Previous year MCQs

General science UPPSC 2015 GS-I
Question

When doctor tells a person that he/she has been affected with tetraplegia, it means that he/she is suffering from paralysis of:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option D: both hands and both legs

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “both hands and both legs”.
When a doctor tells a person that they have been affected with tetraplegia, it means that they are suffering from paralysis of both hands and both legs.

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