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181 Medium
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Change in temperature of the medium changes
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Correct option: C
Wavelength of sound waves
Option C (Wavelength of sound waves) is correct because the speed of sound changes with temperature, and since frequency is constant, the wavelength must also change.
182 Medium
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Two sources of sound are in resonance when
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Correct option: C
They produce the sound of same frequency
Option C (They produce the sound of same frequency) is correct because resonance occurs when two sources have the same natural frequency, allowing one to efficiently transfer energy to the other.
183 Medium
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Assertion: Resonance is a special case of forced vibration in which the natural frequency of vibration of the body is the same as the impressed frequency and the amplitude of forced vibration, is maximum.
Reason: The amplitude of forced vibration of a body increases with an increase in the frequency of the externally impressed periodic force.
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Correct option: C
If assertion is true, but reason is false
Option C is correct because the assertion about resonance is true, but the reason stating that amplitude increases with frequency is false.
184 Medium
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Assertion :- A tuning fork is in resonance with a closed pipe in fundamental mode but the same tuning fork cannot be in resonance in fundamental mode with an open pipe of same lengths

Reason :- The same tuning fork will not be in Resonance with open pipe of same length is due to end correction of pipe
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Correct option: C
Assertion is True but the Reason is False.
Option C is correct because the assertion is true, but the reason is false. The end correction is not the primary reason why the tuning fork won't resonate with an open pipe of the same length.
185 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
A string is producing transverse vibration whose equation is y=0.021sin⁡(x+30t)y = 0.021\sin \left( {x + 30t} \right), Where xx and yy are in meters and tt is in seconds. If the linear density of the string is 1.3  ×  10−4  kg/m1.3\,\, \times \,\,{10^{ - 4}}\,\,kg/m, then the tension in the string is NN will be
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Correct option: D
0.117
Option D (0.117) is correct because the tension in the string is calculated using the wave speed formula and the linear density.
186 Medium
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The ratio of frequencies of fundamental harmonic produced by an open pipe to that of closed pipe having the
same length is
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Correct option: D
2:12:1
Option D (2:12:1) is correct because the fundamental frequency of an open pipe is twice that of a closed pipe of the same length.
187 Medium
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A stretched string of length ll fixed at both ends can sustain stationary waves of wavelength λ\lambda given by
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Correct option: B
λ=2l/n\lambda = 2l/n
Option B (λ=2l/n\lambda = 2l/n) is correct because for stationary waves on a string fixed at both ends, the wavelength is related to the length of the string by the formula λ=2l/n\lambda = 2l/n, where n is an integer representing the mode number.
188 Medium
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Which of the following equations represents a travelling wave?
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Correct option: A
y=A  sin⁡ (15 x−2 t)y = A\,\,\sin \,(15\,x - 2\,t)
Option A (y=A,sin⁡ (15,x−2,t)y = A\\,\sin \,(15\\,x - 2\\,t)) is correct because it matches the standard form of a traveling wave equation: y=Asin⁡(kx−ωt)y = A \sin (kx - \omega t).
189 Medium
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There are two organ pipes of the same length and the same material but of different radii. When they are emitting fundamental notes -
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Correct option: A
broader pipe gives note of smaller frequency
Option A (broader pipe gives note of smaller frequency) is correct because the effective length of the pipe increases with the radius, decreasing the frequency.
190 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
A tuning fork of frequency 340 Hz340 \mathrm{~Hz} is vibrated just above a cylindrical tube of length 120 cm120 \mathrm{~cm}. Water is slowly poured in the tube. If the speed of sound in air is 340 m/s340 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}. Find the minimum height of water required for resonance. (v=(v= 340 m/s340 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s} )
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Correct option: A
45 cm
Option A (45 cm) is correct because it represents the minimum height of water required for resonance, calculated using the formula for a closed pipe.
191 Medium
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A tuning fork produces 4 beats/s when sounded with a tuning fork of frequency 512 Hz512 \mathrm{~Hz}. The same tuning fork when sounded with another tuning fork of frequency 514 Hz514 \mathrm{~Hz} produces 6 beats/s. Find the frequency of the tuning fork.
