Showing posts with label citric acid cycle mcqs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label citric acid cycle mcqs. Show all posts

Sunday, April 26, 2009

35 - AIIMS MAY 2001 biochemistry mcqs with answers

1q) Vitamin K is needed for the post translational
modification of


a) Carboxylation
b) Methylation
c) Hydroxylation
d) Transketolation






2q) Amber codon refers to


a) Initiating codon
b) Mutant codon
c) Stop codon
d) Codon coding for multiple amino acids






3q) At physiological pH, the most stable amino
acid is


a) Histidine
b) Lysine
c) Arginine
d) Leucine






4q) In cystinuria, amino acids excreted are all the
following except:


a) Ornithine
b) Arginine
c) Lysine
d) Histidine






5q) Dietary triglycerides are transported by


a) Chylomicrons
b) LDL
c) VLDL
d) HDL






6q) In which of the following reaction, thiamine
is not used


a) Alpha ketoglutarate to succinyl CoA
b) Glucose to pentose
c) Oxidative decarboxylation of Alpha keto amino acids
d) Lactate to pyruvate






7q) In chromatography, mass movement of the
substances is seen in


a) Electrophoresis
b) Diffusion
c) Osmosis
d) Paper chromatography






8q) The type of chromatography in which
proteins are bound to another substance is


a) Hydrophobic chromatography
b) Affinity chromatography
c) paper chromatography
d) gel chromatography






9q) The end-product of citric acid cycle used in
detoxification of ammonia in brain is


a) Oxaloacetate
b) Alpha keto glutarate
c) Succinate
d) Citrate



Tuesday, May 27, 2008

24 - biochemistry mcqs - 156 to 166

156. which of the following require template for its formation ?

a- carbohydrate

b- protein

c- lipids

d- phospholipids

e- nucleic acids

answer : b and e . proteins require the m RNA template where as the nucleic acids require the DNA template .

157. which of the following are intermediate metabolites in TCA cycle ?

a- pyruvate

b- malonate

c- oxaloacetate

d- isocitrate

e- nitric oxide

answers : c and d .

158. which is the smallest fundamental unit coding for DNA synthesis ?

a- cistron

b- operon

c- replican

d- anti codon

answer : a . cistron .

159. metabolic bone disease is caused by excess intake of which vitamin ?

a- vitamin A

b- vitamin B

c- vitamin C

d- vitamin D

e- vitamin E

answer : a and d are the answers . both vitamin D and vitamin A .

160. hypolipidemic agents act on :

a- HMG COA synthetase

b- HMG COA oxygenase

c- HMG COA reductase

d- HMG COA hydratase

e- HMG COA mutase

Answer : c. HMG CO A reductase .

161. correct sequence of enzymes required for DNA formation ?

Answer : DNA topoisomerase – RNA polymerase – DNA polymerase 3 – DNA polymerase 1 – DNA ligase .

I did not give u the options because , it would confuse u further .

162. which of the following are the bile acids synthesized in the liver ? ( primary bile acids )

a- cholic acid

b- chenodeoxy cholic acid

c- deoxycholic acid

d- lithocholic acid

e- taurocholic acid

f- glycocholic acid

answer : a and b are the answers . c and d are the secondary bile acids . e and f are the bile salts . sodium taurocholate and sodium glycocholate are the bile salts formed on combining with sodium .

163. vitamin required for the conversion of hydroxy proline to proline ?

a- vitamin C

b- vitamin E

c- pyridoxal phosphate

d- biotin

answer : vitamin C .

164. enzyme activity measured in beri beri is ?

a- transketolase

b- transaminase

c- decarboxylase

d- deaminases

answer : a . transketolase .

165. muscle cannot make use of glycogen for energy because of deficiency of ?

a- glucokinase

b- phosphoglucomutase

c- glucose 6 phosphatase

d- muscle phosphorylase

answer : c .

166. pompe’s disease is due to deficiency of which enzyme ?

a- branching enzyme

b- glucose 6 phosphatase

c- acid maltase deficiency

d- muscle phosphorylase

answer : c . acid maltase deficiency . acid maltase is otherwise called alpha glucosidase .

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