Question

The ________ is a long-necked lute with movable frets, seven strings, and nine to thirteen sympathetic strings, popular in north india.

Answer 1

The sitar is a long-necked lute with movable frets, seven strings, and nine to thirteen sympathetic strings, popular in north India. This plucked stringed instrument is named after a Persian instrument called the setar (meaning three strings)
It arrived at its present form in 18th-century India.