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EXERCISE-I
Part-I
(Single Correct type Questions)
1. A Firecracker exploding on the surface of a lake is heard as two sounds a time interval t apart by a
man on a boat close to water surface. Sound travels with a speed u in water and a sped v in air. The
distance from the exploding firecracker to the boat is
uvt t(u + v) t(u − v) uvt
(A) (B) (C) (D)
u+v uv uv u−v
2. For displacement(s)-x graph shown for a sound wave, select appropriate excess pressure (p)-x
graph.
(A) (B)
(C) (D)

3. A piece of cork is floating on water in a small tank. The cork oscillates up and down vertically
when small ripples pass over the surface of water. The velocity of the ripples being 0.21 ms –1, wave
length 15 mm and amplitude 5 mm, the maximum velocity of the piece of cork is (π = 22/7)
(A) 0.44 ms–1 (B) 0.24 ms–1 (C) 2.4 ms–1 (D) 4.4 ms–1
4. The frequency of a man’s voice is 300 Hz and its wavelength is 1 meter. If the wavelength of a
child’s voice is 1.5 m, then the frequency of the child’s voice is:
(A) 200 Hz (B) 150 Hz (C) 400 Hz (D) 350 Hz
5. The pressure at a point varies from 99980 Pa to 100020 Pa due to a simple harmonic sound wave.
The amplitude and wavelength of the wave are 5 × 10–6 m and 40 cm respectively. Find the bulk
modulus of air
P  2 105 P  3 105
(A) 0 = N / m2 (B) 0 = N / m2
4S0  S0 
P0 8 105
(C) = N / m2 (D) None of these
2S0 
6. Find the minimum and maximum wavelengths of sound in water that is in the audible range
(20 - 20000 Hz) for an average human ear. Speed of sound in water = 1500 m/s.
(A) 6.5 cm, 65 m (B) 7.5 cm, 75 m (C) 5.5 cm, 55 m (D) 4.5 cm, 45 m
7. A light pointer fixed to one prong of a tuning fork touches a vertical plate. The fork is set vibrating
and the plate is allowed to fall freely. Eight complete oscillations are counted when the plate falls
through 10 cm, then the frequency of the fork is : (g = 9.8 m/s2)
(A) 65 Hz (B) 56 Hz (C) 46 Hz (D) 64 Hz
8. The ratio of speed of sound in nitrogen gas to that in helium gas at 300 K is
(A) 2/7 (B) 1 / 7 (C) 3 / 5 (D) 6 / 5
9. Two monoatomic ideal gases 1 and 2 of molecular masses m1 and m2 respectively are enclosed in
separate containers kept at the same temperature. The ratio of the speed of sound in gas 1 to that in
gas 2 is given by
m1 m2 m m
(A) (B) (C) 1 (D) 2
m2 m1 m2 m1
10. Find the speed of sound in 1 mol of He and 2 mol of oxygen at 27°C
(A) 400 m/s (B) 200 m/s (C) 100 m/s (D) 50 m/s
11. A gas mixture has 24 % of Argon, 32 % of oxygen, and 44 % of CO2 by mass. Find the velocity of
sound in the gas mixture at 27 °C. Given R = 8.4 S.I. units.
Molecular weight of Ar = 40, O2 = 32, CO2 = 44. γAr = 5/3,  O2 = 7/5,  CO2 = 4/3.
[Note: This can be done after studying heat.]
(A) 303.5 m/s (B) 253.5 m/s (C) 353.5 m/s (D) None of these
12. A wave travels uniformly in all directions from a point source in an isotropic medium. The
displacement of the medium at any point at a distance r from the source may be represented by (A is
a constant representing strength of source)
(A) [A/ r ] sin(kr – ωt) (B) [A/r] sin (kr – ωt)
(C) [Ar] sin (kr – ωt) (D) [A/r2] sin (kr – ωt)
13. The energy per unit area associated with a progressive sound wave will be doubled if :
(A) the amplitude of the wave is doubled
(B) the amplitude of the wave is increased by 50%
(C) the amplitude of the wave is increased by 41%
(D) None of these
14. A sound level I is greater by 3.0103 dB from another sound of intensity 10 nW cm–2. The absolute
value of intensity of sound level I in Wm–2 is :
(A) 2.5 × 10–4 (B) 2 × 10–4 (C) 2.0 × 10–2 (D) 2.5 × 10–2
15. How many times more intense is 90 dB sound than 40 dB sound?

(A) 5 (B) 50 (C) 500 (D) 105
16. In a test of subsonic Jet flies over head at an altitude of 100m. The sound intensity on the ground as
the Jet passes overhead is 160 dB. At what altitude should the plane fly so that the ground noise is
not greater than 120 dB.
(A) above 10km from ground (B) above 1 km from ground
(C) above 5 km from ground (D) above 8 km from ground
17. When two waves with same frequency and constant phase difference interfere,
(A) there is a gain of energy
(B) there is a loss of energy
(C) the energy is redistributed and the distribution changes with time
(D) the energy is redistributed and the distribution remains constant in time
18. Sound waves from a tuning fork F reach a point P by two separate routes FAP and FBP (when FBP
is greater than FAP by 12 cm there is silence at P). If the difference is 24 cm the sound become
maximum at P but at 36 cm there is silence again and so on. If velocity of sound in air is 330 ms–1,
the least frequency of tuning fork is :
(A) 1537 Hz (B) 1735 Hz (C) 1400 Hz (D) 1375 Hz

19. S1 and S2 are two sources of sound emitting sine waves. The two sources are in phase. The sound
emitted by the two sources interfere at point F. The waves of wavelength:
(A) 1 m will result in constructive interference

(B) 2/3m will result in constructive interference
(C) 4m will result in destructive interference
(D) All the above
20. Three coherent waves of equal frequencies having amplitude 10μm, 4μm and 7μm respectively,
arrive at a given point with successive phase difference of π/ 2. The amplitude of the resulting wave
in μm is given by
(A) 5 (B) 6 (C) 3 (D) 4
21. A person standing at a distance of 6 m from a source of sound receives sound wave. In two ways,
one directly from the source and other after reflection from a rigid boundary as shown in figure. The
maximum wavelength for which, the person Will receive maximum sound intensity, is
16 8
(A) 4m (B) m (C) 2m (D) m
3 3
22. The ratio of intensities between two coherent sound sources is 4 : 1 The difference of loudness in
dB between maximum and minimum intensities when they interfere in space is
(A) 10 log 2 (B) 20 log 3 (C) 10 log 3 (D) 20 log 2
23. In Quincke’s tube a detector detects minimum intensity. Now one of the tube is displaced by 5 cm.
During displacement detector detects maximum intensity 10 times, then finally a minimum intensity
(when displacement is complete). The wavelength of sound is:
(A) 10/9 cm (B) 1 cm (C) 1/2 cm (D) 5/9 cm
24. The ratio of maximum to minimum intensity due to superposition of two waves is 49/9. Then the
ratio of the intensity of component waves is
25 16 4 9
(A) (B) (C) (D)
4 25 49 49
25. Two waves of sound having intensities I and 4I interfere to produce interference pattern. The phase
difference between the waves is π/2 at point A and π at point B. Then the difference between the
resultant intensities at A and B is
(A) 2I (B) 4I (C) 5I (D) 7I
26. A cylindrical tube, open at one end and closed at the other, is in acoustic unison with an external
source of frequency held at the open end of the tube, in its fundamental note. Then
(A) the displacement wave from the source gets reflected with a phase change of π at the closed end
(B) the pressure wave from the source get reflected without a phase change at the closed end
(C) the wave reflected from the closed end again gets reflected at the open end
(D) All the above
27. Sound waves of frequency 660 Hz fall normally on a perfectly reflecting wall. The shortest distance
from the wall at which the air particle has maximum amplitude of vibration is (velocity of sound in
air is 330 m/s)
(A) 0.125 m (B) 0.5 m (C) 0.25 m (D) 2 m
28. At the closed end of an organ pipe :

