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JEE Main Physics — Waves and Sound Previous-Year Questions

179 JEE Main Waves and Sound PYQs (2002–2026) with verified answers and step-by-step solutions.

This page collects every JEE Main Waves and Sound previous-year question from Physics, 2002–2026. Each links to a full solution with a verified answer key. Click any year above to narrow the list, or open a question to study its step-by-step working and then practice it on PrepSharp's CBT player.

  1. Q12026NumericalMedium

    Two tuning forks A and B are sounded together giving rise to 8 beats in 2 s. When fork A is loaded with wax, the beat f…

  2. Q22026NumericalMedium

    Two loudspeakers (L₁ and L₂) are placed with a separation of 10 m, as shown in figure. Both speakers are fed with an au…

  3. Q32026NumericalMedium

    The velocity of sound in air is doubled when the temperature is raised from 0ⁱrc C to αⁱrc C. The value of α is \\\\_.

  4. Q42026NumericalEasy

    A transverse wave on a string is described by y = 3(36t + 0.018x + π/4), where x, y are in cm and t in seconds. The lea…

  5. Q52026MCQMedium

    The speed of a longitudinal wave in a metallic bar is 400 ~m / s. If the density and Young's modulus of the bar materia…

  6. Q62026MCQEasy

    In an open organ pipe ν₃ and ν₆ are 3rd and 6th harmonic frequencies, respectively. If ν₆-ν₃=2200 ~Hz then length of th…

  7. Q72026MCQMedium

    Two strings (A, B) having linear densities =2 × 10⁻⁴ ~kg / m and, =4 × 10⁻⁴ ~kg / m and lengths LA=2.5 ~m and LB=1.5 ~m…

  8. Q82026MCQEasy

    The equation of a plane progressive wave is given by y = 5π (200t - (x)/(150) ) where x and y are in cm and t is in sec…

  9. Q92026MCQMedium

    The fifth harmonic of a closed organ pipe is found to be in unison with the first harmonic of an open pipe. The ratio o…

  10. Q102026MCQEasy

    A point source is kept at the center of a spherically enclosed detector. If the volume of the detector increased by 8 t…

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PrepSharp has 179 JEE Main Waves and Sound PYQs spanning 2002–2026, each with a verified answer and a step-by-step solution.
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