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1. The ratio of the speed of sound in nitrogen gas y = 10 sin(0.01x 2t)
to that in helium gas, at 300 K is where x and y are in cm and t is in second. Its
(a) 2 / 7 (b) 1 / 7 frequency is
(c) 2 / 5 (d) 6 / 5 (a) 10 sec-1 (b) 2sec-1
2. The frequency of a rod is 200 Hz. If the velocity (c) 1 sec-1 (d) 0.01 sec-1
of sound in air is 340ms-1, the wavelength of the 10. The equation of the propagating wave is y =
sound produced is 25sin(20t + 5x), where y is displacement. Which
(a) 1.7 cm (b) 6.8 cm of the following statements is not true
(c) 1.7 cm (d) 6.8 cm (a) The amplitude of the wave is 25 units
3. The wavelength of a wave in a medium is 0.5 m. (b) The wave is propagating in positive x -
The phase difference between the oscillations at direction
(c) The velocity of the wave is 4 units
two points in the medium due to this wave is .
5 (d) The maximum velocity of the particles is
What is the minimum distance between 500 units
thesepoints 11. A transverse wave is represented by the
(a) 0.05 m (b) 0.1 m equation
(c) 0.25 m (d) 0.15 m 2
y y 0 sin ut x
4. The type of waves that can be propagated
through solid is For what value of 2, the maximum particle
(a) Transverse (b) Longitudinal velocity equal to two times the wave velocity
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these (a) 2y 0 (b) y 0 / 3
5. The phenomenon of sound propagation in air is (c) y 0 / 2 (d) y 0
(a) Isothermal process (b) Isobaric process 12. The equation of a transverse wave is given by
(c) Adiabatic process (d) None of these
y = 100sin(0.04z -2t)
6. Water waves are Where y and z are in cm and t is in seconds. The
(a) Longitudinal
frequency of the wave in Hz is
(b) Transverse
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) Both longitudinal and transverse
(c) 25 (d) 100
(d) Neither longitudinal nor transverse
13. The equation of a sound wave is
7. Velocity of sound measured in hydrogen and
y = 0.0015sin(62.4x + 316t)
oxygen gas at a given temperature will be in the
ratio The wavelength of this wave is
(a) 1 : 4 (b) 4 : 1 (a) 0.2 unit
(c) 2 : 1 (d) 1 : 1 (b) 0.1 unit
8. Two waves represented by the following (c) 0.3 unit
equations are travelling in the same medium v1 (d) Cannot be calculated
= 5sin2(75t – 0.25x), y2 = 10sin2(150t – 14. The equation of a travelling wave is
0.50x) y = 60 cos(1800t – 6x)
The intensity ratio I1/I2 of the two waves is where y is in microns, t in seconds and x in
(a) 1 : 2 (b) 1 : 4
metres. The ratio of maximum particle velocity
(c) 1 : 8 (d) 1 : 16
to velocity of wave propagation is
9. The equation of a transverse wave is given by
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(a) 3.6 10-11 (b) 3.6 10-6 frequency
(c) 3.6 10 -4 (d) 3.6 (b) Apparent frequency will be greater than the
15. If in the resultant wave the frequency and real frequency
amplitude remain equal to those of (c) Apparent frequency will be equal to real
superimposing waves. Then phase difference frequency
between them is (d) Only the quality of sound will change
(a) /6 (b) 2/3 21. A source is moving towards a stationary
(c) /4 (d) /3 observer, so that the apparent frequency
16. A string of 7 m length has a mass of 0.035 kg. If increases by 50%. If velocity of sound is 330ms-
1
tension in the string is 60.5 N, then speed of a , then velocity of source is
wave on the string is (a) 220ms-1 (b) 180ms-1
(a) 77 m/s (b) 102 m/s (c) 150ms-1 (d) 110ms-1
(c) 110 m/s (d) 165 m/s 22. Doppler phenomena is related with
17. Transverse waves of same frequency are (a) Pitch (Frequency) (b) Loudness
generated in two steel wires A and B. The (c) Quality (d) Reflection
diameter of A is twice of B and the tension in A 23. A source of sound is travelling towards a
is half that in B. The ratio of velocities of wave stationary observer. The frequency of sound
in A and B is heard by the observer is of three times the
original frequency. The velocity of sound is
(a) 1: 3 2 (b) 1 : 2 2
m/sec. The speed of source will be
(c) 1 : 2 (d) 2 :1
2
18. Doppler shift in frequency does not depend (a) (b)
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upon
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(a) The frequency of the wave produced (c) (d) 3
2
(b) The velocity of the source
24. A while giving out 450 Hz approaches a
(c) The velocity of the observer
stationary observer at a speed of 33 m/s. The
(d) Distance from the source to the linear
frequency heard by the observer in Hz is
19. A band playing music at a frequency f is
(a) 409 (b) 429
moving towards a wall at a speed b . A
(c) 517 (d) 500
motorist is following the band with a speed m . 25. An observer is moving away from source of
If be the speed of the sound, the expression sound of frequency 10 Hz. His speed is 33 m/s.
