Previous year MCQs

General science UPPSC 2015 GS-I
Question

The temperature of the human body:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option C: neither decreases in winters nor increases in summers

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “neither decreases in winters nor increases in summers”.
The human body has mechanisms in place to regulate its internal temperature (around 98.6°F or 37°C) to maintain a relatively constant temperature regardless of external environmental conditions.

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