Explore topic-wise MCQs in Molecular Biology.

This section includes 20 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Molecular Biology knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

If the Mut H cuts the DNA at the 5’ side of the mismatch then which nuclease is activated?

A. Exonuclease VII
B. Exonuclease VIII
C. Exonuclease I
D. Exonuclease IX
Answer» B. Exonuclease VIII
2.

By which enzyme does E. coli tags its parental DNA strand?

A. Methylase
B. Polymerase
C. Phosphorylase
D. Acetylase
Answer» B. Polymerase
3.

Mismatch repair system is ATP dependent.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
4.

The nicking of DNA is followed by the adherence of a helicase known as __________

A. Uvr D
B. Uvr A
C. Uvr B
D. Uvr C
Answer» B. Uvr A
5.

Mut S recruits how many component(s) to the mismatched site?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Answer» C. 3
6.

MUT_S_RECRUITS_HOW_MANY_COMPONENT(S)_TO_THE_MISMATCHED_SITE??$

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Answer» C. 3
7.

Mismatch repair system is ATP dependent.$

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
8.

The_nicking_of_DNA_is_followed_by_the_adherence_of_a_helicase_known_as___________$

A. Uvr D
B. Uvr A
C. Uvr B
D. Uvr C
Answer» B. Uvr A
9.

High level of mutation in the germ cells is acceptable but in somatic cells can be catastrophic.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
10.

What are the eukaryotic components of Mut S and Mut L of E. coli?

A. MSH, MLH
B. MHS, MHL
C. MLS, PMS
D. PMS, MHL
Answer» B. MHS, MHL
11.

If the Mut H cuts the DNA at the 5’ side of the mismatch then which nuclease is activated?$

A. Exonuclease VII
B. Exonuclease VIII
C. Exonuclease I
D. Exonuclease IX
Answer» B. Exonuclease VIII
12.

By_which_enzyme_does_E._coli_tags_its_parental_DNA_strand?

A. Methylase
B. Polymerase
C. Phosphorylase
D. Acetylase
Answer» B. Polymerase
13.

In E. coli mismatches are detected by which repair protein?

A. Mut H
B. Mut L
C. Mut S
D. Mut D
Answer» D. Mut D
14.

How many steps are required to attain mismatch repair?

A. 1
B. 3
C. 2
D. 4
Answer» D. 4
15.

Detection of mismatches and fidelity of replication is maintained by mutation repair system.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
16.

By which process miss-incorporated base can change into a permanent mutation?

A. Replication
B. Transcription
C. Translation
D. Transposition
Answer» B. Transcription
17.

What is the dinucleotide sequence of microsatellites?

A. CA
B. AT
C. CC
D. GC
Answer» B. AT
18.

The mutation occurs at a random basis within a genome.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
19.

What is the overall rate at which new mutations arise spontaneously at any given site on the chromosome per round of replication?

A. ≈ 10-8 – 10-12
B. ≈ 10-7 – 10-9
C. ≈ 10-6 – 10-11
D. ≈ 10-5 – 10-10
Answer» D. ‚Äö√Ñ√∂‚àö¬¢‚àö‚Ć 10-5 ‚Äö√Ñ√∂‚àö√ë‚àö¬® 10-10
20.

How many kinds of mutation are found in DNA which includes mutation of only one base?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Answer» C. 3