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CBSE Questions for Class 11 Engineering Physics Waves Quiz 3 - MCQExams.com

The relation between frequency υ, wavelength λ and velocity of propagation of wave ν is
  • υ=λν
  • υ=λν
  • υ=νλ
  • None of these
Two identical sinusoidal waves each of amplitude 10mm with a phase difference of 90o are travelling in the same direction in string. The amplitude of the resultant wave is :
  • 5mm
  • 102mm
  • 15mm
  • 20mm
Which of the following waves is udsed in sonography?
  • Radio waves
  • X-rays
  • Ultrasonic waves
  • Gamma rays
Which of the following waves does not travel in vacuum?
  • Seismic waves
  • X-rays
  • Light
  • Radio waves
Ultrasonic waves produced by a vibrating quartz crystal are:
  • only longitudinal
  • only transverse
  • both longitudinal and transverse
  • neither longitudinal nor transverse
Regarding open organ pipe, which of following is correct?
  • Both ends are pressure antinodes
  • Both ends are displacement nodes
  • Both ends are pressure nodes
  • Both (1)and (2)
A simple harmoinic motion is represented by F(t)=10sin(10τ+0.5). The amplitude of the S.H.M. is
  • a=30
  • a=20
  • a=10
  • a=5
In the equation y=Asin(kxωt+ϕ0) the term phase is defined as:
  • ϕ0
  • ϕ0ωt
  • kx+ϕ0
  • kxωtϕ0
Displacement time equation of a particle executing SHM is x = A sin(wt + /6). Time taken by the particle to go directly from x = - A/2  to x = +A/2 is
  • π/ω
  • π/3ω
  • 3π/ω
  • π/2ω
The equation of a simple harmonic motion is given by, x=8sin(8πt)+6cos(8πt), the initial phase angle is 
  • tan1(4/3)
  • tan1(3/4)
  • tan1(2/3)
  • tan1(5/8)
Two wave have amplitude ratio 10 : 1 then v1/v2 is (Approx) - 
  • 10 : 1
  • 1 : 10
  • 2 : 3
  • 3 : 2
A particle starts oscillating from position equal to half the amplitude. What is its initial phase?
  • π/6
  • π/3
  • zero
  • none of these
A single wave is called
  • a wave pulse
  • a crest
  • a trough
  • a crest and a trough
A particle is executing SHM with an amplitude 4 cm. What time does it take to reach the distance equal to amplitude, if the particle starts from rest at t = 0 from the mean position
  • T
  • T/2
  • T/4
  • 3T/4
Phase of a particle gives us
  • the velocity of the particle
  • the direction of motion of the particle
  • the acceleration of the particle
  • the displacement of the particle
Which of the following functions represent a wave 
  • (xvt)2
  • log(x+vt)
  • e(xvt)2
  • 1x+vt
The equation of a wave traveling in a string can be written as y=3sinπ(100tx)cm. Its wavelength is:
  • 3 cm
  • 100 cm
  • 5 cm
  • 2 cm
Three waves y1=2Asin(ωtπ3)  y2=2Asin(ωt+π3) and y3=Asin(ωt) interfere each other. The amplitude of the resultant wave is
  • A
  • zero
  • 2 A
  • 3 A
If two waves of same frequency and amplitude superpose to produce resultant of the amplitude of either wave, then their phase difference is- 
  • π
  • 2π/3
  • π/3
  • Zero
The motion of a particle is said to be simple harmonic 
It it moves to and fro about a fixed point  and given that driving force is towards mean position
  • True
  • False
The phase difference between the displacement and acceleration of particle executing S.H.M. radian is:
  • π/4
  • π/2
  • π
  • 2π
The displacement of a particle executing SMH is given by x=0.01sin100π(t+0.05). The time period is
  • 0.01sec
  • 0.02sec
  • 0.1sec
  • 0.2sec
The two waves represented by y=asin(ωt) and y2=bcos(ωt) have a phase difference of
  • 0
  • π2
  • π
  • π4
The displacement of a particle is given byx=3sin(5πt)+4cos5(5πt) The amplitude of the particle is [MP PMT 1999]
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 7
The frequency of light ray having the wavelength 3000 Ao is
  • 9×1013 cycles/sec
  • 1015 cycles/sec
  • 90 cycles/sec
  • 3000 cycles/sec
A water wave in a shallow tank passes through a gap in a barrier. What happens to the speed and what happens to the wavelength of the wave as it passes through the gap?
