If x a sin

(RAJ PMT-96)

and x a cos t, then what is the phase difference between the two waves

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Answer: (a)
2.

3.

4.

When a sound
wave of frequency
300 Hz passes
through a medium,
the maximum
displacement of a
particle of the
medium is 0.1 cm.
the maximum
velocity of the
particle is equal
to (MNR-92)
(a) 60 cm/s
(b) 30 cm/s
(c) 30 cm/s
(d) 60 cm/s
Answer: (a)
Two tuning forks A
and B vibrating
simultaneously
produce 5 beats.
Frequency of B is
512 Hz. It is seen
that if one arm of a
is filed, then the
number of beats
increases.
Frequency of A will
be (PMTMP-91)
(a) 502 Hz
(b) 507 Hz
(c) 517 Hz
(d) 522 Hz
Answer: (c)
A simple harmonic
wave having
amplitude A and
time period T is
represented by the
equation y 5 sin
(t 4) metres.
Then the value of
A (in metres) and T
(in seconds)
are (MNR-91)
(a) A 5, T 2
(b) A 10, T 1

5.

6.

(c) A 5, T 1
(d) A 10, T 2
Answer: (a)
Which one of the
following cannot
represent a
traveling
wave(NCERT-84)
(a) y f (x t)
(b) y ym sin k
(x t)
(c) y ym log
(x t)
(d) y f (x2 t2)
Answer: (c)
Which of the
following
statements is
wrong
(NCERT-76)
(a) Sound travels
in a straight
line
(b) Sound travels
as waves
(c) Sound is a from
of
energy

7.

8.

(d) Sound travels

faster in
vacuum that
then in air
Answer: (d)
The equation of a
progressive wave
traveling on a
stretched string is
y 10
sin
wh
ere x and y are in
cm and t is in sec.
what is the speed
of the wave?
(a) 500 cm/s
(b) 50 m/s
(c) 40 m/s
(d) 400 cm/s
Answer: (b)
When a
compression is
incident on rigid
wall it is reflected
as (MHT-CET
2006)
(a) Compression
with a phase

change
of

9.

(b) Compression
with no phase
change
(c) Rarefaction
with a phase
change
of
(d) Rarefaction
with no phase
change
Answer: (a)
The wavelength of
sound in air is 10
cm. its frequency
is, (Given velocity
of sound 330
m/s) (CPMT-74)
(a) 330 cycles per
second
(b) 3.3 kilo cycles
per second
(c) 30 mega-cycles
per
second

10.

(d) 3 105 cycles

per second
Answer: (b)
Two waves are
represented by
y1 a sin
and y2 a cos t.
what will be their
resultant
amplitude? (RAJ
PMT-96)
(a) a
(b)

11.

12.

(c)
(d) 2 a
Answer: (c)
Sound waves
having the
following
frequencies are
audible to human
beings (CPMT-75)
(a) 5 c/s
(b) 27000 c/s
(c) 5000 c/s
(d) 50,000 c/s
Answer: (c)
A sound wave is

represented by
y a sin
(1000t 3x). the
distance between
two points having
a phase difference
of 60 is
(MHT CET 2003)
(a)
(b)
(c)

13.

14.

(d)
Answer: (c)
The equation of
wave traveling
along string is
y3
cos (100t x) in
C.G.S. unit then
wavelength is
(CPMT-91,
MPPMT-94,97,
MNR-85)
(a) 1 m
(b) 2 cm
(c) 5 cm
(d) None of above
Answer: (b)
A siren emitting a
note of frequency
n is fitted on a
police van,
traveling towards a
stationary listener.
What is the
velocity of the van,
if the frequency of
he note heard by
the listener is
double the original
frequency?
(a) VS V
(b)
(c) VS 2V

15.

(d)
Answer: (b)
In the longitudinal
waves the
direction of
vibration in
medium of particle

is (MHT-CET
2005)
(a) Perpendicular
to propagation
of
wave
(b) Parallel to
propagation
(c) Different from
each
other

16.

(d) Variable for

time to time.
Answer: (b)
The relation
between frequency
n,
wavelength and
velocity of a
wave is (CPMT
76, 85)
(a) n
(b) n
(c)

17.

18.

