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A normal man is unable to hear the sound emitted by source. Out of the possible reasons, the one which is not applicable is

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The pitch of the sound may be too high

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The pitch of the sound may be too low

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The quality of the sound is not matching with the man's requirements

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The amplitude of sound may be too small

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Solution

The correct option is C The quality of the sound is not matching with the man's requirements
a normal man can only listen sound when it is in audible range and when it is meeting certain requirements .
so the answer is C.

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