Explore topic-wise MCQs in Biochemistry.

This section includes 14 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Biochemistry knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

Which out of the following enzymes can utilize both NAD+ and NADP+ as a coenzyme?

A. Glutamate dehydrogenase
B. Alcohol dehydrogenase
C. Aldehyde dehydrogenase
D. Glycerol-3-P dehydrogenase
Answer» B. Alcohol dehydrogenase
2.

Which of the following enzyme catalyzes the first step in the catabolism of ethanol?

A. Alcohol dehydrogenase
B. Lactate dehydrogenase
C. Glutamate dehydrogenase
D. Malate dehydrogenase
Answer» B. Lactate dehydrogenase
3.

Gain of electrons can be termed as ___________

A. Metabolism
B. Anabolism
C. Oxidation
D. Reduction
Answer» E.
4.

Loss of electrons can be termed as ______________

A. Metabolism
B. Anabolism
C. Oxidation
D. Reduction
Answer» D. Reduction
5.

Which one out of the following is not a NAD+ requiring enzyme?

A. Lactate dehydrogenase
B. Pyruvate dehydrogenase complex
C. Maltate dehydrogenase
D. Acyl co-A dehydrogenase
Answer» E.
6.

WHICH_OF_THE_FOLLOWING_ENZYME_CATALYZES_THE_FIRST_STEP_IN_THE_CATABOLISM_OF_ETHANOL??$

A. Alcohol dehydrogenase
B. Lactate dehydrogenase
C. Glutamate dehydrogenase
D. Malate dehydrogenase
Answer» B. Lactate dehydrogenase
7.

Which_out_of_the_following_enzymes_can_utilize_both_NAD+_and_NADP+_as_a_coenzyme?$

A. Glutamate dehydrogenase
B. Alcohol dehydrogenase
C. Aldehyde dehydrogenase
D. Glycerol-3-P ddehydrogenase
Answer» B. Alcohol dehydrogenase
8.

Loss of electrons can be termed as

A. Metabolism
B. Anabolism
C. Oxidation
D. Reduction
Answer» D. Reduction
9.

Which of the following statements is incorrect about oxidase?

A. They catalyze reactions involving hydrogen peroxide
B. They catalyze reaction using O2 as a hydrogen acceptor
C. They catalyze reactions using niacin as coenzyme
D. They catalyze reactions of direct incorporation of O2 into the substrate
Answer» C. They catalyze reactions using niacin as coenzyme
10.

Which of the following enzyme catalyses the direct transfer and incorporation of O2 into a substrate molecule is

A. Reductase
B. Oxidase
C. Oxygenase
D. Peroxidase
Answer» D. Peroxidase
11.

Which one out of the following is not a NAD+ requiring enzyme?

A. Lactate dehydrogenase
B. Pyruvate dehydrogenase complex
C. Maltate dehydrogenase
D. Acyl co-A dehydrogenase
Answer» E.
12.

Which out of the following has the highest redox potential?

A. NAD
B. FMN
C. FAD
D. O<sub>2</sub>
Answer» E.
13.

Which out of the following is not a flavoprotein?

A. Succinate dehydrogenase
B. Cytochrome c
C. Xanthine oxidase
D. NADH dehydrogenase-Qreductase
Answer» C. Xanthine oxidase
14.

Which of the following statements about redox potential is false?

A. NADH/NAD<sup>+</sup> redox pair has the least redox potential
B. Oxygen/H<sub>2</sub>O redox pair has the highest redox potential
C. The components of electron transport chain are organized in terms of their redox potential
D. The redox potential of a system is usually compared with the potential of the hydrogen electrode
Answer» B. Oxygen/H<sub>2</sub>O redox pair has the highest redox potential