [v = 330 m/s] velocity of sound will be :-
(1) 31.25 (2) 62.50 (1) 150.5 m/sec (2) 135.5 m/sec
(3) 110 (4) 125 (3) 156 m/sec (4) None of these

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121. An organ pipe closed at one end has

115. If V is the speed of sound in air then the shortest
fundamental frequency of 2500 Hz. The
length of the closed pipe which resonates with a
maximum number of overtones generated by this
frequency n :
pipe which a normal person can hear is
V V (1) 14 (2) 3 (3) 6 (4) 9
(1) (2)
2n 4n
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4n 2n 122. A closed organ pipe and an open organ pipe of
(3) (4)
V V
same length produce 2 beats when they are
NWM0115 set into vibrations simultaneously in their
116. If the fundamental frequency for a COP is n, fundamental mode. The length of the open
then the next three overtones will have ratio :- organ pipe is now halved and of the closed organ
(1) 2 : 3 : 4 (2) 3 : 4 : 5 pipe is doubled; the number of beats produced
(3) 3 : 7 : 11 (4) 3 : 5 : 7 will be:-
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(3) 4 (4) 2
117. Velocity of sound in air is 320 m/s. A pipe
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closed at one end has a length of 1 m neglecting
end corrections, the air column in the pipe can 123. The velocity of sound in air is 330 m/s. The
resonate for sound of frequency. fundamental frequency of an organ pipe open at
(a) 80 Hz (b) 240 Hz both ends and of length 0.55 metre will be:
(1) 200 Hz (2) 550 Hz
(c) 500 Hz (d) 400 Hz
(3) 300 Hz (4) 275 Hz
(1) a (2) a,b (3) a,b,d (4) a,d
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124. An open organ pipe of length 33 cm, vibrates
118. If the air column in a pipe which is closed at one
with frequency 1500 Hz. If velocity of sound is
end, is in resonance with a vibrating tuning fork 330 m/s, then its frequency is:-
of frequency 165 Hz, then the length of the air (1) Fundamental frequency of pipe
column is : (vsound = 330 m/s) (2) First overtone of pipe
(1) 35.7 cm (2) 50 cm (3) Second overtone of pipe
(3) 12.5 cm (4) 62.5 cm (4) Fourth overtone of pipe
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125. What is minimum length of a tube, open at both 132. If L1 and L2 are the lengths of the first and
ends, that resonates with tuning fork of frequency second resonating air columns in a resonance
350 Hz ? (velocity of sound in air = 350 m/s) tube, then the wavelength of the note produced
(1) 50 cm (2) 100 cm is :-
(3) 75 cm (4) 25 cm (1) 2(L2 + L1) (2) 2(L2 – L1)
NWM0125  L   L 
(3) 2  L 2 − 1  (4) 2  L 2 + 1 
126. An air column having one end closed contains  2   2 
minimum resonance length 50 cm. If it is NWM0132
vibrated by same tuning fork then its next 133. An open pipe is suddenly closed with the result
resonance length will be – that the second overtone of the closed pipe is
(1) 250 cm (2) 200 cm found to be higher in frequency by 100 Hz, than
