Waves

267 Questions
2023 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2023 (Online) 13th May Evening Shift

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)

A.

$0.04 \mathrm{~m}, 4 \mathrm{~s}$

B.

$0.16 \mathrm{~m}, 1 \mathrm{~s}$

C.

$0.04 \mathrm{~m}, 2 \mathrm{~s}$

D.

$0.16 \mathrm{~m}, 4 \mathrm{~s}$

2023 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2023 (Online) 13th May Evening Shift

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, $x=$

A.

255 Hz

B.

245 Hz

C.

247 Hz

D.

253 Hz

2023 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2023 (Online) 13th May Morning Shift

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

A.

$4: 7$

B.

$7: 4$

C.

$8: 7$

D.

$7: 8$

2023 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2023 (Online) 13th May Morning Shift

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

A.

$16.67 \%$

B.

$2 \%$

C.

$25 \%$

D.

$20 \%$

2023 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2023 (Online) 12th May Evening Shift

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

TS EAMCET 2023 (Online) 12th May Evening Shift Physics - Waves Question 30 English
A.
$\frac{L}{5}$
B.
$\frac{2 L}{7}$
C.
$\frac{3 L}{10}$
D.
$\frac{L}{g}$
2023 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2023 (Online) 12th May Evening Shift

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.
$1.2 f$
B.
$f$
C.
$0.8 f$
D.
$2 f$
2023 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2023 (Online) 12th May Morning Shift
A heavy uniform rope is suspended vertically from a ceiling and is in equilibrium. A pulse is generated at the bottom end of the rope as shown. As the pulse travels up the rope, its acceleration at any instant is ( $g$ is acceleration due to gravityTS EAMCET 2023 (Online) 12th May Morning Shift Physics - Waves Question 32 English
A.
constant and equal to $\frac{g}{2}$
B.
variable but equal to $\frac{g}{2}$ when the pulse is exactly at the middle of the string
C.
Constant and equal to g
D.
variable but equal to $g$ when the pulse is exactly at the middle of the string
2023 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2023 (Online) 12th May Morning Shift
A wave is given by the equation $y=(0.02) \sin (\pi x-8 \pi /$ then the velocity of the wave is $(y$ and $x$ are in metre and $t$ is in second)
A.
$16 \mathrm{~ms}^{-1}$
B.
$2 \mathrm{~ms}^{-1}$
C.
$8 \mathrm{~ms}^{-1}$
D.
$18 \mathrm{~ms}^{-1}$
2022 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 28th July Morning Shift

The frequency of echo will be __________ Hz if the train blowing a whistle of frequency 320 Hz is moving with a velocity of 36 km/h towards a hill from which an echo is heard by the train driver. Velocity of sound in air is 330 m/s.

2022 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 27th July Evening Shift

A wire of length 30 cm, stretched between rigid supports, has it's nth and (n + 1)th harmonics at 400 Hz and 450 Hz, respectively. If tension in the string is 2700 N, it's linear mass density is ____________ kg/m.

2022 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 26th July Morning Shift

When a car is approaching the observer, the frequency of horn is $100 \mathrm{~Hz}$. After passing the observer, it is $50 \mathrm{~Hz}$. If the observer moves with the car, the frequency will be $\frac{x}{3} \mathrm{~Hz}$ where $x=$ ________________.

2022 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 25th July Evening Shift

Two waves executing simple harmonic motions travelling in the same direction with same amplitude and frequency are superimposed. The resultant amplitude is equal to the $\sqrt3$ times of amplitude of individual motions. The phase difference between the two motions is ___________ (degree).

2022 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 25th July Morning Shift

An observer is riding on a bicycle and moving towards a hill at $18 \,\mathrm{kmh}^{-1}$. He hears a sound from a source at some distance behind him directly as well as after its reflection from the hill. If the original frequency of the sound as emitted by source is $640 \mathrm{~Hz}$ and velocity of the sound in air is $320 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$, the beat frequency between the two sounds heard by observer will be _____________ $\mathrm{Hz}$.

2022 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 30th June Morning Shift

An employee of a factory moving away from his workplace by a car listens to the siren of the factory. He drives the car at the speed of 72 kmh$-$1 in the direction of wind which is blowing at 72 kmh$-$1 speed. Frequency of siren is 720 Hz. The employee hears an apparent frequency of ____________ Hz.