(A) the displacement is zero (B) the displacement is maximum
(C) the wave pressure is zero (D) None of these
29. An open organ pipe of length L vibrates in its fundamental mode. The pressure variation is
maximum
(A) at the two ends (B) at the middle of the pipe
(C) at distance L/4 inside the ends (D) at distance L/8 inside the ends
30. The effect of making a hole exactly at (1/3rd) of the length of the pipe from its closed end is such
that :
(A) its fundamental frequency is an octave higher than the open pipe of same length
(B) its fundamental frequency is thrice that before making a hole
(C) the fundamental alone is changed while the harmonics expressed as ratio of fundamentals
remain the same
(D) All the above
31. The displacement sound wave in a medium is given by the equation Y = A cos (ax + bt) where A, a
and b are positive constants. The wave is reflected by an obstacle situated at x = 0. The intensity of
the reflected wave is 0.64 times that of the incident wave. Tick the statement among the following
that is incorrect.
(A) the wavelength and frequency of the wave are 2π/a and b/2π respectively
(B) the amplitude of the reflected wave is 0.8 A
(C) the resultant wave formed after reflection is y = A cos (ax + bt) + [–0.8 A cos (ax – bt)] and
Vmax (maximum particle speed) is 1.8 bA
(D) the equation of the standing wave so formed is y = 1.6 A sin ax cos bt

32. A tube of diameter d and of length  unit is open at both ends. Its fundamental frequency of
resonance is found to be v1. The velocity of sound in air is 330 m/sec. One end of tube is now
closed. The lowest frequency of resonance of tube is v2. Taking into consideration the end
v
correction, 2 is −
v1
( + 0.6d) 1 ( + 0.3d) 1 ( + 0.6d) 1 (d + 0.3 )

(A) (B) (C) (D)
( + 0.3d) 2 ( + 0.6d) 2 ( + 0.3d) 2 (d + 0.6 )
33. An open organ pipe of length L vibrates in second harmonic mode. The pressure vibration is
maximum
(A) At the two ends
(B) at a distance L/4 from either end inside the tube
(C) At the mid-point of the tube
(D) None of these
34. An open organ pipe of length l is sounded together with another organ pipe of length l + x in their
fundamental tones (x << l). The beat frequency heard will be (speed of sound is v) :
vx vl 2 vx vx 2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
4l 2 2x 2l 2 2l
35. A sufficiently long close organ pipe has a small hole at its bottom. Initially the pipe is empty. Water
is poured into the pipe at a constant rate. The fundamental frequency of the air column in the pipe
(A) Continuously increasing
(B) First increases and them becomes constant
(C) Continuously decreases
(D) First decreases and them become constant
36. A stunning fork of frequency 340 Hz is vibrated just above a cylindrical tube of length 120 cm.
Water is slowly poured in the tube. If the speed of sound is 340 ms–1 then the minimum height of
water required for resonance is:
(A) 95 cm (B) 75 cm (C) 45 cm (D) 25 cm

37. An organ pipe P1 closed at one end vibrating in its first overtone. Another pipe P2 open at both ends
is vibrating in its third overtone. They are in a resonance with a given tuning fork. The ratio of the
length of P1 to that of P2 is:
(A) 8/3 (B) 3/8 (C) 1/2 (D) 1/3
38. In a closed end pipe of length 105 cm, standing waves are set up corresponding to the third
overtone. What distance from the closed end, amongst the following, is a pressure Node?
(A) 20 cm (B) 60 cm (C) 85 cm (D) 45 cm
39. A pipe’s lower end is immersed in water such that the length of air column from the top open end
has a certain length 25 cm. The speed of sound in air is 350 m/s. The air column is found to
resonate with a tuning fork of frequency 1750 Hz. By what minimum distance should the pipe be
raised in order to make the air column resonate again with the same tuning fork
(A) 7cm (B) 5 cm (C) 35 cm (D) 10 cm
40. In case of closed organ pipe which harmonic the pth overtone will be
(A) 2p + 1 (B) 2p – 1 (C) p + 1 (D) p – 1
41. A closed organ pipe of radius r1 and an open organ pipe of radius r2 and having same length ‘L’
resonate when excited with a given tuning fork. Closed organ pipe resonates in its fundamental
mode where as open organ pipe resonates in its first overtone, then
(A) r2 – r1 = L (B) r2 – r1 = L/2 (C) r2 – 2r1 = 2.5L (D) 2r2 – r1 = 2.5 L
42. First overtone frequency of a closed organ pipe is equal to the first overtone frequency of an open
organ pipe. Further nth harmonic of closed organ pipe is also equal to the mth harmonic of open
pipe, where n and m are :
(A) 5, 4 (B) 7, 5 (C) 9, 6 (D) 7, 3
43. If I1 and I2 are the lengths of air column for the first and second resonance when a tuning fork of
frequency n is sounded on a resonance tube, then the distance of the displacement antinode from the
top end of the resonance tube is :
1 I − 3I1 I −I
(A) 2 (I2 – I1) (B) (2I1 − I 2 ) (C) 2 (D) 2 1
2 2 2
44. A closed organ pipe has length ‘l’. The air in it is vibrating in 3rd overtone with maximum
displacement amplitude ‘a’. The displacement amplitude at distance l / 7 from closed end of the
pipe is :
(A) 0 (B) a (C) a / 2 (D) none of these
45. The first resonance length of a resonance tube is 40cm and the second resonance length is 122 cm.
The third resonance length of the tube will be
(A) 200 cm (B) 202 cm (C) 203 cm (D) 204 cm

