English Medium Class 10 - CBSE Question Bank Solutions for Science

Which hormone prepares the body for action?

Which hormone controls the amount of glucose in blood?

Which hormone gives boys a deep voice?

Which hormone gives girls soft skin?

 Write the names of five endocrine glands found in the human body. Name the hormones secreted by each gland.

How do hormones reach the organs they control?

Name the gland which controls the secretion of hormones from the pituitary.

Name the disease which occurs in adults due to the deficiency of iodine in the diet. What is the main symptom of this disease?

One of the following acts as an endocrine gland as well as an exocrine gland. This one is :

(a) salivary gland
(b) pancreas
(c) pituitary
(d) parathyroid

odine is necessary for the synthesis of which of the following hormone?
(a) adrenaline
(b) auxin
(c) thyroxine
(d) insulin

Which of the following is a mis-matched pair?

One of the following is an incorrect statement about insulin. This is:

Which of the following hormone prepares our body for action in emergency situations?

(a) testosterone
(b) growth hormone
(c) adrenaline
(d) insulin

The hormone which is associated with male puberty is called :
(a) oestrogen
(b) adrenaline
(c) testosterone
(d) progesterone

Which of the following endocrine gland does not occur as a pair in the human body?

A doctor advised a person to take injection of insulin because :
(a) his blood pressure was high
(b) his heart beat was high
(c) his blood sugar was high
(d) his thyroxine level in blood was high

One of the following statements is not true about thyroxine. This is :
(a) Thyroid gland requires iron to synthesise thyroxine
(b) It regulates carbohydrate, protein and fat metabolism
(c) Iodine is essential for the synthesis of thyroxine
(d) Thyroid gland can enlarge due to lack of thyroxine

Which of the following does not act as an endocrine gland as well as an exocrine gland?
(a) testis
(b) ovary
(c) pituitary
(d) pancreas

Dwarfism results due to:

The dramatic changes in body features associated with puberty are mainly because of the secretions of :
(a) estrogen from testes and testosterone from ovary
(b) estrogen from adrenal gland and testosterone from pituitary gland
(c) testosterone from testes and estrogen from ovary
(d) testosterone from thyroid gland and estrogen from pituitary gland