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1551.

The number of possible spatial orientations of an electron in an atom is given by its

A.                 Spin quantum number
B.                 Spin angular momentum
C.                 Magnetic quantum number
D.                 Orbital angular momentum
Answer» D.                 Orbital angular momentum
1552.

When the value of the principal quantum number \[n\] is 3, the permitted values of the azimuthal quantum numbers \[l\] and the magnetic quantum numbers \[m\] , are                                                                                

A.                 \[l\]-\[\begin{matrix}    0  \\    1  \\    2  \\ \end{matrix}\]                  \[m\]-\[\begin{matrix}    0  \\    +1,\,0,\,-1  \\    +2,+1,\,\,0,\,-1,-2  \\ \end{matrix}\]
B.                 \[l\]-\[\begin{matrix}    1  \\    2  \\    3  \\ \end{matrix}\]                  \[m\]-\[\begin{matrix}    1  \\    +2,\,1,\,-1  \\    +3,+2,\,\,1,\,-2,-3  \\ \end{matrix}\]
C.                 \[l\]-\[\begin{matrix}    0  \\    1  \\    2  \\ \end{matrix}\]                  \[m\]-\[\begin{matrix}    0  \\    1,\,\,2,\,3  \\    +3,\,+2,\,1,\,-2,-3  \\ \end{matrix}\]
D.                 \[l\]-\[\begin{matrix}    1  \\    2  \\    3  \\ \end{matrix}\]                  \[m\]-\[\begin{matrix}    0,\,\,1  \\    0,\,\,1,\,\,2  \\    0,\,\,1,\,\,2,\,\,3  \\ \end{matrix}\]
Answer» B.                 \[l\]-\[\begin{matrix}    1  \\    2  \\    3  \\ \end{matrix}\]                  \[m\]-\[\begin{matrix}    1  \\    +2,\,1,\,-1  \\    +3,+2,\,\,1,\,-2,-3  \\ \end{matrix}\]
1553.

The electronic configuration of the element of atomic number 27 is

A.                 \[1{{s}^{2}},\ 2{{s}^{2}}2{{p}^{6}},\ 3{{s}^{2}}3{{p}^{6}},\ 4s\ (\uparrow \downarrow )\ 4p\ (\uparrow \downarrow )(\uparrow \downarrow )(\uparrow \downarrow )\ 5s\ (\uparrow )\]
B.                 \[1{{s}^{2}},\ 2{{s}^{2}}2{{p}^{6}},\ 3{{s}^{2}}3{{p}^{6}}3d\ (\uparrow \downarrow )(\uparrow \downarrow )(\uparrow \downarrow ),\ 4s\ (\uparrow \downarrow )\ 4p\ (\uparrow )\]
C.                 \[1{{s}^{2}},\ 2{{s}^{2}}2{{p}^{6}},\ 3{{s}^{2}}3{{p}^{6}},\ 3d\ (\uparrow \downarrow )(\uparrow \downarrow )(\uparrow \downarrow )(\uparrow \downarrow ),\ 4s\ (\uparrow )\]
D.                 \[1{{s}^{2}},\ 2{{s}^{2}}2{{p}^{6}},\ 3{{s}^{2}}3{{p}^{6}},\ 3d\ (\uparrow \downarrow )(\uparrow \downarrow )(\uparrow )(\uparrow )(\uparrow )\ 4s\ (\uparrow \downarrow )\]
Answer» E.
1554.

All electrons on the \[4p\] sub-shell must be characterized by the quantum number(s)  [MP PET 1996]

A.   \[n=4,\,m=0,\,s=\pm \frac{1}{2}\]        
B.                 \[l=1\]
C.                 \[l=0,\,s=\pm \frac{1}{2}\]          
D.                 \[s=\pm \frac{1}{2}\]
Answer» C.                 \[l=0,\,s=\pm \frac{1}{2}\]          
1555.

A \[3p\]orbital has                                           [IIT 1995]

A.                 Two spherical nodes
B.                 Two non-spherical nodes
C.                 One spherical and one non-spherical nodes
D.                 One spherical and two non-spherical nodes
Answer» D.                 One spherical and two non-spherical nodes
1556.

Be's 4th electron will have four quantum numbers [MNR 1985]

A.                 \[n\]- 1       \[l\]- 0         \[m\]- 0        \[s\]- +1/2
B.                  \[n\]- 1       \[l\]- 1        \[m\]- +1      \[s\]- +1/2
C.                  \[n\]- 2       \[l\]- 0         \[m\]- 0         \[s\]- -1/2
D.                  \[n\]- 2       \[l\]- 1         \[m\]- 0         \[s\]- +1/2
Answer» D.                  \[n\]- 2       \[l\]- 1         \[m\]- 0         \[s\]- +1/2
1557.

