BASARA GNANA SARASWATHI CAMPUS KAKATIYA HILLS

Sec: Star SC Waves Date: 14-10-2020

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SINGLE ANSWER TYPE
1. A transverse harmonic wave represented by y  A cos  kx  wt 
Travels along a string towards a boundary at x  0, with a 2nd string. The speed of wave in
2nd string is 50 m/s. the equation of reflected wave is:
A 2A
A) y  cos  kx  wt  B) y  cos  kx  wt 
3 3
A A
C) y  cos  kx  wt  D) y  sin  kx  wt 
3 3
2. The transverse displacement of a spherical wave is best represented by:
( a0 -constant, r – distance from source &  -speed of wave)
a0
A) y  a0 sin k  r   t  B) y  sin k  r   t 
r2
a
C) y   a0 r  sin k  r   t  D) y  0 sin k  r   t 
r
3. A loop of rope of radius R is rotated about its vertical axis with an angular velocity  . A
kink is developed in the rope. The speed of kink
A) w.r.t rope is R  B) w.r.t ground is R 
C) w.r.t ground must be zero D) w.r.t ground must be 2R
4. A uniform but heavy rope of length L is suspended from a ceiling. A small transverse
disturbance is produced at bottom. The ratio of time taken to travel lower half to time taken
to travel upper half is:
A) 1; 1 B) 2 :1
C)  2  1 :1 D) Data is not sufficient to determine the ratio
5. Standing waves are set up in a string of length 240 cm clamped horizontally at both ends.
The separation between any two consecutive points where displacement amplitude is
3 2cm
is 20 cm. The standing waves were set by two travelling waves of equal amplitude of 3cm.
The overtone in which the string is vibrating will be
A) 2nd B) 3rd C) 4th D) 5th
6. Equation of wave traveling on string is given by y  A sin  kx  wt  . It is reflected at x   / k
. Equation of reflected wave will be –
 A) A sin  kx  wt    B) A sin  kx  wt  2 
C) A sin   kx  wt    D) A sin  kx  wt  2 
7. A transverse sinusoidal wave of amplitude a, wavelength  and frequency f is traveling on
a stretched string. The maximum speed of any point on the string is v/10, where v is the
speed of propagation of the wave. If a  103 m and v  10m / s , then wavelength  by –

A)   2 102 m B)   103 m C)    102 m D)   102 m
2
8. A composite string is made up by joining two strings of different masses per unit length 
and 4 . The composite string is under the same tension. A transverse wave pulse Y = (6
mm) sin(5t + 40x), where ‘t’ is in seconds and ‘x’ is in metres, is sent along the lighter
string towards the joint. The joint is at x=0. the equation of the wave pulse reflected from
the joint is :
A) (4 mm) sin (40x – 5t) B) (2 mm) sin (5t – 40x)
C) (2 mm) sin (5t – 10x) D) –(2 mm) sin (5t – 40x)
9. String I and II have identical lengths and linear mass densities. String I is under greater
tension than string II. The accompanying figure shows four different situations, 1 to 4, in
which standing wave patterns exist on the two string. In which situation is it possible that
strings I and II are oscillating at the same resonant frequency?
String I String II String I String II

A) B)
String I String II String I String II

C) D)
10. A string fixed at both ends is vibrating in the lowest mode of vibration for which a point at
quarter of its length from one end is a point of maximum displacement. The frequency
vibration in this mode is 100 Hz. The frequency emitted when it vibrates in the next mode
such that this point is again a point of maximum displacement is
A) 200 Hz B) 300 Hz C) 400 Hz D) 500 Hz
11. A L0 cm long string string fixed at both ends, sustains a standing wave such that all the
points on the string having displacement amplitude 1 mm(less than maximum amplitude)
are separated by d cm. The string is oscillating in its third overtone then
L0 L0 L0 L0
A) 2 B) 3 C) 6 D) 8
d d d d
12. Disturbances of two waves travelling in same medium are shown as a function of time in
the following figure. The ratio of their intensities will be-
 II

2a I
y a
t

A) 1: 4 B) 4: 1 C) 1: 2 D) 1 : 1

13. A wire under tension vibrates with a fundamental frequency of 450 cycles per second.
What would be the fundamental frequency if the wire made of same material were half as
long, twice as thick (in diameter) and under one-fourth tension –

A) 225 cps B) 190 cps C) 247 cps D) 174 cps

14. A transverse simple harmonic wave propagating to the right along a string is shown in the
figure. At the moment shown, out of the particles labeled as P,Q,R,S and T which point
has its velocity and acceleration in opposite directions ?

S T

P R

A) P and R B) Q C) S D) T

MULTIPLE ANSWER TYPE


15. A wave y1  A sin  2x  4t   is superposed with a second waveform producing a
 3
standing wave with a node at x = 0. In the equation of the waveform, x is in metre and t is
in second. The equation of the second waveform is
5  
A) y 2  A sin  2x  4t   B) y 2  A sin  2x  4t  
 3   3
 
C) y 2  A sin  2x  4t   D) y 2  A sin  2x  4t  
 3  3
16. The figures represent two snaps of a travelling wave on a string of mass per unit length, 
1
= 0.25 kg/m. The two snaps are taken at time t = 0 and at t  s. Then
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 y(mm)
y mm

10 10
5 5 2
–5 x(m) 5 1 x m
–10 10 t
1
s
t=0 24
Figure I Figure II

A) speed of wave is 4 m/s

B) the tension in the string is 4 N

C) the equation of the wave is y = 10 sin (x – 4t  )
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
D) the maximum velocity of the particle  m/s
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17. A plane wave y = A Sin  kx  t  undergo a normal incidence on a plane boundary
separating medium M1 and M2 and splits into a reflected and transmitted wave having
speeds v1 and v2 in each medium respectively then choose the correct options .

