The air columns in two tubes closed at one end vibrating in their fundamental modes produce 2 beats per second. The number of beats produced per second when the same tubes are vibrated in their fundamental mode with their both ends open are
1
2
3
4
A car moving towards a cliff emits sound of frequency ' $n$ '. If the difference in frequencies of the horn and its echo heard by the driver of the car is $10 \%$ of ' $n$ ', then the speed of the car is nearly
(Speed of sound in air is $336 \mathrm{~ms}^{-1}$ )
$16 \mathrm{~ms}^{-1}$
$18 \mathrm{~ms}^{-1}$
$30 \mathrm{~ms}^{-1}$
$33 \mathrm{~ms}^{-1}$
An air column in a tube of length 50 cm , closed at one end is vibrating in its fifth harmonic. The phase difference between a particle at the open end and a particle at 42 cm from the open end is
$90^{\circ}$
$18^{\circ}$
$0^{\circ}$
$270^{\circ}$
A metal rod of length 125 cm is clamped at its midpoint. If the speed of the sound in the metal is $5000 \mathrm{~ms}^{-1}$, then the fundamental frequency of the longitudinal vibrations of the rod is
2 kHz
20 kHz
0.2 kHz
200 kHz
Two tuning forks of frequencies 320 Hz and 323 Hz are vibrated together. The time interval between a maximum sound and its adjacent minimum sound heard by an observer is
$\frac{1}{6} \mathrm{~s}$
$\frac{1}{3} \mathrm{~s}$
$\frac{1}{12} \mathrm{~s}$
$\frac{1}{9} \mathrm{~s}$
The frequency of sound heard by an observer moving towards a stationary source with certain speed is $n_1$ and if the observer moves away from the same source with same speed, the frequency of sound heard by the observer is $n_2$. If the speed of sound in air is $340 \mathrm{~ms}^{-1}$ and $n_1: n_2=71: 65$, then speed of observer is
$36 \mathrm{~km} / \mathrm{h}$
$27 \mathrm{~km} / \mathrm{h}$
$15 \mathrm{~km} / \mathrm{h}$
$54 \mathrm{~km} / \mathrm{h}$
A sound wave of frequency 210 Hz travels with a speed of $330 \mathrm{~ms}^{-1}$ along the positive $X$-axis. Each particle of the wave moves a distance of 10 cm between the two extreme points. The equation of the displacement function ( s ) of this wave is ( $x$ in metre, $t$ in second)
$s(x, t)=0.10 \sin [4 x-1320 t] \mathrm{m}$
$\mathrm{s}(x, t)=0.05 \sin [4 x-1320 t] \mathrm{m}$
$s(x, t)=0.05 \sin [1320 x-4 t] \mathrm{m}$
$s(x, t)=0.10 \sin [1320 x-4 t] m$
A string vibrates in its fundamental mode when a tension $T_1$ is applied to it. If the length of the string is decreased by $25 \%$ and the tension applied is changed to $T_2$, the fundamental frequency of the string increases by $100 \%$, then $\frac{T_2}{T_1}=$
(Linear density of the string is constant)
$\frac{3}{8}$
$\frac{2}{3}$
$\frac{8}{9}$
$\frac{9}{4}$
If the lengths of the open and closed pipes are in the ratio of $2: 3$, then the ratio of the frequencies of the third harmonic of the open pipe and the fifth harmonic of the closed pipe is
$3: 5$
$9: 5$
$2: 3$
$4: 9$
The equation of a transverse wave propagating on a stretched string is given by $y=3 \sin (4 x+200 t)$, where $x$ and $y$ are in metre and the time ' $t$ ' is in second. If the tension applied to the string is 500 N , the linear density of the string is
$0.25 \mathrm{~kg} \mathrm{~m}^{-1}$
$0.4 \mathrm{~kg} \mathrm{~m}^{-1}$
$0.2 \mathrm{~kg} \mathrm{~m}^{-1}$
$0.1 \mathrm{~kg} \mathrm{~m}^{-1}$
The fundamental frequency of transverse wave of a stretched string subjected to a tension $T_1$ is 300 Hz . If the length of the string is doubled and subjected to a tension of $T_2$, the fundamental frequency of the transverse wave in the string becomes 100 Hz , then $T_2: T_1=$
(Linear density of the string is constant)
$1: 2$
$3: 4$
$2: 3$
$4: 9$
Two sound waves each of intensity $I$ are superimposed. If the phase difference between the waves is $\frac{\pi}{2}$, then the intensity of the resultant wave is
$2 I$
$3 I$
$4 I$
$I$
Two closed pipes when sounded simultaneously in their fundamental modes produce 6 beats per second. If the length of the shorter pipe is 150 cm , then the length of the longer pipe is
(Speed of sound in air $=336 \mathrm{~ms}^{-1}$ )
A source emitting sound is tied to one end of a string of length 50 cm and is rotated with an angular speed of $40 \mathrm{rad} \mathrm{s}^{-1}$ in the horizontal plane. The ratio of the maximum and minimum frequencies of the sound heard by an observer standing at a distance of 10 m from the fixed end of the string is
(speed of sound in air $=340 \mathrm{~ms}^{-1}$ )
$2: 1$
$4: 3$
$6: 5$
$9: 8$
One end of a string is tied to the ceiling of a lift and a load is attached at the bottom end of the string. When the lift is moving upwards with an acceleration of 2.1 $\mathrm{ms}^{-2}$, the speed of the transverse wave at the lower end of the string is $88 \mathrm{~ms}^{-1}$. If the lift moves downwards with an acceleration of $1.9 \mathrm{~ms}^{-2}$, the speed of the transverse wave at the lower end of the string is $\left(g=10 \mathrm{~ms}^{-2}\right)$
$88 \mathrm{~ms}^{-1}$
$102 \mathrm{~ms}^{-1}$