the first overtone of the original pipe. The
(3) 150 cm (4) 100 cm
fundamental frequency of open pipe will be :
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127. An open resonating tube has fundamental (3) 150 Hz (4) 200 Hz
frequency of n. When one fourth of its length is NWM0133
dipped into water, then its fundamental 134. A tube closed at one end and containing air
frequency will be: produces, when excited, the fundamental note of
(1) n (2) 2n/3 (3) 2n (4) 3/2 n frequency 128 Hz. If the tube is open at both
NWM0127 ends, the fundamental frequency that can be
128. The end correction of resonance tube is 1 cm. If excited is (in Hz)
(1) 1024 (2) 512 (3) 256 (4) 128
lowest resonant length is 10 cm then next
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resonant length will be :-
(1) 32 cm (2) 45 cm (3) 46 cm (4) 47 cm 135. The vibrations of four air columns of same length
NWM0128 are represented in figure. The ratio of
129. An organ pipe P1 closed at one end and vibrating frequencies np : nq : nr : ns is:
in its first overtone and another pipe P2 open at
both ends vibrating in its second overtone are in
resonances. The ratio of length of pipes P1 and p q
P2 is :-
(1) 1 (2) 1/2 (3) 1/3 (4) 3/4
NWM0129
r s
130. A pipe is closed from one end and open from (1) 12 : 6 : 3 : 4 (2) 1 : 2 : 4 : 3
another end then which statement is true ? (3) 4 : 2 : 3 : 1 (4) 6 : 2 : 3 : 4
(1) Node is formed slightly above the open end.
(2) Node is formed slightly below the open end. NWM0135
(3) Antinode is formed slightly above the open end. DOPPLER EFFECT IN SOUND WAVES AND
(4) Antinode formed slightly below the open end. LIGHT WAVES
NWM0130 136. The apparent change in the pitch of sound due
131. In a resonance tube experiment, the first resonance to relative motion between observer and the
is obtained for 10 cm of air column and the source is called:
second for 32 cm. The end correction for this (1) Doppler's effect
apparatus is– (2) Resonance of waves
(3) interference
(1) 0.5 cm (2) 1.0 cm
(4) none of the above
(3) 1.5 cm (4) 2 cm
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137. Doppler's effect in the form of frequency doesn't 142. An observer moves towards a stationary source
depend upon : of sound, with a velocity one-fifth of the velocity
(1) Frequency produced by waves of sound. What is the percentage increase in the
(2) Velocity of source apparent frequency ?
(3) Velocity of observer. (1) zero (2) 0.5%
(4) Separation between source & observer. (3) 5% (4) 20%
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138. A siren blown in workshop emits waves of 143. If a source is moving away from a stationary
frequency 1000 Hz. A car driver approaches the observer with half of velocity of sound. The
workshop with velocity 54 km/hour then frequency observed will be :-
frequency of sound heard by driver will be in Hz.
(1) one-third (2) doubled
(Vsound = 330 m/s)
(1) 926 (2) 1076 (3) halved (4) two-third

