Explore topic-wise MCQs in Protein Engineering.

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

1.

Which of the following antibiotic acts by competitively inhibiting the peptidyl transferase activity of prokaryotic ribosomes?

A. Puromycin
B. Vancomycin
C. Tetracycline
D. Chloramphenicol
Answer» E.
2.

The peptidyl transferase center that catalyzes the peptide bond formation is located on the smaller subunit and consists entirely of rRNA.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
3.

First, the bond between the amino acid and the tRNA in the P site is cleaved, then the peptide bond is formed between the two amino acids.

A. False
B. True
Answer» C.
4.

Which of the following proteins bind to the ribosome and causes the dissociation of the two ribosomal subunits from mRNA?

A. RF 1
B. RF 2
C. RF 3
D. RRF
Answer» E.
5.

With the help of which of the following proteins does the ribosome recognize the stop codon?

A. Cleavage Factors (CF)
B. Elimination Factors (EF)
C. Termination Factors (TF)
D. Release Factors (RF)
Answer» E.
6.

Which of the following rRNA is intimately involved with the peptidyl transferase activity?

A. 5S rRNA
B. 16S rRNA
C. 28S rRNA
D. 23S rRNA
Answer» E.
7.

The second and further aminoacyl-tRNAs are brought to the ribosome bound to which of the following protein complex?

A. EF-Ts-ATP
B. EF-Ts-GTP
C. EF-Tu-ATP
D. EF-Tu-GTP
Answer» E.
8.

Which of the following initiation factor bring the initiator tRNA?

A. IF-4
B. IF-3
C. IF-1
D. IF-2
Answer» E.
9.

Which of the following initiation factor when bound to the 30S subunit blocks the A site, so that only the P site is available for the initiator tRNA to bind to?

A. IF-4
B. IF-2
C. IF-3
D. IF-1
Answer» E.
10.

Base pairing between mRNA and which of the following rRNAs help in the selection of translation initiation site?

A. 5.8S rRNA
B. 5S rRNA
C. 28S rRNA
D. 16S rRNA
Answer» E.
11.

In prokaryotes and eukaryotes, multiple ribosomes can bind to a single mRNA transcript, and give rise to beads on a string structure. What is this structure called?

A. Monosome
B. Multiribosome
C. Oligosome
D. Polysome
Answer» E.
12.

The ribosome reads mRNA in which of the following direction?

A. Both 3 5 and 5 3
B. Either 3 5 or 5 3
C. 3 5 direction only
D. 5 3 direction only
Answer» E.
13.

In which of the following directions does the polypeptide synthesis proceeds?

A. From both N-terminus and C-terminus
B. Either from N-terminus or C-terminus
C. C-terminus to N-terminus
D. N-terminus to C-terminus
Answer» E.
14.

What is the process of synthesis of a polypeptide chain from mRNA known as?

A. Conversion
B. Replication
C. Transcription
D. Translation
Answer» E.