The frequency of a whistle of an engine is 600 cycles/sec is moving with the speed of 30 m/sec towards an observer. The apparent frequency will be (velocity of sound = 330 m/s) 

  • 600 cps

  • 660 cps

  • 990 cps

  • 330 cps

An observer moves towards a stationary source of sound of frequency n. The apparent frequency heard by him is 2n. If the velocity of sound in air is 332 m/sec, then the velocity of the observer is :

  • 166 m/sec

  • 664 m/sec

  • 332 m/sec

  • 1328 m/sec

A person feels 2.5% difference of frequency of a motor-car horn. If the motor-car is moving to the person and the velocity of sound is 320 m/sec, then the velocity of car will be 

  • 8 m/s (approx.)

  • 800 m/s

  • 7 m/s

  • 6 m/s (approx.)

A source of sound emitting a note of frequency 200 Hz moves towards an observer with a velocity v equal to the velocity of sound. If the observer also moves away from the source with the same velocity v, the apparent frequency heard by the observer is 

  • 50 Hz

  • 100 Hz

  • 150 Hz

  • 200 Hz

A source of sound is traveling towards a stationary observer. The frequency of the sound heard by the observer is three times the original frequency. The velocity of sound is v m/sec. The speed of the source will be :

  • 23v

  • v

  • 32v

  • 3v

A sound source is moving towards a stationary observer with 1/10 of the speed of sound. The ratio of apparent to real frequency is : 

  • 10/9

  • 11/10

  • (11/10)2

  • (9/10)2

The speed of sound in air at a given temperature is 350 m/s. An engine blows whistle at a frequency of 1200 cps. It is approaching the observer with velocity 50 m/s. The apparent frequency in cps heard by the observer will be :

  • 600

  • 1050

  • 1400

  • 2400

The Doppler's effect is applicable for :

  • Light waves

  • Sound waves

  • Space waves

  • Both (1) and (2)

A source of sound is moving with constant velocity of 20 m/s emitting a note of frequency 1000 Hz. The ratio of frequencies observed by a stationary observer while the source is approaching him and after it crosses him will be

(Speed of sound v = 340 m/s)

  • 9 : 8

  • 8 : 9

  • 1 : 1

  • 9 : 10

A source and listenerare both moving towards each other at a speed of v/10, where v is the speed of sound. If the frequency of the note emitted by the source is f, the frequency heard by the listener would be nearly :

  • 1.11 f
  • 1.22 f
  •  f
  • 1.27 f

A motor car blowing a horn of frequency 124vib/sec moves with a velocity 72 km/hr towards a tall wall. The frequency of the reflected sound heard by the driver will be (velocity of sound in air is 330 m/s) 

  • 109 vib/sec

  • 132 vib/sec

  • 140 vib/sec

  • 248 vib/sec

A source of sound of frequency n is moving towards a stationary observer with a speed S. If the speed of sound in air is V and the frequency heard by the observer is n1, the value of n1/n is 

  • (V + S)/V

  • V/(V + S)

  • (VS)/V

  • V/(VS)

An observer is moving away from the source of the sound of frequency 100 Hz. His speed is 33 m/s. If the speed of sound is 330 m/s, then the observed frequency is :

  • 90 Hz

  • 100 Hz

  • 91 Hz

  • 110 Hz

An observer standing at the station observes frequency 219 Hz when a train approaches and 184 Hz when train goes away from him. If velocity of sound in air is 340 m/s, then velocity of train and actual frequency of whistle will be 

  • 15.5ms1,200Hz

  • 19.5ms1,205Hz

  • 29.5ms1,200Hz

  • 32.5ms1,205Hz

A boy is walking away from a wall towards an observer at a speed of 1 metre/sec and blows a whistle whose frequency is 680 Hz. The number of beats heard by the observer per second is (Velocity of sound in air = 340 metres/sec)

  • Zero
  • 2
  • 8
  • 4

The driver of a car traveling with speed 30 meters per second towards a hill sounds a horn of frequency 600 Hz. If the velocity of sound in air is 330 meters per second, the frequency of the reflected sound as heard by the driver is :

