$Assertion :$ The pitch of wind instruments rises and that of string instruments falls as an orchestra warms up.
$Reason :$ When temperature rises, speed of sound increases but speed of wave in a string fixed at both ends decreases.
AIIMS 2009, Easy
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Pitch is related to frequency and $f = \frac{v}{\lambda }$
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