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Basic Biology Questions and Answers for Competitive exams


Basic Biology Questions and Answers for Competitive exams

Basic biology questions and answers which are frequently asked in many competitive exams like NEET, SSC, UPSC and TET exams. These bio questions include questions on biology topics like reproduction, digestive system, blood group, circulatory system and more.


Q 1. Continuous bleeding from an injured part of body is due to deficiency of ?
Ans. Vitamin K
Q 2. The disease is caused by the deficiency of iron ?
Ans. Anaemia
Q 3. Calcium deficiency in the body occurs in the absence of ?
Ans. Vitamin D
Q 4. Haemophillia is a disease is associated with
Ans. Blood

Q 5. Haemorrhage is caused by the deficiency of ?
Ans. Vitamin K
Q 6. Mineral in body which helps in absorption of nutrients and maintain balance of fluid in body is ?
Ans. Sodium
Q 7. Deficiency of iodine can cause ?
Ans. Enlarged thyroid
Q 8. Deficiency of which vitamin causes Xerophthalmia ?
Ans. Vitamin A
Q 9. Which disease is NOT caused by virus ?
Ans. Scabies
Q 10. Deficiency of vitamin B6 in man causes ?
Ans. Anaemia
Q 11. Milk, Cheese and Eggs are rich source of ?
Ans. Vitamin A & D
Q 12. This is a deficiency disease ?
Ans. Scurvy

Q 13. Which is called the powerhouse of the cell ?
Ans. Mitochondria
Q 14. Pellagra is a what kind of disease ?
Ans. Skin disease
Q 15. The compound used in anti- malarial drug is ?
Ans. Chloroquine
Q 16. Which tests helps in diagnosis of cancer ?
Ans. Biopsy test
Q 17. Photosynthesis generally takes place in which parts of the plant ?
Ans. Leaf and other chloroplast bearing plants
Q 18. The disease caused by deficiency of protein in children is called ?
Ans. Kwashiorkor
Q 19. What is movement of cell against concentration gradient is called ?
Ans. Active transport
Q 20. Plants receive their nutrients mainly from ?
Ans. Soil
Q 21. Which air pollution can affect blood stream leading to death ?
Ans. Carbon monodioxide
Q 22. Which disease is not transmitted by tiger mosquitoes ?
Ans. Yellow fever

Q 23. Tissue that connects muscle to bone ?
Ans. Tendons
Q 24. Study of bone is called ?
Ans. Osteology
Q 25. Pair of ribs found in man ?
Ans. 12
Q 26. In animal cells, cell division starts with the division of
Ans. centrioles
Q 27. The vast resources of unutilized natural gas can be used in the production of ?
Ans. Fertilisers
Q 28. The muscle which separate the right side and left side of heart is known as ?
Ans. Septum
Q 29. What are Rubies and Sapphire chemical known as ?
Ans. Aluminium Oxide
Q 30. Mumps is a disease caused by ?
Ans. Virus