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Chapter # 8 - A
WAVE MOTION AND SOUND

1. The oscillatory motion in which the instantaneous acceleration is proportional to the displacement of the
displacement of the oscillating bodies is called:
(a) Elastic motion (b) Translating motion
(c) Transverse motion (d) Harmonic motion
2. Total energy of a particle performing H! is directly proportional to:
(a) The amplitude (b) The s"uare root of amplitude
(c) "uare of amplitude (d) The reciprocal of amplitude
#. $hen a particle is e%ecuting H! it is found that.
(a) The fre"uency depends upon the amplitude
(b) The periods depend on the amplitude.
(c) The period and fre"uency depend upon the amplitude
(d) The period and fre"uency are independent of the amplitude.
&. $hen a stone is thrown in water' any circle draw with its centre as the stone is a.
(a) (ongitudinal wave (b) tationary wave
(c) )ircular wave (d) $ave front
*. $hich one of the following undergoing a simple harmonic motion+
(a) !otion of a pendulum (b) vibration of a violen string.
(c) !otion of body in a rectilinear (d) ,scillation of mass on a string
-. !echanical wave are produced disturbance in
(a) .acuum (b) pace (c) !ateriel (d) /o of these
0. 1f a second pendulum is ta2en up on the moon' in order to have its time period same:
(a) The length of the pendulum must be increased
(b) The length of the pendulum must be decreases
(c) The length of the pendulum must be 2ept the same
(d) /one of the above
3. 4n ordinary cloc2 loses time in summer this is because:
(a) The length of the pendulum increases
(b) The length of the pendulum decreases
(c) The length of the pendulum decreases and time period increases.
(d) The length the pendulum decreases and time period increases.
5. $hich is the true for gamma 6 rays+
(a) They move with half the speed of light.
(b) They are stopped by a thic2 sheet of paper.
(c) The have no mass
(d) The can not pass through a sheet of 4luminum.
17. $hich one of the following contains a pair of transverse and longitudinal wave+
(a) 8adio 9 : 6 rays (b) 1nfra 6 red 9 ultra6 violet
(c) ound 9 radio wave (d) $ave in a ripple tan2 9 light
11. The velocity of a particle moving with a fre"uency ;f< and wave length ;< is:
(a) f (b) f= (c) =f (d)
2
f
12. The one which has the longest wave length in the following is+
(a) 8ed light (b) : 6 rays
(c) 1nfra > red (d) radio waves
1#. $hich of the following has the shortest wavelength+
(a) ?amma rays (b) @ltraviolet
(c) !icrowaves (d) 8adio waves
1&. 4ll the points on a wave front' formed by throw a stone in water will:
(a) Ae in the same phase (b) Have the same phase 9 displacement
(c) Have the same displacement only (d) /one of these
1*. 1t is common characteristics of all types of wave motion that without the transport of particles.
(a) Barticles (b) Cown
(c) Energy transferred (d) !ass decrease
1-. The wave length of a radio wave when transmitted as a fre"uency of 1*7 !HD' will be:
(a) 27 m (b) 2 m (c) 17 m (d) 7.0* m
10. 4 simple pendulum completes one vibration in one second. 1f g E 531 sm=s
2
its length will be:
(a) 2&.3 m (b) 2&.3 (c) 2.&3 cm (d) 2.&3 cm
13. $hen two waves traveling through the same medium arrive at the same medium arrive at the same point 137
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out of phase' they give rise to.
(a) BolariDation (b) Cestructive
(c) Ciffraction (d) )onstructive interferes
15. $hen a string which is tied at both the ends is pluc2ed from the centre the wave produced is:
(a) Transverse wave (b) (ongitudinal wave
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(c) tanding wave (d) Electromagnetic wave
27. The wave phenomenon that definitely classifies light as a transverse wave is.
(a) BolariDation (b) Ciffraction
(c) 1nterference (d) cattering of electrons
21. $hich of the following is not a transverse waves+
(a) %6rays (b) sound (c) 6rays (d) infrared
22. The distance between adFacent nodes or antinodes is.
(a) (b) =2 (c) =& (d) 2
2#. Transverse waves can propagate:
(a) Aoth in gas and a metal (b) 1n a gas but not in metal
(c) not in gas but in a metaG (d) neither in any of these
2&. The traveling wave in which particle of the disturbed medium move perpendicular to the direction of
propagation of the wave is called.
(a) (ongitudinal wave (b) Transverse wave
(c) tanding wave (d) tationery wave
2*. The direction travel by the transverse wave to the direction of the associated disturbance will be
(a) parallel (b) 4ngular (c) Berpendicular (d) ,pposite
2-. 1n a stretched string' if the length and speed of the wave is double' the tension will be HHHHH times the original.
(a) 2 (b) & (c) 3 (d) -
20. Ire"uency of a stretched string is proportional to the
(a) Tension (b) linear density
(c) reciprocal of the length (d) "uare of the tension
23. Ior a stationary wave in a string the points at which the particle is at ma%imum displacement from the mean
position are called.
(a) /odes (b) 4nti nodes (c) )ompression (d) 8are friction


25. 4 string fi%ed at two ends vibrates in two whole segment. The standing wave pattern set up is called.
(a) Iirst overtone (b) econd overtone
(c) Iundamental (d) econd harmonics
#7. $hen a wave is reflected from rigid support' the phase change will be e"ual to.
(a) =2 (b) (c) =& (d) .2

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Chapter # 8 - B
WAVE MOTION AND SOUND

