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IIT – JEE: 2020 TW TEST (MAIN) DATE: 11/08/19

TIME: 1 Hr. TOPIC: TRANSEVERSE WAVES MARKS: 120

SECTION-I (SINGLE ANSWER CORRECT TYPE)

This section contains 30 Multiple choice questions. Each question has 4 choices (1), (2), (3)
and (4) for its answer, out which ONLY ONE is correct.
(+4, –1)

1. A wave is propagating on a long stretched string along its length taken as the positive x-axis. The
2
 t x
  
T 
wave equation is given as y  y 0 e where y0  4 mm, T  1.0s and   4 cm . The velocity of
the wave is
(1) 4 cm s (2) 3 cm s (3) 2 cm s (4) 5 cm s

1. (A)


2. The transverse wave represented by the equation y  4sin   sin  3x  15t  has
6

(1) Amplitude = 4 (2) Wavelength  4
3

(3) Speed of propagation = 5 (D) Period 
15
2 (3)

3. The same plane progressive wave is represented by two graphs I and II. Graph I shows how the
displacement y varies with the position x along the wave at a given time. Graph II shows how y
varies with time t at a given point on the wave. The ratio of measurements AB to CD , marked on
the curves, represents.

(A) Wave number (2) Wave speed (3) frequency (4) angular frequency
3. (2)

4. Two interfering waves have the same wavelength, frequency and amplitude. They are travelling in
the same direction but 90 0 out of phase. The resultant wave will have the same
C :M /D /A /K /N /P /G /B /D #1
 (1) Amplitude and velocity but different wavelength
(2) Frequency and velocity but different wavelength
(3) Wavelength and velocity but different amplitude
(4) Amplitude and frequency but different wavelength
4. (3)

5. A travelling wave y  A sin  kx   t    passes from a heavier string to lighter string. The
reflected wave has amplitude 0.5A. The junction of the strings is at x = 0. The equation of the
reflected wave is
(1) y '  0.5 A sin  kx   t    (2) y '  0.5 A sin  kx   t   
(3) y '  0.5 A sin  t  kx    (4) y '  0.5 A sin  kx   t   
5. (4)

6. The length of the wire shown in figure between the pulleys is 1.5m and its mass is 15g. What is the
frequency of vibration with which the wire vibrates in four loops leaving the middle point of wire
between the pulleys at rest? ( g  10 m s 2 )
(Neglect the dimensions of pulleys)

10kg 10kg

100 200 400 500

(1) Hz (2) Hz (3) Hz (4) Hz
3 3 3 3
6. (3)

7. A uniform rope having linear density  hangs vertically from the ceiling and its lower end is free. A
disturbance produced at the free end has a speed v0 at point P midway on the rope. Then, the time
taken by the disturbance pulse to reach the ceiling is:
4v0 2 2v0 2 2v02 2 2v0
(1) (2) (3) (4)
g g g g
7. (2)

8. A wave is propagating along x-axis. The displacement of particles of the medium in z-direction at
2
t  0 is given by z  e x 2 , where ' x ' is in meters. At t  1s , the same wave is given by
2
z  e   . Then the wave propagation velocity is
 2 x

(1) 4 m/s in +x direction (2) 4 m/s in –x direction

(3) 2 m/s in +x direction (4) 2 m/s in –x direction
8. (1)

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9. The equation of a wave travelling along the positive x-axis, as shown in figure at t  0 given by
1

0.5

0.5

   
(1) sin  kx  t   (2) sin  kx  t  
 6  6
   
(3) sin  t  kx   (4) sin  t  kx  
 6  6
9. (4)
10. Figure shown the shape of part of a long string in which transverse waves are produced by attaching
one end of the string to turning fork of frequency 250 Hz. What is the velocity of the wave?
5cm

0.3cm

0.1cm 0.5 cm
5 cm

(1) 1.0 m/s (2) 1.5 m/s (3) 2.0 m/s (4) 2.5 m/s
10. (1)

11. A block of mass 1 kg is hanging vertically from a string of length 1 m and mass/length = 0.001 kg/m.
A small pulse is generated at its lower end. The pulse reaches the top end in approximately
(1) 0.2 sec (2) 0.1 sec (3) 0.02 sec (4) 0.01 sec
11. (4)

12. The period of oscillation of a point is 0.04 sec and the velocity of propagation of oscillation is
300 m/sec. The difference of phases between the oscillations of two points at distance 10 and 16 m
respectively from the source of oscillations is
 
(1) 2 (2) (3) (4) 
2 4
12. (4)

13. The equation of a transverse wave propagating in a string is given by y  0.02sin  x  30t  where x
and y are in meter and t in second. If linear density of the string is 1.3 104 kg m , then the tension
in the string is almost
(1) 0.12 N (2) 1.2 N (3) 12 N (4) 120 N
13. (1)

  t x  
14. The equation of progression wave is given by y  4sin        , where x & y are in meter.
  5 9  6
Then
(1) v  5 m s (2)   18 m (3) A  0.04 m (4) f  50 Hz
14. (2)

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15. A sonometer wire has a total length of 1 m between the fitted ends. Two wooden bridges are placed
1 4
below the wire at a distance m from one end and m from other end. The three segments of the
7 7
wire have their fundamental frequency in the ratio:
1 1
(1) 1 : 2 : 3 (2) 4 : 2 : 1 (3) 1: : (4) 1 : 1 : 1
2 3
15. (2)

