CBSE Class 5 General Knowledge Our Body and Health MCQs

Directions (Qs. 1 to 10): Read the description and answer by choosing the correct option.

1. __________ has several functions including mastication, tasting, producing saliva, swallowing and assisting in speech.
(a) Jaws
(b) Taste buds
(c) Tongue
(d) Larynx
Answer : C

2. Which of the following movements are not exhibited by insects?
(a) Creep
(b) Run
(c) fly
(d) None of these
Answer : B

3. Plants do not exhibit this trait commonly found in all living things.
(a) Locomotion
(b) Nutrition
(c) Respiration
(d) Reproduction
Answer : A

4. The framework of this system helps to support and provides a structure to the body.
(a) Muscular system
(b) Skeletal system
(c) Sense organs
(d) Digestive system
Answer :B 

5. In which part of the digestive system is large amounts of water absorbed? (2015)
(a) Small intestine
(b) Esophagus
(c) Large intestine
(d) Anus
Answer : C

6. The organ that can differentiate between candle light and electric bulb is________.
(a) eyes
(b) sensory nerves
(c) brain
(d) none of these
Answer : A

7. Exercise helps to (2015)
(a) make us tired
(b) increase the flow of blood
(c) relax the body
(d) none of these
Answer : B

8. Insufficient amounts of vitamin A causes this disease___________.
(a) beriberi
(b) night blindness
(c) rickets
(d) dehydration
Answer : B

9. Proteins are responsible for the growth of the body. Deficiency of this nutrient causes (2016)
(a) kwashiorkor
(b) rickets
(c) nausea
(d) none of these
Answer : A

10. Vitamin D makes our body strong. Exposure to sunlight aids in the synthesis of vitamin D.
Deficiency of vitamin D makes the bone weak as a result they become bent. This disease is called __________.
(a) ringworm
(b) anaemia
(c) rickets
(d) none of these
Answer : C

11. The tissue in the human body that does not have any blood vessel is _____________.
(a) nails
(b) hair
(c) both (a) and (b)
(d) none of these
Answer : C

12. The number of bones in a human body at the time of birth is _________.
(a) 600
(b) 450
(c) 206
(d) 300
Answer : D

13. Diseases that can spread from one person to another are called __________. disease.
(a) acute
(b) chronic
(c) contagious
(d) mild
Answer : C

14. Which of the following is not responsible for spreading of diseases? (2017)
(a) Light
(b) Air
(c) Water
(d) Insects
Answer : A

15. Which of the following is not a waterborne disease?
(a) Cholera
(b) Measles
(c) Typhoid
(d) Jaundice
Answer : B

Directions (Qs. 16 to 20): Look at the picture clues and answer by choosing the correct option.

16. This shows one of the following safety measures.
(a) Following traffic rules
(b) Crossing the road at zebra crossing
(c) Walking on the footpath
(d) None of these
Answer : A

17. The diagram shows ____________.

(a) Respiratory system
(b) Reproductive system
(c) Excretory system
(d) Digestive system
Answer : D

18. This vegetable is rich in which of the following?

(a) Vitamin C
(b) Calcium
(c) Iron
(d) None of these
Answer : C

19. Which of the following systems does this part of the body belong to?

(a) Reproductive system
(c) Excretory system
(c) Skeletal system
(d) Respiratory system
Answer : C

20 Which of the following systems does this part of the body belong to?

(a) Respiratory system
(c) Reproductive system
(c) Sense organs
(d) Digestive system
Answer : C

Directions (Qs. 21 to 30): Read the description and answer the following by choosing the correct option.

