A wavelength 0.60 cm is produced in air and it travels at a speed of 300 ms^–1. It will be an 

(1) Audible wave

(2) Infrasonic wave

(3) Ultrasonic wave

(4) None of the above

An observer standing near the seashore observes 54 waves per minute. If the wavelength of the water wave is 10m then the velocity of a water wave is :

(1) 540 ms^-1

(2) 5.4 ms^-1

(3) 0.184 ms^-1

(4) 9 ms^-1

The equation of a wave is $y=2\sin \pi (0.5x-200t)$, where x and y are expressed in cm and t in sec. The wave velocity is :

1. 100 cm/sec

2. 200 cm/sec

3. 300 cm/sec

4. 400 cm/sec

Equation of a progressive wave is given by

$y=0.2\cos \left(0.04\pi t+0.02\pi x-\frac{{\displaystyle \pi }}{{\displaystyle 6}}\right)$

The distance is expressed in cm and time in second. What will be the minimum distance between two particles having the phase difference of π/2 :

1. 4 cm

2. 8 cm

3. 25 cm

4. 12.5 cm

Two waves are given by $y_1=a\sin (\omega t-kx)$ and $y_2=a\cos (\omega t-kx)$. The phase difference between the two waves is :

(1) $\frac{\pi }{4}$

(2) π

(3) $\frac{\pi }{8}$

(4) $\frac{\pi }{2}$

If the amplitude of waves at distance r from a point source is A, the amplitude at a distance 2r will be :

(1) 2A

(2) A

(3) A/2

(4) A/4

A wave is reflected from a rigid support. The change in phase on reflection will be : 

(1) π/4

(2) π/2

(3) π

(4) 2π

A plane wave is represented by $x=1.2\sin (314t+12.56y)$

Where x and y are distances measured along in x and y direction in meters and t is time in seconds. This wave has 

(1) A wavelength of 0.25 m and travels in + ve x-direction

(2) A wavelength of 0.25 m and travels in + ve y-direction

(3) A wavelength of 0.5 m and travels in – ve y-direction

(4) A wavelength of 0.5 m and travels in – ve x-direction

The equation of a wave traveling in a string can be written as $y=3\cos \pi (100t-x)$. Its wavelength is :

(1) 100 cm

(2) 2 cm

(3) 5 cm

(4) None of the above

A transverse wave is described by the equation $y=Y_0\sin \left(2\mathrm{\pi ft}-\frac{2\mathrm{\pi }}{\mathrm{\lambda }}\mathrm{x}\right)$. The maximum particle velocity is four times the wave velocity if :

(1) $\lambda =\frac{\pi Y_0}{4}$

(2) $\lambda =\frac{\pi Y_0}{2}$

(3) $\lambda =\pi Y_0$

(4) $\lambda =2\pi Y_0$