The bond that determines the secondary structure of proteins is or secondary structure of protein is due to [NCERT 1984; MP PET 1996; MP PMT 1997]

A.                 Coordinate bond
B.                 Covalent bond
C.                 Hydrogen bond
D.                 Peptide bond
Answer» D.                 Peptide bond
1558.

Which synthesis was done by Stainley Millar       [CPMT 1979]

A.                 Amino acid         
B.                 Protein
C.                 Virus     
D.                 Vitamin
Answer» B.                 Protein
1559.

A biological catalyst is essentially                               [BHU 2004]

A.                 An enzyme
B.                 A carbohydrate
C.                 An amino acid
D.                 A nitrogen compound
Answer» B.                 A carbohydrate
1560.

Identify the correct statement regarding enzymes [AIEEE 2004]

A.                 Enzymes are specific biological catalysts that cannot be poisoned
B.                 Enzymes are normally heterogeneous catalysts that are very specific in their action
C.                 Enzymes are specific biological catalysts that can normally function at very high temperature (T ~ 1000K)
D.                 Enzymes are specific biological catalysts that possess well-defined active sites
Answer» E.
1561.

Which one of the following structures represents the peptide chain        [CBSE PMT 2004; CPMT 2003; DCE 2002; MP PET 1994; Bihar MEE 1997; Orissa JEE 1997]

A.                 \[-\overset{H}{\mathop{\overset{|}{\mathop{N}}\,}}\,-\underset{|}{\overset{|}{\mathop{C}}}\,-\underset{O}{\mathop{\underset{||}{\mathop{C}}\,}}\,-\overset{H}{\mathop{\overset{|}{\mathop{N}}\,}}\,-\underset{|}{\overset{|}{\mathop{C}}}\,-\underset{O}{\mathop{\underset{||}{\mathop{C}}\,}}\,-\overset{H}{\mathop{\overset{|}{\mathop{N}}\,}}\,-\underset{|}{\overset{|}{\mathop{C}}}\,-\overset{O}{\mathop{\overset{||}{\mathop{C}}\,}}\,-\]
B.                 \[-\overset{H}{\mathop{\overset{|}{\mathop{N}}\,}}\,-\underset{|}{\overset{|}{\mathop{C}}}\,-\underset{|}{\overset{|}{\mathop{C}}}\,-\overset{O}{\mathop{\overset{||}{\mathop{C}}\,}}\,-\underset{H}{\mathop{\underset{|}{\mathop{N}}\,}}\,-\underset{|}{\overset{|}{\mathop{C}}}\,-\underset{|}{\overset{|}{\mathop{C}}}\,-\overset{H}{\mathop{\overset{|}{\mathop{N}}\,}}\,-\underset{O}{\mathop{\underset{||}{\mathop{C}}\,}}\,-\underset{|}{\overset{|}{\mathop{C}}}\,-\underset{|}{\overset{|}{\mathop{C}}}\,-\]
C.                 \[-\overset{H}{\mathop{\overset{|}{\mathop{N}}\,}}\,-\underset{O}{\mathop{\underset{||}{\mathop{C}}\,}}\,-\underset{H}{\mathop{\underset{|}{\mathop{N}}\,}}\,-\underset{|}{\overset{|}{\mathop{C}}}\,-NH-\overset{O}{\mathop{\overset{||}{\mathop{C}}\,}}\,-NH-\]
D.                 \[-\overset{H}{\mathop{\overset{|}{\mathop{N}}\,}}\,-\underset{O}{\mathop{\underset{||}{\mathop{C}}\,}}\,-\underset{|}{\overset{|}{\mathop{C}}}\,-\underset{|}{\overset{|}{\mathop{C}}}\,-\underset{|}{\overset{|}{\mathop{C}}}\,-\overset{H}{\mathop{\overset{|}{\mathop{N}}\,}}\,-\underset{|}{\overset{|}{\mathop{C}}}\,-\underset{|}{\overset{|}{\mathop{C}}}\,-\underset{|}{\overset{|}{\mathop{C}}}\,-\]
Answer» B.                 \[-\overset{H}{\mathop{\overset{|}{\mathop{N}}\,}}\,-\underset{|}{\overset{|}{\mathop{C}}}\,-\underset{|}{\overset{|}{\mathop{C}}}\,-\overset{O}{\mathop{\overset{||}{\mathop{C}}\,}}\,-\underset{H}{\mathop{\underset{|}{\mathop{N}}\,}}\,-\underset{|}{\overset{|}{\mathop{C}}}\,-\underset{|}{\overset{|}{\mathop{C}}}\,-\overset{H}{\mathop{\overset{|}{\mathop{N}}\,}}\,-\underset{O}{\mathop{\underset{||}{\mathop{C}}\,}}\,-\underset{|}{\overset{|}{\mathop{C}}}\,-\underset{|}{\overset{|}{\mathop{C}}}\,-\]
1562.

