Assertion (A): A person goes to high altitude and experiences ‘altitude sickness’ with symptoms like breathing difficulty and heart palpitations.

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Q.
Assertion (A): A person goes to high altitude and experiences ‘altitude sickness’ with symptoms like breathing difficulty and heart palpitations.
Reason (R): Due to low atmospheric pressure at high altitude, the body does not get sufficient oxygen.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below. [2021]

1 (A) is false but (R) is true.

2 Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

3 Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

4 (A) is true but (R) is false.

Ans.
(2)

A person going to high altitude experiences ‘altitude sickness’ with symptoms like breathing difficulty and heart palpitations because of low atmospheric pressure at high altitude, due to which body does not get enough oxygen.

Solution

1 (A) is false but (R) is true.

2 Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

3 Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

4 (A) is true but (R) is false.

Ans.
(2)

A person going to high altitude experiences ‘altitude sickness’ with symptoms like breathing difficulty and heart palpitations because of low atmospheric pressure at high altitude, due to which body does not get enough oxygen.

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Solution

1 (A) is false but (R) is true.

2 Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

3 Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

4 (A) is true but (R) is false.

Ans. (2) A person going to high altitude experiences ‘altitude sickness’ with symptoms like breathing difficulty and heart palpitations because of low atmospheric pressure at high altitude, due to which body does not get enough oxygen.

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Ans.
(2)

A person going to high altitude experiences ‘altitude sickness’ with symptoms like breathing difficulty and heart palpitations because of low atmospheric pressure at high altitude, due to which body does not get enough oxygen.