Wave and Sound

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DPP – 1 (Waves)
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Q 1. A wave is represented by the equation 𝑦 = 7 sin{𝜋(2𝑡 − 2𝑥)} here x is in metres and t

in seconds. The velocity of the wave is
(a) 1 m/s (b) 2 m/s
(c) 5 m/s (d) 10 m/s
Q 2. The equation of a wave motion (with t in seconds and x in meters) is given by𝑦 =
𝜋
7 sin {7𝜋𝑡 − 0.4𝜋𝑥 + 3 }. The velocity of the wave will be
(a) 17.5 m/s (b) 49π m/s
49 2𝜋
(c) 2𝜋 m/s (d) 49 m/s
𝜋 1
Q 3. The equation of a wave is 𝑦 = 4 sin [ 2 (2𝑡 + 8 𝑥)], where y and x are in centimeters
and t is in seconds. Which of the following is incorrect statement?
(a) The amplitude, wavelength, velocity, and frequency of wave are 4cm,16cm,32cm/s
and 1 Hz, respectively, with wave propagating along-x direction.
(b) The amplitude, wavelength, velocity, and frequency of wave are 4cm,32cm,16cm/s
and 0.5 Hz, respectively, with wave propagating along-x direction.
(c) two positions occupied by the particle at time interval of 0.4 s have a phase
difference of 0.4π radian.
(d) two positions occupied by the particle at separation of 12cms have a phase
difference of 135°.
Q 4. The equation of a wave is 𝑦 = 2 sin[𝜋(0.5𝑥 − 200𝑡)], where x and y are expressed in

cm and t in sec. The wave velocity is
(a) 100 cm/sec (b) 200 cm/sec
(c) 300 cm/sec (d) 400 cm/sec
Q 5. The wave described by 𝑦 = 0.25 sin[(10𝜋𝑥 − 2𝜋𝑡)], where x and y are in meters and
t in seconds, is a wave travelling along the
(a) +𝑣𝑒 x direction with frequency 1 Hz and wavelength λ=0.2m
(b) -𝑣𝑒 x direction with amplitude 0.25 m and wavelength λ=0.2m
(c) -𝑣𝑒 x direction with frequency 1 Hz
(d) +𝑣𝑒 x direction with frequency π Hz and wavelength λ=0.2m
Q 6. Calculate the wavelength of the wave as shown above:
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(a) 1 m (b) 2 m
(c) 3 m (d) 6 m
𝑡 𝑥 𝜋
Q 7. The equation of a progressive wave is 𝑦 = 8 sin [𝜋 + (10 − 4) 3 ]. The wavelength
of the wave is (where x and y are in meter)
(a) 24 m (b) 4 m
(c) 2 m (d) 10 m
Q 8. A plane wave is represented by 𝑥 = 1.2 sin(314𝑡 + 12.56𝑦) Where x and y are

distances measured along in x and y direction in meters and t is time in seconds. This
wave has
(a) A wavelength of 0.25 m and travels in + 𝑣𝑒 x direction
(b) A wavelength of 0.25 m and travels in + 𝑣𝑒 y direction
(c) A wavelength of 0.5 m and travels in - 𝑣𝑒 y direction
(d) A wavelength of 0.5 m and travels in - 𝑣𝑒 x direction
Q 9. A travelling wave passes a point of observation. At this point, the time interval
between successive crests is 0.2 seconds
(a) The wavelength is 5 m
(b) The frequency is 5 Hz
(c) The velocity of propagation is 5 m/s
(d) The wavelength is 0.2 m
𝜋
Q 10. At a moment in a progressive wave, the phase of a particle executing S.H.M. is 3 .
𝑇
Then the phase of the particle 15 cm ahead and at the time 2 will be, if the wavelength
is 60 cm
𝜋 2𝜋
(a) 2 (b) 3
5𝜋
(c) zero (d) 6
Q 11. Which one of the following does not represent a travelling wave?
(a) 𝑦 = sin(𝑥 − 𝑣𝑡) (b) 𝑦 = 𝑦𝑚 sin 𝑘(𝑥 + 𝑣𝑡)
(c) 𝑦 = 𝑦𝑚 log(𝑥 − 𝑣𝑡) (d) 𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥 2 − 𝑣𝑡 2 )
𝑡
Q 12. If the equation for the transverse wave in a string is given by 𝑦 = 5 sin [2𝜋 (0.02 −
𝑥
)] with lengths expressed in cm and time period in seconds, calculate the wave
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velocity and maximum particle velocity
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(a) 25 m/s, 5π m/s (b) 5π m/s, 25 m/s
5 5
(c) 25 m/s, 𝜋 m/s (d) 𝜋 cm/s, 25 m/s
𝜋
Q 13. The equation of a simple harmonic wave is given by 𝑦 = 3 sin [ 2 (50𝑡 − 𝑥)] where x
and y are in meters and x is in second. The ratio of maximum particle velocity to the
wave velocity is
3
(a) 2𝜋 (b) 2 𝜋
2
(c) 3𝜋 (d) 𝜋
3
𝑡 𝑥
Q 14. A transverse wave is given by 𝑦 = 𝐴 sin [2𝜋 ( − )]. The maximum particle velocity
𝑇 𝜆
is equal to 4 times the wave velocity when
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(a) 𝜆 = 2𝜋𝐴 (b) 𝜆 = 2 𝜋𝐴
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(c) 𝜆 = 𝜋𝐴 (d) 𝜆 = 4 𝜋𝐴
Answer Key
Q.1 a Q.2 a Q.3 a Q.4 d Q.5 a

Q.6 b Q.7 a Q.8 c Q.9 b Q.10 d
Q.11 d Q.12 a Q.13 b Q.14 b
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DPP – 2 (Waves)

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Q 1. The speed of a wave on a string is 150 m/s when the tension is 120 N. The percentage
increase in the tension in order to raise the wave speed by 20% is
(a) 44% (b) 40%
(c) 20% (d) 10%
Q 2. If tension of a wire is increased to four times, how is the wave speed changed?
(a) Become 4 times (b) Become 2 times
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(c) Become times (d) Become times
2 4
Q 3. Speed of transverse wave in a string of density 100 kg/𝑚3 and area of cross-section
10 𝑚𝑚2 under a tension of 103 N is
(a) 100 m/s (b) 1000 m/s
(c) 200 m/s (d) 2000 m/s
Q 4. Transverse waves travel with a speed of 20.0m/s in a string under a tension of 6.00 N.
what tension is required for a wave speed of 30.0m/s in the same string?
(a) 12 N (b) 11.5 N
(c) 4.5 N (d) 13.5 N
Q 5. What is the speed of a transverse wave in a rope of length 10 m and mass 80 gm