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144. A siren emitting sound of frequency 720 Hz is
139. A source of sound of frequency 450 Hz is
going away, from a static listener, with a speed
moving towards an observer with velocity 30
of 30 m/s. Frequency of sound to be heard by
m/s. The speed of sound is 330 m/s. The
the listener is: (Velocity of sound = 330 m/s)
frequency heard by the observer will be :
(1) 286.5 Hz (2) 481.2 Hz
(1) 495 Hz (2) 458.3 Hz
(3) 660 Hz (4) 644.8 Hz
(3) 530 Hz (4) 645.5 Hz
NWM0144
NWM0139
145. A whistle is rotated with 2 rotations/sec in a
140. Two trains A and B are moving in the same circle of radius 1 meter. A listener is setting in
direction with velocities 20 m/s and 20 m/s the plane of circle outside the centre, then ratio
respectively. B is behind from A and A blows a of maximum and minimum frequencies heard by
horn of frequency 450 Hz. Then the apparent him will be
frequency heard by observer on train B is (speed (V + 4π) (V + 4π)
(1) (2)
of sound is 330 m/s): (V − 4π) (V − 2π)
(1) 425 Hz (2) 300 Hz (3) 450 Hz (4) 350 Hz
(V + 2) (V + 4)
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(V − 2) (V − 4)
141. A train is moving towards a stationary observer NWM0145
with constant speed. Which of the following 146. A sound-source is moving in a circle and an
curve best represents the frequency received by
observer is outside the circle at O as shown in
observer as a function of time?
figure. If the frequencies as heard by the listener
f f
are f1, f2 and f3 when the source is at A, B and C
position respectively, then-
(1) (2)
B
t t
O
C
f f
A
(3) (4)
(1) f1 = f2 > f3 (2) f2 > f3 > f1
t t (3) f1 > f2 > f3 (4) f1 > f3 > f2
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147. A train moves towards a stationary observer with 152. A vehicle, with a horn of frequency n is moving
–1
the speed of 34 ms . The train sounds a whistle with a velocity of 30 m/s in a direction
and its frequency registered by the observer is f1. perpendicular to the straight line joining the
–1
If the train's speed is reduced to 17 ms , the
observer and the vehicle. The observer perceives
frequency registered is f2. If the speed of sound is
the sound to have a frequency (n + n1). Then :
340 ms–1, then the ratio f1/f2 is :-
(Take velocity of sound in air 330 m/s) :
1 18 19
(1) 2 (2) (3) (4)
2 19 18 (1) n1 = 10 n
NWM0147 (2) n1 = –n
148. A source and an observer move away from each
(3) n1 = 0
other, with a velocity of 25 m/sec each with
respect to ground. If observer finds the frequency (4) n1 = 2n
of sound coming from source as 2550 Hz. Then
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actual frequency of source will be
(velocity of sound = 340 m/sec.) : 153. As temperature increase, difference between
(1) 2955 Hz (2) 1968 Hz apparent doppler frequency and actual frequency
(3) 1950 Hz (4) 2130 Hz (1) Decreases
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(2) Remains unchanged
149. A source of sound of frequency n and a listener
approach each other with each having a velocity (3) Increases
1
equal to of velocity of sound. The apparent (4) Depending on frequency, increase or decrease.
20
frequency heard by the listener is : NWM0153
 21   20 
(1)   n (2)  n 154. A car P approaching a crossing at a speed of
 19   21 
10 m/s sounds a horn of frequency 700 Hz
 21   19 
(3)  n (4)  n when 40 m in front of the crossing. Speed of
 20   20 
sound in air is 340 m/s. Another car Q is at rest
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on a road which is perpendicular to the road on
150. A source of sound of frequency 512 Hz is
which car P is reaching the crossing (see figure).
moving with a uniform velocity 40 m/s. The
ratio of apparent frequency heard by the The driver of car Q hears the sound of the horn
observer before and after the source crosses him of car P when he is 30 m in front of the
would be : crossing. The apparent frequency heard by the
[v= 340 m/s] driver of car Q is
(1) 9 :8 (2) 8:9 (3) 1:1 (4) 19:15
40m Crossing
NWM0150 P
151. Two stationary sources each emitting waves of 30 m

