Question

Before playing the orchestra in a musical concert, a sitarist tries to adjust the tension and pluck the string suitably. By doing so, he is varying the:

• A. Intensity of sound
• B. Amplitude of sound
• C. Frequency of the sitar string with the frequency of other musical instruments.
• D. Loudness of sound

Answer 1

The correct option is C

Frequency of the sitar string with the frequency of other musical instruments.

The frequency of the sitar string is to be adjusted with the frequency of other musical instruments before playing the orchestra. By varying the tension in a string of fixed length, we can vary its natural frequency. If this was not done, the sound will be unpleasent to listen.