Transport in Plants MCQ with Answers

Top 50 MCQ for NEET About Locomotion and Movement NCERT | 2025NEET

MCQs

1. The supportive skeletal structures in the human external ears and nose tip are:

(a) Ligament

(b) Areolar tissue

(c) Bone

(d) Cartilage

Correct answer: Cartilage

2. The two protein molecules closely associated with actin filaments are:

(a) Actin and Myosin

(b) Actin & Tropomyosin

(c) Troponin & Tropomyosin

(d) Tubulin & Tropomyosin

Correct answer: Troponin & Tropomyosin

3. Cells and their functions are matched below, which is the correct option?

(a) Osteoblast - bone forming cells

(b) Osteoclasts - bone absorbing cells

(c) Osteoblasts - cartilage forming cells

(d) both a & b are correct

Correct answer: both a & b are correct

4. The thoracic cage of man is formed of:

(a) Ribs, sternum, and thoracic vertebrae

(b) Ribs and thoracic vertebrae

(c) Ribs, sternum, and lumbar vertebrae

(d) Ribs and sternum

Correct answer: Ribs, sternum, and thoracic vertebrae

5. Which one of the following statements is true about spongy bone?

(a) Unorganised appearance

(b) Lighter than compact bone

(c) Surrounds the bone marrow cavity

(d) All of these are correct

Correct answer: All of these are correct

6. The type of muscles present in our:

(a) Thigh are striated and voluntary

(b) Upper arm are smooth fibers fusiform in shape

(c) Heart are involuntary and unstriated smooth muscles

(d) Intestine are striated and involuntary

Correct answer: Thigh are striated and voluntary

7. Motor neurons electrically stimulate nearby muscle fibers at:

(a) Creative phosphate

(b) Actin filament

(c) Neuromuscular junction

(d) Cross-bridges

Correct answer: Neuromuscular junction

8. Chemical ions responsible for muscle contractions are:

(a) Na+ and Ca2+

(b) Na+ and K+

(c) Ca2+ and K+

(d) Ca2+ and Mg2+

Correct answer: Ca2+ and Mg2+

9. Assertion: Knee joint is the hinge type of joint

Reason: Femur, Patella, and Fibula are associated with the knee joint.

(a) Assertion and reason, both are correct and reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.

(b) Assertion and reason, both are correct. But reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.

(c) Assertion is correct, but reason is wrong.

(d) Assertion is wrong but reason is correct.

Correct answer: Assertion and reason, both are correct. But reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.

10. In a hurdle race, the major energy source of the leg muscle is:

(a) Preformed ATP

(b) Glycolysis

(c) Pyruvate & lactate

(d) Oxidative metabolism

Correct answer: Preformed ATP

11. Which one of the following statements is incorrect regarding skeletal muscles?

(a) Responsible for voluntary movement

(b) Contract and expand slowly

(c) Cell fibers have multiple nuclei

(d) Stimulated by the central nervous system

Correct answer: Contract and expand slowly

12. Which kind of joint (sutures of the cranium) is essentially immovable?

(a) Cartilaginous joint

(b) Fibrous joint

(c) Hinge joint

(d) Ball and socket joint

Correct answer: Fibrous joint

13. Which of the following is a wrist bone?

(a) Pubis

(b) Ulna

(c) Carpal

(d) Femur

Correct answer: Carpal

14. The largest synovial joint of the human body is:

(a) Knee joint

(b) Shoulder joint

(c) Elbow joint

(d) Hip joint

Correct answer: Hip joint

15. The ilium, ischium, and pubis join at the ________ to form the coxal bone.

(a) Acetabulum

(b) Ilium

(c) Sternum

(d) Glenoid cavity

Correct answer: Acetabulum

16. When bone becomes hard, the osteocytes are trapped in hollow chambers called:

(a) Osteoblasts and osteoclasts

(b) Red bone marrow

(c) Cartilage

(d) Lacunae

Correct answer: Lacunae

17. Voluntary muscular coordination is under the control of:

(a) Cerebellum

(b) Cerebral hemisphere

(c) Cerebrum

(d) Medulla oblongata

Correct answer: Cerebellum

18. The vertebral column extends from the skull to:

(a) Pectoral girdle

(b) Pelvis

(c) Frontal bone

(d) Phalanges

Correct answer: Pelvis

19. The molecule that provides ATP during muscular contraction is:

(a) Creative phosphate

(b) Hemoglobin

(c) Myoglobin

(d) Myosin

Correct answer: Creative phosphate

20. In a newborn baby, the flat bones in its skull are separated by large spaces filled with fibrous connective tissues. These soft spots are called:

