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Q.1 The equation of a wave travelling along the positive x-axis, as shown in
figure at t = 0 is given by
§ S· § S·
§ S· ¨ kx Zt ¸ § S·
(A) sin ¨ kx Zt ¸ (B) sin © 6 ¹ (C) sin ¨ Zt kx ¸ (D) sin ¨© Zt kx 6 ¸¹
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Q.2 A uniform rope having some mass hanges vertically from a rigid support. A transverse wave pulse is
produced at the lower end. The speed (v) of the wave pulse varies with height (h) from the lower end as:
(A) (B)
(C) (D)
Q.4 A wave pulse on a string has the dimension shown in figure. The waves
speed is v = 1 cm/s. If point O is a free end. The shape of wave at time
t = 3 s is :
Q.5 A string 1m long is drawn by a 300Hz vibrator attached to its end. The string vibrates in 3 segments.
The speed of transverse waves in the string is equal to
(A) 100 m/s (B) 200 m/s (C) 300 m/s (D) 400 m/s
Q.6 A wave is represented by the equation y = 10 sin 2S(100t0.02x) + 10 sin 2S(100t+0.02x).
The maximum amplitude and loop length are respectively
(A) 20 units and 30 units (B) 20 units and 25 units
(C) 30 units and 20 units (D) 25 units and 20 units
Q.7 The resultant amplitude due to superposition of two waves y1 = 5sin (wt kx) and
y2 = 5 cos (wt kx 150°)
(A) 5 (B) 5 3 (C) 5 2 3 (D) 5 2 3
Q.8 A wave represented by the equation y = A cos (kx –Zt) is superimposed with another wave to form a
statioary wave such that the point x =0 is a node. The equation of the other wave is:
(A) –A sin (kx +Zt) (B) – A cos (kx + Zt) (C) A sin (kx + Zt) (D) A cos (kx + Zt)
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Q.9 A taut string at both ends vibrates in its nth overtone. The distance between adjacent Node and Antinode
is found to be 'd'. If the length of the string is L, then
(A) L = 2d (n + 1) (B) L = d (n + 1) (C) L = 2dn (D) L = 2d (n – 1)
Q.10 A metallic wire of length L is fixed between two rigid supports. If the wire is cooled through a temperature
difference 'T (Y = young’s modulus, U = density, D = coefficient of linear expansion) then the frequency
of transverse vibration is proportional to :
D YD U UD
(A) UY (B) (C) (D)
U YD Y
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Q.11 A standing wave y = A sin ¨© S x¸¹ cos (1000St) is maintained in a taut string where y and x are
3
expressed in meters. The distance between the successive points oscillating with the amplitude A/2
across a node is equal to
(A) 2.5cm (B) 25cm (C) 5cm (D) 10cm
Q.12 A string of length 1m and linear mass density 0.01kgm1 is stretched to a tension of 100N. When both
ends of the string are fixed, the three lowest frequencies for standing wave are f1, f2 and f3. When only
one end of the string is fixed, the three lowest frequencies for standing wave are n1, n2 and n3. Then
(A) n3 = 5n1 = f3 = 125 Hz (B) f3 = 5f1 = n2 = 125 Hz
f1 f 2
(C) f3 = n2 = 3f1 = 150 Hz (D) n2 = = 75 Hz
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Q.13 The frequency of a sonometer wire is f, but when the weights producing the tensions are completely
immersed in water the frequency becomes f/2 and on immersing the weights in a certain liquid the
frequency becomes f/3. The specific gravity of the liquid is:
4 16 15 32
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3 9 12 27
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Q.27 The length, tension, diameter and density of a wire B are double than the corresponding quantities for
another stretched wire A. Then.
1
(A) Fundamental frequency of B is times that of A.
2 2
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(B) The velocity of wave in B is times that of velocity in A.
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(C) The fundamental frequency of A is equal to the third overtone of B.
(D) The velocity of wave in B is half that of velocity in A.
Q.28 A string is fixed at both ends vibrates in a resonant mode with a separation 2.0 cm between the consecutive
nodes. For the next higher resonant frequency, this separation is reduced to 1.6 cm. The length of the
string is
(A) 4.0 cm (B) 8.0 cm (C) 12.0 cm (D) 16.0 cm
Q.29 A clamped string is oscillating in nth harmonic, then
(A) total energy of oscillations will be n2 times that of fundamental frequency
(B) total energy of oscillations will be (n–1)2 times that of fundamental frequency
(C) average kinetic energy of the string over a complete oscillations is half of that of the total
energy of the string.
(D) none of these
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