How many questions come from Waves in NEET?

Waves was examined 29 times across the 13 NEET papers from 2013 to 2025 — about 2.2 questions (9 marks) per paper.

Is Waves important for NEET 2027?

Yes — at roughly 2.2 questions a paper it is one of the higher-yield Physics chapters, and the NEET 2027 syllabus (NMC/UGMEB, December 2025) retains it.

How can I practice Waves for NEET for free?

nextAIR holds 229 tagged questions on Waves across 16 concepts. Adaptive practice and a timed chapter test both start from this page, free, with no signup.

Practice & Test Waves

Class 11 Physics · Chapter 14. Practice 229 free NEET 2027 questions on Waves (Class 11 Physics), across 16 concepts. Asked ~2.2× per paper since 2013. Start instantly — no signup.

nextAIR's analysis of 4,858 tagged NEET questions (2013–2026) finds Waves draws about 0.88 questions per paper in the recent sittings (2023–2026), against 1.59 per paper historically — trend down.

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Practice questions

Concepts tagged

Asked 2013–2025

2.2×

Per paper

Part of the Oscillations And Waves unit in NEET Physics.

How much does Waves matter?

Across the 13 NEET papers from 2013 to 2025, Waves has been examined 29 times — an average of 2.2 questions per paper. At 4 marks each, that is roughly 9 marks a year riding on this one chapter. Where it sits against every other chapter, weighted to the eight most recent papers with 2026 included, is in the NEET 2027 chapter-wise weightage.

Most repeated in Waves

Topics by share of the 8 most recent NEET sittings in which they appeared, from nextAIR's 4,858-question PYQ pack (2013–2026).

Stationary wavesasked 20× · 0.62 per paper recently · trend stable62.5%repeat
Displacement relation in a progressive waveasked 4× · 0.25 per paper recently · trend up25%repeat
Beatsasked 4× · 0 per paper recently · trend down0%repeat
Doppler effectasked 4× · 0 per paper recently · trend down0%repeat
The speed of a travelling waveasked 2× · 0 per paper recently · trend down0%repeat

All most-repeated NEET topics

What gets asked: 14 concepts

Every question in the bank is tagged to one of these, so practice can target the exact idea you keep missing.

BeatsDisplacement Relation in a Progressive WaveEnd Correction in Closed Organ PipeFundamental Frequency of a Stretched String Fixed at Both EndsFundamental Frequency of Closed Organ PipeLongitudinal and Transverse WavesOne, Two and Three Dimensional WavesPrinciple of Superposition of WavesReflection of WavesSpeed of a Travelling WaveStanding Waves and Normal ModesTransverse and Longitudinal WavesTwo Waves in Same PhaseWave Motion

Sample questions

Question 1

Match the following types of waves with their characteristics: Column A (Wave Type) 1. Longitudinal wave 2. Transverse wave 3. Stationary wave Column B (Characteristic) P. Oscillations perpendicular to propagation Q. Oscillations parallel to propagation R. Nodes and Antinodes

Question 2

Maximum number of beats frequency heard by a human being is

Question 3

When a sound wave of wavelength '\lambda' is propagating in a medium, the maximum velocity of the particle is equal to the velocity of propagation. The amplitude of waves is

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Frequently asked

How many questions come from Waves in NEET?: Waves was examined 29 times across the 13 NEET papers from 2013 to 2025 — about 2.2 questions (9 marks) per paper.
Is Waves important for NEET 2027?: Yes — at roughly 2.2 questions a paper it is one of the higher-yield Physics chapters, and the NEET 2027 syllabus (NMC/UGMEB, December 2025) retains it.
How can I practice Waves for NEET for free?: nextAIR holds 229 tagged questions on Waves across 16 concepts. Adaptive practice and a timed chapter test both start from this page, free, with no signup.