JEE Advanced Physics: Oscillations & Waves Practice Questions

12 questions with answers and step-by-step solutions. Tap any question to see the full worked solution.

Q1.
$A simple pendulum has a length of 1 meter. What is its time period of oscillation in seconds? Take acceleration due to gravity as 10 meters per second squared a$
Easy
Q2.
$A transverse wave is represented by the equation y equals 0.5 sin(2x minus 10t). What is the wave speed in meters per second?$
Easy
Q3.
$A mass of 2 kg is attached to a spring with a spring constant of 200 Newtons per meter. What is the angular frequency of the oscillation in radians per second?$
Easy
Q4.
$In a stationary wave, the distance between two consecutive nodes is equal to what fraction of the wavelength?$
Easy
Q5.
$Two sound waves of frequencies 200 Hz and 204 Hz are produced simultaneously. What is the time interval between two successive maximum intensities?$
Medium
Q6.
$A particle of mass m is attached to two identical springs of spring constant k each, arranged in a horizontal line. The particle is displaced by a small distanc$
Medium
Q7.
$A transverse wave is described by y = A sin(kx - omega*t). What is the ratio of the maximum particle velocity to the wave velocity?$
Medium
Q8.
$A uniform rod of mass M and length L is pivoted at one end and oscillates as a physical pendulum. What is the period of small oscillations?$
Medium
Q9.
$A block of mass M is connected to a spring of constant k on a smooth horizontal surface. A bullet of mass m moving with velocity v hits the block and gets embed$
Hard
Q10.
$A wave pulse travels on a string with tension T and mass per unit length mu. The string is joined to another string of mass per unit length 4mu. What is the rat$
Hard
Q11.
$A particle of mass m is attached to two identical springs of spring constant k each, arranged in a horizontal configuration such that the springs are unstretche$
Hard
Q12.
$A simple pendulum of length L is suspended from a ceiling of a car accelerating horizontally with acceleration a. What is the time period of small oscillations?$
Hard

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