ICSE Class 10 Cell Cycle and Structure of Chromosomes — Mock Test (2027)
Free online mock test for Cell Cycle and Structure of Chromosomes (ICSE Class 10 Biology) — 20 competency-based questions based on the latest CISCE 2027 syllabus, with instant marking. Try the samples below, then take the full test free.
What to expect: This mock test covers key concepts from the Cell Cycle and Structure of Chromosomes chapter — including application-based and competency-focused questions aligned with how ICSE actually sets the paper.
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Sample questions
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1.The resting stage in mitosis is called interphase. This statement is:
- A.True
- B.False. The resting stage is called prophase.
- C.False. The resting stage is called metaphase.
- D.False. There is no resting stage in mitosis.
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2.The diagram given below represents a stage during cell division. Which stage is depicted and name the stage that comes before the stage shown?

- A.Metaphase, Prophase
- B.Metaphase, Anaphase
- C.Anaphase, Metaphase
- D.Anaphase, Telophase
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3.Assertion: Karyokinesis occurs in M-phase. Reason: Cell division stops in M-phase. (a) If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion. (b) If both assertion and reason are true, but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion. (c) If assertion is true but reason is false. (d) If both Assertion and Reason are false.
- a.If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
- b.If both assertion and reason are true, but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
- c.If assertion is true but reason is false.
- d.If both Assertion and Reason are false.
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4.What is the exchange of chromatid parts between the maternal and paternal chromatids of a pair of homologous chromosomes during meiosis called?
- A.Crossing over
- B.Synapsis
- C.Disjunction
- D.Replication
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5.The exchange of genetic materials between non-sister chromatids is called ________.
- A.Crossing over
- B.Mutation
- C.Transcription
- D.Replication
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