(Assume speed of sound to be 340 ms$-$1)

2022 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 29th June Evening Shift

In an experiment to determine the velocity of sound in air at room temperature using a resonance tube, the first resonance is observed when the air column has a length of 20.0 cm for a tuning fork of frequency 400 Hz is used. The velocity of the sound at room temperature is 336 ms$-$1. The third resonance is observed when the air column has a length of _____________ cm.

2022 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 28th June Evening Shift

A tunning fork of frequency 340 Hz resonates in the fundamental mode with an air column of length 125 cm in a cylindrical tube closed at one end. When water is slowly poured in it, the minimum height of water required for observing resonance once again is ___________ cm.

(Velocity of sound in air is 340 ms$-$1)

2022 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 26th June Evening Shift

A set of 20 tuning forks is arranged in a series of increasing frequencies. If each fork gives 4 beats with respect to the preceding fork and the frequency of the last fork is twice the frequency of the first, then the frequency of last fork is _________ Hz.

2022 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 25th June Morning Shift

The first overtone frequency of an open organ pipe is equal to the fundamental frequency of a closed organ pipe. If the length of the closed organ pipe is 20 cm. The length of the open organ pipe is _____________ cm.

2022 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 24th June Evening Shift

Two travelling waves of equal amplitudes and equal frequencies move in opposite directions along a string. They interfere to produce a stationary wave whose equation is given by $y = (10\cos \pi x\sin {{2\pi t} \over T})$ cm

The amplitude of the particle at $x = {4 \over 3}$ cm will be ___________ cm.

2022 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 28th July Morning Shift

In the wave equation

$ y=0.5 \sin \frac{2 \pi}{\lambda}(400 \mathrm{t}-x) \,\mathrm{m} $

the velocity of the wave will be:

A.
200 m/s
B.
200$\sqrt2$ m/s
C.
400 m/s
D.
400$\sqrt2$ m/s
2022 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 26th July Evening Shift

A transverse wave is represented by $y=2 \sin (\omega t-k x)\, \mathrm{cm}$. The value of wavelength (in $\mathrm{cm}$) for which the wave velocity becomes equal to the maximum particle velocity, will be :

A.
4$\pi$
B.
2$\pi$
C.
$\pi$
D.
2
2022 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 30th June Morning Shift

Which of the following equations correctly represents a travelling wave having wavelength $\lambda$ = 4.0 cm, frequency v = 100 Hz and travelling in positive x-axis direction?

A.
$y = A\sin [(0.50\,\pi \,c{m^{ - 1}})x - (100\,\pi \,{s^{ - 1}})t]$
B.
$y = A\sin \,\,2\pi [(0.25\,\,c{m^{ - 1}})x - (50\,{s^{ - 1}})t]$
C.
$y = A\sin \left[ {\left( {{{2\pi } \over 4}\,c{m^{ - 1}}} \right)x - \left( {{{2\pi } \over {100}}\,{s^{ - 1}}} \right)t} \right]$
D.
$y = A\sin \,\pi [(0.5\,\,c{m^{ - 1}})x - (200\,\,{s^{ - 1}})t]$
2022 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 29th June Morning Shift

A longitudinal wave is represented by $x = 10\sin 2\pi \left( {nt - {x \over \lambda }} \right)$ cm. The maximum particle velocity will be four times the wave velocity if the determined value of wavelength is equal to :

A.
2$\pi$
B.
5$\pi$
C.
$\pi$
D.
${{5\pi } \over 2}$
2022 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 28th June Morning Shift

The velocity of sound in a gas, in which two wavelengths 4.08 m and 4.16 m produce 40 beats in 12s, will be :

A.
282.8 ms$-$1
B.
175.5 ms$-$1
C.
353.6 ms$-$1
D.
707.2 ms$-$1
2022 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 27th June Evening Shift

If a wave gets refracted into a denser medium, then which of the following is true?

