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SOUND MCQs

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Question 1. The intensity of a sound wave gets reduced by 20% on passing through a slab. The reduction in intensity on passage through two such consecutive slabs is
  1.    40%
  2.    36%
  3.    30%
  4.    50%
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Answer: Option B. -> 36%
:
B
Intensity after passing through one slab
I=[I20100×I]=[I15]=415
So, intensity after passing through two slabs
I"=[I20100×I]=4I5=16125%decrease=[(I=1615)I]×100=36%
Question 2. If the source is moving towards right, wave-front of sound waves get modified to
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 36%
:
B
Towards right wavelength gets compressed and towards left wavelength gets expanded.
If The Source Is Moving Towards Right, Wave-front Of Sound W...
Question 3. A tuning fork of frequency 380 Hz is moving towards a wall with a velocity of 4 m/s. Then the number of beats heard by a stationary listener between direct and reflected sounds will be (velocity of sound in air is 340 m/s)
A Tuning Fork Of Frequency 380 Hz Is Moving Towards A Wall W...
  1.    0
  2.    5
  3.    7
  4.    10
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Answer: Option A. -> 0
:
A
The frequency of direct and reflected sound is same.
Question 4. An engine running at speed v/10 sounds a whistle of frequency 600 Hz. A passenger in a train coming from the opposite side at speed v/15 experiences this whistle to be of frequency f. If v is speed of sound in air and there is no wind, f is nearest to
  1.    711 Hz
  2.    630 Hz
  3.    580 Hz
  4.    510 Hz  
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 711 Hz
:
A
As the source and the observer are approaching one another, so n’ would be larger.
f=(v+v15vv10)600=711Hz
Question 5. A stationary observer receives a sound from a sound of frequency v0 moving with a constant velocity vs=30 m/s. The apparent frequency varies with time as shown in figure. Velocity of sound v = 300 m/s. Then which of the following is incorrect?
A Stationary Observer Receives A Sound From A Sound Of Frequ...
 
  1.    The minimum value of apparent frequency is 889 Hz.
  2.    The natural frequency of source is 1000 Hz.
  3.    The frequency-time curve corresponds to a source moving at an angle to the stationary observer.
  4.    The maximum value of apparent frequency is 1111 Hz.
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> The minimum value of apparent frequency is 889 Hz.
:
A
This frequency–time curve corresponds to a source moving at an angle to a stationary observer.
A Stationary Observer Receives A Sound From A Sound Of Frequ...
In the region SN, the source is moving towards the observer, i.e., the apparent frequency
n=n0(vvvscosθ)
n=n0(30030030cosθ)
Whenθ=π2. i.e., at N,
n=n0=1000Hz, i.e., natural frequency of source. In the region NS’ the source is moving away from the observer, i.e., apparent frequency
n=n0(30030030cosθ)
Whenθ=0,i.e.,cosθ=1,
nmax=n0vvvs=(1000Hz)(300m/s)(300m/s30m/s)
=109×1000Hz=1111Hz
nmin=n0vv+vs=1000×300330=909Hz
Question 6. An observer moves towards a stationary source of sound with a speed (1/5)th of the speed of sound. The wavelength and frequency of the source emitted are λ and f, respectively. The apparent frequency and wavelength recorded by the observer are, respectively,
  1.    1.2f and λ
  2.    f and 1.2λ
  3.    0.8f and 0.8λ
  4.    1.2f and 1.2λ
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 1.2f and λ
:
A
Given that velocity of source vS = 0(because it is stationary). Velocity of observer v0=(15)v=0.2v (where v is the velocity of sound). Actual frequency of source is f and actual wavelength of source is λ. We know from the Doppler’s effect that the apparent frequency recorded, when the observer is moving towards the stationary source, is given by
n=(v+v0vvs)×n=(v+0.2vv0)×n=1.2vv×n=1.2n=1.2f
Since the source is stationary, therefore the apparent wavelength remains unchanged, i.e., λ
Question 7. A source of sound S is travelling at 1003 m/s along a road, towards a point A. When the source is 3 m away from A, a person standing at a point O on a road perpendicular to AS hears a sound of frequency v’. The distance of O from A at that time is 4m. If the original frequency is 640 Hz, then the value of v’ is (velocity of sound is 340 m/s)
A Source Of Sound S Is Travelling At 1003 m/s Along A Road,...
  1.    620 Hz
  2.    680 Hz
  3.    720 Hz
  4.    840 Hz
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 680 Hz
:
B
Effective value of velocity of source is
A Source Of Sound S Is Travelling At 1003 m/s Along A Road,...
vs=1003cosθ
=1003×35=20m/s
v=vvvsv
v=34034020×640Hz=680Hz
Question 8. A source of sound is travelling with a velocity of 30 m/s towards a stationary observer. If actual frequency of source is 1000 Hz and the wind is blowing with velocity 20 m/s in a direction at 60 with the direction of motion of source, then the apparent frequency heard by observer is (speed of sound is 340 m/s)
  1.    1011 Hz
  2.    1000 Hz
  3.    1094 Hz
  4.    1086 Hz
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Answer: Option C. -> 1094 Hz
:
C
f=(v+vmv+vmvsource)1000
=(340+20cos60340+20cos6030)1000
=1094 Hz
Question 9. Two sources A and B are sounding notes of frequency 680 Hz. A listener moves from A to B with a constant velocity u. If the speed of sound is 340 m/s, what must be the value of u so that he hears
10 beats per second?
  1.    2.0 m/s
  2.    2.5 m/s
  3.    30 m/s
  4.    3.5 m/s
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 2.5 m/s
:
B
Apparent frequency due to source A is
n=vuv×n
Apparent frequency due to source B is
n"=v+uv×n
n"n=2uv×n=10
u=10v2n=10×3402×680=2.5m/s
Question 10. The apparent frequency of the whistle of an engine changes in the ratio of 6:5 as the engine passes a stationary observer. If the velocity of sound is 330 m/s, then the velocity of the engine is
  1.    3 m/s
  2.    30 m/s
  3.    0.33 m/s
  4.    660 m/s
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 30 m/s
:
B
v=vvvsv,v"=vv+vsvvv′′=v+vzvvsor65=330+v330v11vs=330vs=30m/s

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