1. Which of the following makes water a liquid at room temperature?
a) Noncovalent interactions
b) Hydrogen bonds between water molecules
c) Van der Waals forces of attraction
d) Covalent bonding
Based on which of the following enzymes Hydrolysis reactions are catalyzed?
a) Hydrolase
b) Oxidoreductase
c) Isomerase
d) Ligase
Which of the following is an imino acid?
a) Serine
b) Alanine
c) Glycine
d) Proline
Who deduced the double-helical structure of DNA?
a) Watson and Francis Crick
b) Frederick Sanger
c) Anton van Leeuwenhoek
d) Mendel
Which of the following factors is not responsible for the denaturation of proteins?
(a) Heat
(b) Charge
(c) pH change
(d) Organic solvents
2. Which of the following is responsible for specifying the 3D shape of a protein?
(a) The peptide bond
(b) The amino acid sequence
(c) Interaction with other polypeptides
(d) Interaction with molecular chaperons
3. ________is not a classified form of conjugated proteins.
(a) Lipoproteins
(b) Glycoproteins
(c) Metalloproteins
(d) Complete proteins
4. What is the average molecular weight of an amino acid residue in a protein?
(a) 120
(b) 110
(c) 130
(d) 140
5. Which of the following proteins was first sequenced by Frederick Sanger?
(a) Myosin
(b) Insulin
(c) Myoglobin
(d) Haemoglobin
6. Which of the following statements is true about proteins?
(a) Proteins are made up of amino acids.
(b) Proteins are essential for the development of skin, teeth and bones.
(c) Protein is the only nutrient that can build, repair and maintain body tissues.
Sol: (d) All of the above
7. How many amino acids make up a protein?
(a) 10
(b) 20
(c) 30
(d) 50
8. What is a bond between amino acids called?
(a) Ionic bond
(b) Acidic bond
(c) Peptide bond
(d) Hydrogen bond
9. Which of the following statements is true about proteins?
(a) Proteins are polymers of glucose
(b) Proteins are polymers of amino acids
(c) Proteins are polymers of peptide bonds
(d) Proteins are polymers of disulfide bridges
10. Which of the following food products are high in protein content?
(a) Tofu and eggs
(b) Grains and legumes
(c) Milk and milk products
(d) All of the above
11. Which of the following statements is true about the complete proteins?
(a) High-protein foods that stabilize body weight
(b) Food that has a balanced amount of fat and protein
(c) Foods that provide all the amino acids that the body needs
(d) All of the above
13. Which of the following disorders is caused by the deficiency of proteins?
(a) Weight loss
(b) Muscle fatigue
(c) Loss in muscle strength
(d) All of the above
14. Which of the following cell organelles is involved in the process of protein synthesis?
(a) Vesicles
(b) Ribosomes
(c) Synchrotrons
(d) Mitochondria
15. Which of the following is not the function of proteins?
(a) Helps in digesting food
(b) Carries genetic information
(c) Fights against the invading pathogens
(d) Helps in transporting oxygen in the blood
17. Which of the following is true about enzymes?
(a) Proteins
(b) Nucleic acids
(c) Carbohydrates
(d) DNA molecule
18. Which of the following statements is true about the (primary ) 1° structure of proteins?
(a) The helical structure of the protein
(b) Subunit structure of the protein
(c) Three-dimensional structure of the protein
(d) The sequence of amino acids joined by a peptide bond
19. Which of the following diseases is caused by protein deficiency?
(a) Anaemia
(b) Kwashiorkor
(c) Hypothyroidism
(d) All of the above
15) Which of the following is the simplest carbohydrate?
(a) Gulose
(b) Glucose
(c) Dihydroxyacetone
(d) Glyceraldehyde
This molecule acts as molecular chaperones to assist the folding of proteins
(a) Vitamins
(b) Carbohydrates
(c) Amides
(d) Lipids
2. Which of these is not a lipid?
(a) Fats
(b) Oils
(c) Proteins
(d) Waxes
3. The abundantly distributed enzyme in germinating seeds and adipocytes is
(a) Lipase
(b) Proteases
(c) Cellulase
(d) Nuclease
6. In fats, the number of OH groups can be expressed as
(a) Reichert-Meissil number
(b) Polenske number
(c) Iodine number
(d) Acetyl number
8. This is an example of derived lipids
(a) Terpenes
(b) Steroids
(c) Carotenoids
(d) All of the above
9. The degree of unsaturation of lipids can be measured as
(a) Iodine number
(b) Saponification number
(c) Reichert Meissel number
(d) Polenske number
10. The specific gravity of lipid is
(a) 1.5
(b) 1.0
(c) 0.8
(d) 0.2
. Which of the following is the simplest member of organic compounds?
a) Formic acid
b) Formaldehyde
c) Methane
d) Methanol
Hydrocarbons are organic compounds with element __________
a) Both hydrogen and carbon
b) Carbon
c) Hydrogen
d) Oxygen
5. Which of the following bond is made up of a large number of organic compounds?
a) Metallic bond
b) Dipolar bond
c) Ionic bond
d) Covalent bond
Which of the following is not a class of organic compounds?
a) Amides
b) Electro compounds
c) Nitro compound
d) Carbonyl compound
Which of the following does not come under the organic addition reaction?
a) Halogenation
b) Hydrohalogenation
c) Hydration
d) Dehydration
Ethane is obtained by electrolyzing __________
a) Potassium formate
b) Potassium succinate
c) Potassium acetate
d) Potassium fumarate
The hydrocarbon in which all the 4 valencies of carbon are fully occupied is called as __________
a) Alkene
b) Alkyne
c) Alkane
d) Cycloalkane
Select the incorrect statement regarding alkanes.
