1. A geostationary satellite is used for TV broadcasting. It orbits so that its position remains fixed above a receiver on earth. It undergoes circular motion with a speed of $v$ and the emitted frequency for a channel is $f$. Which of the following is correct?

2. Incident light of wavelength $600nm$ is emitted towards two slits separated by $1\mu m$. The interference pattern is observed on a wall. The distance between two adjacent maxima is $1.2m$. What is the distance of the wall from the slits?

3. A beam of monochromatic light is incident on a single slit. After passing the slit, a diffraction pattern is observed on a screen of distance $D$ to the slit.

Which of the following is correct for the diffraction pattern observed on the screen when the D is doubled?

4. A taut string on a guitar is fixed at both ends.

5. Two identical objects $P$ and $Q$ are connected to identical springs. Both $P$ and $Q$ are performing simple harmonic motion (SHM) around equilibrium level $O$.

The diagram shows positions of $P$ and $Q$ at time $t=0$. Which graph shows how kinetic energy of $P$ and $Q$ vary with time $t$?

A.				B.
C.				D.

6. Water drips onto a pond every 3.0 seconds. The speed of water waves in the pond has been measured to be 1.2ms^−1. What is the wavelength of water waves generated because of the drops?

7. A spring-mass system executes simple harmonic motion with an amplitude of $20cm$ and maximum elastic potential energy of $100J$. What is the displacement of the mass when the elastic potential energy of the system is $25J$?

8. A parallel beam of light passes through two parallel slits and an interference pattern is formed on a distant screen. The fringe separation is too small to measure. Which of the following would increase the fringe separation?

I. Increase the distance between slits and screen
II. Replace the light source with one with a longer wavelength
III. Increase the slit separation

9. Sound waves in water travel approximately 4.5 times faster than in air. Which of the following diagrams correctly shows the wavefronts of sound as they pass from air to water?

A.				B.
C.				D.

10. A beam of parallel light with a wavelength of λ is incident on a narrow slit. A diffraction pattern is formed on a distant screen. The angle of diffraction between the central maximum and the first minimum is θ. What would be the angle of the first diffraction minimum for the light with a wavelength of 3λ?

11. For a wave traveling in a medium, the variation of the particles' displacement with distance travelled is shown in the following graphs, which represent the wave at different moments in time of a wave travelling to the right.

Graph I shows the wave at $t=0s$, while graph II is at t=1s.

The time difference between the two graphs is less than the wave's period.

Graph I

Graph II

12. An object executes simple harmonic motion with an amplitude of x0​. Which graph shows the relationship between the kinetic energy Ek​ and the displacement $x$ from the equilibrium position of the object?

A.			B.
C.			D.

13. A mass $M$ hangs in equilibrium on a spring. The mass is pulled down 10$cm$ below the equilibrium position and released. It oscillates vertically about the equilibrium position performing simple harmonic motion.

If it takes 0.5 $s$ after release to return to its equilibrium position, which of the following is true for its first oscillation?

14. A laser beam passes through a narrow slit and incident on a screen. A diffraction pattern is observed on the screen. The variation of intensity $I$ of light on the screen with distance $x$ is seen in the graph below.

Which of the following graphs best represents intensity distribution with distance when the slit is replaced by one of greater width? The original distribution is shown with a dashed line.

A.				B.
C.				D.

15. A train is traveling at 30ms^−1 towards a stationary observer. It sounds a horn of frequency $450Hz$.

Which of the following statements is true about the observed frequency compared with the emitted frequency as the train approaches?

16. A light ray is incident on a semicircular glass block from the air. The glass has a greater refractive index than air. Which diagram correctly represents a possible path of the light ray as it enters and leaves the block?

A.				B.
C.				D.

17. Three monochromatic light sources, $K$, $L$, and $N$, are incident on a single slit separately. The diagram shows obtained diffraction patterns on the screens for each light source along with the relative widths of their central maxima.

In which option are the possible colors of the light sources given correctly?

18. A traveling wave is generated on a string tied to a speaker as shown.

Which of the following statements are correct about the travelling wave?

19. In a single slit diffraction experiment, incident light passes through an aperture and a diffraction pattern is observed on a distant screen. $X$ is a point on the screen between the second-order minimum and the first-order minimum. $Y$ is a point at the centre of the principal maximum.

Which one of the following could be the ratio of the intensity of light on X to the intensity of light on $Y$?

20. The graph below shows the variation with displacement $x$ of the acceleration $a$ from the equilibrium position of a particle that undergoes simple harmonic motion.

The magnitude of the slope of the graph is directly proportional to

21. A wave is incident on a boundary between two media, $X$ and $Y$. The wave travels faster in medium $Y$ than in medium $X$

Which of the following diagrams shows a possible path for this wave?

A.				B.
C.				D.

22. Light of wavelength λ1​ and λ2​ is incident on a diffraction grating with the slit spacing of $d$. A series of bright lines are formed on a screen.

What is the ratio sin θ1 /sin θ2 ​ ?

24. An object with a mass of $m$ is connected to a spring on a frictionless horizontal surface.

The object is displaced by $x$ from its equilibrium point O to point $A$ and executes simple harmonic motion with a period of $T$. Which of the following are true if the object is displaced by $2x$?

I. The angular frequency of the oscillation will be less.
II. Total energy of the object will be greater.
III. The average speed of the object will not change.

25. Two simple pendulums with lengths $16L$ and $9L$ have masses $4M$ and $3M$ respectively. The period of the mass of $M$ is T. What is the period of mass of $3M$?