UPSC Civil Services Model Paper 5

The force that blood exerts against the wall of a vessel is called Blood pressure .
Hence statement 1 is correct.
The pressure of blood is much greater in arteries than in veins.
The pressure of blood inside the artery during contraction (ventricular systole) is called systolic pressure .
The pressure of blood inside the artery during relaxation (ventricular diastole) is called diastolic pressure.
Blood pressure is also called hypertension.
It is caused by the constriction of arterioles , resulting in increased resistance to blood flow .
It can lead to internal bleeding.
A sphygmomanometer is used to measure blood pressure.
Hence statement 2 is correct.