1.

Two pipes, one is open, and other is closed at one end, having same length the ratio of their
fundamental frequency is
A) 1 : 2 B) 3 : 1 C) 2 : 1 D) 4 : 1

2. In Doppler effect if the source moves towards the observer, the spectral line are shifted
towards the
A) Blue end of spectrum C) Either end of the spectrum

B) Red end of spectrum D) None of these

3. The velocity time graph of – harmonic oscillation is shown the figure below, the frequency of
oscillation is

A) 2.5Hz B) 12.25 Hz C) 50Hz D) 33.3 Hz

4. The ratio of frequencies in a stretched string is:

A) 1 : 2 : 3 B) 1 : 3 : 5 C) 2 : 4 : 6 D) 3 : 2 : 1

5. In a stationary wave the distance between consecutive antinodes is 25 cm. If the wave velocity
is 300 ms–1, then the frequency of wave will be
A) 150 Hz B) 300 Hz C) 600 Hz D) 750 Hz

6. A particle execute SHM. Its initial position is mean position. The K.E of a particle against time
period is represented by curve?

A) C)

B) D)

7. Shock absorber is an example of

A) Forced oscillation B) Damped oscillation C) Free oscillation D) Both A) or C)

8. Sonar is used to detect

A) Depth of sea B) Location of submarine C) Under sea objects D) All of these

9. The phase difference between the velocity and displacement of a particle executing SHM is

A) radian B) radian C) radian D) Zero

10. In an open organ pipe the harmonics that are missing are:
A) Depends upon length of the pipe C) Even

B) Odd D) None of these

11. A sound source rotates anti-clock wise with an angular velocity . Radius of the circle is R. A person
is at P. The maximum frequency is heared when position of the source is at.
 A) Y B) X C) Z D) W

12. The number of vibrations per second is called

A) Time period B) Phone C) Frequency D) Distance

13. When the propagation of longitudinal wave through a material medium takes places, the
quantities transmitted in the direction of propagation are
A) Energy, momentum and mass C) Energy and mass

B) Energy D) Energy and linear momentum

14. In case of resonance, with the decrease in damping

Amplitude of vibration Sharpness of curve
A) Increases Decreases
B) Decreases Decreases
C) Increases Increases
D) Increases Increases
15. Bats navigate and find food by
A)Ultrasonics B) Polarization C) Echolocation D) Refraction

16. A second’s pendulum is placed in a space laboratory orbiting around the earth at a height 3R
from the earth’s surface where R is the radius of the earth. The time period of the pendulum
will be
A) Zero B) 2/3s C) 2s D) Infinite

17. When a source of sound is in motion towards a stationary observer, the effect observed is
A) Increase in the velocity of sound only

B) Decrease in the velocity of sound only

C) Increase in frequency of sound only

D) Increase in both the velocity and the frequency of sound

18. Doppler shift in frequency does not depend upon

A) The actual frequency of the wave C) The velocity of the source

B) The distance of the source from the listener D) The velocity of the observer

19. A stationary wave is established in a string which vibrates in four segments at a frequency of
120 Hz. Its fundamental frequency is
A) 15Hz B) 60 Hz C) 30 Hz D) 480 Hz
20. Four wires of identical lengths, diameters and materials are stretched on a sonometer box.
The ratio of their tensions is 1 : 4 : 9 : 16. The ratio of their fundamental frequencies is
A) 16 : 9 : 4 : 1 B) 4 : 3 : 2 : 1 C) 1 : 2 : 3 : 4 D) 1 : 4 : 9 : 16

21. An observer is moving towards a stationary source with a speed one fifth of the speed of
sound. The frequency of sound heard by the observer will be if v is the speed and f is the
original frequency of the sound waves

A) B) C) D)

22. A pipe closed at one end has length 25cm, the wavelength of first harmonic will be:
A) 25cm B) 50cm C) 100cm D) 200cm

23. The kinetic energy and potential energy of a particle executing SHM will be equal when
displacement (amplitude = a) is
 A) B) C) D)

24. A particle executes SHM with a time period of 2s and amplitude 5 cm. Maximum magnitude of
its velocity is
A) 10  cm s–1 B) 20  cm s–1 C) 2.5  cm s–1 D) 5  cm s–1

25. Assuming the surfaces to be smooth. The time period of oscillation of mass M when slightly
displaced is

A) B) C) D)

