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How many sense organs do human beings have in total, counting external and deep senses?
ASeven, of which five are external and two are deep senses
BFive, all located on the surface of the body
CSix, with one shared between vision and balance
DEight, including one general body-heat receptor
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Seven, of which five are external and two are deep senses
1. The chapter lists the five external sense organs: eyes, ears, nose, tongue and skin.
2. It then adds two deep senses inside the body: the kinesthetic and the vestibular systems.
3. Adding the two deep senses to the five external sense organs gives a total of seven.
4. Hence the correct count is seven sense organs in total.
_Source: NCERT Class 11 Psychology Ch 4 "Sensory, Attentional and Perceptual Processes", p. 62, Sense Modalities_
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