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1. Encircle the Correct Option. (1 x 124 = 124) ‫وجاب ےک رگد دارئہ اگلںیئ۔‬ ‫در‬ .1
1) Speed of the sound waves depends upon the.
a) Compressibility of the medium b) Intertia of the medium c) Both of them d) None of them

2) If E is the elastic modulus and is the density of the medium , the speed of the sound is.
b) c)
a) d)

3) Sped of sound is.


a) Higher in solids than is b) equal in solids and in gases c) Higher in gases than in gases d) Zero in solids and gases
gases
4) Which of the following is more compressible and have smaller elastic modulus
a) Solids b) Gases c) Liquids d) All of these

5) According to Newton formula for speed of sound , modulus of elasticity of air (E) is equal to.
a) P b) P c) d) None of these

6) According to Newton , the expression for elastic modulus "E" at constant temperature is.

a) b) c) d)

7) Newton's formula for the speed of sound in air is.

c)
a) b) d)

8) Newton calculated the speed of sound in air at STP as given


a) 280 ms-1 b) 332 ms-1 c) 333 ms-1 d) 340 ms-1

9) The error in Newton's calculated value of speed of sound in air at STP is approximately.
a) 15 % b) 17 % c) 16 % d) 18 %

10) According to Laplace correction , Boyle , law takes the form.


a) PV = constant b) V = constant c) P = constant d) V = constant

11) The value of constant " " for monatomic gas is


a) 1.67 b) 1.40 c) 1.29 d) 1.30

12) The value of constant " " for diatomic gas is.
a) 1.67 b) 1.40 c) 1.29 d) 1.45

13) The value of constant " " for polyatomic gas is


a) 1.67 b) 1.29 c) 1.40 d) 1.25

14) The Laplace formula for velocity of sound in air at S.T.P is.

a) b) c) d)

15) Laplace calculated the velocity of sound in air at S.T.P equal to.
a) 280 ms-1 b) 332 ms-1 c) 350 ms-1 d) 340 ms-1

16) Speed of sound in vacuum is .


a) 280 ms-1 b) 332 ms-1 c) 333 ms-1 d) Zero

17) At what temperature the velocity of sound in air is doubled of its value at 0C0 ?
a) 719C0 b) 819C0 c) 919C0 d) 1019C0

18) Velocity of sound is independent of


a) Temperature b) Density c) Pressure d) Medium
19) With the increase of temperature , speed of sound
a) Increases b) Decreases c) Remains constant d) Becomes zero

20) The Velocity of sound in air increase by every 1 C rise in temperature up to.
a) 61.1 ms-1 b) 61. ms-1 c) 0.61 ms-1 d) 0.061 ms-1

21) The speed of sound is greater in solids than in gases due to their high.
a) Density b) Elasticity c) Temperature d) Pressure

22) If Vt and V0 are the velocities of sound in air at temperature T and T0 then.

c) d)
a) b)

23) The expression for velocity of sound with change in temperature can be calculated by the formula.
a) Vt = V0 + 61.0 t b) Vt = V0 + 0.61 c) Vt = V0 - 0.61 t d) Vt = V0 - 6.1 t

24) The temperature at which the velocity of sound in air is two times its velocity at 10 C0 is.
a) 759 C0 b) 859 C0 c) 959 C0 d) 1132 C0

25) The velocity of sound at 10 C0 is .


a) 335 ms-1 b) 338 ms-1 c) 340 ms-1 d) 342 ms-1

26) The speed of sound in hydrogen is .


a) Two time its speed in b) Four times its speed in c) Three times its speed in d) Sixteen times its speed
oxygen oxygen oxygen oxygen

27) The apparent change in frequency as hared by an observes when there is relative motion between the source and observer is known as.
a) Compton effect b) Doppler's effect c) Physical effect d) Supersonic effect

28) Doppler's effect applies to


a) Sound wave only b) Light wave only c) Both sound & light waves d) Neither sound nor light waves

