Question

ASSERTION: The sound produced by flute is more shrill than the sound produced by tabla.
REASON: Frequency produced by flute will be greater than the frequency produced by tabla.

A. Both assertion and reason are correct and reason is the correct explanation for assertion
B. Both assertion and reason are correct but reason is not the correct explanation for assertion.
C. Assertion is correct but reason is incorrect.
D. Both assertion and reason are incorrect.

Answer 1

Hint: In tabla, or any percussion instrument fitted with a leather, the sound is generated when the leather surface is hit with hand or stick or palm of fingers etc. When it is thumped The air in the vessel on which the leather is fitted also vibrates in two dimensions as it is hit. So we can see that by using the frequency we can determine which sound is more shrill the flute or the tabla.

Complete step-by-step answer:
We know that higher the frequency of the sound higher will be the pitch of the sound and vice versa.
As we know that the sound produced by flute is of much higher frequency than that of the table, thus sound produced by the flute is more shrill, that is it has a must higher pitch than the table.
Hence we can see that both the statements are correct and the reason explains the assertion very well so, option A is the correct option that is Both assertion and reason are correct and reason is the correct explanation for assertion

So, the correct answer is “Option A”.

Note: We know that pitch is actually the sensation created by the frequency. A sound of high frequency generally resembles a sound of high pitch, and vice versa. When we see the working of the flute we see that a flute is a thin hollow pipe with holes in it, when air is streamed through it, it creates a Bernoulli or siphon and as a result sound comes.