Class 8 Reaching The Age Of Adolescence CBSE Questions & Answers

Class 8 · Reaching The Age Of Adolescence

This is Science Class 8 Reaching the Age of Adolescence CBSE Questions & Answers. There are 15 questions in this test with each question having around four answer choices.

Questions & Answers

1
The age at which boys and girls start producing gametes is called
  • A
    Puberty
    Correct
  • B
    Adulthood
  • C
    Maturity
  • D
    Young age
2
The right meals for adolescents consist of
  • A
    Chapatti, dal, vegetable
    Correct
  • B
    Vegetable cutlets, chips and lemon drink
  • C
    Rice, noodles and burger
  • D
    Chips, noodles, coke
3
Which among the boys and girls puberty starts earlier?
  • A
    Girls
    Correct
  • B
    Any one
  • C
    Boys
  • D
    Both together
4
Deficiency of which hormone cause diabetes?
  • A
    Thyroxin
  • B
    Insulin
    Correct
  • C
    Testosterone
  • D
    Estrogen
5
Which one is another terms for teenage is
  • A
    Adolescence
    Correct
  • B
    Puberty
  • C
    Thyroid
  • D
    Maturity
6
Adolescence begins around the age of
  • A
    18 years
  • B
    13 years
  • C
    11 years
    Correct
  • D
    25 years
7
Glands without ducts
  • A
    Exocrine gland
  • B
    Endocrine glands
    Correct
  • C
    Pancreatic gland
  • D
    Mammary gland
8
Which gland release insulin hormone?
  • A
    Liver
  • B
    Pancreas
    Correct
  • C
    Thyroid
  • D
    Pituitary
9
The age between 13 years to 19 years is called
  • A
    Growth age
  • B
    Adult age
  • C
    Child age
  • D
    Teenage
    Correct
10
Which of the following is a female hormone?
  • A
    Testosterone
  • B
    Growth hormone
  • C
    Estrogen
    Correct
  • D
    Insulin
11
AIDS is caused by a
  • A
    Protozoa
  • B
    Bacteria
  • C
    Fungi
  • D
    Virus
    Correct
12
Puberty ends when an adolescent reaches
  • A
    Growth maturity
  • B
    Reproductive maturity
    Correct
  • C
    Physical maturity
  • D
    Birth maturity
13
Hormone reaches here through blood stream
  • A
    Target site
    Correct
  • B
    Proliferation site
  • C
    Active site
  • D
    Action site
14
Which gland is called dual gland?
  • A
    Testis
    Correct
  • B
    Liver
  • C
    Adrenaline
  • D
    Lung
15
The most clearly visible change during puberty is the
  • A
    Slow growth of head
  • B
    Sudden change of hip size
  • C
    Sudden formation of breast
  • D
    Sudden increase in height
    Correct