BIOLOGY HSSC-I

MCQs Test
Marks: 30 Time allowed: 1 hour

Q.1 Choose the correct answer:

1) Which of the following bonds are formed in molecular structure of carbohydrate:
A. (C-H) B. (C-S) C. (C-O) D. (C-N)
2) Cyst formation is characteristics of some species of bacteria, it is resistant to:
A. Desiccation B. pH
C. High Temperature D. Chemical agent
3) Which of the following is not the example of homo-polysaccharide:
A. Starch B. Glycogen
C. Cellulose D. Pectin
4) The two subunits of ribosomes are 60s and 40s particles, when both units attached they form
____________________ particle:
A. 100s B. 120s
C. 80s D. 70s
5) Cisternae are found in?
A. Mitochondria B. Golgi Complex
C. Lysosome D. Nucleus
6) The general formula of disaccharide is:
A. C6H12O6 B. C12H24O11
C. C12H22O12 D. C12H22O11
7) Which of the following is the pentose sugar:
A. Glyceraldehyde B. Fructose
C. Deoxyribose D. Glycogen
8) The condition in which flagella are distributed over the entire surface of bacterial cell is
called:
A. Peritrichous B. Lophotrichous
C. Amphitrichous D. Monotrichous
9) RNA is synthesized by DNA in the process known as:
A. Translation B. Transcription
C. Transformation D. Reverse Transcription
10) Phase of rapid growth in which bacteria divide at exponential rate:
A. Lag Phase B. Decline Phase
C. Stationary Phase D. Log Phase
11) The site which is responsible for conversion of stored fatty acids to carbohydrates:
A. Lysosomes B. Peroxisomes
C. Golgi bodies D. Glyoxysomes
12) In a particular DNA molecule ratio between total purine and pyrimidine is:
A. 1:1:1:1 B. 1:1
C. 1:2 D. 2:1
13) During photosynthesis in chloroplast, O2 is produced from ___________ via series of
reaction association with:
A. CO2, both photosynthesis and calcium cycle B. CO2 and PS – II
C. Water and PS – II D. CO2 and Calcium cycle
14) All of the following are input of crab cycle except:
A. 2FAD B. 2Acetyl group
C. 2ATP D. 6NAD+

15) Holoenzyme consist of:

A. Apo enzyme and Cofactor B. Apo enzyme and active site
C. Active site and Co-factor D. Allosteric site and Co-factor
16) An essential feature of competitive inhibitor is its ability to:
A. Activate enzyme B. modify a substrate
C. Prosthetic group D. Occupy an active site
17) If there is protein molecule of about 2000 amino-acids, how many nucleotide are present in
mRNA, specific for protein:
A. 3000 B. 4000
C. 5000 D. 6000
18) Which of the following statement is incorrect about enzyme:
A. Enzyme are sensitive to change in temperature
B. Enzyme are fibrous protein
C. All enzymes are not solely made up of proteins
D. Enzymes are specific in nature
19) Choose one which is not function of SER:
A. Detoxification of drug B. Transmission of impulse
C. Metabolism of lipids D. Production of glycolipid
20) When a polysaccharide is broken down into monosaccharide units phenomena is called:
A. Synthesis B. Hydrolysis
C. Decomposition D. Condensation
21) A non-protein part of an enzyme bonded to the protein is known as:
A. Cofactor B. Activator
C. Coenzyme D. Prosthetic group
22) It is also called factory of ribosome synthesis:
A. Nucleolus B. Nucleoplasm
C. Golgi Bodies D. EP
23) HIV attaches to:

A. CD4 protein B. CD8 Protein

C. Lipo protein D. Glycoprotein
24) RNA retroviruses have a special enzyme that:
A. Disintegrates host DNA B. Polymerises whole DNA
C. Transcribe viral RNA to DNA D. Translates host DNA
25) Which is present in both gram positive and gram negative cell walls:
A. Teichoic acid B. Peptidoglycan
C. An outer membrane D. Lipopolysaccharides
26) Which of the following are spiral shape bacteria:
A. Cocci B. Pseudomonas
C. Spirochetes D. Vibrio
27) When plane of cell division in bacteria becomes irregular bacteria are produced like
bunches of grapes called:
A. Staphylococci B. Streptococci
C. Sarcina D. Tetrad
28) In which stage of cellular respiration does glucose breakdown into two molecule of pyruvic
acid:
A. Kreb cycle B. ETC and PS – II
C. Calcium cycle D. Glycolysis
29) Photosynthesis pigments are organized into clusters, called:
A. Phytochromes B. Photosystems
C. Chromatophones D. cytochromes
30) The two strands in DNA are coiled to each other:
A. Parallel B. Anti-parallel
C. Both A& B D. None of these