46. The tuning forks A & B produce notes of frequencies 256 Hz & 262 Hz respectively. An unknown
note sounded at the same time as A produces beats. When the same note is sounded with B, beat
frequency is twice as large. The unknown frequency could be :
(A) 268 Hz (B) 250 Hz (C) 260 Hz (D) none of these
47. The number of beats heard per second if there are three sources of frequencies (n – 1), n and (n + 1)
of equal intensities sounded together is :
(A) 2 (B) 1 (C) 4 (D) 3
48. A tuning fork of frequency 280 Hz produces 10 beats per sec when sounded with a vibrating
sonometer string. When the tension in the string increases slightly, it produces 11 beats per sec. The
original frequency of the vibrating sonometer string is :
(A) 269 Hz (B) 291 Hz (C) 270 Hz (D) 290 Hz
49. A closed organ pipe and an open pipe of same length produce 4 beats when they are set into
vibrations simultaneously. If the length of each of them were twice their initial lengths, the number
of beats produced will be
(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 1 (D) 8
50. The speed of sound in a gas, in which two waves of wavelength 1.0 m and 1.02 m produce 6 beats
per second, is approximately :
(A) 350 m/s (B) 300 m/s (C) 380 m/s (D) 410 m/s
51. Two trains move towards each other with the same speed. Speed of sound is 340 ms–1. If the pitch
of the tone of the whistle of one when heard on the other changes by 9/8 times, then the speed of
each train is :
(A) 2 ms–1 (B) 40 ms–1 (C) 20 ms–1 (D) 100 ms–1
52. A small source of sound moves on a circle as shown in fig. and an observer is sitting at O. Let at v1,
v2, v3 be the frequencies heard when the source is at A, B, and C respectively.
(A) v1 > v2 > v3 (B) v1 = v2 > v3 (C) v2 > v3 > v1 (D) v1 > v3 > v2
53. Source and observer both start moving simultaneously from origin, one along X-axis and the other
along Y-axis with speed of source equal to twice the speed of observer. The graph between the
apparent frequency (n’) observed by observer and time t would be : (n is the frequency of the
source)
(A) (B)
(C) (D)
54. The frequency changes by 10% as a sound source approaches a stationary observer with constant
speed vs. What would be the percentage change in frequency as the source recedes the observer
with the same speed. Given that vs < v. (v = speed of sound in air)
(A) 14.3% (B) 20% (C) 10.0% (D) 8.5%
55. Consider two sound sources S1 and S2 having same frequency 100Hz and the observer O located
between them as shown in the fig. All the three are moving with same velocity in same direction.
The beat frequency of the observer is
(A) 50 Hz (B) 5 Hz (C) zero (D) 2.5 Hz
56. An engine whistling at a constant frequency n0 and moving with a constant velocity goes past a
stationary observer. As the engine crosses him, the frequency of the sound heard by him changes by
a factor f. The actual difference in the frequencies of the sound heard by him before and after the
engine crosses him is
1 1 1− f 2  1− f  1 1− f 
(A) n 0 (1 − f 2 ) (B) n 0   (C) n 0   (D) n0  
2 2  f  1+ f  2 1+ f 
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57. A stationary sound source .s. of frequency 334 Hz and a stationary observer .O. are placed near a
reflecting surface moving away from the source with velocity 2m/sec as shown in the figure. If the
velocity of the sound waves in air is V = 330 m/sec, the apparent frequency of the echo is
(A) 332 Hz (B) 326 Hz (C) 334 Hz (D) 330 Hz
58. A source S of frequency f0 and an observer O, moving with speeds v1 and v2 respectively, are
moving away from each other. When they are separated by distance a (t = 0), a pulse is emitted by
the source. This pulse is received by O at time t1 then t1, is equal to
a a a a
(A) (B) (C) (D)
vs + v 2 v1 + vs vs − v 2 v1 + v 2 + vs
59. A detector is released from rest over a source of sound of frequency f0 = 103 Hz. The frequency
observed by the detector at time t is plotted in the graph. The speed of sound in air is (g = 10 m/s2)
(A) 330 m/s (B) 350 m/s (C) 300 m/s (D) 310 m/s
60. An observer starts moving with uniform acceleration ‘a’ towards a stationary sound source of
frequency f. As the observer approaches the source, the apparent frequency f’ heard by the observer
varies with time t as :
(A) (B) (C) (D)
61. A sounding body of negligible dimension emitting a frequency of 150 Hz is dropped from a height.
During its fall under gravity it passes near a balloon moving up with a constant velocity of 2m/s one
second after it started to fall. The difference in the frequency observed by the man in balloon just
before and just after crossing the body will be:
(Given that - velocity of sound = 300m/s ; g = 10 m/s2)
(A) 12 (B) 6 (C) 8 (D) 4

62. A source of sound S having frequency f. Wind is blowing from source to observer O with velocity
u. If speed of sound with respect to air is C, the wavelength of sound detected by O is :
C+u C−u C(C + u) C
(A) (B) (C) (D)
f f (C − u)f f
63. Two sound sources each emitting sound of wavelength λ are fixed some distance apart. A listener
moves with a velocity u along the line joining the two sources. The number of beats heard by him
per second is -
2u u u 2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
  3 u
64. A string of length 0.4 m & mass 10–2 kg is tightly clamped at its ends. The tension in the string is
1.6 N. identical wave pulse are produced at one end at equal intervals of time, ∆t. The minimum
value of ∆t which allows constructive interference between successive pulses is :
(A) 0.05 s (B) 0.10 s (C) 0.20 s (D) 0.40 s
65. Figure shows a stationary wave between two fixed points P and Q. Which point(s) of 1, 2 and 3 are
in phase with the point X ?
(A) 1, 2 and Q (B) 1 and 2 only (C) 2, 3 only (D) 3 only

Part-II
Previous Years JEE Main Questions (2006-2020)
1. A whistle producing sound waves of frequencies 9500 Hz and above is approaching a stationary
person with speed v ms–1. The velocity of sound in air is 300 ms–1. If the person can hear
frequencies upto a maximum of 10,000 Hz, the maximum value of v upto which he can hear the
whistle is:
(A) 30 ms–1 (B) 15 2 ms −1 (C) 7 2 ms −1 (D) 15 ms–1
[AIEEE-2006]
2. A sound absorber attenuates the sound level by 20 dB. The intensity decreases by a factor of :
(A) 1000 (B) 10000 (C) 10 (D) 100
[AIEEE-2007]
3. The speed of sound in oxygen (O2) at a certain temperature is 460 ms–1. The speed of sound in
helium (He) at the same temperature will be (assume both gases to be ideal) :
(A) 500 ms–1 (B) 650 ms–1 (C) 1420 ms–1 (D) 460 ms–1
[AIEEE-2008]
4. While measuring the speed of sound by performing a resonance column experiment, a student gets
the first resonance condition at a column length of 18 cm during winter. Repeating the same
experiment during summer, she measures the column length to be x cm for the second resonance.
Then
(A) x > 54 (B) 54 > x > 36 (C) 36 > x > 18 (D) 18 > x
[AIEEE-2008]
5. A motor cycle starts from rest and accelerates along a straight path at 2 m/s2. 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 ms–1)
(A) 98 m (B) 147 m (C) 196 m (D) 49 m
[AIEEE-2009]
6. A pipe of length 85 cm is closed from one end. Find the number of possible natural oscillations of
air column in the pipe whose frequencies lie below 1250 Hz. The velocity of sound in air is
340 m/s.
(A) 12 (B) 8 (C) 6 (D) 4
[JEE Main-2014]

7. A train is moving on a straight track with speed 20 ms–1. It is blowing its whistle at the frequency of
1000 Hz. The percentage change in the frequency heard by a person standing near the track as the
train passes him is (speed of sound = 320 ms–1) close to :
(A) 6% (B) 12% (C) 18 % (D) 24 %
[JEE Main-2015]
8. A pipe open at both ends has fundamental frequency f in air. The pipe is dipped vertically in water
so that half of it is in water. The fundamental frequency of the air column is now:
3f f
(A) (B) 2f (C) f (D)
4 2
[JEE Main-2016]
9. An observer is moving with half the speed of light towards a stationary microwave source emitting
waves at frequency 10 GHz. What is the frequency of the microwave measured by the observer ?
(speed of light = 3 × 108 ms–1)
(A) 17.3 GHz (B) 15.3 GHz (C) 10.1 GHz (D) 12.1 GHz
[JEE Main-2017]
10. A tuning fork vibrates with frequency 256 Hz and gives one beat per second with the third normal
mode of vibration of an open pipe. What is the length of the pipe ?
(Speed of sound in air is 340 m s–1)
(A) 190 cm (B) 180 cm (C) 200 cm (D) 220 cm
[JEE Main-2018]
11. 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) 300 Hz (C) 195 Hz (D) 150 Hz
[JEE Main-2018]
12. A granite rod of 60 cm length is clamped at its middle point and is set into longitudinal vibrations.
The density of granite is 2.7 × 103 kg/m3 and its Young's modulus is 9.27 × 1010 Pa. What will be
the fundamental frequency of the longitudinal vibrations ?
(A) 5 kHz (B) 2.5 kHz (C) 10 kHz (D) 7.5 kHz
[JEE Main-2018]
13. A musician using an open flute of length 50 cm produces second harmonic sound waves. A person
runs towards the musician from another end of a hall at a speed of 10 km/h. If the wave speed is
330 m/s, the frequency heard by the running person shall be close to:
(A) 753 Hz (B) 500 Hz (C) 333 Hz (D) 666 Hz
[JEE Main-2019]

