AAI ATC Physics 2023 - Assignment-4

1. What will be the value of following ratio for simple harmonic oscillator? (Average
Kinetic energy for one time period)/(Average potential energy for one time period)
(a) 1/3
(b) 1/6
(c) 2/3
(d) 1

2. If the effective length of a pendulum is infinite, its time period will be

(a) 1 hour
(b) 0
(c) ∞
(d) 84.6 min

3. The coordinates of the displacement of a particle are x = a sin(ωt) and y = bcos(ωt).

Path of the particle is –
(a) Linear
(b) Circular
(c) Elliptical
(d) None of the above

4. Which one of the following is a simple harmonic motion?

(a) Ball bouncing between two rigid vertical walls
(b) Particle moving in a circle with uniform speed
(c) Wave moving through a string fixed at both ends
(d)Earth spinning about its own axis

5. The maximum acceleration of a SHM is α and the maximum velocity is β. What is the
amplitude of oscillations?
(a) 𝛽 /𝛼
(b) 𝛼/𝛽
(c) 𝛼/𝛽
(d) 𝛽/𝛼

6. A particle of mass m is performing simple harmonic oscillation with amplitude A and

time period T. What is the radio of potential energy to kinetic energy when time T/8 has
elapsed after it crossed its mean position?
(a) 0
(b) 1/4
(c) 15/16
(d) 1
7. What is the percentage change in time period of a simple pendulum, if the length of
simple pendulum is increased by 3%?
(a) 3%
(b) 6%
(c) 3.5%
(d) 1.5%

8. A simple pendulum has time period T1 when on the earth’s surface. When taken to a
height R above the earth’s surface, where R is the radius of earth, the time period of the
simple pendulum becomes T2 . The value of T2/T1 is
(a) 1
(b) √2
(c) 4
(d) 2

9. A particle executes a simple harmonic motion of time period T and amplitude A. The
time taken by the particle to go directly from x = √3𝐴/2 to the positive extreme (x = A)
is
(a) T/12
(b) T/6
(c) T/3
(d) T/4

10. If the earth were a homogeneous sphere of radius R and a straight hole were bored in it
through its centre, then a particle, dropped into the hole, will execute an SHM with its
time period:
(a) 𝑇 = 2𝜋 𝑅/𝑔
(b) 𝑇 = 2𝜋 𝑔/𝑅
(c) 𝑇 = 2𝜋 2𝑅/𝑔
(d) 𝑇 = 2𝜋 𝑅/2𝑔

11. Two SHM are represented by the equations y1 = 10sin(3πt + π/4) & y2 = 5 sin(3πt +
√3cos3πt). The ratio of amplitudes of the two motions is
(a) 0.5
(b) 1
(c) 0.25
(d) √3/2

12. Which of the following is not essential for the simple harmonic motion?
(a) Inertia
(b) Restoring force
(c) Material medium
(d) Gravity
13. Two bodies M and N of equal masses are suspended from two separate massless
springs of spring constant k1 and k2 respectively. If the two bodies oscillate vertically
such that their maximum velocities are equal, the ratio of the amplitude of vibration of
M to that of N is
(a) k1/ k2
(b) k2/ k1
(c) 𝑘 /𝑘
(d) 𝑘 /𝑘

14. A plane wave is represented, in usual symbols, by the following equation. Find its
frequency.
𝑥
𝑦 = 2 sin 𝜋 200𝑡 −
150
(a) 2 Hz
(b) 100 Hz
(c) 150 Hz
(d) 200 Hz

15. A particle of mass 0.1 kg execute simple harmonic motion under a force F = 10x
Newton. Speed of particle at mean position is 6 m/s. Then the amplitude of oscillation is
(a) 0.1 m
(b) 0.2 m
(c) 0.4 m
(d) 0.6 m

16. The displacement represented by equation y(x, t) = A cos (kx+ωt) represents

(a) transverse wave propagating in + x direction
(b) longitudinal wave propagating in + x direction
(c) transverse wave propagating in – x direction
(d) longitudinal wave propagating in –x direction

17. The average energy in one time period in a simple harmonic motion is (symbols used
have usual meanings)
(a) 𝑚𝜔 𝐴
(b) 𝑚𝜔 𝐴
(c) 𝑚𝜔 𝐴
(d) 0

