PHYSICS APTITUDE TEST

SHM, Waves And Sound

1. The dimension of 𝜔 𝑥 is equals to :
a. Velocity c. Acceleration
b. Displacement d. None
2. An oscillatory (vibratory) motion is always under:
a. An elastic restoring force and inertia c. a periodic force
b. an applied force d. a gravitational force

3. The total energy of a simple pendulum at its mean position is :

a. 𝑥𝜔 c. 1/2𝑥 𝜔
b. 1/2𝑥 𝜔 d. None
4. A force of 20N is applied on a spring produces an extension of 10cm, the stiffness will be:
a. 10N/m c. 200N/m
b. 100N/m d. 40N/m
5. A body performing SHM has a displacement of X=30sin 50𝑡, the frequency will be:
a. 0.02Hz c. 8Hz
b. 0.13Hz d. 50Hz
6. If the position of particle is represented by X=√2 cos 𝑡 then its position after 2sec will be:
a. 2m c. 1m
b. 3m d. 5m
7. The velocity of a particle in SHM is v at mean position, it the amplitude becomes double then the
velocity at the mean position will be:
a. 2v c. 4v
b. v/2 d. v/4
8. The acceleration of a S.H.M performing body is always directed towards the :
a. Mean position c. Outside
b. Extreme position d. None
9. Stars moving towards the Earth shows _____ shift:
a. Red c. Blue
b. Green d. Black
10. If a given spring of spring constant k is cut into three identical segments, the spring constant of each
segment is:
a. k/2 c. 3k
b. k/3 d. 4k
11. A sound wave of frequency 640 Hz is travelling in air at a speed of 320m/s. The wavelength of the
wave is:
a. 400 m c. 320 m
b. 0.5 m d. 1.25 m
12. A transverse wave has a wavelength of 𝜆, at the location where the wavelength is 5/4 𝜆 lie there a:
a. Node c. Mid point of wave
b. Antinode d. None

13. Mechanical waves:

a. Are longitudinal only d. Do not require a medium for
b. Are transverse only propagation
c. Can be both longitudinal and
transverse

14. Transverse waves can propagate:

a. Both in gas and in a metal c. Not in a gas but in a metal

b. In a gas but not in a metal d. neither in a gas nor in metal

15. How many nodes must be there between two antinodes

a. 3 b. 2

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 c. 1 d. zero
12. If near a steam turbine the temperature in the expansion chamber reaches to 21840C then the speed of
sound there should be:
a. 900m/s c. 996m/s
b. 1000m/s d. Cannot be calculated
13. The time period of a simple pendulum on the surface of earth is 2 seconds. Find its time period on the
surface of moon where acceleration due to gravity is one sixth of that of earth:
a. 3sec c. 4.9sec
b. 4sec d. 5.8sec
14. Time period of a second’s pendulum on surface of moon will be:
a. 1.25sec c. 2.4sec
b. 2sec d. None
15. A body of mass 5Kg is executing SHM with amplitude of 10cm, its maximum velocity is 100cm/s. Its
velocity will be 50cm/s at a displacement from mean position of :
a. 5cm c. 9.3cm
b. 8.6cm d. 10cm
16. If the ratio of time period of two pendulums is 1:2, the ratio of their length will be:
a. 1:2 c. 4:1
b. 1:4 d. 2:1
17. During free fall motion the pendulum will:
a. Vibrate rapidly c. Circulate
b. Stops d. None
18. A transverse wave on a long horizontal rope with a wavelength of 8m travels at 2m/s. At t=0 a particle
points on the rope has a vertical displacement of +A where A is the amplitude of wave. At what time
will the vertical displacement of this point on rope will be –A?:
a. 1/2s c. 4s
b. 2s d. 1/4s
19. A block of a mass 0.1Kg is attached to a spring and placed on a horizontal frictionless table. The spring
is stretched 20cm when a force of 5N is applied. The spring constant will be:
a. 10N/m c. 25N/m
b. 20N/m d. 50N/m
20. Two springs fixed at one end are stretched by 5cm and 10cm respectively when masses 0.5kg and 1kg
are suspended at their lower end . When displaced slightly fro their mean position and released they
will oscillates with their time period in ratio:
a. 1: √2 c. 2
b. √2:1 d. ½
21. If in an elevator a simple is hanging from the ceiling which is accelerating at 2m/s2, if its length is 24m
then find its time period:
a. 4s c. 9s
b. 8 d. 10s