under a tension of 80 N?
(a) 100 m/s (b) 200 m/s
(c) 300 m/s (d) 50 m/s
Q 6. A uniform rope of mass 0.1kg and length 2.45m hangs from a ceiling.
(a) Find the speed of transverse wave in the rope at a point 0.5m distant from
the lower end.
(b) Calculate the time taken by a transverse wave to travel the full length of the
rope.
(a) 1.11 m/s, 1 sec (b) 1.22 m/s, 2 sec
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(c) 2.22 m/s, 1 sec (d) 3.11 m/s, 2 sec
Q 7. Along a stretched wire a transverse wave passes with speed 3000 m/s. If the tension in
the wire increased four times, then the velocity of the wave is
(a) 1500 m/s (b) 3000 m/s
(c) 6000 m/s (d) 9000 m/s
Q 8. A uniform rope of length 12m and mass 6kg hangs vertically from a rigid support. A
block of mass 2kg is attached to the free end of the rope. A transverse pulse of
wavelengths 0.06m is produced at the lower end of the rope. What is the wavelength
of the pulse when it reaches the top of the rope?
(a) 0.06 m (b) 0.12 m
(c) 0.24 m (d) 0.36 m
Q 9. A certain 120 Hz wave on a string has an amplitude of 0.160 mm. The amount of
energy exists in an 80 g length of the string is 58 × 10−𝑥 𝑚J. Find x
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 4 (d) 6
Q 10. If the frequency and amplitude of a transverse wave on a string are both doubled, then
the amount of energy transmitted through the string is
(a) doubled (b) becomes 4 time
(c) Becomes 16 times (d) becomes 32 times
Q 11. A 200Hz wave with amplitude 1mm travels on a long string of linear mass density
6g/m keep under a tension of 60N.
(a) Find the average power transmitted across a given point on the string.
(b) Find the total energy associated with the wave in a 2.0m long portion of the string.
(a) 0.79 W, 3.9 mJ (b) 1.41 W, 1.9 mJ
(c) 0.12 W, 4.1 mJ (d) 0.47 W, 9.4 mJ
Q 12. The average power transmitted through a given point on a string supporting a sine
wave is 0.20 W when the amplitude of the wave is 2.0 mm. What power will be
transmitted through this point if the amplitude is increased to 3.0 mm.
(a) 0.45 W (b) 0.65 W
(c) 1.45 W (d) 1.65 W
Q 13. A transverse wave of amplitude 0.50mm and frequency 100Hz is produced on a wire
stretched to a tension of 100N. If the wave speed is 100m/s. What average power is
the source transmitting to the wire?
(a) 45 mJ (b) 49 mJ
(c) 24 mJ (d) 37 mJ
Q 14. The time taken by a transverse wave going on a wire having mass 5 g, form one end
to another end of wire is 0.5 s. The area of cross-section of wire is 1 𝑚𝑚2 and
Young's modulus of elasticity is 16 × 1011 N/𝑚2 . The speed of wave is 80 m/s. The
strain in wire is
(a) 2 × 10−7 (b) 5 × 10−7
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(d) 3 × 10−6
Answer Key
Q.1 a Q.2 b Q.3 b Q.4 d Q.5 a
Q.6 c Q.7 c Q.8 b Q.9 b Q.10 c
Q.11 d Q.12 a Q.13 b Q.14 b
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DPP – 3 (Waves)

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Q 1. Two coherent waves of amplitude 5mm and 7mm reach a point in opposite phase.
What is the resultant amplitude?
(a) 2 mm (b) 12 mm
(c) √74 mm (d) √24 mm
Q 2. Two waves of same frequency but of amplitudes a and 2a respectively superimpose

3𝜋
over each other. The resultant amplitude if the phase difference is 2 , will be
(a) a (b) √3𝑎
(c) √5𝑎 (d) 3𝑎
Q 3. If the ratio in the amplitudes for two waves of equal frequencies is 1 : 3 then the ratio
of the energies carried out by the waves will be
(a) 1 : 3 (b) 1 : 9
(c) 9 : 1 (d) None of these
2𝜋
Q 4. Two sound waves (expressed in CGS units) given by 𝑦1 = 0.3 sin (𝑣𝑡 − 𝑥) and 𝑦2 =
𝜆
2𝜋
0.4 sin (𝑣𝑡 − 𝑥 + 𝜃) interfere. The resultant amplitude at a place where phase
𝜆
𝜋
difference is 2 will be
(a) 0.7 cm (b) 0.7 cm
√7
(c) 0.5 cm (d) cm
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Q 5. Phase difference between two waves having same frequency (v) and same amplitude
(A) is 2π/3. If these waves superimpose each other, then resultant amplitude will be–
(a) 2A (b) zero
(c) A (d) A2
𝑥
Q 6. The equation of a plane progressive wave is 𝑦 = 0.9 sin 4𝜋 [𝑡 − 2]. When it is
2
reflected at a rigid support at x = 0, its amplitude becomes 3 of its previous value.
The equation of the reflected wave is
𝑥 𝑥
(a) 𝑦 = 0.6 sin 4𝜋 [𝑡 + 2] (b) 𝑦 = −0.6 sin 4𝜋 [𝑡 + 2]
𝑥 𝑥
(c) 𝑦 = −0.9 sin 4𝜋 [𝑡 − 2] (d) 𝑦 = −0.9 sin 4𝜋 [𝑡 + 2]
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Q 7.
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A string of length 20 cm and linear mass density 0.4 g/cm is fixed at both ends and is
kept under a tension of 16 N. A wave pulse is produced at t = 0 near an end as shown
in figure which travels towards the other end. The string have the shape shown in the
figure again in 2 × 10−𝑥 sec. Find x (a) A wavelength of 0.25 m and travels in + 𝑣𝑒 x
direction
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 8 (d) 3
Q 8. A progressive wave gets reflected at a boundary such that the ratio of amplitudes of
the reflected and incident wave is 1:2. Find the percentage of energy transmitted.
(a) 25 % (b) 44 %
(c) 67 % (d) 75 %
Q 9. A pulse shown here is reflected from the rigid wall A and then from free end B. The
shape of the string after these 2 Reflection will be.
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
Q 10. Two waves represented by 𝑦1 = 10 sin(2000𝜋𝑡 + 2𝑥) and 𝑦2 = 10 sin (2000𝜋𝑡 +

𝜋
2𝑥 + 2 ) are superposed at any point at a particular instant. The resultant amplitude
is:
(a) 10 unit (b) 20 unit
(c) 14.1 unit (d) zero
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Q 11. The refracted and the incident pulses for a wave travelling in a string have an
amplitude ratio of 1:2. The ratio of their phases will be
(a) 1 : 2 (b) 2 : 1
(c) 1 : 1 (d) 1 : 4
Q 12. Two wires made of the same material, one thick and the other thin, are connected to
form a composite wire. The composite wire is subjected to some tension. A wave
travelling along the wire crosses the junction point. The characteristic that doesn't
undergoes a change at the junction point is
(a) Frequency only (b) Speed of propagation only
(c) Wavelength only (d) The speed as well as wavelength
Q 13. P is the junction of two wires A and B. B is made of steel and is thicker while A is
made of aluminium and is thinner as shown. If a wave pulse as shown in the figure
approaches P, the reflected and transmitted waves from P are respectively:
(a) (b)
(b) (d)
Q 14. Two strings of linear mass densities u and 9u are stretched under same tension. A wave
travelling on the lighter string towards the heavier string gets partially reflected and
transmitted at the junction. Then fraction of incident wave energy getting transmitted
to the heavier string is
1 1
(a) 4 (b) 2
3 9
(c) 4 (d) 16
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Q 15. A wave pulse, travelling on a two piece string, gets partially reflected and partially
transmitted at the junction, The reflected wave is inverted in shape as compared to the
incident one. If the incident wave has speed v and the transmitted wave v'
(a) v’ > v (b) v’ = v
(c) v’ < v (d) nothing can be said about the relation of v and v'
Q 16. There are three strings RP, PQ and QS as shown. Their mass and length are RP = (0.1
kg , 2 m), PQ = ( 0.2 kg , 3 m) ,QS = ( 0.15 kg , 4 m) respectively. All the strings are
under the same tension. Wave -1 is incident at P, it is partly reflected (wave -2 ) and
partly transmitted (wave -3). Now wave - 3 is incident at Q, it is again partly transmitted
(wave -5) and partly reflected (wave -4). phase difference between wave -1 and wave
(a) 2 is π
(b) 4 is zero
(c) Both (a) and (b) are correct
(d) Both (a) and (b) are incorrect
Answer Key
Q.1 a Q.2 c Q.3 b Q.4 c Q.5 c
Q.6 b Q.7 b Q.8 d Q.9 a Q.10 c
Q.11 c Q.12 a Q.13 c Q.14 c Q.15 c
Q.16 c
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DPP – 4 (Waves)