18. A particle on a spring executes simple harmonic motion. When the particle is at x =
xmax/2, the speed of the particle v, is
(a) 𝑢 = 𝑣 /2
(b) 𝑢 = 𝑣
(c) 𝑢 = √3𝑣 /2
(d) 𝑢 = 𝑣 /√2
19. For a complex harmonic wave, the necessary conditions are y = 2a for t = 0 to t = T/2
and y = 0 for t = T/2 to t = T. The complex wave is
(a) Rectangular wave
(b) Saw-tooth wave
(c) Triangular wave
(d) Sine wave

20. A body executes SHM with periods T1, under one force, and T2, under another force, The
time-period under both the force is :
(a) (T1 + T2)/2
(b) T1 T2/( T1+ T2)
(c) 𝑇 𝑇

(d)

21. A particle is executing simple harmonic motion in a straight line. When the distance of
the particle from the equilibrium position has the values x1 and x2 the corresponding
values of the velocities are u1 and u2. The time period of SHM shall be:
(a) 2𝜋 (𝑢 − 𝑢 )/(𝑥 − 𝑥 )
(b) 2𝜋 (𝑢 + 𝑢 )/(𝑥 + 𝑥 )
(c) 2𝜋 (𝑥 − 𝑥 )/(𝑢 − 𝑢 )
(d) 2𝜋 (𝑥 + 𝑥 )/(𝑢 + 𝑢 )

22. A straight tunnel is bored through to centre of the earth. A body of mass 5 gm is
dropped into it. Its motion will be:
(a) Free motion
(b) Simple harmonic motion
(c) Damped motion
(d) Forced motion

23. A particle executes simple harmonic motion of amplitude 20 cm and time period 3 sec.
The minimum time taken by the particle to move between two points 10 cm on either
side of mean position will be :
(a) 0.6 sec
(b) 0.5 sec
(c) 0.8 sec
(d) 1.0 sec

24. The displacement equation of a particle is x = (6 cos ωt + 8 sin ωt). This represents
S.H.M. then amplitude of this is
(a) 14 m
(b) 2 m
(c) 10 m
 (d) 5 m

25. A body executing simple harmonic motion is represented by equation x = 6.0 cos (9.4t
+2.3). Then maximum speed of the body is equal to
(a) 9.4m/sec
(b) 11.7 m/sec
(c) 56.4 m/sec
(d) 6.0 m/sec

26. A wave has simple harmonic motion (SHM) whose period is 4 seconds while another
wave which also possesses SHM has its period 3 seconds. If both are combined then the
resultant wave will have the period equal to
(a) 4 seconds
(b) 5 seconds
(c) 12 seconds
(d) 3 seconds

27. Two springs are connected on the opposite side of a mass m, kept on a frictionless
surface. The springs are placed horizontally and, their other ends are fixed on rigid
supports. If k1 and k2 are the force constants of the two springs, the frequency of
oscillation of mass m is
(a) (𝑘 𝑘 )/𝑚
(b) (𝑘 + 𝑘 )/𝑚
(c) (𝑘 − 𝑘 )/𝑚
(d) (𝑘 𝑘 )/(𝑘 + 𝑘 )𝑚

28. A block of mass M is attached to two springs as shown in the following figure. Assuming
there are no dissipative forces, the time period of horizontal oscillations of mass M is :

(a) 2𝜋 𝐾/𝑀
(b) 2𝜋 2𝐾/𝑀
(c) 2𝜋 𝑀/3𝐾
(d) 2𝜋 3𝐾/𝑀

29. A thin uniform rod of length l is pivoted at its upper end. It is free to swing in a vertical
plane. Its time period of oscillations of small amplitude is
(a) 2π√(l/g)
(b) 2π√(2l/3g)
 (c) 2π√(3l/2g)
(d) 2π√(l/2g)

30. Two waves y1 = A1 sink(x – υt) and y2 = A2 sink(x – υt + x0), where k = 2π cm–1 and x0 =
1.5 cm are superposed. If A1 = 9 mm and A2 = 7 mm, what is the amplitude of the
resulting wave?
(a) 16.0 mm
(b) 8.0 mm
(c) 2.0 mm
(d) 1.0 mm

31. Phase velocity of ripples on a liquid surface is √(2πT/λρ), where 'T' is surface tension
and ρ is the density of liquid. What will be the group velocity?
(a) √(2πT/λρ)
(b) √(2πT/λρ)/2
(c) 3√(2πT/λρ)/2
(d) None of the above

