Given below is a table comparing the effects of sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system for four features (a - d). Which one features is correctly described?

Feature - Salivary gland Sympathetic nervous system - Stimulates secretion Parasympathetic nervous system - Inhibits secretion

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Feature - Pupil of the eye Sympathetic nervous system - Dilates Parasympathetic nervous system - Constricts

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Feature - Heart rate Sympathetic nervous system - Decreases Parasympathetic nervous system - Increases

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Feature - Intestinal peristalsis Sympathetic nervous system - Stimulates Parasympathetic nervous system - Inhibits

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Solution

The correct option is B Feature - Pupil of the eye Sympathetic nervous system - Dilates Parasympathetic nervous system - Constricts
In the question, (b) is correct, rest can be corrected as:
$\begin{matrix} F e a t u r e & S y m p a t h e t i c n e r v o u s s y s t e m & P a r a s y m p a t h e t i c n e r v o u s s y s t e m S a l i v a r y g l a n d & D e c r e a s e d s e c r e c t i o n & I n c r e a s e d s e c r e t i o n H e a r t r a t e & I n c r e a s e d & D e c r e a s e d I n t e s t i n a l p e r i s t a l s i s & I n h i b i t s & S t i m u l a t e s \end{matrix}$

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	Feature	Sympathetic Nervous Sytem	Parasympathetic Nervous System
(a)	Salivary gland	Stimulates secretion	Inhibits secretion
(b)	Pupil of the eye	Dilate	Constricts
(c)	Heart rate	Decreases	Increases
(d)	Intestinal peristalsis	Stimulates	Inhibits