A nurse measures the blood pressure of a seated patient to be $190 \,mm$ of $Hg$.
KVPY 2016, Medium
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$(d)$ Blood pressure is gauge pressure.
Also,
Actual pressure $=$ Atmospheric pressure + Gauge pressure
$\Rightarrow$ Actual pressure $=760 mm$ of $Hg$
$+190 \,mm$ of $Hg$
$=950 \,mm$ of $Hg$
$=1.25 \times 760 \,mm$ of $Hg$
$\therefore$ Actual pressure is $1.25$ times of atmospheric pressure.
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