29) When an observer moves towards a stationary source of sound with velocity u0 , then the modified frequency is given by.

a) b) c) d)

30) When an observer moves away from stationary source of sound with velocity u0 , then the modified frequency is given by.

a) b) c) d)

31) When the source is moving toward the observer with velocity us then the Doppler's shift is given by.
c) d) None of these
a) b)

32) When the source is moving towards the observer with velocity us , then the modified frequency is given by .

a) b) c) d)

33) When the source of sound is moving away from the stationary observer with velocity us , then the modified frequency is given by.

a) b) c) d)

34) When an observer moves towards stationary source of sound the observed frequency
a) Decreases b) Increases c) Remains constant d) Becomes zero

35) When the source of sound moves towards stationary observes then observed frequency
a) Increase b) Decrease c) Remains constant d) None of these

36) When sound source and observer move with same velocity along the same direction , then
a) Relative velocity will be b) There will be no change in c) Both A & B d) Apparent frequency increases
zero frequency
37) Human blood flow through major arteries can be monitored by using
a) Compton effect b) Doppler's effect c) Photo electric effect d) None of these

38) Doppler's effect is also applicable to


a) Heat waves b) Matter waves c) Electromagnetic waves d) Stationary waves

39) Radar is a device , which


a) Transmits radio waves b) Receives radio waves c) Both A & B d) None of these

40) When an aeroplane approaches towards the radar , then the wavelength of the reflected wave from aeroplane would be
a) Larger b) Shorter c) Same d) None of these

41) When an aeroplane approaches away from the radar , then the wavelength of the reflected wave from aerophane would be
a) Larger b) Shorter c) Same d) None of these
42) Sonar is the name of a technique for detecting the presence of objects
a) Under water by acoustical b) Above water by acoustical c) Both of these d) None of these
echo echo

43) Radar system is an application of


a) Photoelectric effect b) Compton effect c) Doppler's effect d) All of these

44) Direction and location of submarines can be detected by


a) Magnetic effect b) Electric effect c) Doppler's effect d) All of these

45) The speeds of stars and galaxies can be calculated by the use of
a) Doppler's effect b) Compton effect c) Chemical effect d) All of these

46) In Blue shift , the spectrum is shifted towards.


a) Larger wavelength b) Medium wavelength c) Shorter wavelength d) None of these

47) In red shift , the spectrum is shifted towards


a) Shorter wavelength b) Larger wavelength c) Medium wavelength d) None of these

48) An aeroplane is moving towards air port , its apparent frequency picked at the radar
a) Increases b) Decreases c) Remains constant d) None of these

49) Echolocation allows dolphins to detect small difference in the


a) Shape of objects b) Size of objects c) Thickness of objects d) All of these

50) Bats navigate and find food by


a) Micro waves b) Echo location c) Electromagnetic waves d) All of these

51) Wave transport


a) Matter b) energy c) both of these d) none of these

52) Which of the following waves can travel many kilometers in water
a) Sound waves b) radio waves c) ultrasonic waves d) All of these

53) The waves which propagate by the oscillation of materials particles are known as
a) electromagnetic waves b) matter waves c) mechanical waves d) micro waves

54) The wave which do not require any medium for their propagation are called
a) compressed waves b) longitudinal waves c) mechanical waves d) electromagnetic waves

55) A wave which transfers energy in moving away from the source of disturbance is called
a) Progressive wave b) travelling wave c) both a&b d) none of them

56) The wave in which particles of the medium have displacement along the direction of propagation of waves are called
a) transverse waves b) longitudinal waves c) micro waves d) all

57) The waves in which particles of the medium have displacement along the direction of propagation of waves are called
a) transverse waves b) longitudinal waves c) electromagnetic waves d) micro waves

58) In solid what type of waves can be set up


a) transverse waves b) longitudinal waves c) both a&b d) none of these

59) In liquid what type of waves can be set up


a) transverse waves b) longitudinal waves c) both a&b d) micro waves

60) Sound waves in air


a) transverse waves b) longitudinal waves c) micro waves d) all

61) Waves are particularly useful for under sea communication


a) micro b) heat c) ultra violet d) all

62) Transverse waves consist of


a) crest b) trough c) both of these d) none of these

63) The portion of the wave above the mean level is called
a) crest b) trough c) node d) odes