wave length λ. An observer moves from one

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source to other with velocity u. Then number of
beats heared by him :- (1) 700 Hz (2) 717 Hz
2u u u
(1) (2) (3) uλ (4) (3) 1000 Hz (4) 679 Hz
λ λ 2λ
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100 159. Doppler effect for light differs from that for
155. A source of sound is travelling at m /sec
3 sound in regards that :
along a road, towards a point A, when the (1) the relative frequency shift is smaller for light
source is 3 m away from A, a person standing at than for sound.
a point O on a road at perpendicular position. (2) the velocity addition valid for sound is not true
The distance of O from A at that time is 4m. If for light waves.
(3) velocity of light is very large as compared to
the original frequency is 640 Hz,then the value
sound.
of apperent frequency listened by person is :-
(4) light waves are electromagnetic waves but
(speed of sound is 340 m/sec) :- sound waves are mechanical.
3m Source NWM0159
A
θ
160. The wavelength of a distant star is 5700 Å and
4m the spectral light has a shift of 3.8 Å towards red
end then the velocity of star relative to the earth

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will be:
5 5
(1) 5 × 10 m/sec (2) 2 × 10 m/sec
0
(3) 1.8 × 105 m/sec (4) 1 × 105 m/sec.
(1) 620 Hz (2) 680 Hz
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(3) 720 Hz (4) 840 Hz
NWM0155 161. If a star emitting light of wavelength 5000 Å is
156. A star is continuously moving away from us than moving towards earth with a velocity of
the wavelength coming from star on the earth : 3 × 106 m/s then the shift in the wavelength due
(1) Will shift towards violet colour to Doppler's effect will be :
(1) 5 Å (2) 500 Å
(2) Will shift towards red colour.
(3) 50 Å (4) Zero
(3) remain unchanged
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(4) Will shift sometimes towards violet and some
162. Two sound sources (of same frequency) are
other time it will shift towards red colour.
placed at distance of 100 meter. An observer,
NWM0156
when moving between both sources, hears 4
157. The term "Red shift" referring to doppler's effect beats per second. The distance between sound
for light repersent which of following property: sources is now changed to 600 meter then the
(1) decrease in frequency beats/second heard by observer will be:
(2) increase in frequency (1) 2 (2) 4 (3) 8 (4) 16
(3) decrease in intensity NWM0162
(4) Increase in intensity 163. A bus is moving with a velocity of 5 m/s towards
NWM0157 a huge wall. The driver sounds a horn of
158. Doppler effect for sound depends upon the frequency 330Hz. If the speed of sound in air is
335 m/s. Number of beats heard by a passenger
relative motion of source and listener and it also
on bus will be–
depends upon that which one of these is in
(1) 8 (2) 10 (3) 3 (4) 4
motion. Whereas in doppler effect for light it
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only depends upon the relative motion of the
164. A motorcyclist is approaching a large wall with a
source of light and observer. The reason for it is :
velocity of 90 km/hr. A car is chasing him with a
(1) Einstein's mass energy relation
velocity of 108 km/hr. If the car sounds a horn
(2) Einstein's theory of relativity
at 30 Hz, beat frequency heard by motorcyclist is
(3) Photo electric effect
____ Hz. Take velocity of sound = 330 m/s.
(4) none of above
(1) 8.55 Hz (2) 7.05 Hz (3) 5 Hz (4)3.45Hz
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165. A person is observing two trains one coming
towards him and other leaving with the same
speed 4 m/s. If their whistling frequencies are
240 Hz each, then the number of beats per
second heard by the person will be: (if velocity of
sound is 320 m/s)
(1) 3 (2) 6 (3) 9 (4) zero
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Que.
EXERCISE-I (Conceptual Questions)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
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ANSWER KEY
13 14 15
Ans. 4 2 2 2 2 1 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 1 3
Que. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Ans. 4 4 4 2 3 4 2 2 3 3 1 2 2 3 1
Que. 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45
Ans. 2 2 4 4 2 4 4 2 3 3 2 3 3 2 2
Que. 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
Ans. 4 3 1 3 2 3 2 2 2 4 4 4 1 1 4
Que. 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75
Ans. 3 3 3 2 3 3 4 1 3 4 4 2 4 2 1
Que. 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90
Ans. 2 3 1 1 4 2 2 4 3 3 1 1 3 4 1
Que. 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105
Ans. 2 1 2 1 3 4 3 2 4 2 3 2 4 3 1
Que. 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120
Ans. 2 1 4 2 4 4 1 3 2 2 4 3 2 1 3
Que. 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135
Ans. 2 2 3 3 1 3 2 1 2 3 2 2 4 3 2
Que. 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150
Ans. 1 4 3 1 3 2 4 4 3 1 4 4 1 1 4
Que. 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165
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EXERCISE-II (Previous Year Questions) AIPMT/NEET

AIPMT 2006 AIPMT (Pre) 2011
1. Which one of the following statements is true:- 6. Two waves are represented by the
(1) Both light and sound waves in air are equations y1 = asin (ωt + kx + 0.57) m and
transverse y2 = a cos (ωt + kx) m where x is in meter and
(2) The sound waves in air are longitudinal while t in sec. The phase difference between them is :-
the light waves are transverse
(1) 1.0 radian (2) 1.25 radian
(3) Both light and sound waves in air are longitudinal
(4) Both light and sound waves can travel in vacuum (3) 1.57 radian (4) 0.57 radian
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AIPMT 2009 7. Sound waves travel at 350 m/s through a warm

2. The driver of a car travelling with speed 30 air and at 3500 m/s through brass. The
wavelength of a 700 Hz acoustic wave as it
m/sec towards a hill, sounds a horn of frequency