A.
wavelength, speed and frequency decreases.
B.
wavelength increases, sped decreases and frequency remains constant.
C.
wavelength and speed decreases but frequency remains constant.
D.
wavelength, speed and frequency increases.
2022 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 27th June Morning Shift

An observer moves towards a stationary source of sound with a velocity equal to one-fifth of the velocity of sound. The percentage change in the frequency will be :

A.
20%
B.
10%
C.
5%
D.
0%
2022 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 24th June Morning Shift

The equations of two waves are given by :

y1 = 5 sin 2$\pi$(x - vt) cm

y2 = 3 sin 2$\pi$(x $-$ vt + 1.5) cm

These waves are simultaneously passing through a string. The amplitude of the resulting wave is :

A.
2 cm
B.
4 cm
C.
5.8 cm
D.
8 cm
2022 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2022 (Online) 20th July Evening Shift

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

A.

$f$

B.

$\frac{f}{2}$

C.

$2 f$

D.

$4 f$

2022 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2022 (Online) 20th July Morning Shift

Which of the following wave has the largest wave speed?

A.

$y(x, t)=2 \sin (2 x-2 t)$

B.

$y(x, t)=3 \sin (2 x-3 t)$

C.

$y(x, t)=2 \sin (3 x-2 t)$

D.

$y(x, t)=3 \sin (5 x-2 t)$

2022 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2022 (Online) 19th July Evening Shift

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

A.

50 Hz

B.

75 Hz

C.

100 Hz

D.

150 Hz

2022 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2022 (Online) 19th July Morning Shift

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

A.

$f_0+\Delta f_1$

B.

$f_0+\Delta f_1-\Delta f_2$

C.

$f_0-\Delta f_1$

D.

$f_0+\frac{\left(\Delta f_1+\Delta f_2\right)}{2}$

2022 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2022 (Online) 18th July Evening Shift

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

A.

$0.9 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$

B.

$1.2 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$

C.

$0.5 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$

D.

$2.4 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$

2022 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2022 (Online) 18th July Morning Shift

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 $A_1>A_2$ )

A.

0.66

B.

0.20

C.

0.75

D.

0.44

2022 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2022 - 5th July Morning Shift

Two cars are moving towards each other at the speed of $50 \mathrm{~ms}^{-1}$. If one of the cars blows a horn at a frequency of 250 Hz , the wave length of the sound perceived by the driver of the other car is

(Speed of sound in air $=350 \mathrm{~ms}^{-1}$)

A.
18.7 cm
B.
105 cm
C.
75 cm
D.
10.5 cm
2022 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2022 - 4th July Evening Shift

Speed of sound in air near room temperature is approximately

A.
$3.4 \times 10^2 \mathrm{~ms}^{-1}$
B.
$34 \mathrm{~ms}^{-1}$
C.
$34 \mathrm{~kms}^{-1}$
D.
$3.4 \mathrm{~km} \mathrm{~s}^{-1}$
2022 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2022 - 4th July Morning Shift

A body is suspended from a string of length 1 m and mass 2 g. The mass of the body to produce a fundamental mode of 100 Hz frequency in the string is (Acceleration due to gravity $=10 \mathrm{~ms}^{-2}$)

A.
80 g
B.
4 kg
C.
400 g
D.
8 kg
2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 31st August Morning Shift
A wire having a linear mass density 9.0 $\times$ 10$-$4 kg/m is stretched between two rigid supports with a tension of 900 N. The wire resonates at a frequency of 500 Hz. The next higher frequency at which the same wire resonates is 550 Hz. The length of the wire is ____________ m.
2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 27th August Evening Shift
A tuning fork is vibrating at 250 Hz. The length of the shortest closed organ pipe that will resonate with the tuning fork will be __________ cm. (Take speed of sound in air as 340 ms$-$1)
2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 27th August Morning Shift
Two cars X and Y are approaching each other with velocities 36 km/h and 72 km/h respectively. The frequency of a whistle sound as emitted by a passenger in car X, heard by the passenger in car Y is 1320 Hz. If the velocity of sound in air is 340 m/s, the actual frequency of the whistle sound produced is .................. Hz.
2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 26th August Evening Shift
Two waves are simultaneously passing through a string and their equations are :

y1 = A1 sin k(x $-$ vt), y2 = A2 sin k(x $-$ vt + x0). Given amplitudes A1 = 12 mm and A2 = 5 mm, x0 = 3.5 cm and wave number k = 6.28 cm$-$1. The amplitude of resulting wave will be ................ mm.
2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 26th August Morning Shift
A source and a detector move away from each other in absence of wind with a speed of 20 m/s with respect to the ground. If the detector detects a frequency of 1800 Hz of the sound coming from the source, then the original frequency of source considering speed of sound in air 340 m/s will be ............... Hz.
2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 26th August Morning Shift
Two travelling waves produces a standing wave represented by equation,

y = 1.0 mm cos(1.57 cm$-$1) x sin(78.5 s$-$1)t.

