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Question : ( a) Explain giving reasons why the tourists visiting Rohtang Pass or Mansarovar are advised to resume normal ‘active life’ only after a few days of reaching there. (b) It is impossible to find small animals in the polar regions. Give reasons.

Answer» <html><body><p></p><a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/solution-25781" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SOLUTION">SOLUTION</a> : (a) Initially the person suffers from <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/altitude-858777" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about ALTITUDE">ALTITUDE</a> sickness/nausea, fatigue and heart <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/palpitation-594904" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about PALPITATION">PALPITATION</a> because of low oxygen availability and low atmospheric <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/pressure-1164240" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about PRESSURE">PRESSURE</a>. Gradually the body increases RBC production, decreasing binding capacity of HB and increases the breathing rate to get acclimatised.<br/> (b) Small birds have larger surface area relative to their volume, <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/30-304807" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about 30">30</a> they lose heat much faster and have to spend more energy to generate body heat through matabolism.</body></html>


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