MCQ Test Class X

MCQ TEST
CLASS – X ( LIFE PROCESSES AND REPRODUCTION ) FULL MARKS : 40

TIME ALLOWED : 45 min
1. Which of the following are energy yielding food ?
a) Carbohydrates and fats
b) Proteins and mineral salts
c) Vitamins and minerals
d) Water and roughage
2. In which mode of nutrition an organism derives its food from the body of the another living organism
without killing it ?
a) Saprotrophic nutrition
b) Parasitic nutrition
c) Holozoic nutrition
d) Autotrophic nutrition
3. Roots of the plant absorb water from the soil through the process of
a) Diffusion
b) Transpiration
c) Osmosis
d) None of these
4. The site of photosynthesis in the cell of a leaf is
a) Chloroplast
b) Mitochondria
c) Cytoplasm
d) Protoplasm
5. In Amoeba , food is digested within the
a) Food vacuole
b) Pseudopodia
c) Mmitochondria
d) Chloroplast
6. Which of the following events in the mouth cavity will be affected if salivary amylase is lacking in the
saliva ?
a) Starch breaking down into sugar
b) Protein breaking down into amino acids
c) Absorption of vitamins
d) Fats breaking down into fatty acids and glycerol
7. Which region of the alimentary canal absorbs the digested food ?
a) Stomach
b) Small intestine
c) Large intestine
d) Liver
8. The contraction and expansion movement of the walls of the food pipe is called
a) Translocation
b) Transpiration
c) Peristaltic movement
d) None of these
9. When a few drops of iodine solution are added to rice water , the solution turns blue-black in colour .
This indicates that rice water contains –
a) Fats
b) Complex protein
c) Starch
d) Simple protein
10. What are the products obtained by anaerobic respiration in plants?
(a) Lactic acid + Energy
(b) Carbon dioxide + Water + Energy
(c) Ethanol + Carbon dioxide + Energy
(d) Pyruvate
11. The breakdown of pyruvate to give carbon-di-oxide, water and energy takes place in
(a) cytoplasm
(b) mitochondria
(c) chloroplast
(d) nucleus
12. Glycolysis process occurs in which part of the cell ?
(a) Cytoplasm
(b) Nucleus
(c) Mitochondria
(d) Chloroplast
13. Name the substances whose build up in the muscles during vigorous physical exercise may cause cramps?
(a) Ethanol + Carbon-di-oxide + Energy
(b) Lactic acid + Energy
(c) Carbon dioxide + Water + Energy
(d) Pyruvate
14. Name the pores in a leaf through which respiratory exchange of gases takes place.
(a) Lenticels
(b) Vacuoles
(c) Xylem
(d) Stomata
15. The respiratory pigment in human beings is:
(a) carotene
(b) chlorophyll
(c) haemoglobin
(d) mitochondria
16.Which plant tissue transports water and minerals from the roots to the leaf?
(a) Xylem
(b) Phloem
(c) Parenchyma
(d) Collenchyma
17. The movement of food in phloem is called:
(a) transpiration
(b) translocation
(c) respiration
(d) evaporation
18. A blood vessel which pumps the blood from the heart to the entire body:
(a) artery
(b) capillary
(c) Vein
(d) Haemoglobin
19. Name a circulatory fluid in the human body other than blood.
(a) Platelets
(b) RBC
(c) Lymph
(d) Plasma
20. Single circulation, i.e., blood flows through the heart only once during one cycle of passage through the body, is
exhibited by which of the following:
(a) hyla, rana, draco
(b) whale, dolphin, turtle
(c) labeo, chameleon, salamander
(d) hippocampus, catla , anabas
21. Name the tube which connects the kidneys to the urinary bladder.
(a) Urethra
(b) Nephron
(c) Tubule
(d) Ureter
22. Which part of nephron allows the selective reabsorption of useful substances like glucose, amino acids, salts and
water into the blood capillaries?
(a) Tubule
(b) Glomerulus
(c) Bowman’s capsule
(d) Ureter
23. Where is the dirty blood in our body filtered?

(a) Heart
(b) Lungs
(c) Ureter
(d) Kidneys
24. The procedure used for cleaning the blood of a person by separating urea from it is called:
(a) osmosis
(b) filtration
(c) dialysis
(d) double circulation
25. Which is the correct sequence of body parts in the human alimentary canal?
(a) Mouth → stomach → small intestine → large intestine → oesophagus
(b) Mouth → oesophagus → stomach → small intestine → large intestine
(c) Mouth → stomach → oesophagus → smallintestine → large intestine
(d) Mouth → oesophagus → stomach → large intestine → small intestine
26. Identify the correct path of urine in the human body.
(a) Kidney → urinary bladder → urethra → ureter
(b) Urinary bladder → ureter → kidney → urethra
(c) Kidney → ureter → urethra → urinary bladder
(d) Kidney → ureter → urinary bladder → urethra
27. Which of the following help in protecting the inner lining of the stomach from the harmful effect of hydrochloric
acid ?
a)Mucus
b)Pepsin
c)Trypsin
d)Bile
28. Sometimes we get painful cramps in our leg muscles after running for a long time due to accumulation of –
a) HCl
b) Fat
c) CO2
d) Lactic Acid
29. The vein which brings clean blood from the lungs into the heart is known as :
a) Pulmonary vein
b) Hepatic vein
c) Superior vena cava
d) Pulmonary artery
30. The process of diffusion of solvent particles from the region of less solute concentration to the region of
high solute concentration through semi-permeable membrane is known as -
a) Diffusion
b) Osmosis
c) Translocation
d) Transpiration
31 . Fill in the Blanks : 1 x 10 = 10
1. The exit of food from the stomach is regulated by a ………. muscle.
2. ………. is the longest part of the alimentary canal.
3. The process of breakdown of glucose, (a six-carbon molecule) into pyruvate, (a three-carbon molecule), takes place in
the ……………………….. .
4. ………. is the site of the complete digestion of carbohydrates, proteins and fats.
5. Breaking of pyruvate using oxygen takes place in the ………. .
6. Rings of cartilage are present in the wind pipe to ensure that the ………. .
7. The blood has ………. cells which plug the leakage in the vessels by helping to clot the blood at the point of injury.
8. ………. transports products of photosynthesis from the leaves to other parts of the plant.
9. Exchange of respiratory gases takes place through a physical process known as …………….
10. …………………….. type of asexual reproduction seen in Amoeba .

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