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BITSAT Crash Course (2025)

Maths
Waves

Q1 A tuning fork whose frequency as given by (C) 320 m/s, 120 Hz

manufacturer is 512 Hz is being tested with an (D) 180 m/s, 120 Hz

accurate oscillator. It is found that the fork

Q6 For a standing wave,
produces a beat of 2 Hz when oscillator reads
y = 10 sin (
π
x) cos (84πt) m , the
514 Hz but produces a beat of 6 Hz when 18

oscillator reads 510 Hz . The actual frequency of distance (in metre) between a node and the next
antinode is
fork is:-
(A) 508 Hz
(A) 8.5

(B) 512 Hz
(B) 9.0

(C) 516 Hz
(C) 18
(D) 19
(D) 518 Hz

Q2 In a transverse wave, the particles of the medium Q7 Three sound waves of equal amplitudes have

(A) vibrate in a direction perpendicular to the frequencies v − 1, v, v + 1, They superpose to

produce beats. The number of beats produced
direction of the propagation
(B) vibrate in a direction parallel to the direction per sec will be

of the propagation (A) v (B) v/2

(C) move in circle (C) 2 (D) 1

(D) move in ellipse. Q8 Standing waves cannot be produced

Q3 The tension in a string with a linear density of (A) on a string clamped at both the ends

0.0010 kg/m is 0.40 N . A 100 Hz sinusoidal (B) on a string clamped at one end and free at

wave on this string has a wavelength of the other

(C) when incident wave gets reflected from a wall
(A) 0.05 cm

(B) 2.0 cm
(D) when two identical waves with a phase

(C) 5.0 cm
difference of π are moving in the same

(D) 20 cm
direction

Q4 Dopplers effect in sound takes place when Q9 The equation of a wave on a string of linear

source and observer are density 0.04 kg m

−1
is given by
.
t x
(A) stationary y = 0. 02 (m) sin [2π (
0.04(s)
−
0.50 (m)
)]

(B) moving with same velocity The tension in the string is:
(C) in relative motion (A) 6.25 N

(D) None of these (B) 4.0 N

(C) 12.5 N
Q5 A string 2. 0m long and fixed at its ends is driven
(D) 0.5 N
by a 240 Hz vibrator. The sring vibrates in its
third harmonic mode. The speed of wave and its Q10 A closed organ pipe (closed at one end) is
fundamental frequency is excited to support the third overtone. It is found
(A) 180 m/s, 80 Hz that air in the pipe has
(B) 320 m/s, 80 Hz (A) three nodes and three antinodes

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(B) three nodes and four antinodes wavelength of sound in water (take
(C) four nodes and three antinodes Vwater = 1500 m/sec, Vair = 360 m/sec)

(D) four nodes and four antinodes (A) 3.3 m or 3.37 m

(B) 4.4 m or 4.47 m

Q11 A source of sound is travelling at 100
m/s along
3 (C) 2.5 m or 2.7 m
a road, towards a point A. When the source is (D) 1 m or 1.7 m
3 m away from A, a person standing at a point
O on a road perpendicular to AS hears a sound Q15 When a wave pulse travelling in a string is
of frequency v . The distance of O from A at
′
reflected from a rigid wall to which string is tied
that time is 4 m . If the original frequency is as shown in figure. For this situation two
640 Hz , then value of v . ′
statements are given below.

(1) The reflected pulse will be in same orientation

of incident pulse due to a phase change of π
radians.
(2) During reflection the wall exerts a force on
string in upward direction.
For the above given two statements choose the
(A) 620 Hz
correct option given below.
(B) 680 Hz
(A) Only (1) is true
(C) 720 Hz
(B) Only (2) is true
(D) 840HZ (C) Both are true

Q12 Two waves of wave length 2 m and 2.02 m (D) Both are wrong

respectively moving with the same velocity and Q16 For a sound wave travelling towards +x
superimpose to produce 2 beats per sec. The direction, sinusoidal longitudinal displacement ξ
velocity of the waves is; at a certain time is given as a function of x (see
(A) 400.0 m/s
figure). If bulk modulus of air is
(B) 402 m/s
B = 5 × 10
5
N/m
2
, the variation of pressure
(C) 404 m/s
excess will be
(D) 406 m/s

Q13 Which two of the given transverse waves will

give stationary waves when get superimposed?
A. z1 = a cos(kx − ωt)

