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This section includes 256 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Biology knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
101. |
Where the High Security Animal Disease Laboratory is located in India ? |
A. | Hyderabad |
B. | Bangalore |
C. | Bhopal |
D. | Mumbai |
Answer» D. Mumbai | |
102. |
Night blindness is caused by the deficiency of |
A. | Vitamin A |
B. | Vitamin B- |
C. | Vitamin C |
D. | Vitamin E |
Answer» B. Vitamin B- | |
103. |
Iodine is administered to patients suffering from |
A. | Rheumatism |
B. | Night blindness |
C. | Rickets |
D. | Goitre |
Answer» E. | |
104. |
Sleeping sickness happens due to |
A. | Deficiency of vitamin A |
B. | Deficiency of calcium in body |
C. | Rising of Blood pressure |
D. | Trypanosoma |
Answer» E. | |
105. |
The liver disease Hepatitis-B is caused by |
A. | DNA virus |
B. | RNA virus |
C. | Bacterium |
D. | Platyhelminth |
Answer» B. RNA virus | |
106. |
The radio isotope used to detect tumours is |
A. | Iodine-131 |
B. | Cobalt-60 |
C. | Arsenic-74 |
D. | Sodium-24 |
Answer» D. Sodium-24 | |
107. |
The radio isotope used to control blood cancer (leukaemia) is |
A. | Iodine-131 |
B. | Sodium-24 |
C. | Phosphorus-32 |
D. | Cobalt-60 |
Answer» E. | |
108. |
The blue baby pollution disease is due to the excessive presence of which of the following in drinking water ? |
A. | Fluoride |
B. | Chloride |
C. | Nitrate |
D. | Arsenic |
Answer» D. Arsenic | |
109. |
Which of the following is not included in AYUSH Department under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of the Govt. of India ? |
A. | Allopathy |
B. | Ayurveda |
C. | Unani |
D. | Sidhi |
Answer» B. Ayurveda | |
110. |
The disease in which high levels of uric acid in the blood is detected |
A. | Meningitis |
B. | Gout |
C. | Rheumatism |
D. | Rheumatic heart |
Answer» C. Rheumatism | |
111. |
During dehydration, the substance that is usually lost by the body is |
A. | Sugar |
B. | Calcium phosphate |
C. | Sodium chloride |
D. | Potassium chloride |
Answer» D. Potassium chloride | |
112. |
Which of the following disease is caused by bacteria ? |
A. | Athlete's foot |
B. | Tuberculosis |
C. | Ringworm |
D. | Thrush |
Answer» C. Ringworm | |
113. |
According to the World Health Organisation, the disease which caused the death of the largest number of people in 2011, was |
A. | AIDS |
B. | Tuberculosis |
C. | Malaria |
D. | Ischaenic heart diseases |
Answer» E. | |
114. |
Which on of the following antimicrobial drugs is suitable for treatment of both tuberculosis and leprosy ? |
A. | Isoniazid |
B. | P-amino salicylic acid |
C. | Streptomycin |
D. | Rifampicin |
Answer» E. | |
115. |
Which of the following vitamin is effective in blood clotting ? |
A. | Vitamin A |
B. | Vitamin B |
C. | Vitamin C |
D. | Vitamin K |
Answer» E. | |
116. |
Which of the following disease is caused by Protozoa ? |
A. | Malaria |
B. | Cholera |
C. | Jaundice |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. Cholera | |
117. |
Itai-Itai disease is caused by chronic poisoning of |
A. | Mercury |
B. | Nickel |
C. | Cadmium |
D. | Lead |
Answer» D. Lead | |
118. |
Foot and Mouth disease in animals, a current epidemic in some parts of the world, is caused by |
A. | Bacterium |
B. | Fungus |
C. | Protozoan |
D. | Virus |
Answer» E. | |
119. |
"Athelete's Foot" is a disease caused by |
A. | Bacteria |
B. | Fungus |
C. | Protozoan |
D. | Nematode |
Answer» C. Protozoan | |
120. |
Which one of the following genetic disease is sex linked ? |
A. | Haemophilia |
B. | Tay-sachs disease |
C. | Cystic fibrosis |
D. | Hypertension |
Answer» B. Tay-sachs disease | |
121. |
BMD testing is done to diagnose |
A. | Dengue |
B. | Malaria |
C. | Osteoporosis |
D. | AIDS |
Answer» D. AIDS | |
122. |
Haemophilia is a genetic disorder which leads to |
A. | Decrease in haemoglobin level |
B. | Rheumatic heart disease |
C. | Decrease in WBC |
D. | Non-clotting of blood |
Answer» E. | |
123. |
Of the four land marks in medical history given below, which one was the first to take place ? |
A. | Organ transplant |
B. | Bypass surgery |
C. | Test tube baby |
D. | Plastic surgery |
Answer» E. | |
124. |
Anosmia is |
A. | Loss of the sense of taste |
B. | Loss of the sense of smell |
C. | Loss of the sense of touch |
D. | Loss of the sense of heat |
Answer» C. Loss of the sense of touch | |
125. |
AIDS is caused by |
A. | bacteria |
B. | fungus |
C. | helminth |