(d)
Answer: (b)
With the
propagation of a
longitudinal wave
through a material
medium the
quantities
transmitted in the
propagation
direction
are(CBSE-92)
(a) Energy,
momentum
and
mass
(b) Energy
(c) Energy and
mass
(d) Energy and
linear
momentum
Answer: (d)
A wave is
represented by the
equation
y A sin
(10x 15t ),
where x is in
meters and t is in

seconds. The
expression
represents (IIT-90)
(a) A wave
traveling in
the positive xdirection with
a velocity 1.5
m/s

19.

20.

21.

(b) A wave
traveling the
negative xdirection with
a velocity 1.5
m/s
(c) A wave
traveling in
the negative
x-direction
have a wavelength 0.2
m
(d) Both b and c
Answer: (d)
Loudness of a note
of sound is (MHTCET 99)
(a) Directly
proportional
to amplitude
of the
wave
(b) Directly
proportional
to square of
amplitude of
wave
(c) Directly
proportional
to velocity of
the
wave
(d) Directly
proportional
to square of
velocity of the
wave
Answer: (b)
The velocity of
sound is maximum
in (AFMC Pune
98)
(a) Water
(b) Air
(c) Vacuum
(d) Metal
Answer: (d)
A wave is
represented by the

equation
y7
sin

22.

23.

24.

,
where x is in
meters and t is in
seconds. The
speed of the wave
is,
(a) 175 m/s
(b) (49 ) m/s
(c) (49 / ) m/s
(d) (0.28 ) m/s
Answer: (a)
Two wave having
the intensities in
the ratio of 9: 1
produce
interference. The
ratio of maximum
to minimum
intensity is equal
to(MNR-87)
(a) 10 : 8
(b) 9 : 1
(c) 4 : 1
(d) 2 : 1
Answer: (c)
Two tuning forks of
frequencies 256
and 258
vibrations/second
are sounded
together. Then the
time interval
between two
consecutive
maxima heard by
an observer
is (PMT - MP-88)
(a) 2 sec
(b) 0.5 sec
(c) 250 sec
(d) 252 sec
Answer: (b)
Two waves are
y1 0.25 sin 316t,
y2 0.25 sin 310t
are traveling in
same direction.
The number of
beats produced
per second will be
(CPMT-93)
(a) 6
(b) 3
(c)

(d) 3
Answer: (c)
What is phase
difference between
two successive
troughs in the
transverse wave?

25.

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d) 2
Answer: (d)
A transverse wave given by y 2 sin (0.01x 30t) moves on a stretched string from one
end to another end is 0.5 sec. if x and y are in cm and t is in sec, then the length of the
string is
(a) 6 m
(b) 9 m
(c) 12 m
(d) 15 m
Answer: (d)
2.
Two waves are
represented by
x1 A sin
and
x2 A cos t, then the
pase difference
between them is
(a)
(b)

3.

(c)
(d)
Answer: (c)
The displacement y
(in cm) produced by a
simple harmonic wave
is given by

the periodic time and

maximum velocity o
the particles in the
medium will
respectively
be (CPMT-86)
(a) 103 sec and 330
m/s
(b) 104 sec and 20
m/s
(c) 103 sec and 200
m/s

4.

(d) 102 sec and 2000

cm/s.
Answer: (c)
Two sound waves are
given by
y a sin (t kx) and
y b cos (t kx).
The phase difference
between the two
waves is (EAMCET89)
(a)
(b)
(c)

5.

6.

(d)
Answer: (a)
The equation of a
progressive wave is
given by,
y 5 sin
m, then the frequency
of the wave is
(a) 100 Hz
(b) 50 Hz
(c) 25 Hz
(d) 10 Hz
Answer: (c)
If V is the velocity of
the wave and is the
angular velocity, then
the propagation
constant (K) of the
wave is given by
(a)
(b)
(c) K 2n

7.

(d)
Answer: (b)
Two sounding bodies
producing progressive
wave given by y1 4
sin 400 t and y2 4
sin 404 t are situated
very near to the ears
of a person who will
hear
(CPMT-88)
(a) 2 beats per second
with intensity

8.

9.

10.

ratio (4/3)
between maxima
and minima
(b) 2 beats per second
with intensity
ratio (49/1)
between maxima
and minima
(c) 4 beats per second
with intensity
ratio (7/1)
between maxima
and minima
(d) 4 beats per second
with intensity
ratio (4/3)
between maxima
and minima
Answer: (b)
56 tuning forks are so
arranged in series,
that each fork gives 4
beats/second with the
previous one. If the
frequency of the last
fork is 3 times that of
the first, then the
frequency of the first
fork will be
(a) 55 Hz
(b) 110 Hz
(c) 75 Hz
(d) 220 Hz
Answer: (b)
The speed of sound in
air at N.T.P. is 300 m/s.
if air pressure
becomes four times,
then the speed of
sound will be (NCERT73, CPMT-91)
(a) 150 m/s
(b) 300 m/s
(c) 600 m/s
(d) 1200 m/s
Answer: (b)
Two sound waves
having a phase
difference of 60 have
path difference
of (CBSE 96)
(a) 2
(b)
(c)
(d)
Answer: (c)

11.

