Answer: Smooth muscle.
- A Smooth muscle
- B Skeletal muscle
- C Cardiac muscle
- D Striated muscle
Correct answer: A. Smooth muscle
Explanation: Smooth (visceral) muscle is non-striated and involuntary, lining organs like the gut and blood vessels.

A sarcomere (Z line to Z line): during contraction the I band and H zone shorten as thin filaments slide over thick, while the A band stays the same length. Image: SlothMcCarty, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Concept context
Types of movement, muscle contraction, skeletal system, joints, and disorders. Important for Class 11 and NEET.