Excretory System : (āύāĻŋāĻāϏ⧰āĻŖ āϤāύā§āϤā§ā§°) : MCQs
Excretory System : (āύāĻŋāĻāϏ⧰āĻŖ āϤāύā§āϤā§ā§°) : MCQs
Q1. Where is urea formed ? : āĻāĻā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻ’āϤ āĻāĻ āĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
(a) Kidney (b) Liver (c) Heart (d) Lungs
Ans: (b) Liver
Explanation: Urea is produced in the liver during the breakdown of proteins. The liver converts toxic ammonia into urea, which is then transported to the kidneys for excretion in urine.
āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāĻā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āϞāĻŋāĻāĻžā§°āϤ āĻāĻ āĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āĻĒā§ā§°’āĻāĻŋāύ āĻāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻĒāύā§āύ āĻšā§ā§ąāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāώāĻžāĻā§āϤ ammonia āϞāĻŋāĻāĻžā§°ā§ āĻāĻā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŖāϤ āĻā§°ā§ āĻā§°ā§ āĻĒāĻŋāĻāϤ āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻĄāύāĻŋā§° āĻā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāϤ⧠āĻŽā§āϤā§ā§°ā§° āϏā§āϤ⧠āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q2. Yellow color of urine is due to ? : āĻŽā§āϤā§ā§°ā§° āĻšāĻžāϞāϧā§āϝāĻŧāĻž ā§°āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻšā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
(a) Hemoglobin (b) Urochrome (c) Melanin (d) Bilirubin
Ans: (b) Urochrome
Explanation: The yellow color of urine is due to the pigment urochrome, which is formed during the breakdown of hemoglobin in the body. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻŽā§āϤā§ā§°ā§° āĻšāĻžāϞāϧā§āϝāĻŧāĻž ā§°āĻ urochrome āύāĻžāĻŽā§° ā§°āĻā§āĻāĻā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻšāϝāĻŧ, āϝāĻŋ āĻšāĻŋāĻŽā§āĻā§āϞā§āĻŦāĻŋāύ āĻāĻžāĻāĻŋ āϏā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q3. What is the functional unit of the kidney ? : āĻāĻŋāĻĄāύāĻŋā§° āĻāĻžā§°ā§āϝāĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻāĻ āĻāĻŋ ?
(a) Neuron (b) Nephron (c) Alveoli (d) Artery
Ans: (b) Nephron
Explanation: Nephron is the structural and functional unit of the kidney responsible for filtration of blood and formation of urine. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: Nephron āĻāĻŋāĻĄāύāĻŋā§° āĻāĻ āύāĻāϤ āĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻžā§°ā§āϝāĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻāĻ, āϝāĻŋ ā§°āĻā§āϤ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻļā§āϧāύ āĻā§°āĻŋ āĻŽā§āϤā§ā§° āϤā§āϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
Q4. Dialysis is used for ? : Dialysis āĻāĻŋāĻšā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
(a) Heart function (b) Kidney function (c) Lung function (d) Brain function
Ans: (b) Kidney function
Explanation: Dialysis is used when kidneys fail to filter waste from blood. It artificially removes waste and excess water from the body. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāĻŋāĻĄāύāĻŋ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻāĻāĻžā§ąā§ āĻāĻžāĻŽ āύāĻā§°āĻŋāϞ⧠dialysis āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāϤ⧠⧰āĻā§āϤ⧰ āĻ āĻĒāĻĻā§ā§°āĻŦā§āϝ āĻā§°ā§ āĻ āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻā§āϤ āĻĒāĻžāύ⧠āĻāĻāϤ⧰ā§ā§ąāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q5. What is the pH of urine ? : āĻŽā§āϤā§ā§°ā§° pH āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ ?
(a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 8 (d) 10
Ans: (b) 6
Explanation: Normal urine is slightly acidic with an average pH around 6, though it may vary depending on diet and health. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āϏāĻžāϧāĻžā§°āĻŖāϤ⧠āĻŽā§āϤā§ā§° āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻžāύā§āϝ āĻ āĻŽā§āϞā§āϝāĻŧ āĻšāϝāĻŧ āĻā§°ā§ āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžā§° pH āĻĒā§ā§°āĻžāϝāĻŧ 6āĨ¤
Q6. Artificial kidney is called ? : āĻā§āϤā§ā§°āĻŋāĻŽ āĻāĻŋāĻĄāύāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϞāĻŋ āĻā§ā§ąāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
(a) Pacemaker (b) Dialyzer (c) Ventilator (d) Filter
Ans: (b) Dialyzer
Explanation: A dialyzer is the machine used in dialysis that acts like an artificial kidney by filtering waste from blood. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: Dialyzer āĻšā§āĻā§ dialysis āϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšā§āϤ āϝāύā§āϤā§ā§° āϝāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻā§āϤā§ā§°āĻŋāĻŽ āĻāĻŋāĻĄāύāĻŋā§° āĻĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻā§°āĻŋ ā§°āĻā§āϤ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻļā§āϧāύ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
Q7. When kidneys fail, what accumulates in blood ? : āĻāĻŋāĻĄāύāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϞ āĻšāϞ⧠⧰āĻā§āϤāϤ āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
(a) Oxygen (b) Urea (c) Glucose (d) Calcium
Ans: (b) Urea
Explanation: When kidneys fail, nitrogenous wastes such as urea accumulate in the blood, causing a condition called uremia.
āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāĻŋāĻĄāύāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϞ āĻšāϞ⧠urea ā§° āĻĻā§°ā§ āύāĻžāĻāĻā§ā§°’āĻā§āύāϝā§āĻā§āϤ āĻ āĻĒāĻĻā§ā§°āĻŦā§āϝ ā§°āĻā§āϤāϤ āĻāĻŽāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ, āϝāĻžāĻ uremia āĻŦā§āϞāĻŋ āĻā§ā§ąāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q8. Number of kidneys in humans ? : āĻŽāĻžāύā§āĻšā§° āĻĻā§āĻšāϤ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāĻāĻž āĻāĻŋāĻĄāύāĻŋ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§ ?
(a) One (b) Two (c) Three (d) Four
Ans: (b) Two
Explanation: Humans normally have two kidneys located on either side of the spine in the abdominal cavity.
āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻŽāĻžāύā§āĻšā§° āĻĻā§āĻšāϤ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžā§°āĻŖāϤ⧠āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻŋāĻĄāύāĻŋ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§, āϝāĻŋāĻŦā§ā§° āĻŽā§ā§°ā§āĻĻāĻŖā§āĻĄā§° āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧā§āĻĢāĻžāϞ⧠āĻ ā§ąāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
Q9. Which organ filters blood ? : āĻā§āύ āĻ āĻāĻā§ ā§°āĻā§āϤ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻļā§āϧāύ āĻā§°ā§ ?
(a) Liver (b) Kidney (c) Heart (d) Lungs
Ans: (b) Kidney
Explanation: Kidneys filter blood to remove wastes, excess salts, and water, producing urine.
āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāĻŋāĻĄāύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ ā§°āĻā§āϤ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻļā§āϧāύ āĻā§°āĻŋ āĻ āĻĒāĻĻā§ā§°āĻŦā§āϝ āĻā§°ā§ āĻ āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻā§āϤ āĻĒāĻžāύ⧠āĻāĻāϤ⧰āĻžāĻ āĻŽā§āϤā§ā§° āĻā§āĻĒāύā§āύ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
Q10. Nephron is found in ? : Nephron āĻ’āϤ āĻĒā§ā§ąāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ ?
(a) Heart (b) Kidney (c) Lung (d) Brain
Ans: (b) Kidney
Explanation: Nephrons are microscopic structures present in the kidneys responsible for filtration and urine formation. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: Nephron āĻāĻŋāĻĄāύāĻŋāϤ āĻĨāĻāĻž āĻ āϤāĻŋ āϏā§āĻā§āώā§āĻŽ āĻāĻ āύ āϝāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ ā§°āĻā§āϤ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻļā§āϧāύ āĻā§°āĻŋ āĻŽā§āϤā§ā§° āϏā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
Q11. What is urea? : āĻāĻā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻŋ?
(a) Sugar (b) Protein (c) Nitrogenous waste (d) Fat
Ans: (c) Nitrogenous waste
Explanation: Urea is a nitrogenous waste product formed during protein metabolism in the liver. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāĻā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšā§āĻā§ āĻĒā§ā§°’āĻāĻŋāύ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻžāĻ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ āϏā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻšā§ā§ąāĻž āύāĻžāĻāĻā§ā§°’āĻā§āύāϝā§āĻā§āϤ āĻ āĻĒāĻĻā§ā§°āĻŦā§āϝāĨ¤
Q12. Carbon dioxide is removed by ? : āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻŦāύ āĻĄāĻžāĻāĻ āĻā§āϏāĻžāĻāĻĄ āĻā§āύ āĻ āĻāĻā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋā§° āĻā§°ā§ ?
(a) Kidney (b) Skin (c) Lungs (d) Liver
Ans: (c) Lungs
Explanation: Lungs remove carbon dioxide from the blood during respiration. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻĢā§āϏāĻĢā§āϏāϝāĻŧā§ āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ-āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ ā§°āĻā§āϤ⧰ āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻŦāύ āĻĄāĻžāĻāĻ āĻā§āϏāĻžāĻāĻĄ āĻāĻāϤ⧰āĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q13 Main excretory organ of human body ? : āĻŽāĻžāύā§āĻšā§° āĻĻā§āĻšā§° āĻŽā§āϞ āύāĻŋāĻāϏ⧰āĻŖ āĻ āĻāĻ āĻāĻŋ ?
(a) Liver (b) Kidney (c) Heart (d) Skin
Ans: (b) Kidney
Explanation: Kidneys are the main organs responsible for removing metabolic wastes from the body. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāĻŋāĻĄāύāĻŋ āĻšā§āĻā§ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āĻšā§° āĻĻā§āĻšā§° āĻŽā§āϞ āύāĻŋāĻāϏ⧰āĻŖ āĻ āĻāĻ āϝāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻ āĻĒāĻĻā§ā§°āĻŦā§āϝ āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋā§° āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
Q14. Sweat is released by ? : āĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻā§āύ⧠āύāĻŋāĻāϏ⧰āĻŖ āĻā§°ā§ ?
(a) Kidney (b) Liver (c) Sweat glands (d) Lungs
Ans: (c) Sweat glands (āĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻā§ā§°āύā§āĻĨāĻŋ)
Explanation: Sweat is released by sweat glands present in the skin. It helps in excretion of small amounts of salt, water, and urea and also regulates body temperature.
āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: Sweat glands āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻā§ā§°āύā§āĻĨāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻžāĻŽ āύāĻŋāĻāϏ⧰āĻŖ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤ āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāύā§, āĻ˛ā§ąāĻŖ āĻā§°ā§ āĻ āϞāĻĒ āĻāĻā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧ āĻā§°ā§ āĻĻā§āĻšā§° āϤāĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāϤā§āϰāĻž āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύā§āϤā§ā§°āĻŖ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