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State PCS PYQPrelims 2023

BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · Question 8

Which of the following pairs are correctly matched? 1. Anorexia : Sleep disorder 2. Insomnia : Eating disorder 3. Dyspnoea : Shortness of breath 4. Anosmia : Partial or full loss of smell

  1. Only 1 and 2
  2. Only 2 and 3
  3. Only 3 and 4
  4. All of the above
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Answer: (C) Only 3 and 4

Explanation

Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder and insomnia a sleep disorder, so only pairs 3 and 4 are correct.

  • (A) Incorrect

    Wrong: these two are swapped: anorexia is an eating disorder, insomnia a sleep disorder.

  • (B) Incorrect

    Wrong: pair 2 is wrong.

  • (C) Correct

    Correct: dyspnoea is breathlessness; anosmia is loss of smell.

  • (D) Incorrect

    Wrong: pairs 1 and 2 are wrong.