WBJEE SERIES
Physics

Waves

10 previous year questions.

Volume: 10 Ques
Yield: Medium

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Chapter Questions
10 MCQs

01
PYQ 2008
hard
physics ID: wbjee-20
A hollow cylinder with both sides open generates a frequency in air. When the cylinder vertically immersed into water by half its length the frequency will be
1
f
2
2f
3
f/2
4
f/4
02
PYQ 2008
medium
physics ID: wbjee-20
The equation of a progressive wave can be given by The frequency of the wave is
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330 Hz
2
342 Hz
3
365 Hz
4
660 Hz
03
PYQ 2008
medium
physics ID: wbjee-20
When sound is produced in an aeroplane moving with a velocity of horizontal its echo is heard after If velocity of sound in air is the elevation of aircraft is
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2
3
4
04
PYQ 2008
medium
physics ID: wbjee-20
Two stretched strings have lengths and while tension are and respectively. If they are made of same material the ratio of their frequency is
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2:01
2
1:02
3
1:01
4
1:04
05
PYQ 2013
medium
physics ID: wbjee-20
A car moving at a velocity of 17 towards an approaching bus that blows a horn at a frequency of on a straight track. The frequency of this horn appears to be to the car driver. If the velocity of sound in air is , then velocity of the approaching bus is
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2
2
4
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8
4
10
06
PYQ 2013
medium
physics ID: wbjee-20
A travelling acoustic wave of frequency is moving along the positive -direction with a velocity of . The phase difference between two points and is 60 . Then the minimum separation between the two pints is
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1 mm
2
1 cm
3
10 cm
4
1 m
07
PYQ 2014
medium
physics ID: wbjee-20
A whistle whose air column is open at both ends has a fundamental frequency of . If the speed of sound in air is , the length of the whistle, in cm, is
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44684
2
44837
3
4
20-Mar
08
PYQ 2017
medium
physics ID: wbjee-20
A uniform string of length and mass is fixed at both ends while it is subject to a tension . It can vibrate at frequencies given by the formula (where )
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2
3
4
09
PYQ 2023
medium
physics ID: wbjee-20
The displacement of a plane progressive wave in a medium, traveling towards the positive x-axis with velocity 4m/s at t=0 is given by . Then the expression for the displacement at a later time t=4 sec will be
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2
3
4
10
PYQ 2025
medium
physics ID: wbjee-20
The equation of a stationary wave along a stretched string is given by Additional Information Here, and are in cm and in seconds. The separation between two adjacent nodes is:
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1.5 cm
2
3 cm
3
6 cm
4
14 cm