The node closest to the origin in the region x > 0 will be at x = .............. cm.
2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 20th July Morning Shift
The frequency of a car horn encountered a change from 400 Hz to 500 Hz, when the car approaches a vertical wall. If the speed of sound is 330 m/s. Then the speed of car is ___________ km/h.
2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 20th July Morning Shift
The amplitude of wave disturbance propagating in the positive x-direction is given by $y = {1 \over {{{(1 + x)}^2}}}$ at time t = 0 and $y = {1 \over {1 + {{(x - 2)}^2}}}$ at t = 1 s, where x and y are in metres. The shape of wave does not change during the propagation. The velocity of the wave will be ___________ m/s.
2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 16th March Evening Shift
A closed organ pipe of length L and an open organ pipe contain gases of densities $\rho$1 and $\rho$2 respectively. The compressibility of gases are equal in both the pipes. Both the pipes are vibrating in their first overtone with same frequency. The length of the open pipe is ${x \over 3}L\sqrt {{{{\rho _1}} \over {{\rho _2}}}} $ where x is ___________. (Round off to the Nearest Integer)
2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 26th February Morning Shift
The mass per unit length of a uniform wire is 0.135 g/cm. A transverse wave of the form y = $-$ 0.21 sin (x + 30t) is produced in it, where x is in meter and t is in second. Then, the expected value of tension in the wire is x $\times$ 10$-$2 N. Value of x is _________. (Round off to the nearest integer)
2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 25th February Evening Shift
The percentage increase in the speed of transverse waves produced in a stretched string if the tension is increased by 4%, will be __________%.
2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 24th February Evening Shift
Two cars are approaching each other at an equal speed of 7.2 km/hr. When they see each other, both blow horns having frequency of 676 Hz. The beat frequency heard by each driver will be ___________ Hz. [Velocity of sound in air is 340 m/s.]
2021 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 22th July Evening Shift
The motion of a mass on a spring, with spring constant K is as shown in figure.

JEE Main 2021 (Online) 22th July Evening Shift Physics - Waves Question 73 English
The equation of motion is given by
x(t) = A sin$\omega$t + B cos$\omega$t with $\omega$ = $\sqrt {{K \over m}} $

Suppose that at time t = 0, the position of mass is x(0) and velocity v(0), then its displacement can also be represented as x(t) = C cos($\omega$t $-$ $\phi$), where C and $\phi$ are :
A.
$C = \sqrt {{{2v{{(0)}^2}} \over {{\omega ^2}}} + x{{(0)}^2}} ,\phi = {\tan ^{ - 1}}\left( {{{x(0)\omega } \over {2v(0)}}} \right)$
B.
$C = \sqrt {{{v{{(0)}^2}} \over {{\omega ^2}}} + x{{(0)}^2}} ,\phi = {\tan ^{ - 1}}\left( {{{x(0)\omega } \over {v(0)}}} \right)$
C.
$C = \sqrt {{{v{{(0)}^2}} \over {{\omega ^2}}} + x{{(0)}^2}} ,\phi = {\tan ^{ - 1}}\left( {{{v(0)} \over {x(0)\omega }}} \right)$
D.
$C = \sqrt {{{2v{{(0)}^2}} \over {{\omega ^2}}} + x{{(0)}^2}} ,\phi = {\tan ^{ - 1}}\left( {{{v(0)} \over {x(0)\omega }}} \right)$
2021 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 17th March Evening Shift
A sound wave of frequency 245 Hz travels with the speed of 300 ms$-$1 along the positive x-axis. Each point of the wave moves to and from through a total distance of 6 cm. What will be the mathematical expression of this travelling wave?
A.
Y(x, t) = 0.03 [ sin 5.1x $-$ (0.2 $\times$ 103)t ]
B.
Y(x, t) = 0.03 [ sin 5.1x $-$ (1.5 $\times$ 103)t ]
C.
Y(x, t) = 0.06 [ sin 5.1x $-$ (1.5 $\times$ 103)t ]
D.
Y(x, t) = 0.06 [ sin 0.8x $-$ (0.5 $\times$ 103)t ]