Which enzyme convert glucose into alcohol [Pb. CET 2003]

A.                 Invertase            
B.                 Zymase
C.                 Maltase
D.                 Diastase
Answer» C.                 Maltase
1563.

Which of the following is used in our body as a fuel for muscles and nerves and to build and repair body tissues?                                                                                                 [DCE 2003]

A.                 Cane sugar         
B.                 Fructose
C.                 Proteins              
D.                 Glucose
Answer» D.                 Glucose
1564.

Amino acids are

A.                 Liquids
B.                 Volatile solids
C.                 Non-volatile crystalline compounds
D.                 Mixture of amines and acids
Answer» D.                 Mixture of amines and acids
1565.

The pH value of the solution in which a particular amino acid does not migrate under the influence of an electric field in called the            [Kerala (Med.) 2003]

A.                 Eutectic point   
B.                 Yielding point
C.                 Neutralisation point       
D.                 Effusion
E.                 Isoelectric point
Answer» F.
1566.

Which part of the protein molecule is responsible for function and activity of the proteins            [AMU 2002]

A.                 Secondary structure      
B.                 Peptide bond
C.                 Primary structure            
D.                 Binding sites
Answer» C.                 Primary structure            
1567.

Which amino acid has aromatic ring         [CPMT 2003]

A.                 Alamine              
B.                 Glycine
C.                 Tyrosine              
D.                 Lysine
Answer» D.                 Lysine
1568.

Which of the following could act as a propellant or rockets [CBSE PMT 2003]

A.                 Liquid hydrogen + liquid nitrogen
B.                 Liquid oxygen + liquid argon
C.                 Liquid hydrogen + liquid oxygen
D.                 Liquid nitrogen +liquid oxygen
Answer» D.                 Liquid nitrogen +liquid oxygen
1569.

Among the following, the achiral amino acid is [AIIMS 2003]

A.                 2-Ethylalanine
B.                 2-Methylglycine
C.                 2-Hydroxymethyl serine
D.                 Tryptophan
Answer» D.                 Tryptophan
1570.

The main structural of protein is                [UPSEAT 2000, 02]

A.                 The ester linkage            
B.                 The ether linkage
C.                 The peptide linkage       
D.                 All of these
Answer» D.                 All of these
1571.

a-helix is found in                           [Kerala (Engg.) 2002]

A.                 DNA      
B.                 RNA
C.                 Lipid      
D.                 Protein
Answer» E.
1572.

Identify the incorrect statement               [Kerala (Med.) 2003]

A.                 An octa deca peptide contains 18 amino acid residues and 17 peptide bonds
B.                 Addition of an inert gas into a system in thermodynamic equilibrium for the dissociation of \[PC{{l}_{5}}\] shifts the equilibrium to the left.
C.                 When gold dissolves in aquaregia the complex formed is chloroauric acid
D.                 In the extraction of aluminium purified bauxite is dissolved in molten fluorospar
E.                 If the pH value of a solution is to be decreased from 5 to 3, the hydrogen ion concentration must be increased twice the initial value.
Answer» F.
1573.

Which one of the following biomolecules is insoluble in water    [AIIMS 2005]

A.                 a- Keratin          
B.                 Haemoglobin
C.                 Ribonuclease    
D.                 Adenine
Answer» B.                 Haemoglobin
1574.

A nanopeptide contains ??.. peptide linkages   [KCET 2005]

A.                 10          
B.                 8
C.                 9             
D.                 18
Answer» C.                 9             
1575.

Chlorophyll contains       [RPMT 2002]

A.                 \[Fe\]   
B.                 \[Na\]
C.                 \[Mg\] 
D.                 \[Zn\]
Answer» D.                 \[Zn\]
1576.

Which of the following is not essential amino acid

A.                 Valine  
B.                 Lysine
C.                 Histidine             
D.                 Glycine
Answer» E.
1577.

Enzymes are made up of              [CBSE PMT 2002]

A.                 Carbohydrates
B.                 Edible proteins
C.                 Nitrogen containing carbohydrates
D.                 Proteins with specific structure
Answer» E.
1578.

The example of a protein is         [MP PET 2003]

A.                 Narvone             
B.                 Lacithin
C.                 Cellulose             
D.                 Insulin
Answer» E.
1579.

Excess of \[N{{a}^{+}}\] ions in our system causes            [BHU 2001]

A.                 High B.P.             
B.                 Low B.P.
C.                 Diabetes             
D.                 Anaemia
Answer» B.                 Low B.P.
1580.

Antibodies are                                  [CBSE PMT 2001]

A.                 Carbohydrate   
B.                 Globular protein
C.                 Immunoglobulins            
D.                 Cellulose compounds
Answer» E.
1581.