32. The expression for the velocity of longitudinal waves in gases is expressed as :
(a) ν = √(Eρ)
(b) ν = E/ρ
(c) ν = √(E/ρ)
(d) ν = Eρ

33. Velocity of sound in hydrogen and oxygen gas at a given temperature will be in the ratio
(a) 4 : 1
(b) 1 : 4
(c) 2√2 :1
(d) 1:√2

34. The frequency of transverse vibrations of a string is 100 cycles/sec. If the tension of the
string is increased to its four times, the frequency will be :
(a) 25 cycles/sec
(b) 100 cycles/sec
(c) 200 cycles/sec
(d) 50 cycles/sec

35. A metal string is fixed between rigid supports. It is initially at negligible tension. Its
Young's modulus is Y, density is ρ and coefficient of thermal expansion is α. If it is now
cooled through a temperature t, transverse wave will move along it with speed
(a) √(αt/ρ)
(b) √(Yαt/ρ)
(c) αt√(Y/ρ)
(d) t√(Yα/ρ)
36. The ratio of speed of longitudinal wave in air to the root mean square speed of
molecules of air is :
(a) √(3γ)
(b) √(γ/3)
(c) √(3/γ)
(d) nearly 1.5

37. Ultrasonic waves are generated through:

(a) Photo–electric effect
(b) Faraday effect
(c) Piezoelectric effect
(d) Compton effect

38. When stationary waves are set up :

(a) energy is propagated at a rate double that of each component progressive waves
(b) the energy transfer is zero along the path
(c) there is no energy in the medium
(d) the energy density is same at every position on the path

39. In a stationary wave represented by y = 2a cos Kx sin ωt, the intensity at a certain point
is maximum when:
(a) cos kx is maximum
(b) cos kx is minimum
(c) sin ωt is maximum
(d) sin ωt is minimum

40. Two waves represented by y = a sin(ωt–kx) and y = a cos (ωt–kx) are superposed. The
resultant wave will have an amplitude:
(a) a
(b) √2a
(c) 2a
(d) 0

41. In a gas, two waves of wavelengths 1.00 m and 1.01 m respectively produce 4 beats in 1
second. Then the velocity of sound in that gas will be
(a) 400 m/sec
(b) 404 m/sec
(c) 410 m/sec
(d) 330m/sec

42. An organ pipe open at both ends produces:

(a) Longitudinal stationary waves
(b) Longitudinal progressive waves
(c) Transverse stationary waves
(d) Transverse progressive waves
43. In stationary waves
(a) Energy is uniformly distributed
(b) Energy is maximum at nodes and maximum at antinodes
(c) Energy is minimum at nodes and maximum at antinodes
(d) Alternating maxima and minima of energy are produced at nodes and antinodes

44. 1 dB corresponds in change in power level by (Given 100.1 ≃ 1.26 ) –

(a) 50%
(b) 35%
(c) 26%
(d) 12%

45. The internal radius of a 1 m long resonance tube is 3 cm. With a tuning fork of
frequency 2000 Hz, the first resonating position is 4.6 cm and the second resonating
position is 14.0 cm. Speed of sound at the room temperature is
(a) 336 m/s
(b) 376 m/s
(c) 332 m/s
(d) 340 m/s

46. When sound and light waves enter from a rarer medium to a denser medium, then
(a) Both waves move fast in the denser medium as compared to rarer medium.
(b) Both waves move slow in the denser medium as compared to rarer medium.
(c) Sound waves moves fast but light waves move slow.
(d) Sound waves moves slow but light waves move fast.

47. Frequencies in the UHF range normally propagate by means of

(a) Ground waves
(b) Sky waves
(c) Surface waves
(d) Space waves

48. A metal wire of mass 9.8 gm is stretched with a tension of 10 kg weight between two
rigid supports one meter apart. The wire passes at the middle point between the poles a
permanent magnet and it vibrates in resonance when carrying an AC of frequency f. The
value of f is
(a) 100 Hz
(b) 98 Hz
(c) 50 Hz
(d) 49 Hz

49. The maximum particle velocity in a wave motion is half the wave velocity. Then
amplitude of wave is
(a) λ/2π
(b) λ/4π
(c) 2λ/π
 (d) λ/π

50. The sound of 40 decibels is

(a) twice as intense as the sound of 20 decibels
(b) four times as intense as the sound of 20 decibels
(c) ten times as intense as the sound of 20 decibels
(d) hundred time as intense as the sound of 20 decibels

