Explore topic-wise MCQs in Biochemistry.

This section includes 10 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Biochemistry knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

Both strands of DNA serve as templates concurrently in

A. excision repair
B. replication
C. none of these
D. mismatch repair
Answer» C. none of these
2.

Which of the following enzymes unwind short stretches of DNA helix immediately ahead of a replication fork?

A. Helicases
B. DNA polymerases
C. Topoisomerases
D. Single-stranded binding proteins
Answer» B. DNA polymerases
3.

Proofreading activity to maintain the fidelity of DNA synthesis

A. is a function of the 3'-5' exonuclease activity of the DNA polymerases
B. occurs after the synthesis has been completed
C. occurs in prokaryotes but not eukaryotes
D. requires the presence of an enzyme separate from the DNA polymerases
Answer» B. occurs after the synthesis has been completed
4.

DNA replication rates in prokaryotes are approximately of the order of

A. 1,00 bases per second
B. 10 bases per second
C. 10,000 bases per second
D. 1,000 bases per second
Answer» C. 10,000 bases per second
5.

Which of the following repairs nicked DNA by forming a phosphodiester bond between adjacent nucleotides?

A. DNA gyrase
B. Helicase
C. DNA ligase
D. Topoisomerases
Answer» D. Topoisomerases
6.

During which of the following process a new copy of a DNA molecule is precisely synthesized?

A. Transcription
B. Trasformation
C. Replication
D. Translation
Answer» D. Translation
7.

The synthesis of DNA by DNA polymerase occurs in the

A. 5' to 5' direction
B. 3' to 5' direction
C. 3' to 3' direction
D. 5' to 3' direction
Answer» E.
8.

In E.coli, which enzyme synthesizes the RNA primer for Okazaki fragments?

A. DnaC
B. DnaA
C. all of these
D. DnaG
Answer» E.
9.

The enzyme that catalyzes the synthesis of DNA is called

A. DNA gyrase
B. DNA polymerase
C. helicase
D. DNA ligase
Answer» C. helicase
10.

Which of the following statements on replication in E.coli is correct?

A. It occurs in bidirectional manner
B. It occurs in a unidirectional manner
C. Occurs only when λ phase has infected E. coli
D. Always uses T7 DNA polymerase when infected by T7 phage
Answer» B. It occurs in a unidirectional manner