22. The time displacement graph of SHM is :

a. Pulse wave c. Cosine wave
b. Sine wave d. All of these

23. When two sounds of 50Hz and 59Hz are coming at the same time, the frequency which will be audible
to the listener will be:
a. 9Hz c. 59Hz
b. 50Hz d. None
24. A listener is moving away with 20m/s and a source is following the listener at 20m/s, is the source is
sound with a frequency of 200Hz, the apparent frequency heard by the listener will be:
a. 250Hz c. 200Hz
b. 270Hz d. 150Hz
25. If a listener is moving toward a stationary source with a Mach no. of 3, the apparent frequency will be
heard by the listener:
a. f c. 3f
b. 2f d. 4f
26. Longitudinal wave do not exhibit:

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 a. Reflection c. Diffraction
b. Refraction d. Polarization
27. A particle execute SHM with time period of 6s and amplitude of 3cm, its maximum speed will be:
a. c. 2𝜋
b. 𝜋 d. 3𝜋
28. Velocity of a particle executing simple harmonic motion is maximum:
a. M.P c. Both
b. E.P d. None
29. Unit of Beats is:
a. m/s c. Decibels
b. Hz d. None
30. With the increase in temperature, the frequency of the sound from an organ pipe:
a. Decreases c. Remains unchanged

b. Increases d. Changes erratically

31. A body executing simple harmonic motion should have
a. Inertial effect
b. Acceleration directly proportional to displacement from mean position
c. Elastic restoring property
d. All of these
e. None of these
32. Example(s) of simple harmonic motion is/are
a. A block attached to a spring d. All of these
b. Motion of pendulum e. None of these
c. Vibration of musical instrument
33. Calculate the length of second pendulum at surface of earth
a. 1m d. 4m
b. 2m e. 5m
c. 3m
34. Calculate the time period of second pendulum at surface of Jupiter where value of gravitational
acceleration is 2.6 times of earth
a. 2 second d. 5.2 second
b. 2.6 second e. None of these
c. 1.5 second
35. A simple pendulum is attached to mass of 2kg and its time period is 1 second if this mass is replaced by
4kg then the new time period will be
a. 1 second d. 4 second
b. 1.41 second e. None of these
c. 2 second

36. Velocity of a particle executing simple harmonic motion is maximum

a. At mean position d. Velocity remain constant in
b. At extreme positions S.H.M
c. In between mean and extreme e. None of these
positions
37. Total energy of a particle is
a. Maximum at mean position d. Remain constant
b. Minimum at mean position e. None of these
c. Maximum at extreme positions
38. The time period of a simple pendulum at surface of earth is 2 seconds. What is its time period at
surface of moon where gravitational acceleration is 1 6 times of gravity at earth?
a. 2 seconds d. 1.6 seconds
b. 4.9 seconds e. None of these
c. 1/6 seconds
39. A particle is in S.H.M has acceleration of 25 cm/s2 for a displacement of 2cm, determine the time
period
a. 1.77 second d. 5.2 second
b. 2 second e. None of these
c. 1.4 second
40. A mass at the end of a spring execute S.H.M with a time period of 0.4 second, find the acceleration
when displacement is 4 cm
a. 10 m/s2 d. 40 m/s2
2
b. 20 m/s e. None of these
c. 30 m/s2

