Multiple Choice Questions

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DNA is specific because it has

  • number of nucleotides

  • specific nature of phosphate and sugar

  • arrangement of protein in DNA

  • specific nature of purine and pyrimidines


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specific nature of phosphate and sugar

DNA is specific because of specific nature of nitrogenous bases like purines (cytosine, thymine and uracil).


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During translation initiation in prokaryotes, a GTP molecule is needed in

  • association of 30S, mRNA with formyl-met-tRNA

  • association of 50S subunit of ribosome with initiation complex

  • formation of formyl-met-tRNA

  • binding of 30S subunit of ribosome with mRNA


In the genetic code dictionary, how many codons are used to code for all the 20 essential amino acids?

  • 61

  • 60

  • 20

  • 64


Role of carbohydrate in protoplasm

  • as catalyst

  • for energy

  • as enzymes

  • for synthesis


DNA multiplication is called

  • translation

  • replication

  • transduction

  • transcription


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The RNA found in eukaryotic ribosomes are

  • 5 S and 16 S RNA

  • 5 S, 16 S, 18 S RNA

  • 23S, 16 S, RNA

  • 5 S and 28 S RNA


Stop codons are

  • AUG, GUG

  • UAA, UGA, UAG

  • UAC, UGG

  • AGU, AGA, UAC


Which one of the following codons codes for the some information as UGC?

  • UGU

  • UGA

  • UAG

  • UGG


The number of RNA molecules in 60S sub- particles of 80S ribosomes are

  • five 

  • four

  • three

  • two


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Ribosomal RNA (rRNA) is synthesized in

  • nucleolus

  • nucleosome

  • cytoplasm

  • ribosome


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