Before playing the orchestra in a musical concert a sitarist tries to adjust the tension and pluck t...

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 adjusting

(a) the intensity of sound only

(b) the amplitude of sound only

(c) frequency of the sitar string with the frequency of other musical instruments

(d) loudness of sound

Accepted Answer

The answer is c frequency of the sitar string with the frequency of other musical instruments Explanation Artists adjust the frequencies before beginning to play an instrument because musical instruments should be tuned in with other musical instruments to produce pleasant music

NCERT Exemplar Solutions Class 9 Science Solutions for Sound - Exercise in Chapter 12 - Sound