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Q 1. Equation of a stationary wave is given by
(a) 𝑦 = 𝐴 sin(𝑘𝑥 − 𝜔𝑡) (b) 𝑦 = 2𝐴 sin(𝑘𝑥) cos(𝜔𝑡)
𝑡 2𝜋𝑡
(c) 𝑦 = 𝐴 cos 2𝜋 (𝑘𝑥 − ) (d) 𝑦 = 𝐴 cos ( )
𝑇 I
𝜋𝑥
Q 2. The standing waves set upon a string are given by 𝑦 = 4 sin ( 12 ) cos(52𝜋𝑡). If x and
y are in centimeters and t is in seconds, what is the amplitude of the particle at x = 2
cm?
(a) 12 cm (b) 4 cm (c) 2 cm (d) 1 cm
Q 3. Standing waves cannot be produced:

(a) on a string clamped at both ends
(b) on a string clamped at one end and free at the other
(c) when incident wave gets reflected from a wall
(d) when two identical waves with a phase difference of π are moving in the same
direction
Q 4. The equation of a stationary wave in a medium is given as 𝑦 = sin 𝜔𝑡 cos 𝑘𝑥. The
length of a loop in fundamental mode is
𝜋 𝜋 2𝜋 𝐾
(a) 2𝐾 (b) 𝐾 (c) 𝐾 (d) 𝜋
Q 5. A standing wave having 3 nodes and 2 antinodes is formed between two atoms having
a distance 1.21 Å between them. The wavelength of the standing wave is
(a) 1.21 Å (b) 3.63 Å (c) 4.48 Å (d) 5.86 Å
Q 6. A 20 cm long string, having a mass of 1.0 g, is fixed at both the ends. The tension in
the string is 0.5 N. The string is set into vibrations using an external vibrator of
frequency 100 Hz. Find the separation (in cm) between the successive nodes on the
string.
(a) 10 cm (b) 20 cm (c) 5 cm (d) 15 cm
Q 7. One end of a taut string of length 3m along the x axis is fixed at x = 0. The speed
of the waves in the string is 100 m/s. The other end of the string is vibrating in
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the y direction so that stationary waves are set up in the string. The possible
waveform(s) of these stationary waves is (are)
𝜋𝑥 50𝜋𝑡 𝜋𝑥 100𝜋𝑡
(a) 𝑦(𝑡) = 𝐴 sin 6 cos 6 (b) 𝑦(𝑡) = 𝐴 sin 3 cos 3
5𝜋𝑥 250𝜋𝑡 5𝜋𝑥
(c) 𝑦(𝑡) = 𝐴 sin cos (d) 𝑦(𝑡) = 𝐴 sin cos 50𝜋𝑡
6 3 2
Q 8. A standing wave on a string is given by 𝑦 = (4 𝑐𝑚) cos 𝜋𝑥 sin 50𝜋𝑡, where x is in

1 1
meters and t is in seconds. The velocity of the string section at x = 3 m at t = 5 s is:
(a) zero (b) π m/s
(c) 840π m/s (d) none of these
Q 9. A stretched string is 1 m long. Its liner density is 0.5 gm/m. It is stretched with a force
of 20 N. If plucked at a distance of 25 cm from one end, the frequency of the tone
emitted by it is
(a) 100 Hz (b) 200 Hz
(c) 300 Hz (d) 400 Hz
Q 10. If n, 2n, 3n are the fundamental frequencies of the three segments into which a string
is divided by placing required number of bridges below it. If 𝑛0 is the fundamental
frequency of the string, then
(a) 𝑛0 = 3𝑛 (b) 𝑛0 = 6𝑛
3𝑛 6𝑛
(c) 𝑛0 = 5 (d) 𝑛0 = 11
Q 11. The second harmonic for a standing wave in a string fixed at both the ends is 50 Hz.
What will be its 5th harmonic?
(a) 50 Hz (b) 150 Hz
(c) 175 Hz (d) 125 Hz
Q 12. In sonometer experiment, the bridges are separated by a fixed distance. The wire
which is slightly elastic, emits a tone of frequency 'n' when held by tension 'T'. If the
tension is increased to ′4T′, the tone emitted by the wire will be of frequency
(a) n (b) 2n
(c) Slightly greater than 2n (d) Slightly less than n
Q 13. The length of the wire between two ends of a sonometer is 100cm. What should be
the (in cm) of two bridges below the wire so that the three segments of the wire have
their fundamental frequencies in the ratio 1:3:5
1500 2000 1500 500
(a) 23 , 23 (b) 23 , 23
1500 300 300 1500
(c) , (d) ,
23 23 23 23
Q 14. Length of sonometer wire stretched between two points is 105cm. Two bridges are
kept between two ends so that sonometer wire is divided into three parts whose
fundamental frequencies are in ratio of 1:3:15. The lengths of three parts are:
(a) 5 cm, 20 cm, 80 cm (b) 20 cm, 35 cm, 50 cm

(c) 25 cm, 35 cm, 45 cm (d) 75 cm, 25 cm, 5 cm
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Q 15. Which of the following cannot be the frequency of vibration of 20cm length of a
sonometer wire (linear density is 0.0294 gm/cm) under a tension 3kg wt is?
(a) 750 Hz (b) 500 Hz
(c) 250 Hz (d) 125 Hz
Q 16. Calculate the fundamental frequency of a sonometer wire of length 20cm, tension
25N, cross sectional area 10−2 𝑐𝑚2 and density of material = 104 kg/𝑚3
(a) 200 Hz (b) 120 Hz
(c) 125 Hz (d) 75 Hz
Q 17. A stretched string is vibrating in the second overtone, then the number of nodes and
anti-nodes between the ends of the string are respectively
(a) 3 & 4 (b) 4 & 3
(c) 2 & 3 (d) 3 & 2
Q 18. The first overtone of a stretched string of given length is 320 Hz. The first harmonic is
(a) 320 Hz (b) 640 Hz
(c) 160 Hz (d) 480 Hz
Q 19. An elastic string of length 2 m is fixed at its end. The string starts to vibrate in third
overtone with a frequency 1200 Hz. The ratio of frequency of lower (first)overtone
and fundamental is
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 3 (d) 4
Answer Key
Q.1 b Q.2 c Q.3 d Q.4 b Q.5 a

Q.6 c Q.7 c Q.8 b Q.9 b Q.10 d
Q.11 d Q.12 c Q.13 a Q.14 d Q.15 d
Q.16 c Q.17 b Q.18 c Q.19 b
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DPP – 1 (Sound Waves)
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Q 1. The speed of sound will be maximum in

(a) Humid air at 25℃ (b) Dry air at 25℃
(c) Humid air at 5℃ (d) Dry air at 5℃
Q 2. In which of the following medium speed of the sound is maximum?

