This section contains multiple choice questions.

Each question has 4 choices (A),

(B), (C), (D), out of which ONLY ONE is correct. Choose the correct option.

1. Sound travels in solids in the form of

(a) longitudinal waves
(b) Transverse waves
(c) Stationary waves
(d) both longitudinal waves and transverse waves
2. Transverse sound waves can propagate
(a) only in solids (b) only in liquids
(c) only in gases (d) only in vacuum
3. Which of the following properties of a wave, the one that is independent
of the there is its
(a) amplitude (b) velocity
(c) wavelength (d) frequency
4. Sound energy is produced form the electric energy, the name of the
device is
(a) microphone (b) amplifier
(c) sonometer (d) loud speaker
5. The sound waves that are used to detect the flaws in metals are known as
(a) Sonics (b) infrasonic
(c) ultrasonics (d) metasonics
6. Echo is due to
(a) refraction of sound waves (b) scattering of sound waves
(c) reflection of sound (d) diffraction of sound
7. The motion of the particles of a medium when a sound wave is passing
through it is
(a) rotatory (b) translator (c) random (d) oscillatory
8. The phase relationship between two successive compression of a

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 longitudinal wave is  
(a) 360º (b) 270º (c) 180º (d) 90º
9. The path relationship between the crest and immediate through is l
3  
(a)  (b) (c) (d)
4 2 4
10. The frequency range of sound waves that produce the sensation of sound
to human beings is
(a) 0 Hz - 20 Hz (b) 20 Hz - 200 Hz
(c) 20 Hz - 20 KHz (d) 20 KHz - 50 KHz
11. Sound waves are called mechanical waves because they cannot pass
through
(a) solids (b) liquids (c) gases (d) vacuum
12. The waves which don’t polarize are
(a) Transverse waves (b) Light waves
(c) Electromagnetic waves (d) Longitudinal waves
13. A tuning fork of frequency 512 Hz is vibrated the no. of vibrations
produced by it within 1 seconds is
(a) 256 (b) 512 (c) 1536 (d) infinite
14. A tuning fork of frequency 256 Hz is set into vibratory motion, its time
period is
(a) 0.0029 s (b) 0.0039 s (c) 0.0049 s (d) 0.0059 s
15. The time period of oscillation of a swing is 2 seconds, its frequency is
(a) 5 Hz (b) 0.5 Hz (c) 0.05 Hz (d) 0.005 Hz
16. A swing has a time period 1.4 seconds, the no. of oscillations made by it
within 1 minute 24 seconds will be
(a) 20 (b) 40 (c) 60 (d) 80
17. The transmission frequency of a radio station is 102.5 kHz, the no. of
electro magnetic waves that are emitted by the broadcasting station within
1 second will be
(a) 102.5 103 (b) 10.25 103

(c) 1.025 103 (d) 0.1025 103

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18. The frequency of an electro magnetic wave is 4.25 1014 Hz, its wave
length in space will be (speed of Em wave 3 108 ms1 )
o o o o
(a) 7A (b) 70A (c) 700A (d) 7000A
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19. The wave length of mono chromatic (single colour) light is 5000A , its
frequency will be (Speed of Em wave  3 108 ms1 )
(a) 6 104 Hz (b) 6 1014 Hz (c) 0.6 104 Hz (d) 0.6 1014 Hz
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20. A bell vibrates 600 times within seconds, its frequency and time period
2
will be
(a) 400 Hz; 0.025 s (b) 400 Hz; 0.25 s
(c) 400 Hz; 0.0025 s (d) 400 Hz; 2.5 s
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21. A school bell produces 360 waves within seconds, its frequency and
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time period will be
(a) 0.00167 s; 600 Hz (b) 0.0167 s; 600 Hz
(c) 0.0167 s; 6000 Hz (d) 0.167 s; 6000 Hz
22. A baby cries with a frequency 712 Hz, if the speed of sound in air is 356
ms1 , the wave length of sound is
(a) 0.005 m (b) 0.05 m (c) 0.5 m (d) 5 m
23. A pendulum oscillates 10 times within 2 seconds, its frequency will be
(a) 10 Hz (b) 5 Hz (c) 15 Hz (d) 20 Hz
24. A pendulum in a clock oscillates 240 times between 02:10 pm and 02:12
pm. Its frequency is
(a) 200 Hz (b) 20 Hz (c) 2 Hz (d) 0.2 Hz
25. A top makes 16 rotations about its own axis within 0.4 seconds, its
frequency is
(a) 400 Hz (b) 40 Hz (c) 4 Hz (d) 0.4 Ha
26. In a progressive longitudinal wave the distance between at compression
and immediate rarefaction is 1.6 m, its wave length is
(a) 1.6 m (b) 2.4 m (c) 3.2 m (d) 4.8 m

