PYQ Vault

Sequence of a reflex action

This type of question, asked 4 times: 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026. All 5 questions below, oldest first.

Try each one first, then open its answer.

  1. Question 1

    2023

    11
    Sensory nerve of a reflex arc carries information from the receptor cells to the :

    Tap an option to check your answer.

  2. Question 2

    2023

    25
    Write the sequence of events that involve response of a person when a dust particle is inhaled through the nose by him.
  3. Question 3

    2024

    7
    The correct sequence of events when someone’s hand touches a hot object unconsciously :

    Tap an option to check your answer.

  4. Question 4 (case study, 4 parts)

    2025

    In life there are certain changes in the environment called ‘stimuli’ to which we respond appropriately. Touching a flame suddenly is a dangerous situation for us. One way is to think consciously about the possibility of burning and then moving the hand. But our body has been designed in such a way that we save ourself from such situations immediately.
    38 (i)
    Name the action by which we protect ourself in the situation mentioned above and define it.
    38 (ii)
    Write the role of (a) motor and (b) relay neuron.
    38 (iii) (A)
    What are the two types of nervous system in human body? Name the components of each of them.
    38 (iii) (B)
    Which part of the human brain is responsible for : (a) thinking (b) picking up a pencil (c) controlling blood pressure (d) controlling hunger
  5. Question 5

    2026

    Two statements are given, one labelled Assertion (A) and the other labelled Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the options given below.
    8
    Assertion (A) : Reflex actions do not involve thinking. Reason (R) : Most reflex actions are controlled by the spinal cord.

    Tap an option to check your answer.