SOUND

MULTIPLE CHOICE UESTIONS (SINGLE

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(D) ultraviolet rays
When a sound wave moveS through air along X axis. ther.
shown. Which of the re is
waves A and B is as following a
statements is ccorrect?
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on in der
density

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(A) Frequency of A is greater than that of B.
(B) Velocity of B is greater than that of A.
(C) Wavelength of B is greater than that of A.
JO) Loudness of A is greater than that of B.

The figure shows graphical representation of a sound wave. The quantities on X anc
axes respectively are s- Y

[2011

(A) time and displacement (B) distance and pressure

C) distance and change in density (D) density and pressure
Wavelength is [2012]
(i) The distance traveled by the in the
wave one period of oscillation of partices
medium.
(i) The distance between two
particles, which are in the same phase.
(11) Half of the distance between two
The correct definitions aree particles, which are in the same prndse
(A) (i) and (ii)
(C) (i). (i) and (ii) (B) (i) and (i)
(D) (i) and (ii)
Sound waves traveling in air enters water
g e t s refracted

at an angle i with the normal. ""

at angler with > (2012)

(A)i>r
(C) i =
r B)r>i
Sound waves do not get refracted
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Consider the following two statements about light & sound. Choose the most appropriate
6.
opti (2013]
When ight and sound travel from air to water, light may bend towards normal while
sound may bend away from normal.
(ii) Sound is longitudinal wave while light is transverse wave
A) Statement (i) is correct while statement (ii) is incorrect.
YB) Statement (i) and statement (ii) are incorrect.
c ) Statement (i) and statement (i) are both correct and statement (ii) is not the reason
for statement (i).
(D) Statement (i) and statement (ii) are correct and statement (i) is the correct reason for
statement (i)

7. On a rainy wet day, a thunder is heard 6 second after lightening. If speed of sound is
350 ms the altitude of the clouds is [2013]
(A) 1.8 km (B) 1.9 km
(C) 2.5 km (D) 2.1 km

8. A spring of spring constant 7600 Nm' is attached [2014]

to a block of mass 0.25 kg
ww.
as shown in figure.
Frequency of oscillation on frictionless surfaces is
(A) 39.26 Hz
8 ) 27.76 Hz
(C) 9681.5 Hz
(D) 98.39 Hz

9. A wave is sent along a string by oscillating at one end. If the tension in the string is
increased then speed of the wave and wavelength of the wave.
[2014)
(A) speed increases, wavelength decreases-t8) both increase
(C) both decreases (D) wavelength increases, speed decreases

10. Clock A based on oscillations of spring and clock B is based on pendulum motion. Both
the clocks keep the same time on earth. If they are taken to a planet having half the
density of earth and twice the radius (2014]
A) then A runs faster than B
(B) B runs faster than A
both will run at equal faster rate than earth
(C) both
D) will run at same rate as earth

11. A swing playing with small amplitude can be considered as a simple pendulum. Such a
swing is set to oscillate with an amplitude a and frequency f. When it is at its mean
position, a box of same mass as that of the seat of the swing is dropped on it and its
starts moving with the swing. Choose the correct statement. [2015]
A) amplitude is reduced to half its initial value and frequency is doubled.
) amplitude is reduced to half its initial value and frequency is unchanged.
(C) Amplitude doubles and frequency is unchanged.
(D) Amplitude remains same and frequency is half its initial value.
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12.
Two wave pulsesandare
ihey travelling
same
in
wavelength.
the directions as shown by the (20171
resultant

TLE
headed arrows. The
single
sketch of the two wave pulses at some
instant of time when P coincides with
Ris

(A) (B)

(C) T (D) aL
TwO SOUnd
waves in air have
13.
Their wavelengths differing by 2 m at a certain
notes have musical interval
1.4, Penod of the lower temperature T
speed of sound in air at this temperature (T) is pitch note is 20 ms. Then
(A) 350 m/s en,
(B) 342 m/s [2018]
(C) 333 m/s
(D) 330 m/s
14. A Daramedical staff nurse improvises a second's
one end of a string pendulum (time
and the other end period 2 s) by fixina
of length L to a
nealigible ceiling
size. Within 60 oscillations of this to a heavy
pendulum, object of
wounded soldier beats 110 times. A she finds
Symptom bradycardia is pulse < 60
of
that the pulse of a
and that of tachycardia
is
and soldier has symptoms of 100 per minute. Then the per minute
length of the string is nearly
(A) 1 m, bradycardia
(C) 1 m, tachycardia (B) 4 m, bradycardia [2018]
(D) m,
4
tachycardia
15 A car running with a velocity of 30 m/s reaches midway between
walls separated by 360 m, when the two vertical
driver sounds the horn for a parallel
sound in air is 330 m/s. After moment. Speed of
driver respectively at blowing horn, the first three echoes will be heard
by the
(A) 1.2 s, 2.4 s, 3.0s (B) 1.0 s, 2.4 s, 3.0 s [2018]
(C) 1.0 s, 2.0 s, 3.0s (D)1.2 s, 2.4 s, 3.6 s
16 A SOund wave is
produced by a vibrating metallic string stretched between its ends. Four
statements are given below. Some of them are correct.
(P) Sound wave is produced inside the string. [2019]
(Q) Sound wave in the string is transverse.
w a v e length of the sound wave in surrounding air is equal to the wavelength of the
transverse wave on the string.
(S) Loudness of sound is proportional to the square of the amplitude of the
the vibrating
string.
Choose the correct option.
(A) P (B) R and S
(C) P and Q Ð) S
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17. Some waveforms [2019]

I, and IV among I,
(add
graphically)
produce the
superpose
to
waveformsP, L
Q, R and S.
Among the
following, match the pairs
that give the correct
combinations:
FUL||
S

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Resultant Superposition of
P (K) Ill and IV
Q (L) and IV
R (M) I, II and Ill
S (N) I and IV
(O) Il and Il
(A) P 0, Q> N, R>L, S M
(C) P M , Q N , R>K, S>L
(B) PM, QN, RL,
(D) P 0, Q M, R> L, S>K
SK
18. A school is located between two cliffs. When the metal bell is struck by school attendant.
First echo is heard by him after 2.4 s and second echo follows after 2.0 s for him at the
same position near the bell. If the velocity of sound in air is 340 ms at the temperature
of the surroundings, then the distance between the cliffs is approximately [2019]
(A) 0.488 km (B) 0.751 km
E)1.16 km (D) 1.41 km

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (ONE OR MORE THAN ONE CORRECT

1. Which of the following statements is/are true in case of waves? [2009
a guitar.
TA) Transverse vibrations are set on the string of on the moon will take a time about 10
(B) As compared to light, a sound wave produced
times longer to reach the earth.
1tm in air cannot be heard by a man.
C)A sound note of wavelength than in air.
travels faster in water
(Sound