Biomolecules MCQs | Biomolecules Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) and Answers

(1) Name the simplest amino acid
[A] Alanine
[B] Tyrosine
[C] Asparagine
[D] Glycine
Answer: Glycine
(2) Mineral associated with cytochrome is
[A] Mg
[B] Cu and Ag
[C] Fe
[D] Cu
Answer: Fe
(3) The most common secondary structure of proteins is
[A] β-pleated sheet
[B] β-pleated sheet parallel
[C] β-pleated sheet non-parallel
[D] α-helix
Answer: α-helix
(4) The term enzyme was coined by
[A] Urey Miller
[B] Pasteur
[C] Kuhne
[D] Buchner
Answer: Kuhne
(5) β-oxidation occurs in
[A] Nucleus
[B] Cytoplasm
[C] Mitochondria
[D] Chloroplast
Answer: Mitochondria
(6) Koshland’s theory of enzyme action is known as
[A] Lock and key theory
[B] Reduced fit theory
[C] Induced fit theory
[D] Enzyme coenzyme theory
Answer: Induced fit theory
(7) A high content of triglycerides are found in
[A] VLDL
[B] LDL
[C] HDL
[D] Chylomicrons
Answer: Chylomicrons
(8) Haemoglobin has
[A] Primary structure
[B] Secondary structure
[C] Tertiary structure
[D] Quaternary structure
Answer: Quaternary structure
(9) Which is the most abundant biomolecule on earth?
[A] Mineral salts
[B] Proteins
[C] Lipids
[D] Carbohydrates
Answer: Carbohydrates
(10) In which of the following an anticodon occurs
[A] tRNA
[B] mRNA
[C] rRNA
[D] DNA
Answer: tRNA
(11) The fastest enzyme is
[A] DNA gyrase
[B] Pepsin
[C] DNA polymerase
[D] Carbonic anhydrase
Answer: Carbonic anhydrase
(12) Which of the following is a phospholipid?
[A] Sterol
[B] Cholesterol
[C] Lecithin
[D] Steroid
Answer: Lecithin
(13) In double helix of DNA, the two strands are
[A] coiled around a common axis
[B] coiled differently
[C] coiled over protein sheath
[D] coiled around each other
Answer: coiled around a common axis
(14) Nucleotides are building blocks of nucleic acids. Each nucleotide is a composite molecule formed by
[A] base- sugar- phosphate
[B] base- sugar- OH
[C] sugar-phosphate
[D] (base sugar phosphate)n
Answer: base- sugar- phosphate
(15) The major role of minor elements inside living organisms is to act as
[A] Co factors of enzymes
[B] Binder of cell structure
[C] Constituent of hormones
[D] Building blocks of important amino acids
Answer: Co factors of enzymes
(16) Lipids are insoluble in water because lipid molecules are
[A] Hydrophilic
[B] Neutral
[C] Zwitter ions
[D] Hydrophobic
Answer: Hydrophobic
(17) ATP is
[A] vitamin
[B] Enzyme
[C] Nucleic acid
[D] Nucleotide
Answer: Nucleotide
(18) Which of the following have carbohydrate as prosthetic group
[A] Glycoprotein
[B] Lipoprotein
[C] Nucleoprotein
[D] Chromoprotein
Answer: Glycoprotein
(19) Lactose is composed of

[A] Neither lipids nor proteins can flip-flop
[B] Both lipids and proteins can flip flop
[C] While lipids can rarely flip flop, proteins cannot
[D] While proteins can rarely flip flop, lipids cannot
Answer: While lipids can rarely flip flop, proteins cannot
(20) In which of the following groups are all polysaccharides?
[A] Sucrose, glucose and fructose
[B] Maltose, lactose and fructose
[C] glycogen, sucrose and maltose
[D] Glycogen, cellulose and starch
Answer: Glycogen, cellulose and starch

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