B. z2 = a cos(kx + ωt)

C. z3 = a cos(ky − ωt) (A)

(A) A and B (B) A and C
(C) B and C (D) Any two

Q14 An under water swimmer sends a sound signal to

the surface. It produces 5 beats/sec when (B)
compared with fundamental tone of a pipe of
20 cm length closed at one end. What is

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(C) Q21 If λ1 , λ2 , λ3 are the wavelengths of the waves

giving resonance in the fundamental, first and
second overtone modes respectively in a open
organ pipe, then the ratio of the wavelengths
λ1 : λ2 : λ3 , is :
(D)
(A) 1 : 2 : 3

(B) 1 : 3 : 5

(C) 1 : 1/2 : 1/3

(D) 1 : 1/3 : 1/5

Q17 In a sinusoidal wave, the time required for a Q22 Change in temperature of the medium changes:-
particular point to move from maximum (A) frequency of sound waves.
displacement to zero displacement is 0.170 s . (B) amplitude of sound waves.
The frequency of wave is (C) wavelength of sound waves.
(A) 0.73 Hz
(D) loudness of sound waves.
(B) 0.36 Hz
Q23 A pipe of length l1 closed at one end is kept in a
(C) 1.47 Hz
chamber of gas of density ρ1 . A second pipe
(D) 2.94 Hz
open at both ends is placed in a second chamber
Q18 Two sound waves are represented by of gas of density ρ2 . The compressibility of both
y1 = sin ωt + cos ωt and the gases is equal. If frequency of first overtone
√3 in both the cases is equal, the length of the
. The ratio of their
1
y2 = sin ωt + cos ωt
2 2
second pipe is
amplitudes is −−
(A) 4
l1 √
ρ 2

(A) 1 : 1 3 ρ
1

– −−
(B) √3 : 2 (B) 4
l1 √
ρ
1

3 ρ2
–
(C) 2 : √3 −−
– (C) l1 √ ρ2

(D) √2 : 1 ρ1

−−
(D) l1 √ ρ 1

Q19 A 4 kg particle is moving along the x-axis under ρ2

the action of the force

Q24 Two mechanical waves
2

, the particle
π
F = −(
16
)xN, At t = 2 sec y1 = 2 sin 2π (50t − 2x) and y2 propagate in
passes through the origin and at t = 10 sec its = 4 sin 2π (ax + 100t)
–
speed is 4√2 m/s . The amplitude of the motion a medium with same speed. Choose the correct
is: statement.
(A) 32√2
m (B) 16

π
m (A) The ratio of their intensities is 1 : 16
π

(C) 4
m (D) 16√2 (B) The ratio of their intensities is 1 : 4
π m
π
(C) The value of a is 3 units
Q20 A wave of angular frequency ω propagates so (D) The value of a is 2 units
that a certain phase of oscillation moves along x -
Q25 A train moving at a speed of 220 ms
−1
towards
axis, y-axis and z-axis with speeds c1 , c2 and c3
a stationary object, emits a sound of frequency
respectively. The propagation constant k is
1000 Hz . Some of the sound reaching the object
(A) ω ^ ^ ^
( i + j + k)
2
√ c +c +c
1
2
2
2
3
gets reflected back to the train as echo. The
(B) ω ^
i +
ω ^
j +
ω ^
k
frequency of the echo as detected by the driver
c1 c2 c3
of the train is (Speed of sound in air is 330 ms
−1

(C) (ω^ ^ ^ 1
i + ω j + ωk )
c
):
(D) ω ^ ^ ^
( i + j + k)
(c 1 + c 2 + c 3 ) (A) 3500 Hz

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(B) 4000 Hz at the lower end. Where will the particle meet
(C) 5000 Hz the pulse?
(D) 3000 Hz

Q26 A heavy uniform rope hangs vertically from the

ceiling, with its lower end free. A disturbance on
the rope travelling upward from the lower end
has a velocity v at a distance x from the lower
(A) l
distance from the top
end. Then -
3

(B) l
distance from the bottom
(A) v ∝ 1/x (B) v ∝ x
3

−
− (C) l
distance from the bottom
(C) v ∝ √x (D) v ∝
1
4
√x
(D) At mid-point of the rope
Q27 The equations of two waves acting in
Q30 Which of the following is true about the velocity
perpendicular directions are given as
of sound V in a gaseous medium ?
x = a cos(ωt + δ) and y = a cos(ωt + α) , −−−−− −−− − −−−
(A) V ∝ √ density of gas
where δ , the resultant wave represents
π
= α +
2 (B) V ∝
1

