1. Which of the following is a reducing sugar?
a) Sucrose b) Maltose c) Raffinose d)
Trehalose Answer: b
2. The general formula of carbohydrates is: a) CnH2n b) Cn(H2O)n c) CnH2n+2 d) CnH2n-2
Answer: b
3. Glucose exists mainly in: a) Open chain form b) α- and β-pyranose forms c) Furanose
form d) Keto form Answer: b
4. Which reaction confirms aldehyde in glucose? a) Molisch b) Fehling’s c) Seliwanoff d)
Biuret Answer: b
5. An epimer of glucose is: a) Galactose b) Fructose c) Ribose d) Arabinose Answer: a
6. Conversion of glucose to fructose is: a) Isomerization b) Epimerization c) Oxidation d)
Reduction Answer: a
7. A carbohydrate that cannot be hydrolysed further: a) Polysaccharide b) Disaccharide c)
Monosaccharide d) Glycoside Answer: c
8. Disaccharide with β-1,4 linkage: a) Sucrose b) Maltose c) Lactose d) Cellobiose Answer: c
9. Starch is mixture of: a) Amylose+Cellulose b) Amylose+Amylopectin c)
Glycogen+Cellulose d) Sucrose+Inulin Answer: b
10. Cellulose consists of: a) β-D-glucose b) α-D-glucose c) β-D-fructose d) α-D-fructose
Answer: a
11. Amino acids are amphoteric due to: a) COOH b) NH2 c) Both NH2 & COOH d) OH
Answer: c
12. pH at which amino acid is zwitterion: a) pKa b) pKb c) pI d) 7 Answer: c
13. Glycine is: a) Basic b) Acidic c) Aromatic d) Optically inactive Answer: d
14. Essential amino acids: a) Synthesized by animals b) Not synthesized by body c)
Aromatic d) Sulfur containing Answer: b
15. Peptide bond between: a) Two NH2 b) Two COOH c) NH2 & COOH d) R groups Answer: c
16. Secondary structure stabilized by: a) Ionic b) Hydrogen c) Peptide d) Disulfide Answer:
b
17. α-helix proposed by: a) Fischer b) Pauling & Corey c) Sanger d) Watson & Crick Answer:
b
18. Fibrous protein: a) Hemoglobin b) Insulin c) Keratin d) Albumin Answer: c
19. Denaturation disrupts: a) Primary b) Secondary+Tertiary c) Peptide bonds d) Amino
sequence Answer: b
20. Biuret test detects: a) Sugars b) Lipids c) Proteins d) Ketones Answer: c
21. Lipids soluble in: a) Water b) Chloroform c) Acid d) NaOH Answer: b
22. Saponification value is for: a) Sugars b) Fats & oils c) Proteins d) DNA Answer: b
23. Unsaturated fats are: a) Solid b) Liquid c) Insoluble in ether d) Odorless Answer: b
24. Essential fatty acid: a) Palmitic b) Stearic c) Linoleic d) Lauric Answer: c
25. Waxes are esters of: a) FA+glycerol b) FA+alcohol c) AA+FA d) Sugar+FA Answer: b
26. Lecithin is: a) Choline phospholipid b) Sphingomyelin c) Cardiolipin d) Ceramide
Answer: a
27. Hydrogenation produces: a) Unsaturated b) Saturated c) Soap d) Cholesterol Answer: b
28. Iodine value measures: a) Saturation b) Unsaturation c) Density d) Acidity Answer: b
29. Simplest lipid: a) Waxes b) Steroids c) Triglycerides d) Fatty acids Answer: d
30. Membrane lipid: a) Sugars b) Phospholipids c) Steroids d) Cholesterol Answer: b
31. Sugar in RNA: a) Glucose b) Ribose c) Deoxyribose d) Galactose Answer: b
32. Base absent in RNA: a) Uracil b) Cytosine c) Thymine d) Adenine Answer: c
33. DNA model by: a) Pauling b) Fischer c) Watson & Crick d) Kendrew Answer: c
34. Purines: a) A,T b) G,C c) A,G d) T,C Answer: c
35. Bond joining nucleotides: a) Peptide b) Glycosidic c) Phosphodiester d) Disulfide
Answer: c
36. Complementary base of adenine: a) C b) T c) U d) G Answer: b
37. Acid hydrolysis releases: a) Purines b) Pyrimidines c) Both slowly d) None Answer: a
38. Chargaff’s rule: a) A=T,G=C b) A=G c) A>C d) A+T constant Answer: a
39. tRNA function: a) Info b) Carries AA c) Ribosome unit d) Silencing Answer: b
40. Codon contains: a) 2 bases b) 3 bases c) 4 bases d) 5 bases Answer: b
41. Enzymes are: a) Lipids b) Proteins c) Sugars d) Steroids Answer: b
42. Non-protein part: a) Apoenzyme b) Coenzyme c) Holoenzyme d) Proenzyme Answer: b
43. Enzymes work by: a) Raise temp b) Lower activation energy c) Raise pressure d)
Increase product Answer: b
44. Optimum pH pepsin: a) 2 b) 5 c) 7 d) 9 Answer: a
45. Heavy metal inhibition: a) Competitive b) Non-competitive c) Reversible d) Allosteric
Answer: b
46. Km is when: a) V=0 b) V=Vmax c) V=Vmax/2 d) Enzyme stops Answer: c
47. Prosthetic group example: a) NAD+ b) FAD c) Zn2+ in carbonic anhydrase d) ATP
Answer: c
48. Lock & key model by: a) Fischer b) Michaelis c) Watson d) Koshland Answer: a
49. Vitamin C is: a) Retinol b) Ascorbic acid c) Calciferol d) Tocopherol Answer: b
50. Vitamin D deficiency causes: a) Scurvy b) Rickets c) Night blindness d) Beriberi Answer:
b
51. Metal in B12: a) Fe b) Mg c) Co d) Zn Answer: c
52. Vitamin K helps in: a) Vision b) Clotting c) Bones d) Digestion Answer: b
53. Pellagra due to lack of: a) Thiamine b) Niacin c) Biotin d) Riboflavin Answer: b
54. Retinol is: a) Vit A b) B2 c) C d) E Answer: a
55. Insulin made in: a) Liver b) Pancreas β-cells c) Thyroid d) Adrenal Answer: b
56. Fight/flight hormone: a) Insulin b) Glucagon c) Adrenaline d) Thyroxine Answer: c
57. Thyroxine regulates: a) BP b) Metabolism c) Sugar d) Muscles Answer: b
58. Estrogen is: a) Steroid b) Peptide c) Carb d) Enzyme Answer: a
59. Energy currency: a) GTP b) ATP c) AMP d) NADH Answer: b
60. Glycolysis occurs in: a) Nucleus b) Mitochondria c) Cytoplasm d) Ribosomes Answer: c