SRI CHAITANYA EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS,INDIA.

A.P,TELANGANA,KARNATAKA,TAMILNADU,MAHARASHTRA,DELHI,RANCHI,CHANDIGARH
WAVES

1. MATCH THE FOLLOWING 3) 1.03x102N 4) 2.06X103N

LIST – I LIST-II 5. The third overtone produced by a vibrating
a motion of kink in a I Transverse string 0.5m long is 1200Hz. The speed of
longitudinal spring and propagation of the wave in ms-1 is
produced by longitudinal 1) 400 2) 300
displacing one end of 3) 600 4) 1200
the spring 6. If the initial tension on a stretched string is
sideways doubled then the ratio of the initial and final
b Wave produced in a II Longitudinal speeds of a transverse wave along the string
cylinder containing a is
liquid by moving its 1) 1:1 2) 2 : 1
piston back and forth 3) 1: 2 4) 1:2
c waves produced by a III transverse 7. A uniform rope of length L and mass m1
motorboat sailing and hangs vertically from a rigid support. A book
in water longitudinal of mass m2 is attached to the free end of the
rope. A transverse pulse of wavelength  1 is
d ultrasonic waves in IV Longitudinal produced at the lower end of the rope. The
air produced by a Wave length of the pulse when it reaches the
vibrating quartz top of the rope is  2 . The ratio  2/  1
crystal m1  m2
m2
1) a - (ii) , b - (iii) , c - (iv) , d - (i) 1) 2)
2) a - (iii) , b - (iv), c - (i) , d - (ii) m1 m1
3) a - (i) , b - (ii), c - (iii), d - (iv) m1 m1  m2
4) a - (iv) , b - (iii), c - (ii), d - (i) 3) 4)
m2 m2
2. Estimate the speed of sound in air at standard th
temperature and pressure. The mass of 8. the 4 overtone of a closed organ pipe is
1 mole of air is 29.0×10-3KG. same as that of 3rd overtone of an open pipe.
1) 340 m/s 2) 331m/s The ratio of the length of the closed pipe to
3) 320 m/s 4) 350 m/s the closed pipe to the length of the open pipe
3. Two sitar strings A and B playing the note is
'Dha' are slightly out of tune and produce 1) 8:9 2) 9:7
beats of frequency 5 Hz. The tension of the 3) 9:8 4) 7:9
string B is slightly increased and the beat 9. The ratio of frequencies of fundamental
frequency is found to decrease to 3 Hz. What harmonic produced by an open pipe to that of
is the original frequency of B if the closed pipe having the same length is
frequency of A is 427 Hz? 1) 1:3 2) 3:1
1) 432Hz 2) 430Hz 3) 1:2 4) 2:1
3) 422Hz 4) 435 Hz 10. A tuning fork with frequency 800 Hz
4. A steel wire has a length of 12.0 m and a produces resonance in a resonance column
mass of 2.10 kg. What should be the tension tube with upper end open and lower end
in the wire so that speed of a transverse wave closed by water surface successive resonance
on the wire equals the speed of sound in dry are observed at length 9.75 cm. 31.25 cm and
air at 200 C= 343 m s-1 . 52.75cm . the speed of sound in air is
1) 2.06x104 N 2) 2.06x105 N 1) 500 m/s 2) 156 m/s
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 3) 344 m/s 4) 172 m/s 17. Three sound waves of equal amplitudes have
11. A tuning fork is used to produce resonance in frequencies (n - 1), n, (n + 1). They
a glass tube. The length of the air column in superimpose to give beats. The number of
this tube can be adjusted by a variable piston. beats produced per second will be
At room temperature of 270 c two successive 1) 1 2) 4
resonance are produced at 20 cm and 73 cm 3) 3 4) 2
of column length. If the frequency of the 18. The amplitude of a wave disturbance
tuning fork is 320 Hz, the velocity of sound propagating in the positive x-direction is
in air at 270 c is given by
1) 330 m s-1 2) 339 ms-1 1
3) 350 m s-1 4) 300 m s-1 Y = at time t=0 and by y =
1  x2
12. The fundamental frequency in an open organ 1
pipe is equal to the third harmonic of a closed at t=2 seconds, where x and y
1   x  12 
organ pipe. If the length of the closed organ  
pipe is 20 cm, the length of the open organ are in meters. The shape of the wave
pipe is disturbance does not change during the
1) 13.2 cm 2)8 cm propagation. What is the velocity of the wave
3) 12.5 cm 4) 16 cm ?
