Explore topic-wise MCQs in Biochemistry.

This section includes 15 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 does not contain glycerol?

A. Glycerophospholipids
B. Galactolipids
C. Sphingolipids
D. Triacylglycerols
Answer» D. Triacylglycerols
2.

What is the head-group alcohol in plasmolegen and platelet-activating factor?

A. Alkene
B. Choline
C. Alkane
D. Acetic acid
Answer» C. Alkane
3.

The backbone of phospholipids is __________

A. L-glycerol 1-phosphate
B. L-glycerol 3-phosphate
C. D-glycerol 3-phosphate
D. sn-glycerol 1-phosphate
Answer» C. D-glycerol 3-phosphate
4.

In which of the following glycerophospholipids two phosphatidic acids share single glycerol?

A. Cardiolipin
B. Phosphatidylserine
C. Phosphatidylinositol
D. Phosphatidylcholine
Answer» B. Phosphatidylserine
5.

THE_BACKBONE_OF_PHOSPHOLIPIDS_IS?$

A. L-glycerol 1-phosphate
B. L-glycerol 3-phosphate
C. D-glycerol 3-phosphate
D. sn-glycerol 1-phosphate
Answer» C. D-glycerol 3-phosphate
6.

Which of the following does not contain glycerol?$

A. Glycerophospholipids
B. Galactolipids
C. Sphingolipids
D. Triacylglycerols
Answer» D. Triacylglycerols
7.

What_is_the_head-group_alcohol_in_plasmolegen_and_platelet-activating_factor?$

A. Alkene
B. Choline
C. Alkane
D. Acetic acid
Answer» C. Alkane
8.

Which of the following membrane lipids have a direct glycosidic linkage between the head-group sugar and the backbone glycerol?

A. Glycolipids
B. Phospholipids
C. Sphingolipids
D. Ether lipids
Answer» B. Phospholipids
9.

Which of the following group of membrane lipids predominate in plant cells?

A. Galactolipids
B. Sphingolipids
C. Glycerophospholipids
D. Archaebacterial ether lipids
Answer» B. Sphingolipids
10.

Platelet activating factor stimulates the release of which of the following compounds?

A. Vasopressin
B. Serotonin
C. Adrenaline
D. Cortisol
Answer» C. Adrenaline
11.

In which of the following glycerophospholipids two phosphatidic acids share a single glycerol?

A. Cardiolipin
B. Phosphatidylserine
C. Phosphatidylinositol
D. Phosphatidylcholine
Answer» B. Phosphatidylserine
12.

Which of the following phospholipids is a component of inner mitochondrial membrane?

A. Plasmologen
B. Cephalin
C. Lecithin
D. Cardiolipin
Answer» E.
13.

Which of the following glycerophospholid acts as a lipotropic agent?

A. Cardiolipin
B. Phosphatidylserine
C. Phosphatidylinositol
D. Phosphatidylcholine
Answer» E.
14.

Which of the following is a sphingophospholipid?

A. Lecithin
B. Sphingomyelin
C. Plasmolegen
D. Cardiolipin
Answer» C. Plasmolegen
15.

Out of the following, cholesterol does not serve as a precursor for which compounds?

A. Vitamin D
B. Sex hormones
C. Bile salts
D. Bile pigments
Answer» E.