Parts of the brain and their functions
This type of question, asked 4 times: 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026. All 9 questions below, oldest first.
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Question 1
2023
22 (A)Name the part of brain which is responsible for the following actions : (i) Maintaining posture and balance (ii) Beating of heart (iii) Thinking (iv) Blood pressureQuestion 2
2024
24 (A)In which region of the brain is (i) medulla and (ii) cerebrum located ? State one function of each.Question 3
2025
7The part of the brain which maintains the posture and balance of the body is :Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 4
2025
7The part of the hind-brain controlling involuntary actions such as salivation and vomiting in humans is :Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 5
2025
23Name the parts of hind-brain of the human brain. Which part of the hind-brain controls involuntary actions such as blood pressure and salivation ?Question 6
2025
9Which among the following is not a neural action controlled by the part of human brain labelled ‘X’ in the figure above ?Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 7
2025
23A person is making a list to purchase few things from a nearby market. Explain how the fore-brain plays an important role in performing this activity.Question 8
2026
5Following are the statements about the different parts of the brain. Select the correct statements. (i) The thinking part of the brain is the forebrain. (ii) Centres for smell, hearing, memory, sight are located in forebrain. (iii) Salivation, vomiting, blood pressure are controlled by medulla in the hind brain. (iv) Cerebellum does not control the posture and balance of the body.Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 9
2026
4Human brain has various parts or regions that help in different actions, responses and coordination. From the following, identify the part responsible for precision of voluntary actions :Tap an option to check your answer.