Consider the following statements: 1. A widely used musical scale called diatonic scale has seven frequencies. 2. The frequency of the note is 256 Hz and that of is 512 Hz. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Q: 112 (IAS/2008)
Consider the following statements:
1. A widely used musical scale called diatonic scale has seven frequencies.
2. The frequency of the note is 256 Hz and that of is 512 Hz.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Science

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IAS

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In Option 1, the statement is that a widely used musical scale, the diatonic scale, has seven frequencies. This is indeed correct; the diatonic scale is composed of seven distinct pitches or frequencies, making up the seven notes of the scale.

Option 2`s statement is that the frequency of the note `C` is 256 Hz and that of `C` an octave higher is 512 Hz. This is also accurate. In musical terms, an octave above a certain note is essentially a doubling of the frequency of that note. So, if a `C` note has a frequency of 256 Hz, a `C` note an octave higher will indeed have a frequency of 512 Hz.

Therefore, the answer is Option 3, as both statements given are correct.