(A) a parabola density of gas

(C) V ∝ density of gas

(B) a circle
(D) V ∝
1

(C) an ellipse √ density of gas

(D) a straight line

Q31 A uniform rope of length L and mass m1 hangs
Q28 A massless rod BD is suspended by two vertically from a rigid support. A block of mass
identical massless strings AB and C D of equal m2 is attached to the free end of the rope. A
lengths. A block of mass m is suspended from transverse pulse of wavelength λ1 is produced at
point P such that BP is equal to x . If the the lower end of the rope. The wavelength of the
fundamental frquency of the left wire is twice pulse when it reaches the top of the rope is λ2 .
the fundamental frequency of right wire, then The ratio λ2 /λ1 is:
−−−
the value of x is (A) √ m 1

m2
−−−−−
(B) √ m 1 +m2

m2

−−−
(C) √ m2

m2

−−−−−
(D) √ m1 +m2

m1

Q32 A sound source S is moving along a straight

track with speed v, and is emitting sound of
frequency v0 (see figure). An observer is
standing at a finite distance, at the point O, from
the track. The time variation of frequency heard
by the observer is best represented by :
(A) l/5 (t0 represents the instant when the distance
(B) l/4 between the source and observer is minimum)
(C) 4//5 (A)
(D) 3l/4

Q29 A uniform rope of length l is suspended from a

ceiling as shown. A particle is dropped from
the ceiling at the instant a wave pulse is formed

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(B) At t = 0 , the shape of a travelling pulse is given

−3

by,y(x, 0) ;where x and y are in

4×10
=
2
8−(x)

metres. The wave function for the travelling pulse

if the velocity of propagation is 5 m/s in the x
(C) direction is given by:
(A)
−3
4×10
y(x, t) =
2
8−(x −5t)

(B) y(x, t)
−3
4×10
=
2
8−(x−5t)

(C) y(x, t)
−3
4×10
=
2
8−(x+5t)

(D) (D) y(x, t) 4×10

−3

=
2
8−(x +5t)

Q36 Two sound waves (expressed in CGS units) given

by y1 = 0.3 sin
2π
(vt − x) and
λ

y2 = 0.4 sin
2π
(vt − x + θ) interfere. The
λ

resultant amplitude at a place where phase

Q33 Two monochromatic sources of electromagnetic
difference is π
will be
wave, P and Q emit waves of wavelength 2

(A) 0.7 cm
λ = 20 m and separated by 5 m as shown. A, B
and C are three points where interference of (B) 0.1 cm

(C) 0.5 cm
these waves is observed. If phase of a wave –
generated by P is ahead of wave generated by (D) 1

10
√7 cm

Q by π/2 then (given intensity of both waves is

I) :
Q37 In a sonometer experiment, the graph between
frequency n and reciprocal of resonance length
(1/l) is given by
(A)

(A) phase difference of these waves at B is 180

∘

(B) intensities at A, B and C are in the ratio

2 : 0 : 1 respectively (B)
(C) intensities at A, B and C are in the ratio
1 : 2 : 0 respectively
(D) phase difference at A is 0
∘

Q34 An open pipe is in resonance in 2nd harmonic

with frequency f1 . Now one end of the tube is (C)
closed and frequency is increased to f2 such that
the resonance again occurs in n th harmonic.
Choose the correct option.
(A) n = 3, f2 =
3
f1
4

(B) n 5
= 3, f2 =
4
f1
(D)
(C) n = 5, f2 =
5
f1
4

(D) n = 5, f2 =
3
f1
4

Q35

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Q38 The length of the wire shown in figure between

the pulleys is 1.5 m and its mass is 12.0 g. The
frequency of vibration with which the wire
vibrates in two loops leaving the middle point of
the wire between the pulleys at rest is

(A) 100 Hz

(B) 300 Hz

(C) 1000 Hz

(D) 700 Hz

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Answer Key
Q1 (C) Q20 (B)

Q2 (A) Q21 (C)

Q3 (D) Q22 (C)

Q4 (C) Q23 (B)

Q5 (B) Q24 (B)

Q6 (B) Q25 (C)

Q7 (C) Q26 (C)

Q8 (D) Q27 (B)

Q9 (A) Q28 (A)

Q10 (D) Q29 (B)

Q11 (B) Q30 (D)

Q12 (C) Q31 (D)

Q13 (A) Q32 (B)

Q14 (A) Q33 (B)

Q15 (D) Q34 (B)

Q16 (D) Q35 (B)

Q17 (C) Q36 (C)

Q18 (D) Q37 (C)

Q19 (A) Q38 (A)

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