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Question
Before playing the orchestra in a musical concert, a sitarist tries to adjust the tension and pluck the strings suitably. By doing so he is adjusting :
Options
intensity of sound only
amplitude of sound only
frequency of the sitar string with the frequency of other musical instruments
loudness of sound
Solution
frequency of the sitar string with the frequency of other musical instruments
Explanation:
The frequency of the sitar depends upon tension in the string, so, the sitarist is adjusting the frequency of the sitar string with the frequency of other instruments.
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