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 a perfume from that of an agarbatti 

C. Differentiate red light from green light 

D. Differentiate a hot object from a cold object.

Answer 1

When a person will suffer from severe cold he or she will not be able to detect the smell of agarbatti or a perfume because during severe cold the olfactory receptors of the person get affected due to which he/she can’t recognise any kind of smell. All other receptors for taste, touch and vision can’t get affected in severe cold. So, they can easily detect anything related to taste, sight and touch.

Therefore, correct option is (b).