PTE Short Answer Questions

PTE Short Answer Questions

Batch 1: Short Answer Questions 1–50

1. What process do plants use to make food using sunlight?
Answer: Photosynthesis

2. Which gas do humans exhale that plants use for photosynthesis?
Answer: Carbon dioxide

3. Name the largest planet in the Solar System.
Answer: Jupiter

4. Which element has the chemical symbol O?
Answer: Oxygen

5. What is the capital city of France?
Answer: Paris

6. Which organ pumps blood throughout the human body?
Answer: Heart

7. Who wrote Romeo and Juliet?
Answer: Shakespeare

8. What is the chemical formula of water?
Answer: H2O

9. Which continent is the Sahara Desert located on?
Answer: Africa

10. Name the process by which liquid water turns into vapor.
Answer: Evaporation

11. Who proposed the theory of relativity?
Answer: Einstein

12. What is the boiling point of water in Celsius?
Answer: 100

13. Which planet is known as the Red Planet?
Answer: Mars

14. What is the main gas in Earth's atmosphere?
Answer: Nitrogen

15. Which animal is known as the King of the Jungle?
Answer: Lion

16. What is the chemical symbol for gold?
Answer: Au

17. Who is known as the Father of Modern Physics?
Answer: Einstein

18. Name the largest ocean on Earth.
Answer: Pacific

19. Which organ produces insulin in the human body?
Answer: Pancreas

20. What is the freezing point of water in Celsius?
Answer: 0

21. Which vitamin is produced when skin is exposed to sunlight?
Answer: Vitamin D

22. Name the first person to walk on the moon.
Answer: Armstrong

23. Which instrument measures temperature?
Answer: Thermometer

24. What is the smallest unit of life?
Answer: Cell

25. Which is the largest land animal?
Answer: Elephant

26. What gas do humans inhale for respiration?
Answer: Oxygen

27. Name the process plants use to release oxygen.
Answer: Photosynthesis

28. What is the fastest land animal?
Answer: Cheetah

29. Which metal is liquid at room temperature?
Answer: Mercury

30. Who painted the Mona Lisa?
Answer: Leonardo da Vinci

31. Name the layer of air surrounding the Earth.
Answer: Atmosphere

32. Which gas is essential for burning?
Answer: Oxygen

33. Who discovered penicillin?
Answer: Fleming

34. What is the smallest planet in the Solar System?
Answer: Mercury

35. Name the longest river in the world.
Answer: Nile

36. Which organ filters blood in the human body?
Answer: Kidney

37. Name the force that keeps us on the ground.
Answer: Gravity

38. Which country is known as the Land of the Rising Sun?
Answer: Japan

39. Name the natural satellite of the Earth.
Answer: Moon

40. Which planet is closest to the sun?
Answer: Mercury

41. What type of celestial body is the sun?
Answer: Star

42. Name the largest mammal in the ocean.
Answer: Whale

43. What is the unit of electric current?
Answer: Ampere

44. Which organ is responsible for breathing?
Answer: Lungs

45. Who invented the telephone?
Answer: Bell

46. Name the first element in the periodic table.
Answer: Hydrogen

47. Which gas is used in balloons to make them float?
Answer: Helium

48. What is the main source of energy for Earth?
Answer: Sun

49. Name the planet with rings.
Answer: Saturn

50. Who wrote Pride and Prejudice?
Answer: Austen

Batch 2: Short Answer Questions 51–100

51. Which organ in the human body produces bile?
Answer: Liver

52. What is the main gas that contributes to global warming?
Answer: Carbon dioxide

53. Name the largest desert in the world.
Answer: Sahara

54. Who developed the laws of motion?
Answer: Newton

55. What is the process by which plants lose water through leaves?
Answer: Transpiration

56. Name the closest star to Earth.
Answer: Sun

57. Which planet is known for its blue color?
Answer: Neptune

58. Name the largest bone in the human body.
Answer: Femur

59. What is the chemical symbol for silver?
Answer: Ag

60. Who invented the light bulb?
Answer: Edison

61. What do bees collect from flowers to make honey?
Answer: Nectar

62. Which natural resource is used to generate electricity in hydroelectric power plants?
Answer: Water

63. What is the hardest natural substance on Earth?
Answer: Diamond

64. Name the organ responsible for pumping blood in the circulatory system.
Answer: Heart

65. What is the main component of air?
Answer: Nitrogen

66. Which vitamin is essential for blood clotting?
Answer: Vitamin K

67. Name the first artificial satellite launched into space.
Answer: Sputnik

68. Which planet is famous for its red appearance?
Answer: Mars

69. Name the organ that stores urine before excretion.
Answer: Bladder

