NEET2014Physics-Waves
NEET 2014 Physics Doppler Effect MCQ Question
Type: MCQ-numerical-Hard-Class 11
A speeding motorcyclist sees traffic jam ahead of him. He slows down to 36 km/hour. He finds that traffic has eased and a car moving ahead of him at 18 km/hour is honking at a frequency of 1392 Hz. If the speed of sound is 343 m/s, the frequency of the honk as heard by him will be
A
1332 Hz
B
1372 Hz
C
1412 Hz
D
1454 Hz
Correct Answer
Option C
Detailed Explanation
Using the Doppler effect formula, the frequency heard by the motorcyclist can be calculated considering the relative speeds of the source and observer.
Found an issue with this question?