Important Questions of Waves Physics | Zigya

Previous Year Papers

Download Solved Question Papers Free for Offline Practice and view Solutions Online.

Test Series

Take Zigya Full and Sectional Test Series. Time it out for real assessment and get your results instantly.

Test Yourself

Practice and master your preparation for a specific topic or chapter. Check you scores at the end of the test.
Advertisement

 Multiple Choice QuestionsMultiple Choice Questions

Advertisement
261.

Two vibrating strings of the same material but  lengths L and 2 L have radii 2r and r respectively. They are stretched under the same tension. Both the strings vibrate in their fundamental modes, the one of length L with frequency v1 and the other with frequency v2 . The ratio v1 / v2 is

  • 2

  • 4

  • 8

  • 1


262.

The equation y = A sin 2π tT - xλ where the symbols carry the usual meaning and A, T and λ are positive, represents a wave of

  • amplitude 2 A

  • period T/λ

  • speed xλ

  • speed λT


263.

A pipe open at both the ends produces a note of fundamental frequency f1 . When the pipe is kept with 34th of its length in water, it produces a note of fundamental frequency f2 . The ratio of  f1f2 is

  • 43

  • 34

  • 2

  • 12


264.

A red coloured object illuminated by mercury vapour lamp, when seen through a green filter, will appear

  • red

  • blue

  • violet

  • black


Advertisement
265.

A closed organ pipe and an open organ pipe are tuned to the same fundamental frequency. The ratio of their lengths is

  • 1 : 1

  • 2 : 1

  • 1 : 4

  • 1 : 2


266.

An observer standing near the sea shore 54 min. If the wavelength of the water wave is 10 m, then the velocity of water wave is

  • 540 ms-1

  • 5.4 ms-1

  • 0.184 ms-1

  • 9 ms-1


267.

A set of 24 tuning forks are so arranged that each gives 6 beats/s with the previous one. If the frequency of the last tuning fork is double than that of the first, frequency of the second tuning fork is

  • 138 Hz

  • 132 Hz

  • 144 Hz

  • 276 Hz


268.

The equation of a progressive wave can be given by y = 15 sin (660 − 0.02 πx) cm. The frequency of the wave is

  • 330 Hz

  • 342 Hz

  • 365 Hz

  • 660 Hz


Advertisement
269.

A hollow cylinder with both sides open generates a frequency f in air. When the cylinder vertically immersed into water by half its length the frequency will be

  • f

  • 2f

  • f/2

  • f/4


270.

Two stretched strings have lengths land 2l while tension are T and 4 T respectively. If they are made of same material the ratio of their frequency is

  • 2 : 1

  • 1 : 2

  • 1 : 1

  • 1 : 4


Advertisement