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GATE 2025 EC – Question 3

General Aptitude · Quantitative Aptitude: Arithmetic and Number Computation · 1 mark · Multiple choice

The 12 musical notes are given as $C, C^{\#}, D, D^{\#}, E, F, F^{\#}, G, G^{\#}, A, A^{\#}$, and $B$. Frequency of each note is $\sqrt[12]{2}$ times the frequency of the previous note. If the frequency of the note C is 130.8 Hz, then the ratio of frequencies of notes $F^{\#}$ and $C$ is:

  1. $\sqrt[6]{2}$
  2. $\sqrt{2}$
  3. $\sqrt[4]{2}$
  4. 2

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Correct answer: (B) $\sqrt{2}$

Explanation

$F^{\#}$ is 6 notes above $C$ (C, C#, D, D#, E, F, F#), so the ratio is $(2^{1/12})^{6}=2^{1/2}=\sqrt2$.