Explore topic-wise MCQs in Biochemistry.

This section includes 16 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 out of the following is not an example of an inducible operon?

A. Lactose operon
B. Galactose operon
C. Maltose operon
D. Tryptophan operon
Answer» E.
2.

Which of the following is not required for the expression of genes in the lactose operon?

A. lacl gene product
B. cAMP
C. Allolactose
D. Adenylate cyclase
Answer» B. cAMP
3.

If lactose and glucose are provided in the growth medium of a culture of E. coli ____________

A. Lactose operon is not transcribed
B. Lactose metabolism is favored
C. Both lactose and glucose are metabolized at same rate
D. Adenylate cyclase is activated
Answer» B. Lactose metabolism is favored
4.

Lac repressor dissociates from its operator when the repressor binds to ____________

A. Heat shock module
B. Promoter
C. Inducer
D. Catabolite activator site
Answer» D. Catabolite activator site
5.

The lactose repressor is encoded by ____________

A. Lac-l
B. Lac-A
C. Lac-Y
D. Lac-Z
Answer» B. Lac-A
6.

Lactose utilization by E. coli requires ____________

A. Lac-Z
B. Lac-A
C. Lac-Y
D. Lac-l
Answer» D. Lac-l
7.

WHICH_OF_THE_FOLLOWING_IS_NOT_REQUIRED_FOR_THE_EXPRESSION_OF_GENES_IN_THE_LACTOSE_OPERON??$

A. lacl gene product
B. cAMP
C. Allolactose
D. Adenylate cyclase
Answer» B. cAMP
8.

Which_out_of_the_following_is_not_an_example_of_inducible_operon?$

A. Lactose operon
B. Galactose operon
C. Maltose operon
D. Tryptophan operon
Answer» E.
9.

If lactose and glucose are provided in the growth medium of a culture of E. col?

A. Lactose operon is not transcribed
B. Lactose metabolism is favored
C. Both lactose and glucose are metabolized at same rate
D. Adenylate cyclase is activated
Answer» B. Lactose metabolism is favored
10.

Which of the following are the structural motifs that mediate protein-protein interactions?

A. Leucine zipper and basic helix-loop-helix
B. Homeodomain
C. Zinc finger
D. Helix-turn-helix
Answer» B. Homeodomain
11.

The lac repressor has which of the following DNA-binding motif?

A. Helix-turn-helix
B. Zinc finger
C. Homeodomain
D. Leucine zipper
Answer» B. Zinc finger
12.

Lac repressor dissociates from its operator when the repressor binds to

A. Heat shock module
B. Promoter
C. Inducer
D. Catabolite activator site
Answer» D. Catabolite activator site
13.

Where does a repressor bind an operon?

A. Operator
B. Promoter
C. Inducer
D. Catabolite activator site
Answer» B. Promoter
14.

The lactose repressor is encoded by

A. Lac-l
B. Lac-A
C. Lac-Y
D. Lac-Z
Answer» B. Lac-A
15.

Lactose utilization by E. coli requires

A. Lac-Z
B. Lac-A
C. Lac-Y
D. Lac-l
Answer» D. Lac-l
16.

Which of the following is not an example of housekeeping genes?

A. RNA polymerase
B. r-RNA genes
C. Beta galactosidase
D. Enzymes required for basic metabolic pathways common to most cells
Answer» D. Enzymes required for basic metabolic pathways common to most cells