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Assertion (A): Different musical sounds are produced from percussioninstruments by exciting the stretched membrane at different tensions.
Reason (R): Flute, bassoon, oboes are examples of drum instruments.

A

Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.

B

Both A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A.

C

A is correct and R is incorrect.

D

Both A and R are incorrect.

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The correct Answer is:
C
Different musical sounds can be produced by exciting the stretched membranes at different tensions of percussion instruments and tabla, mridangam, drums, etc., are some of the examples.
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