UPSC CAPF (AC) 2025 Paper I · Question 92
Question 92 of the UPSC CAPF (AC) 2025 Paper I (3 August 2025). Try it first, then open the answer and explanation.
Which one of the following arteries supplies blood to the human heart muscle?
- Pulmonary artery
- Renal artery
- Coronary artery
- Hepatic artery
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- फुफ्फुस धमनी
- वृक्क धमनी
- हृद्-धमनी
- यकृतीय धमनी
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Answer: (3) Coronary artery
उत्तर: (3) हृद्-धमनी
The coronary arteries, the first branches of the aorta, supply oxygen-rich blood to the heart muscle (myocardium); their blockage causes a heart attack. The pulmonary artery carries deoxygenated blood to the lungs, the renal artery supplies the kidneys and the hepatic artery supplies the liver.