Question

Assertion: Human body temperature is well measured by a laboratory thermometer.
Reason: The range of a laboratory thermometer is between 35 ⁰C and 42 ⁰C.

• A. Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.
• B. Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect.
• C. Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion.
  
• D. Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion.

Answer 1

The correct option is B Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect.

A clinical thermometer is meant for clinical purposes. It is particularly used for measuring the human body temperature. The temperature range in the case of a clinical thermometer is 35 ⁰C to 42 ⁰C.
The temperature range in the case of a laboratory thermometer is -10 ⁰C to 110 ⁰C.