D. | virus |
Answer» E. | |
126. |
Which of the following disease is caused by Vitamin B-3 ? |
A. | Berry-berry |
B. | Night blindness |
C. | Rickets |
D. | Pellagra |
Answer» E. | |
127. |
Salk's vaccine is connected with which one of the following diseases ? |
A. | Small pox |
B. | Tetanus |
C. | T.B. |
D. | Polio |
Answer» E. | |
128. |
Which of the following is a substance available in small quantity in the sea and administered in a certain deficiency disease ? |
A. | Iron |
B. | Vitamin A |
C. | Fluorine |
D. | Iodine |
Answer» E. | |
129. |
In countries where polished rice is the main cereal in their diet, people suffer from |
A. | Pellagra |
B. | Beri-beri |
C. | Scurvy |
D. | Osteomalacia |
Answer» C. Scurvy | |
130. |
Accumulation of which one of the following in the muscles leads to fatigue ? |
A. | Lactic acid |
B. | Benzoic acid |
C. | Pyruvic acid |
D. | Uric acid |
Answer» B. Benzoic acid | |
131. |
The mad cow disease is caused by |
A. | Bacteria |
B. | Viruses |
C. | Fungus |
D. | Prions |
Answer» E. | |
132. |
The National institute for the visually handicapped is situated at |
A. | Kolkata |
B. | Dehradun |
C. | Mumbai |
D. | Hyderabad |
Answer» C. Mumbai | |
133. |
The year 2011 has been marked for the livestock disease named |
A. | Foot mouth disease |
B. | Rinderpest |
C. | Rabies |
D. | Cowpox |
Answer» C. Rabies | |
134. |
Which oh the following decrease in number in the human body due to Dengue fever ? |
A. | Platelets |
B. | Haemoglobin |
C. | Sugar |
D. | Water |
Answer» B. Haemoglobin | |
135. |
What is MRI ? |
A. | Magnetic Record of Intestines |
B. | Magnetic Recording of Investigations |
C. | Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
D. | Magnetic Resonance in Intestines |
Answer» D. Magnetic Resonance in Intestines | |
136. |
Which one of the following human organs is less susceptible to harmful radiations ? |
A. | Eyes |
B. | Heart |
C. | Brain |
D. | Lungs |
Answer» E. | |
137. |
Artemisinin, a drug to cure malaria is obtained from a |
A. | Seed plant |
B. | Fungus |
C. | Bacterium |
D. | Moss |
Answer» B. Fungus | |
138. |
The Minamata disease of Japan 1953 was caused by eating fish contaminated with |
A. | Nickel |
B. | Lead |
C. | Mercury |
D. | Cadmium |
Answer» D. Cadmium | |
139. |
The disease caused by swelling of the membrane over spinal cord a brain is |
A. | Leukaemia |
B. | Paralysis |
C. | Sclerosis |
D. | Meningitis |
Answer» E. | |
140. |
The mirror used by a dentist to examine the teeth of patients is |
A. | Concave |
B. | Convex |
C. | Plane |
D. | Cylindrical |
Answer» B. Convex | |
141. |
Pneumoconiosis afficts the workers who work mainly in |
A. | Tanneries |
B. | Coal mines |
C. | Distilleries |
D. | Glass Industory |
Answer» C. Distilleries | |
142. |
Emphysema is a disease caused by environmental pollution in which the affected organ of the body is |
A. | Liver |
B. | Kidney |
C. | Lungs |
D. | Brain |
Answer» D. Brain | |
143. |
Death by diarrhoea in children is caused mainly by |
A. | bacteria |
B. | protozoa |
C. | amoeba |
D. | fungus |
Answer» B. protozoa | |
144. |
Diseases of which of the following pairs are caused by virus ? |
A. | Malaria and Polio |
B. | Polio and Bird Flu |
C. | Polio and Tuberculosis |
D. | Tuberculosis and Influenza |
Answer» C. Polio and Tuberculosis | |
145. |
Which of the following disease is caused by the excessive consumption of alcoholic beverage ? |
A. | Appendicitis |
B. | Viral hepatitis |
C. | Gall stones |
D. | Liver cirrhosis |
Answer» E. | |
146. |
Which of the following parasites is responsible for 65% of the cases of Malaria in India ? |
A. | P. malariae |
B. | P. vivax |
C. | P. falciparum |
D. | P. ovale |
Answer» C. P. falciparum | |
147. |
Rabies is caused by |
A. | Bacteria |
B. | Fungus |
C. | Virus |
D. | Protozoan |
Answer» D. Protozoan | |
148. |
Which of the following is a bird flu virus ? |
A. | N5H1 |
B. | NH5 |
C. | HN5 |
D. | H5N1 |
Answer» E. | |
149. |
Electron beam therapy is a kind of radiation therapy to treat |
A. | enlarged prostate gland |
B. | gall bladder stones |
C. | certain type of cancer |
D. | kidney stones |
Answer» D. kidney stones | |
150. |
AIDS is the short form of which of the following diseases ? |
A. | Acquired Immune Deformity Syndrome |
B. | Anticipated Immune Deficiency Syndrome |
C. | Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome |
D. | Abnormal Immune Deficiency Syndrome |
Answer» D. Abnormal Immune Deficiency Syndrome | |