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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 | |