64) The portion of the wave below the mean level is called
a) crest b) trough c) node d) antinodes

65) The distance between two consecutive crests or trough is called


a) displacement b) amplitude c) wavelength d) all of these

66) The two points on a wave pattern are separated by a distance of the phase difference between them is
a) 00 b) 900 c) 1800 d) all
67) The points on wave pattern which are separated by distance of wavelength are
a) in phase b) out of phase c) out of phase 900 d) out of phase800

68) Longitudinal waves are also known as


a) stationary waves b) transverse waves c) compressional waves d) all

69) When the amplitude of a wave becomes double it energy becomes


a) one half b) double c) four times d) six times

70) The distance between any two consecutive compression is called


a) displacement b) amplitude c) frequency d) wave length

71) It is possible to distinguish between transverse and longitudinal waves from the property of
a) diffraction b) interference c) refraction d) polarization

72) The speed of the wave in terms of frequency and waved length is
a) v = f λ b) v = xλ c) v =fx d) λ = vf

73) Super position principle is the following property of the wave


a) simple multiplication b) simple additive c) both of them d) all of these

74) According to principle of super position if Y1,Y2........be the displacement due to individual waves then the resultant displacement y will
be
a) y= (y1-y2) b) y= (y2-y3) c) y=y1+y2+y3+........+y​n d) all

75) If there is super position of two waves of same frequency which are exactly out of phase than resultant replacement
a) decrease b) increase c) constant d) becomes zero

76) If there is super position of two waves of same frequency which are exactly in phase than resultant replacement
a) decrease b) increases c) remains constant d) zero

77) Which of the following are the cases of superposition


a) interference b) beats c) stationary waves d) all of these

78) When two waves having same frequency and travelling in the same direction superpose produce the phenomenon of
a) interference b) diffraction c) beats d) stationary waves

79) Two waves of slightly different frequencies and travelling in the same same direction when superpose produce
a) electrical waves b) electromagnetic waves c) stationary waves d) all

80) When compression of one wave meets compression of other wave the resultant displacement
a) increases b) decreases c) zero d) all

81) When compression of one wave meets rarefaction of other wave the resultant displacement
a) increase b) decreases c) zero d) all

82) Whenever path difference of two waves is an integral multiple of wavelength displacement then this effect is called
a) constructive interference b) destructive interference c) diffraction d) none of these

83) Whenever the path difference of two waves is an odd integral multiple of half the wavelength then two waves
a) are added up b) cancel each other c) will not change d) none of them

84)Whenever the path difference of two waves is an integral multiple of half the wavelength then this effect is called
a) b) c) d)
Constructive interference Destructive interference Diffraction All

85)Number of beats per second is equal to the


a) b) c) d)
difference between the sum of the frequencies of the two ratio of the frequencies of two none of these
frequencies of the two tuning tuning forks tuning fork
forks

86) The condition for destruction interference can be written as


b) c) d) all
a)

87) It becomes difficult to recognized the beats when the difference between the frequencies of the two sounds is more than about
a) 8 Hz b) 10 Hz c) 12 Hz d) 6 Hz

88) Beats can be used to


a) tune a string instrument b) find unknown frequency c) produce variety in music d) all of these

89) Sounds of frequency lower than 20 hertz are called


a) ultra sonic b) infra sonic c) super sonic d) all of these
90) Sound of frequencies higher than 20,000 hertz are called
a) ultra sonic b) infra sonic c) both of these d) none of these

91) When two notes of frequencies f1 and f2 are sounded together beats are formed Iff1>f2, then the frequency of beats will be
a) f1+f2 b) f1- f2 c) 2f1 - 2f2 d) f1 +2 f2