51. When an object moves with supersonic speed, the ratio of speed of object to that of
sound is called :
(a) Mach number
(b) Magic number
(c) f- number
(d) Reynolds number

52. The temperature at which the speed of sound becomes double as it was at 27°C is
(a) 273°C
(b) 0 °C
(c) 927°C
(d) 1027°C

53. A string of 7 m length has a mass of 0.035 kg. If tension in the string is 60.5 N, then
speed of a wave on the string is
(a) 77 m/sec
(b) 102 m/sec
(c) 165 m/sec
(d) 110 m/sec

54. A 5.5 m long string has a mass of 0.035 kg. If the tension in the string is 77 N, the speed
of a wave on the string is
(a) 110 m/sec
(b) 165 m/sec
(c) 77 m/sec
(d) 102 m/sec

55. A particle is subjected to two simple harmonic motions acting in mutually

perpendicular direction having the same time period but different amplitude and phase.
The resultant motion of the particle will be an ellipse for the phase difference :
(a) 0
(b) 900
(c) 1800
(d) 3600

56. If two interfering waves of wavelength λ have a phase difference of π/2 degree. The
path difference between them is
(a) λ/4
 (b) λ/2
(c) λ
(d) 2λ

57. A piezoelectric oscillator produce ultrasonic wave of frequency 66000 Hz. If the velocity
of sound in air is 330 m/s, the wavelength of the wave is :
(a) 50 cm
(b) 5 cm
(c) 0.5 cm
(d) 0.05 cm

58. The power absorbed in a driven harmonic oscillator is maximum at the

(a) highest possible driven frequency
(b) amplitude resonance
(c) velocity resonance
(d) frequency where the amplitude drops to 1/e of its maximum value

59. A graph plotted between T2 and M. T being the periodic time and M the mass
suspended, for a mass spring system with small damping is shown in figure. It can be
started that:

(a) Mass of spring is negligible

(b) A0 represents 1/3 (Mass of the spring)
(c) A0 represents 2/3 (Mass of the spring)
(d) A0 represents 1/2 (Mass of the spring)

60. A tuning fork of frequency 260 Hz is vibrated with a sonometer wire and 5 beats are
heard. If the tension in the wire is slightly increased, the beat frequency also decreases.
The original frequency of the sonometer is
(a) 265 Hz
(b) 260 Hz
(c) 255 Hz
(d) 250 Hz

61. The frequency of a brass wire under tension 625 N is 240 Hz. If the tension in this wire
is made 100 N and length halved, the frequency of wire will be :
(a) 190 Hz
(b) 195 Hz
(c) 192 Hz
(d) 194 Hz
62. Fundamental frequencies of a closed organ pipe and an open organ pipe are equal.
Length of open pipe is 40 cm, the length of closed pipe will be
(a) 10 cm
(b) 20 cm
(c) 30 cm
(d) 40 cm

63. When a closed organ pipe is suddenly opened then the second overtone of the closed
pipe and first overtone of the open pipe differ by 100 Hz. The fundamental frequency of
the closed pipe will be
(a) 400 Hz
(b) 300 Hz
(c) 200 Hz
(d) 100 Hz

64. The average energy of a damped harmonic oscillator is E and its relaxation time is τ.
Then average power of oscillator is
(a) E/τ
(b) τE
(c) 2τE
(d) E/τ2

65. An object suspended from a spring oscillation of period T. If spring is cut into two equal
parts and joined to some object as shown in figure, the new time period of oscillation
will be

(a) 2T
(b) T
(c) T/2
(d) T/4

66. The time period of oscillation of a mass m suspended from a spring of negligible mass is
T. If another mass m is also added with initial one, the time period of oscillation will be
(a) T
(b) T/√2
(c) 2T
(d) T√2
67. An organ pipe of length 0.5 m is open at both ends. What is the frequency of its
fundamental note? (Velocity of sound in air = 350 m/s)
(a) 350 Hz
(b) 175 Hz
(c) 700 Hz
(d) 450 Hz

68. In a stretched string under tension and fixed at both ends, the length and radius both
are doubled. The frequency becomes
(a) double
(b) half
(c) one fourth
(d) one sixteenth

69. A string 4 m long is driven by a 300 Hz vibrator at its end. The string resonates in 4
segments. The speed of transverse waves on the string is (in m/s) :
(a) 300
(b) 600
(c) 150
(d) 200

