Question

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

विकल्प

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

• differentiate the smell of a perfume from that of an agarbatti

• differentiate red light from green light

• differentiate a hot object from a cold object

Answer 1

differentiate the smell of a perfume from that of an agarbatti

Explanation -

Olfactory receptors are located in the mucosa of the nasal cavity which detects the smell. Severe cold blocks olfactory receptors due to this sense of smell being reduced.