(a) Steel (b) Wood
(c) Water (d) Air
Q 3. Under the same conditions of pressure and temperature, the velocity of sound in
oxygen and hydrogen gases are 𝑉𝑂 and 𝑉𝐻 then
(a) 𝑉𝐻 = 𝑉𝑂 (b) 𝑉𝐻 = 4𝑉𝑂
𝑉𝑂
(c) 𝑉𝐻 = 4 (d) 𝑉𝐻 = 16𝑉𝑂
Q 4. The speed of sound in gas at NTP is 300 m/s. If the pressure is increased four times
without a change in temperature the velocity of sound will be?
(a) 150 m/s (b) 300 m/s
(c) 600 m/s (d) 1200 m/s
Q 5. The frequency of a rod is 200 Hz. If the velocity of sound in air is 340 m/s, the
wavelength of the sound produced is
(a) 1.7 cm (b) 6.8 cm
(c) 1.7 m (d) 6.8 m
Q 6. Calculate the speed of longitudinal wave in steel. Young's modulus for steel is
3 × 1010 N/𝑚2 and its density 1.2 × 103 kg/𝑚3
(a) 5000 m/s (b) 300 m/s
(c) 3300 m/s (d) 1500 m/s
Q 7. Calculate the speed of longitudinal sound wave in a liquid. The bulk modulus for the
liquid is 20 × 109 N/𝑚2 and its density is 9.5 × 103 kg/𝑚3
(a) 440 m/s (b) 170 m/s
(c) 1450 m/s (d) 775 m/s
Q 8. For aluminium, the bulk modulus and modulus of rigidity are 7.5 × 1010 N/𝑚2 and
2.01 × 1010 N/𝑚2 respectively. Find the velcoity of longitudinal and transverse wave
in the medium. Given desity of aluminium is 2.7 × 103 N/𝑚2 .
(a) 6.18 × 103 m/s, 2.7 × 103 m/s
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(b) 3.2 × 104 m/s, 2.7 × 103 m/
(c) 6.18 × 103 m/s, 5.1 × 103 m/s
(d) 1.2 × 104 m/s, 3.2 × 104 m/s
Q 9. Laplace's correction in the formula for the speed of sound given by Newton was
needed because sound waves
(a) are longitudinal (b) propagate isothermally
(c) propagate adiabatically (d) have long wavelengths
Q 10. The speed of sound in a gas is v and the root mean square speed of gas molecules is
𝑣
𝑣𝑟𝑚𝑠 . If the ratio of the specific heats of the gas is 1.5 then the ratio 𝑣 is
𝑟𝑚𝑠
(a) 1 : 2 (b) 1 : √3
(c) 1 : √2 (d) 1 : 3
Q 11. The temperature at which speed of sound in air becomes double its value at 0 ℃ is
(a) 546 ℃ (b) 819 ℃
(c) 273 ℃ (d) 1092 ℃
Q 12. The specific gravity of oxygen and nitrogen are in the ration of 16 : 14. The
temperature at which the velocity of sound will be the same as that of nitrogen at 15
℃ will be:
(a) 112 ℃ (b) 72 ℃
(c) 48 ℃ (d) 55 ℃
Q 13. If the air pressure is doubled at constant temperature, then the speed of sound will be
become-
(a) Double (b) Three time
(c) Four time (d) Remain constant
Q 14. Find the speed of sound in a mixture of 1 mole of helium and 2 moles of oxygen at 27
℃.
If the temperature is raised by 1K from 300K, find the percentage change in the speed
of sound in the gaseous mixture. [Take R = 8.31 J/mol-K]
(a) 340 m/s, 1.67 % (b) 349.2 m/s, 1.33 %
(c) 200 m/s, 0.67 % (d) 400.9 m/s, 0.167 %
Q 15. The speed of sound in a mixture of 𝑛1 = 2 moles of He, 𝑛2 = 2 moles of 𝐻2 at

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temperature T = 5 K is 𝑛 × 10 𝑚/𝑠. Find 𝑛
25
[Take R = J/mol-K]
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(a) 9 (b) 90
(c) 15 (d) 35
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Answer Key
Q.1 a Q.2 a Q.3 b Q.4 b Q.5 c
Q.6 a Q.7 c Q.8 a Q.9 c Q.10 c
Q.11 b Q.12 d Q.13 d Q.14 d Q.15 b
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DPP – 2(Sound Waves)
Video Solution on YouTube:- https://youtu.be/WMdOCLHpD50
Q 1. The intensity of a sound wave gets reduced by 20% on passing through a slab. The
reduction intensity on passage through two such consecutive slabs
(a) 40% (b) 36%
(c) 30% (d) 50%
Q 2. Two waves of equal frequencies have their amplitudes in the ratio of 3:5. They are
superimposed on each other. Calculate the ratio of maximum and minimum intensities
of the resultant wave.
16 4
(a) 1 (b) 1
9 25
(c) 16 (d) 16
Q 3. If the ratio of intensities of two sound waves is 1 : 25, then the ratio of their
amplitudes will be
(a) 1 : 25 (b) 5 : 1
(c) 25 : 24 (d) 1 : 5
Q 4. When two sound waves with a phase difference of π/2, and each having amplitude A
and frequency ω, are superimposed on each other, then the maximum amplitude and
frequency of resultant wave is
𝐴 𝜔 𝐴
(a) , 2 (b) , 𝜔
√2 √2
𝜔
(c) √2𝐴, (d) √2𝐴, 𝜔
2
Q 5. Two sound waves with amplitude 4cm and 3cm interfere with a phase difference of
(a) 0 (b) π/3 (c) π/2 (d) π
Find the resultant amplitude in each case.
(a) 5 cm, 6 cm, 7 cm, 1 cm
(b) 7 cm, √27 cm, 6 cm, 7 cm
(c) 5 cm, √39 cm, 1 cm, 5 cm
(d) 7 cm, √37 cm, 5 cm, 1 cm
Q 6. When a sound wave of frequency 30 Hz enters a medium, then maximum

displacement of medium particles is 1 cm. The maximum velocity of the particles will
be
(a) 60π cm/s (b) 30π cm/s
(c) 30 cm/s (d) 60 cm/s
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Loudness of sound increases with:
(a) The increase in distance from the source of sound
(b) The decrease in frequency of vibrating body
(c) The increase in surface area of vibrating body
(d) The amplitude of vibrating body
Q 8. The minimum intensity of audibility of sound is 10−12 watt/𝑚2 . If the intensity of

sound is 10−9 watt/𝑚2 , then calculate the intensity level of this sound in decibels
(a) 30 dB (b) 20 dB
(c) 10 dB (d) 50 dB
Q 9. A sound of intensity I is greater by 3.0103 dB from another sound of intensity 10

𝑛𝑊/𝑐𝑚2 . The absolute value of intensity of sound level I in 𝑊/𝑚2
(a) 2.5 × 10−3 (b) 2 × 10−4
−2
(c) 2 × 10 (d) 2.5 × 10−2
Q 10. Two identical sounds 𝑆1 and 𝑆2 reach at a point P in phase. The resultant loudness at
point P is n dB higher than the loudness of 𝑆1. the value of n is
[Take log 2 = 0.3]
(a) 2 (b) 4
(c) 9 (d) 6
Q 11. A point source emits sound waves with an average power output of 80.0 W (a) Find
the intensity 3.00 m from the source. (b) find the distance at which the intensity of the
sound is 1.00 × 10−8 W/𝑚2
(a) 0.707 W/𝑚2 , 5.2 km
(b) 1.07 W/𝑚2 , 25.2 km
(c) 0.707 W/𝑚2 , 25.2 km
(d) 1.07 W/𝑚2 , 5.2 km
Q 12. At a distance r = 100m from a isotropic point sources of sound 200 Hz the loudness
level is L = 50dB. The standard intensity level, i.e., intensity level just audible to
human ear is 𝐼0 = 0.1 𝑛𝑊/𝑚2 . Find the sonic power of the source
(a) 7 W (b) 5 W
(c) 15 W (d) 1.25 W
Q 13. The sound level at a point 5.0 m away from a point source is 40 𝑑𝐵. What will be the
level at a point 50 m away from the source ?
(a) 10 dB (b) 20 dB
(c) 30 dB (d) 40 dB
Q 14. Quality of sound depends on

(a) Intensity (b) Loudness
(c) Wave form (d) Frequency
Q 15. The loudness and the pitch of a sound depends on

