Question

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

• A. Intensity of sound only
• B. Amplitude of sound only
• 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

A violin and a flute may both be played at the same time in an orchestra.

Both sounds travel through the same medium, that is, air and arrive at our ear at the same time.

Both sounds travel at the same speed irrespective of the source.

But the sounds we receive are different. This is due to the different characteristics associated with the sound.

Pitch is one of the characteristics. Similarly, the sitarist adjusts the frequency of sitar according to other musical instruments.