Explore topic-wise MCQs in Cell Biology.

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1.

Which of the following steroids is a precursor of hormones such as testosterone, progesterone and estrogen?

A. Collagen
B. Glycogen
C. Cholesterol
D. Glycerol
Answer» D. Glycerol
2.

In an amino acid, the carboxyl group and amino group are separated from each other by a single ____________ atom.

A. nitrogen
B. sulphur
C. hydrogen
D. carbon
Answer» E.
3.

Which of the following is an antibody against Aβ42 peptide?

A. Bapineuzumab
B. Cytoxan
C. Doxil
D. Adriamycin
Answer» B. Cytoxan
4.

Ribozymes are _____________

A. cell organelle
B. enzymes
C. nucleotide
D. nucleoside
Answer» C. nucleotide
5.

Mercaptoethanol breaks which bonds present in the protein?

A. Hydrogen
B. Disulphide
C. Covalent
D. Non-covalent
Answer» C. Covalent
6.

Ribosomes consist of RNA and _____________

A. carbohydrates
B. nucleic acids
C. proteins
D. nucleotides
Answer» D. nucleotides
7.

Lipids cannot dissolve in _____________

A. organic solvents
B. chloroform
C. benzene
D. water
Answer» E.
8.

TMV particles are not capable of self-assembly.

A. True
B. False
C. May be True or False
D. Can't say
Answer» C. May be True or False
9.

Which type of carbohydrates lead to the formation of glycolipids and glycoproteins?

A. Oligosaccharides
B. Monosaccharides
C. Glycogen
D. Glucose
Answer» B. Monosaccharides
10.

Rubisco is a ________________

A. nucleic acid
B. protein
C. carbohydrate
D. fiber
Answer» C. carbohydrate
11.

Chaperones bind to which type of amino acid residues in the protein?

A. Charged
B. Uncharged
C. Hydrophobic
D. Hydrophilic
Answer» D. Hydrophilic
12.

TriC is a _____________

A. hsp70
B. chaperonin
C. organelle
D. enzyme
Answer» C. organelle
13.

How many types of nucleotides are present in DNA?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Answer» E.
14.

Which type of bonds present in vegetable fats account for their liquid state?

A. Single bonds
B. Double bonds
C. Amide bonds
D. Glycosidic bonds
Answer» C. Amide bonds
15.

Which of the following is an NSAID for Alzheimer’s disease, that lead to Phase III clinical trials?

A. Bapineuzumab
B. Alzhemed
C. Flurizan
D. Doxil
Answer» D. Doxil
16.

Enzyme lactase is found in ______________

A. nucleus
B. ribosome
C. plasma membrane
D. golgi complex
Answer» D. golgi complex
17.

Which of the following polysaccharide is not entirely composed of glucose subunits?

A. Lactose
B. Starch
C. Glycogen
D. Cellulose
Answer» B. Starch
18.

Histidine is a polar uncharged amino acid.

A. True
B. False
C. May be True or False
D. Can't say
Answer» C. May be True or False
19.

Fatty acids that lack double bonds are call saturated.

A. True
B. False
C. May be True or False
D. Can't say
Answer» B. False
20.

How many carboxyl groups are present in fatty acids?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Answer» B. 2
21.

Heptoses are __________

A. sugars
B. proteins
C. amino acids
D. monomers
Answer» B. proteins
22.

Amino acids used in the synthesis of proteins on a ribosome are ________________

A. D-amino acids
B. Mutated amino acids
C. L-amino acids
D. Fluorescing amino acids
Answer» D. Fluorescing amino acids
23.

Tobacco Mosaic Virus consists of one long molecule of ______________

A. DNA
B. Carbohydrates
C. Glycerol
D. RNA
Answer» E.
24.

Buffers react with _______________ ions.

A. hydrogen, hydroxyl
B. magnesium, calcium
C. potassium
D. sodium
Answer» B. magnesium, calcium
25.

Sucrose and lactose are _____________

A. monosaccharides
B. disaccharides
C. pentoses
D. polyssaccharides
Answer» C. pentoses
26.

Which types of bonds are found in fats?