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 41. A mass of 4kg at the end of a string describes S.H.M with time period of 2 second. Find the
acceleration when displacement is 2m.
a. 19.73m/s2 d. 6.28m/s2
b. 39.4m/s2 e. None of these
c. 3.14m/s2
42. A mass of 4kg is suspended from a spring. The spring is stretched by 0.98m. Calculate the period of
oscillation of mass when it is given a small displacement.
a. 4.9 second d. 3.1 second
b. 1.98 second e. None of these
c. 9.8 second
43. Find the length of second pendulum at the surface of Jupiter where value of “g” is 2.63 times of the
value of “g” at earth
a. 1m d. 1/6 m
b. 9.8m e. None
c. 2.63m
44. What will be the percentage increase in time period of a mass spring system if attached mass is
doubled.
a. 0% (Remain same) d. 173%
b. 41% e. 73%
c. 141%
45. What will be the percentage increase in time period of a pendulum if attached mass is doubled.
a. 0% (Remain same) d. 173%
b. 41% e. 73%
c. 141%

46. Time period of simple pendulum depends upon

a. Amplitude d. Mass of bob
b. Length e. Both “a” and “b”
c. Temperature
47. A spring is attached with a mass “m” executes S.H.M with a time period of 2 second, if along with it
another mass of 2kg is attached the time period is increased by 1 second. What is the value of mass
“m”
a. 0.6 kg d. 3.6 kg
b. 1.6 kg e. None of these
c. 2.6 kg
48. Find the speed of sound in a gas in which two waves of wave lengths 50.0cm and 50.4cm produce 6
beats per second.
a. 17800 cm/s d. 77800 cm/s
b. 37800 cm/s e. 97800 cm/s
c. 57800 cm/s
49. Sound wave with a frequency of 343Hz travels through the air. What is wave length if speed of sound
in air is 343m/s
a. 1m d. 4m
b. 2m e. 5m
c. 3m
50. Amplitude of sound wave is detected as its
a. Wave length d. Resonance
b. Frequency e. Loudness
c. Pitch
51. Two sound waves have same wave lengths in air at same temperature, what other property must they
also have in common?
I. Intensity
II. Amplitude
III. Frequency
a. I only d. II and III only
b. III only e. I,II and III only
c. I and II only
52. Motion of observer does not change ___ of sound
a. Velocity b. Wave length

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 c. Frequency e. None of these
d. All of these
53. Source and listener are moving towards each other with velocities that are 0.5 times and 0.2 times of
velocity of sound respectively. If real frequency is 2KHz then what is its apparent frequency.
a. 1200 Hz d. 4800 Hz
b. 2400 Hz e. None
c. 3600 Hz
54. If temperature is increased 2 times then velocity of sound will be increased by
a. 41% d. 61%
b. 85% e. None
c. 141%
55. For each 1oC increase in temperature velocity of sound is increased by
a. 61 cm/s d. 3.3 cm/s
b. 332 cm/s e. 6.1 cm/s
c. 0.61 cm/s
56. Speed of sound at 27oC is
a. 348 m/s d. 332 m/s
b. 648 m/s e. 165 m/s
c. 273 m/s
57. Speed of sound at temperature “T” is “v” if temperature is increased by 600K the velocity of sound is
increased √3 times. What was the value of temperature “T”
a. 600oC d. 27oC
b. 300oC e. 150oC
c. 60oC
58. Two cars are moving towards each other and sound emitted by 1st car with real frequency of 3000 Hz is
detected by person in 2nd with apparent frequency of 3400 Hz. What was the speed of the cars?
a. 332 m/s d. 123.8 m/s
b. 450 m/s e. 48.9 m/s
c. 21.25 m/s
59. Sone is the unit of
a. Loudness d. Frequency of sound wave
b. Intensity e. None
c. Intensity level
60. Watt/m2 is the unit of
a. Loudness d. Wavelength of sound wave
b. Intensity e. None
c. Intensity level
61. Deci-Bell is the unit of
a. Loudness d. Velocity of sound
b. Intensity e. None
c. Intensity level
62. Loudness depends upon
a. Surface area of vibrating body d. All of these
b. Density e. None
c. Intensity

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