Wave Motion and Wave Equation MCQs

Prepare for Wave Motion and Wave Equation MCQs with verified questions, past-paper solutions, and conceptual explanations for CSS, PMS, FPSC, PPSC, and NTS examinations.

355 Solved Questions • 267 Mins Practice • Updated for 2026 Competitive Exams
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Welcome to the verified preparation module for Oscillations & Waves on McqsMind. This comprehensive set offers solved multiple-choice questions with answers, detailed explanations, and authentic past-paper style questions aligned with the latest syllabus of Oscillations & Waves (Physics).

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In case of constructive interference of two waves, the amplitude of the resultant wave is ______ either of the waves:
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In Michelson's Interferometer, the movable mirror is moved by 0.5000 mm and shift of 200 fringes is observed, the wavelength for light used is:
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Light of wavelength 6328 Å is incident normally on a slit having a width of 0.2 mm. The width of the central maximum, measured from minimum to minimum of the diffraction pattern on a screen 9.0 metres away will be about
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Which is the most essential conditions for producing interference?
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When crest and trough of one wave falls respectively over the crest and trough of other wave, then it is type of:
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Two sound waves of relative intensities 400 : 1 show interference. The ratio of intensity at maxima to minima is close to
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White light may be considered to be a mixture of waves ranging between 3900 A and 7800 A. An oil film of thickness 10,000 A is examined normally by the reflected light. If n = 1.4, then the film appears bright for
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Sources 1 and 2 emit lights of different wavelengths whereas 3 and 4 emit lights of different intensities. The coherence can be obtained by using
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In the diffraction of light around an obstacle, the angle of diffraction is increased when:
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The distance between different interference fringes is:
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