1. ound waves are:
(a) Transverse waves (b) Electro6magnetic waves
(c) (ongitudinal wave (d) tanding waves
2. The difference between a noise and a musical note is that a noise is:
(a) (ouder (b) ,f higher pitch
(c) (ouder and usually lower pitch (d) Iormed by irregular vib
#. $hich of the following properties of sound is affected by change
(a) Ire"uency (b) 4mplitude
(c) $ave length (d) 1ntensity
&. The bodies travel at velocities greater than velocity of sound in air are called.
(a) @ltrasonic (b) 1nfrasonic
(c) upersonic (d) 8evelberator
*. Two sounds of the same fre"uency in air must have the same:
(a) 4mplitude (b) 1ntensity
(c) (oudness (d) $avelength
-. 1n order to emit sound a body must.
(a) 4bsorb sound waves (b) .ibrate
(c) 8eflect sound waves (d) !ove towards the hearer
0. $hich of the following phenomenon cannot ta2e place with sound wave:
(a) 8efection (b) 1nterference
(c) Ciffraction (d) BolariDation
3. .elocity of sound in a gas is proportional to:
(a) "uare root of proportional elasticity (b) 4diabatic elasticity
(c) "uare root of adiabatic elasticity (d) 1sothermal elasticity
5. $hich of the following factor(s) effect(s) the velocity of sound in air+
1. Ire"uency of the source 2. (oudness of the sound
#. The temperature of the air.
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) # only (d) 1 and # only
17. Bresence of moisture in air.
(a) increases the velocity of sound (b) decreases the velocity of sound
(c) may increases or decreases the velocity (d) does not have any effect
11. peed of sound at 7
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in the air is:
(a) ##.1# m=s (b) #.#1# m=s (c) ##1.# m=s (d) ##1# cm=s
12. The speed of sound in a compressible medium which has a bul2 modulus A' and density p'
(a) p E
P
B
(b) . E P B / (c) B E
B
P
(d) . E B P /
1#. pace of sound is HHHHHHHH speed of light
(a) greater then (b) les than (c) e"ual to (d) nothing can be said
1&. 1n which of the following is the speed of sound greatest+
(a) 4ir (b) $ater (c) .acuum (d) teel
1*. The velocity of sound in air is not affected by changes in theJ
(a) !oisture content of the air (b) Temperature of the air
(c) 4tmospheric pressure (d) )ompression of the air
1-. $hich one of the following is correct+
(a) The louder the sound' the greater is the amplitude.
(b) The louder the6sound' the greater is the velocity
(c) The louder the sound' the greater is the fre"uency
(d) The louder the sound' greater is the wavelength
10. The intensity level of faintest audible sound is:
(a) 7 db (b) 17 bd (c) 27 bd (d) 27 db
13. The term loudness of a sound is most intimately with the:
(a) $ave amplitude (b) wave intensity
(c) intensity level of the sound (d) sound pitch
15. Bitch is a sensation produced by sound that depends upon its:
(a) velocity (b) intensity (c) amplitude (d) Ire"uency
27. The pitch of the sound depends on its
(a) Ire"uency (b) peed (c) 4mplitude (d) Beriod
21. The sweetness or harshness of a sound depends on its.
(a) $avelength (b) Ire"uency (c) $ave amplitude (d) 1rregularity
22. The human ear is most sensitive sound in the fre"uency range from..
(a) 2 to & hertD (b) 27 to &7 hertD
(c) 277 to &77 hertD (d) 2777 to &777=hertD
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2#. The term which bears the same relationship to light as pitch bears to sound.
(a) $ave length (b) Ire"uency (c) )olour (d) hade.
2&. The study of generation production and propagation sound is called:
(a) Bhotometry (b) 4coustics (c) !echanics (d) eries
2*. Kuality is the difference in sounds having.
(a) ame pitch (b) ame loudness
(c) Cifferent natural fre"uencies (d) 4ll of the above.
2-. /umber of beats produced is e"ual to:
(a) Cifference of fre"uencies of superimposing waves.
(b) um of fre"uencies of superimposing waves.
(c) Broduct of fre"uencies of superimposing waves.
(d) 8atio of fre"uencies of superimposing waves.
20. 1f the two sound waves produced beats' it is necessary that the two have.
(a) The same fre"uencies (b) lightly different fre"uencies
(c) lightly different amplitudes (d) The same time period
23. Aeats are the result of:
(a) Ciffraction (b) constructive interference
(c) )onstructive and destructive interference (d) /one of these
25. The sound waves give rise to the phenomenon of beats due to their.
(a) 8eflection (b) 8efraction
(c) 1nterference (d) BolariDation
#7. 4t the end of the open pipe
(a) 4lways a node is produced (b) 4lways an antinode is produced
(c) Aoth can be produced (d) none of the above
#1. 1f a body is set to be in resonance with another body its natural fre"uency must be:
(a) half of that of the other body (b) vibrates in greatest amplitude
(c) Couble of that of the other body (d) e"ual to that of the other body
#2. 4 regiment of soldiers is crossing a suspension bridge. They are ordered to:
(a) 4. !arch in steps (b) Area2 the teps
(c) Twist their bodies (d) (ie flat and crawG
##. (istener moves towards stationary source. Bitch of sound heard.
(a) 1ncreases (b) Cecreases (c) 8emains constant (d) Dero
#&. CopplerLs move measures the change in HHHHHHHHHHH of wave due to the relative motion of source 9 observer.
(a) 1ntensity (b) Ire"uency (c) .elocity (d) Energy
#*. !ar2 the false statement:
(a) Coppler effect is used in measuring the speed of automobile
(b) Coppler effect provides a method for trac2ing satellite
(c) Each proton has total energy E E hv (where h E plan2<s' v E fre"uency of the electromagnetic
fieldLs)
(d) : 6 rays are electromagnetic waves with long wavelength.



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