What is the difference between free vibration and damped vibration on the basis of amplitude?

A vibration tuning fork is placed over the mouth of a burette filled with water. The tap is opened and the water level gradually falls. It is observed that the sound becomes the loudest for a particular length of air column.

Why does the sound become the loudest?

Two pendulums $C$ and $D$ are suspended from a wire as shown in the given figure. Pendulum $C$ is made to oscillate by displacing it from its mean position. It is seen that $D$ also starts oscillating. Name the type of oscillation, $D$ will execute.