Which of the following protein destroys the antigen when it enters in body cell [AIIMS 2001; Pb. PMT 2004 ]

A.                 Antibodies         
B.                 Insulin
C.                 Chromoprotein                
D.                 Phosphoprotein
Answer» B.                 Insulin
1582.

Amino acids are the building blocks of    [MH CET 2001]

A.                 Fat         
B.                 Vitamin
C.                 Protein                
D.                 Carbohydrate
Answer» D.                 Carbohydrate
1583.

Which a amino acid can cross link peptide chains [AIIMS 2001]

A.                 Serine  
B.                 Cysteine
C.                 Glutamine          
D.                 Tyrosine
Answer» C.                 Glutamine          
1584.

The optically inactive amino acid is [MP PMT 2001; BHU 2005]

A.                 Lysine  
B.                 Glycine
C.                 Arginine              
D.                 Alanine
Answer» C.                 Arginine              
1585.

When collagen is boiled with water, it forms

A.                 Precipitate         
B.                 Solution
C.                 Gelatin
D.                 Complex collagen
Answer» D.                 Complex collagen
1586.

The helical structure of proteins is stabilized by [MP PMT 2001]

A.                 Peptide bonds
B.                 Dipeptide bond
C.                 Hydrogen bond               
D.                 Vander Waal's forces
Answer» D.                 Vander Waal's forces
1587.

Which of the following is not a function of proteins [MP PMT 2001]

A.                 Nails formation
B.                 Skin formation
C.                 Muscle formation
D.                 Providing energy for metabolism
Answer» E.
1588.

The test used for identifying peptide linkage in proteins is [KCET (Engg.) 2001]

A.                 Borsche's test
B.                 Molisch's test
C.                 Ninhydrin test  
D.                 Biuret test
Answer» E.
1589.

A biological catalyst is essentially [Pb. PMT 2000; BHU 2004]

A.                 A carbohydrates              
B.                 An amino acids
C.                 A nitrogen molecule      
D.                 Fats
Answer» C.                 A nitrogen molecule      
1590.

The decomposition of complex organic compounds into simpler compound with the help of enzyme is known as [Pb. PMT 2000]

A.                 Catabolism         
B.                 Anabolism
C.                 Fermentation   
D.                 Metabolism
Answer» D.                 Metabolism
1591.

Pick out wrong combination        [DCE 2000]

A.                 \[F{{e}^{+2}}\to \] Haemoglobin
B.                 \[M{{g}^{2+}}\to \] Photosynthesis
C.                 \[S{{e}^{2+}}\to \] Kreb Cycle
D.                 \[C{{O}^{+2}}\to \] Vitamin B-12
Answer» D.                 \[C{{O}^{+2}}\to \] Vitamin B-12
1592.

The number of essential amino acids in man is [CBSE PMT 2000]

A.                 8             
B.                 10
C.                 18          
D.                 20
Answer» C.                 18          
1593.

Which of the following is a conjugated protein   [BHU 2000]

A.                 Glycoprotein     
B.                 Phosphoprotein
C.                 Chromoprotein
D.                 All of these
Answer» E.
1594.

The 10% energy transfer law of food chain was given by [BHU 2000]

A.                 Stanley
B.                 Weismann
C.                 Lindemann        
D.                 Tansley
Answer» D.                 Tansley
1595.

The most important energy carrier in all the living cells is [MP PET 2000; KCET 2000]

A.                 AMP     
B.                 ATP
C.                 ADP      
D.                 UDP
Answer» C.                 ADP      
1596.

The prosthetic group of haemoglobin is

A.                 Porphin               
B.                 Haem
C.                 Globin  
D.                 Globulin
Answer» C.                 Globin  
1597.

Amino acids usually exist in the form of Zwitter ions. This means that it consists of            [KCET 2000]

A.                 The basic group \[N{{H}_{2}}\] and the acidic group \[-COOH\]
B.                 The basic group \[-NH_{3}^{+}\] and the acidic group \[-C{{O}_{2}}\]
C.                 The basic group \[-CO_{2}^{-}\] and the acidic group \[NH_{3}^{+}\]
D.                 No acidic or basic group
Answer» D.                 No acidic or basic group
1598.

Leucine amino acids is the            [Pb. PMT 1999]

A.                 Essential             
B.                 Non-essential 
C.                 Aromatic             
D.                 Basic
Answer» B.                 Non-essential 
1599.

Which one of the following is an example of a globular protein                                   [Orissa JEE 1997]

A.                 Keratin
B.                 Insulin
C.                 Collagen              
D.                 Myoglobin
Answer» E.
1600.

Dialysis can separate      [BHU 1998]

A.                 Glucose and fructose
B.                 Glucose and sucrose
C.                 Glucose and NaCl
D.                 Glucose and proteins
Answer» E.