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27. In a progressive longitudinal wave the separation between a compression
and immediate rarefaction is 2.4 m, if its speed is 360 ms1 , the
frequency is
(a) 75 Hz (b) 100 Hz (c) 125 Hz (d) 150 Hz

28. A progressive transverse wave has a speed of 5040 ms1 , its frequency is
315 Hz, then the distance between a crest and an immediate trough is
(a) 0.8 m (b) 8 m (c) 80 m (d) 800 m

29. A progressive transverse wave has a velocity 4960 ms1 , its wave length
is 0.124 m, the frequency of the wave is
(a) 4 102 Hz (b) 4 103 Hz (c) 4 104 Hz (d) 4 105 Hz

30. A longitudinal wave has a time period 0.9 s, if its velocity is 345 ms1 ,
the distance between two successive rare factions will be
(a) 310.5 m (b) 312.5 m (c) 315.5 m (d) 317.5 m
31. A stationary rail engine produces whistle with a frequency 2600 Hz. A
person standing at a distance of 550 m from engine will listen --- no. of
waves within one minute.
(a) 26 104 (b) 156 103 (c) 156 105 (d) 26 10 Hz
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32. A longitudinal wave of frequency 916 Hz and wave length 38.4 cm,
travel with a velocity of
(a) 350 ms1 (b) 351 ms1 (c) 360 ms1 (d) 361 ms1
33. In a transverse standing wave the separation between an antinode and
the immediate node is 0.6 cm, its wave length will be
(a) 1.2 cm (b) 1.8 cm (c) 2.4 cm (d) 3.6 cm
34. In a transverse stationary wave each loop of length 1.8 cm, its wave
length will be
(a) 0.9 cm (b) 1.8 cm (c) 2.7 cm (d) 3.6 cm

35. The velocity of a transverse stationary wave is 340 ms1 , its frequency is
200 Hz, the distance between two successive antinodes will be
(a) 85 cm (b) 75 cm (c) 65 cm (d) 55 cm

36. The velocity of a transverse stationary wave is 360 ms1 . Its frequency is
1.2 Hz, then the distance two successive nodes will be
(a) 45 m (b) 30 m (c) 150 m (d) 5 m

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37. A siren has 16 holes and is making 960 revolutions per minute. The
frequency of the sound produced by the siren is
(a) 960 Hz (b) 512 Hz (c) 256 Hz (d) 128 Hz
38. A siren has 10 holes and is making 5 revolutions within 1 second. The
frequency of the sound produced by the siren is
(a) 10 Hz (b) 25 Hz (c) 50 Hz (d) 75 Hz

