1. Root hairs are: C.

Light absorption in photosynthesis

A. Protective caps of roots D. Mineral conduction
B. Outgrowths of epidermal cells for absorption
12. The root cap protects the:
C. Part of the shoot system D. Modified leaves
A. Root hairs
2. Vascular bundles consist of: B. Meristematic region
A. Stomata and guard cells C. Cortex
B. Xylem and phloem D. Vascular bundles
C. Palisade and spongy mesophyll
13. Fibrous roots are typical in:
D. Root hairs and endodermis
A. Carrots B. Grasses
3. Chlorophyll is a pigment found in: C. Banyan trees D. Mango trees
A. Xylem vessels B. Root hairs
14. Xylem primarily transports:
C. Chloroplasts D. Epidermal cells
A. Food from leaves to roots
4. Stomata function in: B. Water and minerals from roots to leaves
A. Water absorption C. Oxygen to stomata
B. Food storage D. Carbon dioxide to leaves
C. Mineral transport
15. Magnesium deficiency in leaves causes:
D. Gaseous exchange and transpiration
A. Wilting of stems
5. The word equation for photosynthesis is: B. Yellowing of leaves
A. Glucose + O₂ → CO₂ + H₂O C. Stunted root growth
B. H₂O + O₂ → Glucose + CO₂ D. Reduced flower production
C. Glucose + CO₂ → O₂ + H₂O
16. Left atrium opens into:
D. CO₂ + H₂O → Glucose + O₂ (in presence of
A. Right atrium B. Right ventricle
light/chlorophyll)
C. Left ventricle D. Aorta
6. Gas exchange in plants occurs through:
17. Right atrium receives:
A. Root hairs B. Phloem
A. Oxygenated blood
C. Xylem D. Stomata
B. Deoxygenated blood
7. Transpiration pull is driven by: C. Both types of blood
A. Capillary action D. No blood
B. Mineral absorption
18. Blood vessels that carry blood away
C. Root pressure
from the heart are:
D. Evaporation of water from leaves
A. Capillaries B. Veins C. Arteries D. Venules
8. Capillary action in xylem is due to:
19. Exchange of materials between blood
A. High root pressure
and body tissues takes place in:
B. Photosynthesis
A. Aorta B. Ventricles
C. Transpiration pull alone
C. Veins D. Capillaries
D. Adhesive and cohesive forces
20. Aerobic respiration takes place in:
9. Stomata open when guard cells:
A. Mitochondria
A. Lose water
B. Chloroplasts
B. Die
C. Nucleus
C. Produce chlorophyll
D. Blood vessels
D. Absorb water and swell
21. Products of aerobic respiration are:
10. The Casparian strip is located in the:
A. Ethanol, CO₂, energy
A. Epidermis B. Phloem
B. Lactic acid, energy
C. Cortex D. Endodermis
C. CO₂, H₂O, ATP
11. Palisade mesophyll cells are specialized D. O₂ and glucose
for:
22. When muscles respire anaerobically,
A. Gaseous exchange
the main product is:
B. Water storage
A. Ethanol B. CO₂ C. Lactic acid D. ATP
23. The key difference between breathing B. Proteins that protect the body from pathogens
and respiration is: C. Enzymes that digest food D. Hormones
A. Breathing exchanges gases; respiration
34. Which of the following is a contagious
releases energy from food
disease?
B. Breathing in mitochondria; respiration in
A. Diabetes B. Cancer C. COVID-19 D.
alveoli
Asthma
C. Enzymes in breathing only
D. Muscles only in respiration 35. What is the first line of defense in the
human body?
24. Which chamber of the heart receives
A. Antibodies B. White blood cells
oxygenated blood from the lungs?
C. Skin and mucous membranes D. Lymph
A. Right atrium B. Right ventricle
nodes
C. Left atrium D. Left ventricle
36. What is phagocytosis?
25. Which blood vessels have internal
A. Production of antibodies
valves to prevent backflow?
B. Ingestion of pathogens by white blood cells
A. Arteries B. Capillaries C. Veins D.
C. Secretion of mucus D. Formation of red
Arterioles
blood cells
26. The pulsating movement felt at the
37. Which cells engulf pathogens?
wrist is called:
A. Red blood cells B. Phagocytes
A. Heartbeat B. Blood flow C. Pulse D.
C. Platelets D. Hormones
Contraction
38. What causes inflammation?
27. What gives red blood cells their red
A. Antibodies B. Pathogen entry
color?
C. Tissue damage D. Fever
A. Plasma B. Platelets
C. Hemoglobin D. White blood cells 39. What is the role of interferon?
A. A pigment in the skin
28. Platelets play a key role in:
B. Chemical secreted by infected cells to help
A. Oxygen transport B. Fighting infection
fight pathogens
C. Blood clotting D. Hormone transport
C. Digestive enzyme D. Hormone
29. Which structure traps dust and
40. What is adaptive immunity?
bacteria in the nasal passage?
