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This section includes 1844 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Grade10 knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 351. |
Pharmacology is the study of drug composition properties and |
| A. | chemical properties |
| B. | physical properties |
| C. | medical applications |
| D. | history |
| Answer» D. history | |
| 352. |
The drugs that are used to diagnose, cure and prevent the disease are called |
| A. | pharmaceutical drugs |
| B. | addictive drugs |
| C. | industrial drugs |
| D. | single cell drugs |
| Answer» B. addictive drugs | |
| 353. |
Cephalosporin is an example of |
| A. | vaccines |
| B. | sedatives |
| C. | antibiotics |
| D. | analgesics |
| Answer» D. analgesics | |
| 354. |
Broad-spectrum antibiotics are used to treat |
| A. | a small range of infection |
| B. | a wide range of bacteria |
| C. | all types of bacteria |
| D. | few bacteria only |
| Answer» C. all types of bacteria | |
| 355. |
The Scottish biologist who discovered antibiotic penicillin is |
| A. | Alexander Fleming |
| B. | Joseph Lister |
| C. | Ian Wilmot |
| D. | J. De Lamarck |
| Answer» B. Joseph Lister | |
| 356. |
The antibiotic cephalosporin is classified as a broad spectrum |
| A. | sulfonamides antibiotic |
| B. | single cell protein antibiotics |
| C. | bactericidal antibiotic |
| D. | bacteriostatic antibiotic |
| Answer» D. bacteriostatic antibiotic | |
| 357. |
Sulfa-containing drugs inhibit the synthesis of folic acid in |
| A. | animals |
| B. | bacteria |
| C. | virus |
| D. | plants |
| Answer» C. virus | |
| 358. |
The sources of medicinal drugs include drugs from |
| A. | animals |
| B. | fungi and plants |
| C. | bacteria and minerals |
| D. | all of above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 359. |
The substance required for the production of thyroxin hormone is |
| A. | vitamin B |
| B. | vitamin A |
| C. | iodine |
| D. | vitaminD |
| Answer» D. vitaminD | |
| 360. |
The nervous system which consists of all the nerves arisen from the central nervous system is called |
| A. | hilus nervous system |
| B. | peripheral nervous system |
| C. | myelin nervous system |
| D. | hyper nervous system |
| Answer» C. myelin nervous system | |
| 361. |
The nervous and chemical coordination, both are present in |
| A. | plants |
| B. | animals |
| C. | fungi |
| D. | unicellular organisms |
| Answer» C. fungi | |
| 362. |
The outer layer of the eye consist of sclera and |
| A. | pupil |
| B. | cornea |
| C. | choroid |
| D. | iris |
| Answer» C. choroid | |
| 363. |
The part of the spinal cord which consists of axons of motor neurons is called |
| A. | ventral root |
| B. | temporal root |
| C. | dorsal root |
| D. | auditory root |
| Answer» B. temporal root | |
| 364. |
Recessive alleles are represented by |
| A. | bold letters |
| B. | italics |
| C. | capital letters |
| D. | lower case letters |
| Answer» E. | |
| 365. |
The trait "round seeds" was declared by Mendel as |
| A. | dominant |
| B. | recessive |
| C. | genotype |
| D. | phenotype |
| Answer» B. recessive | |
| 366. |
The situation in which no allele is dominant over the other is called |
| A. | assorted dominance |
| B. | segregated dominance |
| C. | complete dominance |
| D. | incomplete dominance |
| Answer» E. | |
| 367. |
The name of the theory proposed by Charles Darwin is the theory of |
| A. | artificial selection |
| B. | special selection |
| C. | natural selection |
| D. | special creation |
| Answer» D. special creation | |
| 368. |
French biologist was the first to hint at |
| A. | inheritance |
| B. | evolution |
| C. | genetics |
| D. | variations |
| Answer» C. genetics | |
| 369. |
Which of the following conduct impulses toward the cell body? |
| A. | nodes of ranvier |
| B. | Schwann cells |
| C. | axons |
| D. | dendrites |
| Answer» E. | |
| 370. |
The examples of effectors in chemical coordination are |
| A. | human skin and eyes |
| B. | nerve impulses |
| C. | glands and muscles |
| D. | target tissues |
| Answer» E. | |
| 371. |
Somatotrophin is a |
| A. | growth hormone |
| B. | nutritional hormone |
| C. | balance hormone |
| D. | reproductive hormone |
| Answer» B. nutritional hormone | |
| 372. |
The function of hypothalamus in the brain is to link |
| A. | ganglion and neuroglial |
| B. | sensory dendrites and axons |
| C. | endocrine system and nervous system |
| D. | pituitary gland and thalamus |
| Answer» D. pituitary gland and thalamus | |
| 373. |
Considering 10 hours after intake of food, the blood glucose level (per 100 ml) for a diabetic patient is |
| A. | 70 to 99 mg |
| B. | 100 to 125 mg |
| C. | 126 mg and above |
| D. | 50 to 70 mg |
| Answer» D. 50 to 70 mg | |
| 374. |
Considering the chambers of the cavity of the eye, the anterior chamber is located in front of |
| A. | iris |
| B. | pupil |
| C. | cornea |
| D. | retina |
| Answer» B. pupil | |
