Question

When a person is suffering from severe cold he or she cannot

• A. Differentiate the taste of an apple from that of an ice cream
• B. Differentiate the smell of perfume from that of an Agarbatti
• C. Differentiate red light from the green light
• D. Differentiate a hot object from a cold object

Answer 1

The correct option is B

Differentiate the smell of perfume from that of an Agarbatti

The correct option is B.

Explanation of the correct option:

1. The human body contains different receptors for different stimuli like the taste, temperature detection, smell and many more.
2. When a person suffers from a severe cold, his olfactory receptor gets blocked.
3. He will not be able to differentiate between different smells as the mucous membrane of the nose becomes thick and blocked for the passage of odor.
4. Hence, he will not be able to differentiate between the smell of agarbatti and perfume.

Explanations of the incorrect options:

Option A:

When a person is suffering from a severe cold, his taste buds or receptors do not get much affected, and he can easily differentiate the taste of an apple from that of ice cream.

Option C:

When a person suffers from a severe cold, his visibility receptors do not get affected, and he can differentiate red light from green light.

Option D:

When a person is suffering from a severe cold, he can differentiate the temperature as receptors for temperatures are not affected in the cold.

Final Answer: During severe cold, a person cannot differentiate the perfume smell from an Agarbatti smell.