PHYSICS-Stationary Waves Questions and Answers
Stationary Waves questions with answers are commonly featured in physics and general science aptitude exams like GATE, SSC JE, and campus placements. This topic explores how standing waves are formed through interference between two waves traveling in opposite directions. Practicing aptitude questions and answers related to stationary waves helps candidates understand nodes, antinodes, resonance frequency, and wave behavior in strings and air columns. These concepts are fundamental for physics-based technical aptitude tests. Solve numerical and conceptual aptitude questions with solutions PDF to enhance your preparation for engineering and science-oriented recruitment exams.
PHYSICS-Stationary Waves
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31. For a pipe open at both ends, the pressure variation is minimum at:
- Closed end
- Open end
- Middle
- Quarter length
32. The fundamental frequency of a vibrating string depends on:
- Length only
- Tension only
- Mass per unit length only
- Length, tension and mass per unit length
33. In a stationary wave, the transfer of energy:
- Is maximum
- Is zero
- Occurs only at nodes
- Occurs only at antinodes
34. The number of antinodes in the fundamental mode of an open organ pipe is:
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
35. When a stationary wave is formed, the medium is divided into:
- Nodes
- Antinodes
- Segments or loops
- Wavefronts
36. The frequency of vibration of a string is inversely proportional to:
- Tension
- Length
- Mass per unit length
- Amplitude
37. In a stationary wave, the amplitude at any point:
- Changes with time
- Is constant for each point
- Is same for all points
- Is zero everywhere
38. The fundamental frequency of a closed organ pipe compared to open organ pipe of same length is:
- Same
- Half
- Double
- Four times
39. Stationary waves can be produced by:
- Reflection only
- Refraction only
- Superposition of waves
- Diffraction only
40. The particle displacement in a stationary wave is maximum at:
- Nodes
- Antinodes
- Both nodes and antinodes
- Midpoints