1. A particle starts S.H.M. from the mean position. Its amplitude is A and time period is T.

T. At the time when its

speed is half of the maximum speed, its displacement y is
A A A √3 2A
a. b. c. d.
2 √2 2 √3
2. The phase (at a time t) of a particle in simple harmonic motion tells
(a) Only the position of the particle at time t
(b) Only the direction of motion of the particle at time t
(c) Both the position and direction of motion of the particle at time t
(d) Neither the position of the particle nor its direction of motion at time t
3. A particle executing S.H.M. of amplitude 4 cm and T = 4 sec. The time taken by it to move from positive
extreme position to half the amplitude is

a. 1 sec

4. A system exhibiting S.H.M. must possess

b. 1/3 c. 2/3 d.
√ 3
2
(a) Inertia only (b) Elasticity as well as inertia
(c) Elasticity, inertia and an external force (d) Elasticity only
5. The acceleration of a particle in S.H.M. is
(a) Always zero (b) Always constant
(c) Maximum at the extreme position (d) Maximum at the equilibrium position
1. The period of a simple pendulum is doubled, when
(a) Its length is doubled (b) The mass of the bob is doubled
(c) Its length is made four times (d) The mass of the bob and the length of the pendulum are doubled
7. If the metal bob of a simple pendulum is replaced by a wooden bob, then its time period will
(a) Increase (b) Decrease
(c) Remain the same (d) First increase then decrease
8. To make the frequency double of a spring oscillator, we have to
(a) Reduce the mass to one fourth (b) Quadruple the mass
(c) Double of mass (d) Half of the mass
9. Two simple pendulums of lengths 1.44 m and 1 m start swinging together. After how many vibrations will they again start swinging
together
(a) 5 oscillations of smaller pendulum (b) 6 oscillations of smaller pendulum
(c) 4 oscillations of bigger pendulum (d) 6 oscillations of bigger pendulum
10. The number of waves contained in unit length of the medium is called
(a) Elastic wave (b) Wave number (c) Wave pulse (d) Electromagnetic wave
11. Velocity of sound is maximum in
(a) Air (b) Water (c) Vacuum (d) Steel
12. If velocity of sound in a gas is 360 m/s and the distance between a compression and the nearest rarefaction is 1m, then the frequency
of sound is
(a) 90 Hz (b) 180 Hz (c) 360 Hz (d) 720 Hz
13. The speed of a wave in a certain medium is 960 m/s. If 3600 waves pass over a certain point of the medium in 1 minute, the
Wavelength is
(a) 2 metres (b) 4 metres (c) 8 metres (d) 16 metres
14. Velocity of sound in air, Choose the correct answer
I. Increases with temperature II. Decreases with temperature
III. Increase with pressure IV. Is independent of pressure
V. Is independent of temperature
(a) Only I and II are true (b) Only I and III are true
(c) Only II and III are true (d) Only I and IV are true
15. A wave of frequency 500 Hz has velocity 360 m/sec. The distance between two nearest points 60° out of phase, is
(a) 0.6 cm (b) 12 cm (c) 60 cm (d) 120 cm
16. It is possible to distinguish between the transverse and longitudinal waves by studying the property of
(a) Interference (b) Diffraction
(c) Reflection (d) Polarization
17. The waves in which the particles of the medium vibrate in a direction perpendicular to the direction of wave motion is known as
(a) Transverse wave (b) Longitudinal waves
(c) Propagated waves (d) None of these
18. Transverse waves can propagate in
(a) Liquids (b) Solids (c) Gases (d) A.O.T
19. When an aeroplane attains a speed higher than the velocity of sound in air, a loud bang is heard. This is because
(a) It explodes
(b) It produces a shock wave which is received as the bang
(c) Its wings vibrate so violently that the bang is heard
(d) The normal engine noises undergo a Doppler shift to generate the bang
20. ‘SONAR’ emits which of the following waves
(a) Radio waves (b) Ultrasonic waves (c) Light waves (d) Magnetic waves
21. Beats are the result of
(a) Diffraction (b) Destructive interference
(c) Constructive and destructive interference (d) Superposition of two waves of nearly equal frequency
22. Two tuning forks have frequencies 450 Hz and 454 Hz respectively. On sounding these forks together, the time interval between