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Correct option: B
508 Hz508 \mathrm{~Hz}
The correct answer is B (508 Hz508 \mathrm{~Hz}). By considering the possible frequencies based on the beat frequencies with the two given tuning forks, the common frequency is 508 Hz.
192 Medium
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Assertion: Sound would travel faster on a hot summer day than on cold winterday.
Reason: Velocity of sound is directly proportional to the square of its absolute temperature
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Correct option: A
If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of the assertion
Option A is correct because the speed of sound increases with temperature, and the reason correctly states the relationship between velocity and temperature.
193 Medium
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Two wires are producing fundamental notes of the same frequency. Change in which of the following factors of one wire will not produce beats between them
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Correct option: A
Amplitude of the vibrations
Option A is correct because the amplitude of vibration does not affect the fundamental frequency of a wire.
194 Medium
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Analyzing +4 | -1
When two tuning forks AA and BB are sounded together, 4 beats per second are heard. The frequency of the fork BB is 384 Hz384 \mathrm{~Hz}. When one of the prongs of the fork AA is filled and sounded with BB, the beat frequency increases, then the frequency of the fork AA is
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Correct option: D
388 Hz388 \mathrm{~Hz}
Option D (388 Hz388 \mathrm{~Hz}) is correct because filling the prong increases the frequency of A, and since the beat frequency increased, the original frequency of A must have been higher than B.
195 Medium
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Which one of the following does not represent a travelling wave?
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Correct option: D
y=f(x2−vt2)y=f\left(x^2-v t^2\right)
Option D (y=f(x2−vt2)y=f(x^2-vt^2)) is correct because a travelling wave must be of the form f(ax±bt)f(ax \pm bt), and this option does not fit that form.
196 Medium
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A resonating column has resonant frequencies as 100 Hz,300 Hz,500 Hz100 \mathrm{~Hz}, 300 \mathrm{~Hz}, 500 \mathrm{~Hz}. Then, it may be
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Correct option: C
Pipe closed at one end
Option C (Pipe closed at one end) is correct because the frequencies are in the ratio 1:3:5, which is characteristic of a closed pipe.
197 Medium
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Remembering +4 | -1
A device used for investigating the vibration of a fixed string of wire is
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Correct option: A
Sonometer
Option A (Sonometer) is correct because a sonometer is specifically designed to study the vibrations of strings.
198 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
Equation of progressive wave is
y=a  sin⁡[10 πx+11 πt+π3]y = a\,\,\sin \left[ {10\,\pi x + 11\,\pi t + \frac{\pi }{3}} \right]
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Correct option: A
Its wavelength is 0.20.2 units
Option A (Its wavelength is 0.20.2 units) is correct because the wavelength is derived from the given wave equation by comparing it to the standard form.
199 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
The transverse displacement of a stretched string which is connected between two rigid supports is given by y=0.06sin⁡(2πx5−80πt)y = 0.06\sin \left( {\frac{{2\pi x}}{5} - 80\pi t} \right) where x and y are in metre and t in sec. Length of string is 1.5 m and its mass is 3×10−2 kg.3 \times {10^{ - 2}}\,kg. Then tension in string will be:-
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Correct option: C
800 N
Option C (800 N) is correct because the tension in the string is calculated using the formula T=μv2=μ(ωk)2T = \mu v^2 = \mu (\frac{\omega}{k})^2, where μ\mu is the linear mass density, ω\omega is the angular frequency, and k is the wave number.
200 Medium
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When we hear a sound, we can identify its source from
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Correct option: D
Overtones present in the sound
Option D (Overtones present in the sound) is correct because the unique combination of overtones determines the timbre or quality of a sound, allowing us to identify its source.
