Q 1 –Adolescence is the period of
(a) 5 to 10 years
(b) 11 to 19 years
(c) 22 to 28 years
(d) 30 to 40 years
Q 2 – When a sperm having X-chromosome fuses with the ovum, the child born will be
(a) male
(b) female
(c) male as well as female twin
(d) it depends on the chance of fusion
Q 3 – How many pairs of Chromosomes are found in nuclei of their cells?
(a) 22 pairs
(b) 23 pairs
(c) 24 pairs
(d) 25 pairs
Q 4 – Children gain height during
(a) adolescence
(b) endocrine
(c) balanced food
(d) menarche
Q 5 – Testes secrete
(a) thyroxin
(b) estrogen
(c) testosterone
(d) iodine
Q 6 – Adam’s apple is
(a) enlarged larynx
(b) mammary glands
(c) apple of adam
(d) red apple
Q 7 – Out of these which one determines the sex of the baby?
(a) Hormones
(b) Chloroplast
(c) Chromosomes
(d) Pituitary gland
Q 8 – What is the stoppage of menstruation called?
(a) Menarche
(b) Menopause
(c) Gametes
(d) Insulin
Q 9 – Which hormone is secreted by adrenal glands?
(a) Adrenalin
(b) Insulin
(c) Testosterone
(d) Estrogen
Q 10 – Reproduction age in women starts when their
(a) menstruation starts
(b) breasts start developing
(c) body weight increases
(d) height increases
Q 11 – Which is male gonads?
(a) Hair
(b) Chest
(c) Moustache
(d) Testis
Q 12 – The beginning of menstruation at puberty is called
(a) ovulation
(b) menstruation
(c) menarche
(d) menopause
Q 13 – In males, the sex chromosome consists
(a) one X and one Y
(b) both X and X
(c) both Y and Y
(d) one M and one X
Q 14 – Production of thyroxin requires
(a) sodium
(b) magnesium
(c) iodine
(d) bromine
Q 15 – The period of life, when the body undergoes changes, leading to reproductive maturity, is called
(a) childhood
(b) adolescence
(c) Grown up
(d) Old age
Q 16 – The human body undergoes several changes during adolescence. These changes mark the onset of
(a) Puberty
(b) Prematurity
(c) Post adolescence
(d) ageing
Q 17 – Adam’s apple is prominent in
(a) Boys of any age
(b) Adolescent girls
(c) Girls of any age
(d) Adolescent boys
Q 18 – Larynx is also called
(a) Voice box
(b) Sound box
(c) Black box
(d) All of the above
Q 19 – Acne and pimples on the face is due to secretion of
(a) bile from liver
(b) Oil glands during puberty
(c) Enzymes in the digestive tract
(d) Tear from tear glands
Q 20 – Testosterone is a hormone found in human ___
(a) Children
(b) males and females
(c) Females only
(d) Males only
Q 21 – The first menstrual flow is called
(a) Menstruation
(b) Mensuration
(c) Menarche
(d) Menopause
Q 22 – Menopause occurs at the age of
(a) 10-12 years in boys
(b) 45-50 years in men
(c) 10-12 years in girls
(d) 45-50 years in women
Q 23 – When a sperm containing Y chromosome fertilizes an egg with X chromosome, the zygote develops into a _____ child
(a) Female
(b) Either a male or female
(c) Male
(d) No child
Q 24 – The change from larvae to adult is called
(a) Metabolism
(b) Metamorphosis
(c) Metastasis
(d) Morphology
Q 25 – The chemical substances which are secreted f rom endocrine glands are called
(a) puberty
(b) hormones
(c) estrogen
(d) adolescence
Q 26 – Which of the f ollowing will occur in f emales at puberty?
(a) Ovulation
(b) Enlargement of breasts
(c) Broadening of hips
(d) All of these
Q 27 – Puberty ends when an adolescent reaches
(a) Reproductive maturity
(b) Physical maturity
(c) Birth maturity
(d) Growth maturity
Q 28 – The menstrual cycle stops in a women at about 50 years old. The woman is said to have reached
(a) puberty.
(b) menopause.
(c) menarche.
(d) adolescence.
Q 29 – Which of the f ollowing does not take place during the f inal stage of the menstrual cycle?
(a) Further thickening of the uterine lining.
(b) Repair and growth of the uterine lining.
(c) Ovulation.
(d) Both (B) and (C)
Q 30 – Which one is another terms f or teenage is
(a) Maturity
(b) Puberty
(c) Adolescence
(d) Thyroid
Q 31 – Larynx is called
(a) Voice Box
(b) Music Box
(c) Respiratory organ
(d) None of these
Q 32 – Glands without ducts
(a) Mammary gland
(b) Exocrine gland
(c) Endocrine glands
(d) Pancreatic gland
Q 33 – Sebaceous gland is also known as
(a) Pancreatic gland
(b) Oil gland
(c) Sweat gland
(d) Mater gland
Q 34 – Thyroxine is produced by
(a) Pituitary gland
(b) Adrenal gland
(c) Thyroid gland
(d) Testes
Q 35 – In girls, secondary sexual characteristics develop between
(a) 9 and 11 years.
(b) 11 and 14 years.
(c) 15 and 18 years.
(d) 19 and 21 years.
