Oscillations and Waves

Contact Number: 9667591930 / 8527521718

1. Two particles are executing S.H.M of same
amplitude and frequency along the same
straight line path. They pass each other when
going in opposite direction, each time their
displacement is half of their amplitude. What is
the phase difference between them?
(1) 5π/6
(2) 2π/3
(3) π/3
(4) π/6
2. A particle executes S.H.M. Then the graph of
velocity as a function of displacement is:
(1) a straight line
(2) a circle
(3) an ellipse
(4) a hyperbola
5. Lissajous figure obtained by combining
x=a sinωt and y=a sin(ωt+π/4) will be:
(1) an ellipse
(2) straight line
(3) a circle
(4) a parabola
6. A particle of mass m is attached to three
springs. A, B and C of equal force constant k. If
the particle is pushed a little towards any one of
the springs and left, find the time period of its
oscillations.

3. A mass M is suspended from a spring of

negligible mass. The spring is pulled a little and
then released so that the mass executes simple
harmonic oscillations with a time period T. If
the mass is increased by m, then the time
5 m
period becomes ( 4 T ). The ratio of M
is
(1) 9/16 (1) 2π√(m/k)
(2) 5/4
(2) 2π√2m/k
(3) 25/16
(4) 4/5 (3) 2π√m/(2k)
(4) 2π√m/3k
4. Two masses m1 and m2 are suspended
together by a massless spring of force constant 7. A simple pendulum has a length l. The
k. When the masses are in equilibrium, m1 is inertial and gravitational masses of the bob are
removed without disturbing the system. The m and m respectively. Then the time period
i g
amplitude of oscillation is:
m g T is given by:
(1)
1

m l g
k
m g (1) T = 2π√ m g
(2)
2
i

k
mi l

(3)
(m1 +m2 )g
(2) T = 2π√
mg g
k
(m1 −m2 )g mi ×mg ×l

(4) (3) T = 2π√

g
k

l
(4) T = 2π√
mi ×mg ×g

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8. A and B are fixed points and the mass M is
tied by strings at A and B. If the mass M is
displaced slightly out of this plane and released,
it will execute oscillations with period
(Given AM=BM=l, AB=2d)
10. A pendulum suspended from the roof of an
elevator at rest has a time period T1 ; when the
elevator moves up with an acceleration a, its
time period becomes T2 ; when the elevator
moves down with accleration a, its time period
becomes T3 ; then
(1) T1 = √T
2

1
+ T
2

(2) T1 = √T1 T2

T2 T3 √ 2
(3) T1 =
2 2
√T +T
2 3

2T2 T3
(4) T1 =
2 2
√T +T
2 3

L
(1) 2π√ g
11. The transverse displacement y(x,t) of a
( L2 −d 2 )
1/2
wave on a string is given by
(2) 2π√ g 2 2
−(ax +bt +2√ab xt)
y (x, t) = e
1/2
(L2 +d2 )
(3) 2π√ g This represents a
3/2
(1) wave moving in -x-direction with speed
(2d)
(4) 2π√
g
√
b

(2) standing wave of frequency √b

9. A simple pendulum of length l is suspended (3) standing wave of frequency 1
from the roof of a cart that moves down on an √b

inclined plane without friction. If θ is the (4) wave moving in +x direction with speed
inclination of the inclined plane to the √ a
horizontal, time period of oscillation of the b

pendulum is:
l sin θ
12. An aluminium wire of length 60 cm is
(1) 2π√ g joined to a steel wire of length 80 cm and
l cos θ stretched between two fixed-supports. The
(2) 2π√ g tension produces is 40 N. Cross-sectional area is
l
(3) 2π√ g cos θ 1 mm2 (Steel) and 3 mm2 (aluminium).
Minimum frequency of the tuning fork which
l
(4) 2π√ g sin θ can produce standing waves with the joint as
node is (density of Al=2.6 g/cc and density of
steel=7.8 g/cc)

(1) 90 Hz
(2) 145 Hz
(3) 180 Hz
(4) 250 Hz

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13. The displacement due to a wave moving in 17. A person P is 600 m away from a station
at when a train approaching station with 72 km/h,
1
the positive x-direction is given by y= 2

1
(1+x )
blows a whistle of frequency 800 Hz when 800
time t=0 and by y= at t=2s, where x m away from the station. Find the frequency
2
[1+(x−1) ]
heard by the person. Speed of sound in air=300
and y are in meters. Velocity of the wave in m/s ms-1
is
(1) 1
(2) 0.5
(3) 2
(4) 4

14. Sound of wavelength λ passes through a

quinckes tube, which is adjusted to give a
maximum intensity I0 . Through what distance
should the sliding tube be moved to give an
intensity I0 /2 ? (1) 800 Hz
λ
(1) 2 (2) 845 Hz
λ
(3) 829 Hz
(2) 4 (4) 843 Hz
λ
(3) 3
λ
18. The path difference between two waves
(4) 2πx
8 y1 = a1 sin(ωt − ) and
λ

15. A uniform rope of mass 0.1 kg and length y2 = a2 cos(ωt − 2πx

+ ϕ) is
λ
2.45 m hangs from a ceiling. The time taken by
λ
the transverse wave to travel through the full (1) 2π (ϕ)
length of the rope is
λ π
(1) 1.0 s (2) 2π (ϕ + 2 )
(2) 1.2 s 2π π
(3) 2.0 s (3) λ (ϕ − 2 )
(4) 2.2 s 2π
(4) (ϕ)
λ

16. An open and closed organ pipe have the

same length. The ratio of pth mode of frequency
of vibration of two pipes is 19. If the temperature is raised by 1 K from 300
(1) 1 K the percentage change in the speed of sound
(2) p in the gaseous mixture is (R=8.31 J/mole-K)
(3) p(2p+1) (1) 0.167 %
(4)
2p
(2) 0.334%
(2p−1)
(3) 1%
(4) 2%

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20. In a sonometer wire, the tension is

maintained by suspending a 50.7 kg mass from
the free end of the wire. The suspended mass
has a volume of 0.0075 m3. The fundamental
frequency of the wire is 260 Hz. If the
suspended mass is completely submerged in
water, the fundamental frequency will become
(1) 200 Hz
(2) 220 Hz
(3) 230 Hz
(4) 240 Hz

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