70. Who is known for the theory of evolution by natural selection?
Answer: Darwin

71. Which element is needed to make steel?
Answer: Iron

72. Name the gas that plants release during photosynthesis.
Answer: Oxygen

73. What is the process of solid turning directly into gas?
Answer: Sublimation

74. Which organ in humans produces insulin?
Answer: Pancreas

75. Name the largest continent by area.
Answer: Asia

76. What is the process of water turning into ice called?
Answer: Freezing

77. Which organ in the human body controls balance?
Answer: Ear

78. What is the main energy source for the human body?
Answer: Glucose

79. Name the fastest bird in the world.
Answer: Falcon

80. Which element is commonly used in batteries?
Answer: Lithium

81. Name the process by which plants absorb water from the soil.
Answer: Osmosis

82. What is the largest planet in our solar system?
Answer: Jupiter

83. Which metal is magnetic at room temperature?
Answer: Iron

84. Name the type of blood cells that fight infection.
Answer: White

85. What is the center of an atom called?
Answer: Nucleus

86. Which planet is known as the Morning Star or Evening Star?
Answer: Venus

87. Name the chemical used to disinfect water.
Answer: Chlorine

88. What is the process of rocks breaking down into smaller pieces called?
Answer: Weathering

89. Which gas do humans need to breathe to survive?
Answer: Oxygen

90. Name the first president of the United States.
Answer: Washington

91. Which organ in plants conducts photosynthesis?
Answer: Leaf

92. What is the main source of protein in vegetarian diets?
Answer: Legumes

93. Name the process of converting sugar into alcohol.
Answer: Fermentation

94. Which part of the cell contains genetic material?
Answer: Nucleus

95. Name the largest mammal on land.
Answer: Elephant

96. Which gas is used in fire extinguishers?
Answer: Carbon dioxide

97. What is the chemical formula of carbon dioxide?
Answer: CO2

98. Name the phenomenon when the moon appears red during a lunar eclipse.
Answer: Blood moon

99. Which organ regulates water balance in the human body?
Answer: Kidney

100. Name the process of liquid water turning into vapor.
Answer: Evaporation

Batch 3: Short Answer Questions 101–150

101. Which planet has the shortest day in our solar system?
Answer: Jupiter

102. Name the process by which plants make their own food.
Answer: Photosynthesis

103. Which gas is most abundant in the Earth’s atmosphere?
Answer: Nitrogen

104. Name the largest organ inside the human body.
Answer: Liver

105. What is the chemical symbol for gold?
Answer: Au

106. Name the process of changing a liquid into a solid.
Answer: Freezing

107. Which blood cells carry oxygen in the body?
Answer: Red

108. Who proposed the theory of relativity?
Answer: Einstein

109. Name the natural satellite of Earth.
Answer: Moon

110. What is the SI unit of force?
Answer: Newton

111. Which planet is closest to the sun?
Answer: Mercury

112. Name the gas used by plants during photosynthesis.
Answer: Carbon dioxide

113. Which mineral is essential for strong bones?
Answer: Calcium

114. Name the largest ocean on Earth.
Answer: Pacific

115. What is the main function of the lungs?
Answer: Breathing

116. Which element has the atomic number 1?
Answer: Hydrogen

117. Name the scientist who discovered penicillin.
Answer: Fleming

118. Which blood type is known as the universal donor?
Answer: O negative

119. Name the process by which water moves from roots to leaves in plants.
Answer: Transpiration

120. What is the chemical formula of water?
Answer: H2O

121. Which planet is known for its rings?
Answer: Saturn

122. Name the largest internal organ in the human body.
Answer: Liver

123. What is the main function of red blood cells?
Answer: Transport oxygen

124. Name the fastest land animal.
Answer: Cheetah

125. Which vitamin is produced in the skin when exposed to sunlight?
Answer: Vitamin D

126. Name the branch of science that studies living organisms.
Answer: Biology

127. Which gas is used for welding purposes?
Answer: Acetylene

128. Name the planet called the “Blue Planet.”
Answer: Earth

129. What is the main cause of tides on Earth?
Answer: Moon

130. Which part of the cell controls cell activities?
Answer: Nucleus

131. Name the instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure.
Answer: Barometer

132. What is the main function of the stomach?
Answer: Digestion

133. Which planet is known as the “Gas Giant”?
Answer: Jupiter

134. Name the largest artery in the human body.
Answer: Aorta

135. What is the boiling point of water at sea level?
