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Question
When a person is suffering from severe cold, he or she cannot
Options
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
Solution
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.
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