Explore topic-wise MCQs in Life Sciences.

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

1.

Which of them is used to introduce negative supercoiling in DNA?

A. Type 1 topoisomerase
B. Ethidium bromide
C. Gyrase/ type 2 topoisomerase
D. SYBR gold
Answer» D. SYBR gold
2.

What is the term given to the supercoiling of circular DNA?

A. Twist number
B. Linking number
C. Writhe number
D. Cross-linking
Answer» C. Writhe number
3.

Double-stranded DNA with high GC content has higher thermal stability than that of lower GC content?

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
4.

DOUBLE-STRANDED_DNA_WITH_HIGH_GC_CONTENT_HAS_HIGHER_THERMAL_STABILITY_THAN_THAT_OF_LOWER_GC_CONTENT??$

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
5.

Which of them is used to introduce negative supercoiling in DNA?$

A. Type 1 topoisomerase
B. Ethidium bromide
C. Gyrase/ type 2 topoisomerase
D. SYBR gold
Answer» D. SYBR gold
6.

What_is_the_term_given_to_the_supercoiling_of_circular_DNA?$

A. Twist number
B. Linking number
C. Writhe number
D. Cross-linking
Answer» C. Writhe number
7.

Which of this factor is not responsible for thermal denaturation of DNA?

A. PH
B. Temperature
C. Ionic strength
D. Humidity
Answer» E.
8.

The stability and formation of G-quadruplex depends on __________

A. Monovalent cation
B. Divalent cation
C. Bivalent cation
D. Pentavalent ion
Answer» B. Divalent cation
9.

Name the nitrogenous base which is found in abundance in G-quadruplex?

A. Adenine
B. Guanine
C. Cytosine
D. Thymine
Answer» C. Cytosine
10.

The third strand of triple helix is paired in which scheme?

A. Hoogsteen base pair scheme
B. Intermolecular base pair scheme
C. Intramolecular base pair scheme
D. G-quartet scheme
Answer» B. Intermolecular base pair scheme
11.

Which one of the following statement is INCORRECT for Z-DNA?

A. Left-handed DNA
B. Mostly found in alternating purine-pyrimidine sequences
C. Only one deep, narrow groove
D. Anti glycosidic bond conformation
Answer» E.
12.

How many base pairs are there in every helical turn of Watson-Crick double helix model?

A. 32.3
B. 11.6
C. 20
D. 10.4
Answer» E.
13.

Which form of DNA is described by Watson-Crick model?

A. B-DNA
B. Z-DNA
C. A-DNA
D. Quadraplex DNA
Answer» B. Z-DNA
14.

Who described the structure of DNA double helix?

A. Peter Mitchell
B. Andre Jagendorf
C. Ernest Uribe
D. Watson and Crick
Answer» E.