a) It is otherwise known as Paraffin
b) It is an acyclic saturated hydrocarbon
c) In alkanes, C-C bonds are single
d) Alkanes have the general formula CnH2n
Identify the simplest alkane.
a) Methane
b) Methene
c) Ethane
d) Ethene
The other name for branched chain alkanes is _____________
a) Paraffins
b) Isoparaffins
c) Neoparaffins
d) Naphthenes
Choose the correct statement.
a) Alkanes have poor conductivity
b) They form hydrogen bonds
c) They have good solubility in non polar solvents than polar solvents
d) Alkanes have less density than that of water
An alkane with 6 carbon atoms will have how many hydrogen atoms?
a) 11
b) 12
c) 13
d) 14
Alkenes the Carbon atoms are connected to each other by a ___________
a) Single bond
b) Double bond
c) Triple bond
d) Not connected
Select the incorrect statement regarding alkenes.
a) In alkenes, the carbons are connected by pi bonds
b) Alkenes have almost same physical properties as that of the alkanes
c) Alkenes are less reactive than alkanes
d) Alkenes undergo polymerization reaction
Identify the purine base of nucleic acids in the following.
a) Cytosine
b) Thymine
c) Uracil
d) Adenine
Which of the following are not the components of RNA?
a) Thymine
b) Adenine
c) Guanine
d) Cytosine
Which of the following statements is true?
a) Sugar component of a nucleotide is ribose
b) Sugar component of a nucleotide is deoxyribose
c) The bases in nucleotides are attached to a pentose sugar moiety by a glycosidic linkage
d) The sugar molecule of the nucleotide is in L-configuration
What is the composition of nucleoside?
a) a sugar + a phosphate
b) a base + a sugar
c) a base + a phosphate
d) a base + a sugar + phosphate
What is the composition of nucleotide?
a) a sugar + a phosphate
b) a base + a sugar
c) a base + a phosphate
d) a base + a sugar + phosphate
Group of adjacent nucleotides are joined by ____________
a) Phosphodiester bond
b) Peptide bond
c) Ionic bond
d) Covalent bond
7. The sugar molecule in a nucleotide is ____________
a) Pentose
b) Hexose
c) Tetrose
d) Triose
Which of the following is true about phosphodiester linkage?
a) 5’-phosphate group of one nucleotide unit is joined to the 3’-hydroxyl group of the next nucleotide
b) 3’-phosphate group of one nucleotide unit is joined to the 5’-hydroxyl group of the next nucleotide
c) 5’-phosphate group of one nucleotide unit is joined to the 5’-hydroxyl group of the next nucleotide
d) 3’-phosphate group of one nucleotide unit is joined to the 3’-hydroxyl group of the next nucleotide
Which of the following is false about purine and pyrimidine bases?
a) They are hydrophobic and relatively insoluble in water at the near-neutral pH of the cell
b) At acidic or alkaline pH the bases become charged and their solubility in water increases
c) Purines have two rings in their structure, but pyrimidine bases have only one ring
d) At acidic or alkaline pH the bases become charged and their solubility in water decreases
Building blocks of nucleic acids are ____________
a) Nucleotides
b) Nucleosides
c) Amino acids
d) Histones
Number of hydrogen bonds between adenine and thymine?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
Number of hydrogen bonds between guanine and cytosine?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
Which ratio is constant for DNA?
a) A + G / T + C
b) A + T / G + C
c) A + C / U + G
d) A + U / G + C
According to Chargaff’s rule, in a DNA molecule ____________
a) The amount of adenine and thymine is equal to the amount of guanine and cytosine
b) The amount of adenine and guanine is equal to the amount of thymine and cytosine
c) The amount of adenine and uracil is equal to the amount of guanine and cytosine
d) The amount of adenine and guanine is equal to the amount of uracil and cytosine
Which of the following statements is not true about RNA?
a) Does not have a double stranded structure
b) Thymine is present
c) Does not obey Chargaff’s rule
d) The sugar contained in RNA is a ribose
Which of the following statements is true?
a) The template strand matches the sequence of the RNA transcript
b) The two strands of DNA run parallel to each other
c) G-C bonds are much more resistant to denaturation than A-T rich regions
d) The common form of DNA is left handed
Carbohydrates can be classified into____ type. (1)
1. One
2. Two
3. Three
4. Four
Disaccharide consists of two monosaccharide units held together by a ____ bond. (1)
1. Hydrogen
2. Glycosidic
3. Phosphodiester
4. Ionic
Q4. Lipids are soluble in ___. (1)
1. Water
2. Organic solvents
3. Inorganic solvents
4. Polar solvents
The lipids which are uncharged are referred to as ___ lipids. (1)
1. Positive
2. Negative
3. Neutral
4. Earthing
Q6. ___ are molecular complexes of lipids with proteins. (1)
1. Lipoprotein
2. Glycolipids
3. Phospholipid
4. Steroids
Which of the following is not a part of nucleotides? (1)
1. Nitrogenous base
2. Penrose sugar
3. Phosphate group
4. Hexose sugar
___ is defined as the loss of electrons. (2)
1. Reduction
2. oxidation
3. Electrolysis
4. Electrophoresis
Q12. The process of synthesizing ATP from ADP and pi coupled with the electron transport
chain is known as___. (2)
1. Catabolism
2. Reductive phosphorylation
3. Anabolism
4. oxidative phosphorylation
Q13. High energy compound ATP stands for___. (2)
1. Adenosine triphosphate
2. Adenosine monophosphate
3. Adenosine tetraphosphate
4. Adenosine diphosphate
What is the final product of electron transport chain? (2)
1. AMP
2. H2O
3. ATP
4. ADP