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600 Hz. If the velocity of sound in air is 330 m/s, enters brass from warm air :
the frequency of reflected sound as heard by (1) decreases by a factor 10
driver is (2) increases by a factor 20
(1) 500 Hz (2) 550 Hz (3) increases by a factor 10
(3) 555.5 Hz (4) 720 Hz (4) decreases by a factor 20
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3. A wave in a string has an amplitude of 2cm. The
AIPMT (Mains) 2011
wave travels in the + ve direction of x axis with a
speed of 128 m/sec and it is noted that 8. Two identical piano wires, kept under the same
5 complete waves fit in 4 m length of the string. tension T have a fundamental frequency of
The equation describing the wave is :- 600 Hz. The fractional increase in the tension of
(1) y = (0.02) m sin (7.85x – 1005t) one of the wires which will lead to occurrence of
(2) y = (0.02) m sin (7.85x + 1005t) 6 beats/s when both the wires oscillate together
(3) y = (0.02) m sin (15.7x – 2010t) would be :-
(4) y = (0.02)m sin (15.7x + 2010t) (1) 0.01 (2) 0.02
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AIPMT (Pre) 2010
AIPMT (Pre) 2012
4. A transverse wave is represented by
y = A sin (ωt – kx). For what value of the 9. Two sources of sound placed close to each other,
wavelength is the wave velocity equal to the are emitting progressive waves given by
maximum particle velocity ? y1 = 4 sin 600πt and y2 = 5 sin 608πt
πA An observer located near these two sources will
(1) A (2) (3) πA (4) 2πA
2 hear :-
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5. A tuning fork of frequency 512 Hz makes 4 beats between waxing and waning
per second with the vibrating string of a piano.
(2) 4 beats per second with intensity ratio 81 : 1
The beat frequency decreases to 2 beats per
between waxing and waning
seconds when the tension in the piano string is
slightly increased. The frequency of the piano (3) 4 beats per second with intensity ratio 25 : 16
string before increasing the tension was : between waxing and waning
(1) 508 Hz (2) 510 Hz (4) 8 beats per second with intensity ratio 25 : 16
(3) 514 Hz (4) 516 Hz between waxing and waning
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10. The equation of a simple harmonic wave is given 14. If n1, n2 and n3 are the fundamental frequencies
by : of three segments into which a string is divided,
π then the original fundamental frequency n of the
y = 3 sin (50 t – x),
2 string is given by :-
where x and y are in metres and t is in seconds. 1 1 1 1
(1) = + +
The ratio of maximum particle velocity to the n n1 n2 n3
wave velocity is :- 1 1 1 1
(2) = + +
2 3 n n1 n2 n3
(1) 3π (2) π (3) 2π (4) π
3 2
(3) n = n1 + n2 + n3
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(4) n = n1 + n2 + n3
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15. The number of possible natural oscillations of air
displacement along y-direction as 1m, wavelength
column in a pipe closed at one end of length
1
2π m and frequency of Hz is represented by : 85 cm whose frequencies lie below 1250 Hz are:
π
(velocity of sound = 340 ms–1)
(1) y = sin (2πx + 2πt) (1) 4 (2) 5 (3) 7 (4) 6
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(3) y = sin (2πx – 2πt)
16. The fundamental frequency of a closed organ
(4) y = sin (10πx – 20πt)
pipe of length 20 cm is equal to the second
NWM0176 overtone of an organ pipe open at both the
ends. The length of organ pipe open at both the
12. A source of unknown frequency gives 4 beats/s, ends is :-
when sounded with a source of known frequency (1) 100 cm (2) 120 cm
250 Hz. The second harmonic of the source of (3) 140 cm (4) 80 cm
unknown frequency gives five beats per second, NWM0181
when sounded with a source of frequency 513 RE-AIPMT-2015
Hz. The unknown frequency is
17. A source of sound S emitting waves of frequency
(1) 260 Hz (2) 254 Hz 100 Hz and an observer O are located at some
(3) 246 Hz (4) 240 Hz distance from each other. The source is moving
–1
with a speed of 19.4 ms at an angle of 60° with
NWM0177 the source observer line as shown in the figure.
The observer is at rest. The apparent frequency
13. If we study the vibration of a pipe open at both
observed by the observer (velocity of sound in air
ends, then the following statement is not true : –1
330 ms ) is :-
(1) Pressure change will be maximum at both ends Vs

(2) Open end will be antinode

(3) Odd harmonics of the fundamental frequency
will be generated 60°
O
(4) All harmonics of the fundamental frequency (1) 97 Hz (2) 100 Hz
will be generated
(3) 103 Hz (4) 106 Hz
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separated by 75.0 cm. It is observed to have 22. The second overtone of an open organ pipe has
resonant frequencies of 420 Hz and 315 Hz. the same frequency as the first overtone of a
There are no other resonant frequencies between closed pipe L metre long. The length of the open
these two. The lowest resonant frequencies for
pipe will be
this string is :-
L
(1) 105 Hz (2) 155 Hz (1) (2) 4 L (3) L (4) 2 L
2
(3) 205 Hz (4) 10.5 Hz
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23. Three sound waves of equal amplitudes have
NEET-I 2016 frequencies (n – 1), n, (n + 1). They superimpose
19. A siren emitting a sound of frequency 800 Hz to give beats. The number of beats produced per
moves away from an observer towards a cliff at a second will be :-
speed of 15ms–1. Then, the frequency of sound (1) 3 (2) 2 (3) 1 (4) 4

