MCQ (Single Correct Answer)

1
A source of frequency $\nu$ gives $6$ beats/second when sounded with a source of frequency $200$ Hz. The second Harmonic of frequency $2\nu$ of the source gives $8$ beats/second when sounded with a source of frequency $420$ Hz. The value of $\nu$ is
KCET 2026
2

The angle between the particle velocity and wave velocity in a transverse wave is [except when the particle passes through the mean position]

KCET 2025
3

A motor-cyclist moving towards a huge cliff with a speed of $18 \mathrm{kmh}^{-1}$, blows a horn of source frequency 325 Hz . If the speed of the sound in air is $330 \mathrm{~ms}^{-1}$, the number of beats heard by him is

KCET 2024
4

A galaxy is moving away from the Earth so that a spectral line at 600 nm is observed at 601 nm . Then, the speed of the galaxy with respect to the Earth is

KCET 2024
5

To propagate both longitudinal and transverse waves, a material must have

KCET 2021
6

A train whistling at constant frequency $$n$$ is moving towards a station at a constant speed $$v$$. The train goes past a stationary observer on the station. The frequency $$n$$ of the sound as heard by the observer is plotted as a function of time $$t$$. Identify the correct curve.

KCET 2020
7

The equation of a stationary wave is $$y=2 \sin \left(\frac{\pi x}{15}\right) \cos (48 \pi t)$$. The distance between a node and its next antinode is

KCET 2019
8
First overtone frequency of a closed pipe of length $l_1$ is equal to the second harmonic frequency of an open pipe of length $l_2$. The ratio $\frac{l_1}{l_2}$ is equal to
KCET 2018
9
The waves set up in a closed pipe are
KCET 2017