Waves and Sound 871

3. A man is standing on a railway platform listening (a)  / A

to the whistle of an engine that passes the man at
constant speed without stopping. If the engine (b) k / A

passes the man at time t0 . How does the (c) kA

frequency f of the whistle as heard by the man (d) A
changes with time
[AMU 2001; KCET 2002; MP PMT 2004]
7. Figure here shows an incident pulse P reflected
from a rigid support. Which one of A, B, C, D
represents the reflected pulse correctly
(a) f (b) f
P

t0 t t0 t
(a) (b)
(c) f (d) f

(c) (d)

t0 t t0 t
4. The figure shows four progressive waves A, B, C,
8. Which of the following curves represents correctly
and D with their phases expressed with respect to
the oscillation given by y  y0 sin(  t  ) ,
the wave A. It can be concluded from the figure
where 0    90
that D A
B A C D
[CPMT 1986, 88] B B
y
A C
O t D
/  3/2 2 C
2

(a) A (b) B
(a) The wave C is ahead by a phase angle of /2 (c) C (d) D
and the wave B lags behind by a phase angle 9. The correct graph between the frequency n and
of  /2
square root of density () of a wire, keeping its
(b) The wave C lags behind by a phase angle of length, radius and tension constant, is
/2 and the wave B is ahead by a phase angle n
n
of  /2 (a) (b)
(c) The wave C is ahead by a phase angle of 
and the wave B lags behind by a phase angle
of 
(d) The wave C lags behind by a phase angle of   
and the wave B ahead by a phase angle of  n n
5. The diagram below shows the propagation of a (c) (d)
wave. Which points are in same phase
[AIIMS 1982]
E
(a) F, G H
 
(b) C and E A 10. A sound source emits sound waves in a uniform
D
medium. If energy density is E and maximum
(c) B and G F G
B
C speed of the particles of the medium is vmax. The
(d) B and F
plot between E and vmax is best represented by
6. t  kx) at
Fig. below shows the wave y  A sin( E E
any instant travelling in the +ve x-direction. What (a) (b)
is the slope of the curve at B
y

B vmax vmax
O x
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E
(c) (d)
n'
(c) (d)
n
E
vmax n'
11. If the speed of the wave shown in the figure is t n
330m/s in the given medium, then the equation of 15. A wave is travelling along a string. At an instant,
the wave propagating in the positive x-direction shape of the string is as shown in fig. At this
vmax in M.K.S. units)
will be (all quantities are t
instant, point A is moving upwards. Which of the
y following statementsBis/are correct
0.05
m C
A
x O
x

0.25 m

(a) y  0.05 sin2 (4000t  12.5 x) (a) The wave is travelling to the right
(b) y  0.05 sin2 (4000t  122.5 x) (b) Displacement amplitude of the wave is equal
to displacement of B at this instant
(c) y  0.05sin2 (3300t  10 x) (c) At this instant velocity of C is also directed
(d) y  0.05sin2 (3300x  10t) upwards
12. Two pulses travel in mutually opposite directions (d) Phase difference between A and C may be
in a string with a speed of 2.5 cm/s as shown in 
equal to
the figure. Initially the pulses are 10cm apart. 2
What will be the state of the string after two 16. The displacement-time graphs for two sound
seconds waves A and B are shown in the figure, then the
10
cm
10 ratio of their intensities I A / I B is equal to
2
(a) (b) cm A

1
B
0
(c) (d)
C
–1

13. Two tuning forks P and Q are vibrated together. –2

The number of beats produced are represented by
the straight line OA in the following graph. After
(a) 1 : 4 (b) 1 : 16
loading Q with wax again these are vibrated
(c) 1 : 2 (d) 1 : 1
together and the beats produced are represented
by the line OB. If the frequency of P is 341Hz, the 17. A wave motion has the function
frequency of Q will be A y  a0 sin( t  kx) . The graph in figure shows
Beats

3 B
how the displacement y at a fixed point varies
2 with time t. Which one of the labelled points shows
(a) 341 Hz
a displacement equal to that at the position
(b) 338 Hz 1
 y
(c) 344 Hz 0 t(s)
x at time t=0
1 2 2k S
(d) None of the above a0
(a) P
14. An observer starts moving with uniform P R
acceleration a toward a stationary sound source (b) Q t
emitting a whistle of frequency n. As the observer (c) R
approaches source, the apparent frequency, heard Q
(d) S
by the observer varies with time as
n' n' 18. The diagram below shows an instantaneous
(a) n (b) position of a string as a transverse progressive
n wave travels along it from left to right
2
1 3
t t
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Which one of the following correctly shows the

direction of the velocity of the points 1, 2 and 3 on
the string
1 2 3
(a)   
(b)   
(c)   
(d)   