successive maximum intensities will be
(a) 1/4 sec (b) 1/2 sec (c) 1 sec (d) 2 sec
23. When two sound waves are superimposed, beats are produced when they have
(a) Different amplitudes and phases (b) Different velocities
(c) Different phases (d) Different frequencies
24. Two waves of lengths 50 cm and 51 cm produced 12 beats per second. The velocity of sound is
(a) 306 m/s (b) 331 m/s (c) 340 m/s (d) 360 m/s
25. An unknown frequency x produces 8 beats per seconds with a frequency of 250 Hz and 12 beats with 270 Hz source, then x is
(a) 258 Hz (b) 242 Hz (c) 262 Hz (d) 282 Hz
26. When temperature increases, the frequency of a tuning fork
(a) Increases (b) Decreases (c) Remains same (d) Increases or decreases depending on the material
27. Two strings X and Y of a sitar produce a beat frequency 4 Hz. When the tension of the string Y is slightly increased the beat frequency is
found to be 2 Hz. If the frequency of X is 300 Hz, then the original frequency of Y was
(a) 296 Hz (b) 298 Hz (c) 302 Hz (d) 304 Hz
28. Stationary waves are formed when
(a) Two waves of equal amplitude and equal frequency travel along the same path in opposite directions
(b) Two waves of equal wavelength and equal amplitude travel along the same path with equal speeds in opposite directions
(c) Two waves of equal wavelength and equal phase travel along the same path with equal speed
(d) Two waves of equal amplitude and equal speed travel along the same path in opposite direction
29. In a stationary wave, all particles are
(a) At rest at the same time twice in every period of oscillation
(b) At rest at the same time only once in every period of oscillation
(c) Never at rest at the same time
(d) Never at rest at all
30. Two waves are approaching each other with a velocity of 20 m/s and frequency n . The distance between two consecutive nodes is
20 10 5 n
(a) (b) (c) (d)
n n n 10
31. Standing waves are produced in a 10 m long stretched string. If the string vibrates in 5 segments and the wave velocity is 20 m/s, the
frequency is
(a) 2 Hz (b) 4 Hz (c) 5 Hz (d) 10 Hz
32. A source of sound S is moving with a velocity 50m/s towards a stationary observer. The observer measures the frequency of the
source as 1000 Hz. What will be the apparent frequency of the source when it is moving away from the observer after crossing him
? The velocity of sound in the medium is 350 m/s
(a) 750 Hz (b) 857 Hz (c) 1143 Hz (d) 1333 Hz
33. Quality of a musical note depends on
(a) Harmonics present (b) Amplitude of the wave
(c) Fundamental frequency (d) Velocity of sound in the medium
34. When we hear a sound, we can identify its source from
(a) Amplitude of sound (b) Intensity of sound
(c) Wavelength of sound (d) Overtones present in the sound
35. It is possible to recognize a person by hearing his voice even if he is hidden behind a wall. This is due to the fact that his voice
(a) Has a definite pitch (b) Has a definite quality
(c) Has a definite loudness (d) Can penetrate the wall
36. Each of the properties of sound listed in column A primarily depends on one of the quantities in column B. Choose the matching
pairs :
(a) Pitch-waveform, Quality-frequency; Loudness-intensity
(b) Pitch-frequency, Quality-waveform; Loudness-intensity
(c) Pitch-intensity, Quality-waveform; Loudness- frequency
(d) Pitch-waveform, Quality- intensity; Loudness-frequency
37. In order for two sound waves to produce beats, it is most important that the
two waves
(A) have the same frequency
(B) have the same amplitude
(C) have the same number of overtones
(D) have slightly different frequencies
(E) have slightly different amplitudes
38. A student wanted to make a pendulum whose period would be 1 second. He used a string of
length L and found that the period was ½ second. To get
the desired period, he should use a string whose length equals
(A) ¼ L
(B) ½ L
(C) 2L
(D) 4L
(E) L2
If a man moves, with a speed equal to 0.5 that of sound, away from a
stationary organ producing a sound of frequency f, he will probably hear a
sound of frequency
(A) less than f
(B) f
(C) 1.5 f
(D) 2.25 f
(E) 2.5 f