Waves

2008 Q251 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
While measuring the speed of sound by performing a resonance column experiment, a student gets the first resonance condition at a column length of $18$ $cm$ during winter. Repeating the same experiment during summer, she measures the column length to be $x$ $cm$ for the second resonance. Then
A.
$18 > x$
B.
$x > 54$
C.
$54 > x > 36$
D.
$36 > x > 18$
2008 Q252 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
A wave travelling along the $x$-axis is described by the equation $y(x, t)=0.005$ $\cos \,\left( {\alpha \,x - \beta t} \right).$ If the wavelength and the time period of the wave are $0.08$ $m$ and $2.0s$, respectively, then $\alpha $ and $\beta $ in appropriate units are
A.
$\alpha = 25.00\pi ,\,\beta = \pi $
B.
$\alpha = {{0.08} \over \pi },\,\beta = {{2.0} \over \pi }$
C.
$\alpha = {{0.04} \over \pi },\,\beta = {{1.0} \over \pi }$
D.
$\alpha = 12.50\pi ,\,\beta = {\pi \over {2.0}}$
2008 Q253 JEE Advanced MCQ
10 Mar 2026

A transverse sinusoidal wave moves along a string in the positive x-direction at a speed of 10 cm/s. The wavelength of the waves is 0.5 m and its amplitude is 10 cm. At a particular time t, the snap-shot of the wave is shown in figure. The velocity of point P when its displacement is 5 cm is :

IIT-JEE 2008 Paper 2 Offline Physics - Waves Question 19 English

A.
${{\sqrt {3\pi } } \over {50}}\widehat j$ m/s
B.
$ - {{\sqrt {3\pi } } \over {50}}\widehat j$ m/s
C.
${{\sqrt {3\pi } } \over {50}}\widehat i$ m/s
D.
$ - {{\sqrt {3\pi } } \over {50}}\widehat i$ m/s
2008 Q254 JEE Advanced MCQ
10 Mar 2026

A vibrating string of certain length 1 under a tension T resonates with a mode corresponding to the first overtone (third harmonic) of an air column of length 75 cm inside a tube closed at one end. The string also generates 4 beats per second when excited along with a tuning fork of frequency n. Now when the tension of the string is slightly increased the number of beats reduces to 2 per second. Assuming the velocity of sound in air to be 340 m/s, the frequency n of the tuning fork in Hz is:

A.
344
B.
336
C.
117.3
D.
109.3
2007 Q255 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
A sound absorber attenuates the sound level by $20$ $dB$. The intensity decreases by a factor of
A.
$100$
B.
$1000$
C.
$10000$
D.
$10$
2007 Q256 JEE Advanced MCQ
10 Mar 2026

In the experiment to determine the speed of sound using a resonance column,

A.
prongs of the tuning fork are kept in a vertical plane
B.
prongs of the tuning fork are kept in a horizontal plane
C.
in one of the two resonances observed, the length of the resonating air column is close to the wavelength of sound in air
D.
in one of the two resonances observed, the length of the resonating air column is close to half of the wavelength of sound in air
2007 Q257 JEE Advanced MCQ
10 Mar 2026

The speed of sound of the whistle is

A.
$340 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$ for passengers in $\mathrm{A}$ and $310 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$ for passengers in $\mathrm{B}$
B.
$360 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$ for passengers in $\mathrm{A}$ and $310 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$ for passengers in $\mathrm{B}$
C.
$310 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$ for passengers in $\mathrm{A}$ and $360 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$ for passengers in $\mathrm{B}$
D.
$340 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$ for passengers in both the trains
2007 Q258 JEE Advanced MCQ
10 Mar 2026

The distribution of the sound intensity of the whistle as observed by the passengers in train $\mathrm{A}$ is best represented by

A.
IIT-JEE 2007 Paper 2 Offline Physics - Waves Question 14 English Option 1
B.
IIT-JEE 2007 Paper 2 Offline Physics - Waves Question 14 English Option 2
C.
IIT-JEE 2007 Paper 2 Offline Physics - Waves Question 14 English Option 3
D.
IIT-JEE 2007 Paper 2 Offline Physics - Waves Question 14 English Option 4
2007 Q259 JEE Advanced MCQ
10 Mar 2026

The spread of frequency as observed by the passengers in train B is

A.
310 Hz
B.
330 Hz
C.
350 Hz
D.
290 Hz
2007 Q260 JEE Advanced MCQ
10 Mar 2026

Column I describe some situations in which a small object moves. Column II describes some characteristics of these motions. Match the situation in Column I with the characteristics in Column II and indicate your answer by darkening appropriate bubbles in the $4 \times 4$ matrix given in the ORS.

