SSC (English Medium) १० वीं कक्षा - Maharashtra State Board Important Questions for Science and Technology 2

Complete the following passage by using the appropriate words given in brackets:

(Delhi, 12, 2005, army, National Disaster, rescue work, State Reserve Police, 2015)

National Disaster Response Force has been established as per the Disaster Management Act, ______. Divisions of this force are working in the army. Overall, ______ divisions are working in the country. Its headquarter is in ______ and it is in action all over the country with the help of ______. In Maharashtra, ______ Response Force is in action through State Reserve Police Force. Personnel of this force have substantial contribution in ______ in disasters like cyclones, cliff-slidings, building collapse, etc.

Write any four important facts which must be thought over while considering the scope of disaster.

Fill in the blank and rewrite the completed statement: 
.................... is the largest gland in the body.

Draw neat labelled diagram of the pancreas with their associated structures

Pancreas, Gall bladder, Glomerulus, Liver

…………. is not essential for photosynthesis.
(a) Oxygen
(b) Carbon dioxide
(c) Light
(d) Chlorophyll

Write names of different parts of human digestive system and explain functions of any three parts.

All animals and fungi are autotrophs.

Name any four life processes in living things.

Carbohydrates are bodybuilding nutrients.

Considering the relationship in the first pair, complete the second pair:

Root : Vegetative propagation : : Flower : ____________

The process of absorption of water into raisins occurs through its membranes. This process is known as ______________.

(a) Absorption
(b) Osmosis
(c) Adsorption
(d) Diffusion

________ is the largest gland in the body.

The loss of water from the plants is known as ______

Choose the correct alternative and rewrite the following:

Which gas is released in plants during the process of photosynthesis?

Distinguish between: Autotrophic nutrition and Heterotrophic nutrition.

Give Scientific reasons:  
Consuming iodized salt in day to day diet is essential. 

In frogs, thyroid secretion stimulates the metamorphosis from tadpole to adult frog.

Name any two plant hormones and state their functions.