ACHYUTA PUBLIC SCHOOL

Senior Secondary School Affiliated to CBSE, Delhi

Thadicombu Road, Dindigul.

Class: X Sec:____ Objective Type Questions Test (2024-25) Marks: 30

Date: _____ Science - Biology Time:

Name of the Student ____________________________

Multiple choice questions:

1) Which of the following features relates to biodegradable substances?
a) Broken down by biological processes b) Remain inert
c) Persist in environment for long time d) May harm the ecosystem
2) Blood that comes out of the tissues is rich in
a) b) c) Hb d)
3) In the given structure of a nephron, identify the part where selective reabsorption of glucose, amino
acids, salts and a major amount of water takes place when urine flows through this part.

a) A b) B c) C d) D
4) Plants absorb nitrogen from the soil in the form of
i) urea ii) nitrites iii) nitrates iv) proteins
a) only (iv) b) only (i) and (ii) c) only (i), (ii) and (iii) d) only (ii) and (iii)
5) When a sperm is deposited into the vagina which route does it travel?
a) Vagina → Oviduct → Uterus → Cervix b) Vagina → Ovary → Uterus → Oviduct
c) Vagina → Cervix → Uterus → Oviduct d) Vagina → Uterus → Cervix → Oviduct
6) What will happen if deer is missing in the given food chain?
Grass → Deer → Tiger
a) The population of tiger decreases and the population of grass increases
b) The population of grass decreases
c) Tiger will start eating grass
d) The population of tiger increases
7) Choose the correct vegetative and reproductive parts in Rhizopus.
Vegetative Parts Reproductive Parts
(a) Spores Hyphae
(b) Hyphae Sporangium
(c) Spores Sporangium
(d) Sporangium Spores

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8) In yeast, budding takes place by the following steps
i) The bud may become separate from the parent body and develop into a new individual.
ii) Thus they may form a colony.
iii) A bud comes out in any direction from the parent cell.
iv) The baby bud develops and gives rise to another baby buds.
The proper sequence of step is
a) (iii), (i), (iv), (ii) b) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) c) (iii), (ii), (i), (iv) d) (ii), (iii), (iv), (i)
9) From the given picture of the digestive system, identify the part having gastric glands and secretes a
protein digesting enzyme.

(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D

10) Which one of the following conditions is true for the state of stomata of a green leaf shown in the given
diagram at day time?

(a) Large amount of water flows into the guard cells.

(b) Gaseous exchange is occurring in large amount.
(c) Large amount of water flows out from the guard cells.
(d) Large amount of sugar collects in the guard cells.
11) Two individuals are as shown using geometric shapes.

Their sex chromosomes are respectively denoted by , X" and Y. What are the possible combinations
of sex chromosomes for their male and female offspring respectively?
(a) and (b) and (c) and (d) and
12) Which option correctly shows the order of events when a bright light is focused on our eyes?
(a) Bright light → receptors in eyes → sensory neuron → spinal cord → motor neurons → eyelid closes
(b) Bright light → receptors in eyes → spinal cord → sensory neuron → motor neurons → eyelid closes
(c) Bright light → receptors in eyes → sensory neuron → motor neurons → spinal cord → eyelid closes
(d) Bright light → receptors in eyes → spinal cord → motor neurons → sensory neuron → eyelid closes
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13) The correct sequence of events when someone's hand touches a hot object unconsciously:
(a) Receptors in skin → Motor neuron → Relay neuron → Sensory neuron → Effector muscle in arm
(b) Receptors in skin → Relay neuron → Sensory neuron → Motor neuron → Effector muscle in arm
(c) Receptors in skin → Sensory neuron → Relay neuron → Motor neuron → Effector muscle in arm
(d) Receptors in skin → Sensory neuron → Effector muscle in arm → Motor neuron → Relay neuron
14) Which one of the following is not a natural ecosystem?
(a) Pond ecosystem (b) Grassland ecosystem
(c) Forest ecosystem (d) Cropland ecosystem
15) Select from the following the conditions responsible for the rapid spread of bread mould on a slice of
bread :
(i) Formation of large number of spores (ii) Presence of moisture and nutrients in bread
(iii) Low temperature (iv) Presence of hyphae
(a) (i) and (ii) (b) (ii) and (iv) (c) (ii) and (iii) (d) (iii) and (iv)
16) Some wastes are given below :
(i) Garden waste (ii) Ball point pen refills
(iii) Empty medicine bottles made of glass (iv) Peels of fruits and vegetables
(v) Old cotton shirt
The non-biodegradable wastes among these are :
(a) (i) and (ii) (b) (ii) and (iii) (c) (i), (iv) and (v) (d) (i), (iii) and (iv)
17) A plant growth inhibitor hormone which causes wilting of leaves is called :
(a) Auxin (b) Cytokinin (c) Abscisic acid (d) Gibberellin
18) The process in which transport of soluble products of photosynthesis takes place in plants is known as :
(a) Transpiration (b) Evaporation (c) Conduction (d) Translocation
19) The incorrect statement about placenta is :
(a) It is a disc embedded in the uterine wall.
(b) It contains villi on the embryo's side of the tissue.
(c) It has a very small surface area for glucose and oxygen to pass from mother to the embryo
(d) The embryo gets nutrition from the mother's blood through it.
20) In human beings, when the process of digestion is completed, the (i) proteins, (ii) carbohydrates and (iii)
fats are respectively finally converted into :
(a) (i) Amino acids, (ii) glucose and (iii) fatty acids
(b) (i) Amino acids, (ii) glucose, (iii) fatty acids and glycerol
(c) (i) Glucose, (ii) fatty acids and glycerol, (iii) amino acids
(d) (i) Sugars, (ii) amino acids, (iii) fatty acids and glycerol
21) A zygote is formed by the fusion of a male gamete and a female gamete. The number of chromosomes
in the zygote of a human is :
(a) 23 (b) 44 (c) 46 (d) 22
22) The part of seed which is a source of food during germination of seed is :
(a) Cotyledon (b) Radicle (c) Plumule (d) Embryo
23) The plants that can be raised by the method of vegetative propagation are :
(a) Sugarcane, roses, grapes (b) Sugarcane, mustard, potato
(c) Banana, orange, mustard (d) Papaya, mustard, potato

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 Assertion (A) & Reason (R):
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c) A is true but R is false.
d) A is false but R is true.
24) Assertion (A): The first level in all the food chains starts with green plants.
Reason (R): All green plants use solar energy to make their own food.
25) Assertion (A): Variation is useful for the survival of species.
Reason (R): Variants have unequal chances of survival.
26) Assertion (A): In humans, there is a complex respiratory system.
Reason (R): Human skin is impermeable to gases.
27) Assertion (A): Ozone layer protects the surface of the Earth from harmful UV radiations.
Reason (R): Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) are responsible for depletion of ozone layer.
28) Assertion (A): Sex of the children will be determined by what they inherit from their mother.
Reason (R): Women have XX sex chromosomes.
29) Assertion (A): Oxygen is essential for all aerobic forms of life.
Reason (R): Free oxygen atoms combine with molecular oxygen to form ozone.
30) Assertion (A): In the human heart ventricles have thicker muscular walls than atria.
Reason (R): Ventricles have to pump the blood into various organs.