41. A cylindrical tube, open at both ends, has a fundamental frequency, $$f,$$ in air. The tube is dipped vertically in water so that half of it is in water. The fundamental frequency of the air-column is now:

A $$f$$
B $$\frac{f}{2}$$
C $$\frac{3\,f}{4}$$
D $$2\,f$$
Answer :   $$f$$
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42. A wave travelling on a string is described by
$$y\left( {x,t} \right) = 0.005\,\sin \left( {80.0x - 3.0t} \right)$$
The period of the wave is

A $$3.00\,s$$
B $$2.09\,s$$
C $$0.48\,s$$
D $$0.05\,s$$
Answer :   $$2.09\,s$$
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43. A pipe of length $${{\ell _1}},$$ closed at one end is kept in a chamber of gas of density $${{\rho _1}}.$$ A second pipe open at both ends is placed in a second chamber of gas of density $${{\rho _2}}.$$ The compressibility of both the gases is equal. Calculate the length of the second pipe if frequency of first overtone in both the cases is equal

A $$\frac{4}{3}{\ell _1}\sqrt {\frac{{{\rho _2}}}{{{\rho _1}}}} $$
B $$\frac{4}{3}{\ell _1}\sqrt {\frac{{{\rho _1}}}{{{\rho _2}}}} $$
C $${\ell _1}\sqrt {\frac{{{\rho _2}}}{{{\rho _1}}}} $$
D $${\ell _1}\sqrt {\frac{{{\rho _1}}}{{{\rho _2}}}} $$
Answer :   $$\frac{4}{3}{\ell _1}\sqrt {\frac{{{\rho _1}}}{{{\rho _2}}}} $$
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44. The driver of a car travelling with speed $$30\,m{s^{ - 1}}$$  towards a hill sounds a horn of frequency $$600\,Hz.$$  If the velocity of sound in air is $$330\,m{s^{ - 1}},$$  the frequency of reflected sound as heard by driver is

A $$550\,Hz$$
B $$555.5\,Hz$$
C $$720\,Hz$$
D $$500\,Hz$$
Answer :   $$720\,Hz$$
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45. Two waves are represented by the equations $${y_1} = a\sin \left( {\omega t + kx + 0.57} \right)m$$      and $${y_2} = a\cos \left( {\omega t + kx} \right)m,$$     where $$x$$ is in meter and $$t$$ in $$\sec.$$  The phase difference between them is

A 1.0 radian
B 1.25 radian
C 1.57 radian
D 0.57 radian
Answer :   1.0 radian
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46. A car is moving towards a high cliff The car driver sounds a horn of frequency $$f.$$ The reflected sound heard by the driver has as frequency $$2f.$$ If $$v$$ be the velocity of sound, then the velocity of the car, in the same velocity units, will be

A $$\frac{v}{2}$$
B $$\frac{v}{{\sqrt 2 }}$$
C $$\frac{v}{3}$$
D $$\frac{v}{4}$$
Answer :   $$\frac{v}{3}$$
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47. A hollow pipe of length $$0.8\,m$$  is closed at one end. At its open end a $$0.5\,m$$  long uniform string is vibrating in its second harmonic and it resonates with the fundamental frequency of the pipe. If the tension in the wire is $$50\,N$$  and the speed of sound is $$320\,m{s^{ - 1}},$$  the mass of the string is

A 5 grams
B 10 grams
C 20 grams
D 40 grams
Answer :   10 grams
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48. A sonometer wire supports a $$4\,kg$$  load and vibrates in fundamental mode with a tuning fork of frequency $$416\,Hz.$$  The length of the wire between the bridges is now doubled. In order to maintain fundamental mode, the load should be changed to

A $$1\,kg$$
B $$2\,kg$$
C $$4\,kg$$
D $$16\,kg$$
Answer :   $$16\,kg$$
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49. Choose the false statement(s) from the following.
I. Change in frequency due to Doppler effect will be positive if the distance between source and listener increases.
II. Change in frequency due to Doppler effect will be negative if the distance between source and listener

A I only
B II only
C I and II
D None of these
Answer :   I and II
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50. Two trains are moving towards each other with speeds of $$20\,m/s$$  and $$15\,m/s$$  relative to the ground. The first train sounds a whistle of frequency $$600\,Hz.$$  The frequency of the whistle heard by a passenger in the second train before the train meets, is (the speed of sound in air is $$340\,m/s$$  )

A $$600\,Hz$$
B $$585\,Hz$$
C $$645\,Hz$$
D $$666\,Hz$$
Answer :   $$666\,Hz$$
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