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Which of the following… (Class 10 Science SQP 2025-26, Q3)

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ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Sample paper, session 2025-26 · 1 mark · MCQ

CBSE Class 10 Science sample paper 2025-26: question 3

From the official CBSE sample question paper for 2025-26, section A, question 3, for 1 mark. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q3 · 1 mark · MCQControl and Coordination

Which of the following is a correct combination of function and part of the brain?

  1. (A)Posture and balance: Cerebrum
  2. (B)Salivation: Medulla in midbrain
  3. (C)Hunger: Pons in hindbrain
  4. (D)Blood pressure: Medulla in hindbrain

Source: official sample paper from cbseacademic.nic.in (PDF). See it in the full Sample paper 2025-26.

Hints

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Hint 1

Check both the function and the brain region named in every option.

Hint 2

Involuntary actions such as blood pressure are controlled by the medulla. Which part of the brain is it in?

Step-by-step solution

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  1. The medulla is part of the hindbrain. It controls involuntary actions such as blood pressure, salivation and vomiting.

  2. Each of the other options has an error. Posture and balance are controlled by the cerebellum, not the cerebrum. The medulla lies in the hindbrain, not the midbrain. Hunger is controlled by the hypothalamus in the forebrain. So the correct pair is (D) Blood pressure: Medulla in hindbrain.

    1 mark

Answer: Option (D): Blood pressure – Medulla in hindbrain

Where the marks are

  • Selects (D), medulla (hindbrain) controlling blood pressure (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Control and Coordination, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paperSample paper 2025-26: every question, by section.

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