  • 720 Hz

  • 555.5 Hz

  • 550 Hz

  • 500 Hz

A source of sound is travelling with a velocity 40 km/hour towards the observer and emits the sound of frequency 2000 Hz. If the velocity of sound is 1220 km/hour, then what is the apparent frequency heard by an observer 

  • 2210 Hz

  • 1920 Hz

  • 2068 Hz

  • 2086 Hz

A source of sound and listener are approaching each other with a speed of 40 m/s. The apparent frequency of note produced by the source is 400 cps. Then, its true frequency (in cps) is (velocity of sound in air = 360 m/s

  • 420

  • 360

  • 400

  • 320

A siren emitting sound of frequency 500 Hz is going away from a static listener with a speed of 50 m/sec. The frequency of sound to be heard, directly from the siren, is :

  • 434.2 Hz

  • 589.3 Hz

  • 481.2 Hz

  • 286.5 Hz

A man sitting in a moving train hears the whistle of the engine. The frequency of the whistle is 600 Hz 

  • The apparent frequency as heard by him is smaller than 600 Hz

  • The apparent frequency is larger than 600 Hz

  • The frequency as heard by him is 600 Hz

  • None of the above

Two wave trains, with intensities I and 2I respectively arrive and superpose at a point P in opposite phases. The amplitude of the superposed wave at P at that instant will be proportional to,

  •  3I

  •  I

  •  3-22I

  •  2+1I

A whistle of frequency 500 Hz tied to the end of a string of length 1.2 m revolves at 400 rev/min. A listener standing some distance away in the plane of rotation of whistle hears frequencies in the range (speed of sound = 340 m/s

  • 436 to 586

  • 426 to 574

  • 426 to 584

  • 436 to 674

A train moves towards a stationary observer with speed 34 m/s. The train sounds a whistle and its frequency registered by the observer is f1. If the train’s speed is reduced to 17 m/s, the frequency registered is f2. If the speed of sound is 340 m/s then the ratio f1/f2 is 

  • 18/19

  • 1/2

  • 2

  • 19/18

If source and observer both are relatively at rest and if speed of sound is increased then frequency heard by observer will :

  • Increases

  • Decreases

  • Can not be predicted

  • Will not change

A source and an observer move away from each other with a velocity of 10 m/s with respect to ground. If the observer finds the frequency of sound coming from the source as 1950 Hz, then actual frequency of the source is (velocity of sound in air = 340 m/s) 

  • 1950 Hz

  • 2068 Hz

  • 2132 Hz

  • 2486 Hz

A whistle revolves in a circle with an angular speed of 20 rad/sec using a string of length 50 cm. If the frequency of sound from the whistle is 385 Hz, then what is the minimum frequency heard by an observer, which is far away from the centre in the same plane ? (vsound = 340 m/s)

  • 333 Hz

  • 374 Hz

  • 385 Hz

  • 394 Hz

A Siren emitting sound of frequency 800 Hz is going away from a static listener with a speed of 30 m/s, frequency of the sound to be heard by the listener is (take velocity of sound as 330 m/s)

  • 733.3 Hz

  • 644.8 Hz

  • 481.2 Hz

  • 286.5 Hz

A car sounding a horn of frequency 1000 Hz passes an observer. The ratio of frequencies of the horn noted by the observer before and after the passing of the car is 11 : 9. If the speed of sound is v, the speed of the car is 

  • 110v

  • 12v

  • 15v

  • v

A small source of sound moves on a circle as shown in the figure and an observer is standing on O. Let n1, n2 and n3 be the frequencies heard when the source is at A, B, and C respectively. Then

  • n1 > n2 > n3

  • n2 > n3 > n1

  • n1 = n2 > n3

  • n2 > n1 > n3

A source emits a sound of frequency of 400 Hz, but the listener hears it to be 390 Hz. Then 

  • The listener is moving towards the source

  • The source is moving towards the listener

  • The listener is moving away from the source

  • The listener has a defective ear

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