14. A train moves towards a stationary observer with speed 34 m/s. The train sounds a whistle and its
frequency registered by the observer is f1. If the speed of the train is reduced to 17 m/s, the
frequency registered is f2. If speed of sound is 340 m/s, then the ratio f1 / f2 is:
(A) 18/17 (B) 19/18 (C) 20/19 (D) 21/20
[JEE Main-2019]
15. A closed organ pipe has a fundamental frequency of 1.5 kHz. The number of overtones that can be
distinctly heard by a person with this organ pipe will be: (Assume that the highest frequency a
person can hear is 20,000Hz)
(A) 7 (B) 5 (C) 6 (D) 4
[JEE Main-2019]
16. A person standing on an open ground hears the sound of a jet aeroplane, coming from north at an
angle 60° with ground level. But he finds the aeroplane right vertically above his position. If  is
the speed of sound, speed of the plane is:
(A) 3/2  (B) 2/3 (C)  (D) /2
[JEE Main-2019]
17. A resonance tube is old and has jagged end. It is still used in the laboratory to determine velocity of
sound in air. A tuning fork of frequency 512 Hz produces first resonance when the tube is filled
with water to a mark 11 cm below a reference mark, near the open end of the tube. The experiment
is repeated with another fork of frequency 256 Hz which produces first resonance when water
reaches a mark 27 cm below the reference mark. The velocity of sound in air, obtained in the
experiment, is close to:
(A) 322 ms–1 (B) 341 ms–1 (C) 335 ms–1 (D) 328 ms–1
[JEE Main-2019]
18. The pressure wave, P = 0.01sin [1000t – 3x] Nm–2, corresponds to the sound produced by a
vibrating blade on a day when atmospheric temperature is 0ºC. On some other day when
temperature is T, the speed of sound produced by the same blade and at the same frequency is found
to be 336ms-1. Approximate value of T is:
(A) 12ºC (B) 11ºC (C) 15ºC (D) 4ºC
[JEE Main-2019]
19. Two cars A and B are moving away from each other in opposite directions. Both the cars are
moving with a speed of 20ms-1with respect to the ground. If an observer in car A detects a
frequency 2000 Hz of the sound coming from car B, what is the natural frequency of the sound
source in car B? (speed of sound in air340ms-1)
(A) 2250 Hz (B) 2150 Hz (C) 2300 Hz (D) 2060 Hz
[JEE Main-2019]

20. A stationary source emits sound waves of frequency 500Hz. Two observers moving along a line
passing through the source detect sound to be of frequencies 480 Hz ad 530Hz. Their respective
speeds are in ms-1 (given speed of sound = 300 m/s)
(A) 12, 18 (B) 8, 18 (C) 16, 14 (D) 12, 16
[JEE Main-2019]
21. A source of sound S is moving with a velocity of 50 m/s towards a stationary observer. The
observer measures the frequency of the source as 1000Hz.what will be the apparent frequency of
the source when it is moving away from the observer after crossing him?(take velocity of sound in
air is 350m/s)
(A) 1143Hz (B) 857Hz (C) 750Hz (D) 807Hz
[JEE Main-2019]
22. The correct figure that shows, schematically, the wave pattern produced by superposition of two
waves of frequencies 9 Hz and 11Hz is
(A) (B)
(C) (D)
[JEE Main-2019]
23. A submarine (A) travelling at 18 km/hr is being chased along the line of its velocity by another
submarine (B) travelling at 27 km/hr. B sends a sonar signal of 500 Hz to detect A and receives a
reflected sound of frequency v. The value of v is close to. (Speed of sound in water = 1500 ms-1)
(A) 504 Hz (B) 499 Hz (C) 507 Hz (D) 502 Hz
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24. A stationary observer receives sound from two identical tuning forks, one of which approaches and
the other one recedes with the same speed (much less than the speed of sound). The observer hears
2 beats/sec. The oscillation frequency of each tuning fork is v0 = 1400 Hz and the velocity of sound
in air is 350 m/s–1. The speed of each tuning fork is close to:
1 1 1
(A) m / s (B) m / s (C) 1m/s (D) m / s
4 2 8
[JEE Main-2020]

25. A one metre long (both ends open) organ pipe is kept in a gas that has double the density of air at
STP. Assuming the speed of sound in air at STP is 300 m/s, the frequency difference between the
fundamental and second harmonic of this pipe is _______Hz.
[JEE Main-2020]

26. Three harmonic waves having equal frequency v and same intensity I 0, have phase angles 0, and
4

– respectively. When they are superimposed the intensity of the resultant wave is close to:
4
(A) 5.8 I0 (B) 3 I0 (C) I0 (D) 0.2 I0
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EXERCISE-II
Part-I
Section-A
(Multiple Correct type Questions)
1. Two pulse travelling on the same string are described by
5 −5
y1 = and y 2 =
(3x − 4t) + 2
2
(3x + 4t − 6) 2 + 2
Marks the correct statement(s)
(A)The direction in which each pulse is travelling y1 is in positive x-axis, y2 is in negative x-axis.
(B) The time when the two waves cancel everywhere is 0.75 sec.
(C) The point where the two waves always cancel is x = 1m.
(D) Amplitude is different for two waves.
2. A sinusoidal progressive wave is generated in a string. It’s equation is given by

y = (2 mm) sin (2πx – 100 πt + π/3).
The time when particle at x = 4m first passes through mean position, will be
1 1 1 1
(A) sec (B) sec (C) sec (D) sec
150 12 300 100
3. A transverse wave is described by the equation y = Asin[2π(ft – x/λ)]. The maximum particle
velocity is equal to four times the wave velocity if:
(A) λ = πA/4 (B) λ = πA/2 (C) λ = πA (D) λ = 2πA
4. A wave equation is given as y = cos (500t – 70x), where y is in mm, x in m and t is in sec.
(A) The wave must be a transverse propagating wave.
(B) The speed of the wave is 50/7 m/s
(C) The frequency of oscillations 1000π Hz
(D) Two closest points which are in same phase have separation 20π/7 cm.
5. Consider a function y = 10sin2 (100πt + 5πz) where y, z are in cm and t is in second.