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that the observer hears in the echo reflected
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from the cliff is :
(Take velocity of sound in air = 330 ms–1) NEET(UG) 2017
(1) 765 Hz (2) 800 Hz 24. The two nearest harmonics of a tube closed at
(3) 838 Hz (4) 885 Hz one end and open at other end are 220 Hz and
260 Hz. What is the fundamental frequency of
NWM0184 the system?
20. A uniform rope of length L and mass m1 hangs (1) 20 Hz (2) 30 Hz
vertically from a rigid support. A block of mass (3) 40 Hz (4) 10 Hz
m2 is attached to the free end of the rope.
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A transverse pulse of wavelength λ1 is produced
25. Two cars moving in opposite directions
at the lower end of the rope. The wavelength of
approach each other with speed of 22 m/s and
the pulse when it reaches the top of the rope is
16.5 m/s respectively. The driver of the first car
λ2. The ratio λ2/λ1 is :
blows a horn having a frequency 400 Hz. The
m1 m1 + m2 frequency heard by the driver of the second car is
(1) (2)
m2 m2 [velocity of sound 340 m/s] :-
(1) 361 Hz (2) 411 Hz
m2 m1 + m2
(3) (4) (3) 448 Hz (4) 350 Hz
m1 m1
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21. An air column, closed at one end and open at
26. A tuning fork is used to produce resonance in a glass
the other, resonates with a tuning fork when the
smallest length of the column is 50 cm. The next tube. The length of the air column in this tube
larger length of the column resonating with the can be adjusted by a variable piston. At room
same tuning fork is : temperature of 27°C two successive resonances
(1) 66.7 cm are produced at 20 cm and 73 cm column
(2) 100 cm length. If the frequency of the tuning fork is 320
Hz, the velocity of sound in air at 27°C is:-
(3) 150 cm
(1) 330 m/s (2) 339 m/s
(4) 200 cm
(3) 350 m/s (4) 300 m/s
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27. The fundamental frequency in an open organ NEET (UG) 2021(Paper-2)
pipe is equal to the third harmonic of a closed 31. Two vibrating strings A and B of same material

organ pipe. If the length of the closed organ pipe but lengths 2L and 3L have radii 3r and 2r

is 20 cm, the length of the open organ pipe is :- respectively. They are stretched under same

(1) 13.2 cm (2) 8 cm tension. String A vibrates in fundamental mode

(3) 12.5 cm (4) 16 cm and string B in second overtone. The ratio of

NWM0192 their frequencies nA/nB will be

(1) 1 : 2 (2) 1 : 3
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(3) 1 : 4 (4) 2 : 3
28. A tuning fork with frequency 800 Hz produces
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resonance in a resonance column tube with
32. If a pipe gives notes of frequencies 255, 425 and
upper end open and lower end closed by water
surface. Successive resonance are observed at 595, what is fundamental frequency of the pipe

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length 9.75 cm, 31.25 cm and 52.75 cm. The and its type?

speed of sound in air is :- (1) 85, open pipe

(1) 500 m/s (2) 17, closed pipe

(2) 156 m/s (3) 51, open pipe

(3) 344 m/s (4) 85, closed pipe

(4) 172 m/s NWM0222

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33. If the initial tension on a stretched string is
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29. In a guitar, two strings A and B made of same doubled, then the ratio of the initial and final

material are slightly out of tune and produce speeds of a transverse wave along the string is:

beats of frequency 6 Hz. When tension in B is (1) 2 :1

slightly decreased, the beat frequency increases (2) 1 : 2

to 7 Hz. If the frequency of A is 530 Hz, the (3) 1:2
original frequency of B will be: (4) 1:1
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34. A string of length  is fixed at both ends and is
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NEET(UG) 2020 (Covid-19) vibrating in second harmonic. The amplitude at
30. The length of the string of a musical instrument antinode is 2 mm. The amplitude of a particle at
is 90 cm and has a fundamental frequency of 
a distance from the fixed end is:
120 Hz. Where should it be pressed to produce 8

fundamental frequency of 180 Hz ? (1) 4 mm

(1) 75 cm (2) 60 cm (2) 2 mm

(3) 45 cm (4) 80 cm (3) 2 3 mm

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35. An organ pipe filled with a gas at 27°C resonates
at 400 Hz in its fundamental mode. If it is filled
with the same gas at 90°C, the resonance
frequency at the same mode will be :-
(1) 420 Hz (2) 440 Hz
(3) 484 Hz (4) 512 Hz
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EXERCISE-II (Previous Year Questions) ANSWER KEY

