Question: Is the tuning the same on a violin as a mandolin? 

Answer: Yes. The strings on a Violin are tuned thus: G-D-A-E, exactly the same pitch as on a Mandolin except the Mandolin has 8 Strings(2 strings each of the same pitch) instead of 4 as the Violin has.
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