for beat frequency heard by motorist is If speed of sound is 330 m/s. then observed
m m frequency is
(a) f (b) f
b b (a) 90 Hz (b) 100 Hz
2 b m 2 m b (c) 91 Hz (d) 110 Hz
(c) f (d) f
2 b 2 2 2m
20. An observer is moving towards the stationary
source of sound, then
(a) Apparent frequency will be less than the real
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Solution and answer tandard equation y = a sin
t x . It is
1. (c) Velocity of sound in gas
clear that wave speed wave and
RT T
maximum particle velocity
M M max particle a y 0 co-efficient of t =
7
N2 N2 4 2
M
He 5
3
. y0 max particle 2 wave
H e He M N2 5 5
28 a 2
3 2 y 0
340
2. (c) 1.7m. 12. (a)Here 2n 2 n 1
n 200
2 13. (b)Compare with y = a sin t kx
3. (a) x
2 2
We have k = 62.4 0.1
2 62.4
x x 0.05.
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4. (c) Since solid has both the properties (rigidity
and elasticity) 14. (c)Maximum particle velocity max a and
5. (c) Adiabatic process a
6. (c)Water waves are transverse as well as wave velocity max ka.
k / k
longitudinal in nature.
From the given equation k = Co-efficient of x
1 H M O2 = 6micron = 6 10-6 m
7. (b) 2
M O2 M H2
max ka 6 106 60 3.6 104
H
32 4
2 15. (b)Superposition of waves does not alter the
2 O 2 1
frequency of resultant wave and resultant
I1 a12 I 25 1 amplitude
8. (b) 2 1
I2 a 2 I 2 100 4 a 2 a 2 a 2 2a 2 cos 2a 2 1 cos
9. (c)Comparing with the standard equation, cos 1 / 2 cos 2 / 3 2 / 3.
2
y = A sin t x , we have 16. (c)
T
60.5
110 m / s.
= 200 cm/sec, = 200 cm; n =
m 0.035 / 7
T T
1sec1 . 17. (b)
m m2p
10. (b)Positive sign in the argument of sin
T TA rB 1 1 1
indicating that wave is travelling in negative A , . .
r B TB rA 2 2 2 2
x-direction.
Listner
11. (d)On comparing the given equation with 18. (b)Source VL
s When listner is moving away from the
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stationary source m m
f f f
n ' V VL b b
The Apparent Frequency
n V
330 VL f f 2 m2 2b .
0.94 b
330
20. (b)Apparent frequency in this case n’ =
VL = 19.8 m/s
n o
Initial velocity of listener is zero, and it
becomes 19.8 m/s after converting distance S
o
V 2 u 2 2aS 1
V 2 0 2 aS n'
2 1 i.e. n ' n.
V 2 19.8 n
S 98m.
2a 22 21. (d)The apparent frequency heard by the
19. (c)Motorist will hear two frequencies: stationary observer is
(i) directly from the band
' 0
and (ii) reflected from the wall s
The frequency heard directly by the motorist where,
from band
0 = frequency of source
m m
f1 f f = velocity of sound
b b s = velocity of source
…(i) According to problem
The frequency of sound reaching the wall, 50 3
22. (d) ' 0 0 ' 0
100 2
f '' f
b Substituting the value of ' in (i), we get
…(ii)
The frequency of reflected sound from the 3
0 0 3 3s 2 3s
wall, heard by motorist, 2 s
m 330 1
f 2 f '' s ms 110ms 1.
3 3
m
f2 f
b n'
23. (a) n ' n
[from (ii)] s n S
Hence the bear frequency heard by the 2
3 s
motorist S 3
f f 2 f1 24. (d)The apparent frequency heard by the
observer is given by
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n' n
S
330 330
450 450 500 Hz
330 33 297
25. (a)
O 330 33
n' n 100 90 Hz
330
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