26. The third harmonic in an open organ pipe is known as

A) Fundamental frequencyB) Second overtone C) Third overtone D) First overtone

27. A sitar wire vibrates with frequency of 330 vibrations per second. If its length is increased
three times and tension is increased four times then the frequency of the wire will be
A) 110 Hz B) 220 Hz C) 330 Hz D) 440 Hz

28. The length of a string is 1m, tension in it is 40N and mass of the string is 0.1 kg. Then the
velocity of transverse waves produced in the string will be:
A) 400 ms–1 B) 180 ms–1 C) 80 ms–1 D) 20 ms–1

29. When both source and listener move in the same direction with a velocity equal to half the
velocity of sound, the change in frequency of the sound as detected by the listener is:
A) 50% B) 25% C) Zero D) None of these

30. The velocity of sound in air is 332 ms –1. The length of a closed pipe whose frequency of second
overtone is 332 Hz, will be:
A) 0.51 m B) 0.75 m C) 1.25 m D) 1.75 m

31. The velocity of sound in air is 330 ms –1. The fundamental frequency of an organ pipe open at
both ends and length 0.3 m will be.
A) 200 Hz B) 275 Hz C) 300 Hz D) 550 Hz

32. Which of the following is not an application of superposition principle?

A) interference B) stationary waves C) beats D) none

33. Two tuning forks exhibit beats at a beat frequency of 3 Hz. The frequency of one fork is 256
Hz. Its frequency is then lowered slightly by adding a bit of wax to one of its prong. The two
forks then exhibit a beat frequency of 1 Hz. Determine the frequency of the second tuning
fork.
A) 253 Hz B) 256 Hz C) 259 Hz D) 243 Hz
34. Water waves in the sea are observed to have a wavelength of 300 m and a frequency of 0.07
Hz. The speed of these waves is:
A) 0.00021 m/s B) 2.1 m/s C) 21 m/s D) 210 m/s

35. Any point on a string carrying a wave is moving with its maximum speed when:
A) the magnitude of its acceleration is a maximum C) the magnitude of its displacement is a minimum
B) the magnitude of its displacement is a maximum D)the magnitude of its displacement is half the
amplitude
36. The speed of a wave on a string depends on:
A) the frequency of the wave C) the area of the string
B) the wavelength of the wave D) the tension in the string
37. A source of frequency f sends waves of wavelength λ traveling with speed v in some medium.
If the frequency is changed from f to 2f, then the new wavelength and new speed are
(respectively):
 A) 2λ, v B) λ/2, v C) λ, 2v D) λ, v/2
38. With what speed an observer should move towards a stationary source such that apparent
frequency is double the actual frequency (v is speed of sound waves)

A) v B) 2 v C) D) 4 v

39. Transverse waves cannot be setup in _________:

Metals (C) Solids

Fluids (D) Soil

40. Beats are not produced if difference in frequencies of two sounds is greater than
a) 5 b) 6 c) 10 d) none
41. Wave form of SHM is
A) Sine wave B) Square wave C) Pulsed wave D) Saw tooth wave

42. The Ratio of the Kinetic energy to the potential energy at

A) 1:1 B) 3:1 C) 2:1 D) 1:3

43. In SHM the velocity of a particle is maximum at

A) Mean position

B) Extreme position

C) Middle between mean and extreme on the right side

D) Middle between mean and extreme on the left side

44. A small mass executes S.H.M with amplitudes xo and period T. At time displacement is

A) B) C) D) None of these

45. The angular frequency of mass spring-system

A) B) C) D)

46. When a wave moves through 10m, a point changes from crest to trough and time taken is 1s
then wavelength of wave and its frequency are
A) 20 m, 0.5 Hz B) 10 m, 1 Hz C) 0.5 Hz, 20 m D) 1 m, 10 Hz

47. A closed organ pipe has fundamental frequency 100 Hz. What frequencies will be
produced if its other end is also opened?

A) 200, 400, 600, 800,…..B) 200, 300, 400, 500, …..C) 100, 300, 500, 700,…… D) 100, 200, 300, 400,…….

48. Mechanical waves can be

A) Longitude and not transverse C) Both longitudinal and transverse

B) Transverse only D) Neither longitudinal nor transverse

49. The wavelength of wave is 1m and period is 2sec. Its speed is

A) 2 ms–1 B) 5 ms–1 C) 0.5 ms–1 D) None of these
50. In which group below do all three quantities remain constant when particle moves in S.H.M
A) Acceleration, total force, energy

B) Total energy, amplitude,angular frequency

C) Amplitude, acceleration, angular frequency

D) Force, total energy, amplitude