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CB20
SYLLABUS : Locomotion and Movement

Max. Marks : 180 Marking Scheme : + 4 for correct & (–1) for incorrect Time : 60 min.

INSTRUCTIONS : This Daily Practice Problem Sheet contains 45 MCQs. For each question only one option is correct.
Darken the correct circle/ bubble in the Response Grid provided on each page.

1. Which ion is essential for muscle contraction? (a) Dentary (b) Hyoid
(a) Na+ (b) K+ (c) Upper jaw (d) All of these
(c) Ca 2+ (d) Cl– 5. Intercoastal muscles are found attached with
2. Elbow joint is an example of: (a) diaphragm (b) ribs
(a) hinge joint (b) gliding joint (c) pleura (d) lungs
(c) ball and socket joint (d) pivot joint 6. Ball and socket joint is found between
3. Two of the body parts which do not appear in MRI may be (a) ribs and vertebral
(a) molar teeth and eye lens (b) femur and tibio-fibula
(b) scapula and canines (c) humerus and olecranon fossa
(c) ligaments and ribs (d) humerus and pectoral girdle
(d) tendons and premolars 7. Which of the following is the contractile protein of a muscle?
4. Which of the following is made up of a single bone in (a) Myosin (b) Tropomyosin
mammal ? (c) Actin (d) Tubulin

RESPONSE 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
GRID 6. 7.
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8. Myofibrils are made up of 13. Synovial fluid is found in
(a) Myosin and actin (a) cranial cavity (b) spinal cavity
(b) Myosin and troponin (c) immovable joints (d) freely movable joints
(c) Actin and tropomyosin 14. Humerus differs from the femur in having:
(d) All the above components (a) Sigmoid notch (b) Trochanter
9. Which one of the following is the correct matching of three (c) Deltoid ridge (d) None of these
items and their grouping category?
15. The most abundant mineral in human body is
Items Group
(a) Magnesium (b) Sodium
(a) Ilium, ischium, pubis - coxal bones
of pelvic girdle (c) Calcium (d) Potassium
(b) Actin, myosin, - muscle proteins 16. Ankle joint is
rhodopsin. (a) Pivot Joint (b) Ball and socket joint
(c) Cytosine, uracil, - pyrimidines (c) Hinge joint (d) Gliding joint
thiamine 17. The major function of the intervertebral disc is to
(d) Malleus, incus, - ear ossicles (a) Absorb shock
cochlea (b) String the vertebrae together
10. The number of floating ribs, in the human body, is (c) Prevent injuries
(a) 6 pairs (b) 5 pairs (d) Prevent hyperextension
(c) 3 pairs (d) 2 pairs 18. Which one of the following pairs of chemical substances is
11. Select the correct statement regarding the specific disorder correctly categorized?
of muscular or skeletal system :
(a) Calcitonin and thymosin - Thyroid hormones
(a) Myasthenia gravis - Autoimmune disorder which
(b) Pepsin and prolactin - Two digestive enzymes secreted
inhibits sliding of myosin filaments.
(b) Gout - inflammation of joints due to extra deposition of in stomach
calcium. (c) Troponin and myosin - Complex proteins in striated
(c) Muscular dystrophy - age related shortening of muscles
muscles. (d) Secretin and rhodopsin - Polypeptide hormones
(d) Osteoporosis - decrease in bone mass and higher 19. The functional unit of contractile system of a striated muscle
chances of fractures with advancing age. is
12. The sensation of fatigue in the muscles after prolonged (a) Sarcomere (b) Z-band
strenuous physical work, is caused by (c) Sarcosome (d) Myofibril
(a) a decrease in the supply of oxygen
20. Joint between bones of human skull is
(b) minor wear and tear of muscle fibres
(c) the depletion of glucose (a) Hinge joint (b) Synovial joint
(d) the accumulation of lactic acid (c) Cartilaginous joint (d) Fibrous joint
8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
RESPONSE
13. 14. 15. 16. 17.
GRID
18. 19. 20.
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21. Which one of the following is the correct description of a (c) If bone is heated then the organic part disappears
certain part of the normal human skeleton ? and inorganic part is retained
(a) Parietal bone and the temporal bone of the skull are (d) Hydroxyapatite salts and fluorapatite salts are found
joined by fibrous joint in matrix
(b) First vertebra is axis which articulates with the occipital 27. One of the following is a location of most abundant cartilage
condyles in the human body.
(c) The 9th and 10th pairs of ribs are called the floating ribs (a) Tracheal rings and costal cartilages
(d) Glenoid cavity is a depression to which the thigh bone (b) Intevertebral disc and public symphysis
articulates. (c) Pinna and tip of nose
22. Which of the following is an autoimmune disorder ? (d) Pectoral girdle and pelvic girdle
(a) Myasthenia gravis (b) Osteoporosis 28. Upon preventing acetylcholine from diffusing across a neu-
(c) Muscular dystrophy (d) Gout romuscular junction, which of the following will not result?
23. The joint in our neck which allows us to rotate our head left (a) No action potential will be produced in the affected
to right is muscle fibre’s plasma membrane.
(a) pivot joint (b) hinge joint (b) The endoplasmic reticulum releases calcium ions
(c) saddle joint (d) ellipsoid joint (Ca2+) into the cytoplasm.
24. Read the following statements carefully and select the (c) Myosin will not bind to actin in the affected muscle
correct ones. fibre.
(i) Cardiac fibres are branched with one or more nuclei (d) The affected muscle fiber will fail to contract.
(ii) Smooth muscles are unbranched and cylindrical 29. Muscle A and muscle B are the same size, but muscle A is
(iii) Skeletal muscles can be branched or unbranched capable of much finer control than muscle B. Which one
(iv) Smooth muscles are non-striated of the following is likely to be true of muscle A?
(a) only (iv) (b) (ii) and (iii) (a) It contains fewer motor units than muscle B.
(c) (iii) and (iv) (d) only (iii) (b) It has larger sarcomeres than muscle B.
25. A cricket player is fast chasing a ball in the field. Which (c) It is controlled by more neurons than muscle B.
one of the following groups of bones is directly contribut- (d) It is controlled by fewer neurons than muscle B.
ing in this movement? 30. Much discussion of muscle is related to ‘striated’ muscle,
(a) Femur, malleus, tibia, metatarsals but ‘smooth’ muscles are also important for
(b) Pelvis, ulna, patella, tarsals __________
(a) protecting and nourishing striated muscle cells.
(c) Sternum, femur, tibia, fibula
(b) conveying action potentials from nerve endings to
(d) Tarsals, femur, metatarsals, tibia
the deepest parts of striated muscle.
26. Which of the following statement is incorrect w.r.t. bone?
(c) involuntary activities, such as movement of food in
(a) If born is kept in HCl it becomes soft the gut and controlling blood pressure.
(b) Bone is made up of 60&70% organic matter and (d) sheathing the striated muscles so that they do not
30&40% inorganic matter damage each other as they slide past one another.

