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Reaching the Age of Adolescence - 2

Reaching the Age of Adolescence - 2

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the absence of fertilisation, the released egg and the thickened lining of the uterus along with its blood vessels are shed off. This causes bleeding in women, which is called menstruation. The first menstrual flow is termed as

  1. menopause
  2. ovulation
  3. menarche
  4. implantation
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is a correct statement?

  1. A girl becomes pregnant if she looks at boys during menstruation.

  2. A mother is responsible for the sex of her child.

  3. A father is responsible for the sex of his child.

  4. The legal age for marriage is 18 years for girls and boys.
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Ram's uncle was suffering from ‘diabetes’ because his pancreas was not producing a hormone in a sufficient quantity. Identify the hormone.

  1. Glucagon
  2. Vasopressin
  3. Thyroxine
  4. Insulin
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

An unfertilised egg always has

  1. X chromosome
  2. Y chromosome
  3. a pair of X and Y chromosomes
  4. no chromosome
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Why many adolescents get acne and pimples at the time of puberty?

  1. Because of irregular sex hormones
  2. Because of development of secondary sex organs
  3. Because of reproductive maturity
  4. Because of increased activity of sebaceous and sweat glands
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following processes in the body is not controlled by hormones?

  1. Blood circulation
  2. Height
  3. Growth
  4. Changes in body shape
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is strictly not to be done by an adolescent?

  1. Taking drugs
  2. Having a balanced diet
  3. Proper exercise
  4. Personal hygiene
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following changes does not occur in a female adolescent?

  1. High pitched voice
  2. Menstrual cycle begins
  3. Adam’s apple protrudes from the neck region
  4. Increase in height
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Why the presence of iodine is necessary in water in which tadpoles are growing?

  1. Iodine gives nourishment to tadpoles.
  2. Iodine keeps external environment suitable for the growth of tadpoles.
  3. Thyroxin production requires iodine which controls metamorphosis in frogs.
  4. Thyroxin secreted by iodine maintains the concentration of salts in water and helps in the development of tadpoles into frogs.
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following events occur during puberty in a girl?

(i) Widening of chest
(ii) Broadening of pelvis
(iii) Broadening of shoulders
(iv) Widening of spine bones

  1. (i) and (iii)
  2. (ii) and (iii)
  3. (iii) and (iv)
  4. (ii) and (iv)
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not true about teenage pregnancy?

  1. Health problems occur in a mother and her child
  2. Mental agony of adolescents
  3. Health improves due to pregnancy
  4. The girl is not ready for responsibilities of motherhood
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is not true about puberty?

  1. It makes individuals capable of reproduction.
  2. At puberty, height increases markedly.
  3. Boys start getting hairy line above their lips.
  4. It comes around the age of 20 years.
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which among the following statements correctly defines adolescence?

  1. The period during which an egg and a sperm fuse
  2. The period during which a body undergoes changes leading to reproductive maturity
  3. The birth time of an individual
  4. The period during which an individual loses his/her ability to reproduce due to old age
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Why does the voice of boys become hoarse during teenage?

  1. Because of enlargement of buccal cavity
  2. Because of secretion of glands
  3. Because of the overgrowth of larynx
  4. None of these
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Where do endocrine glands release their secretions?

  1. Near the target site
  2. Into the blood stream
  3. Into the ducts
  4. Inside the cytoplasm of the cell
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