BIOLOGY SSC-II

SECTION-A
Time allowed: 20 minutes Marks; 12
NOTE:- Section-A is compulsory. All parts of this section are to be answered on the question paper itself. It
should be completed in the first 20 minutes and handed over to the centre superintendent. Overwriting is not
allowed. Do not use lead pencil.
Q1. Circle the correct option . Each part carries one mark.
i. Most of the gaseous exchange in a leaf occurs through;
a) stomata b) general surface
c) cuticle d) lenticels
ii. A disease involving the breakdown of air sacs of the lung is;
a) pneumonia b) bronchitis
c) asthma d) emphysema
iii. What type of blood vessel surrounds the alveoli;
a) artery b) arteriole
c) capillary d) vein
iv. Which organ is responsible for filtering the blood?
a) intestine b) brain
c) stomach d) kidney
v. The tube between kidney and urinary bladder is the
a) Ureter b) urethra
c) renal tubule d) nephron
vi. Which would not be present in the filtrate entering the Bowman ’s capsule
a) water b) calcium ions
c) blood cells d) urea
vii. All these are the parts of axial skeleton of human except.
a) ribs b) sternum
c) shoulder girdle d) vertebral column
viii. The disorder in which there is an accumulation of uric acid in joints;
a) Gout b) rheumatoid arthritis
c) Osteoporosis d) all above
ix. How many bones make our skull ?
a) 14 b) 22
c) 24 d) 26
x. Rhizopus reproduces asexually by ;
a) Binary fission b) budding
c) spore formation d) Endospore formation.
xi. Pollination is the transfer of pollens from.
a) anther to stigma b) stigma to anther
c) sepal to petal d) petal to sepal
xii. After fertilization the fruit develops from;
a) ovule b) ovary
c) petals d) anther