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Test No. : 135 Date : 19/04/2022 Duration : 45 min M.M. : 100 Batch : R-1

TOPICS COVERED

PHYSICS
Wave Motion

Choose the correct () answer:

1. The equation of stationary wave along a 6. In stationary waves

x (1) Energy is uniformly distributed

stretched string is given by y  5 sin  cos 4t
(2) Energy is minimum at nodes and maximum
3
where x and y are in centimetre and t in second. at antinodes
The separation between two adjacent nodes is (3) Energy is maximum at nodes and minimum
(1) 6 cm (2) 4 cm at antinodes

(3) 3 cm (4) 1.5 cm (4) Alternating maximum and minimum energy

producing at nodes and antinodes
2. The fundamental frequency of a closed end pipe
is 220 Hz. If 1/4 of the pipe is filled with water, 7. The first overtone of a stretched wire of given
the frequency of the first overtone of the pipe length is 320 Hz. The first harmonic is
is now (1) 320 Hz (2) 160 Hz
(1) 220 Hz (3) 480 Hz (4) 640 Hz
(2) 440 Hz 8. If separation between screen and source is
(3) 880 Hz increased by 2%. What would be the effect on
the intensity?
(4) 1760 Hz
(1) Increases by 4% (2) Increases by 2%
3. A tuning fork of frequency 340 Hz is vibrated just
above the tube of 120 cm height. Water is (3) Decreases by 2% (4) Decreases by 4%
poured slowly in the tube. What is the minimum 9. Consider the following statements
height of water necessary for the resonance Statement I : On a rainy day sound travels
(speed of sound in air = 340 m/sec) slower than on a dry day.
(1) 15 cm (2) 25 cm Statement II : When moisture is present in air
(3) 30 cm (4) 45 cm the density of air increases.
4. The frequency of a tuning fork is 384 per second (1) Only I is correct (2) Only II is correct
and the velocity of sound in air is 352 m/s. How (3) Both are correct (4) Both are wrong
far the sound has transversed while fork
completes 36 vibration 10. A plane wave is described by the equation
(1) 33 m (2) 23 m x 
y  3 cos   10t   . The maximum velocity
(3) 13 m (4) 3 m 4 2
5. The two interfering waves have intensities in of the particles of the medium due to this wave
the ratio 9 : 4. The ratio of intensities of is
maximum and minima in the interference 3
pattern will be (1) 30 units (2) units
2
(1) 1 : 25 (2) 25 : 1
3
(3) 9 : 4 (4) 4 : 9 (3) units (4) 40 units
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11. Equation of motion in the same direction are

given by
y1 = 2asin(t – kx)
n n
and y2 = 2asin(t – kx – ) (1) (2)
Then the resultant amplitude of the medium
particle will be t t

(1) 2acos (2) 2  a cos 

 
(3) 4a cos   (4) 2  a cos   n n
2 2 (3) (4)
12. When a guitar string is sounded with a 440 Hz
tuning fork, a beat frequency of 5 Hz is heard. t t
If the experiment is repeated with a tuning fork
17. Equation of a progressive wave is given by
of 437 Hz, the beat frequency is 8 Hz. The string
frequency is 