(a) intensity and velocity (b) frequency and velocity
(c) intensity and frequency (d) frequency and number of harmonics
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Q.1 b Q.2 a Q.3 d Q.4 d Q.5 d
Q.6 a Q.7 d Q.8 a Q.9 b Q.10 d
Q.11 c Q.12 d Q.13 b Q.14 c Q.15 c
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DPP – 3 (Sound Waves)
Video Solution on YouTube:- https://youtu.be/3lGsdJJxYok
Q 1. A tube closed at one end and containing air is excited. It produces the fundamental note
of frequency 512 Hz. If the same tube is open at both the ends the fundamental
frequency that can be produced is
(a) 1024 Hz (b) 512 Hz
(c) 256 Hz (d) 128 Hz
Q 2. If the frequency of the first overtone of a closed organ pipe of length 33cm is equal to
the frequency of the first overtone of an organ pipe open at both the ends, then the
length of the open organ pipe will be
(a) 17 cm (b) 88 cm
(c) 22 cm (d) 44 cm
Q 3. The Fundamental frequency of a closed organ pipe of length 20 cm is equal to the

second overtone of an organ pipe open at both the ends. The length of organ pipe
open at both the ends is:
(a) 120 cm (b) 140 cm
(c) 80 cm (d) 100 cm
Q 4. If the length of a closed organ pipe is 1m and velocity of sound is 330 m/s, then the
frequency for the second note is
330 330
(a) 4 × 4 Hz (b) 3 × 4 Hz
330 4
(c) 2 × Hz (d) 2 × 330 Hz
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Q 5. A resonance air column in resonance tube resonates with a tuning fork of 512 Hz at
length 17.4 cm. Neglecting the end correction, deduce the speed of sound in air.
(a) 330 m/s (b) 356 m/s
(c) 315 m/s (d) 412 m/s
Q 6. A resonance air column shows resonance with a tuning fork of frequency 256 Hz at
column lengths 33.4 cm and 101.8 cm. find end-correction
(a) 0.8 cm (b) 1.6 cm
(c) 0.5 cm (d) 0.18 cm
Q 7. In a resonance tube experiment to determine the speed of sound in air, a pipe of

diameter 5cm is used. The air column in pipe resonates with a tuning fork of
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frequency 480Hz when the minimum length of the air column is 16cm. If the speed of
sound in air at room temperature = 6η (in m/sec). Find η
(a) 53 (b) 44
(c) 56 (d) 60
Q 8. The frequency of two forks are 320 Hz and 320.1 Hz. The number of beats heard in 1
minute is
(a) 1 (b) 6
(c) 60 (d) none of these
Q 9. A closed air column 32cm long is in resonance with a tuning fork . Another open air
column of length 66cm is in resonance with another tuning fork . If the two forks
produce 8 beats/s when sounded together , find the speed of sound in the air
(Consider fundamental frequencies only)
(a) 337.92 m/s (b) 357.90 m/s
(c) 318.90 m/s (d) 409.80 m/s
Q 10. In a resonance pipe the first and second resonance are obtained at depths 22.7 cm and
70.2 cm respectively. What will be the end correction?
(a) 1.05 cm (b) 0.15 cm
(c) 115.5 cm (d) 92.5 cm
Q 11. An open tube is in resonance (fundamental frequency) with string (frequency of

vibration of tube is 𝑛𝑜 ). If tube is dipped in water so that 75% of length of tube is
inside water, then the ratio of the new fundamental frequency of tube to string now
will be
(a) 1 (b) 2
2 3
(c) 3 (d) 2
Q 12. An organ pipe 𝑃1 closed at one end and vibrating in its first overtone pipe 𝑃2 open at
booth ends vibrating in its third overtone are in resonance with a given tuning fork.
The ratio of the lengths of 𝑃1 to that of 𝑃2 is
3 1
(a) 8 (b) 3
1 8
(c) 2 (d) 3
Q 13. 5 beats / second are heard when a tuning fork is sounded with a sonometer wire under
tension when the length of the sonometer wire is either 0.95 m or 1 m The frequency
of the fork will be :
(a) 251 Hz (b) 150 Hz
(c) 300 Hz (d) 195 Hz
Q 14. A tuning fork vibrating with a sonometer having 20 cm wire produces 5 beats per
second. The beat frequency does not change if the length of the wire is changed to 21
cm. The frequency of the tuning fork (in Hertz) must be
(a) 200 (b) 210
(c) 205 (d) 215
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Q 15. Two tuning forks A and B vibrating simultaneously produce 5 beats. Frequency of B
is 512 Hz. it is seen that of one arm of A is filed, then the number of beats increases.
Frequency of A will be
(a) 502 Hz (b) 507 Hz
(c) 517 Hz (d) 522 Hz
Q 16. A tuning fork gives 5 beats with another tuning fork of frequency 100 Hz. When the
first tuning fork is loaded with wax, then the number of beats remains unchanged, then
what will be the frequency of the first tuning fork
(a) 95 Hz (b) 100 Hz
(c) 105 Hz (d) 110 Hz
Q 17. Two sound sources of frequency 9Hz and 11Hz are sounded together then which plot
is correct after superposition of sound waves.
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
Q 18. On producing the waves of frequency 1000 Hz in a Kundt's tube the total distance
between 6 successive nodes is 85 cm. Speed of sound in the gas filled in the tube is
(a) 330 m/s (b) 340 m/s
(c) 350 m/s (d) 300 m/s
Q 19. Two tuning forks have frequencies 380 and 384 Hz respectively. When they are
sounded together they produce 4 beats. After hearing the maximum sound how long
will it take to hear the minimum sound
1 1
(a) 2 sec (b) 4 sec
1 1
(c) 8 sec (d) 16 sec
Q 20. The displacement at a point due to two waves are given by 𝑦1 = 2 sin(50𝜋𝑡) and 𝑦2 =
3 sin(58𝜋𝑡) number of beats produced per second is
(a) 8 (b) 4
(c) 58 (d) 50
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Q.1 a Q.2 d Q.3 a Q.4 b Q.5 b
Q.6 a Q.7 c Q.8 b Q.9 a Q.10 a
Q.11 b Q.12 a Q.13 d Q.14 c Q.15 c
Q.16 c Q.17 b Q.18 b Q.19 c Q.20 b
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DPP – 4 (Sound Wave)
Video Solution on YouTube:- https://youtu.be/91qN1V4chFI
Q 1. Two sound sources are moving in opposite directions with velocities 𝑣1 and 𝑣2 (𝑣1 >
𝑣2 ). Both are moving away from a stationary observer. The frequency of both the
sources is 900 Hz. What is the value of 𝑣1 − 𝑣2 so that the beat frequency observed
by the observer is 6 Hz? Speed of sound 𝑣 = 300 m/s. [Given that 𝑣1 and 𝑣2 ≪ 𝑣]
(a) 1 m/s (b) 2 m/s (c) 3 m/s (d) 4 m/s
Q 2. A sound wave of frequency n travels horizontally to the right with speed c. It is

reflected from a broad wall moving to the left with speed v. The number of beats
heard by a stationary observer to the left of the wall is
𝑛(𝑐+v) 𝑛v 2𝑛v
(a) zero (b) (c) 𝑐−v (d) 𝑐−v
𝑐−v
Q 3. Two sources 𝑆1 and 𝑆2 of same frequency f emits sound. The sources are moving as
shown with speed 𝑢 each. A stationary observer hears that sound. The beat frequency
is (𝑣 = speed of sound)
2𝑢2 𝑓 2𝑣 2 𝑓 2𝑢𝑣𝑓 2𝑢𝑓

