MCQS (SONOMETER)
1. The sonometer is used to study:
a) Magnetic fields
b) Vibrations of strings
c) Optical interference
d) Thermal conductivity
2. The frequency of AC mains in most countries is:
a) 50 Hz or 60 Hz
b) 100 Hz
c) 50 Hz (India) or 60 Hz (USA)
d) 25 Hz
3. The principle behind the sonometer experiment is based on:
a) Ohm’s law
b) Laws of transverse vibrations of strings
c) Faraday’s law
d) Pascal’s law
4. The formula for the frequency (f) of a vibrating string is given by:
5. In the sonometer experiment, the string vibrates due to:
a) DC current
b) AC current
c) Magnetic induction
d) Mechanical plucking
6. The length (L) of the vibrating string is measured between:
a) Two tuning forks
b) The bridge and the pulley
c) The magnet and the battery
d) The ammeter and voltmeter
7. The tension (T) in the string is adjusted by:
a) Changing the frequency
b) Adding or removing weights
c) Adjusting the AC supply
d) Changing the string material
8. The mass per unit length (m) of the string is determined by:
a) Measuring its diameter only
b) Weighing a known length of the string
c) Using a voltmeter
d) Calculating from frequency
9. When resonance occurs in the sonometer, the string vibrates with:
a) Minimum amplitude
b) Maximum amplitude
c) No vibration
d) Random amplitude
10. The frequency of AC mains is calculated by matching the string’s frequency with:
a) A known DC frequency
b) The frequency of AC supply
c) A random frequency
d) The frequency of a tuning fork
11. If the length of the vibrating string is doubled, the frequency:
a) Doubles
b) Halves
c) Remains the same
d) Becomes four times
12. The unit of linear mass density (m) is:
a) kg/m³
b) kg/m
c) m/kg
d) N/m
13. The sonometer wire is made of:
a) Rubber
b) Steel or brass
c) Plastic
d) Copper (only for conductivity)
14. The magnetic field in the sonometer is provided by:
a) A permanent magnet
b) An electromagnet powered by AC
c) A battery
d) A transformer
15. If the tension in the string is increased four times, the frequency becomes:
a) Same
b) Double
c) Two times
d) Four times
MCQs (Mathematical Formulas & Calculations)
16. If L = 50 cm, T = 10 N, and m = 0.01 kg/m, the frequency (f) is:
a) 25 Hz
b) 50 Hz
c) 100 Hz
d) 200 Hz
17. The relation between frequency (f), length (L), tension (T), and mass per unit length
(m) is:
18. If f = 50 Hz, L = 1 m, and m = 0.004 kg/m, the tension (T) is:
a) 10 N
b) 40 N
c) 100 N
d) 200 N
19. For a given string, if the frequency is 100 Hz at length L, what will be the frequency
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at 𝟐?
a) 50 Hz
b) 200 Hz
c) 100 Hz
d) 25 Hz
20. The linear mass density (m) of a string of mass 2 g and length 50 cm is:
a) 0.01 kg/m
b) 0.004 kg/m
c) 0.02 kg/m
d) 0.4 kg/m
MCQs (Concept-Based)
21. The sonometer works on the principle of:
a) Standing waves
b) Forced vibrations and resonance
c) Diffraction
d) Refraction
22. The number of loops formed in the sonometer string at resonance is:
a) 1
b) 2 (fundamental mode)
c) 4
d) 8
23. If the frequency of AC mains is 60 Hz, the sonometer string will resonate when:
a) Its natural frequency is 30 Hz
b) Its natural frequency is 60 Hz
c) Its natural frequency is 120 Hz
d) It is independent of frequency
24. The purpose of the horse-shoe magnet in the sonometer is to:
a) Measure current
b) Provide a periodic force due to AC
c) Increase tension
d) Change string material
25. The error in frequency determination can be minimized by:
a) Using a thicker string
b) Taking precise measurements of L, T, and m
c) Increasing AC voltage
d) Using a longer string
Formula-Based MCQs
26. The formula for frequency of a vibrating string is:
27. If tension T becomes 4T, the new frequency is:
a) Same
b) Doubled
c) Halved
d) Four times
28. If length L is halved, frequency becomes:
a) Half
b) Double
c) Same
d) Four times
29. The unit of frequency is:
a) Newton
b) Hertz (Hz)
c) Ohm
d) Joule
30. The dimensional formula for frequency is:
