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


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differentiate the taste of an apple from that of an ice cream

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differentiate the smell of perfume from that of an agarbatti

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differentiate red light from green light

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differentiate a hot object from a cold object

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Solution

The correct option is B

differentiate the smell of perfume from that of an agarbatti


The correct option is B

Explanation for Correct option:

  1. The olfactory nerves present in the human nose detect smell and the olfactory tract and bulb pass on the information through signals to the brain.
  2. During sinusitis, the swelling and increased mucous production obstruct the smell from reaching the olfactory nerves present deep inside the nose. Hence, the smell of perfume cannot be differentiated from that of an agarbatti when a person is suffering from a cold.

Explanation for Incorrect option:

Option A

When a person is suffering from a cold, the taste buds are not affected because of which the taste of an apple can be differentiated from that of ice cream.

Option C

When a person is suffering from a cold, the photoreceptors are not affected because of which green light can be differentiated from that of red light.

Option D

When a person is suffering from a cold, the thermoreceptors are not affected because of which a hot object can be differentiated from a cold object.

Final answer: When a person is suffering from a severe cold, he or she cannot differentiate the smell of perfume from that of an agarbatti.


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