(a) 𝑣2 −𝑢2 (b) 𝑣2−𝑢2 (c) 𝑣2 −𝑢2 (d) 𝑣
Q 4. A man moving towards a vertical cliff at a constant velocity of u m/s, fires a gun and
hears the echo after t seconds. If he was at a distance of d meters from the cliff when
he fired the gun, then the velocity of sound in air in m/s is
2𝑑 2𝑑 2𝑑 𝑑
(a) 𝑡 (b) 𝑡 + 𝑢 (c) 𝑡 − 𝑢 (d) 𝑡
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Q 5. A sound source is moving with speed 50m/s towards a fixed observer. Frequency
observed by observer is 1000Hz. Find out apparent frequency observed by observer
when source is moving away from observer (Speed of sound = 350 m/s)
(a) 750 Hz (b) 950 Hz (c) 550 Hz (d) 350 Hz
Q 6. With what velocity an observer should move relative to a stationary source so that he
hears a sound of double the frequency of source
(a) Velocity of sound towards the source
(b) Velocity of sound away from the source
(c) Half the velocity of sound towards the source
(d) Double the velocity of sound towards the source
Q 7. A motor cycle starts from rest and accelerates along a straight path at 2 m/𝑠 2 . At the
starting point of the motor cycle, there is a stationary electric siren. How far has the
motor cycle gone when the driver hears the frequency of the siren at 94% of its value
when the motor cycle was at rest?
(Speed of sound =330 m/s)
(a) 49 m (b) 98 m (c) 147 m (d) 196 m
Q 8. An observer standing at station observers frequency 219 Hz when a train approaches

and 184 Hz when train goes away from him. If velocity of sound in air is 340 m/s,
then velocity of train and actual frequency of whistle will be
(a) 15.5 m/s, 200 Hz (b) 19.5 m/s, 205 Hz
(c) 29.5 m/s, 200 Hz (d) 32.5 m/s, 205 Hz
Q 9. A bus driving at 39.6 km/h is approaching a person who is standing at the bus stop,
while honking repeatedly at an interval of 30 seconds. If the speed of the sound is 330
m/s, at what interval will the person hear the horn?
(a) 31 sec (b) 29 sec
(c) 30 sec (d) interval depends on distance between bus &
passenger
Q 10. A source of light emitting wavelength λ = 600nm is moving away from the observer
at a speed close to 1/5th the speed of light in vacuum. When observed, what will be
wavelength perceived for the source?
(a) 490 nm (b) 735 nm (c) 684 nm (d) 637 nm
Q 11. An observer is revolving in a circular orbit of a radius r with time period T. A sound
source is at a distance d from the center of circle. If the velocity of the sound is x m/s,
then the difference between the maximum & minimum frequencies received by this
observer (n is original frequency)
2𝜋𝑛𝑟 2𝜋𝑛𝑟𝑥 4𝜋𝑛𝑥 4𝜋𝑛𝑟
(a) 𝑥𝑇 (b) 𝑇 (c) 𝑟𝑇 (d) 𝑥𝑇
Q 12. An engine is moving on a circular path of radius 100 meter with a speed of 20 meter
per second. The frequency observed by an observer standing stationary at the center of
circular path when the engine blows a whistle of frequency 500 Hz is
(a) More than 500 Hz (b) Less than 500 Hz
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Q 13. A supersonic jet is moving with a velocity twice that of sound, the angle of conical
wave front produced by the jet will be
(a) 120° (b) 90° (c) 60° (d) 30°
Q 14. A source and an observer move away from each other with a velocity of 10 m/s with
respect to ground. If the observer finds the frequency of sound coming from the source
as 1950 Hz, then actual frequency of the source is (velocity of sound in air = 340 m/s)
(a) 1950 Hz (b) 2068 Hz (c) 2132 Hz (d) 2486 Hz
Q 15. A jet plane flies through air with a velocity of 2 Mach. While the velocity of sound is
332 mis, the air speed of the plane is
(a) 166 m/s (b) 66.4 m/s (c) 332 m/s (d) 664 m/s
Q 16. A star is moving away from an observer with a speed of 500 km/s. Calculate the
Doppler shift if the wavelength of light emitted by the star is 6000Å.
(a) 6 Å (b) 5 Å (c) 30 Å (d) 10 Å
Q 17. The apparent wavelength of light from a star moving away from earth is observed to be
0.01% more than its real wavelength. The velocity of star is
(a) 120 km/s (b) 90 km/s (c) 60 km/s (d) 30 km/s
Q 18. Earth is moving towards a fixed star with a velocity of 30km/s. An observer on earth
observes a shift of 0.58Å in wavelength of light coming from star. What is the actual
wavelength of light emitted by star?
(a) 5800 Å (b) 8500 Å (c) 6300 Å (d) 7800 Å
Answer Key
Q.1 b Q.2 d Q.3 c Q.4 c Q.5 a
Q.6 a Q.7 b Q.8 c Q.9 b Q.10 b
Q.11 d Q.12 c Q.13 d Q.14 b Q.15 d
Q.16 d Q.17 d Q.18 a
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WAVE AND ITS CHARACTERISTICS
Q 1. The property of a medium necessary for wave propagation is -
(1) Its inertia (2) Its elasticity
(3) Its low resistance (4) All of above
Q 2. Water wave is / are of the nature :
(1) Transverse
(2) Longitudinal
(3) Sometimes longitudinal and some times transverse and longitudinal both
(4) Neither transverse nor longitudinal
Q 3. Sound waves in air do not show the phenomenon of polarisation because -
(1) Sound waves require a material medium for their propagation
(2) Sound waves in air are longitudinal
(3) Sound waves are transverse
(4) Sound waves have low velocity
Q 4. Which of the following is not a formula of wave velocity ?

(1) v = (2) v = n
K
2 K
(3) v = (4) v =
TK 
Q 5. Transverse waves can propagate
(1) only in solids (2) both in solids and gases
(3) neither in solids nor in gases (4) only in gases
Q 6. A wave of frequency 500 Hz travels between X and Y and travel a distance of 600 m in 2 sec.
between X and Y. How many wavelength are there in distance XY :

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(1) 1000 (2) 300 (3) 180 (4) 2000
Q 7. The relation between the particles velocity and wave velocity is -
dy v
(1) u = –v (2) u =
dx  dy 
 
 dx 
dy
(3) u = v (4) u = v +
dx
Q 8. The equation of a progressive wave for a wire is :
  x 
Y = 4sin   8t    . If x and y are measured in cm then velocity of wave is :
2  8 
(1) 64 cm/s along – x direction (2) 32 cm/s along – x direction
(3) 32 cm/s along + x direction (4) 64 cm/s along + x direction
Q 9. The equation of a transverse wave, out of the following is -
(1) X = a sin (Kx – t)
(2) Y = a sin (Ky – t)
(3) Y = a sin (Kx – t)
(4) Z = a cos (Kz – t)
 t x  
Q 10. The equation of progressive wave is Y = 4sin       where x and y are in cm.
 5 9  6
Which of the following statement is true ?
(1) = 18 cm (2) amplitude = 0.04 cm
(3) velocity v = 50 cm/s (4) frequency f = 20 Hz
Q 11. A plane progressive wave is represented by the equation y = 0.25 cos (2t – 2x).
The equation of a wave is with double the amplitude and half frequency but travelling in the
opposite direction will be.
(1) y = 0.5 cos (t – x) (2) y = 0.5 cos (2t + 2x)

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(3) y = 0.25 cos (t + 2x) (4) y = 0.5 cos (t + x)
 
Q 12. The equation for stationary wave is y = 0.005 cos  62.8t  3.14x   , its periodic time T and
 3
wavelength  are -
(1) 3.14 sec, 1m
(2) 1 sec, 1 m
(3) 0.1 sec, 2m
(4) 0.1 sec, 1m
x 
Q 13. A plane wave is described by the equation y = 3 cos   10t   . The maximum velocity
4 2
of the particles of the medium due to this wave is
3
(1) 30 (2) (3) 3/4 (4) 40
2
Q 14 The minimum time taken by a particle in reaching from trough to crest in a transverse wave
is -
T T 3T
(1) (2) (3) (4) T
4 2 4
Q 15. The equation y = 4 + 2 sin (6t – 3x) represents a wave motion with
(1) amplitude 6 units (2) amplitude 4 units
(3) wave speed 2 units (4) wave speed 1/2 units
  x 
Q 16. The equation of ·a progressive wave are Y = sin  200  t   , where x is in meter and f
  330  
is in second. The frequency and velocity of wave are
(1) 100 Hz, 5 m/s (2) 300 Hz, 100 m/s (3) 100Hz, 330 m/s (4) 30 m/s, 5 Hz
Q 17. If the speed of the wave shown in the figure is 330 m/s in the given medium, then the
equation of the wave propagating in the positive x-direction will be –