70. An open organ pipe of length 33 cm vibrates in resonance with the frequency of 1000
Hz. If the velocity of sound is 330 m/sec then that frequency is
(a) fundamental frequency of pipe
(b) first overtone of pipe
(c) second overtone of pipe
(d) fourth overtone of pipe

71. The three successive resonant frequencies for an organ pipe are found at 425 Hz, 595
Hz and 765 Hz. The pipe is:
(a) Open pipe with hole
(b) Close pipe with hole
(c) an open pipe
(d) a closed pipe

72. A string resonates in three segments to a frequency of 165 Hz. If it is to resonate in 4

segments the required frequency shall be:
(a) 165 Hz
(b) 220 Hz
(c) 330 Hz
(d) 55 Hz

73. The length of an organ pipe open at both ends is 0.5 m. The fundamental frequency of
the pipe is (velocity of sound in air = 350 m/sec)
(a) 350 sec–1
 (b) 360 sec–1
(c) 370 sec–1
(d) 380 sec–1

74. A pipe open at both ends produces a note of frequency 'f1'. When it is kept in water with
¾ of its length in water, it produces a note of frequency 'f2'. The ratio f1/f2 is
(a) 3/4
(b) 4/3
(c) 2/1
(d) 1/2

75. The second overtone of an open pipe is in resonance with the first overtone of a closed
pipe of length 2 m. Length of the open pipe is:
(a) 4 m
(b) 2 m
(c) 8 m
(d) 1 m

76. The fundamental frequency of a closed organ pipe is equal to the first overtone of an
open organ pipe. If the length of the closed pipe is 15 cm, the length of the open pipe
must be:
(a) 15 cm
(b) 30 cm
(c) 45 cm
(d) 60 cm

77. A wire under tension vibrates with a fundamental frequency of 256 Hz. What would be
the fundamental frequency if the wire were half long, twice as thick and under one–
fourth the tension:
(a) 512
(b) 256
(c) 64
(d) 128

78. A bar of length 25 cm and density 8 gm/cc is set into longitudinal vibrations. Young's
modulus of the material of the bar is equal to 2×1012 dynes/cm2. The frequency of the
lowest mode of vibration will be:
(a) 103 vibrations/sec
(b) 105 vibrations/sec
(c) 104 vibrations/sec
(d) 106 vibrations/sec

79. A sitar wire of length 0.9 m emits a fundamental note of 256 hertz. In order to produce a
note of frequency 384 hertz, the distance from top where the finger should be pressed
is:
(a) 20 cm
 (b) 35 cm
(c) 15 cm
(d) 30 cm

80. If one open pipe and one end–closed pipe have the same first harmonic, then the ratio
of length of open pipe to the length of the closed pipe will be:
(a) 1:2
(b) 1:1
(c) 2:1
(d) 3:4

81. If n is the fundamental frequency of vibration of an organ pipe closed at one end, when
the pipe is set into vibration, frequencies obtained will be–
(a) n, 2n, 3n, 4n, 5n, …
(b) n, 2n, 4n, 6n, …
(c) n, 3n, 5n, 7n, …
(d) n, n/2, n/4, n/6, …

82. Two similar wires on a sonometer are tuned to unison. One wire is 25 cm long and is
stretched by 100 gm weight. The length of the other wire which is stretched by 400 gm
weight, is–
(a) 6.25 cm
(b) 12.5 cm
(c) 50 cm
(d) 100 cm

83. The speed of sound in air is 320 m/s. A Pipe closed at one end has a length of 1 m.
Neglecting end correction the fundamental frequency of resonance for the air column in
the pipe is–
(a) 320 Hz
(b) 160 Hz
(c) 80 Hz
(d) 240 Hz

84. Tension needed to produce stationary waves in 4 loops in a string. One meter long and
0.5 gram in weight, fixed to a tuning fork of frequency 200Hz when the prongs of the
fork are vibrating perpendicular to the string will be
(a) 10 N
(b) 5 N
(c) 15 N
(d) 110 N

85. An organ pipe closed at one end produces a fundamental frequency of 484 Hz. This pipe
is cut into two equal parts. The fundamental frequencies produced in these two organ
pipes will be
(a) 242Hz, 484 Hz
 (b) 242 hz, 968 Hz
(c) 484 Hz, 968 Hz
(d) 968 Hz, 1936 Hz