12.

13.

The velocity of sound

is measured in
hydrogen and oxygen
at a certain
temperature. The ratio
of the velocities
is, (CPMT-76)
(a) 1:1
(b) 1:2
(c) 1:4
(d) 4:1
Answer: (d)
Consider the following
statements:
Assertion A : The
velocity of sound in
the air increases due
to presence of
moisture in it
Reason (R) : The
presence of moisture
in air lowers the
density of air. Of these
statements (SCRA94)
(a) Both (A) and (R)
are true and (R) is the
correct explanation of
(A)
(b) Both (A) and (R)
are true but (R) is not
the correct
explanation of (a)
(c) (A) is true but (R)
is false
(d) (A) is false but (R)
is true
Answer: (a)
If the amplitude of
waves at a distance r
from a line source is
A, then amplitude at a
distance 4 r will be:
(a) 2A
(b) A
(c)

14.

(d)
Answer: (d)
The equation of a
progressive wave
traveling on a string is
y 4 sin
cm. the velocity of the
wave is (MPPMT-90)
(a) 64 cm/s along x
direction.

(b) 64 cm/s along x

direction.
(c)

cm/s
along x
direction

(d)

15.

16.

17.

18.

cm/s
along x
direction
Answer: (c)
What is the phase
difference between
two successive crest
in the wave? (MHT
CET 2004)
(a)
(b)
(c) 2
(d) 4
Answer: (c)
If the amplitude of
sound is doubled and
the frequency reduced
to one-fourth, the
intensity of sound at
the same point will
be (CBSE-92)
(a) Increasing by a
factor of 2
(b) Decreasing by a
factor of 2
(c) Decreasing by a
factor of 4
(d) Unchanged
Answer: (c)
Which of the following
expressions is that of
a simple harmonic
progressive
wave (CPMT-75)
(a) a sin t
(b) a sin (t) cos (kx)
(c) a sin (t kx)
(d) a cos kx
Answer: (c)
Frequency of tuning
forks are 320 Hz. And
325 Hz. If they are
sounded together, the
beat period is.
(MHT CET 2003)
(a) 5 second
(b) 6 second
(c) 0 second
(d) 0.2 second
Answer: (d)

19.

20.

21.

22.

A wave equation
which gives the
displacement along
the Y direction is
given by
y 104 sin(60t 2x),
where x and y are in
metres and t is time in
seconds. This
represents a
wave (MNR-83, IIT82)
(a) Traveling with a
velocity of 30 m/s
in the negative x
direction
(b) Of wavelength x
metre
(c) Of frequency
hertz.
(d) All of the above
Answer: (d)
Equation of
progressive wave is
given by
y4
sin
the
n which of he
following is correct?
(CBSE 93)
(a) 5 cm
(b) 18 m
(c) a 0.04 m
(d) f 50 Hz
Answer: (b)
The velocity of sound
in any gas depends
upon
(CBSE-92)
(a) Wavelength of
sound only
(b) Density and
elasticity of gas
(c) Intensity of sound
waves only
(d) Amplitude and
frequency of
sound
Answer: (b)
The amplitude of two
waves are in the ratio
5:2. if all other
conditions for the two
waves are same, then
what is the ratio of
their energy