Column I Column II
(A) The object moves on the x-axis under a conservative force in such a way that its "speed" and "position" satisfy $v = {c_1}\sqrt {{c_2} - {x^2}} $, where $c_1$ and $c_2$ are positive constants. (P) The object executes a simple harmonic motion.
(B) The object moves on the x-axis in such a way that its velocity and its displacement from the origin satisfy $v=-kx$, where $k$ is a positive constant. (Q) The object does not change its direction.
(C) The object is attached to one end of a massless spring of a given spring constant. The other end of the spring is attached to the ceiling of an elevator. Initially everything is at rest. The elevator starts going upwards with a constant acceleration a. The motion of the object is observed from the elevator during the period it maintains this acceleration. (R) The kinetic energy of the object keeps on decreasing
(D) The object is projected from the earth's surface vertically upwards with a speed $2\sqrt {GMe/{\mathop{\rm Re}\nolimits} } $, where, M$_e$ is the mass of the earth and R$_e$ is the radius of the earth. Neglect forces from objects other than the earth. (S) The object can change its direction only once.

A.
$[\mathrm{A} \rightarrow(\mathrm{P}); \mathrm{B} \rightarrow(\mathrm{Q}, \mathrm{R}); \mathrm{C} \rightarrow(\mathrm{P}); \mathrm{D} \rightarrow(\mathbf{Q}, \mathrm{R})]$
B.
$[\mathrm{A} \rightarrow(\mathrm{Q, R}); \mathrm{B} \rightarrow(\mathrm{Q}, \mathrm{R}); \mathrm{C} \rightarrow(\mathrm{P}); \mathrm{D} \rightarrow(\mathbf{S}, \mathrm{R})]$
C.
$[\mathrm{A} \rightarrow(\mathrm{P, S}); \mathrm{B} \rightarrow(\mathrm{Q}, \mathrm{R}); \mathrm{C} \rightarrow(\mathrm{P}); \mathrm{D} \rightarrow(\mathbf{R})]$
D.
$[\mathrm{A} \rightarrow(\mathrm{P, R}); \mathrm{B} \rightarrow(\mathrm{Q}, \mathrm{R}); \mathrm{C} \rightarrow(\mathrm{P}); \mathrm{D} \rightarrow(\mathbf{S})]$
2006 Q261 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
A string is stretched between fixed points separated by $75.0$ $cm.$ It is observed to have resonant frequencies of $420$ $Hz$ and $315$ $Hz$. There are no other resonant frequencies between these two. Then, the lowest resonant frequency for this string is
A.
$105$ $Hz$
B.
$1.05$ $Hz$
C.
$1050$ $Hz$
D.
$10.5$ $Hz$
2006 Q262 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
A whistle producing sound waves of frequencies $9500$ $Hz$ and above is approaching a stationary person with speed $v$ $m{s^{ - 1}}.$ The velocity of sound in air is $300\,m{s^{ - 1}}.$ If the person can hear frequencies upto a maximum of $10,000$ $HZ,$ the maximum value of $v$ upto which he can hear whistle is
A.
$15\sqrt 2 \,\,m{s^{ - 1}}$
B.
${{15} \over {\sqrt 2 }}\,m{s^{ - 1}}$
C.
$15\,\,m{s^{ - 1}}$
D.
$30\,\,m{s^{ - 1}}$
2006 Q263 JEE Advanced MCQ
10 Mar 2026

A massless rod is suspended by two identical strings AB and CD of equal length. A block of mass $m$ is suspended from point $O$ such that BO is equal to $x$. Further, it is observed that the frequency of 1st harmonic (fundamental frequency) in AB is equal to 2 nd harmonic frequency in CD. Then, length of BO is

IIT-JEE 2006 Physics - Waves Question 2 English
A.

$\frac{\mathrm{L}}{5}$

B.

$\frac{4 \mathrm{~L}}{5}$

C.

$\frac{3 \mathrm{~L}}{4}$

D.

$\frac{\mathrm{L}}{4}$

2006 Q264 JEE Advanced MCQ
10 Mar 2026

Find the number of times the intensity is maximum in the time interval of 1 sec.

A.

4

B.

6

C.

8

D.

10

2006 Q265 JEE Advanced MCQ
10 Mar 2026

Find the wave velocity of louder sound.

A.

$100 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$

B.

$192 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$

C.

$200 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$

D.

$96 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$

2006 Q266 JEE Advanced MCQ
10 Mar 2026

Find the number of times $y_1+y_2=0$ at $x=0$ in $1 s$.

A.

100

B.

46

C.

192

D.

