Wave Motion and Doppler's Effect

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Wave Motion and Doppler's Effect
1. The time taken by a particle in reaching from 8. Two sitar strings A and B playing the note
through to crest in a transverse wave is: - 'Dha' are slightly out of tune and produces
T T 3T beats of frequency 5Hz. The tension of the
(1) (2) (3) (4) T
4 2 4 string B is slightly increased and the beat
2. Calculate the velocity of transverse waves in frequency is found to decrease to 3Hz. What
a copper wire 1 mm2 in cross - section under is the original frequency of B if the frequency
the tension produced by 1 kg wt. The linear of A is 427 Hz?
mass density of copper is = 8.93 × 10–3 kg/m. (1) 422 Hz (2) 432 Hz
(1) 22.12 m/s (2) 33.12 m/s (3) 424 Hz (4) 430 Hz
(3) 44.12 m/s (4) 55.12 m/s 9. What should be the length of a closed organ
3. Speed of sound in air at room temperature is pipe to produce a fundamental frequency of
approximately 343 m/s. What can be the 512 Hz at 0°C
speed of sound in Hydrogen at room (1) 13.2 cm (2) 16.2 cm
temperature approximately. (3) 14.2 cm (4) 15.2 cm
(1) 1284 m/s (2) 2089 m/s 10. A wave travelling along a string is described by

(3) 686 m/s (4) 440 m/s y(x, t) = 0.005 sin(20πt – 10πx + ) cm
2
4. An air column of length L closed at one end is
where x is in cm and t is in sec. Calculate the
oscillating in 2 overtone. Pressure change in
displacement y of the wave at a distance
air is minimum from closed end at distance.
x = 1 cm and time t = 1 sec.?
L L L
(1) (2) (3) (4) Zero (1) y = 0.0025 cm (2) y = – 0.0025 cm
3 5 7
(3) y = 0.005 cm (4) y = – 0.005 cm
5. A train moves towards a stationary observer
11. In open organ pipe, the position of antinode
with speed 34 m/s. The train sounds a whistle
are obtained at :-
and its frequency received by the observer is f1.
 
If speed of train reduced to 17 m/s. The (1) 0, ,2 (2) 0, , 
2 2
frequency received by observer is f2. If speed of
 3 5 3
(3) , ,  (4) ,
sound is 340 m/s. Find ratio of f1 = ? 4 4 4 4
f2
12. If speed of sound at 0°C is 330 m/s then what
18 1 19 2
(1) (2) (3) (4) is the speed of sound at 20°C.
19 2 18 1
(1) 322 m/s (2) 332 m/s
6. Stationary wave of frequency 300 Hz are (3) 342 m/s (4) 352 m/s
formed in a medium in which the velocity of 13. The speed of sound according to Laplace
sound is 1200 m/s. The distance between a corrections :-
node and the neighbouring antinode is: -
p p p 
(1) 1 m (2) 2 m (3) 3 m (4) 4 m (1) (2) (3) (4)
   p
7. The extension in string obeying hook's law is
x. The speed of wave in the stretched string v. 14. Velocity of sound in air is 332 m/s. Velocity of
If the extension in string is increased to 1.5 x, sound in vaccum will be
the speed of wave will be (1) Greater then 332m/s
(2) Less than 332 m/s
(1) 1.22 v (2) 0.61 v
(3) Equal to 332 m/s
(3) 1.50 v (4) 0.75 v
(4) Zero
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15. The length of an organ pipe open at both ends is 19. Select the correct statements :-
0.5 m. Calculate the fundamental frequency of (1) In standing wave amplitude is fixed at a
the pipe, if velocity of sound in air be 350 m/s. given location but, it is different at
If one end of the pipe is closed, then the different locations
fundamental frequency will be :- (2) All particles vibrate in same phase in
(1) 350, 700 (2) 700, 350 between successive nodes
(3) 175, 350 (4) 350, 175 (3) A stationary wave pattern resulting from
16. The equation of a progressive wave moving in super position of two travelling wave in
+ve direction is given by opposite direction (same frequency waves)

  Vt (4) All the above


(1) y = A sin 2  − x   20. Which wave represent the equation of wave
   
y = A sin (kx – t) :-
(2) y = A sin 2  Vt − x  y
  
2
(3) y = A sin ( Vt − x ) (1) x

2
(4) y = A sin ( x + Vt )

17. Which relation is correct for speed of sound y
wave in solid (s), liquid (ℓ) & Gases (g) :-
(2) x
(1) Vs > Vℓ > Vg (2) Vs < Vℓ < Vg
(3) Vs = Vℓ = Vg (4) Vℓ > Vg > Vs

y
18.