densities? (MHT-CET
2004)
(a) 5 : 2
(b) 10 : 4
(c) 2.5 : 4
(d) 25 :4
Answer: (d)
23.
Ultrasonic waves are
those waves
(CPMT-79, NMR-83)
(a) To which man can
hear
(b) Man can not hear
(c) Are of high velocity
(d) Of high amplitude
Answer: (b)
24.
The velocity of sound
in air at 4 atmosphere
and that at 1
atmosphere pressure
would be (CPMT-79)
(a) 1 : 1
(b) 4 : 1
(c) 1 : 4
(d) 3 : 1
Answer: (a)
25.
To demonstrate the
phenomenon of beats
we need
(a) Two sources which
emit radiation of
nearly the same
frequency
(b) Two sources which
emit radiation of
exactly the same
frequency
(c) Two sources which
emit radiation of
exactly the same
frequency and
have a definite
phase
relationship
(d) Two sources which
emit radiation of
exactly the same
wavelength
Answer: (a)
A tuning fork of frequency 480 Hz. Produces 10 beats per second when sounded with a
vibrating sonometer string. What must have been the frequency of the string if a slight
increase in tension produces fewer beats per seconds then before? (PMT-92, NCERT-84)
(a) 460 Hz
(b) 470 Hz
(c) 480 Hz
(d) 490 Hz
Answer: (b)
2.
A whistle giving out 450 Hz
approaches a stationery observer at a
speed of 33 m/s. the frequency heard
by the observer in Hz is (velocity of

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

sound 330 m/s)

(MHT CET 2001)
(a) 409
(b) 429
(c) 517
(d) 500
Answer: (d)
When a source is going away from a
stationary observer, with a velocity
equal to that of sound in air, then the
frequency heard by the observer will
be
(a) Same
(b) Half
(c) Double
(d) One third
Answer: (b)
A wave travels in a medium according
to the equation of displacement given
by
y(x,t) 0.03 sin (2t 0.01x), where y
and x are in meters and t is seconds.
The wavelength of the wave
is (EAMCET-94)
(a) 200 m
(b) 100 m
(c) 20 m
(d) 10 m
Answer: (a)
Ten tuning fork are arranged in
increasing order of frequency in such a
way that any two nearest tuning forks
produce 4 beats per second. The
highest frequency is twice that of the
lowest. Possible highest and lowest
frequencies are
(PMT - MP-90, MHT-CET 2002)
(a) 80 & 40
(b) 100 & 50
(c) 44 & 22
(d) 72 & 36
Answer: (d)
The equation of a wave is given by
y 10 sin (0.01 x 2t) where y and x
are in cm and t is in sec. its frequency
is (MNR-86)
(a) 10 sec1
(b) 2 sec1
(c) 1 sec1
(d) 0.01 sec1
Answer: (c)
Velocity of sound in air is (CPMT-79)
(a) 300 m/s
(b) 3.8 1010 m/s
(c) 3 108 m/s
(d) 9 1019 m/s
Answer: (a)
If the pressure amplitude in a sound
wave is tripled. Then by what factor

the intensity of the sound wave

increased (CPMT-92)
(a) 3
(b) 6
(c) 9

9.

10.

11.

12.

(d)
Answer: (c)
A tuning fork X produces 4 beats/sec
with a tuning fork Y of frequency 384
Hz. When the prongs of X are slightly
filed, 3 beats/sec are heard. What is
the original frequency of X?
(a) 388 Hz
(b) 381 Hz
(c) 380 Hz
(d) 387 Hz
Answer: (c)
Which of the following phenomenon
cannot take place with sound
wave? (CPMT 85)
(a) Reflection
(b) Interference
(c) Diffraction
(d) Polarization
Answer: (d)
The velocity of sound in vacuum
is, (PEN 84, MP)
(a) Zero
(b) 27.5 m/s
(c) 156 m/s
(d) 330 m/s
Answer: (d)
The equation of a plan progressive
wave is given by
y 0.025 sin (100t 0.25x). The
frequency wave would be
(a)
(b) 100 Hz

13.

14.

(c)
(d) 50 Hz
Answer: (a)
The fork A of frequency 100 Hz is
sounded with an other tuning fork B.
the number of beats produced is 2. on
putting some wax on the prong of B.
the number of beats reduces to 1. the
frequency of the fork B is
(NCERT-77)
(a) 101 Hz
(b) 99 Hz
(c) 102 Hz
(d) 98 Hz
Answer: (c)
In a sinusoidal wave, the time required
by a particular particle to move from
maximum displacement to zero

18.