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  • speed - decreases ; wavelength - decreases
  • speed - decreases ; wavelength - remains constant
  • speed - remains constant ; wavelength - decreases
  • speed - remains constant ; wavelength - remains constant
Wavelength of light of frequency 100 Hz
  • 2×106 m
  • 3×106 m
  • 4×106 m
  • 5×106 m
In how many parts radio wave frequency is divided 
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
A source of sound of frequency 600 Hz is placed inside water. The speed in water is 1500 m/s and in air it is 300 m/s. The frequency of sound recorded by an observer standing in air is
  • 200 Hz
  • 3000 Hz
  • 120 Hz
  • 600 Hz
The principle of  superposition of waves can not be used to explain wave phenomena like
  • Interference
  • Diffraction
  • Stationary Waves and beats
  • Dispersion
Transverse waves are produced in a long string by attaching its free end to a vibrating tuning fork. Figure shows the shape of a part of the string. The points in phase are

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  • A and D
  • B and E
  • C and F
  • A and G
Human audible frequency range is 20Hz to 20KHz.  If velocity of sound in air is 340m/s, the minimum wavelength of audible sound wave is
  • 0.17mm
  • 1.77mm
  • 17mm
  • 170mm
Two light waves are represented by y1=3sinωt and y2=4sin(ωt+π3). The resultant amplitude due to interference will be
  • 21
  • 26
  • 37
  • 41
During propagation of longitudinal plane wave in a medium, two particles separated by a distance equivalent to one wavelength at an instant will be/have
  • In phase, same displacement
  • In phase, different displacement
  • Different phase, same displacement
  • Different phase, different displacement
A plane progressive wave has frequency 25 Hz and amplitude 2.5×105 m and initial phase zero, propagates along the negative x-direction with a velocity of 300m/s. The phase difference between the oscillations at two points 6m apart along the line of propagation is :
  • π
  • π2
  • 2π
  • π4
The equations of displacement of two waves are given as Y1=10sin(πt+π/3) Y2=5(sin3πt+3cos3πt), then the ratio of their amplitude is 
  • 1:2
  • 2:1
  • 1:1
  • 3:1
The frequency of vibration of a rod is 200Hz. If the velocity of sound in air is 340m/s, the wave length of the sound produced is 
  • 1.7m
  • 6.8m
  • 3.4m
  • 13.6m
Mark correct option:
  • the phase of transmitted wave always remains unchanged
  • the amplitude of transmitted wave does not depend upon the velocity of wave in media
  • the amplitude of reflected wave and transmitted wave are same to each other for a given incident wave
  • the amplitude of rerflected wave is equal to the amplitude of incident wave
Three waves of equal frequency having amplitudes 10 mm,4 mm and 7 mm arrive at a given point with successive phase difference π2. The amplitude of the resulting wave (in mm) is given by:
  • 7
  • 6
  • 5
  • 4
When a transverse plane wave traverses a medium, individual particles execute periodic motion given by the equation  y=0.25cos(2πtπx). The phase difference for two positions of same particle which are occupied by time intervals 0.4second apart is
  • 144o
  • 135o
  • 72o
  • 108o
The equation of a wave pulse is given as y=0.8(4x+5t)+4, the amplitude of the pulse is:
  • 0.2 units
  • 0.4 units
  • 0.6 units
  • 0.8 units
The displacement of a particle varies according to the relation X=4(cosπt+sinπt)
The amplitude of the particle is
  • 4
  • 4
  • 42
  • 8
A Sound wave with an amplitude of 3cm  starts moving towards right from origin and gets reflected at a rigid wall after a second. If  the velocity of the wave is 340ms1 and it has a wavelength of 2m, the equations of incident and reflected waves are
  • y=3×102sinπ(340tx),y=3×102sinπ(340t+x) towards left
  • y=4×102sinπ(340t+x),y=4×102sinπ(340t+x) towards left
  • y=5×102sinπ(340tx),y=5×102sinπ(340tx) towards left
  • y=6×102sinπ(340tx),y=6×102sinπ(340t+x) towards left
A man is travelling towards east at 20ms1 and sound waves are moving towards east at 340ms1. He finds that 500 waves cross him in 2 seconds, the wavelength of the sound wave received by the man is :
  • 1.28m
  • 2.28m
  • 3.28m
  • 4.28m
The equation y=4+2sin(6t3x) represents a wave motion with amplitude of
  • 6units
  • 2units
  • 20units
  • 8units
The equation of a wave travelling on a stretched string is  y=4sin2π(t0.02x100)  here x, y are in cm and t in seconds. The relative deformation amplitude of medium is
  • 0.02π
  • 0.08π
  • 0.06π
  • 0.01π
A wave of length 2m is superposed on its reflected wave to form a stationary wave. A node is located at  x=3m The next node will be located at  x=
  • 4m
  • 3.75m
  • 3.50m
  • 3.25m
The equation of a plane progressive wave is y=0.9sin4π[tx2] , when it is reflected at a rigid support, its amplitude becomes 2/3  of its previous value. The equation
of the reflected wave is :
  • y=0.9sin4π[t+x2]
  • y=0.6sin4π[t+x2]
  • y=0.9sin8π[tx2]
  • y=0.6sin4π[t+x2]
The equation of a progressive wave is y=0.5sin 2π(t0.004x50), where x is in cm. The phase difference between two points separated by a distance 5 cm at any instant is :
  • π5
  • π3
  • π2
  • π
In a stationary wave that forms as a result of reflection of waves from an obstacle, the ratio of the amplitude at an antinode to the amplitude at node is 6. The percentage of energy transmitted is 
  • 25%
  • 49%
  • 58%
  • 72%
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