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y
x
0.25 m
(all quantities are in MKS units)
(1) y = 0.05 sin 2  (4000 t – 12.5 x)
(2) y = 0.05 sin 2  (4000 t – 122.5 x)
(3) y = 0.05 sin 2  (3300 t – 10 x)
(4) y = 0.05 sin 2  (3300 x – 10 t)
Q 18. Two wave are represented by equation
y1 = a sin t y2 = a cos t the first wave -
(1) leads the second by    (2) lags the second by 
 
(3) leads the second by (4) lags the second by
2 2
Q 19. In the diagram, the phase difference between points A and D is -

A B D C
x
 2  
(1) x (2) x (3) x (4)
  2 x
Q 20. The distance between two consecutive crests in a wave train produced in string is 5 m. If two
complete waves pass through any point per second, the velocity of wave is
(1) 2.5 m/s (2) 5 m/s (3) 10 m/s (4) 15 m/s
Q 21. The graph between wave number (v) and angular frequency () is :

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(1) (2)
(3) (4)
PROGRESSIVE WAVE ON STRING
Q 22. In a string the speed of wave is 10 m/s and its frequency is 100 Hz . The value of the phase
difference at a distance 2.5 cm will be :
(1) / 2 (2)  / 8 (3) 3 / 2 (4) 2
Q 23. A uniform rope of mass 0.1 kg and length 2.5 m hangs from ceiling. The speed of transverse
wave in the rope at upper end and at a point 0.5 m distance from lower end will be :
(1) 5 m/s, 2.24 m/s (2) 10 m/s, 3.23 m/s (3) 7.5 m/s, 1.2 m/s (4) 2.25 m/s, 5 m/s
Q 24. The equation of a wave on a string of linear density 0.04 kg m–1 is given by
  t x 
y = 0.02(m) sin  2     . The tension in the string is :
  0.04(s) 0.50(m)  
(1) 6.25 N (2) 4.0 N (3) 12.5 N (4) 0.5 N
Q 25. The mathematical forms for three sinusoidal travelling waves are given by
Wave 1 : y(x,t) = (2cm) sin(3x – 6t)
Wave 2 : y(x,t) = (3cm) sin(4x – 12t)
Wave 3 : y(x,t) = (4cm) sin(5x – 11t)
where x is in meters and t is in seconds. Of these waves:
(1) wave 1 has the greatest wave speed and the greatest maximum transverse string speed.

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(2) wave 2 has the greatest wave speed and wave 1 has the greatest maximum transverse
string speed.
(3) wave 3 has the greatest wave speed and the greatest maximum transverse string speed.
(4) wave 2 has the greatest wave speed and wave 3 has the greatest maximum transverse
string speed.
Q 26. If the frequency of a wave is 100 Hz then the particles of the medium cross the mean
position in one second -
(1) 100 times (2) 200 times
(3) 400 times (4) 50 times
Q 27. The figure shows an instantaneous profile of a rope carrying a progressive wave moving Q
from left to right, then
(a) the phase at A is greater than the phase at B
(b) the phase at B is greater than the phase at A
(c) A is moving upwards
(d) B is moving upwards
(1) a & c (2) a & d (3) b & c (4) b & d
Q 28. The density of the material of a wire used in sonometer is 7.5 × 103 kg/m3. If the stress on
the wire is 3.0 × 108 N /m2, the speed of transverse wave in the wire will be -
(1) 100 m/s (2) 200 m/s
(3) 300 m/s (4) 400 m/s
Q 29. Linear density of a string is 1.3 × 10–4 kg/m and wave equation is y = 0.021 sin(x + 30 t).
Find the tension in the string where x in meter, t in sec.
(1) 1.17 × 10–2 N (2) 1.17 × 10–1 N (3) 1.17 × 10–3 N (4) None

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PRINCIPLE OF SUPERPOSITION OF WAVES
Q 30. Two periodic waves of amplitudes A1 and A2 pass through a region, If A1 > A2 , the difference
in the maximum and minimum possible amplitudes will be -
(1) A1 – A2 (2) A1 + A2
(3) 2A1 (4) 2A2
Q 31. At a particle two simple harmonic motion are acting along the same direction. These are y1 =
a1sin t and y2 = a2sin (t + ). The resultant motion is also a simple harmonic motion whose
amplitude will be :
(1) a1  a 2  2a1a 2 cos  a12  a 22  2a1a 2 cos 

2 2
(2)
a12  a 22  2a1a 2 cos  (4) a1  a 2  2a1a 2 cos 

2 2
(3)
Q 32. Two waves of intensities I and 4I produce interference. Then the intensity at constructive
and destructive interference respectively is -
(1) 3I, 5I (2) 5I, 3I
(3) I, 9I (4) 9I, I
Q 33. The energy in the superposition of waves :
(1) Is lost (2) Increase
(3) remain same, only redistribution occurs (4) None of the above
Q 34. Two sources of intensities I and 4I and waves, which interfere to produce a resultant
intensity I0 at a point of phase difference /2. I0 is equal-
(1) 5I (2) 4I (3) 3I (4) I
Q 35. Two plane progressive waves shows destructive interference at point P. Which of the
following statement is true at point P :-
(1) Crest of one wave is superimposed on crest of another wave
(2) Trough of one wave is superimposed on crest of another wave

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(3) Intensity of resultant wave is equal to the intensity difference of two waves
(4) Resultant amplitude is equal to the amplitude sum of two waves
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STATIONARY WAVES OR STANDING WAVES IN STRINGS
Q 36. A stationary wave is represented by -
(1) Y = 2A cos Kx sin t.
(2) Y = 2A sin K (x – vt) sin t
(3) Y = 2A cos Kx cos (t – Kx)
(4) Y = 2A cos K (X – vt) cos t

Q 37. A uniform string of length L and mass M is fixed at both ends under tension T, Then it can
vibrate with fundamental frequency given by the formula.
1 T 1 T 1 T 1 M
(1) f = (2) f = (3) f = (4) f =
2 ML 2L M 2 M 2 LT
Q 38. The speed of transverse waves in a stretched string is 700 cm/s. If the string is 2 m long, the
frequency with which it resonantes in fundamental mode is:
(1) (7 / 2) Hz (2) (7 / 4) Hz (3) (14) Hz (4) (2 / 7) Hz
Q 39. For stationary wave, which of the following statement is correct -
(1) All the particles vibrate in same phase
(2) All the particles between an antinode and node vibrate in phase
(3) Particles between any two consecutive nodes vibrate in phase
(4) All the particles vibrate in different phases.
Q 40. A string is rigided by two ends and its equation is given by y = cos2t sin2x
Then minimum length of string is
(1) 1 m (2) 1 / 2 m (3) 5 m (4) 2 m

Q 41.
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The equation y = 0.15 sin 5x cos 300t represents a stationary wave. The wavelength of this
stationary wave will be -
(1) zero (2)1.256 m
(3) 2.512 m (4) 0.628m
Q 42. A wave represented by the equation y = acos(t – kx) is superposed by another wave to
form a stationary wave such that the point x = 0 is a node. The equation for other wave is -
(1) y = a sin (t + kx) (2) y = – a cos (t – kx)
(3) y = – a cos (t + kx) (4) y = – a sin (t – kx)
 x 
Q 43. A stretched string is vibrating according to the equation y = 5sin   cos 4t, where y and
 2 
a are in cm and t is in sec. The distance between two consecutive nodes on the strings is:-
(1) 2 cm (2) 4 cm (3) 8 cm (4) 16 cm
Q 44. Which of the following statements is not true for stationary waves?
(1) All the particles of medium vibrate with same frequency
(2) All the particles are in the same phase between successive nodes
(3) All the particles are in the same phase between successive antinodes
(4) The distance between alternate nodes is equal to wavelength  
Q 45. A wave of frequency 100 Hz travels along a string towards its fixed end. When this wave
travels back, after reflection, a node is formed at a distance of 10 cm from the fixed end.
The speed of the wave (incident and reflected) is :
(1) 5 m/s (2) 10 m/s (3) 20 m/s (4) 40 m/s
Q 46. Stationary wave is represented by y = A sin (100 t) cos (0.01 x) where y and A are in mm, t in
sec and x in m. The velocity of the wave:
(1) 1 m/s (2) 102 m/s (3) 104 m/s (4) zero
Q 47. If the tension in a sonometer wire is increased by a factor of four then fundamental
frequency of vibration changes by a factor of :