Answer: 100°C

136. Which gas is released by humans during respiration?
Answer: Carbon dioxide

137. Name the process of converting liquid to gas.
Answer: Evaporation

138. Who discovered the law of gravity?
Answer: Newton

139. Name the process of separating a mixture using a filter.
Answer: Filtration

140. Which planet is known as the “Red Planet”?
Answer: Mars

141. Name the main organ of the nervous system.
Answer: Brain

142. Which element is essential for hemoglobin formation?
Answer: Iron

143. What is the process by which plants lose water?
Answer: Transpiration

144. Name the largest muscle in the human body.
Answer: Gluteus maximus

145. Which planet has a tilt that causes seasons?
Answer: Earth

146. Name the process of sugar breakdown to release energy.
Answer: Respiration

147. Which organ filters waste from the blood?
Answer: Kidney

148. Name the chemical used to treat bacterial infections.
Answer: Antibiotic

149. What is the smallest bone in the human body?
Answer: Stapes

150. Name the process of heat transfer through direct contact.
Answer: Conduction

Batch 4: Short Answer Questions 151–200

151. Which planet has the most moons?
Answer: Saturn

152. Name the chemical element with symbol ‘O’.
Answer: Oxygen

153. Which organ produces insulin?
Answer: Pancreas

154. Name the largest continent on Earth.
Answer: Asia

155. What is the main gas in natural gas?
Answer: Methane

156. Which planet is famous for its Great Red Spot?
Answer: Jupiter

157. Name the process of breaking down food into simpler forms.
Answer: Digestion

158. What is the main function of white blood cells?
Answer: Immunity

159. Which instrument measures temperature?
Answer: Thermometer

160. Name the first element in the periodic table.
Answer: Hydrogen

161. What is the primary source of energy for Earth?
Answer: Sun

162. Which organ stores bile?
Answer: Gallbladder

163. Name the type of blood vessel that carries blood to the heart.
Answer: Vein

164. Which planet is second from the sun?
Answer: Venus

165. Name the process by which seeds develop into plants.
Answer: Germination

166. Which vitamin helps in blood clotting?
Answer: Vitamin K

167. Name the force that keeps planets in orbit around the sun.
Answer: Gravity

168. Which gas is used in balloons to make them float?
Answer: Helium

169. Name the hardest natural substance on Earth.
Answer: Diamond

170. Which part of the eye controls the amount of light entering?
Answer: Iris

171. Name the process of converting gas to liquid.
Answer: Condensation

172. Which blood type is the universal recipient?
Answer: AB positive

173. Name the main structural component of plant cell walls.
Answer: Cellulose

174. Which planet is farthest from the sun?
Answer: Neptune

175. Name the organ responsible for pumping blood.
Answer: Heart

176. What is the process of water changing into vapor?
Answer: Evaporation

177. Name the scientist who proposed the three laws of motion.
Answer: Newton

178. Which element is liquid at room temperature?
Answer: Mercury

179. Name the smallest unit of life.
Answer: Cell

180. Which planet is known for its extreme winds?
Answer: Neptune

181. Name the gas necessary for human respiration.
Answer: Oxygen

182. What is the main function of the small intestine?
Answer: Absorption of nutrients

183. Which organ produces bile?
Answer: Liver

184. Name the natural satellite of Mars.
Answer: Phobos

185. Which chemical element has atomic number 6?
Answer: Carbon

186. Name the process in which plants absorb water from the soil.
Answer: Osmosis

187. Which layer of Earth is liquid?
Answer: Outer core

188. Name the branch of science that studies stars and planets.
Answer: Astronomy

189. Which organ stores urine?
Answer: Bladder

190. Name the force that opposes motion between two surfaces.
Answer: Friction

191. Which part of the brain controls balance and coordination?
Answer: Cerebellum

192. Name the device used to measure electric current.
Answer: Ammeter

193. Which planet is known for its tilted rotation?
Answer: Uranus

194. Name the process of releasing energy from food without oxygen.
Answer: Fermentation

195. Which type of blood cells fight infections?
Answer: White

196. Name the process by which plants release oxygen.
Answer: Photosynthesis

197. Which gas is used in fire extinguishers?
Answer: Carbon dioxide

198. Name the largest bone in the human body.
Answer: Femur

199. What is the chemical formula of table salt?
Answer: NaCl

200. Name the process by which plants lose water through leaves.
Answer: Transpiration