Explore topic-wise MCQs in Biology.

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1.

C-peptide is removed during ______ phase of insulin.

A. initiation
B. maturation
C. termination
D. elongation
Answer» C. termination
2.

______ organism was used to produce recombinant insulin.

A. Cyanobacteria
B. <em>E.coli</em>
C. <em>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</em>
D. <em>B. subtilis </em>
Answer» C. <em>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</em>
3.

______ in 1983 used recombinant DNA technology to produce insulin.

A. Eli Lilly
B. Emily Lilly
C. Lilly Rose
D. Amy Sanger
Answer» B. Emily Lilly
4.

_________ is absent in the mature insulin.

A. Lipid
B. A-peptide
C. C-peptide
D. Sequence
Answer» D. Sequence
5.

Insulin in pro-hormone form contains an extra stretch called _______

A. B-peptide
B. G-peptide
C. C-peptide
D. S-peptide
Answer» D. S-peptide
6.

In mammals insulin is secreted as __________

A. enzyme
B. lipid
C. RNA
D. pro-hormone
Answer» E.
7.

Which organ secretes insulin?

A. Stomach
B. Pancreas
C. Thyroid
D. Intestine
Answer» C. Thyroid
8.

The polypeptide chains present in insulin is connected by _______ bonds.

A. ionic
B. covalent
C. disulphide
D. hydrophobic interactions
Answer» D. hydrophobic interactions
9.

How many polypeptide chains does insulin consist of?

A. 4
B. 3
C. 2
D. 1
Answer» D. 1
10.

From which animals were insulin obtained in the early days?

A. Insects
B. Lizard and snakes
C. Cats and dogs
D. Cattle and pigs
Answer» E.
11.

Out of 30 how many recombinant therapeutics have been marketed in India?

A. 10
B. 12
C. 30
D. 14
Answer» C. 30
12.

How many recombinant therapeutics have been approved for humans to date?

A. 30
B. 20
C. 13
D. 25
Answer» B. 20