NCERT Class 9 MCQ Quiz Hub

1. Which of the following tissues has dead cells?
Parenchyma
Sclerenchyma
Collenchyma
Epithelial tissue

2. Find out incorrect sentence.
Parenchymatous tissues have intercellular spaces.
Collenchymatous tissues are irregularly thickened at corners.
Apical and intercalary meristems are permanent tissues
Meristematic tissues, in its early stage, lack vacuoles.

3. Girth of stem increases due to
apical meristem
lateral meristem
intercalary meristem
vertical meristem

4. Intestine absorbs the digested food materials. What type of epithelial cells are responsible for that?
Stratified squamous epithelium
Columnar epithelium
Spindle fibres
Cuboidal epithelium

5. A person met with an accident in which two long bones of the hand were dislocated. Which among the following may be the possible reason?
Tendon break
Break of skeletal muscle
Ligament break
Areolar tissue break

6. While doing work and running, you move your organs Like hands, legs etc. Which among the following is correct?
Smooth muscles contrac) t and pull the ligament to move the bones.
Smooth muscles contract and pull the tendons to move the bones.
Skeletal muscles contract and pull the ligament to move the bones.
Skeletal muscles contract and pull the tendon to move the bones.

7. Which muscles act involuntarily? (i) Striated muscles (ii) Smooth muscles (iii) Cardiac muscles (iv) Skeletal muscles
(i) and (ii)
(ii) and (iii)
(iii) and (iv)
(i) and (iv)

8. Meristematic tissues in plants are
localised and permanent
not limited Lo certain regions
localised and dividing cells
growing in volume

9. Which is not a function of epidermis?
Protection from adverse condition
Gaseous exchange
Conduction of water
Transpiration

10. Select the incorrect sentence.
Blood has a matrix containing proteins, salts and hormones
Two bones are connected by ligament
Tendons are non-fibrous tissue and fragile
Cartilage is a form of connective tissue

11. Cartilage is not found in
nose
ear
kidney
larynx

12. Fats are stored in human body as
Cuboidal epithelium
Adipose tissue
Bones
Cartilage

13. Fats are stored in human body as
Cuboidal epithelium
Adipose tissue
Bones
Cartilage

14. Voluntary muscles are found in
alimentary canal
limbo
iris of the eye
bronchi of lungs

15. Nervous tissue is not found in
brain
spinal cord
tendons
nerves

16. Nerve cell does not contain
axon
nerve endings
tendons
dendrites

17. Which of the following helps in repair of tissue and fills up the space inside the organ?
Tendon
Adipose tissue
Areolar
Cartilage

18. The muscular tissue which function throughout life continuously without fatigue is
skeletal muscle
cardiac muscle
smooth muscle
voluntary muscle

19. Which of the following cells is found in the cartilaginous tissue of the body?
Mast cells
Basophils
Osteocytes
Chondrocytes

20. The dead element present in the phloem is
companion cells
phloem fibres
phloem parenchyma
sieve tubes

21. Which of the following does not lose their nucleus at maturity?
Companion cells
Red blood cells
Vessel
Sieve tube cells

22. In desert plants, rate of water loss gets reduced due to the presence of
cuticle
stomata
lignin
suberin

23. A long tree has several branches. The tissue that helps in the side ways conduction of water in the branches is
collenchyma
xylem parenchyma
parenchyma
xylem vessels

24. ¡f the tip of sugar cane plant is removed from the field, even then it keeps on growing in length. It is due to the presence of
cambium
apical meristem
lateral meristem
intercalary meristem

25. A nail is inserted in the trunk of a tree at a height of 1 metre from the ground level. After 3 years the nail will
move downwards
move upwards
remain at the same position
move sideways

26. Parenchyma cells are
relatively unspecified and thin-walled
thick walled and specialised
lignified
none of these

27. Flexibility in plants is due to
collenchyma
scierenchyma
parenchyma
chiorenchyma

28. Cork cells are made impervious to water and gases by the presence of
cellulose
lipids
suberin
lignin

29. Survival of plants in terrestrial environment has been made possible by the presence of
intercalary meristem
conducting tissue
apical meristem
parenchymatous tissue

30. Choose the wrong statement.
The nature of matrix differs according to the function of the tissue
Fats are stored below the skin and in between the internal organs
Epithelial tissues have intercellular spaces between them
Cells of striated muscles are multinucle ate and unbranched

31. The water conducting tissue generally present in gymnosperm is
vessels
sieve tube
tracheids
xylem fibres