displacement is 0.025 sec. the

frequency of the wave is
(a) 2.5 Hz
(b) 5 Hz
(c) 7.5 Hz
(d) 10 Hz
Answer: (d)
Transverse waves can
propagate (CPMT 84)
(a) In a gas but not in a
metal
(b) In a metal but not in gas
(c) Neither in a gas nor in a
metal
(d) Either in a gas or in a metal
Answer: (b)
Velocity of sound waves in air is 330
m/s. for a particular sound in air, a
path difference of 40 cm is equivalent
to a phase difference of 1.6. The
frequency of the wave is,
(a) 165 Hz
(b) 150 Hz
(c) 660 Hz
(d) 330 Hz
Answer: (c)
Out of the given four waves (1), (2), (3)
and (4)
y 20 sin (100 t)(1)
y 20 sin (101 t)(2)
y 20 cos (100 t)(3)
y 20.1 sin (100 t)(4)
Emitted by four different sources S1, S2,
S3 and S4 respectively, interference
phenomena would be observed in
space under appropriate conditions
when
(CPMT-88)
(a) Source S1 emits wave (1) and
S4 emits wave (4)
(b) Source S2 emits wave (2) and
S4 emits wave (4)
(c) Source S1 emits wave (1) and
S3 emits wave (3)
(d) Interference phenomenon can not
be observed by the combination
of any of the above waves.
Answer: (c)
The equation of a progressive wave is

19.

y 8 sin
. The
wavelength of the wave is (MHT CET
2002)
(a) 8 m
(b) 4 m
(c) 2 m
(d) 10 m
Answer: (a)
A source is moving towards observer

15.

16.

17.

20.

21.

22.

23.

24.

with a speed of 20 m/s and having

frequency 240 Hz and observer is
moving towards source with a velocity
20 m/s. what is the apparent frequency
heard by observer if velocity of sound
340 m/s?
(a) 270 Hz
(b) 240 Hz
(c) 268 Hz
(d) 360 Hz
Answer: (a)
Sound wave is an example of (AFMC
PUNE-2001)
(a) Longitudinal wave
(b) Transverse wave
(c) Stationary wave
(d) All of these
Answer: (a)
Two sound waves have
wavelengths
m and
in air.
Each wave produces 4 beats/seconds
with a third note of fixed frequency.
Find the frequency of the third
note. (MHT-CET 2005)
(a) 684 Hz
(b) 342 Hz
(c) 680 Hz
(d) 688 Hz
Answer: (a)
The velocity o sound in a gas at 30C is
approximately (CPMT-83)
(a) 332 m/s
(b) 350 m/s
(c) 530 m/s
(d) 332 km/s
Answer: (b)
Transverse waves can travel through
(a) Air, water and a copper wire
(b) Air and copper wire but not through
water
(c) A copper wire but not through air
and water
(d) Water but not through air and a
copper wire
Answer: (c)
Velocity of sound is (CPMT-72)
(a) Directly proportional to absolute
temperature
( T)
(b)
(c)

25.

(d)
Answer: (b)
Audible waves have a
frequency (AFMC PUNE-95)

(a) 0 10,000 Hz
(b) 20 10,000 Hz
(c) 20 20 kHz
(d) 20 40 kHz
Answer: (c)
A astronaut cant hear the explosion on the surface of the moon because (CPMT-78)
(a) Frequency of explosion is out of audible range
(b) Temperature at that point is very low
(c) There is no medium on moon
(d) None of above
Answer: (c)
2.
Ultrasonic, infrasonic
and Audible waves
travel through a medium
with
speeds u, i, a respectiv
ely, then (CPMT-89)
(a) u, i, a are nearly
equal
(b) u a i
(c) u a i
(d) a u and u i
Answer: (a)
3.
A tuning fork when
sounded together with a
tuning fork of frequency
256 emits two beats. On
loading the tuning fork
of frequency 256 Hz.
The number of beats
heard are one per
second. the frequency of
tuning fork is (NCERT75)
(a) 257 Hz
(b) 258 Hz
(c) 256 Hz
(d) 254 Hz
Answer: (d)
4.
Sound travels 40 m
during 20 vibrations its
wavelength is, (AFMCPUNE 96)
(a) 0.5 m
(b) 2 m
(c) 3 m
(d) 4 m
Answer: (b)
5.
A sound wave ahs
frequency 500 Hz
and velocity 360
m/sec. what is the
distance between
two particles
having phase difference
of 60 (NCERT-90,
CPMT 90)
(a) 0.7 cm

6.

(b) 12.0 cm
(c) 70 cm
(d) 120.0 cm
Answer: (b)
Two adjacent piano keys
are struck
simultaneously. The
notes emitted by them
have frequencies n1 and
n2. the number of beats
heard per second
is (CPMT-74, 78)
(a)

7.

8.