(A) the function represents a travelling, periodic wave propagating in (–z) direction with speed 20 m/s.
(B) the function does not represent a travelling wave.
(C) the amplitude of the wave is 5 cm.
(D) the amplitude of the wave is 10 cm.
6. The displacement from the position of equilibrium of a point 4cm from a source of sinusoidal
oscillations is half the amplitude at the moment t = T/6(T is the time period). Assume that the
source was at mean position at t = 0. The wavelength of the running wave is
(A) 0.96 m (B) 0.48 m (C) 0.24 m (D) 0.12 m

7. At a certain moment, the photograph of a string on which a harmonic wave is travelling to the right
is shown. Then, which of the following is true regarding the velocities of the points P, Q and R on
the string.
(A) vP is upwards (B) vQ = – vR

(C) |vP| > |vQ| = |vR| (D) vQ = vR
8. A perfectly elastic uniform string is suspended vertically with its upper end fixed to the ceiling and
the lower end loaded with the weight. If a transverse wave is imparted to the lower end of the string,
the pulse will
(A) not travel along the length of the string
(B) travel upwards with increasing speed
(C) travel upwards with decreasing speed
(D) travelled upwards with constant acceleration
9. The vibration of a string fixed at both ends are described by Y = 2sin(πx)sin(100πt) where Y is in
mm, x is in cm, t in sec then
(A) Maximum displacement of the particle at x = 1/6 cm would be 1mm.
(B) velocity of the particle at x = 1/6 cm at time t = 1/600 sec will be 157 3 mm/s
(C) If the length of the string be 10 cm, number of loop in it would be 5
(D) None of these
10. In a standing wave on a string.

(A) In one time period all the particles are simultaneously at rest twice.
(B) All the particles must be at their positive extremes simultaneously once in a one time period
(C) All the particles may be at their positive extremes simultaneously once in a time period
(D) All the particles are never at rest simultaneously.
11. A standing wave pattern of amplitude A in a string of length L shows 2 nodes (plus those at two
ends). If one end of the string corresponds to the origin and v is the speed of progressive wave, the
disturbance in the string, could be represented (with appropriate phase) as:
 2x   2vt   3x   3vt 
(A) y(x, t) = Asin   cos   (B) y(x, t) = A cos   sin  
 L   L   L   L 
 4x   4vt   3x   3vt 

(C) y(x, t) = A cos   cos   (D) y(x, t) = Asin   cos  
 L   L   L   L 
12. The length, tension, diameter and density of a wire B are double than the corresponding quantities
for another stretched wire A. Then.

(A) Fundamental frequency of B is times that of A.
2 2
1
(B) The velocity of wave in B is times that of velocity in A.
2
(C) The fundamental frequency of A is equal to the third overtone of B.
(D) The velocity of wave in B is half that of velocity in A.
13. A string is fixed at both ends vibrates in a resonant mode with a separation 2.0 cm between the
consecutive nodes. For the next heighted resonant frequency, this separation is reduced to 1.6 cm.
The length of the string is
(A) 4.0 cm (B) 8.0 cm (C) 12.0 cm (D) 16.0 cm
14. A clamped string is oscillating in nth harmonic keeping the amplitude same,
(A) total energy of oscillations will be proportional to n2 times of fundamental frequency
(B) total energy of oscillations will be proportional to (n – 1)2 times that of fundamental frequency
(C) average kinetic energy of the string over a complete oscillations is half of that of the total
energy of the string.
(D) None of these
15. Y(x, t) = 0.05/[(4x + 2t)2 + 5] represents a moving wave pulse, where x and y are in meters and t is
in seconds. Then which statement(s) are correct:
(A) pulse is moving in –x direction (B) wave speed is 0.5 m/s
(C) max. particle displacement is 1 cm (D) it is a symmetric pulse
16. The (x, y) co-ordinates of the corners of a square plate are (0, 0) (L, 0) (L, L) & (0, L). The edges of
the plates are clamped & transverse standing waves are set up in it. If u (x, y) denotes the
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) a cos   cos   (B) a sin   sin  
 2L   2L   L   L
 x   2y   2x   y 
(C) a sin   sin   (D) a cos   sin  
 L   L   L   L
17. A sinusoidal wave of amplitude A and wavelength λ is incident from heaver string on a joint
between two strings of which one is heavy and another is light. Choose correct option.
(A) the amplitude of transmitted wave is more than that of the incident wave
(B) the wavelength of the transmitted wave is more than that of the incident wave.
(C) the amplitude of the reflected wave is less than the amplitude of incident wave.
(D) the wavelength of the reflected wave is same as that of the incident wave.

18. A transverse sinusoidal wave of amplitude a, wavelength λ & frequency f is traveling on a stretched
string. The maximum speed of any point on the string is v/10, where v is speed of propagation of
the wave. If a = 10–3 m and v = 10 ms–1, then λ & f are given by:
103
–2
(A) λ = 2π × 10 m –2
(B) λ = 10 m (C) f = Hz (D) f = 104 Hz
2
 x
19. A plane wave y = A sin   t −  undergo a normal incidence on a plane boundary separating
 v
medium M1 and M2 and splits into a reflected and transmitted wave having speeds v1 and v2 then
(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
20. The second overtone of an open organ pipe A and a closed pipe B have the same frequency at a
given temperature. It follows that the ratio of the
(A) length of A and B is 4 : 3
(B) fundamental frequencies of A & B is 5 : 6
(C) length of B to that of A is 5 : 6
(D) frequencies of first overtone of A and B is 10 : 9
21. Four open organ pipe of different lengths and different gases at same temperature as shown in
figure. Let fA, fB, fC and fD be their fundamental frequencies then : [Take  CO2 = 7/5]
(A) f A / f B = 2 (B) f B / f C = 72 / 28
(C) f C / f D = 11 / 28 (D) f D / f A = 76 / 11
22. A gas is filled in an organ pipe and it is sounded with an organ pipe in fundamental mode. Choose
the correct statement(s) : (T = constant)
(A) If gas is changed from H2 to O2, the resonant frequency will increase
(B) If gas is changed from O2 to N2, the resonant frequency will increase
(C) If gas is changed from N2 to He, the resonant frequency will decrease
(D) If gas is changed from He to CH4, the resonant frequency will decrease
23. A closed organ pipe of length 1.2 m vibrates in its first overtone mode. The pressure variation is
maximum at :
(A) 0.8m from the open end (B) 0.4 m from the open end
(C) at the open end (D) 1.0 m from the open end
 
24. The equation of a wave disturbance is given as: y = 0.02 cos  + 50t  cos(10πx), where x and y
2 
are in meters and t in seconds. Choose the wrong statement:
(A) Antinode occurs at x = 0.3 m (B) The wavelength is 0.2 m
(C) The speed of the constituent waves is 4 m/s (D) Node occurs at x = 0.15 m
25. For a certain organ pipe three successive resonance frequencies are observed at 425 Hz, 595 Hz and
765 Hz respectively. If the speed of sound in air is 340 m/s, then the length of the pipe is
(A) 2.0 m (B) 0.4 m (C) 1.0 m (D) 0.2 m
3x
26. In an organ pipe whose one end is at x = 0, the pressure is expressed by p = p0 cos sin 300t
2
where x is in meter and t in sec. The organ pipe can be
(A) closed at one end, open at another with length = 0.5 m
(B) open at both ends, length = 1m
(C) closed at both ends, length = 2m
2
(D) closed at one end, open at another with length = m
3
27. Two tuning forks of frequency 250 Hz and 256 Hz produce beats. If a maximum of intensity is
observed just now, after how much time the minimum is observed at the same place ?
1 1 1 1
(A) sec (B) sec (C) sec (D) sec
18 4 3 12
28. Two whistles A and B each have a frequency of 500 Hz. A is stationary and B is moving towards
the right (away from A) at a speed of 50 m/s. An observer is between the two whistles moving
towards the right with a speed of 25 m/s. The velocity of sound in air is 350 m/s. Assume there is no
wind. Then which of the following statements are true.
(A) The apparent frequency of whistle B as heard by A is 444Hz approximately
(B) The apparent frequency of whistle B as heard by the observer is 469 Hz approximately
(C) The difference in the apparent frequencies of A and B as heard by the observer is 4.5 Hz
(D) The apparent frequencies of the whistles of each other as heard by A and B are the same
29. A source of sound moves towards an observer