39. The frequency of a signal is 660 Hz, if the speed of the signal is 330 ms1
, its wave length will be
(a) 0.5 m (b) 1.0 m (c) 1.5 m (d) 2 m
40. A wore of uniform cross-section and length of 7 m is fixed between two
rigid points. If a stationary transverse wave is set in it and made to vibrate
with one loop, the wave length of vibration will be
(a) 3.5 m (b) 7 m (c) 14 m (d) 28 m
41. A string is vibrating with two loops, if it has a length 'l', the wave length of
the stationary wave will be

l l 3l
(a) (b) (c) (d) l
4 2 4
42. In a string a stationary wave is set and it is made to vibrate with 6 loops. If
the length of the string is 'l', the distance between two successive
antinodes will be
l l l l
(a) (b) (c) (d)
2 4 6 8
43. A string of length 21 cm is vibrating with 3 loops. The separation between
a node and immediate antinode will be
(a) 3.5 cm (b) 7.0 cm (c) 10.5 cm (d) 14 cm
44. A string has a length ' l ' . A stationary wave of wave length '  ' is set in it
to vibrate with two loops, then the midpoint of the string becomes
(a) an antinode (b) node
(c) neither node nor antinode (d) either node or antinode

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45. The energies that are associated with the waves in a stretched string will
be
(a) kinetic energy (b) kinetic & potential energy
(c) neither kinetic nor potential (d) either kinetic or potential
46. The points at which particles do not vibrate, in a stationary wave are
called as
(a) antinodes (b) crests (c) troughs (d) nodes
47. Choose the one, on which the frequency of a vibrating body does not
depends
(a) its elastic constants (b) dimensions
(c) mode of vibration (d) medium
48. The musical instrument that works based on transverse waves along
string is
(a) flute (b) guitar (c) key board (d) drums
49. Polarization is not observed in
(a) longitudinal waves (b) light waves
(c) em waves (d) micro waves
50. In a medium, the ratio which always remains constant while longitudinal
waves are propagating through it is
   T
(a) (b) (c) (d)
T   
51. The product that always remains constant, during the longitudinal wave
motion through a medium is
1 1
(a)  (b) T  (c) T   (d)   
  
52. The path length between two points in a wave vibrating with a phase
difference of 180º (or)  radians will be
 3 
(a) (b) (c) (d) 
4 4 2

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This section contains certain number of questions. Each question contains
STATEMENT-1 (Assertion) and STATEMENT - 2 (Reason). Each
question has 4 choices (a), (b), (c) and (d) out of which ONLY ONE is
correct. Choose the correct option.
53. STATEMENT-1: The intensity of sound is dependent on the amplitude of
sound
because
STATEMENT - 2: The intensity of sound is proportional to the square of
the amplitude
(a) Statement - 1 is True, Statement - 2 is True; Statement - 2 is a correct
explanation for statement - 1
(b) Statement - 1 is True, Statement - 2 is True; Statement - 2 is NOT a
correct explanation for Statement - 1
(c) Statement - 1 is True, Statement - 2 is False
(d) Statement - 1 is False, Statement - 2 is True
54. STATEMENT-1: Sound waves don’t exhibit polarization
because

STATEMENT - 2: Sound waves travel at a speed of 330 ms1 in air at

0ºC
(a) Statement - 1 is True, Statement - 2 is True; Statement - 2 is a correct
explanation for statement - 1
(b) Statement - 1 is True, Statement - 2 is True; Statement - 2 is NOT a
correct explanation for Statement - 1
(c) Statement - 1 is True, Statement - 2 is False
(d) Statement - 1 is False, Statement - 2 is True
55. STATEMENT-1: A wave is a disturbance in a medium

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 because
STATEMENT - 2: Wave transports matter from one place to the other.
(a) Statement - 1 is True, Statement - 2 is True; Statement - 2 is a correct
explanation for statement - 1
(b) Statement - 1 is True, Statement - 2 is True; Statement - 2 is NOT a
correct explanation for Statement - 1
(c) Statement - 1 is True, Statement - 2 is False
(d) Statement - 1 is False, Statement - 2 is True
56. STATEMENT-1: A wave transports matter and energy from one place to
the other
because
STATEMENT - 2: In a medium, wave motion is due to the oscillatory
motion of the particles of the medium.
(a) Statement - 1 is True, Statement - 2 is True; Statement - 2 is a correct
explanation for statement - 1
(b) Statement - 1 is True, Statement - 2 is True; Statement - 2 is NOT a
correct explanation for Statement - 1
(c) Statement - 1 is True, Statement - 2 is False
(d) Statement - 1 is False, Statement - 2 is True
57. STATEMENT-1: The number of waves produced in unit time is called the
frequency of the wave
because
STATEMENT - 2: Frequency is the property of the source producing the
waves
(a) Statement - 1 is True, Statement - 2 is True; Statement - 2 is a correct
explanation for statement - 1
(b) Statement - 1 is True, Statement - 2 is True; Statement - 2 is NOT a

