In which medium the speed of sound is maximum at a temperature of around 20°C?
A. Air
B. Granite
C. Water
D. Iron
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Which one of the following types of radiation has the shortest wavelength?
A. Radio waves
B. Visible light
C. Infrared
D. Ultraviolet
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If the amplitude or oscillation of a simple pendulum is very small, then its time period of oscillation
1. depends on the length of the pendulum, L.
2. depends on the acceleration due to gravity, g.
3. depends upon the mass of the bob of the pendulum, m.
4. does not depend upon the amplitude of the pendulum, A.
Select the correct answer:
A. 1, 2 and 3
B. 1, 2 and 4
C. 2, 3 and 4
D. 1 and 4
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Which one of the following statements is not correct?
A. Pitch of a sound is its characteristic by which we can generally differentiate between a male voice and a female voice
B. The loudness of sound is related to its frequency
C. A musical sound has certain well defined frequencies, which are generally harmonics of a fundamental frequency
D. The timbre of a particular musical sound is related to the wave form of the sound wave
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Bats can sense obstacles because they produce
A. supersonic sound waves
B. ultrasonic sound waves
C. infrasonic sound waves
D. micro sound waves
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A boy clapped near a rock and after 3 seconds he heard an echo. If the speed of sound is 346 meters sec-1 , then what distance is from the boy and the rock?
A. 346 m
B. 519 m
C. 341 m
D. 219 m
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Arrange the following medium - solids, liquids and gases, in descending order of speed of sound through them.
A. Solids, liquids, gases
B. Gases, liquids, solids
C. Liquids, solids, gases
D. Solids, gases, liquids
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Sound waves with frequency below the audible range are called-
A. Ultrasonic
B. Ultrasound
C. Supersonic
D. Infrasonic
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Sound of frequencies below 20 Hz are called . . . . . . . .
A. infrasonic sound
B. ultrasonic sound
C. intrasonic sound
D. reflected sound
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Stationary waves are so called because in them
A. same occurs no flow of energy
B. the interference effect can't be observed
C. the particles of the medium are not disturbed at all
D. the particles of the medium do not execute SHM
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Man cannot tolerate very high sound, what is the highest sound level that human cannot hear-
A. 100dB
B. 80dB
C. 40 dB
D. 115 dB
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Sound waves travel on following-
A. Different speeds in different mediums
B. Same speed in different mediums
C. 10ms in wood
D. Speed in a single medium
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Sound waves do not travel in
A. Solids
B. Liquids
C. Gases
D. Vacuum
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Doppler shift in frequency does not depend upon
A. the frequency of the wave produced
B. the velocity of the source
C. the velocity of the observer
D. distance from the source to the listener
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The acronym SONAR stands for:
A. Sound Navigation and Ranging
B. Sound Observation Navigation and Ranging
C. Sound Navigation and Rating
D. Sound Notification and Ranging
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The quality or tone of a musical sound produced by a stringed instrument depends on
A. frequency of vibration
B. length of the strings in the instrument
C. amplitude of virbation
D. wave form of the sound
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The time taken for one oscillation at a point in the medium is called.
A. Wave oscillation
B. Time period
C. Wave frequency
D. Wave speed
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What waves cannot be transmitted through vacuum?
A. Light
B. Sound
C. Heat
D. Electromagnetic
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What is called the area of high density of particles in the medium during transmission of sound?
A. Resonance
B. Compression
C. Oscillation
D. Transmission of sound
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If a wave completes 40 vibration in 2.5 seconds, then its frequency is:
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