RESPONSE 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.

GRID 26. 27. 28. 29. 30.

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31. What is a hydrostatic skeleton largely composed of? (a) I (b) H
(a) Bone (b) Fluid (c) A (d) Z line
(c) Cartilage (d) Connective tissue 39. What is not true about human skull ?
32 The only movable bone in the skull is: (a) It is dicondylic
(a) Mandible (b) Maxilla
(b) It includes 6 ear ossicles
(c) Ethmoid (d) None
(c) It includes 14 facial bones
33. The smallest irregular bone in man is:
(a) Patella (b) Stapes (d) Hyoid is not included in skull bones
(c) Nasal (d) Palatine 40. Which is part of pectoral girdle?
34. ATP provides the energy for muscle contraction by (a) Glenoid cavity (b) Sternum
allowing for (c) Ilium (d) Acetabulum
(a) an action potential formation in the muscle cell. 41. Number of bones in hind limb of human is-
(b) cross-bridge detachment of myosin from action. (a) 21 (b) 24
(c) cross-bridge attachment of myosin to actin (c) 30 (d) 14
(d) release of calcium by sarcoplasmic reticulum. 42. Haversian system is diagnostic feature of-
35. The primary difference between an endoskeleton and an (a) Avian bones (b) Reptilian bones
exoskeleton has to do with (c) Mammalian bones (d) Bones of all animal
(a) the presence of both circular and longitudinal 43. In children the bones are more flexible and brittle because
muscles. their bones have
(b) whether or not the skeleton is on the inside of the (a) large quantity of salts and little organic substances
body. (b) large quantity of organic substances and little salts
(c) the presence or absence of joints. (c) well developed haversian system
(d) the amount of fluid in the body. (d) large number of osteoblasts
36. Deposition of uric acid crystals within the synovial joint 44. Pneumatic bones are found in
causes: (a) House lizard (b) Pigeon
(a) osteoarthritis (b) rheumatoid arthritis (c) Flying fish (d) Frog’s tadpole
(c) gout (d) paralysis 45. Actin protein occurs in two forms
37. Total no. of muscles in our body is (a) Polymeric F- actin and monomeric G- actin
(a) 256 muscles (b) 639 muscles (b) Monomeric F- actin and polymeric G-actin
(c) 400 muscles (d) 421 muscles (c) The tail and a head
38. The muscle band that remains unchanged during contraction (d) F-actin and G- actin, but both globular
and relaxation of the skeletal muscle is

31. 32. 33. 34. 35.