(a) Fontanels

(b) Chitin

(c) Bursae

(d) Menisci

Correct answer: Fontanels

21. The segment of a myofibril between two Z-lines is called:

(a) Sarcomere

(b) Sarcoplasm

(c) Sarcolemma

(d) Sarconema

Correct answer: Sarcomere

22. The joint found between the ribs and sternum is:

(a) Cartilaginous

(b) Hinge

(c) Angular

(d) Fibrous

Correct answer: Cartilaginous

23. The joint between the atlas and axis is:

(a) Ball and socket joint

(b) Saddle

(c) Pivot

(d) Angular

Correct answer: Pivot

24. The clavicle articulates with the ___________ of the scapula:

(a) Acromion process

(b) Glenoid cavity

(c) Acetabulum

(d) Ball and socket joint

Correct answer: Acromion process

25. The contractile protein of skeletal muscle involving ATPase activity is:

(a) Actin

(b) Myosin

(c) Troponin

(d) Tropomyosin

Correct answer: Myosin

26. Muscle fatigue sets in due to the non-availability of:

(a) Calcium

(b) ATP

(c) Actin binding site

(d) Mg factor

Correct answer: ATP

27. Upon stimulation of skeletal muscles, calcium is immediately made available for binding to Troponin from:

(a) Blood

(b) Sarcoplasmic reticulum

(c) Lymph

(d) Bone

Correct answer: Sarcoplasmic reticulum

28. The functional unit of the contractile system in striated muscle is:

(a) Myosin

(b) Cross bridges

(c) Z band

(d) Sarcomere

Correct answer: Sarcomere

29. What is a sarcomere?

(a) Part between two H-lines

(b) Part between two A-lines

(c) Part between two Z-lines

(d) Part between two I-bands

Correct answer: Part between two Z-lines

30. Which muscle is adapted to be highly resistant to fatigue?

(a) Cardiac muscle

(b) Striped

(c) Unstriped

(d) Voluntary

Correct answer: Cardiac muscle

31. Which type of cartilage is found in intervertebral discs?

(a) Elastic

(b) Fibrous

(c) Hyaline

(d) Calcified

Correct answer: Fibrous

32. Which of the following is the smallest muscle in the human body?

(a) Stapedius

(b) Sartorius

(c) Gluteus maximus

(d) Trapezius

Correct answer: Stapedius

33. The process of bone formation is known as:

(a) Ossification

(b) Calcification

(c) Osteoporosis

(d) Remodeling

Correct answer: Ossification

34. Which cells are responsible for bone resorption?

(a) Osteocytes

(b) Osteoblasts

(c) Osteoclasts

(d) Chondrocytes

Correct answer: Osteoclasts

35. Which type of muscle tissue is voluntary?

(a) Skeletal

(b) Cardiac

(c) Smooth

(d) All of the above

Correct answer: Skeletal

36. What is the function of red bone marrow?

(a) Store calcium

(b) Produce red blood cells

(c) Store fat

(d) Store iron

Correct answer: Produce red blood cells

37. Which type of joint is found in the thumb?

(a) Ball and socket

(b) Hinge

(c) Saddle

(d) Pivot

Correct answer: Saddle

38. Which of the following is a function of the skeletal system?

(a) Protect organs

(b) Produce hormones

(c) Digest food

(d) All of the above

Correct answer: Protect organs

39. The human skeleton is divided into two main parts:

(a) Axial and appendicular

(b) Central and peripheral

(c) Cranial and caudal

(d) Anterior and posterior

Correct answer: Axial and appendicular

40. Which mineral is most important for bone health?

(a) Potassium

(b) Sodium

(c) Calcium

(d) Magnesium

Correct answer: Calcium

41. What is the main function of the vertebral column?

(a) Protect the spinal cord

(b) Support the body

(c) Enable movement

(d) All of the above

Correct answer: All of the above

42. Which bone is known as the collarbone?

(a) Clavicle

(b) Scapula

(c) Sternum

(d) Humerus

Correct answer: Clavicle

43. What is the primary function of osteoblasts?

(a) Break down bone

(b) Build bone

(c) Transport nutrients

(d) Store fat

Correct answer: Build bone

44. Which muscle is responsible for the movement of the upper arm?

(a) Biceps brachii

(b) Triceps brachii

(c) Deltoid

(d) Pectoralis major

Correct answer: Deltoid

45. Which part of the skeleton protects the brain?

(a) Skull

(b) Rib cage

(c) Pelvis

(d) Vertebral column

Correct answer: Skull

46. The mandible is also known as the:

(a) Lower jaw

(b) Upper jaw

(c) Cheekbone

(d) Collarbone

Correct answer: Lower jaw

47. The patella is commonly known as the:

(a) Knee cap

(b) Shoulder blade

(c) Elbow

(d) Wrist bone

Correct answer: Knee cap

48. The primary function of red blood cells is to:

(a) Carry oxygen

(b) Fight infection

(c) Form clots

(d) Carry nutrients

Correct answer: Carry oxygen

49. Which of the following is a bone of the lower limb?

(a) Femur

(b) Humerus

(c) Clavicle

(d) Sternum

Correct answer: Femur

50. The biceps brachii is located in the:

(a) Upper arm

(b) Forearm

(c) Thigh

(d) Calf

Correct answer: Upper arm

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