y = 0.2 cos  0.04t  0.02x  
(1) 429 Hz  6
(2) 435 Hz
The distance is expressed in cm and time in
(3) 448 Hz second. What will be the minimum distance
(4) 445 Hz between two part icles having the phase
difference of /2
13. A source of sound emits waves with frequency
f Hz and speed V m/s. Two observers move away (1) 25 cm (2) 12.5 cm
from this source in opposite directions each (3) 8 cm (4) 4 cm
with a speed of 0.2 V relative to the source. The
18. It takes 2.0 seconds for a sound wave to travel
ratio of frequencies heard by the two observers
between two fixed points when the day
will be
temperature is 10°C. If the temperature rise to
(1) 3 : 2 (2) 2 : 3 30°C the sound wave travels between the same
(3) 1 : 1 (4) 4 : 10 fixed points in
14. The phase difference between two waves, (1) 1.9 sec (2) 2.0 sec
represented by (3) 2.1 sec (4) 2.2 sec
–6
y1 = 10 sin [100t + (x/50) + 0.5] m 19. Two waves of wavelengths 50 cm and 51 cm
–6
y2 = 10 cos [100t + (x/50)] m produced 12 beats per second. The velocity of
sound wave is
where x is expr essed in metres and t is
expressed in seconds, is approximately (1) 306 m/s (2) 331 m/s
(1) 1.07 rad (2) 2.07 rad (3) 340 m/s (4) 360 m/s
(3) 0.5 rad (4) 1.5 rad 20. Wave equations of two particles are given by
15. A wave travelling along positive x-axis is given y1 = asin(t – kx)
by y = Asin(t – kx). If it is reflected from rigid and y2 = asin(t + kx)
boundary such that 80% amplitude is reflected,
Then
then the equation of reflected wave is
(1) They are moving in opposite direction
(1) y = Asin(t + kx)
(2) Phase between them is 90°
(2) y = –0.8Asin(t + kx)
(3) Phase between than is 270°
(3) y = 0.8Asin(t + kx)
(4) Phase between them is 120°
(4) y = Asin(t + 0.8kx)
21. Equation of a progressive wave is given by
16. An observer star ts mov ing with uniform
acceleration ‘a’ towards a stationary sound
 t x  
source emitting a whistle of frequency n. As the y  4sin        , x, y are in m
observer approaches the source, the apparent  5 9  6
frequency heard by the observer varies with
Then which of the following is correct?
time as
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(1) v = 5 m/s 24. Three similar wires of frequency f 1, f 2 and f 3 are

(2)  = 18 m joined to make one wire. Its frequency will be

(3) a = 0.04 m (1) f = f 1 + f 2 + f 3

(4) n = 50 Hz 1 1 1 1
(2)   
22. A tuning fork give 5 beats with another tuning f f1 f2 f3
fork of frequency 100 Hz. When the first tuning
fork is loaded with wax, then the number of 1 1 1 1
beats remains unchanged. Then what will be (3)   
f f1 f2 f3
the frequency of the first tuning fork
(1) 95 Hz (2) 100 Hz 1 1 1 1
(4)   
(3) 105 Hz (4) 110 Hz f 2
f12 f 22 f 32
23. Which two of the given transverse waves will
give stationary waves when get superimposed 25. Doppler shift in frequency does not depend upon
z = acos(kx – t) ....(A) (1) The frequency of the wave produced
1

z2 = acos(kx + t) ....(B) (2) The velocity of the source

z3 = acos(ky – t) ....(C) (3) The velocity of the observer
(1) A and B (2) A and C (4) Distance from the source to the listener (for
straight line motion)
(3) B and C (4) Any two

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ANSWERS
PHYSICS: Wave Motion

Batch: RCPOY-1, Test-135 Date : 19/04/2022

1. (3) 6. (2) 10. (1) 14. (1) 18. (1) 22. (3)

2. (3) 7. (2) 11. (3) 15. (2) 19. (1) 23. (1)

3. (4) 8. (4) 12. (4) 16. (4) 20. (1) 24. (2)

4. (1) 9. (4) 13. (3) 17. (1) 21. (2) 25. (4)

5. (2)
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Test No. : 135 Date : 19/04/2022 Duration : 45 min M.M. : 100 Batch : R-1

SOLUTIONS
PHYSICS
Wave Motion

1. (3) The given equation is As initially tube is empty and water is

poured in it so length of air column is
x decreasing, so first resonance will be
y  5 sin cos 4t
3 observed at 75 cm.
x and y are in cm (given)  Height of water in tube will be
 2 120 – 75 = 45 cm.
As the propagation constant = K  
3  4. (1) As  = 384 Hz
  = 6 cm. 1
 Time period = s
Seperation between two adjacent nodes 384
 So time taken to complete 36 vibrations
  3 cm
2 1
 36  s
2. (3) Fundamental frequency of a closed end pipe 384
V Distance travelled by sound in this time
=  220 Hz , where l is length of pipe
4l
1
Now 1/4 of pipe is filled with water, so length 352  36   33 m .
384
3l
of air column  l   I1 9
4 5. (2) I  4 (given)
So frequency of first overtone of pipe of 2

3V 2
length l    I1  2
4l   1 3 
    1 
I max I2   2   25
3V 4 V and  .
 I min 2 2 1
 4(3l ) l  I1  3 
  1  2  1
  
 I2 
V
As  220 Hz
4l 6. (2) As particles at nodes are at rest

V  Energy is zero at nodes.

