CBSE
Multiple Choice QuestionsA closed organ pipe and an open organ pipe are tuned to the same fundamental frequency. What is the ratio of their lengths?
1 : 2
2 : 1
2 : 3
4 : 3
A light source approaches the observer with a velocity of 0.5 c. Doppler's shift for a light of wavelength 5500 Å is:
616 Å
1833 Å
5500 Å
6160 Å
A train approaches a stationary observer, the velocity of the train being 1/20 of the velocity of sound. A sharp blast is blown with the whistle of the engine at equal intervals of a second. The interval between the successive blasts as heard by the observer?
1/20 sec
1/20 min
19/20 sec
19/20 min
A wave travelling along positive x-axis is given by y=A sin (ωt -kx). If it is reflected from rigid boundary such that 80% amplitude is reflected then equation of reflected wave is
y = A sin(ωt - kx)
y = - 0.8 A sin(ωt + kx)
y = 0.8 A sin(ωt + kx)
y=A sin(ωt + 0.8 kx)
An organ pipe, opened at both ends, has fundamental frequency of 30 Hz. If one of its ends is closed, then fundamental frequency will be :
15 Hz
30 Hz
45 Hz
60 Hz
In a sinusoidal wave, the time required for a particular point to move from maximum displacement to zero displacement is 0.17 sec. The frequency of the wave is :
1.47 Hz
2.94 Hz
0.73 Hz
0.36 Hz
Which of the following equations represents a wave travelling along y-axis?
y = A sin (x - ωt)
x = A sin(ky - ωt)
y = A sin(ky) cosωt
y = A cos(ky)sinωt
Two simple pendulums whose lengths are 100 cm and 121 cm are suspended side by side. Their bobs are pulled together and then released. After how many minimum oscillations of the longer pendulum, will the two be in phase
11
10
21
20
A stationary police car sounds a siren with a frequency of 990 Hz. If the speed of sound is 30 m/s, an observer, driving towards the car with a speed of 33 m/s, will hear a frequency of
891 Hz
900 Hz
1089 Hz
1100 Hz
When sound waves travel from air to water, which one of the following remains constant?
Time period
Frequency
Velocity
Wavelength