| 375. |
In sensory neurons, the number of dendrites and axons are |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | 2 |
| C. | 3 |
| D. | 4 |
| Answer» B. 2 | |
| 376. |
In the hindbrain, the part of the brain which is present on the top portion of the medulla is called |
| A. | occipital lobe |
| B. | frontal lobe |
| C. | cortex |
| D. | pons |
| Answer» E. | |
| 377. |
The part of the spinal cord which contains ganglion and sensory axons is called |
| A. | ventral root |
| B. | temporal root |
| C. | dorsal root |
| D. | auditory root |
| Answer» D. auditory root | |
| 378. |
The pons is present on the |
| A. | top of medulla |
| B. | base of medulla |
| C. | inner side of pons |
| D. | top of pons |
| Answer» B. base of medulla | |
| 379. |
The central nervous system and peripheral nervous system is made up of |
| A. | papillary nerves |
| B. | pulmonary nerves |
| C. | neurons |
| D. | nephrons |
| Answer» D. nephrons | |
| 380. |
The muscles of iris in the eye are responsible for |
| A. | vision of eye |
| B. | color of eye |
| C. | adjustment of cornea size |
| D. | adjustment of pupil size |
| Answer» E. | |
| 381. |
The ciliary muscles become relaxed while seeing a far object and lens becomes |
| A. | less convex |
| B. | more convex |
| C. | less concave |
| D. | more concave |
| Answer» B. more convex | |
| 382. |
Which of the following is called the father of optics? |
| A. | Ali ibn Isa |
| B. | Ibn al-Haytham |
| C. | Bu ali Sina |
| D. | Alexander Flemming |
| Answer» C. Bu ali Sina | |
| 383. |
The brain which connects the forebrain and hindbrain is called |
| A. | forebrain |
| B. | cerebrum brain |
| C. | hindbrain |
| D. | midbrain |
| Answer» E. | |
| 384. |
The disorder caused by the enlargement of the thyroid gland is called |
| A. | hypothyroidism |
| B. | goitre |
| C. | hyperthyroidism |
| D. | tetany |
| Answer» C. hyperthyroidism | |
| 385. |
In dim light, pupil |
| A. | dilates |
| B. | constricts |
| C. | remains same |
| D. | none of above |
| Answer» B. constricts | |
| 386. |
Visual information is analyzed and received by |
| A. | frontal lobe |
| B. | parietal lobe |
| C. | occipital lobe |
| D. | temporal lobe |
| Answer» D. temporal lobe | |
| 387. |
The types of neurons based on their functions include |
| A. | motor neurons |
| B. | interneuron |
| C. | sensory neurons |
| D. | all of above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 388. |
The two adrenal glands present in the human body are located |
| A. | below gal bladder |
| B. | above gall bladder |
| C. | below kidneys |
| D. | above kidneys |
| Answer» E. | |
| 389. |
The higher center of the brain controls the |
| A. | voluntary action |
| B. | involuntary action |
| C. | reflex action |
| D. | reflex arc |
| Answer» B. involuntary action | |
| 390. |
Which of the following coordinates muscle movements? |
| A. | cerebrum |
| B. | cerebral cortex |
| C. | cerebral hemisphere |
| D. | cerebellum |
| Answer» E. | |
| 391. |
Rhodopsin is synthesized by the body from |
| A. | vitamin D |
| B. | vitamin K |
| C. | vitamin B |
| D. | vitamin A |
| Answer» E. | |
| 392. |
The example of coordinators in the nervous coordination are |
| A. | muscles and glands |
| B. | human ears |
| C. | human nose |
| D. | spinal cord and brain |
| Answer» E. | |
| 393. |
The gene by which the ABO blood group system is controlled is classified as |
| A. | gene 'I' |
| B. | gene A' |
| C. | gene 'B' |
| D. | gene 'O' |
| Answer» B. gene A' | |
| 394. |
The two polynucleotides together make up the molecule called |
| A. | mRNA molecule |
| B. | DNA molecule |
| C. | RNA molecule |
| D. | alleles molecule |
| Answer» C. RNA molecule | |
| 395. |
The offspring generation of P1 (parental generation) is classified as |
| A. | f2 generation |
| B. | g1 generation |
| C. | f1 generation |
| D. | p2 generation |
| Answer» D. p2 generation | |
| 396. |
The process in which a specific sequence of DNA nucleotides is copied is called |
| A. | translation |
| B. | transcription |
| C. | duplication |
| D. | replication |
| Answer» C. duplication | |
| 397. |
According to the Gregor Mendel, the features that must be present in the organism chosen for genetic experiment includes |
| A. | number of traits |
| B. | contrasting traits |
| C. | cross and self fertilization |
| D. | all of above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 398. |
When the iris muscles of the eye contracts, the pupil constricts in |
| A. | dim light |
| B. | bright light |
| C. | green colored light |
| D. | red colored light |
| Answer» C. green colored light | |
| 399. |
Glands that have ducts are called |
| A. | endocrine glands |
| B. | exocrine glands |
| C. | ductless glands |
| D. | non fluid filled |
| Answer» C. ductless glands | |
| 400. |
The largest part of the forebrain is |
| A. | thalamus |
| B. | cerebrum |
| C. | hippocampus |
| D. | cerebellum |
| Answer» C. hippocampus | |