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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
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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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