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Ans. 2 4 1 4 1 1 3 2 2 4 2 2 1 1 4
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1. Transverse wave of same frequency are 5. A set of 46 tuning forks are so arranged in series
generated in two steel wires A and B. The in increasing order of frequencies such that each
diameter of A is twice of B and the tension in A fork gives 3 beats per second with the previous
is double that in B. The ratio of velocities of one. The frequency of the last fork is 2 times
waves in A and B is – that of first. The frequency of first fork is :
(1) 110 (2) 60 (3) 56 (4) 135
(1) 1 : 2 (2) 1 : 2
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(3) 3 : 2 2 (4) 1 : 2 2
6. Two wires are fixed in a sonometer. Their
NWM0194 tensions are in the ratio 8:1. The lengths are in
2. A transverse sinusoidal wave moves along a the ratio 36:35. The diameters are in the ratio
string in the positive x-direction at a speed of 10 4:1. Densities of the materials are in the ratio
cm/s. The wavelength of the wave is 0.5 m and 1:2. If the higher frequency in the setting is

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its amplitude is 10 cm. At a particular time t, the 360 Hz, the beat frequency when the two wires
snap shot of the wave is shown in figure. The are sounded together is:

velocity of P when its displacement is 5 cm is : (1) 8 (2) 5 (3) 10 (4) 6

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P 7. Sound source of frequnecy 85 Hz is placed near

x a wall. A man walking from the source towards
the wall finds, that there is periodic rise and fall
of sound intensity. If the speed of sound in air is
340 m/s, then the distance separating the two
3π 3π
(1) î m/s (2) − ĵ m/s adjacent portions of minimum intensity is:
50 50
(1) (1/2) m (2) (3/2) m
3π 3π (3) 1 m (4) 2 m
(3) ĵ m/s (4) − î m/s
50 50
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NWM0195 8. An under water swimmer sends a sound signal to
3. The power of sound from the speaker of a radio the surface. It produces 10 beats/sec when
is 20 milliwatt. By turning the knob of the compared with fundamental tone of a pipe of
volume control the power of the sound is 20 cm length closed at one end filled with air.
increased to 2000 milliwatt. The power increase What is wavelength of sound in water.
in decibles as compared to the original power is : (take Vwater = 1500 m/sec, Vair = 360m/sec)

(1) 13 db (2) 10 db (1) 3.4 m or 3.26 m

(2) 4.4 m or 4.47 m
(3) 20 db (4) 800 db
(3) 2.5 m or 2.7 m
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(4) 1m or 1.7 m
4. Frequency of tuning fork A is 256 Hz. It
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produces four beats/sec with tuning fork B.
9. A cylindrical tube (L = 120 cm) is resonant with
When wax is applied at tuning fork B then
a tuning fork of frequency 330 Hz. If it is filled by
5 beats/sec are heard. Original frequency of B is:
water then to get resonance minimum length of
(1) 252 Hz (2) 260 Hz water column is (Vair = 330 m/s)
(3) (1) & (2) both (4) 264 Hz (1) 45 cm (2) 60 cm (3) 25 cm (4) 20 cm
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10. A man standing between two cliffs hears the first 14. An observer moves towards a stationary source
echo of a sound after 1.5 sec and the second  1 
of sound with a velocity   of the velocity of
echo 2.5 sec after the initial sound. If the speed  20 
of sound be 330 m/s, the distance between the sound. The apparent increase in frequency is -
two cliffs should be:
(1) zero (2) 5%
(1) 1650 m (2) 990 m
(3) 825 m (4) 660 m (3) 10% (4) 0.1%
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11. A vibrator makes 150 cm of a string to vibrate in 15. A railway engine moving with a speed of
8 loops in the longitudinal arrangement when it 30 m/sec passes in front of a stationary listner.
is stretched by 150 N. The entire length of the The real frequency of whistle is 600 Hz.
string is then weighed and is found to weigh Calculate the apparent frequency heared by
400 mg. Then listner (a) when the engine is approaching the