A) for all values of v1 and v2 the phase of transmitted wave is same as that of incident
wave

B) for all values of v1 and v2 the phase of reflected wave is same as that of incident wave

C) the phase of transmitted wave depends upon v1 and v2

D) the phase of reflected wave depends upon v1 and v2

18. One end of a string of length L is tied to the ceiling of a lift accelerating upwards with an
acceleration 2g. The other end of the string is free. The linear mass density of the string
varies linearly from 0 to  from bottom to top.
A) The velocity of the wave in the string will be changing at every point.
B) The acceleration of the wave on the string will be 3g/4 every where.
8L
C) The time taken by a pulse to reach from bottom to top will be .
3g
4L
D) The time taken by a pulse to reach from bottom to top will be
3g

19. The (x , y) co-ordinates of the corners of a square plate PQRS are P(0, 0) Q(L, 0)

R(L, L) & S(0, L). The edges of the plate are rigidly clamped & transverse standing
waves are set up in it by a mechanism. If U (x, y) denotes t he displacement of the plate at
the point (x, y) at some instant of time, the possible expression(s) for U is/are:
 (A = positive constant)

x   y  x   y 
A) ACos   Cos   B) ASin   Sin  
 2L   2L   L   L 

  x   2 y   2 x    y 
C) A Sin   Sin   D) ACos   Sin  
 L   L   L   L 

20. Which of the following statements are correct regarding a single pulse of small amplitude
traveling on a long stretched string

A) It has no definite frequency B) It has no definite wavelength

C) It has no definite time period D) It has no energy

21. The left end of a long stretched string is connected to an external vibrating source
producing transverse waves. If P is the instantaneous power supplied by source to the
string, then

A) P  0

B) P is maximum when left end of the string element is at mean position

C) P would be zero if the left end of the string element is having zero velocity

D) P would be non-zero if the left end of the string element is having non-zero velocity

22. A progressive transverse wave travels in a medium A and enters into a medium B in
which its speed decreases to 75%. Then

A) the ratio of amplitude values of reflected and incident waves is 1:7

B) the ratio of amplitude values of transmitted and the incident waves is 6 : 7

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C) the percentage of energy transmitted is 100
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D) the percentage of energy transmitted is 100
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INTEGER ANSWER TYPE
23. A string length L consists of two distinct sections. The left half has linear mass density
  0 / 2 , while the right half has linear mass density  2  30 . Tension in the string is
 F0 . The time required for a transverse wave pulse to travel from one end of the string to
L 0
the other is
2 2 F0
 
1  x of x is

24. Two wires made of same material having radii r and 2r are welded together end to end.
This combination is used as a sonometer wire kept under tension T. The welded point is
midway between the two bridges. What would be the ratio of the number of loops formed
in the wires such that the joint is a node when stationary waves are set up in the wires? If
this ratio is (1: X) then value of X will be?

25. A wire of uniform cross-section is suspended vertically from a fixed point, with a load
attached at the lower end.If the fractional shift in fundamental frequency of the wire due
t
to rise in temperature by tº C is of the form , where K is an integer .The coefficient of
K
expansion of the wire is .Then the value of K will be ?

mg
26. A thin uniform rod of mass m, length L is rotating about an axis passing through one end
of the rod. At t = 0 a wave pulse is generated at one end of the rod which is just close to
the axis. Angular velocity of the rod is  . The time taken by the wave pulse to reach
   1
other end is of the form. T  .
 A  
The value of Ao will be?
 0 

M, L

27. A wave pulse starts propagating in positive x-direction along a non-uniform wire of
length 10m with mass per unit length given m  m0   x and under a tension of 100N.The
 time taken by the pulse to travel from the lighter end (x=0) to the heavier end is (given
m0  10 2 kgm 1 and   9 103 kgm2 )
(in sec)
PASSAGE-1
A string of mass m and length ' l ' is tied at the point Q, in A trolley car of mass M which
is acted upon by a horizontal constant force F. At t= 0 car starts from rest and a transverse
pulse is generated at the free end P of the string. neglecting the effect of gravity,
t=0 M

m
F
P Q
l

28. The acceleration of pulse with respect to ground is

3F 3F 3F 2F
A) B) C) D)
2m 2m 2  M  m 3 m  m

29. The velocity of pulse relative to ground when it reaches Q is

A)
3Fl
M m
B)
Fl
M m
 
3  2 C) 3
Fl
M m
D) 2
Fl
M m

KEY
1 A 2 D 3 A 4 C 5 D 6 B 7 A 8 D
9 C 10 B 11 D 12 D 13 A 14 D 15 AC 16 ABCD
17 AD 18 ABC 19 BC 20 ABC 21 ABCD 22 ABC 23 6 24 2
25 2 26 2 27 0.226 28 C 29 C