Question

A person living in Shimla observed that cooking food without using pressure cooker takes more time. The reason for this observation is that at high altitude:

Options

• Pressure increases

• Temperature decreases

• Pressure decreases

• Temperature increases

Answer 1

Pressure decreases

Explanation:

At high altitudes, pressure is low. Hence, boiling takes place at lower temperature and therefore, cooking takes more time. In pressure cooker, pressure is high and hence boiling point increases.