AP-EAPCET SERIES Physics
Mechanics And Wave Motion
16 previous year questions.
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2023 Chapter Questions 16 MCQs
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PYQ 2023
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physics ID: ap-eapce
A wave is reflected from a rigid support. The change in phase on reflection will be
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PYQ 2023
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physics ID: ap-eapce
In a medium in which a transverse progressive wave is travelling, the phase difference between two points with a separation of 1.25 cm is . If the frequency of the wave is 1000 Hz, the wave velocity will be
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125 m/s
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100 m/s
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PYQ 2023
medium
physics ID: ap-eapce
The amplitude of a wave, represented by displacement equation will be
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PYQ 2023
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physics ID: ap-eapce
From an elevated point 'A', a stone is projected vertically upwards. The velocity of the stone when it reaches a distance 'h' below 'A' is double its velocity when it was at a height 'h' above 'A'. The greatest height attained by the stone above 'A' is
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PYQ 2024
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physics ID: ap-eapce
Two bodies A and B of masses and are projected vertically upwards from the ground with velocities and respectively. The ratio of the kinetic energy of body A and the potential energy of body B at a height equal to half of the maximum height reached by body A is:
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8 : 1
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4 : 1
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2 : 1
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PYQ 2024
medium
physics ID: ap-eapce
When the load applied to a wire is increased from 5 kg wt to 8 kg wt, the elongation of the wire increases from 1 mm to 1.8 mm. The work done during the elongation of the wire is (Acceleration due to gravity = 10 m/s ):
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PYQ 2024
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physics ID: ap-eapce
When a wave enters into a rarer medium from a denser medium, the property of the wave which remains constant is:
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\text{Wavelength}
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\text{Frequency}
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\text{Velocity}
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\text{Amplitude}
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PYQ 2024
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physics ID: ap-eapce
A wooden plank of mass 90 kg and length 3.3 m is floating on still water. A girl of mass 20 kg walks from one end to the other end of the plank. The distance through which the plank moves is
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PYQ 2025
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physics ID: ap-eapce
In a closed organ pipe, the number of nodes formed in fifth and ninth harmonics are respectively:
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PYQ 2025
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physics ID: ap-eapce
A ray of light incidents at an angle of on the first face of a prism. The angle of the prism is and its second face is silvered. If the light ray inside the prism retraces its path after reflection from the second face, then the refractive index of the material of the prism is
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PYQ 2025
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physics ID: ap-eapce
The speed of a stationary wave represented by the equation is
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PYQ 2025
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physics ID: ap-eapce
The equation of a transverse wave propagating along a stretched string of length 80 cm is , here 'x' and 'y' are in cm and the time 't' is in seconds. If the mass of the string is 3 g, then the tension in the string is
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12 N
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6 N
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8 N
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PYQ 2025
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physics ID: ap-eapce
When a stretched wire of fundamental frequency f is divided into three segments, the fundamental frequencies of these three segments are , and respectively. Then the relation among and f is (Assume tension is constant) % "and f is" seems redundant
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PYQ 2025
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physics ID: ap-eapce
In a closed organ pipe, the number of nodes formed in fifth and ninth harmonics are respectively:
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PYQ 2025
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physics ID: ap-eapce
Two sound waves of wavelengths 99 cm and 100 cm produce 10 beats in a time of seconds. If the speed of sound in air is 330 m/s, then the value of in seconds is
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PYQ 2025
medium
physics ID: ap-eapce
When a stretched wire of fundamental frequency f is divided into three segments, the fundamental frequencies of these three segments are , and respectively. Then the relation among and f is (Assume tension is constant) % "and f is" seems redundant
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