92) When the waves comes across the boundary of two media
a) total wave is reflected back b) a part of it is reflected c) total wave is transmitted d) none of these
back
93) The reflected wave from the boundary of two media has the same
a) wave length b) frequency c) velocity d) none of these

94) A slinky spring is a loose which has small initial length but a relatively
a) large extended length b) medium extended length c) very small extended length d) none of these

95) When a traverse wave travelling in a rare medium encounters a denser medium it bounces back such that incident crest on reflection
a) becomes a trough b) remain the crest c) dies out d) none of these

96) If a transverse wave length in a rare medium is incident on a denser medium it is reflected such that it undergoes a phase change of
a) 900 b) 1200 c) 800 d) 1800

97) If a transverse wave length in a denser medium is incident on a rare medium it is reflected such that it undergoes a phase change of
a) 00 b) 900 c) 1200 d) 1800

98) The points of the medium at which the resultant amplitude of the wave is always zero are called
a) nodes b) anti nodes c) cests d) none of them

99) The point of the medium at which the resultant amplitude of the wave is maximum are called
a) nodes b) anti nodes c) cests d) none of them

100) The distance between two consecutive nodes is

a) b) c) d)

101) The distance between a node and the next anti node is
c) 2 d) all of these
a) b) +1

102) In stationary wave the points which always remains at rest are
a) nodes b) anti nodes c) crest d) all of these

103) Stationary waves are also known as


a) micro waves b) chemical waves c) sound waves d) standing waves

104) When the reflecting end of the organ pipe is open it behave as
a) node b) anti nodes c) both of these d) all of these

105) When the reflecting end of the organ pipe is closed it behaves as
a) node b) anti nodes c) either nodes d) none of these

106) When both ends of organ pipe are open then the wave length of stationary waves of harmonic is given by

a) b) c) d)

107) When both ends of organ pipe are open then the frequency of stationary waves of harmonic it is given by

a) b) c) d)

108) When one end of organ pipe is closed then the frequency of stationary waves of any harmonic in it is given by

a) b) c) d)

109) Which one of the following organ pipe is richer in harmonics ?


a) open at both ends b) close of one end c) both of these d) None of these

110) When one end of organ pipe is closed then


a) only odd harmonic are b) only even harmonics are c) all harmonic is present d) none of these
present present

111) When the string of length vibrates in one loop then wave length of waves will be
a) λ =l b) λ = c) λ = d) λ =
112) The speed of the waves in the string in given by the expression

d)
a)
b) c)

113) Expression for fundamental frequency of stationary waves in stretched string is


d) a and b
a) c)
b)

114) When the stretched string is plucked from one quarters of length then the stretched string will vibrate in
a) one loop b) two loops c) three loops d) four loops

115) With the increasing number of loops in stretched string the frequency
a) also increase b) decreases c) remains constant d) none of these

116) If the string is made to vibrate in n loops the frequency of stationary waves set up on string will be
a) b) c) d)

117) If the string is made to vibrate in n loops the wavelength of stationary waves will be

a) b) c) d) All of these

118) The product of frequency and wavelength remains constant and is always to
a) Amplitude of waves b) Displacement of waves c) Speed of waves d) Angle of the waves

119) The stationary waves have a discrete set of frequencies f1, 2f1,.....nf1 known as
a) Simple series b) Harmonic series c) Fundamental series d) Geometric series

120) The stationary waves can be set up on the string only with the frequencies of
a) Simple series b) Harmonic series c) Fundamental series d) None of these

121) The stationary waves which are not in harmonic series


a) Quickly damped out b) Quickly grown up c) Either of these d) None of these

122) The frequency of string on a musical instrument can be changed by changing the
a) length of the string b) tension in the string c) both of these d) none of these

123) When the string vibrates in more and more loop then
a) the frequency increases b) the frequency decrease and c) both frequency and d) both frequency and
and wavelength decrease wavelength increases wavelength decrease wavelength increases

124) The fixed ends of vibrating string are


a) Nodes b) Anti nodes c) crest d) All of these

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