Biology MCQ Quiz Hub

1. Which international clinical trial is launched by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and partners to help find an effective treatment for COVID-19?
Solidarity
Dissidence
Severance
Dissension

2. Name an antiviral medicine used for a clinical trial by Gilead Sciences for COVID-19 treatment?
Favipiravir
Triazavirin
Remdesivir
None of the above

3. Name the new tool that is aimed at matching potential volunteers to new clinical trials?
Country Without COVID
World Without COVID
Goal Without COVID
None of the above

4. tests favipiravir as a COVID-19 treatment
Fijifilms
Fujifiran
Safoni team
None of the above

5. Which of the following statement is correct about antiviral?
The work of antiviral drugs is to stop the replication of virus or infecting cells.
They include complex biotechnology therapies to older generics.
Examples of antiviral include HIV drugs, treatments for hepatitis C, etc.
All the above are correct

6. Hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine are which type of drugs?
Antiviral
Anti-Malarial
Anti-Bacterial
None of the above

7. What is the name of a therapy in which blood is infused from the recovered patients of COVID-19 to other critical COVID-19 patients?
Convalescent Plasma
Plasma Therapy
Both A and B
Neither A nor B

8. Which of the following statements is/are true about Plasma?
The liquid part of the blood is plasma.
It is made up of only protein.
It consists of antibodies
Only A and C are correct

9. For which outbreaks, Convalescent Plasma Therapy is also used?
Ebola Virus
SARS
MERS
All the above

10. Which of the following statement is/are true about Novavax's vaccine?
It is meant to create antibodies that block a protein "spike" that the virus uses to infect its host.
After seeing a strong immune response in animal testing, Novavax selected its vaccine candidate in April.
Novavax Inc. is a company and the name of the drug is NVX-CoV2373.
All the above are correct

11. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about Aspergillosis?
It is an infection.
It is an allergic reaction
It is a fungal growth.
All the above

12. In India, when did the second phase of COVID-19 vaccination start?
Dec-20
Jan-21
Feb-21
Mar-21

13. Thailand announced that it has proceeded to test it's novel coronavirus vaccine on which animal/bird?
Monkeys
Lizards
Hens
Kites

14. In a study, which cells are found in COVID-19 patients 'bode well' for long-term immunity?
P-cell
P-cell
T-Cell
Endothelial Cells

15. ame the vaccine that is jointly developed by the German company BioNTech and US pharma giant Pfizer for COVID-19?
BNT162
PICOVACC
Both A and B
Neither A nor B

16. Name a clinical trial in which blood is transfused from recovered COVID-19 patients to a coronavirus patient who is in critical condition?
Plasma Therapy
Solidarity
Remdesivir
Hydroxychloroquine

17. What happens to a person suffering from COVID-19?
Around 80% of the people will require no treatment as such and will recover on their own.
Around <20% or a small proportion may need hospitalisation.
A very small proportion basically suffering from chronic illness may need admission in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
All the above are correct

18. In which age group the COVID-19 spreads?
COVID-19 occurs in all age groups.
Coronavirus infection is mild in children.
Older person and persons with pre-existing medical conditions are at high risk to develop serious illness.
All the above are correct,

19. What is Coronavirus?
It is a large family of viruses.
It belongs to the family of Nidovirus.
Both A and B are correct
Only A is correct.

20. World Health Organisation on 11 February, 2020 announced an official name for the disease that is causing the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak? What is the new name of the disease?
COVID-19
COVn-19
COnV-20
COnVID-19

21. The first case of novel coronavirus was identified in .....
Beijing
Shanghai
Wuhan, Hubei 
Tianjin

22. Which of the following diseases are related to coronavirus?
MERS
SARS
Both A and B
Neither A nor B

23. Mild Symptoms of Novel coronavirus are:
Fever
Cough
Shortness of breath
All the above

24. From where coronavirus got its name?
Due to their crown-like projections.
Due to their leaf-like projections.
Due to their surface structure of bricks.
None of the above

25. What are the precautions that need to be taken to protect from the coronavirus?
Cover your nose and mouth when sneezing.
Add more garlic into your diet.
Visit your doctor for antibiotics treatment
Wash your hands after every hour.

26. Which of the following diseases are caused due to a virus?
Ebola
AIDS
SARS
All the above

27. Name the virus that is transmitted through the biting of infected animals, birds, and insects to a human?
Rabies Virus
Ebola Virus
Flavivirus
All the above

28. Based on host range, viruses are classified into:
Bacteriophage
Insect virus
Stem Virus
Both A and B

29. In the host cell, replication of RNA virus took place in...
Nucleus
Cytoplasm
Mitochondria
Centriole

30. Which of the following statement is correct about viruses?
Viruses do not contain a ribosome.
Viruses can make protein.
Viruses can be categorised by their shapes.
Both A and C are correct

31. Name the virus that covers himself with a modified section of the cell membrane and create a protective lipid envelope?
Influenza virus
HIV
Neither A nor B
Both A and B

32. A virus can spread through:
Contaminated food or water
Touch
Coughing
All the above

33. After which period virus replicates in the body and starts to affect the host?
Incubation period
Uncoating
Penetration
None of the above

34. Double-stranded DNA is found in which viruses?
Poxviruses
Poliomyelitis
Influenza viruses
None of the above

35. A virus is made up of a DNA or RNA genome inside a protein shell known as:
Capsid
Host
Envelope
Zombies

36. Name the most common type of Cancer that kills men in the world?
Lung Cancer
Prostate Cancer
Liver Cancer
Colon and Rectum Cancer

37. Name the cancer that starts in the skin or the tissues that line other organs?
Leukemia
Pancreas
Carcinoma
None of the above

38. Name the cancer that occurs in bone marrow and creates blood cells?
Sarcoma
Myeloma
Lymphoma
Leukemia

39. The abnormal growth of cells in the body is known as...
Cancer
Malignancy
Both A and B
Only A

40. The most common types of treatment of Cancer are
Chemotherapy
Surgery
Radiation Therapy
All the above

41. Name the cancer of connective tissues or the cancer that occurs in the connective tissues in the body?
Lymphoma
Sarcoma
Carcinoid
Medulloblastoma

42. Name the most common cancer in the world, due to which womens died?
Breast Cancer
Ovarian Cancer
Rectal Cancer
Vaginal Cancer

43. Stomach Cancer is also known as....
Gastric Cancer
Oesophageal Cancer
Diaphragm Cancer
Duodenum Cancer

44. When a thin membrane that covers chest and abdomen start to multiply in a rapid and uncontrollable way, then what type of cancer is formed in the body?
Mesothelioma
Mycosis
Merkel Cell Carcinoma
None of the above

45. Name the Cancer which is known as The Silent Killer?
Stomach Cancer
Liver Cancer
Lung Cancer
Brain Cancer