$119 \mathrm{~ms}^{-1}$
$72 \mathrm{~ms}^{-1}$
Among the following statements, the correct statement for a wave is
transverse waves cannot propagate through all media
longitudinal waves can propagate through solids only
transverse waves can propagate through solids
longitudinal waves can propagate through vacuum
A source and an observer move away from each other with same velocity of $10 \mathrm{~ms}^{-1}$ with respect to ground. If the observer finds the frequency of sound coming from the source as 1980 Hz , then actual frequency of the source is (speed of sound in air $=340 \mathrm{~ms}^{-1}$ )
1950 Hz
2100 Hz
2132 Hz
2486 Hz
A wave is given by $y=5 \times 10^{-3} \sin \left(12.5 \pi x-\frac{\pi}{2} t\right)$. Then its wavelength and time period are respectively ( $y$ and $x$ are in metres and $t$ is in seconds)
$0.04 \mathrm{~m}, 4 \mathrm{~s}$
$0.16 \mathrm{~m}, 1 \mathrm{~s}$
$0.04 \mathrm{~m}, 2 \mathrm{~s}$
$0.16 \mathrm{~m}, 4 \mathrm{~s}$
A tuning fork $A$ of frequency 250 Hz and another tuning fork $B$ of frequency $x$ produced 5 beats per second when vibrated together. If the fork $B$ is waxed and vibrated together with $A$, then 3 beats per second are produced. Then, $x=$
255 Hz
245 Hz
247 Hz
253 Hz
If the seventh harmonic of a closed pipe is in unison with fourth harmonic of an open organ pipe, then the ratio of length of closed pipe to that of open pipe is
$4: 7$
$7: 4$
$8: 7$
$7: 8$
An observer moves towards a stationary source of sound, with a speed of one fifth of the speed of sound. The apparent increase in the frequency heard by the observer is
$16.67 \%$
$2 \%$
$25 \%$
$20 \%$
A rod of length $L$ and negligible mass is suspended by two identical strings $A B$ and $C D$ as shown in the figure A mass $M$ is suspended from point $O$ which is at a distance $x$ from $B$. If the frequency of the first harmonic of $A B$ is equal to the frequency of the second harmonic of $C D$, then the value of $x$ is
An observer moves towards a stationary source of sound with a speed $\frac{1}{5}$ th that of sound. The frequency of ${ }^{\text {th }}$ sound emitted by the source of $f$. The apparent frequency recorded by the observer is
A cylindrical tube open at both ends has a fundamental frequency $f$ in air. The tube is dipped vertically in water, so that half of it is in water. The new fundamental frequency is
$f$
$\frac{f}{2}$
$2 f$
$4 f$
Which of the following wave has the largest wave speed?
$y(x, t)=2 \sin (2 x-2 t)$
$y(x, t)=3 \sin (2 x-3 t)$
$y(x, t)=2 \sin (3 x-2 t)$
$y(x, t)=3 \sin (5 x-2 t)$
A wire of length 0.4 m stretched at both ends vibrates 250 times per second. If the length of the wire is increased by 0.1 m and the stretching force is reduced to $1 / 4$ th of its original value, then the new frequency is
50 Hz
75 Hz
100 Hz
150 Hz
Two strings $A$ and $B$ produce beat of frequency $\Delta f_1>0$. The tension in string $A$ is slightly increased and the beat frequency is found to be $\Delta f_2>0$. If the original frequency of $A$ is $f_0$ and $\Delta f_2<\Delta f_1$, then the frequency of $B$ is
$f_0+\Delta f_1$
$f_0+\Delta f_1-\Delta f_2$
$f_0-\Delta f_1$
$f_0+\frac{\left(\Delta f_1+\Delta f_2\right)}{2}$
The distance between two successive minima of a transverse wave is 2.7 m . Five crests of the wave pass a given point along the direction of travel every 15.0 s . The speed of the wave is
$0.9 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$
$1.2 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$
$0.5 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$
$2.4 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$
Two waves of amplitudes $A_1$ and $A_2$ respectively, are superimposed. The ratio between the maximum and minimum intensities of the resultant waves is $9: 4$.
The value of $\frac{A_2}{A_1}$ is (assume $A_1>A_2$ )
0.66
0.20
0.75
0.44
Two trucks heading in opposite directions each with speed $0.1 u$, approach each other. The speed of the sound is $u$. The driver of first truck sounds his horn of frequency 495 Hz . Let $v_1$ and $v_2$ are the frequencies heard by the driver of second truck, when the trucks approach each other and when the trucks have passed each other. The magnitude of $v_1-v_2$ is
150 Hz
200 Hz
220 Hz
270 Hz
The transverse displacement $y(x, t)$ of a wave on a string is given by $y(x, t)=e^{-\left(a x^2+b t^2+2 \sqrt{a b x} t\right)}$. This represents a
wave moving in negative $x$-direction with speed $\sqrt{\frac{b}{a}}$
standing wave of frequency $\sqrt{b}$
standing wave of frequency $\frac{1}{\sqrt{b}}$
wave moving in positive $x$-direction with speed $\sqrt{\frac{b}{a}}$
A bus moving with an uniform speed of $72 \mathrm{~km} / \mathrm{h}$ towards a building blows a horn of frequency 1.7 kHz . If speed of sound in air is $340 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$, what will be the frequency of echo heard by bus driver?
1.8 kHz
2.0 kHz
1.6 kHz
1.4 kHz



Mass of the rope $=m$