16. For the wave shown in figure, the equation for the wave, travelling along +x axis with velocity
350 ms–1 when its position at t = 0 is as shown

 314   379 
(1) 0.05sin  x  27475 t  (2) 0.05sin  x  27475 t 
 4   5 
 314   298 
(3) 1sin  x  27475 t  (4) 0.05 sin  x  27475 t 
 4   5 
16. (1)

17. A transverse wave is described by the equation Y = Y0 sin 2  ft  x  . The maximum particle
velocity is equal to four times the wave velocity if
(1) λ = π Y0 /4 (2) λ = π Y0 /2 (3) λ = π Y0 (4) λ = 2π Y0
17. (2)

18. Wave pulse on a string shown in figure is moving to the right without changing shape. Consider two
particles at positions x1 = 1.5 m and x2 = 2.5 m. Their transverse velocities at the moment shown in
figure are along directions :

(1) positive y–axis and positive y–axis respectively

(2) negative y–axis and positive y–axis respectively
(3) positive y–axis and negative y–axis respectively
(4) negative y–axis and negative y–axis respectively
18. (2)
y f  x  t 
y x
 f ' x
t t
y dy
 
t x

19. A heavy ball is suspended from the ceiling of a motor car through a light string. A transverse pulse
travels at a speed of 50 cm/s on the string when the car is at rest and 52 cm/s when the car accelerates
on a horizontal road. Then acceleration of the car is : (Take g = 10 m/s2.)
(1) 2.7 m/s2 (2) 3.7 m/s2 (3) 2.4 m/s2 (4) 4.1 m/s2
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19. (4)

20. A wave moving with constant speed on a uniform string passes the point x  0 with amplitude A0,
angular frequency 0 and average rate of energy transfer P0. As the wave travels down the string it
P
gradually loses energy and at the point x   , the average rate of energy transfer becomes 0 . At the
2
point x   , angular frequency and amplitude are respectively:
(1) ω0 and A 0 / 2 (2) ω0 / 2 and A 0
(3) less than ω0 and A0 (4) ω0 / 2 and A 0 / 2
20. (1)

21. Sinusoidal waves 5.00 cm in amplitude are to be transmitted along a string having a linear mass
density equal to 4.00 × 10 –2 kg/m. If the source can deliver a average power of 90 W and the string is
under a tension of 100 N, then the frequency at which the source can operate is (take  2 = 10):
(1) 45 Hz (2) 50 Hz (3) 30 Hz (4) 62 Hz
21. (3)

22. The average power transmitted through a given point on a string supporting a sine wave is. 0.40 watt
when the amplitude of wave is 2 mm. What average power will transmitted through this point its
amplitude is increased to 4 mm.
(1) 0.40 watt (2) 0.80 watt (3) 1.2 watt (4) 1.6 watt
22. (4)

23. When two waves of the same amplitude and frequency but having a phase difference of  , travelling
with the same speed in the same direction (positive x), meets at a point then.
(1) their resultant amplitude will be twice that of a single wave but the frequency will be same
(2) their resultant amplitude and frequency will both be twice that of a single wave
(3) their resultant amplitude will depend on the phase angle while the frequency will be the same
(4) the frequency and amplitude of the resultant wave will depend upon the phase angle.
23. (3)

24. Three waves of equal frequency having amplitudes 10  m, 4  m, and 7  m arrive at a given point
with a successive phase difference of  / 2. The amplitude of the resulting wave in  m is given by
(1) 7 (2) 6 (3) 5 (4) 4
24. (3)

25. Equations of a stationary wave and a travelling wave are y1  a sin kx cos  t and y2  sin t  kx  .
 3
The phase difference between two points x1  and x2  is 1 for the first wave and 2 for the
3k 2k
1
second wave. The ratio is:
2
(1) 1 (2) 5/6 (3) 3/4 (4) 6/7
25. (4)

26. Two stretched wires A and B of the same lengths vibrate independently. If the radius, density and
tension of wire A are respectively twice those of wire B, then the fundamental frequency of vibration
of A relative to that of B is
(1) 1 : 1 (2) 1 : 2 (3) 1 : 4 (4) 1 : 8

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26. (2)

27. A steel wire of mass 4.0 g and length 80 cm is fixed at the two ends. The tension in the wire is 50 N.
The wavelength of the fourth harmonic of the fundamental will be:
(1) 80 cm (2) 60 cm (3) 40 cm (4) 20 cm
27. (3)

28. A heavy but uniform rope of length L is suspended from a ceiling. A particle is dropped from the
ceiling at the instant when the bottom end is given the jerk. Where will the particle meet the pulse:
2L L
(1) at a distance lf from the bottom (2) at a distance from the bottom
3 3
3L
(3) at a distance from the bottom (4) None of these
4
28. (2)

29. Two wave pulses travel in opposite directions on a string and approach each other. The shape of the
one pulse is same with respect to the other.
(1) the pulses will collide with each other and vanish after collision
(2) the pulses will reflect from each other i.e., the pulse going towards right will finally move
towards left and vice versa.
(3) the pulses will pass through each other but their shapes will be modified
(4) the pulses will pass through each other without any change in their shape
29. (4)

30. 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
(1) 10.5 Hz (2) 105 Hz (3) 1.05 Hz (4) 1050 Hz
30. (2)

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