86. A tube has one end open and other end closed. Its length is 7.65 cm. A tuning fork
having frequency 1080 hertz produces resonance in tube. The velocity of sound is
(a) 1080m/sec
(b) 990m/sec
(c) 660 m/sec
(d) 330 m/sec

87. A violin wire of 50 cm length and mass 2.0 gm produces a node 440 vib/sec without
fingering. To produce node 528 vib/sec where finger should be placed. Upper end is
narrow one
(a) 3.04 cm away from top end
(b) 8.33 cm away from top end
(c) 8.33 cm away from bottom end
(d) 41.00 cm away from top end

88. The intensity of wave ψ1 = A cos (ωt – kx) is I1. The intensity of wave obtained by
superposition of four such waves having same direction, amplitude, phase is I2. The
value of I2/I1 is:
(a) 2
(b) 4
(c) 8
(d) 16

89. If two tuning forks A and B are sounded together, they produce 4 beats per second. A is
then slightly loaded with wax, they produce two beats when sounded again. The
frequency of A is 256. The frequency of B will be
(a) 250
(b) 252
(c) 260
(d) 262

90. A source of unknown frequency produces 8 beats with a source of 250 Hz and 12 beats
with a source of 270 Hz. The frequency of the unknown source is
(a) 258 Hz
(b) 242 Hz
(c) 262 Hz
(d) 282 Hz

91. Select correct statement in which Doppler effect is not applicable-

(a) Discovery of twin stars
(b) To determine the velocity of Milky Way
(c) To determine the radius of earth
 (d) To determine the velocity of submarine

92. A car moving at 30 m/s is approaching a factory, whose whistle has a frequency of 500
Hz. If the speed of sound in air is 340 m/s, what is the apparent frequency of whistle as
heard by the car driver?
(a) 480 Hz
(b) 500 Hz
(c) 544 Hz
(d) 600 Hz

93. A train whistling at constant frequency is moving towards station at a constant speed V.
The train goes past a stationary observer on the station. The frequency n' of the sound
as heard by observer can be expressed by which of the expected curve as a function of
time t?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

94. When engine of train moves away the observer, then observer observe its frequency
6/7 of its actual frequency. If velocity of sound in air is 330 m/s, what will be the speed
of engine?
(a) 50 m/s
 (b) 55 m/s
(c) 30 m/s
(d) 330 m/s

95. A plane is flying towards east at a velocity of 500 km/h at a height of 2000 m. A man
standing on the ground hears a sound coming vertically above him. Plane at this instant
in its line of motion is at a distance of (velocity of sound 300 m/s):
(a) 825.9 m
(b) 925.9 m
(c) 625.9 m
(d) 725.9 m

96. A sound source of frequency 440 Hz is tied to the end of a 1.5 m long string and rotated
in a horizontal plane at an angular velocity of 20 radians/sec. What is the frequency
range of the sound heard by a listener standing for away? (Velocity of sound in air = 330
m/s)
(a) 440 – 480 Hz
(b) 403 – 484 Hz
(c) 400 – 500 Hz
(d) 408 – 490 Hz

97. Two sound sources have equations y1 = 0.25 Sin 316 t and y2 = 0.25 Sin 310 t
respectively. If the listener hears both together how many beats will be heard per
second?
(a) 6
(b) 6/π
(c) 3/π
(d) 3π

98. If L03 is the rest volume of a cube, then volume viewed from a reference frame moving
with uniform velocity v in a direction parallel to an edge of the cube is:
(a) L03
(b) L03(1 - v2/c2)3/2
(c) L03(1 - v2/c2)1/2
(d) L03(1 - v2/c2)3

99. The velocity of an electron, whose mass is ten times its rest mass, is
(a) 3.3.108 m/sec
(b) 2.98.108 m/sec
(c) 4.2.107 m/sec
(d) equal to the velocity of light

100. An echo will be heard if the minimum distance between source and obstacle is
(a) 1 m
(b) 10 m
(c) 15 m
 (d) 17 m

101. The length of a rod is 10 m in a system S. The length of the rod as seen by an
observer in a system S, which has a velocity 0.8 relative to c, will be
(a) 2 m
(b) 4 m
(c) 6 m
(d) 8 m

102. Two trains move towards each other with the same speed. The speed of sound 340
m/s. If the height of the tone of the whistle of one of them heard on the other changes
9/8 times, then the speed of each train should be
(a) 20 m/s
(b) 2 m/s
(c) 200 m/s
(d) 2000 m/s

