Question

Assertion

Women have shriller sound than men.

Reason

Men produce higher frequency of sound than a women.

• A. Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
• B. Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
• C. Assertion is true but reason is false.
• D. Assertion is false but reason is true.

Answer 1

The correct option is C

Assertion is true but reason is false.

The explanation for the assertion statement

1. Women produce a shriller sound or high-pitched sound because women have shorter vocal cords.
2. The short vocal cords of women vibrate more quickly and produce high-frequency sounds.

The explanation for the reason statement

1. The vocal cords of men are longer than the vocal cords of women.
2. Long vocal cords of men vibrate less and produce low-frequency sounds.

Hence, option (C) is correct.