21. It is an infection of the respiratory system caused by a virus. Fever, cough, running nose, red eyes are its most common symptoms. It spreads through air and is highly contagious.
(a) Measles
(b) Tuberculosis
(c) Whooping cough
(d) Polio
Answer : C

22. This is an infectious disease of the intestine that is transmitted to humans by consumption of contaminated food or drinking water. It can lead to dehydration and even death if untreated.
(a) Polio
(b) Amoebiasis
(c) Cholera
(d) None of these
Answer : C

23. A disease of human immune system caused by the human immune deficiency virus. (2017)
(a) HIV
(b) AIDS
(c) Constipation
(d) Fever
Answer : B

24. Which of the following is not a protein rich food?
(a) Meat
(b) Milk
(c) Wheat
(d) Pulses
Answer : C

25. Femur, the longest bone in the human body is present in ______.
(a) Mouth
(b) Leg
(c) Brain
(d) Hip
Answer : D

26. Why does the vomit taste sour? It is because__________. (2016)
(a) you have eaten sour food
(c) the stomach is full of acid
(b) vomit contains toxins
(d) none of these
Answer : C

27. Smoking causes damage to which system of the body?
(a) Circulatory system
(b) Respiratory system
(c) Digestive system
(d) None of these
Answer : B

28. Following class rules is which of the following?
(a) Safety at school
(b) Safety at home
(c) Safety at the park
(d) None of these
Answer : A

29. Transferring blood from a healthy person to another who lacks blood either due to an injury or disease is called ___________.
(a) Blood transfer
(b) Dialysis
(c) Blood transfusion
(d) Oral injection
Answer : C

30. There are a total of how many blood groups?
(a) 4
(b) 8
(c) 3
(d) 9
Answer : B

Directions (Qs. 31 to 35): Read the question and match by choosing the correct option.

31. Column I           Column II
A. Heart                     1. digestion
B. Lungs                    2. pumps blood
C. Stomach                3. throw waste out
D. Kidneys 4. breathing
(a) A → 1; B → 2; C → 3; D → 4
(b) A → 2; B → 4; C → 1; D → 3
(c) A → 2; B → 1; C → 4; D → 3
(d) A → 4; B → 3; C → 2; D → 1
Answer : B

32. Column I          Column II
A. Carbohydrates       1. Meat
B. Proteins                2. Butter
C. Fats                      3. Bread
(a) A → 3; B → 1; C → 2
(b) A → 2; B → 1; C → 3
(c) A → 1; B → 3; C → 2
(d) None of these
Answer : A

33. Column I                      Column II
A. Jaundice                 1. caused by a bacteria
B. Chickenpox             2. disease of the liver
C. Smallpox                3. eradicated from the world
D. Tuberculosis           4. rash and fever
(a) A → 2; B → 3; C → 4; D → 1
(b) A → 2; B → 1; C → 3; D → 4
(c) A → 2; B → 4; C → 3; D → 1
(d) A → 1; B → 2; C → 3; D → 4
Answer : C

34. Column                             I Column II
A. Water purifier              1. cleans dust
B. Exhaust fan                 2. purifies water
C. Air conditioner             3. eradicate bad odour or toxic fumes
D. Vacuum cleaner           4. cools air
(a) A → 2; B → 1; C → 4; D → 3
(b) A → 2; B → 3; C → 4; D → 1
(c) A → 3; B → 4; C → 2; D → 1
(d) A → 1; B → 2; C → 3; D → 4
Answer : B

35. Column I                       Column II
A. Goiter                         1. Deficiency of iron
B. Scurvy                        2. Deficiency of iodine
C. Rickets                       3. Deficiency of Vitamin C
D. Anemia                      4. Deficiency of Vitamin D
(a) A → 2; B → 4; C → 3; D → 1
(b) A → 3; B → 4; C → 1; D → 2
(c) A → 2; B → 3; C → 4; D → 1
(d) A → 1; B → 2; C → 3; D → 4
Answer : C

36. What is a bruise?
(a) A scratch on the skin
(b) A cut
(c) Bone break
(d) Bleeding
Answer : A

37. Wash the wound before applying an antisepti – this is the step to be followed in case of _____.
(a) fracture
(b) fever
(c) injury
(d) none of these
Answer : C

38. One must avoid strangers in which of the following situations?
(a) At home
(b) At school
(c) At the mall
(d) None of these
Answer : C

39. The zebra crossing and the footpath are to be used by______.
(a) drivers
(b) cyclist
(c) hawkers
(d) pedestrians
Answer : D

40. In case of a gas leak, which of the following must be done?
(a) Switch on the fan
(b) Open the doors and windows
(c) Cook in the kitchen
(d) None of these
Answer : B