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TEST (MCQ)
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CHAPTER:: OUR NERVOUS SYSTEM, FORCE & ENERGY, OUR LIFE SUPPORTS, OUR EARTHS NATURAL SATELLITE
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1. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS:
i) Our nervous system consists of the brain, the spinal cord & the
a) Blood vessels
b) Kidneys
c) Lungs
d) Nerves
ii) When we happen to touch a hot object, the sensory nerve immediately passes a message to the
a.) Brain
b.) Hands
c.) Spinal cord
d.) Eyes
iii) A person might faint if his heart does not send enough blood to his
a) Feet
b) Liver
c) Kidney
d) Brain
iv) To clean a blocked nose we must inhale :
a.) Perfume
b.) Ice
c.) Steam
d.) None of these
v) The centre of intelligence in the brain is:
a.) Cerebrum
b.) Cerebellum
c.) Medulla
d.) None of these
vi) Optic nerve is a
a.) Sensory nerve
b.) Mixed nerve
c.) Motor nerve
d.) None of these
vii) Brain, Spinal cord & nerves from
a) Nervous system
b) Digestive system
c) Skeletal system
d) Endocrine system
viii) The blinking of eyes is an example of
a.) Involuntary
b.) Reflex
c.) Voluntary muscles
d.) None of these
ix) The bulb shaped structure beneath the Cerebellum
a.) Cerebrum
b.) Spinal cord
c.) Medulla
d.) None
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x) The space between skull & brain is filled with
a.) Oxygen
b.) Clear fluid
c.) Oxygen
d.) Carbon
xi) An adult human brain weighs
a.) 1.1kgs
b.) 1.4kgs
c.) 1.2kgs
d.) 1.3kgs
xii) The center of intelligence
a.) Cerebellum
b.) Medulla
c.) Cerebrum
d.) Nerves
xiii) Example of a Third class lever
a.) Scissor
b.) Fishing rod
c.) Bottle opener
d.) Ice tongs
xiv) The capacity/ability to do work
a.) Force
b.) Energy
c.) Power
d.) Effort
xv) A catapult works by using
a.) Gravitational force
b.) Mechanical force
c.) Elastic force
d.) Frictional force
xvi) A screwdriver is an example of a
a.) Pulley
b.) Lever
c.) Second class lever
d.) Axle & wheel
xvii) A screwjack used to lift a car is a
a.) First class lever
b.) Second class lever
c.) Pulley
d.) Screw
xviii) The upward push of water on floating object is called
a.) Volume
b.) Density
c.) Gravitational force
d.) Buoyant force
xix) Gas used to produce colorful glow in the glass tubes
a.) Argon
b.) Helium
c.) Oxygen
d.) Carbon-di-oxide
xx) Insoluble impurities in water can be removed by
a.) Sedimentation
b.) Distillation
c.) Filtration
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d.) Evaporation
xxi) Gas used to kill bacteria in water is
a.) Chlorine
b.) Oxygen
c.) Carbon-di-oxide
d.) Helium
xxii) We are able to stay on ground because of
a.) Elastic force
b.) Buoyant force
c.) Frictional force
d.) Gravitational force
xxiii) The most readily available sources of energy
a.) Wind energy
b.) Solar energy
c.) Geothermal energy
d.) Water energy
xxiv) The gas is present in air in the maximum percentage
a.) Oxygen
b.) Carbon-di-oxide
c.) Nitrogen
d.) Argon
xxv) Which of the following changes into clouds, rain, fog & snow
a.) Argon
b.) Oxygen
c.) Water vapour
d.) Oxygen
e.) Hydrogen
xxvi) This water is mainly used in car batteries , science projects & in medicines
a.) Boiled water
b.) Distilled water
c.) Tap water
d.) Sea water
xxvii) Changes in weather occurs in
a.) Exosphere
b.) Troposphere
c.) Stratosphere
d.) Thermosphere
xxviii) Space shuttle moves in
a.) Mesosphere
b.) Troposphere
c.) Exosphere
d.) Thermosphere
xxix) Object through which light cannot pass
a.) Opaque
b.) Transparent
c.) Translucent
d.) None
xxx) When the moon is completely in the dark shadow of the earth
a.) Solar eclipse
b.) Total lunar eclipse
c.) Partial lunar eclipse
d.) Total solar eclipse
xxxi) Aryabhatta was launched in
a.) 1973
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b.) 1975
c.) 1980
d.) 1974
xxxii) First man in the world to go into space
a.) Rakesh sharma
b.) Yuri Gagarin
c.) Kalpana chawla
d.) Neil Armstrong
xxxiii) Natural satellite of earth
a.) Sputinik
b.) Aryabhatta
c.) INSAT-1
d.) Moon
xxxiv) It is always stationary
a) Fulcrum
b) Load
c) Effort
d) Lever
xxxv) A sloping surface is
a.) Inclined plane
b.) Pulley
c.) Wedge
d.) Lever
xxxvi) The closest neighbor of the earth in space is
a.) Sun
b.) Jupiter
c.) Moon
d.) Mars
xxxvii) Moon is lonely & silent place becaue it does not have
a.) Flowers
b.) Air
c.) Music
d.) Fire
xxxviii) A person who goes into space is called an
a.) Astronomer
b.) Astronaut
c.) Astrologer
d.) Agriculturist.