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 correct explanation for Statement - 1
(c) Statement - 1 is True, Statement - 2 is False
(d) Statement - 1 is False, Statement - 2 is True
58. STATEMENT-1: The particles of the medium when a wave propagates
through it executes oscillatory motion.
because
STATEMENT - 2: Wave carries energy and momentum.
(a) Statement - 1 is True, Statement - 2 is True; Statement - 2 is a correct
explanation for statement - 1
(b) Statement - 1 is True, Statement - 2 is True; Statement - 2 is NOT a
correct explanation for Statement - 1
(c) Statement - 1 is True, Statement - 2 is False
(d) Statement - 1 is False, Statement - 2 is True
59. STATEMENT-1: Sound waves cannot propagate through vacuum
because
STATEMENT - 2: All sound waves travel with the same velocity.
(a) Statement - 1 is True, Statement - 2 is True; Statement - 2 is a correct
explanation for statement - 1
(b) Statement - 1 is True, Statement - 2 is True; Statement - 2 is NOT a
correct explanation for Statement - 1
(c) Statement - 1 is True, Statement - 2 is False
(d) Statement - 1 is False, Statement - 2 is True
60. STATEMENT-1: Electromagnetic waves can travel through vacuum.
because
STATEMENT - 2: All electromagnetic waves are longitudinal in nature.
(a) Statement - 1 is True, Statement - 2 is True; Statement - 2 is a correct
explanation for statement - 1

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 (b) Statement - 1 is True, Statement - 2 is True; Statement - 2 is NOT a
correct explanation for Statement - 1
(c) Statement - 1 is True, Statement - 2 is False
(d) Statement - 1 is False, Statement - 2 is True

This section contains paragraphs. Based upon each paragraph multiple

choice questions have to be answered. Each question has 4 choices (a),
(b), (c) and (d), out of which ONLY ONE is correct. Choose the correct
option.

A person stands at a distance of 10 m from a big wall and claps his

hands. The speed of sound in air is 340 ms1

61. Dos the person hear the echo of his clapping
(a) Yes (b) No
(c) Can't say (d) Information is insufficient
62. If the person stands at a distance of 17 m from the wall the time interval
to listen echo sound after clapping
(a) 1 s (b) 1/2 s (c) 1/5 s (d) 1/10 s
63. The reflected sound will have less
(a) frequency (b) velocity (c) wave length (d) intensity

Audible sound waves have frequencies ranging from 20 Hz to 20000

1
kHz. All the sound waves travel with the same speed (  330 ms ) in air
medium.
64. The wave length limits of audible sound is
(a) 16.5 m to 0.0165 m (b) 1.65 m to 0.0165 m

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 (c) 165 m to 0.165 m (d) 16.5 m to 0.00165 m
65. The correct relation is
(a) V  n (b) V   (c) V  n (d) V  T
 n
66. The energy that produces sensation of hearing is called
(a) light (b) wave (c) oscillation (d) sound

A siren has 9 holes and makes 720 revolutions per minute

67. The frequency of the sound produced by the siren is
(a) 12 Hz (b) 54 Hz (c) 108 Hz (d) 216 Hz
68. The time period of the sound is
(a) 0.0092 s (b) 0.0082 s (c) 0.0072 s (d) 0.0062 s
69. The wave length of the sound produced by the siren is
1
(Vsound  330 ms )
(a) 3.05 m (b) 3.15 m (c) 3.25 m (d) 3.35 m