A. Innate defense at birth
A. Larynx B. Trachea C. Hair and mucus D.
B. Defense that develops after pathogen
Glottis
exposure
30. During inspiration, the diaphragm: C. Immunity from antibiotics
A. Relaxes and moves up B. Contracts and D. Immunity from tears and saliva
flattens
41. What is active immunity?
C. Expands and rounds D. Remains still
A. From antibiotics B. From mother’s milk
31. What is a pathogen? C. Body produces its own antibodies
A. A type of antibody D. From inflammation
B. A disease-causing microorganism
42. What is passive immunity?
C. A white blood cell D. A type of vaccine
A. After vaccination B. From inherited genes
32. What is an antigen? C. From readymade antibodies
A. A white blood cell B. A chemical that kills D. From inflammation
bacteria
43. Which of the following is an example of
C. A foreign substance triggering immune
passive immunity?
response
A. Vaccination B. Antibodies from mother’s
D. A hormone
milk
33. What are antibodies? C. Skin barrier D. Fever
A. Harmful proteins
44. What is the role of B-lymphocytes? 55. Which shell is closest to the
A. Engulf pathogens B. Produce antibodies nucleus?
C. Cause inflammation D. Kill red blood cells A. L B. M C. N D. K
45. What is the role of T-lymphocytes? 56. What is the formula to calculate
A. Produce antibodies
maximum electrons in a shell?
B. Trap pathogens in mucus
A. n² B. 2n C. 2n² D. n³
C. Directly attack infected cells
D. Produce melanin 57. What is the electronic configuration
46. Which of the following is a viral of oxygen?
disease? A. 2 B. 2,6 C. 2,8 D. 2,8,6
A. Typhoid B. Tuberculosis C. Hepatitis D.
58. What is the electronic configuration
Ringworm
of sodium?
47. Which of the following is a bacterial A. 2,8 B. 2,8,1 C. 2,8,2 D. 2,8,8
disease?
59. Which element has a full outer shell
A. Measles B. Typhoid C. Polio D. Malaria
with 8 electrons?
48. Which of the following is a fungal A. Oxygen B. Sodium C. Neon D.
disease? Fluorine
A. Ringworm B. Hepatitis C. Tetanus D.
60. Which group contains noble gases?
Influenza
A. Group 1 B. Group 2 C. Group 17 D.
49. Which parasite causes malaria? Group 18
A. Tapeworm B. Plasmodium C. Lice D.
61. What is valency?
Roundworm
A. Number of protons in an atom
50. Which practice helps prevent germ B. Number of neutrons in an atom
spread from hands? C. Combining capacity of an atom
A. Wearing gloves all day B. Washing hands D. Atomic mass
with soap C. Using perfume D. Drinking
62. What is the valency of oxygen?
hot water
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
51. What is the central part of an atom
63. What is the valency of carbon?
called?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
A. Electron B. Proton C. Neutron D.
Nucleus 64. What is the total number of
electrons in a neutral atom of
52. Which particle has a negative
aluminum (Z = 13)?
charge?
A. 10 B. 11 C. 12 D. 13
A. Proton B. Neutron C. Electron D.
Nucleus 65. How many neutrons does
phosphorus have (Z = 15, A = 31)?
53. What is the atomic number of an
A. 14 B. 15 C. 16 D. 17
element?
A. Number of neutrons B. Number of 66. Which of the following is a chemical
electrons change?
C. Number of protons D. Mass number A. Melting of ice B. Dissolving sugar in
water
54. What is the mass number of an
C. Burning of wood D. Boiling of water
atom?