96

2005 Q267 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
An observer moves towards a stationary source of sound, with a velocity one-fifth of the velocity of sound. What is the percentage increase in the apparent frequency ?
A.
$0.5\% $
B.
zero
C.
$20\% $
D.
$5\% $
2005 Q268 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
When two tuning forks (fork $1$ and fork $2$) are sounded simultaneously, $4$ beats per second are heated. Now, some tape is attached on the prong of the fork $2.$ When the tuning forks are sounded again, $6$ beats per second are heard. If the frequency of fork $1$ is $200$ $Hz$, then what was the original frequency of fork $2$ ?
A.
$202$ $Hz$
B.
$200$ $Hz$
C.
$204$ $Hz$
D.
$196$ $Hz$
2005 Q269 JEE Advanced MCQ
10 Mar 2026

A whistling train approaches a junction. An observer standing at the junction observes the frequency to be 2.2 kHz and 1.8 kHz of the approaching and the receding train. Find the speed of the train (speed of sound = 300 m/s).

A.
30
B.
20
C.
60
D.
75
2005 Q270 JEE Advanced MCQ
10 Mar 2026

A transverse harmonic disturbance is produced in a string. The maximum transverse velocity is 3 m/s and the maximum transverse acceleration is 90 m/s$^2$ . If the wave velocity is 20 m/s, then find the waveform.

A.
$[y=(0.45) \sin \{[(30) t \pm(1.5) x] \pm \phi\}]$
B.
$[y=(0.5) \sin \{[(50) t \pm(2.5) x] \pm \phi\}]$
C.
$[y=(0.1) \sin \{[(30) t \pm(1.5) x] \pm \phi\}]$
D.
$[y=(0.2) \sin \{[(60) t \pm(1.5) x] \pm \phi\}]$
2004 Q271 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
The displacement $y$ of a particle in a medium can be expressed as, $y = {10^{ - 6}}\,\sin $ $\left( {100t + 20x + {\pi \over 4}} \right)$ $m$ where $t$ is in second and $x$ in meter. The speed of the wave is
A.
$20\,\,m/s$
B.
$5\,m/s$
C.
$2000\,m/s$
D.
$5\,\pi \,m/s$
2003 Q272 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
A tuning fork of known frequency $256$ $Hz$ makes $5$ beats per second with the vibrating string of a piano. The beat frequency decreases to $2$ beats per second when the tension in the piano string is slightly increased. The frequency of the piano string before increasing the tension was
A.
$256 + 2Hz$
B.
$256 - 2Hz$
C.
$256 - 5Hz$
D.
$256 + 5Hz$
2003 Q273 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
A metal wire of linear mass density of $9.8$ $g/m$ is stretched with a tension of $10$ $kg$-$wt$ between two rigid supports $1$ metre apart. The wire passes at its middle point between the poles of a permanent magnet, and it vibrates in resonance when carrying an alternating current of frequency $n.$ The frequency $n$ of the alternating source is
A.
$50$ $Hz$
B.
$100$ $Hz$
C.
$200$ $Hz$
D.
$25$ $Hz$
2003 Q274 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
The displacement $y$ of a wave travelling in the $x$-direction is given by $$y = {10^{ - 4}}\,\sin \left( {600t - 2x + {\pi \over 3}} \right)\,\,metres$$
where $x$ is expressed in metres and $t$ in seconds. The speed of the wave - motion, in $m{s^{ - 1}}$, is
A.
$300$
B.
$600$
C.
$1200$
D.
$200$
2002 Q275 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
length of a string tied to two rigid supports is $40$ $cm$. Maximum length (wavelength in $cm$) of a stationary wave produced on it is
A.
$20$
B.
$80$
C.
$40$
D.
$120$
2002 Q276 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
A wave $y=a$ $\sin \left( {\omega t - kx} \right)$ on a string meets with another wave producing a node at $x=0.$ Then the equation of the unknown wave is
A.
$y = a\,\sin \,\left( {\omega t + kx} \right)$
B.
$y = - a\,\sin \,\left( {\omega t + kx} \right)$
C.
$y = a\,\sin \,\left( {\omega t - kx} \right)$
D.
$y = - a\,\sin \,\left( {\omega t - kx} \right)$
2002 Q277 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
When temperature increases, the frequency of a tuning fork
A.
increases
B.
decreases
C.
remains same
D.
increases or decreases depending on the material
2002 Q278 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
Tube $A$ has bolt ends open while tube $B$ has one end closed, otherwise they are identical. The ratio of fundamental frequency of tube $A$ and $B$ is
A.
$1:2$
B.
$1:4$
C.
$2:1$
D.
$4:1$
2002 Q279 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
A tuning fork arrangement (pair) produces $4$ beats/sec with one fork of frequency $288$ $cps.$ A little wax is placed on the unknown fork and it then produces $2$ beats/sec. The frequency of the unknown fork is
A.
$286$ $cps$
B.
$292$ $cps$
C.
$294$ $cps$
D.
$288$ $cps$