Explore topic-wise MCQs in Pharmaceutical Biotechnology.

This section includes 14 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Pharmaceutical Biotechnology knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

What is the name of the method used to cross link enzyme molecules with each other using agents such as glutaraldehyde?

A. Cross linking
B. Polyacrylamide
C. Agar
D. Polyacrylate
Answer» B. Polyacrylamide
2.

Which membrane configuration is used for separating enzyme from substrate and product solution?

A. Packed column reactor
B. Hollow fibre configuration
C. Fluidized bed reactor
D. Stirred tank reactor
Answer» C. Fluidized bed reactor
3.

Membrane materials include: Nylon, cellulose, polysulfone and _______________

A. Collagen
B. Polyacrylamide
C. Agar
D. Polyacrylate
Answer» E.
4.

Which one is a matrix for entrapment?

A. Cellulose
B. Polysulfone
C. Nylon
D. Collagen
Answer» E.
5.

Why is the enzyme solution mixed with a polymeric fluid?

A. To make it more potent
B. Faster reaction
C. More active sites on the surface
D. Solidifies into various forms
Answer» E.
6.

Catalyst reuse is an advantage of immobilized enzyme systems.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
7.

Which enzyme gives Acrylamide as a product?

A. Nitrile Hydratase
B. Glucose isomerase
C. Penicillin acylase
D. Beta-Galactosidase
Answer» B. Glucose isomerase
8.

What is the product obtained from glucose isomerase?

A. Amino acids
B. High fructose corn syrup
C. Penicillin
D. Acrylamide
Answer» C. Penicillin
9.

What is the term given to restriction of enzyme mobility in a fixed space?

A. Enzyme deactivation
B. Enzyme saturation
C. Enzyme activation
D. Enzyme immobilization
Answer» E.
10.

The rate of enzyme conversion of the substrate will decrease with temperature.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
11.

If the substrate contains ionic groups, what happens to the pH of the medium?

A. The pH of medium increases
B. The pH of medium decreases
C. The pH of medium remains same
D. The pH of medium affects the affinity of substrate to enzyme
Answer» E.
12.

Variation in pH of medium result in changes of ionic form of the active site.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
13.

What is the suitable form of ionic group of enzymes?

A. Acidic or basic
B. Acidic
C. Basic
D. neutral
Answer» B. Acidic
14.

Why are Enzymes active only over small range of pH?

A. Its enzymes property
B. Due to non-active site functional group charges
C. Due to the active site functional group charges
D. It prevents from structure destruction
Answer» D. It prevents from structure destruction