A. Protons only B. Neutrons only 67. Which of the following is a physical
C. Protons + Neutrons D. Electrons + change?
Protons A. Rusting of iron B. Burning of coal
C. Dissolving salt in water D. Cooking of C. Carbon monoxide and particulates D.
food Nitrogen
68. The change of water into steam is: 78. Which gas is a greenhouse gas?
A. Chemical change B. Physical A. Oxygen B. Nitrogen C.Carbon dioxide
change D.Helium
C. Nuclear change D. Biological change
79. Drying of clothes is a:
69. What is formed when electric A. Chemical change B. Physical
current is passed through water? change
A. Steam B. Hydrogen and oxygen C. Nuclear change D. Biological change
C. Carbon dioxide D. Nitrogen
80. The hardest natural substance is:
70. Which gas is released at the A. Iron B. Graphite C. Diamond D.
cathode during electrolysis of water? Quartz
A. Oxygen B. Nitrogen C. Hydrogen D.
81. What is an ion?
Carbon dioxide
A. A neutral atom B. A charged atom or
71. Which of the following is a product group of atoms C. A molecule D. A
of rusting? proton
A. Iron chloride B. Iron oxide
82. What is a cation?
C. Iron sulphide D. Iron nitrate
A. Negatively charged ion B. Positively
72. Which of the following is a chemical charged ion C. Neutral atom D.
property? Molecule
A. Colour B. Solubility C. Flammability
83. What is an anion?
D. Density
A. Positively charged ion B. Neutral
73. What is tarnish? atom
A. Shiny layer on metal B. Thin film of C. Negatively charged ion D. Molecule
corrosion
84. Which of the following is a cation?
C. A type of polish D. A cleaning agent
A. Cl⁻ B. O²⁻ C. Na⁺ D. SO₄²⁻
74. Which of the following is a
85. Which of the following is an anion?
reversible change?
A. Burning of paper B. Rusting of iron A. Ca²⁺ B. NH₄⁺ C. Cl⁻ D. Al³⁻
C. Melting of ice D. Cooking of rice 86. What type of bond is formed by
75. Which of the following is used to transfer of electrons?
prevent rusting? A. Covalent bond B. Ionic bond
A. Water B. Paint C. Oxygen D. C. Metallic bond D. Hydrogen bond
Steam 87. What type of bond is formed by
76. What is the word equation for sharing of electrons?
burning methane? A. Ionic bond B. Covalent bond
A. Methane + Oxygen → Water B. C. Metallic bond D. Van der Waals bond
Methane + Oxygen → Carbon dioxide + 88. What is the formula of sodium
Water C. Methane + Hydrogen → Carbon chloride?
dioxide D. Methane + Nitrogen → A. NaCl₂ B. Na₂Cl C. NaCl D.
Ammonia Na₂Cl₂
77. What is smog caused by? 89. What is the formula of calcium
A. Water vapour B. Oxygen carbonate?
A. CaCO₃ B. Ca₂CO₃ C. Ca(CO₃)₂ D.
Ca₂(CO₃)₃
90. What is the formula of magnesium
sulphate?
A. MgSO₄ B. Mg₂SO₄ C. Mg(SO₄)₂ D.
Mg₂(SO₄)₃
91. What is the charge on a calcium
ion?
A. 1⁺ B. 2⁺ C. 3⁺ D. 2⁻
92. What is the charge on an oxide ion?
A. 1⁻ B. 2⁻ C. 2⁺ D. 3⁻
93. What is the charge on an aluminium
ion?
A. 1⁺ B. 2⁺ C. 3⁺ D. 4⁺
94. What is the correct name for NH₄⁺?
A. Ammonia B. Ammonium ion
C. Nitrogen hydride D. Azanium
95. What is the correct name for HCO₃⁻?
A. Carbonate ion B. Bicarbonate ion
C. Hydroxide ion D. Acetate ion
96. Which of the following is true about
noble gases?
A. They form many compounds B.
They are highly reactive C. They have
stable electronic configurations D. They
easily gain electrons
97. Which of the following is a correct
pair of oppositely charged ions?
A. Na⁺ and Cl⁻ B. Ca²⁺ and Mg²⁺
C. O²⁻ and Cl⁻ D. H⁺ and Na⁺
98. What is the correct formula for a
compound between Al³⁺ and O²⁻?
A. AlO B. Al₂O₃ C. Al₃O₂ D.
AlO₂
99. What is the correct formula for
Ca₃(PO₄)₂?
A. CaPO₄ B. Ca₂(PO₄)₃ C. Ca₃(PO₄)₂ D.
Ca(PO₄)₂
100. What is the correct name for H₂O?
A. Hydrogen oxide B. Dihydrogen
monoxide
C. Water D. All of the above
 32.C
33.B
Answer Key (1–100) 34.C
1. B 35.C
2. B 36.B
3. C 37.B
4. D 38.C
5. D 39.B
6. D 40.B
7. D 41.C
8. D 42.C
9. D 43.B
10.D 44.B
11.C 45.C
12.B 46.C
13.B 47.B
14.B 48.A
15.B 49.B
16.C 50.B
17.B 51.D
18.C 52.C
19.D 53.C
20.A 54.C
21.C 55.D
22.C 56.C
23.A 57.B
24.C 58.B
25.C 59.C
26.C 60.D
27.C 61.C
28.C 62.B
29.C 63.D
30.B 64.D
31.B 65.C
66.C 100. D
67.C
68.B
69.B
70.C
71.B
72.C
73.B
74.C
75.B
76.B
77.C
78.C
79.B
80.C
81.B
82.B
83.C
84.C
85.C
86.B
87.B
88.C
89.A
90.A
91.B
92.B
93.C
94.B
95.B
96.C
97.A
98.B
99.C