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Class:Entry Mega Test:Wave motion Date:10-05-2024
1. Wave transports:(a) Energy (b) Mass (c) Weight (d) Both a&c
2. Frequency of infrasonic waves is:(a) Less than 20 Hz (b) Greater than 20 Hz
(c) Less than 20K Hz (d) Greater than 20K Hz
3. The intensity of sound waves is known as:
(a) Pitch (b) Loudness (c) Quality (d) All of these
4. The upper part of a wave is called:(a) Node (b) Antinode (c) Trough (d) Crest
5. Which of the following waves are mechanical waves?
(a) Water waves (b) Sound waves (c) Heat waves (d) Both a&b
6. The effective distance for echo is:(a) 20m (b) 14m (c) 16m (d) 17m
7. The maximum displacement of a particle in a wave from mean position is called:

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(a) Node (b) Crest (c) Amplitude (d) Displacement
8. How much theoretical value of speed of sound waves is less than the experimental value:

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(a) 10% (b) 16% (c) 18% (d) None
9. Find the speed of sound in steel a railway track if the density of steel is 7800kgm-³ and
elastic modulus is 2.0×10¹¹Nm-¹?(a)5×10-³m/s (b) 4×10³m/s (c) 5×10³m/s (d) None
10.Find the speed of sound in Neon gas at 0°C(m=20.18g/mol and y for mono atomic gas is

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1.66).(a) 332m/s (b) 432m/s (c) 232m/s (d) 336m/s
11.Doppler's effect is valid for:(a) Sound waves (b) Light waves (c) Both a&b (d) None
12.When a wave goes from one medium to another medium which one of the following
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characteristics of wave remains constant:(a)Wavelength (b)Frequency (c)Phase(d) None
13.When a transverse wave is reflected from the boundary of a denser to a rarer medium it
under goes a phase change of:(a) π (b) 0 (c) π/2 (d) 2π
14.If the tension in the string is doubled and it's mass per unit length is reduced to half.Then
speed of transverse wave is:(a) Doubled (b) Halved (c) Quadrupled (d) One fourth
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15.Which one of the following properties is not exhibited by longitudinal waves:

(a) Interference (b) Diffraction (c) Reflection (d) Polarisation
16.SI unit of amplitude is:(a) meter (b) Newton (c) Pascal (d) None
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17.Which one of the following factors has no effect on the speed of sound waves:
(a) Humidity (b) Pressure (c) Temperature (d) Density
18.There is no net transfer of energy by particles of medium in.....wave:
(a) Longitudinal (b) Transverse (c) Progressive (d) Stationary
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19.The fundamental frequency of a closed pipe is f.If both the ends are opened then its
fundamental frequency will be:(a) f (b) 0.5f (c) 2f (d) 4f
20.If the amplitude of a wave is doubled then its intensity is:
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(a) Doubled (b) Halved (c) One fourth (d) Quadrupled

21.The speed of sound at 0°C is:(a) 281m/s (b) 280m/s (c) 332m/s (d) None
22.Sound waves are known as....waves:
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(a) Compressional (b) Longitudinal (c) Transverse (d) Both a&b

23.Speed of sound is greatest in:(a) Liquid (b) Solid (c) Gases (d) All of these
24.Unit of pitch is:(a) Per second (b) cycle/s (c) Frequency (d) All of these
25.How does the speed of in air depends on the atmospheric pressure:
(a) v∝P-¹ (b) v∝P⁰ (c) v∝P¹ (d) v∝P²
26.The speed of sound in a gas in which two waves of wavelength 50cm & 50.4cm produce 6
beats per second is:(a) 303m/s (b) 350m/s (c) 378m/s (d) 400m/s
27.The speed of a wave in medium is 760m/s.If 3600 waves are passing through a point in
the medium in 2 minutes then its wavelength is:(a) 13.85m (b) 25.3m (c) 41.5m (d) 57.2m
28.Mechanical waves cannot propagate through:(a)Solids (b)Liquids (c)Gases (d)Vaccum
29........waves consist of rarefactions & compressions:
(a) Transverse (b) Longitudinal (c) Electromagnetic (d) All of these
30.In a ripple tank 100 waves pass across a certain point in 1sec,if wavelength is 4m then speed
of sound is:(a) 100m/s (b) 25m/s (c) 400m/s (d) 0m/s
31.In standing wave where amplitude is maximum is called:
(a) Node (b) Antinode (c) Crest (d) Trough
32.How many nodes must be there between two antinodes:(a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) Zero
33.The distance between two adjacent nodes or antinodes in a stationary wave is:
(a) λ (b) λ/2 (c) λ/4 (d) 2λ
34.Which of the following wave can be transmitted through solids, liquids,gases and Vaccum:
(a) Electromagnetic (b) Stationary (c) Longitudinal (d) None
35.The phase between two consecutive antinodes is:(a)π/2 (b) π/4 (c) π (d) 2π
36.The distance covered by a body in one complete vibration is 20cm.What is the amplitude of
body:(a) 10cm (b) 15cm (c) 5cm (d) 7.5cm

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37.Which one of the following could be the frequency of ultraviolet radiation(λ=3×10-⁷m).

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(a) 1×10⁶Hz (b) 1×10⁹Hz (c) 1×10¹²Hz (d) 1×10¹⁵Hz

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38.The speed of sound.....with humidity:(a)Increase (b)Decrease (c)Not effected (d)None
39.Velocity of sound in Vaccum is:(a) 0m/s (b) 281m/s (c) 332m/s (d) All of these
40.The experimental value of speed of sound in gas is:(a)280m/s(b)332m/s(c)200m/s(d)None
41.Increase in velocity of sound in the air for 1°C rise in temperature is:

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(a) 0.61m/s (b) 1.61m/s (c) 61.0m/s (d) None
42.The speed of sound in air would become double then its speed at 0°C temperature:
(a) 313°C (b) 819°C (c) 586°C (d) 1172°C
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43.Laplace found that alternate compressions & rarefactions produced in sound waves follows:
(a) Isothermal process (b) Isochoric process (c) Isobaric process (d) Adiabatic process
44.The product of wavelength and frequency is equal to:
(a) Time period (b)Amplitude (c) Wave speed (d) None
45.A closed pipe and an open pipe have their first overtones identical frequency.Their lengths
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are in the ratio:(a) 1:2 (b) 2:3 (c) 3:4 (d) 4:5
46.A pipe whose end opposite to the blowing end is open is called:
(a) Closed (b) Open (c) Both a&b (d) None
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47.Beats occur because of:(a) Interference (b) Diffraction (c) Reflection (d) None
48.How many beats per second are heard when two tuning forks of 256Hz and 259Hz are
sounded together:(a) 4Hz (b) 3Hz (c) 6Hz (d) 1Hz
49.The frequency of reflected wave is......if the plane is moving away from the source:
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(a) Decreased (b) Increased (c) Remain same (d) Zero

50....... phenomenon is used in tuning of the musical instruments:
(a) Pitch (b) Quality (c) Beats (d) Interference
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Key:1.a 2.a 3.b 4.d 5.d 6.d 7.c 8.b 9.a 10.b 11.c 12.b 13.a 14.a 15.d 16.a 17.b 18.d 19.c 20.d 21.c
22.d 23.b 24.d 25.b 26.a 27.b 28.d 29.b 30.c 31.b 32.c 33.b 34.a 35.c 36.c 37.d 38.a 39.a 40.b
41.a 42.b 43.d 44.c 45.c 46.b 47.a 48.b 49.a 50.c