A. amide
B. glycosidic
C. ester
D. acidic
Answer» D. acidic
27.

Amyloid is a ____________

A. disease
B. tumor
C. fibrillar deposits
D. cell mass
Answer» D. cell mass
28.

The compounds which have same chemical reactivity but structures which are mirror images of each other are known as ____________

A. isoforms
B. allotropes
C. enantiomers
D. isomers
Answer» D. isomers
29.

Purines and pyrimidines are different molecules.

A. True
B. False
C. May be True or False
D. Can't say
Answer» B. False
30.

Which types of bonds are found in sugars?

A. amide
B. acidic
C. glycosidic
D. non-covalent
Answer» D. non-covalent
31.

Which of the following conventions is used to denote the presence of carbonyl group in left/right in the chemical structure of a carbohydrate?

A. Positive/ negative
B. -1/ +1
C. L/ R
D. L/ D
Answer» E.
32.

The Creutzfeld-Jacob disease attacks the ______________

A. heart
B. lungs
C. kidney
D. brain
Answer» E.
33.

Fructose is a _____________

A. aldose sugar
B. ketose sugar
C. monosaccharide
D. polymer
Answer» C. monosaccharide
34.

What are molecular chaperones?

A. Enzymes
B. Cell mass
C. Tumor
D. Helper proteins
Answer» E.
35.

ATP and GTP are __________

A. cells
B. receptors
C. nucleotides
D. nucleic acids
Answer» D. nucleic acids
36.

What protein makes up spider silk?

A. Keratin
B. Fibrin
C. Collagen
D. Elastin
Answer» D. Elastin
37.

Heat-shock response was first observed in which organism?

A. C. elegans
B. Drosophila
C. Arabidopsis
D. Bacteria
Answer» C. Arabidopsis
38.

In presence of an acid, amino group can be ____________

A. Polarized
B. Washed away
C. Protonated
D. Replaced
Answer» D. Replaced
39.

Which of following is not a part of Phanerozoic era?

A. Paleozoic
B. Cenozoic
C. Mesozoic
D. Archaean
Answer» E.
40.

Which residues are present in histone proteins?

A. Lysine and proline
B. Glutamic acid and aspartic acid
C. Arginine and Histidine
D. Serine and Cysteine
Answer» D. Serine and Cysteine
41.

Margarine is formed using unsaturated vegetable fats by _________________

A. oxidation
B. catalysis
C. hydrogenation
D. leaching
Answer» D. leaching
42.

The tertiary structure of a protein corresponds to which energy state?

A. Lowest
B. Highest
C. Intermediate
D. Ever-changing
Answer» B. Highest
43.

The longest known polypeptide is of the muscle protein called __________

A. chitin
B. myoglobin
C. titin
D. papain
Answer» D. papain
44.

Buffers usually contain ________________ with its conjugate ____________

A. weak base, base
B. strong base, acid
C. weak acid, base
D. weak acid, acid
Answer» D. weak acid, acid
45.

What are sedimentary rock layers called?

A. layer
B. strata
C. igneous layer
D. alluvial layer
Answer» C. igneous layer
46.

Which of following is not an example of an epoch?

A. Pleistocene
B. Pliocene
C. Oligocene
D. Archaean
Answer» E.
47.

Theory that mitochondria and chloroplasts were prokaryotes that started living inside of eukaryotic cells is known as

A. eukaryotic theory
B. mitochondrial theory
C. endosymbiont theory
D. plastid theory
Answer» D. plastid theory
48.

Which of following name was given to supercontinent formed 250 million years ago?

A. Pangea
B. Orgea
C. super mass
D. continental mass
Answer» B. Orgea
49.

Articular and quadrate bones formed which of following in synapsids?

A. jaw hinge
B. shoulder
C. hand
D. leg
Answer» B. shoulder
50.

Which of following is called age of reptiles?

A. Proterozoic
B. Mesozoic
C. hadean
D. Archaean
Answer» C. hadean