This section contains Matrix-Match type questions. Each question contains

statements given in two columns which have to be matched. Statements
(a, b, c, d) in Column I have to be matched with statements (p, q, r, s) in
Column II. The answers to these questions have to be appropriately
bubbled as illustrated in the following example.
If the correct matches are a-p, a-s, b-q, b-r, c-p, c-q and d-s, then the
correctly bubbled 4 x 4 matrix should be as follows:

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70. Column I Column II
(a) Sound waves in air (p) mechanical waves
(b) Sound waves in solids (q) Transverse waves
(c) Sound waves in liquids (r) Longitudinal waves
(d) Sound waves (s) due to a vibrating source
71. Column I Column II
(a) Speed of sound in solids (p) zero
(b) Speed of sound in liquids (q) very high
(c) Speed of sound in air (r) intermediate
(d) Speed of sound in vacuum (s) low
72. Column I Column II
(a) Time period (p) metre
(b) Frequency (q) Hz
(c) Wave length (r) s
1
(d) Amplitude (s)  
T
73. Column I Column II
(a) node (p) transverse wave
(b) antinode (q) displacement from the mean
point is minimum
(c) crest (r) displacement from the mean
point is maximum
(d) trough (s) stationary wave
74. Column I Column II
(a) Longitudinal wave (p) antinode
(b) Stationary wave (q) node
(c) maximum displacement point (r) compressions
(d) Minimum displacement point (s) rare factions

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1. Sound waves in solids can be longitudinal (or) transverse waves.
Hence (d) is the correct answer.

2. Sound waves are transverse in nature in solids.

Hence (a) is the correct answer.

3. Amplitude, because the remaining three are related to one

another.
Hence (a) is the correct answer.

4. Loudspeaker.
Hence (d) is the correct answer.

5. Ultrasonic sound waves of frequency greater than 20,000 Hz.

Hence (c) is the correct answer.

6. Echo is the reflected sound

Hence (c) is the correct answer.

7. Oscillatory motion is executed by the particles of the medium due

to the waves propagation.
Hence (d) is the correct answer.

8. The phase angle   3600

Hence (a) is the correct answer.


9. The path difference l 
2
Hence (c) is the correct answer.
10. The audible frequency range is 20 Hz – 20 kHz.
Hence (c) is the correct answer.

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11. Sound waves cannot pass through vacuum.
Hence (d) is the correct answer.

12. Longitudinal waves cannot be polarized.

Hence (d) is the correct answer.

13.   512 Hz; frequency is 512 Hz, means it produces 512 vibrations
per second.
Hence (b) is the correct answer.

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14. T  0.0039 s .
256 s 1
Hence (b) is the correct answer.

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15. T  2s;    0.5Hz
T
Hence (b) is the correct answer.

16. T = 1.4 s
time
no. of oscillations 
T
84
  60
1.4
Hence (c) is the correct answer.

17. v = 102.5 kHz

no. of waves with in 1 second
102.5 103
Hence (a) is the correct answer.

18.   4.2 1014 Hz

3  108 ms 1
c o
   7000 A
 4.2  1014 ms 1

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 Hence (d) is the correct answer.

o
19.   5000A
c 3  108 ms 1
   6  1014 Hz
 5000  10 m10

Hence (b) is the correct answer.

600
20.   400 Hz
1.5s
1
T Hz  0.0025 s
400
Hence (c) is the correct answer.

360 360  5
21.    600Hz
3 3s
s
5
1 1
T   0.00167 s
 600 Hz
Hence (a) is the correct answer.

22.   712Hz
V  356 ms 1
V 356 ms 1
   0.5m
 712 Hz
Hence (c) is the correct answer.

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23.   5Hz
2s
Hence (b) is the correct answer.

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24.   2 Hz
2  60
Hence (c) is the correct answer.

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25.   40 Hz
0.45
Hence (b) is the correct answer.


26.  1.6m    3.2m
2
Hence (c) is the correct answer.


27.  2.4m    4.8m
2
V  360 ms 1
V360 ms 1
   75Hz
 4.8 m
Hence (a) is the correct answer.