13. The two nearest harmonics of a tube closed 1) 0.5m/s 2) 1 m/s
at one end and open at other end are 220 Hz 3) 3 m/s 4)2 m/s
and 260 Hz. What is the fundamental 19. which of the following equations can
frequency of the system. represent a progressive (travelling)wave a) y
1) 20 Hz 2) 30 Hz = Acos(x3-vt) b) x = Ae(vt-y)
3) 40 Hz 4) 10 Hz x 
14. The second overtone of an open organ pipe c) y = A log   t 
has the same frequency as the first overtone y 
of a closed pipe L metre long. The length of 1) a,b 2) only b
the open pipe will be 3) only c 4) all the above
1) L 2) 2L 20. A copper wire is held at the two ends by rigid
L supports. At 30°C, the wire is just taut, with
3) 4) 4L negligible tension. Find the speed of
2
15. An air column, closed at one end and open at transverse waves in this wire at 10°C if
the other, resonates with a tuning fork when Y=1.3x1011 N/m2, a=1.7x10-5 /°C and
the smallest length of the column is 50 cm. p=9×103 kg/m3.
The next larger length of the column 1) 70m/s 2) 50m/s
resonating with the same tuning fork is 3) 90 m/s 4) 80m/s
(1) 150 cm (2) 200 cm 21. A uniform rope of length 12 m and mass 6 kg
(3) 66.7 cm (4 ) 100 cm hangs vertically from a rigid support. A
16. In a guitar, two strings A and B made of block of mass 2 kg is attached to the free end
same material are slightly out of tune and of the rope. A transverse pulse of wavelength
produce beats of frequency 6 Hz. When 0.06 m is produced at the lower end of the
tension in B is slightly decreased, the beat rope. What is the wavelength of the pulse
frequency increases to 7 Hz. If the frequency when it reaches the top of the rope?
of A is 530 Hz, the original frequency of B 1)0.1 m 2) 0.12m
will be 3)0.18m 4)0.24m
1) 523 Hz 2) 524 Hz 22. Which of the following function represent
3) 536 Hz 4) 537 Hz stationary wave. Where a, b, c are constants
1) y= a cos(bx) sin(ct)
2) y= a sin (bx) cos (ct)
3)y= a sin (bx + ct)
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 4) y=a sin (bx + ct) + a sin (bx – ct) 27. A wire whose linear density is 5 x 10-3 kg/m
1) a&b 2) a,b & c is stretched between two points with a
3) b,c&d 4) a,b &d tension 450 N. The wire resonates at a
23. A wave is travelling along positive x- frequency of 420 Hz. The next higher
direction. Displacement (y) of particles from frequency at which the same wire resonates
their mean positions at position x is shown in is 490 Hz. What is the length of the wire?
figure. Choose the correct alternative(s): 1) 1.2 m 2) 1.8 m
3) 2.1 m 4) 8.1 m
28. The length of a sonometer wire AB is 100
cm, where should the two bridges be placed
from A to divide the wire in 3 segments
whose fundamental frequencies are in the
ratio of 1:2:6
1) 30 cm,,90 cm
1) Particle located at E has its velocity in 2) 60cm, 90 cm
negative y-direction 3)40 cm, 80 cm
2) Particle located at D has zero velocity 4) 20 cm, 30 cm
3) Particles located at C has max velocity 29. (A): According to Laplace the propagation of
4) All the above sound in air is an adiabatic process.
24. In a stationary wave all the particles of the (B): Pressure has no effect on velocity of
medium sound in a gas as long as temperature
1) cross the mean position with different remains constant.
velocities at different instants (C): The velocity of sound in air changes by
2) cross the mean position with different 0.61 m/s when temperature changes by 10C.
