By Nasibdin .. MCQS for First year medical student 1.

the most active site of protein synthesis is the (A) Nucleus (B) Ribosome (C) Mitochondrion (D) Cell sap 2. The general formula of monosaccharides is (A) CnH2nOn (B) C2nH2On (C) CnH2O2n (D) CnH2nO2n 3. The general formula of polysaccharides is (A) (C6H10O5)n (B) (C6H12O5)n (C) (C6H10O6)n (D) (C6H10O6)n 4.A dissaccharide formed by 1,1-glycosidic linkage between their monosaccharide units is (A) Lactose (B) Maltose (C) Trehalose (D) Sucrose 5.A positive Benedicts test is not given by (A) Sucrose (B) Lactose (C) Maltose (D) Glucose 6.All proteins contain the (A) Same 20 amino acids (B) Different amino acids (C) 300 Amino acids occurring in nature (D) Only a few amino acids 7. Proteins contain (A) Only L- - amino acids (B) Only D-amino acids (C) DL-Amino acids (D) Both (A) and (B) 8.A ketogenic amino acid is (A) Valine (B) Cysteine (C) Leucine (D) Threonine 9.Many globular proteins are stable in solution inspite they lack in (A) Disulphide bonds (B) Hydrogen bonds (C) Salt bonds (D) Non polar bonds 10.Denaturation of proteins results in (A) Disruption of primary structure (B) Breakdown of peptide bonds (C) Destruction of hydrogen bonds (D) Irreversible changes in the molecule 11.The a-helix of proteins is (A) A pleated structure (B) Made periodic by disulphide bridges (C) A non-periodic structure (D) Stabilised by hydrogen bonds between NH and CO groups of the main chain 12.An example of a saturated fatty acid is (A) Palmitic acid (B) Oleic acid (C) Linoleic acid (D) Erucic acid

13.In mammals, the major fat in adipose tissues is (A) Phospholipid (B) Cholesterol (C) Sphingolipids (D) Triacylglycerol 14.Cephalin consists of (A) Glycerol, fatty acids, phosphoric acid and choline (B) Glycerol, fatty acids, phosphoric acid and ethanolamine (C) Glycerol, fatty acids, phosphoric acid and inositol (D) Glycerol, fatty acids, phosphoric acid and Serine 15.The importance of phospholipids as constituent of cell membrane is becausethey possess (A) Fatty acids (B) Both polar and nonpolar groups (C) Glycerol (D) Phosphoric acid 16.Molecular formula of cholesterol is (A) C27H45OH (B) C29H47OH (C) C29H47OH (D) C23H41OH 17.The caloric value of lipids is (A) 6.0 Kcal/g (B) 9.0 Kcal/g (C) 15.0 Kcal/g (D) 12.0 Kcal/g 18.Spermatozoa in seminal fluid utilises the following sugar for metabolism: (A) Galactose (B) Glucose (C) Sucrose (D) Fructose 19.Which of the following is not essential fatty acids? (A) Oleic acid (B) Linoleic acid (C) Arachidonic acid (D) Linolenic acid 20.A fatty acid which is not synthesized in human body and has to be supplied in the diet is (A) Palmitic acid (B) Oleic acid (C) Linoleic acid (D) Stearic acid 21.. Phospholipids occur in (A) Myelin sheath (B) Stabilizes chylomicrans (C) Erythrocyte membrane (D) All of these 22.Example of an extracellular enzyme is (A) Lactate dehydrogenase (B) Cytochrome oxidase (C) Pancreatic lipase (D) Hexokinase 23.. Enzymes, which are produced in inactive form in the living cells, are called (A) Papain (B) Lysozymes (C) Apoenzymes (D) Proenzymes 24.A sigmoidal plot of substrate concentration ([S]) verses reaction velocity (V) may indicate (A) Michaelis-Menten kinetics (B) Co-operative binding (C) Competitive inhibition (D) Non-competitive inhibition 25.Fischers lock and key model of the enzyme action implies that (A) The active site is complementary in shape to that of substance only after interaction. (B) The active site is complementary in shape to that of substance (C) Substrates change conformation prior to active site interaction (D)The active site is flexible and adjusts to substrate 26.The pH optima of most of the enzymes is (A) Between 2 and 4 (B) Between 5 and 9 (C) Between 8 and 12(D) Above 12

27.Repeating units of hyaluronic acid are

(A) N-acetyl glucosamine and D-glucuronic acid (B) N-acetyl galactosamine and D-glucuronic acid (C) N-acetyl glucosamine and galactose (D) N-acetyl galactosamine and L- iduronic acid

28.Isoenzymes are (A) Chemically, immunologically and electrophoretically different forms of an enzyme (B) Different forms of an enzyme similar in all properties (C) Catalysing different reactions (D) Having the same quaternary structures like the enzymes 30.. Factors affecting enzyme activity: (A) Concentration (B) pH (C) Temperature (D) All of these 31.Enzymes are different from catalysts in (A) Being proteinaceous (B) Not used up in reaction (C) Functional at high temperature (D) Having high rate of diffusion 32.Which enzyme hydrolyses starch? (A) Invertase (B) Maltase (C) Sucrase (D) Diastase 33.The active site of an enzyme is formed by (A) R group of amino acids (B) NH2 group of amino acids (C) CO group of amino acids (D) Sulphur bonds which are exposed 34. Hydrolysis of sucrose yields a. Two moles of glucose b. Glucose and fructose c. Galactose and fructose d. Glucose and mannose 35.Reducing property of monosaccharide is tested by a. Seliwanoff's test b. Molischs test c. Fehling test d. Rotheras test e. Shape of osazone crystals