Q 36 – Adolescence begins around the age of
(a) 18 years
(b) 13 years
(c) 25 years
(d) 11 years
Q 37 – The most clearly visible change during puberty is the
(a) Sudden change of hip size
(b) Sudden f ormation of breast
(c) Slow growth of head
(d) Sudden increase in height
Q 38 – Initially girls grow _____ than boys.
(a) Faster
(b) Slower
(c) Both of these
(d) None of these
Q 39 – In general, boys have a Low pitch voice while the girls have
(a) Low pitch voice
(b) Hoarse voice
(c) Deep voice
(d) High pitch voice
Q 40 – Progesterone level f alls during
(a) Menopause
(b) Lactation
(c) Gestation
(d) Menstruation
Q 41 – Which among the boys and girls puberty starts earlier?
(a) Any one
(b) Boys
(c) Girls
(d) Both together
Q 42 – Incomplete development of male secondary sexual characteristics is caused due to def iciency
in?
(a) Estrogen.
(b) Progesterone.
(c) Adrenaline.
(d) Testosterone.
Q 43 – Which of the following is NOT a secondary sexual characteristic f eature of girls?
(a) The enlargement of breasts.
(b) The deepening of voice.
(c) The menstruation begins.
(d) The growth of hair at armpit.
Q 44 – Deficiency of which hormone cause diabetes?
(a) Insulin
(b) Estrogen
(c) Testosterone
(d) Thyroxin
Q 45 – Puberty age in f emales is
(a) 10 to 12 years
(b) 12 to 14 years
(c) 8 to 10 years
(d) More than 14 years.
Q 46 – Menstrual cycle is controlled by
(a) Time duration
(b) Physical activity
(c) Food habit
(d) Hormones
Q 47 – The right meals f or adolescents consist of
(a) Chips, noodles, coke
(b) Rice, noodles and burger
(c) Chapatti, dal, vegetable
(d) Vegetable cutlets, chips and lemon drink
Q 48 – Which chromosomes determine the sex of an individual?
(a) Autosomes
(b) Allosomes
(c) Plasmid
(d) Giant chromosomes
Q 49 – Which of the f ollowing statements is true?
(a) Boys reach puberty at an earlier age than girls.
(b) Girls reach puberty earlier than boys.
(c) At the end of rapid growth, girls are normally heavier than boys.
(d) Between the age of 4 to 12, girls grow f aster than boys.
Q 50 – Reproductive age in women starts when their:
(a) menstruation starts
(b) breasts start developing
(c) body weight increases
(d) height increases
Q 51 – The right meal for adolescents consists of:
(a) chips, noodles, coke
(b) chapati, dal, vegetables
(c) rice, noodles and burger
(d) vegetable cutlets, chips and lemon drink
Q 52 – Which of the following combination of chromosomes lead to the birth of a baby girl:
(a) XX
(b) XY
(c) X
(d) Y
Q 53 – Which of the following combination of chromosomes lead to the birth of a baby boy:
(a) XX
(b) XY
(c) X
(d) Y
Q 54 – All human beings have pairs of chromosomes in the nuclei of their cells.
(a) 22
(b) 2
(c) 23
(d) 46
Q 55 – The unfertilised egg always has X chromosome.
(a) two
(c) four
(b) one
(d) none of these
Q 56 – Goitre’ is a disease of
(a) adrenal gland
(c) pancreas
(b) thyroid gland
(d) none of these
Q 57 – Which or ht ronowing proIdes iron to our body:
(a) leafy vegetables
(b) citrus
(c) meat
(d) all of these
Q 58 – Adreanlia hormone is produced by:
(a) pituitary gland
(b) thyroid gland
(c) adrenal gland
(d) pancreas
Q 59 – Whea the sperm contributes a Y-chromosome to the egg (ovum) at fertllisatin than the
zygole would develop into a:
(a) femaict,hild
(b) malechild
(c) either female or male child
(d) none of these
Q 60 – Which of the following Is incorrecl:
(a) Girls have high pitched voice
(b) Boys have a deep voice
(c) The voice box of girls is larger than that of boys
(d) The voice box in boys can be seen as a wouudmg part of the throat called Adam’s apple
Q 61 – The changes which occur at adolescence are controlled by:
(a) enzymes
(b) balanced diet
(c) hormones
(d) none of these
Q 62 – Which of the following b balmced dirt:
(a) icc-cream and cold drink
(b) meat and egg
(c) roti/rice, dal, vegetables
(d) none of these
Q 63 – The legal age for marriage of girls in our coaltry is:
(a) 21 years
(b) 18 years
(c) 20 years
(d) 16 years
Q 64 – AIDS is teased by a dangerous:
(a) virus HIV
(b) virus VIH
(c) protozoa
(d) bacteria
Q 65 – Hormones reaches to different parts:
(a) with lymph
(b) by ducts
(c) with blood
(d) none of these.
Q 66 – In our body hormones are formed in:
(a) endocrine glands
(b) exocrine glands
(c) kidneys
(d) none of these
Q 67 – Which of the following endocrine gland is called master gland:
(a) pituitary gland
(b) adrenals glands
(c) thyroid gland
(d) pancreas
Q 68 – Which gland secretes insulin:
(a) thyroid gland
(b) pancreas
(c) adrenals
(d) thymus gland
Q 69 – Which of the following controls sugar in blood:
(a) sex hormone
(b) pancreas
(c) growth hormone
(d) insulin
Q 70 – Which of the following disease is causes by deficiency of iodine:
(a) goitre
(b) diabetes
(c) scurvy
(d) beri-beri