(b)
(c) (n1 n2)
(d) 2 (n1 n2)
Answer: (c)
Beats are produced
when two sound waves
given by
y1 A sin 200 t and
y2 A sing 210 t are
sounded together. How
many beats are
produced/sec?
(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 5
(d) 6
Answer: (c)
Two waves of same
amplitude and
frequency arrive at point
simultaneously. The
resultant amplitude is
same as amplitude of
each wave. So that
initial phase difference
of the two waves
is (MHT CET 2001)
(a)
(b)
(c)

9.

(d)
Answer: (c)
An astronaut cant hear
his companion at the
surface of the moon
because (CPMT-78)
(a) Produced frequencies
are above the radio

10.

frequencies
(b) There is no medium
for sound
propagation
(c) Temperature is too
low during night
and too high during
day
moon
(d) None of above
Answer: (b)
Elastic waves in a solid
are
(a) Only
transverse
(b) Only longitudinal
(c) Either transverse or
longitudinal

11.

12.

13.

(d) Neither transverse

nor longitudinal
Answer: (c)
Which of the following
statement is wrong
(NCERT-73)
(a) Changes in air
temperature have
no effect on the
speed of
sound
(b) Changes in air
temperature have
effect on the speed
of sound.
(c) The speed of sound
in water is lower
then in
air
(d) Both a and c
Answer: (d)
Which one of he
following represents
progressive
wave (CBSE-94)
(a) y A sin kx
(b) y A sit t
(c) y A cos (at bx c)
(d) none of these
Answer: (d)
The velocity of sound in
air is not affected by
change in (CPMT 72)
(a) Moisture content of
air
(b) Temperature of air
(c) Atmospheric
pressure
(d) Composition of air

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Answer: (c)
Doppler effect is
applicable for (AFMC
PUNE-98)
(a) Sound wave
(b) Light waves
(c) None of above
(d) Both a and b
Answer: (d)
When a plane wave
travels in a medium in
the X-direction, the
displacement of the
particle is given by
y (x, t) 0.01 sin
2 (t 0.1x) where y and
x are measured in
metres and t in seconds
what is the wavelength
of the wave?(NCERT84)
(a) 0.1 m
(b) 10.0 m
(c) 1 m
(d) 100.0 m
Answer: (b)
If amplitude of waves at
distance r from a point
source is A, then
amplitude at a distance
2 r will be
(a) 2A
(b) A
(c)

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(d)
Answer: (c)
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 Hz. The frequency
of B will be (CPMT-76)
(a) 250 Hz
(b) 252 Hz
(c) 260 Hz
(d) 262 Hz
Answer: (b)
There are three sources
of sound of equal
intensity with
frequencies 400, and
401 and 402
vibrations/sec. the

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number of beats heard

per second is (MNR-80)
(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) 2
(d) 3
Answer: (b)
The intensities of sound
are in the ratio 1 : 16 for
two waves of same
frequency and traveling
in same medium. Their
amplitudes are in the
ratio
(EAM CET 83)
(a) 1 : 4
(b) 1 : 16
(c) 4 : 1
(d) 1 : 2
Answer: (a)
The waves produced in a
vibrating tuning fork are
(a) Longitudinal in both
the stem and the
prongs
(b) Transverse in both
stem and the
prongs
(c) Longitudinal in
prongs and
transverse in
stem
(d) Longitudinal in stem
and transverse in
prongs
Answer: (d)
In a wave motion, the
velocity of the wave (V)
and the maximum
particle velocity (VP) are
related as
(a)
(b)
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(d)
Answer: (b)
The equation of
displacement of two
waves are given as
y1 10 sin
y2 5 (sin
3 t

and
then,

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what is the ratio of their

amplitudes (AIIMS-97)
(a) 1 : 2
(b) 2 : 1
(c) 1 : 1
(d) None
Answer: (c)
A transverse wave
described by the
equation y y0
sin 2
. The
maximum particle
velocity is equal to four
times the wave velocity.
Then (IIT 84)
(a)

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(b)
(c) y0
(d) 2 y0
Answer: (b)
A tunning fork C is
sound with another fork
D of frequency 384 Hz
gives 4 beats/sec. When
C is filed, the beat
frequency become 3
beates/sec, then original
frequency of tunning
fork K is (MHT-CET
2006)
(a) 388 Hz
(b) 380 Hz
(c) 387 Hz
(d) 381 Hz
Answer: (b)
The phase difference
between two points is
. If the frequency of
wave is 50 Hz. Then
what is the distance
between two points
(Given 330 m/s)
(MHT CET 2004)
(a) 2.2 m
(b) 1.1 m
(c) 0.6 m
(d) 1.7 m
Answer: (b)