201 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
A string of length 0.4  m0.4\,\,m and mass 10−2{10^{ - 2}} kg is tightly clamped at the ends. The tension in the string is 1.6N1.6\mathrm{ }N. Identical wave pulses are produced at one end at equal intervals of time Δt\Delta t. The minimum value of Δt\Delta t, which allows constructive interference between successive pulses is
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Correct option: B
0.10s0.10\mathrm{ }s
The correct answer is B (0.10s0.10\mathrm{ }s) because the minimum time interval for constructive interference is equal to the time it takes for the wave to travel twice the length of the string.
202 Medium
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Analyzing +4 | -1
The displacement yy of a particle is given by y=4  cos⁡2(t2)  sin⁡(1000t)y = 4\,\,{\cos ^{ 2}}\left( {\frac{t}{2}} \right)\,\,\sin \left( {1000t} \right). This expression may be considered to be a result of the superposition of how many simple harmonic motions?
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Correct option: B
33
Option B (3) is correct because the given expression can be rewritten as a superposition of three simple harmonic motions with different frequencies.
203 Medium
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A uniform wire of length LL, diameter DD and density SS is stretched under a tension TT. the correct relation between its fundamental frequency ff, the length LL and the diameter DD is
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Correct option: A
f∝1LDf \propto \frac{1}{{LD}}
Option A (f∝1LDf \propto \frac{1}{{LD}}) is correct because the fundamental frequency is inversely proportional to both the length and the diameter of the wire.
204 Medium
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The equation of a progressive wave is y=asin⁡(ωt−kx)y = a\sin (\omega t - kx) then the velocity of the wave is
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Correct option: C
ω/k\omega /k
Option C (ω/k\omega /k) is correct because the velocity of a wave is given by the angular frequency divided by the wave number, v=ωkv = \frac{\omega}{k}.
205 Hard
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Statement – 1: Newton’s equation for speed of sound in air was found wrong because, he assumed process as isothermal
Statement – 2: Flow of sound wave in a medium is very fast. Quick process suppress heat exchange, hence this process must be adiabatic in nature.
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Correct option: A
Statement – 1 is true, Statement – 2 is true; Statement – 2 is a correct explanation for Statement – 1
Option A (Statement – 1 is true, Statement – 2 is true; Statement – 2 is a correct explanation for Statement – 1) is correct because Newton's isothermal assumption was incorrect, and the adiabatic process better describes sound wave propagation due to the speed of the process.
206 Medium
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Assertion: When a stone is dropped in water the amplitude of progressive wave decreases with distance.
Reason: Amplitude of spherical wavefront is inversely proportional to radius.
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Correct option: B
If both Assertion & Reason are True but Reason is not a correct explanation of the Assertion
Option B is correct. Both the assertion and reason are true, but the reason does not fully explain why the amplitude decreases with distance. Energy conservation is the primary reason.
207 Medium
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The property of a medium necessary for wave propagation is:
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Correct option: D
All of the above
Option D is correct because inertia, elasticity, and low resistance are all necessary properties for a medium to support wave propagation.
208 Medium
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The equation of wave is given by y=Asin⁡ω[xv−k]y=A \sin \omega\left[\frac{x}{v}-k\right], where ω\omega is the angular velocity and vv is the linear velocity. The dimensional formula of ω\omega is
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Correct option: C
[T−1]\left[{T}^{-1}\right]
Option C ([T−1{{T}}^{-1}]) is correct because angular velocity has dimensions of inverse time.
209 Medium
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Consecutive frequencies emitted from a closed organ pipe are 75 Hz,125 Hz,175 Hz75 {~Hz}, 125 {~Hz}, 175 {~Hz}. The frequency of the tenth overtone will be;
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Correct option: C
525 Hz525 {~Hz}
Option C (525 Hz525 {~Hz}) is correct because it is calculated using the properties of a closed organ pipe and its harmonics.
210 Medium
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In a stationary wave, all the particles
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Correct option: B
in the region between two nodes vibrate in same phase
Option B (in the region between two nodes vibrate in same phase) is correct because in a stationary wave, particles between two consecutive nodes oscillate in phase.
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