velocities at the same instant 1) All are true
3) cross the mean position with same velocity 2) A, B are only true
4) cross the mean position with same speed 3) B are true
25. The vibrations of a string fixed at both ends 4) A, C are only true
x
are represented by y = 16 sin cos 96πt 30. The velocities of sound in an ideal gas at
15 temperature T1 , and T2 K are found to be V1
where x and y are in cm and t in seconds. and V2 respectively. If the r.m.s velocities of
Then the phase difference between the points the molecules of the same gas at the same
at x=13cm and x=16cm in radian is temperatures T1 and T2 are  1 and  2
1) π/5 2) π respectively then
3) 0 4) 2π/5 v v
26. A second harmonic has to be generated in a 1)  2 =  1 ( 1 ) 2)  2 =  1 ( 2 )
v2 v1
string of length / stretched between two rigid
supports. The points where the string has to
v2 v1
be plucked and touched are 3)  2 =  1 4)  2 =  1
l l v1 v2
1) pluck at , touch at
4 2 31. An open organ pipe and closed pipe have
l 3l same length. The ratio of frequencies of their
2) pluck at , touch at nth over tone is___
4 4
l l n 1 2(n 1)
3) pluck at , touch at 1) 2)
2 4 2n 1 2n 1
l 3l n n 1
4) pluck at , touch at 3) 4)
2 4 2n 1 2n

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32. A cylindrical tube. Open at both ends, has a 37. The frequency of a tuning fork A is 5%
fundamental frequency f0 in air, the tube is greater than that of a standard fork K. The
dipped vertically into water such that half of frequency of another fork B is 3% less than
its lengths is inside water . The fundamental that of K. When A and B are vibrated
frequency of the air column now is simultaneously 4 beats per second are heard.
1) 3f0 /4 2) f0 Find the frequencies of A and B.
3) f0 /2 4) 2.00 m 1) 52.5 Hz, 48.5 Hz
33. To increase the frequency by 20% , the 2) 63.5 Hz, 79.5 Hz
tension in the string vibrating on a sonometer 3) 10.5 Hz, 101 Hz
has to be increased by 4) 124 Hz, 120 Hz
1) 44% 2)33% 38. Two stretched wires of same length, diameter
3)22 % 4)11% and same material are in unison. The tension
34. When two progressive waves of nearly equal in one is increased by 2% and 2 beats per
frequencies n1 and n, superimpose them second are heard. What was the frequency of
LIST – I LIST-II the note produced when they were in unison
a Resultant amplitude e 1) 100 Hz 2) 200 Hz
1
3) 300 Hz 4) 400 Hz
varies with a n1  n2 39. Two tuning forks A and B vibrating
frequency
simultaneously produce 5 beats /s. Frequency
of B is 512 Hz. If one arm of A is filed, the
b Resultant wave f  n1  n2  number of beats per second increases.
frequency  2 
  Frequency of A is
c Time interval g 1 1) 502 Hz 2) 507 Hz
between two 2  n1  n2  3) 517 Hz 4) 522 Hz
successive maxima of 40. The wavelengths of two sound notes in air
resultant wave 40 40
are m and m. Each note produces 9
d Time internal h  n1  n2  195 193
between maxima and  2 
  beats per second separately with a third note
minima of the of fixed per second. Separately with a third
resultant wave note of fixed frequency. The velocity of
1) a-h; b-f; c-g; d-e 2) a-f; b-e; c-h; d-g sound in air in m/s is
3) a-f; b-h; c-e; d-g 4) a-h; b-e; c-f; d-i 1) 360 2) 320
35. 64 tuning forks are arranged such that each 3)300 4) 340
fork produces 4 beats per second with next KEY
one. If the frequency of the last fork is octave
of the first, the frequency of 16th fork is 1) 3 2) 2 3) 3 4) 1 5) 2
1) 316 Hz 2) 322 Hz 6) 3 7) 4 8) 3 9) 4 10) 3
3) 312 Hz 4) 308 Hz
36. Two progressive waves y1 = 4 sin 400 π t and 11) 2 12) 1 13) 1 14) 2 15) 1
y2 = 3 Sin 404 πt moving in the same
direction superpose on each other producing 16) 2 17) 4 18) 1 19) 2 20) 1
beats. Then the number of beats per second 21) 2 22) 4 23) 4 24) 2 25) 2
and the ratio of maximum to minimum
intensity of the resultant waves are 26) 1 27) 3 28) 2 29) 1 30) 2
respectively
1 49 31) 2 32) 2 33) 1 34) 3 35) 3
1) 2and 2) 4 and
5 1 36) 4 37) 1 38) 2 39) 3 40) 1
16 49
3) 4 and 4) 2 and
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