28. V  5040 ms 1
  315Hz
V5040 ms 1
   16m
 315Hz

  8m
2
Hence (b) is the correct answer.

29. V  4960 ms 1
  0.124m
V4960 ms 1
   4  104 Hz
 0.124 m
Hence (c) is the correct answer.

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30. T  0.9s     1.11 Hz
0.9 s
V  345 ms 1
V345 ms 1
   310.5 m
 1.11 Hz
Hence (a) is the correct answer.

31.   2600Hz
Frequency means no. of waves emitted per second.
2600 waves …………….. 1 s
? …………….. 60 s
no. of waves  2600  60
 156000  156  103
Hence (b) is the correct answer.

32.   916Hz
  38.4cm
V   916 Hz  0.384 m   351ms 1
Hence (b) is the correct answer.


33.  0.6 cm
4
  2.4cm
Hence (c) is the correct answer.


34.  1.8 cm
2
  3.6cm
Hence (d) is the correct answer.

35. V  340 ms 1
 = 200 Hz

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 340ms 1
  1.7 m
200s 1
Hence (a) is the correct answer.

36. V  360 ms 1
  1.2Hz
360ms 1
  300m
1.2 s 1

 150 m
2
Hence (c) is the correct answer.

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37.   16 Hz per one hole
60
Total frequency
= (no. of holes) (frequency per hole)
= (16) (16) Hz
= 256 Hz
Hence (c) is the correct answer.

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38.   10   50 Hz
1s
Hence (c) is the correct answer.

39.   660 Hz
V  330 ms 1 ;   0.5 m
Hence (a) is the correct answer.


40.  7m    14 m
2
Hence (c) is the correct answer.

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  
41. Here l  
2 2
 l
Hence (d) is the correct answer.

 l  l
42. l  6    
2 3 2 6
Hence (c) is the correct answer.

43. l  21cm

l  3
2

21 cm  3 
2
  14cm

 3.5 cm
4
Hence (a) is the correct answer.

44. Node.
Hence (b) is the correct answer.

45. Kinetic & potential energies.

Hence (b) is the correct answer.

46. Node.
Hence (d) is the correct answer.

47. Medium
Hence (d) is the correct answer.

48. Guitar.
Hence (b) is the correct answer.

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49. Longitudinal waves
Hence (a) is the correct answer.


50.    waves velocity (v) remains constant.
T
Hence (a) is the correct answer.

51.   V  wave velocity

Hence (a) is the correct answer.


52. Phase difference 180o corresponds to a path difference of .
2
Hence (c) is the correct answer.

53. Because both statement are correct and statement – 2 explains

statement -1
Hence (a) is the correct answer.

54. Because both statements are correct and individual

Hence (b) is the correct answer.

55. Wave never transports matter.

Hence (c) is the correct answer.

56. Wave never carry matter.

Hence (d) is the correct answer.

57. Both statements are correct and describe the properties of

frequency.
Hence (b) is the correct answer.

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58. Due to the distribution of energy particles in medium execute
oscillations.
Hence (a) is the correct answer.

59. Both are correct and independent statements.

Hence (b) is the correct answer.

60.  m waves have transverse nature.

Hence (c) is the correct answer.

61. To listen echo there should be a minimum distance of 16.5 m

separation is required between obstacle and observer.
Hence (b) is the correct answer.

34 m 1
62. t 1
t  s
340 ms 10
Hence (d) is the correct answer.

63. Intensity decreases due to reflection.

Hence (d) is the correct answer.

V V
64. max  ; min 
min max
Hence (a) is the correct answer.

65. V  n
Hence (c) is the correct answer.

66. Sound.
Hence (d) is the correct answer.

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67.   12Hz;
60 s 1
Frequency of siren  9 12  108Hz
Hence (c) is the correct answer.

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68. T  0.0092 s .
108 Hz
Hence (a) is the correct answer.

330 ms 1
69.   3.05 m .
108Hz
Hence (a) is the correct answer.

70.

71.

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73.

74.

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