(1) 4
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Q 48. A sonometer wire, with a suspended mass of M = 1 kg., is in resonance with a given tuning
fork. The apparatus is taken to moon where the acceleration due to gravity is 1/6 that of
earth. To obtain resonance on the moon, the value of M should be
(1) 1 kg (2) 6 kg (3) 6 kg (4) 36 kg
Q 49. Stationary waves are produced in 10 m long stretched string. If the string vibrates in 5
segments and wave velocity is 20 m/sec, then the frequency is-
(1) 10 Hz (2) 5 Hz (3) 4 Hz (4)2 Hz
Q 50. A wire of linear mass density 9 × 10–3 kg /m is stretched between two rigid supports under a
tension of 360 N. The wire resonates at frequency 210 Hz. The next higher frequency at
which the same wire resonates is 280 Hz. The number of loops produced in first case will be
-
(1) 1 (2) 2
(3) 3 (4) 4
Q 51. A standing wave having 3 nodes and 2 antinodes is formed between 1.21 Å distance then
the wavelength is :-
(1) 1.21 Å (2) 2.42 Å (3) 0.605 Å (4) 4.84 Å
Q 52. If vibration of a string are to be increased to a factor of two, then tension in the string must
be made:
(1) half (2) thrice (3) four times (4) eight times
Q 53. In a stretched string under tension and fixed at both ends, the fundamental frequency is n.
The ratio of harmonic frequencies produced is -
(1) n : 2n : 3n (2) n : 3n : 5n
(3) n : 2n : 5n (4) 3n : 7n : 11n

Q 54.
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The length of a closed pipe that would produce a just audible sound in fundamental mode ,is
(Vsound=336 m/s)
(1) 4.2 cm (2) 4.2 m (3) 4.2 mm (4) 1.0 cm
Q 55. In a sonometer wire, the tension is maintained by suspending a mass M from free end of
wire. The fundamental frequency of the wire is N Hz. If the suspended mass is completely
immerged water the fundamental frequency will
(1) increases (2) constant (3) decrease (4) can't say
Q 56. A second harmonic has to generated in a string of length  stretched between two rigid
supports. The points where the string has to be plucked and touched are –
3
(1) Pluck at touch at (2) Pluck at touch at
2 4 2 4
3
(3) Pluck at touch at (4) Pluck at touch at
4 4 4 2
Q 57. The relation between frequency 'n' of the string, if n1,n2,n3,.... are the frequencies of
segments of the stretched string, is -
(1) n = n1 + n2 + n3 +...
(2) n = n1  n 2  n 3  ....
1 1 1 1
(3)     ...
n n1 n 2 n 3
(4) none of these
Q 58. A wave is represented by the equation y = a sin(kx – t) is superimposed with another wave
to form a stationary wave such that the point x = 0 is a node. Then the equation of other
wave is -
(1) y = a cos (kx – t) (2) y = acos (kx + t)
(3) y = – asin (kx + t) (4) y = a sin (kx + t)
Q 59. If the tension and diameter of a sonometer wire of fundamental frequency (n) is doubled
and density is halved then its fundamental frequency will become :-

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n n
(1) (2) 2n (3) n (4)
4 2
Q 60. A 110 cm long wire is to be divided into three segments by two bridges. The ratio of
frequencies of three segments is 1 : 2 : 3 . The positions of the bridges will be -
(1) 20 cm from one end 60 cm from another end
(2) 60 cm from one end and 20 cm from another end
Q 61. The tension in a piano wire is 10 N. What should be the tension in the wire to produce a
note of double the frequency ?
(1) 10 N (2) 20 N (3) 40 N (4) 80 N
Q 62. Fundamental frequency of sonometer wire is n. If the length, tension and diameter of wire
are tripled, the new fundamental frequency is :-
(1) n / 3 (2) n / 3 (3) n 3 (4) n / 3 3
Q 63. a string in a musical instrument is 50 cm long and its fundamental frequency is 800 Hz. If a
frequency of 1000 Hz is to be produced, then required length of string is :
(1) 62.5 cm (2) 50 cm (3) 40 cm (4) 37.5
Q 64. Four wires of identical lengths, diameters and of the same material are stretched on
sonometer wire. The ratio of their tension is 1 : 4 : 9 : 16. The ratio of their fundamental
frequencies is
(1) 1 : 2 : 3 : 4 (2) 16 : 9 : 4 : 1 (3) 1 : 4 : 9 : 16 (4) 4 : 3 : 2 : 1
 2 
Q 65. Given equation is related to y = cos  x  cos(2vt)
  
(1) Transverse progressive (2) Longitudinal progressive
(3) Longitudinal stationary wave (4) Transverse stationary wave

Q 66.
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A stretched string is 1 m long: Its mass per unit length is 0.5 g/m. It is stretched with a force
of 20 N. It plucked at a distance of 25 cm from one end. The frequency of note emitted by it will
be:
(1) 400 Hz (2) 300 Hz (3) 200 Hz (4) 100 Hz
Q 67. Four wires of same length and same material, whose diameters are in the ratio 4 : 3 : 2 :1,
are clamped in such a way that each wire produces note of frequency double that of the
preceding wire. If the tension in the first wire is 2 Kg-wt, then tension in the second wire will
be -
(1) 4.5 (2) 8 (3) 9 (4) 16  
Q 68. The length of the sonometer wire is fixed between two bridges. Its frequency can be
increased -
(1) By increasing tension and decreasing mass per unit length of wire
(2) By decreasing tension and increasing mass per unit length of wire
(3) By increasing tension and mass per unit length of wire
(4) By decreasing tension and mass per unit length of the wire
Q 69. Which of the following laws of strings is not correct -
1
(1) n  T (2) n 

1
(3) n  (4) n  
m

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Answer Key
Q.1) 4 Q.2) 4 Q.3) 2 Q.4) 4 Q.5) 2

Q.6) 1 Q.7) 1 Q.8) 4 Q.9) 3 Q.10) 1
Q.11) 4 Q.12) 3 Q.13) 1 Q.14) 2 Q.15) 3
Q.16) 3 Q.17) 3 Q.18) 4 Q.19) 2 Q.20) 3
Q.21) 2 Q.22) 1 Q.23) 1 Q.24) 1 Q.25) 4
Q.26) 2 Q.27) 2 Q.28) 2 Q.29) 2 Q.30) 4
Q.31) 2 Q.32) 3 Q.33) 3 Q.34) 1 Q.35) 2
Q.36) 1 Q.37) 1 Q.38) 2 Q.39) 3 Q.40) 2
Q.41) 2 Q.42) 3 Q.43) 1 Q.44) 3 Q.45) 3
Q.46) 4 Q.47) 3 Q.48) 3 Q.49) 2 Q.50) 3
Q.51) 1 Q.52) 3 Q.53) 1 Q.54) 2 Q.55) 3
Q.56) 4 Q.57) 3 Q.58) 4 Q.59) 3 Q.60) 2
Q.61) 3 Q.62) 4 Q.63) 3 Q.64) 1 Q.65) 4
Q.66) 3 Q.67) 1 Q.68) 1 Q.69) 4

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