Multiple Choice Questions

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Which of the following food-stuffs contains nitrogen?

  • Carbohydrates

  • fats

  • Proteins

  • None of these


C.

Proteins

The general fomula for carbohydrates is C(H2O)y. Thus, carbohydrates do not have nitrogen. Proteins are polymers of amino acids and all amino acids contain NH2 group. Thus, nitrogen is present in proteins. Fats are triesters of glycerol, hence they also do not contain nitrogen.


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Enzymes are made up of

  • edible proteins

  • proteins with specific structure

  • nitrogen contaning carbohydrates

  • carbohydrates


Which of the following is not present in nucleic acids?

  • Uracil

  • 2-aminopyridine

  • Thymine

  • Adenine


Glucose is obtained from

  • Starch

  • Molasses

  • Both (a) and (b)

  • None of these


The activation energy for a simple chemical reaction A → B is Ea in forward direction. They activation energy for reverse reaction

  • is negative of Ea

  • is always less than Ea

  • can be less than or more than Ea

  • is always double of Ea


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The deficiency of vitamin -B1 causes

  • beri-beri

  • scurvy

  • rickets

  • anaemia


Which carbohydrate is an essential constituent of plant cells?

  • Starch

  • Cellulose

  • Sucrose

  • Vitamins


When a biochemical reaction is carried out in laboratory from outside of human body in the absence of enzyme than rate of reaction obtained is 10-6 times, then activation energy of reaction in the presence of enzyme is

  • 6/RT

  • P is required

  • different from Ea obtained in laboratory

  • cannot say anything


Which compound is not a lipid?

  • Lecithin

  • Lysine

  • Cerebroside

  • Cephalin


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Which of the following statements about vitamin B12 is incorrect?

  • It has a cobalt atom.

  • It also occurs in plants.

  • It is also present in rain water.

  • It is needed for human body in very small amounts.


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