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(1) frequency of the vibrator is 2 kHz listener. (b) when the engine moving away from
(2) frequency of the vibrator is 1.5 kHz the listner (Vsound = 330 m/sec)
(3) distance between two nodes is 25 cm
(4) distance between two nodes is 33 cm (1) 660 Hz, 550 Hz (2) 655 Hz, 545 Hz

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12. The equation of a plane progressive wave is NWM0208
 x  16. A sound source is moving with speed 4 m/s towards
y = 0.03 sin 8π  t −  . When it is reflected at
 20  a wall. If the velocity of sound is 320 m/s the
a rarer medium (medium with higher velocity) at stationary observer would hear beat frequency
x = 0, its amplitude becomes 50% of its previous equal to (frequency of source = 240 Hz) -
value. The equation of the reflected wave is
(1) 0 (2) 0 or 6
 x 
=
(1) y 0.02 sin 8π  t −  (3) 6 (4) 0 or 8
 20 
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
=
(2) y 0.02 sin 8π  t + 
 20  17. A person observes two trains one of them is coming
towards him with speed of 2 m/s and another is
 x 
(3) y =+0.015 sin 8π  t +  going away from him with same speed. If two
 20 
trains blow a whistle with frequency 240 Hz, the
 x  beat frequency heard by stationary person will be
(4) y =−0.015 sin 8π  t + 
 20  (speed of sound in air = 320 m/sec.)
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(1) zero (2) 3 (3) 6 (4) 12
13. A sonometer wire resonates with a given tuning
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fork forming standing waves with five antinodes
18. Two source of sound s1 and s2 emitting sound of
between the two bridges when a mass of 16kg is
suspended from the wire. When this mass is frequency 170 Hz and 160 Hz are situated at
replaced by mass M, the wire resonates with the certain distance apart. An observer moves along
same tuning fork forming four antinodes for the the line joining the two sources. What should be
same positions of the bridges. Then find the the velocity of the observer if no beats are heard:
value of M. (Velocity of sound is 330 m/s)
(1) 20 m/s (2) 10 m/s
(1) 5 (2) 10 (3) 25 (4) None
(3) 5 m/s (4) 2.1 m/s
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19. Length of a sonometer wire is either 95 cm or 23. A whistle revolves in a circle with angular speed
100 cm, in both the cases a tuning fork produces ω = 30 rad/sec using a string of length 50 cm. If
5 beats with the wire. Then the frequency of the frequency of sound from the whistle is
tuning fork is- 280 Hz, then what is the minimum frequency
(1) 192 (2) 195 (3) 190 (4) 200 heard by an observer which is far away from the
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20. A tuning fork gives 4 beats with 100 cm length (1) 268 Hz (2) 292 Hz (3) 280 Hz (4)333 Hz
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of a sonometer wire. If the length of the wire is
24. An earthquake generates both transverse (S) and
shortened by 1 cm then number of beats is still
longitudinal (P) sound waves in the earth. The
the same. The frequency of the fork is –
speed of S waves is about 4.5 km/s and that of
(1) 796 (2) 800 (3) 808 (4) 768
P waves is about 8.0 km/s. A seismograph
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21. A body is walking away from a wall towards an first P wave arrives 4.0 min before the first S
observer at a speed of 2 m/s and blows a whistle wave. The epicenter of the earthquake is located
whose frequency is 660 Hz. The number of at a distance of about
beats heard by the observer per second is :- (1) 25 km (2) 250 km
(velocity of sound in air = 330 m/s) (3) 2500 km (4) 5000 km
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22. In a resonance tube, the first resonance with a sounds a horn of frequency ‘f’. The reflected
sound heard by the driver has a frequency 3f. If
tuning fork occurs at 16 cm and second at 50
‘v’ be the velocity of sound then the velocity of
cm. If the velocity of sound is 340 m/s, the
the car, in the same velocity units, will be :
frequency of tuning fork is :-
v v v v
(1) 500 (2) 300 (3) 330 (4) 165 (1) (2) (3) (4)
3 4 2 2
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