Explore topic-wise MCQs in Biochemistry.

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

1.

Which of the following is not a monosaccharide with 5 carbon atoms?

A. Arabinose
B. Xylulose
C. Trehalose
D. Ribulose
Answer» D. Ribulose
2.

Which of the following is an analogous to starch?

A. Cellulose
B. Glycogen
C. Sucrose
D. Chitin
Answer» C. Sucrose
3.

Which of the following are the structural polysaccharides?

A. Glycogen
B. Starch
C. Chitin
D. Glucose
Answer» D. Glucose
4.

In which of the following forms, glucose is stored in the liver?

A. Glycogen
B. Starch
C. Dextrin
D. Cellulose
Answer» B. Starch
5.

When all the monosaccharides in a polysaccharide are same type, such type of a polysaccharide is called a ___________

A. Glycogen
B. Homoglycan
C. Heteroglycan
D. Oligosaccharide
Answer» C. Heteroglycan
6.

In which of the following, glucose residues are linked by β1 &arr; 4 glycosidic bonds?

A. Amylose
B. Starch
C. Cellulose
D. Glycogen
Answer» D. Glycogen
7.

WHICH_OF_THE_FOLLOWING_IS_AN_ANALOGOUS_TO_STARCH??$

A. Cellulose
B. Glycogen
C. Sucrose
D. Chitin
Answer» C. Sucrose
8.

Which_of_the_following_is_not_a_monosaccharide_with_5_carbon_atoms?$

A. Arabinose
B. Xylulose
C. Trehalose
D. Ribulose
Answer» D. Ribulose
9.

Which of the following are the storage polysaccharides?

A. Glycogen
B. Cellulose
C. Chitin
D. Glucose
Answer» B. Cellulose
10.

In which of the following forms, glucose is stored in plants?

A. Glycogen
B. Starch
C. Dextrin
D. Cellulose
Answer» C. Dextrin
11.

When all the monosaccharides in a polysaccharide are same type, such type of a polysaccharide is called a

A. Glycogen
B. Homoglycan
C. Heteroglycan
D. Oligosaccharide
Answer» C. Heteroglycan
12.

What is the chemical difference between cellulose and chitin?

A. Replacement of the hydroxyl group at C2 with an acetylated amino group
B. Replacement of the hydroxyl group at C3 with an acetylated amino group
C. Replacement of the hydroxyl group at C4 with an acetylated amino group
D. Replacement of the hydroxyl group at C5 with an acetylated amino group
Answer» B. Replacement of the hydroxyl group at C3 with an acetylated amino group
13.

In which of the following, glucose residues are linked by β1 &arr; 4 glycosidic bonds?$

A. Amylose
B. Starch
C. Cellulose
D. Glycogen
Answer» D. Glycogen
14.

Which of the following is an example of bacterial and yeast polysaccharide?

A. Starch
B. Glycogen
C. Cellulose
D. Dextrans
Answer» E.