(A) the frequency of the source is increased
(B) the velocity of sound in the medium is increased
(C) the wavelength of sound in the medium towards the observer is decreased
(D) the amplitude of vibration of the particles is increased

30. A car moves towards a hill with speed vc. It blows a horn of frequency f which is heard by an
observer following the car with speed v0. The speed of sound in air is v.
v
(A) the wavelength of sound reaching the hill is
f
v − vc
(B) the wavelength of sound reaching the hill is
f
 v + v0 
(C) the beat frequency observed by the observer is  f
 v − v c 
2vc (v + v0 )f
(D) the beat frequency observed by the observer is
v 2 − vc2
31. An string has resonant frequencies given by 1001 Hz and 2639 Hz.
(A) If the string is fixed at one end only, 910 Hz can be a resonance frequency.
(B) If the string is fixed at one end only, 1911 Hz can be a resonance frequency.
(C) If the string is fixed at both ends, 364 Hz can be one of the resonant frequency.
(D) 1001 Hz is definitely not the fundamental frequency of the string.
Section-B
(Comprehension type Questions)
Paragraph for Qus 1 to 6
The figure represents the instantaneous displacement-position graph of a longitudinal harmonic
wave travelling along the negative x-axis. Identify the correct statement(s) related to the movement
of the points shown in the figure.
1. The point moving in the direction of wave are

(A) b (B) c (C) f (D) i
2. The points moving opposite to the direction of propagation are

(A) a (B) d (C) f (D) j
3. The stationary points are

(A) a (B) c (C) g (D) k

4. The maximum displaced points are
(A) a (B) e (C) g (D) i
5. The points of maximum compression are

(A) c (B) g (C) e (D) k
6. The points of maximum rarefaction are

(A) a (B) e (C) g (D) i
Paragraph for Qus 7 to 11

A narrow tube is bent in the form of a circle of radius R, as shown in the figure. Two small holes S
and D are made in the tube at the positions right angle to each other. A source placed at S generated
a wave of intensity I0 which is equally divided into two parts: One part travels along the longer path,
while the other travels along the shorter path. Both the part waves meet at the point D where a
detector is placed.
7. If a maxima is formed at the detector then, the magnitude of wavelength λ of the wave produced is
given by
R R 2R
(A) πR (B) (C) (D)
2 4 3
8. If the minima is formed at the detector then the magnitude of wavelength λ of the wave produced is
produced is given by
3R 2R 2R
(A) 2πR (B) (C) (D)
2 3 5
9. The maximum intensity produced at D is given by

(A) 4I0 (B) 2I0 (C) I0 (D) 3I0
10. The maximum value of λ to produced a maxima at D is given by

R 3R
(A) πR (B) 2πR (C) (D)
2 2
11. The maximum value of λ to produce a minima at D is given by

R 3R
(A) πR (B) 2πR (C) (D)
2 2
Section-C
[MATRIX TYPE]
1. In case of mechanical wave a particle oscillates and during oscillation its kinetic energy and
potential energy changes.
Column-I Column-II
(A) When particle of travelling wave is passing (P) Kinetic energy is maximum
through mean position.
(B) When particle of travelling wave is extreme (Q) Potential energy is maximum
position.
(C) When particle between node and antinode in (R) Kinetic energy is minimum
standing wave is passing through mean
position
(D) When particle between node and antinode in (S) Potential energy is minimum
standing wave is at extreme position

PART-II
(Subjective type Questions)
1. The temperature of air in a 900 m long tunnel varies linearly from 100 K at one end to 900 K at
other end. If the speed of sound in air at 400 K is 360 m/s then time taken by sound to cross the
tunnel is K second. Find 2K ?
x
2. At certain instant the shape of a simple train of plane wave is y = 12 sin (x and y are in cm.).
50
The velocity of the wave propagation is 100 cm/s in a positive direction away from the origin. The
 x  
equation giving the shape of the wave 0.25s later is y = 12 sin  −  . Find a × b
 5a b 
3. Given:
Two coherent sources S1 and S2 (in phase with each other) are placed at a distance of 2λ as shown
where λ is wavelength of sound. A detector moves on line A B parallel to S1 S2. If detector detects

maximum intensity at finite distance from O at 0 =    . Find n
n
4. Two coherent sources are placed at the corners of a rectangular track of sides 3 m & 4 m. The
source S1 lags S2 by phase angle π. A detector is moved along path ABC. Then find:
The ratio of total number of minima detected on line AB to the total number of minima on line BC is
P
(in lowest form). Find P.Q [Velocity of sound=330 m/s; Frequency of sources S1 and S2 = 165 Hz]
Q

5. A man standing infront of a mountain beats a drum at regular intervals. The drumming rate is
gradually increased and he finds that the echo is not heard distinctly when the rate becomes 40 per
minute. He then moves near to the mountain by 90m and finds that the echo is again not heard when
the drumming rate becomes 60 per minute. If the distance (in metre) between the mountain and the
initial position of the man is x, Find x/10. [Transfer from ALP Q. 20]
6. Loudness of sound from an isotropic point source at a distance of 10m is 20dB. If the distance at
which it is not heard is 10K in meters find K.
x
7. The equation of a longitudinal stationary wave in a metal rod is given by, y = 0.002 sin
sin1000πt,
3
where x & y are in cm and t is in seconds. If maximum change in pressure (the maximum tensile
1
stress) at the point x = 2 cm is  10−3 dyne/cm2, Find n. Given young's modulus of the material is
n
3
dynes/cm2.
8
8. A standing wave  = a sin kx.cosωt is maintained in a homogeneous rod with cross-sectional area S
and density ρ. If the total mechanical-energy confined between the sections corresponding to the
1
adjacent displacement nodes is S2a 2 / k Find p.
p
9. The two pipes are submerged in sea water, arranged as shown in figure. Pipe A with length
LA = 1.5 m and one open end, contains a small sound source that sets up the standing wave with the
second lowest resonant frequency of that pipe. Sound from pipe A sets up resonance in pipe B,
which has both ends open. The resonance is at the second lowest resonant frequency of pipe B. The
length of the pipe B in meters is
10. Two narrow cylindrical pipes A and B have the same length. Pipe A is open at both ends and is
filled with a monoatomic gas of molar mass MA. Pipe B is open at one end and closed at the other
end, and is filled with a diatomic gas of molar mass MB. Both gases are at the same temperature.
Given the frequency of the second harmonic of the fundamental mode in pipe A is equal to the
frequency of the third harmonic of the fundamental mode in pipe B. Now If the open end of pipe B
is also closed (so that the pipe is closed at both ends). The ratio of the fundamental frequency in
pipe A to that in pipe B equal to p/q (in lowest form). Find pq.
11. In the experiment for the determination of the speed of sound in air using the resonance column
method, the length of the air column that resonates in the fundamental mode, with a tuning fork is
0.1 m. When this length is changed to 0.35 m, the same tuning fork resonates with first overtone.
Calculate the end correction (in mm).

