(English Medium) ICSE Class 9 - CISCE Question Bank Solutions

Name the nutrients whose deficiencies cause the following diseases in humans: 

Goitre

Name the nutrients whose deficiencies cause the following diseases in humans: 

Kwashiorkor

Mark the odd one out in the following cases and name the category to which the others belong: 

Xerophthalmia, Marasmus, Pellagra, Scurvy

Mark the odd one out in the following cases and name the category to which the others belong:

Riboflavin, Thiamine, Folic acid, Iodine

Give two examples of the following and their usefulness, if any, in our body.

Monosaccharides 

Give two examples of the following and their usefulness, if any, in our body.

Disaccharides 

Give two examples of the following and their usefulness, if any, in our body. 

Polysaccharides

A doctor advises a bone patient to include more of milk and milk products in his everyday food. Why so?

Why are proteins necessary in our food? Name one protein deficiency disease of young children.

Complete the following table by filling the blanks:

Which one pair of two conditions includes both as abnormal conditions of skin pigmentation?

Enumerate in a tabular form the different structures found in the epidermis and dermis of the human skin respectively.

Give suitable explanations for the following :

One should breathe by nose and never by mouth. 

Give suitable explanations for the following :

Hands must be washed before eating food.

Give suitable explanations for the following :

Eating places must be kept free of flies.

Which one of the following is an unhealthy habit?  

Name the two types of dysentery and their causative germs and give one main precaution against them.

Name the following: 

Organisms that transmit microbes that cause disease.

Select the most appropriate option in each case.

Red Cross Day is celebrated on

Describe the reasons for the formation of WHO.