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NEET UG 2017 · Physics · Question 20

NEET 2017 Physics, question 20

Question 20 of the NEET 2017 paper (code A) is a Physics question from Waves. Its idea, Apparent Frequency: Both Source and Observer Moving, was asked only this once in NEET 2017–2026. The CBSE official answer key gives option 4.

Updated 2026-10-08

Q20 · Physics

Two cars moving in opposite directions approach each other with speed of 22 m/s and 16.5 m/s respectively. The driver of the first car blows a horn having a frequency 400 Hz. The frequency heard by the driver of the second car is [velocity of sound 340 m/s] :

  1. 1350 Hz
  2. 2361 Hz
  3. 3411 Hz
  4. 4448 HzOfficial answer

Official answer: option 4 · CBSE official answer key

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The only question on Apparent Frequency: Both Source and Observer Moving

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Waves in ten years of NEET

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