Explore topic-wise MCQs in Life Sciences.

This section includes 167 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Life Sciences knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

151.

Name an enzyme which is not proteinaceous in nature?

A. Cellulases
B. Xylanases
C. Ribozyme
D. Peptidiase
Answer» D. Peptidiase
152.

Who coined the word enzyme?

A. Wilhelm Kuhne
B. Alfred Russel
C. Robert Koch
D. Rosalind Franklin
Answer» B. Alfred Russel
153.

Name an enzyme that digests fat?

A. Lipase
B. Sucrase
C. Maltase
D. Fructose
Answer» B. Sucrase
154.

Name an enzyme that is derived from the stomachs of young ruminant animals and also used in dairy industry to produce cheese?

A. Trypsin
B. Pepsin
C. Liginase
D. Rennin
Answer» E.
155.

Which enzyme is used in making Baby Foods?

A. Amylase
B. Rennin
C. Trypsin
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
156.

Which of the following statement is/are correct about Enzyme:

A. An Enzyme is a protein and is used as a catalyst to accelerate the reaction.
B. Life would not exist without the presence of enzymes.
C. Enzymes participate in cellular metabolic processes.
D. All the above
Answer» E.
157.

WHAT_IS_THE_FUNCTION_OF_PHOSPHORYLASE??$

A. Transfer inorganic phosphate
B. Transfer a carboxylate group
C. Use H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> as the electron acceptor
D. Transfer amino group
Answer» B. Transfer a carboxylate group
158.

Which of the following reaction is catalyzed by Lyase?$

A. Breaking of bonds
B. Formation of bonds
C. Intramolecular rearrangement of bonds
D. Transfer of group from one molecule to another
Answer» B. Formation of bonds
159.

Mark_the_CORRECT_function_of_enzyme,_Peptidase?$

A. Cleave phosphodiester bond
B. Cleave amino bonds
C. Remove phosphate from a substrate
D. Removal of H<sub>2</sub>O
Answer» C. Remove phosphate from a substrate
160.

Name the enzyme which catalyzes the oxidation-reduction reaction?

A. Transaminase
B. Glutamine synthetase
C. Phosphofructokinase
D. Oxidoreductase
Answer» E.
161.

Name the enzyme secreted by pancreas?

A. Pepsin
B. Chymotrypsin
C. Trypsin
D. Alcohol dehydrogenase
Answer» D. Alcohol dehydrogenase
162.

Which of this vitamin is associated with the coenzyme Biocytin?

A. Nicotinic acid
B. Thiamine
C. Biotin
D. Pyridoxine
Answer» D. Pyridoxine
163.

Name the coenzyme of riboflavin (B2)?

A. NAD or NADP
B. FAD and FMN
C. Coenzyme A
D. Thiamine pyrophosphate
Answer» C. Coenzyme A
164.

What is an apoenzyme?

A. It is a protein portion of an enzyme
B. It is a non-protein group
C. It is a complete, biologically active conjugated enzyme
D. It is a prosthetic group
Answer» B. It is a non-protein group
165.

What is the nature of an enzyme?

A. Vitamin
B. Lipid
C. Carbohydrate
D. Protein
Answer» E.
166.

Enzyme increases the rate of reaction by lowering the activation energy.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
167.

A __________is a biocatalyst that increases the rate of the reaction without being changed.

A. Aluminum oxide
B. Silicon dioxide
C. Enzyme
D. Hydrogen peroxide
Answer» D. Hydrogen peroxide