Railways PYQCBT 1 2016

RRB NTPC · Question 37

When the human body temperature falls by about 2 – 3.5°f below the normal body temperature, the condition is known as A. Fever B. Hypothermia C. Hypermetropia D. Hyperthermia

  1. C

  2. A

  3. D

  4. B

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Answer: (D) B

Explanation

Hypothermia is the condition in which body temperature falls below normal (about 37 °C / 98.6 °F), usually after long exposure to cold. Hyperthermia is the opposite (abnormally high temperature), and hypermetropia is long-sightedness, an eye defect.