JEE Main Oscillations and Waves questions

10 Physics questions on Oscillations and Waves as asked in JEE Main, newest first. 9 come with a worked solution.

  1. A particle executes simple harmonic motion between x = -A and x = A. If time taken by particle to go from x = 0 to A/2 is 2 s; then time taken by particle in going from x = A/2 to A is

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  2. Assume that the earth is a solid sphere of uniform density and a tunnel is dug along its diameter throughout the earth. It is found that when a particle is released in this tunnel, it executes a simple harmonic motion.…

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  3. Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R. Assertion A: A pendulum clock when taken to Mount Everest becomes fast. Reason R: The value of g (acceleration due to…

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  4. A person observes two moving trains, 'A' reaching the station and 'B' leaving the station with equal speed of 30 m/s. If both trains emit sounds with frequency 300 Hz. (Speed of sound: 330 m/s) approximate difference of…

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  5. A travelling wave is described by the equation y(x, t) = [0.05 sin(8x - 4t)] m The velocity of the wave is : [all the quantities are in SI unit]

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  6. A block of a mass 2 kg is attached with two identical springs of spring constant 20 N/m each. The block is placed on a frictionless surface and the ends of the springs are attached to rigid supports (see figure). When…

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  7. Two simple harmonic waves having equal amplitudes of 8 cm and equal frequency of 10 Hz are moving along the same direction. The resultant amplitude is also 8 cm. The phase difference between the individual waves is…

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  8. A train blowing a whistle of frequency 320 Hz approaches an observer standing on the platform at a speed of 66 m/s. The frequency observed by the observer will be (given speed of sound = 330 ms^-1) ________ Hz.

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  9. A mass m attached to free end of a spring executes SHM with a period of 1s. If the mass is increased by 3 kg the period of oscillation increases by one second, the value of mass m is __________ kg.

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  10. The distance between two consecutive points with phase difference of 60° in a wave of frequency 500 Hz is 6.0 m. The velocity with which wave is traveling is __________ km/s

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