103. The ratio of the speeds of sound in nitrogen gas to that in helium gas at 300 K is
(a) 2/7
(b) 1/7
(c) 3/7
(d) √3/5

104. The speed of sound in hydrogen gas at 0°C is 1261 m/s. The change in speed on
increasing the temperature by 1°C will be
(a) 2.31 m/s
(b) 0.61 m/s
(c) 1.35m/s
(d) 0.31m/s

105. The apparent wavelength of a ray of light from a star is 0.01% higher than its true
wavelength. Then the velocity of the star is–
(a) 50 km/s towards the observer
(b) 30 km/s away from the observer
(c) 30 km/s towards from the observer
(d) 50 km/s away from the observer

106. Reverberation time for a hall, which has total absorption equivalent to 10 square
meters of open window, is 4 seconds. Audience present in the hall increases absorption
by another 10 sq.m. of open window. Reverberation time will be:
(a) 1 sec
(b) 4 sec
(c) 8 sec
(d) 2 sec
107. A spectral line appearing at a wavelength of 5000 A in the laboratory is observed as
5500 A in the spectrum of light coming from a distant galaxy. The recessional velocity of
the galaxies is (the velocity of light is 3 × 1010cm/sec)
(a) 1 × 10 cm/sec
(b) 3 × 10 cm/sec
(c) 2 × 10 cm/sec
(d) 0.5 × 10 cm/sec

108. A spectral line appearing at a wavelength of 5000 A in the laboratory is observed at

5200 A in the spectrum of light coming from a distant galaxy. The galaxy is:
(a) approaching earth with a velocity 1.2 × 10 cm/s
(b) receding from earth with a velocity 1.2 × 10 cm/s
(c) approaching earth with a velocity 1.15 × 10 cm/s
(d) receding earth with a velocity 1.15 × 10 cm/s

109. An engine blows whistle while approaching a stationary observer with a velocity of
110 m/s. The ratio of frequency heard by the observer while engine is approaching and
receding away from him will be (Suppose velocity of sound 330 m/s)
(a) 1:2
(b) 2:1
(c) 1:4
(d) 4:1

110. A sound source, whose frequency is n, passes through a stationary observer with
speed vs. As soon as source passes through observer, observed frequency will be [c is
the velocity of sound]
(a) 𝑛𝑐𝑣 /(𝑐 − 𝑣 )
(b) 2𝑛𝑐𝑣 /(𝑐 − 𝑣 )
(c) 2𝑛𝑐𝑣 /(𝑣 − 𝑐 )
(d) (𝑣 − 𝑐 )/2𝑛𝑐𝑣

111. A whistle producing sound of 450 Hz is moving at speed 33 m/s towards a

stationary listener. The speed of sound in air is 330 m/s. The frequency heard by
listener is
(a) 409 Hz
(b) 429 Hz
(c) 500 Hz
(d) 517 Hz

112. Two sirens, situated at a distance of 1 km. are emitting sound of frequency 330 Hz.
An observer is moving from one siren towards another with a velocity of 2m/sec. The
beat frequency heard by the observer will be (velocity of sound in air = 330m/sec)
(a) 2
(b) 4
(c) 6
 (d) 8

113. The apparent frequency of the whistle of an engine changes in the ratio of 3:2 as the
engine passes a stationary observer. If the velocity of sound is 330 m/s, the velocity of
the engine will be:
(a) 70m/sec
(b) 68m/sec
(c) 66m/sec
(d) 64m/sec

114. A spectral line of wavelength 5000A ° coming from a distant galaxy is observed as
6000A °. The speed of galaxy is :
(a) 0.6 × 108 m/s receding
(b) 0.6 × 108 m/s approaching
(c) 0.3 × 108 m/s receding
(d) 0.3 × 108 m/s approaching

115. The power of a small loudspeaker is 10 W. The intensity of sound obtained at a

distance of 3 m from it is 2 Wm–2. If the power of the loudspeaker is doubled, the
intensity at 6 m will be :
(a) 4 Wm–2
(b) 2 Wm–2
(c) 1 Wm–2
(d) 0.5 Wm–2

116. Two aero-planes pass each other in opposite directions. One of them blows a whistle
of 540 Hz. The frequency of the note heard in the other aero-plane before they have
passed each other is : (velocity of each aero-plane is 540 km/hr and velocity of sound is
350 ms–1)
(a) 216 Hz
(b) 1350 Hz
(c) 135 Hz
(d) 840 Hz