Department of Genetic Engineering

GN1025 –Comprehension
17.10.2016
Biochemistry MCQs

1. Oxidation of which substance in the body yields the most calories

(A) Glucose (B) Glycogen (C) Protein (D) Lipids

2. Milk is deficient in which vitamins?

(A) Vitamin C (B) Vitamin A (C) Vitamin B2 (D) Vitamin K

3. HDL is synthesized and secreted from

(A) Pancreas (B) Liver (C) Kidney (D) Muscle

4. Which one is the heaviest particulate component of the cell?

(A) Nucleus (B) Mitochondria (C) Cytoplasm (D) Golgi apparatus

5. The degradative Processess are categorized under the heading of

(A) Anabolism (B) Catabolism (C) Metabolism (D) None of the above

6. The fatty acids can be transported into and out of mitochondria through
(A) Active transport (B) Facilitated transfer (C) Non-facilitated transfer (D) None of

7. The average pH of Urine is

(A) 7.0 (B) 6.0 (C) 8.0 (D) 0.0

8. Carrier protein can

(A) Transport only one substance (B) Transport more than one substance
(C) Exchange one substance to another (D) Perform all of these functions

9. A lipid bilayer is permeable to

(A) Urea (B) Fructose (C) Glucose (D) Potassium

10. Enzymes catalyzing electron transport are present mainly in the

(A) Ribosomes (B) Endoplasmic reticulum (C) Lysosomes (D) Inner mitochondrial

11. The following substances are cell inclusions except

(A) Melanin (B) Glycogen (C) Lipids (D) Centrosome
 12. The digestive enzymes of cellular compounds are confined to
(A) Lysosomes (B) Ribosomes (C) Peroxisomes (D) Polysomes

13. The general formula of monosaccharides is

(A) CnH2nOn (B) C2nH2On (C) CnH2O2n (D) CnH2nO2n

14. Two sugars which differ from one another only in configuration around a single carbon
atom are termed
(A) Epimers (B) Anomers (C) Optical isomers (D) Stereoisomers

15. A pentose sugar is

(A) Dihydroxyacetone (B) Ribulose (C) Erythrose (D) Glucose

16. Which of the following is a non-reducing sugar?

(A) Isomaltose (B) Maltose (C) Lactose (D) Trehalose

17. The most abundant carbohydrate found in nature is

(A) Starch (B) Glycogen (C) Cellulose (D) Chitin

18. A carbohydrate found only in milk is

(A) Glucose (B) Galactose (C) Lactose (D) Maltose

19. Hyaluronic acid is found in

(A) Joints (B) Brain (C) Abdomen (D) Mouth

20.α-Glycosidic bond is present in

(A) Lactose (B) Maltose (C) Sucrose (D) All of these