(3) x
Which diagram represent the correct reflected
wave.
y

(1) (4) x

21. Which one is the displacement function for a

(2)
longitudinal wave. (Where S is the displacement
of a medium particle :-
(3) (1) S(x1, t) = a sin(t – ky + )
(2) S(x1, t) = a sin(t – kx + )
(3) S(y, t) = a sin(t – kx + )
(4) (4) S(x, t) = a sin(t – kz + )
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22. A pipe, 30 cm long, is open at both ends. 27. When you tap one end of metallic cylindrical
which harmonic mode of the pipe resonates a rod vibrations are travelling as
1.1 kHz source? will resonance with the same (1) Longitudinal waves
source be observed if one end of the pipe is (2) Transverse waves
closed? (3) Both, longitudinal inside and transverse
Take the speed of sound in air as 330 m/s. on the surface
(1) 4th Harmonic, yes (4) Can’t say
(2) II Harmonic, yes 28. Phase difference between two points on both
(3) 4th Harmonic, No sides of a node is
(4) II Harmonic, No (1) same phase (2) 
23. A pipe of length L with one end closed and 
(3) (4) none of the above
other end open vibrates with frequencies 2
given by :- 29. Two particles lies somewhere between two
(1) f = n  v  , n = 0, 1, 2, 3, ... consecutive nodes has
 2L  (1) same amplitude
(2) same phase
(2) f =  n + 1  v 
, n = 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 ...
 2  2L 
  (3) same oscillating frequency
v (4) (2) and (3) both
(3) f = (2n + 1) , n = 1, 3, 5 ......
2L T
30. Dimensional formula of is ………….
nv 
(4) f = , n = 2, 4, 6 ......
4L (where T → tension in string
24. The displacement of the wave given by
 → linear mass density of string)
equation y(x, t) = asin(kx – t + ) where (1) [M0L0T–1] (2) [M0L1T–1]
 = 0 at point x and t = 0 is same as that at (3) [M L T ]
1 2 –1 (4) [M0L–1T]
point:- 31. A wave travelling along a string is described
2n by y (x, t) = 0.2 sin (100 x – 4t) speed of
(1) x + 2n (2) x +
k wave is: -
(3) kx + 2n (4) None (1) 4 m/s (2) 25 m/s
25. The transverse stationary wave on a stretched (3) 0.04 m/s (4) 0.25 m/s
wire (Clamped at its both ends) is given by – 32. In order to increase the speed of sound in air
y(x, t) = 0.06 sin  2 x  cos (120t) twice its value at 0°C. Change in temperature
 3  should be
where x and y are in m and t in second. The (1) 1184°C (2) 719°C
length of string is 1.5 m and it's mass is (3) 791°C (4) 2148°C
3 × 10–2kg then all the points on the wire 33. A progressive wave is represented by
vibrate with - Y = 5sin (50t – 4x)
(1) Same phase where x and y are in cm and t is in second. Its
(2) Same amplitude frequency and wavelength are
(3) Same energy (1) 25 Hz, 4 (2) 25 Hz, 0.5m
(4) Different frequency (3) 50Hz, 4m (4) 50Hz, 0.5m
26. As per laplace correction, the compression 34. For beats, two waves super positioning must
and expansion of gas for longitudinal wave have: -
are (1) same frequencies
(1) Isothermal (2) Adiabatic (2) different frequencies
(3) Isobaric (4) Isochoric (3) same amplitude
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35. For a passenger standing near a track where 38. In a progressive wave ………….. transfer takes
a railway engine whistling at a constant place
frequency about to pass with constant speed, (1) particle (2) speed
hears the whistle with (3) energy (4) none of the above
(1) First increasing then decreasing 39. A source of sound is moving towards on
frequencies as it passes stationary source with speed 20% that of
(2) Two different constant frequencies as it passes sound, frequency hear by the observer
(3) First decreasing then increasing frequencies is …….% of original frequency
(4) Not enough information given (1) 20% (2) 80%
(3) 120% (4) None of the above
36. For any longitudinal wave propagating in a
40. When a wave-pulse super impose over its
medium the property of medium needed is
own reflection (from rigid surface), particle at
(1) Shear modulus
the point remains at their mean position. For
(2) Bulk modulus
this point of superposition particles have
(3) Both shear and Bulk modulus
(1) kinetic and potential both energies
(4) Young’s modulus
(2) only kinetic energy
37. Dimensional formula of propagation constant is: -
(3) only potential energy
(1) [L] (2) [L–1] (4) no energy as particle one of their mean
(3) [LT–1] (4) [T–1] position

ANSWER KEY
Question 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Answer 2 2 1 2 3 1 1 1 2 3 2 3 3 4 4
Question 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Answer 3 1 1 4 1 2 4 2 2 1 2 3 2 4 2
Question 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
Answer 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2
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