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ENTRY TEST’S PHYSICS
 MDCAT – Physics Topic: 04
WAVES & OSCILLATIONS
(DPP SHEET - 01)
DIRECTIONS: Choose the correct option. Each question has 4 choices (a), (b), (c) and (d), out of which ONLY ONE is correct.
1 Wave form of SHM is
A) Sine wave B) Pulsed wave C) Square wave D) Saw tooth wave
2 In SHM the velocity of a particle is maximum at
A) Mean position
B) Extreme position
C) Middle between mean and extreme on the right side
D) Middle between mean and extreme on the left side
3 When a wave moves through 10m, a point changes from crest to trough and time taken is 1s then wavelength of
wave and its frequency are
A) 20 m, 0.5 Hz B) 0.5 Hz, 20 m C) 10 m, 1 Hz D) 1 m, 10 Hz
4 A closed organ pipe has fundamental frequency 100 Hz. What frequencies will be
produced if its other end is also opened?
A) 200, 400, 600, 800,….. B) 100, 300, 500, 700,……
C) 200, 300, 400, 500, ….. D) 100, 200, 300, 400,…….
5 Mechanical waves can be
A) Longitude and not transverse B) Both longitudinal and transverse
C) Transverse only D) Neither longitudinal nor transverse
6 The wavelength of wave is 1m and period is 2sec. Its speed is
A) 2 ms–1 B) 0.5 ms–1 C) 5 ms–1 D) None of these
7 In which group below do all three quantities remain constant when particle moves in S.H.M
A) Acceleration, total force, energy
B) Total energy, amplitude, angular frequency
C) Amplitude, acceleration, angular frequency
D) Force, total energy, amplitude
8 Two pipes, one is open, and other is closed at one end, having same length the ratio of their fundamental frequency
is
A) 1 : 2 B) 2 : 1 C) 3 : 1 D) 4 : 1
9 In Doppler effect if the source moves towards the observer, the spectral line are shifted towards the
A) Blue end of spectrum B) Either end of the spectrum
C) Red end of spectrum D) None of these
10 The velocity time graph of – harmonic oscillation is shown the figure, the
frequency of oscillation is
A) 2.5Hz
B) 50Hz
C) 12.25 Hz
D) 33.3 Hz
11 The ratio of frequencies in a stretched string is:
A) 1 : 2 : 3 B) 2 : 4 : 6 C) 1 : 3 : 5 D) 3 : 2 : 1
12 In a stationary wave the distance between consecutive antinodes is 25 cm. If the wave velocity is 300 ms–1, then the
frequency of wave will be
A) 150 Hz B) 600 Hz C) 300 Hz D) 750 Hz
13 Sonar is used to detect
A) Depth of sea B) Under sea objects C) Location of submarine D) All of these
14 The phase difference between the velocity and displacement of a particle executing SHM is
A)  radian B) 2 radian C)  radian D) Zero
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15 In an open organ pipe the harmonics that are missing are:
A) Depends upon length of the pipe B) Even
C) Odd D) None of these
16 A sound source rotates anti-clock wise with an angular velocity . Radius of the circle is R. A
person is at P. The maximum frequency is heard when position of the source is at.
A) Y
B) Z
C) X
D) W
17 The speed of sound in moist air as compared to dry air is
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A) greater B) equal C) smaller D) None
18 When the propagation of longitudinal wave through a material medium takes places, the quantities transmitted in
the direction of propagation are
A) Energy, momentum and mass B) Energy and mass
C) Energy D) Energy and linear momentum
19 Bats navigate and find food by
A) Ultrasonics B) Echolocation C) Polarization D) Refraction
20 When a source of sound is in motion towards a stationary observer, the effect observed is
A) Increase in the velocity of sound only
B) Decrease in the velocity of sound only
C) Increase in frequency of sound only
D) Increase in both the velocity and the frequency of sound
21 Doppler shift in frequency does not depend upon
A) The actual frequency of the wave B) The velocity of the source
C) The distance of the source from the listener D) The velocity of the observer
22 A stationary wave is established in a string which vibrates in four segments at a frequency of 120 Hz. Its
fundamental frequency is
A) 15Hz B) 30 Hz
C) 60 Hz D) 480 Hz
23 Four wires of identical lengths, diameters and materials are stretched on a sonometer box. The ratio of their
tensions is 1 : 4 : 9 : 16. The ratio of their fundamental frequencies is
A) 16 : 9 : 4 : 1 B) 1 : 2 : 3 : 4
C) 4 : 3 : 2 : 1 D) 1 : 4 : 9 : 16
24 An observer is moving towards a stationary source with a speed one fifth of the speed of sound. The frequency of
sound heard by the observer will be if v is the speed and f is the original frequency of the sound waves
A) 5 f B) 6 C) 4f D) 6f
6 5f 5 5
25 A pipe closed at one end has length 25cm, the wavelength of first harmonic will be:
A) 25cm B) 100cm C) 50cm D) 200cm
26 When the source of sound moves towards the stationary observer, the value of apparent frequency ‘fo’ is:
vu  v   v  vu
A) f o   f B) f o   f C) f o   f D) f o   f
 v   v  u2   vu   v 
27 The red shift measurement of Doppler effect of galaxies indicate that the universe is
A) Expanding B) Stationary C) Contracting D) Oscillating
28 A metallic wire of 2m length hooked between two points has tension of 10N. If mass per unit length of wire is 0.004
kg/m then fundamental frequency emitted by wire on vibration is:
A) 12.5 Hz B) 24 Hz C) 48 Hz D) 6.25 Hz
29 Water waves in the sea are observed to have a wavelength of 300 m and a frequency of 0.07 Hz. The speed of these
waves is:
A) 0.00021 m/s B) 21 m/s C) 2.1 m/s D) 210 m/s
30 A property of the progressive wave that does not depend upon other characteristics mentioned below is
A) wavelength B) amplitude C) frequency D) wave velocity
31 The time taken by a particle to travel between a trough and a crest in a transverse wave is
A) T B) 3T/4 C) T/2 D) T/4
32 The speed of a wave on a string depends on:
A) the frequency of the wave B) the area of the string
C) the wavelength of the wave D) the tension in the string
33 A source of frequency f sends waves of wavelength λ traveling with speed v in some medium. If the frequency is
changed from f to 2f, then the new wavelength and new speed are (respectively):
A) 2λ, v B) λ, 2v C) λ/2, v D) λ, v/2
34 With what speed an observer should move towards a stationary source such that apparent frequency is double the
actual frequency (v is speed of sound waves)
A) v B) v/2 C) 2 v D) 4 v
35 At t = 0 a body performing simple harmonic motion is at mean position; when t = T/4, it will be:
A) Between mean and extreme position B) Beyond extreme position
C) Again at mean position D) At extreme position
36 The third harmonic in an open organ pipe is known as
A) Fundamental frequency B) Third overtone
C) Second overtone D) First overtone
37 A sitar wire vibrates with frequency of 330 vibrations per second. If its length is increased three times and tension
is increased four times then the frequency of the wire will be
A) 110 Hz B) 330 Hz C) 220 Hz D) 440 Hz
38 The length of a string is 1m, tension in it is 40N and mass of the string is 0.1 kg. Then the velocity of transverse
waves produced in the string will be:
A) 400 ms–1 B) 80 ms–1 C) 180 ms–1 D) 20 ms–1

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