VITEEE SERIES Physics
Waves
13 previous year questions.
Volume: 13 Ques
Yield: Medium
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2007 Chapter Questions 13 MCQs
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PYQ 2007
medium
physics ID: viteee-2
Radar waves are sent towards a moving airplane and the reflected waves are received. When the airplane is moving towards the radar, the wavelength of the wave
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decrease
2
increase
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remains the same
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sometimes increase or decrease
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PYQ 2008
medium
physics ID: viteee-2
If the speed of a wave doubles as it passes from shallow water into deeper water, its wavelength will be
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unchanged
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halved
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doubled
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quadrupled
03
PYQ 2008
medium
physics ID: viteee-2
An electron microscope is used to probe the atomic arrangements to a resolution of 5 \AA. What should be the electric potential to which the electrons need to be accelerated?
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2.5 V
2
5 V
3
2.5 kV
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5 kV
04
PYQ 2009
medium
physics ID: viteee-2
Two sources and are sending notes of frequency . A listener moves from and with a constant velocity . If the speed of sound in air is , what must be the value of so that he hears beats per second?
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05
PYQ 2016
medium
physics ID: viteee-2
In photoelectric effect, initially when energy of electrons emitted is , de-Broglie wavelength associated with them is . Now, energy is doubled then associated de-Broglie wavelength is
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4
06
PYQ 2017
medium
physics ID: viteee-2
Which of the following are not electromagnetic waves?
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Cosmic rays
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Gamma rays
3
-rays
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X-rays
07
PYQ 2019
medium
physics ID: viteee-2
Tube A has both ends open while tube B has one end closed, otherwise they are identical. The ratio of fundamental frequency of tube A and B is:
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1:2
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1:4
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2:1
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4:1
08
PYQ 2021
medium
physics ID: viteee-2
A magnetic field of 5 T is applied perpendicular to a coil with 5 turns. The induced emf in the coil is 10 V. The rate of change of magnetic flux is:
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4
09
PYQ 2024
medium
physics ID: viteee-2
Two bodies of mass 4 g and 25 g are moving with equal kinetic energies. The ratio of magnitude of their linear momentum is:
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3 : 5
2
5 : 4
3
2 : 5
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4 : 5
10
PYQ 2024
medium
physics ID: viteee-2
The refractive index of the material of a prism is given by: % Formula for Refractive Index
where is the apex angle of the prism and is the angle of minimum deviation.
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11
PYQ 2024
easy
physics ID: viteee-2
At what temperature should a gold ring of diameter 6.230 cm be heated so that it can be fitted on a wooden bangle of diameter 6.241 cm? Both the diameters have been measured at room temperature (27 °C).
Given: Coefficient of linear thermal expansion of gold .
Given: Coefficient of linear thermal expansion of gold .
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125.7°C
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91.7°C
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425.7°C
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152.7°C
12
PYQ 2024
medium
physics ID: viteee-2
A cylinder of height 20 m is completely filled with water. The velocity of efflux of water (in ms ) through a small hole on the side wall of the cylinder near its bottom is:
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PYQ 2025
medium
physics ID: viteee-2
What is the wavelength of a sound wave with a frequency of in air? (Take the speed of sound in air as )
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