12. When a tuning fork vibrates with 1.0 m or 1.05 m long wire (both in same mode), 5 beats per second
are produced in each case. If the frequency of the tuning fork is 5f (in Hz) find f.
13. A train moving towards a tunnel in a huge mountain with a speed of 12 m/s sounds its whistle.
Sound is reflected from the mountain. If the driver hears 6 beats per second & speed of sound in air
is 332 m/s, the frequency of the whistle is
14. S is source R is receiver. R and S are at rest. Frequency of sound from S is f. The beat frequency
kuf
registered by R is . Find k. Given, velocity of sound is v.
V−u
15. A source S emitting sound of 300 Hz is fixed on block A which is attached to the free end of a
spring SA as shown in figure. The detector D fixed on block B attached to free end of spring SB
detects this sound. The blocks A and B are simultaneously displaced towards each other through a
distance of 2.0 m and then left to vibrate. If the product of maximum and minimum frequencies of
sound detected by D is K × 104 (sec–2). Find K. Given the vibrational frequencies of each block is
5/π Hz. speed of sound in air = 300 m/s
16. Two vehicles A and B are moving towards each other with same speed u = 25m/s. They blow horns
of the same frequency f = 550 Hz. Wind is blowing at speed w = 20 m/s in the direction of motion
of A. The driver of vehicle A hears the sound of horn blown by vehicle B and the sound of horn of
his own vehicle after reflection from the vehicle B. If difference of wavelength of both sounds
5
received by A is . Find P. Velocity of sound is = 320 m/s.
P
17. A source of sound revolving in a circle of radius 5 m is emitting a signal of frequency 320 Hz. It

completes one revolution in seconds. If the difference between maximum and minimum
2
25
frequencies of the signal heard at a point 30 m from the centre of the circle = P . Find P.
7
(Given speed of sound = 300 ms–1)]
18. A source of sonic oscillations with frequency v0 = 1700 Hz and a receiver are located on the same
normal to a wall. Both the source and the receiver are stationary, and the wall recedes from the
source with velocity u = 6.0 m/s. Find the beat frequency (in Hz) registered by the receiver. The
velocity of sound is equal to v = 340 m/s.

EXERCISE-III
JEE ADVANCED Previous Year’s Questions
Paragraph for question Nos. 1 to 3
Two plane harmonic sound waves are expressed by the equations.
y1(x, t) = A cos (0.5 πx – 100 πt)
y2(x, t) = A cos (0.46πx – 92 πt)
(All parameters are in MKS):
1. How many times does an observer hear maximum intensity in one second ?
(A) 4 (B) 10 (C) 6 (D) 8
[JEE- 2006]
2. What is the speed of the sound ?
(A) 200 m/s (B) 180 m/s (C) 192 m/s (D) 96 m/s
[JEE- 2006]
3. At x = 0 how many times y1 + y2 is zero in one second ?

(A) 192 (B) 48 (C) 100 (D) 96
[JEE- 2006]
Paragraph for Question Nos. 4 to 6

Two trains A and B are moving with speeds 20 m/s and 30 m/s respectively in the same direction on
the same straight track, with B ahead of A. The engines are at the front ends. The engines of train A
blows a long whistle. Assume that the sound of the whistle is composed of components varying in
frequency from f1 = 800 Hz to f2 = 1120 Hz, as shown in the figure. The spread in the frequency
(highest frequency – lowest frequency) is thus 320 Hz. The speed of sound in still air is 340 m/s.
4. The speed of sound of the whistle is

(A) 340 m/s for passengers in A and 310 m/s for passengers in B
(B) 360 m/s for passengers in A and 310 m/s for passengers in B
(C) 310 m/s for passengers in A and 360 m/s for passengers in B
(D) 340 m/s for passengers in both the trains
[JEE- 2007]

5. The distribution of the sound intensity of the whistle as observed by the passengers in train A is best
represented by
(A) (B)
(C) (D)
[JEE- 2007]
6. The spread of frequency as observed by the passengers in train B is

(A) 310 Hz (B) 330 Hz (C) 350 Hz (D) 290 Hz
[JEE- 2007]
7. A vibrating string of certain length  under a tension T resonates with a mode corresponding to the
first overtone (third harmonic) of an air column of length 75 cm inside a tube closed at one end. The
string also generates 4 beats per second when excited along with a tuning fork of frequency n. Now
when the tension of the string is slightly increased the number of beats reduces to 2 per second.
Assuming the velocity of sound in air to be 340 m/s, the frequency n of the tuning fork in Hz is
(A) 344 (B) 336 (C) 117.3 (D) 109.3
[JEE- 2008]
8. A student performed the experiment to measure the speed of sound in air using resonance air-
column method. Two resonances in the air-column were obtained by lowering the water level. The
resonance with the shorter air-column is the first resonance and that with the longer air-column is
the second resonance. Then
(A) the intensity of the sound heard at the first resonance was more than that at the second resonance
(B) the prongs of the tuning fork were kept in a horizontal plane above the resonance tube
(C) the amplitude of vibration of the ends of the prongs is typically around 1 cm
(D) the length of the air-column at the first resonance was somewhat shorter than 1/4th of the
wavelength of the sound in air.
[JEE- 2009]

9. A stationary source is emitting sound at a fixed frequency f0, which is reflected by two cars
approaching the source. The difference between the frequencies of sound reflected from the cars is
1.2% of f0. What is the difference in the speeds of the cars (in km per hour) to the nearest integer ?
The cars are moving at constant speeds much smaller than the speed of sound which is 330 ms–1.
[JEE-2010]
10. A hollow pipe of length 0.8 m is closed at one end. At its open end a 0.5 m long uniform string is
vibrating in its second harmonic and it resonates with the fundamental frequency of the pipe. If the
tension in the wire is 50 N and the speed of sound is 320 ms–1, the mass of the string is :
(A) 5 grams (B) 10 grams (C) 20 grams (D) 40 grams
[JEE-2010]
11. A police car with a siren of frequency 8 kHz is moving with uniform velocity 36 km/hr towards a
tall building which reflects the sound waves. The speed of sound in air is 320 m/s. The frequency of
the siren heard by the car driver is
(A) 8.50 kHz (B) 8.25 kHz (C) 7.75 kHz (D) 7.50 kHz
[JEE-2010]
12. Column I shows four systems, each of the same length L, for producing standing waves. ‘The
lowest possible natural frequency of a system is called its fundamental frequency, whose
wavelength is denoted as λf. Match each system with statements given in Column II describing the
nature and wavelength of the standing waves
[JEE- 2011]
Column-I Column-II
(A) Pipe closed at one end (p) Longitudinal waves
(B) Pipe open at both ends (q) Transverse waves
(C) Stretched wire clamped at both ends (r) λf = L
(D) Stretched wire clamped at both ends (s) (s) λf = 2L

