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Human Physiology - Blood Pressure

1 UPSC Prelims MCQs tagged "Human Physiology - Blood Pressure". Free practice with answer keys, explanations, and timed mock tests on Anantam IAS.

  1. Consider the following statements regarding the process of measuring blood pressure:

    Consider the following statements regarding the process of measuring blood pressure:

    1. AOnly 1 and 2
    2. BOnly 1 and 3
    3. COnly 2 and 3
    4. D1, 2 and 3
    Answer and explanation

    Correct answer: C

    Systolic pressure is by definition higher than diastolic (2), and readings genuinely vary across the day with activity, stress and rest (3). Statement 1 is wrong because the arm should rest at heart level, not below it, since a low arm position falsely raises the reading.