  880 Hz .
l 1
& For other particles, Energy = m 2a 2
3. (4) V = 340 m/s,  = 340 Hz 2

V 340 As  is same for all vibrating particles and

    1m amptitude is maximum at antinodes
 340
  = 100 cm  Energy is maximum at the antinodes .
As successive resonating lengths (from the 7. (2) The first harmonic is f undamental
top) are frequency.
& In case of stretched wire, first overtone is
 3 5 second harmonic  two times the
, ,
4 4 4 fundamental frequency
 25 cm, 75 cm, 125 cm .....
320
As length of pipe is 120 cm, so only two  Fundamental frequency =
2
resonating lengths are possible i.e. 25 cm
and 75 cm. = 160 Hz.
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1  x 
8. (4) As intensity (I)  2  y2  10 6 sin 100t   1.57  m
r  50 

I 2r So phase difference is

  1.57 – 0.5 = 1.07 radian.
I r
If distance is increased by 2%, t hen 15. (2) Reflected wave will be travelling along
intensity will decrease by 4%. negative x-axis and more over reflected wave
will have a phase difference of  with
9. (4) Wit h incr ease in humidity, density
incident wave, as reflection has taken place
decreases, so velocity of sound in air
from rigid boundary.
increases with increase in humidity. So
both statements are incorrect.  Equation of reflected wave is
10. (1) Maximum particle velocity = a y  0.8 A sin[t  kx  ]
where a = 3 units
 y  0.8 A sin[t  kx ] .
and  = 10 units
16. (4) As the observer is approaching the
 Maximum particle velocity
stationary source
= 3 × 10 = 30 units.
 V  V0 
11. (3) y1  2a sin(t  kx ) So, App frequency ()   
 V 
y2  2a sin(t  kx  )
But observer starts moving with constant
Resultant amplitude acceleration a.
So, V0 (at any t) is = at
 (2a )2  (2a )2  2(2a )(2a )cos 
 V  at 
    
 2a 2(1  cos )  V 

  a
 2a 2  2 cos2       t
 2 V
 If graph of  vs t is plotted, then it will be a
 straight line with positive slope and positive
 4a cos .
2 intercept. So option (4) is the correct graph.
12. (4) Beat frequency of 5 Hz with 440 Hz tuning 17. (1) For distance x between particles, the phase
fork  String frequency is either 445 Hz difference
OR 435 Hz
2
Beat frequency of 8 Hz with 437 Hz tuning  x  kx

fork  String frequency is either
From the given equation, k = 0.02  cm–1
445 Hz OR 429 Hz

As 445 Hz satisfies both, so string frequency For a phase difference of
is 445 Hz. 2
13. (3) As both observers are moving away from the 
 0.02 x  x = 25 cm.
source with same speed, so both observes 2
will observe same apparent frequency.
18. (1) As distance travelled, S = vt
6  x   v10  2  v 30  t
14. (1) y1  10 sin 100t   0.5  m
 50 
 v10 
 x    2 t
y2  106 cos 100t  m  v 30 
 50 
But velocity of sound wave  Temp
6  x  
 y2  10 sin 100t  50  2  m
  273  10
  2  t  1.9 sec.
As  = 3.14 273  30
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So, the tuning fork has frequency 105 Hz,

v v v
19. (1)     1 and  2 this fork on loading can give 5 Beats/s with
 0.5 0.51 100 Hz.
and 1  2  12 (given) 23. (1) A and B on superposition will give stationary
waves as identical waves travelling in
v v opposite directions, on superposition, give
   12
0.5 0.51 stationary waves.

 0.51  0.5  v
v 24. (2) As frequency of a wire =
   12 2l
 0.5  0.51 
 v = 306 m/s. v
Now, f1  2l
20. (1) Comparing the two equations, it can be 1
easily concluded that waves are moving in
opposite direction and phase difference v
f2 
between them is zero. 2l2
21. (2) From given equation,
v
  f3 
w and K  2l3
5 9
If frequency of wire formed by joining these
 2  three wires is f.
2  
5  9
v
Then, f  , where l  l1  l2  l3
1 2l
    = 18 m.
10
As l  l1  l2  l3
w  /5 9
Wave velocity (v) = K   /9  5 m/s v v v v
  
2f 2 f1 2 f 2 2 f 3
22. (3) 5 Beats/s with 100 Hz  Tuning fork has
frequency 105 Hz OR 95 Hz and as on loading 1 1 1 1
with wax frequency decreases, so if it would  f  f  f  f
1 2 3
have been 95 Hz, then after loading, its
difference with 100 Hz could never be 5. 25. (4) Conceptual.

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