and at mid-point
(t) λf =4 L

13. A person blows into open-end of a long pipe. As a result, a high-pressure pulse of air travels down
the pipe. When this pulse reaches the other end of the pipe.
(A) a high-pressure pulse starts traveling up the pipe, if the other end of the pipe is open.
(B) a low-pressure pulse starts traveling up the pipe, if the other end of the pipe is open.
(C) a low-pressure pulse starts traveling up the pipe, if the other end of the pipe is closed.
(D) a high-pressure pulse starts traveling up the pipe, if the other end of the pipe is closed.
[JEE Advanced-2012]
14. A student is performing the experiment of Resonance Column. The diameter of the column tube is
4cm. The distance frequency of the tuning for k is 512 Hz. The air temperature is 38°C in which the
speed of sound is 336 m/s. The zero of the meter scale coincides with the top and of the Resonance
column. When first resonance occurs, the reading of the water level in the column is
(A) 14.0 (B) 15.2 (C) 16.4 (D) 17.6
[JEE Advance-2012]
15. Two vehicles, each moving with speed u on the same horizontal straight road, are approaching each
other. Wind blows along the road with velocity w. One of these vehicles blows a whistle of
frequency f1. An observer in the other vehicle hears the frequency of the whistle to be f2. The speed
of sound in still air is V. The correct statement(s) is (are):
(A) If the wind blows from the observer to the source, f2 > f1
(B) If the wind blows from the source to the observer, f2 > f1
(C) If the wind blows from the observer to the source, f2 < f1
(D) If the wind blows from the source to the observer, f2 < f1
[JEE Advanced-2013]
16. A student is performing an experiment using a resonance column and a tuning fork of frequency
244s–1. He is told that the air in the tube has been replaced by another gas (assume that the column
remains filled with the gas). If the minimum height at which resonance occurs is (0.350 ± 0.005) m,
the gas in the tube is
(Useful information): 167 RT = 640 j1/2 mole–1/2; 140RT = 590 j1/2 mole–1/2. The molar masses
10
M in grams are given in the options. Take the value of for each gas as given there.)
M
10 7 10 3
(A) Neon (M = 20, = ) (B) Nitrogen (M = 28, = )
20 10 28 5
10 9 10 17
(C) Oxygen (M = 32, = ) (D) Argon (M = 36, = )
32 16 36 32
[JEE Advanced-2014]

 2
17. Four harmonic waves of equal frequencies and equal intensities I0 have phase angles 0, , and π.
3 3
When they are superposed, the intensity of the resulting wave is nI0. The value of n is
[JEE Advanced-2015]
18. Two loudspeakers M and N are located 20 m apart and emit sound at frequencies 118 Hz and 121
Hz, respectively. A car is initially at a point P, 1800 m away from the midpoint Q of the line MN
and moves towards Q constantly at 60 km/hr along the perpendicular bisector of MN. It crosses Q
and eventually reaches a point R, 1800 m away from Q. Let v(t) represent the beat frequency
measured by a person sitting in the car at time t. Let vP, vQ and vR be the beat frequencies
measured at locations P, Q and R, respectively. The speed of sound in air is 330 m/s. Which of the
following statement(s) is (are) true regarding the sound heard by the person?
(A) The plot below represents schematically the variation of beat frequency with time
(B) vP + vR = 2vQ
(C) The plot below represents schematically the variation of beat frequency with time
(D) The rate of change in beat frequency is maximum when the car passes through Q.
[JEE Advanced-2016]
19. A stationary source emits sound of frequency v0 = 492 Hz. The sound is reflected by a large car
approaching the source with a speed of 2 ms–1. The reflected signal is received by the source and
superposed with the original. What will be the beat frequency of the resulting signal in Hz? (Given
that the speed of sound in air is 330 ms–1 and the car reflects the sound at the frequency it has
received).
[JEE Advanced-2017]

20. Two men are walking along a horizontal straight line in the same direction. The man in front walks
at a speed 1.0 ms−1 and the man behind walks at a speed 2.0 ms−1. A third mad is standing at a
height 12m above the same horizontal line such that all three men are in a vertical plane. The two
walking men are blowing identical whistles which emit a sound of frequency 1430 Hz. The speed of
sound in air is 330 ms−1. At the instant, when the moving men are 10 m apart, the stationary man is
equidistant from them. The frequency of beats in Hz, heard by the stationary man at this instant, is:
[JEE Advanced-2018]
21. In an experiment to measure the speed of sound by a resonating air column, a tuning fork of
frequency 500Hz is used. The length of the air column is varied by changing the level of water in
the resonance tube. Two successive resonances are heard at air columns of length 50.7cm
and 83.9cm. Which of the following statements is (are) true?
(A) The speed of sound determined from this experiment is 332ms–1
(B) The end correction in this experiment is 0.9cm
(C) The wavelength of the sound wave is 66.4cm
(D) The resonance at 50.7cm corresponds to the fundamental
[JEE Advanced-2018]
22. A train S1, moving with a uniform velocity of 108 km/h, approaches another train S2 standing on a
platform. An observer O moves with a uniform velocity of 36 km/h towards S2, as shown in figure.
Both the trains are blowing whistles of same frequency 120 Hz. When O is 600m away from S2 and
distance between S1 and S2 is 800m, the number of beats heard by O is _________. (Speed of the
sound = 330 m/s)
[JEE Advanced-2019]

ANSWER KEY
EXERCISE-I
Part-I
1. D 2. A 3. A 4. A 5. C 6. B 7. B 8. C 9. B 10. A
11. A 12. B 13. D 14. B 15. D 16. A 17. D 18. D 19. D 20. A
21. A 22. B 23. B 24. A 25. B 26. D 27. A 28. A 29. B 30. D
31. B 32. C 33. B 34. C 35. B 36. C 37. B 38. D 39. D 40. A
41. C 42. C 43. D 44. B 45. D 46. B 47. B 48. D 49. A 50. B
51. C 52. D 53. B 54. D 55. C 56. B 57. D 58. C 59. C 60. A
61. A 62. A 63. A 64. B 65. C
Part-II
Previous Year’s Question (2006-2020)
1. D 2. D 3. C 4. A 5. A 6. C 7. B 8. C 9. A 10. C
11. C 12. A 13. D 14. B 15. C 16. D 17. D 18. D 19. A 20. A
21. C 22. B 23. D 24. A 25. 106 26. A
EXERCISE-II
PART-I
Section-A
1. ABC 2. C 3. B 4. ABD 5. C 6. B 7. CD 8. BD
9. AB 10. AC 11. D 12. CD 13. B 14. AC 15. ABCD 16. BC
17. ABCD 18. AC 19. AD 20. CD 21. C 22. BD 23. B 24. C
25. C 26. C 27. BD 28. BC 29. C 30. BD 31. BCD
Section-B
1. AB 2. C 3. A 4. ABD 5. AD 6. C
7. ABC 8. ACD 9. B 10.A 11.B

Section-C
1. (A)-PQ; (B)-RS; (C)-PS; (D)-QR
PART-II
1. 5 2. 20 3. 6 4. 6 5. 27m 6. 2 7. 8 8. 4 9. 2m 10. 12
11. 25 12. 41 13. 80 14. 2 15. 9 16. 73 17. 12 18. 59
EXERCISE-III
JEE ADVANCED Previous Year’s Questions
1. A 2. A 3. C 4. B 5. A 6. A 7. A 8. AD 9. 7 10. B
11. A 12. (A) – pt; (B) – ps; (C)–qs; (D)–qr 13. BD 14. B 15. AB 16. D 17. 3
18. ABD 19. 6 20. 5.00 Hz 21. ABC 22. 8.128Hz


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(A) 1 m will result in constructive interference

28. At the closed end of an organ pipe :

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(A) vP is upwards (B) vQ = – vR

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3. The stationary points are

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6. The points of maximum rarefaction are

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10. The maximum value of λ to produced a maxima at D is given by

11. The maximum value of λ to produce a minima at D is given by

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4. The speed of sound of the whistle is

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(D) Stretched wire clamped at both ends (s) (s) λf = 2L

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