RESPONSE 36. 37. 38. 39. 40.
GRID 41. 42. 43. 44. 45.
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DAILY PRACTICE PROBLEM DPP CHAPTERWISE 20 - BIOLOGY

Total Questions 45 Total Marks 180
Attempted Correct
Incorrect Net Score
Cut-off Score 45 Qualifying Score 60
Success Gap = Net Score – Qualifying Score
Net Score = (Correct × 4) – (Incorrect × 1)
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1. (c) Movement of Ca2+ out in sarcoplasmic reticulum controls 29. (c) Fine motor control is accomplished by the presence of smaller,
the making and breaking of actin and myosin complex more numerous motor units. Each motor unit requires an
actomyosin due to which muscle contraction and relaxation individual motor neuron.
takes place. Albert Szent Gyorgyi worked out biochemical 30. (c) Smooth muscle is found mainly in the walls of hollow organs,
events of muscle contraction. such as digestive tract organs and blood vessels. Smooth
2. (a) Elbow joint is an example of hinge joint. The elbow is a muscles propel substances through the hollow organ by
hinge joint; it can open and close like a door. Hinge joint alternately contracting and relaxing.
is a form of diarthrosis (freely movable joint) that allows 31. (b) A hydrostatic skeleton consists of fluid held under pressure
angular movement in one plane only, increasing or in a closed body compartment.
decreasing the angle between the bones e.g. elbow joint, 32. (a) Mandible is a large bone constituting the lower jaw.
knee joint etc. 33. (b) Stapes is one of the three ear ossicles in the middle ear
3. (b) MRI machine does not show face image of bone and resembling a tiny stirrup. It transmits sound vibrations from
calcium, e.g. scapula, canine. It is also not suitable for the incus to the internal ear.
patients with cardiac pacemakers. 34. (b) ATP provides energy that is used to detach myosin from
4. (b) Hyoid is a horse shoe shaped bone present in neck between actin.
lower law and sound box (larynx). It is not articulated to 35. (b) Endoskeletons (such as those of mammals) are found inside
any bone, but is simply suspended, from temporal bones the body, and exoskeletons (such as those of insects) are
by means of ligaments. Hyoid provides surface for the found outside the body.
attachment of tongue muscles. 36. (c) In gout, there occurs a defect in uric acid metabolism resulting
5. (b) into its elevated level in blood (hyperuricemia). This is
6. (d) Ball and socket joint is a type of synovial joint in which followed by precipitation of excessive uric acid which gets
two bones are articulated. Shoulder joint is an example of deposited in the joint spaces. These deposited crystals of
ball and socket joint in which humerus is joined with uric acid causes pain in different bony joints.
pectoral girdle. 37. (b) 38. (c) 39. (d)
7. (a) Actin and tropomyosin are part of thin filaments of skeletal 40. (a) Glenoid cavity is a shallow concavity on the lateral side of
muscle. Tubulin is presents in microtubules. Myosin is pectoral girdle in which the head of humerus fits making the
muscle protein. shoulder joint.
8. (d) 41. (c) 42. (c) 43. (b) 44. (b) 45. (a)
9. (a) The pelvic girdle is formed by two innominate bones
consists of three separate bones ilium, ischium and the
pubis.
10. (d) The last two pairs i.e. 11th and 12th pairs ribs remain free
anteriorly, hence, they are called as floating ribs.
11. (d)
12. (d) The sensation of fatigue in the muscles after prolonged
strenuous physical work is caused by the accumulation of
lactic acid.
13. (d) 14. (c) 15. (c) 16. (c) 17. (a)
18. (c) Troponin is a protein which is found on actin filament and
myosin protein is found in myosin filament. Both actin and
myosin are complex proteins in striated muscles.
Thymosin is a hormone secreted by the thymus that
stimulates development of T-cells. Prolactin is a hormone
released by the pituitary gland that stimulates breast
development and milk production in women. Rhodopsin,
also known as visual purple, is not a hormone. It is a biological
pigment in photoreceptor cells of the retina that is responsible
for the first events in the perception of light.
19. (a) 20. (d) 21. (a) 22. (a) 23. (a)
24. (a) Smooth muscles are non-straited, unbranched and spindle
shaped. Skeletal muscles are unbranched. Cardiac muscles
fibres are uni-nucleated.
25. (d) Tarsals, femur, metatarsals and tibia are boned of the legs
which are involved in running during chasing the ball by
cricket player.
26. (b) Bone is made up of 60&70% inorganic matter and
30&40% organic matter.
27. (a) Hyaline cartilage is most abundant cartilage in body.
28. (b) The ER releases calcium ions only if stimulated by an action
potential, which requires acetylcholine to diffuse across the
neuromuscular junction.