B Sc Semester-VI

Unit-III AMINO ACIDS, PEPTIDES, PROTEINS & NUCLEIC ACIDS

Amino acids:
1. Which among the following is not polymeric?
(a) Carbohydrates (b) Nucleic acids (c) Proteins (d) Lipids
2. The simplest amino acid is
(a) Glycine (b) Alanine (c) Asparagine (d) Tyrosine
3. Amino acids are mostly synthesised from
(a) fatty acids (b) mineral salts (c) 𝜶-ketoglutaric acid (d) volatile acids
4. Amino acids with the aliphatic ‘R’ group are
(a) Glycine, alanine, leucine (b) Serine, threonine, cysteine (c) Lysine, arginine, histidine
(d) Phenylalanine, tyrosine and tryptophan
5. Which of the following amino acids is not necessary to be taken in the diet?
(a) histidine (b) threonine (c) serine (d) lysine
6. An amino acid yielding acetyl CoA during catabolism is
(a) ketogenic (b) glucogenic (c) essential (d) both glucogenic and ketogenic
7. The first amino acid of any polypeptide chain in eukaryotes is
(a) valine (b) methionine (c) glycine (d) alanine
8. Amino acids with aromatic side chain are
(a) tryptophan, asparagine, tyrosine (b) tryptophan, threonine, tyrosine (c) phenylalanine, tryptophan,
serine (d) phenylalanine, tryptophan, tyrosine
9. The naturally occurring proteins consist of
(a) D-amino acids (b) L-amino acids (c) both (a) and (b) (d) none of these
10. Which of the following amino acids has to be supplemented in the diet?
(a) phenylalanine (b) cysteine(c) glutamine (d) asparagine

Protein
1. Which of the following factors is not responsible for the denaturation of proteins?
(a) Heat (b) Charge (c) pH change (d) Organic solvents
2. Which of the following is responsible for specifying the 3D shape of a protein?
(a) The peptide bond (b) The amino acid sequence (c) Interaction with other polypeptides
(d) Interaction with molecular chaperons
3. ________is not a classified form of conjugated proteins.
(a) Lipoproteins (b) Glycoproteins (c) Metalloproteins (d) Complete proteins
4. What is the average molecular weight of an amino acid residue in a protein?
(a) 120 (b) 110 (c) 130 (d) 140
5. Which of the following proteins was first sequenced by Frederick Sanger?
(a) Myosin (b) Insulin (c) Myoglobin (d) Haemoglobin
6. Which of the following statements is true about proteins?
(a) Proteins are made up of amino acids. (b) Proteins are essential for the development of skin, teeth
and bones. (c) Protein is the only nutrient that can build, repair and maintain body tissues. (d) All of the
above
7. How many amino acids make up a protein?
(a) 10 (b) 20 (c) 30 (d) 50
8. What is a bond between amino acids called?
(a) Ionic bond (b) Acidic bond (c) Peptide bond (d) Hydrogen bond
9. Which of the following statements is true about proteins?
(a) Proteins are polymers of glucose (b) Proteins are polymers of amino acids (c) Proteins are
polymers of peptide bonds (d) Proteins are polymers of disulfide bridges
10. Which of the following food products are high in protein content?
(a) Tofu and eggs (b) Grains and legumes (c) Milk and milk products (d) All of the above
11. Which of the following statements is true about the complete proteins?
(a) High-protein foods that stabilize body weight (b) Food that has a balanced amount of fat and protein
(c) Foods that provide all the amino acids that the body needs (d) All of the above
12. Which of the following techniques is used to determine the protein structures?
(a) X-ray crystallography (b) Kryptonics X-ray vision (c) Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) (d) None
of the above
13. Which of the following disorders is caused by the deficiency of proteins?
(a) Weight loss (b) Muscle fatigue (c) Loss in muscle strength (d) All of the above
14. Which of the following cell organelles is involved in the process of protein synthesis?
(a) Vesicles (b) Ribosomes (c) Synchrotrons (d) Mitochondria
15. Which of the following is not the function of proteins?
(a) Helps in digesting food (b) Carries genetic information (c) Fights against the invading pathogens
(d) Helps in transporting oxygen in the blood
16. The 3-D structure of proteins can be determined by________.
(a) Spectroscopy (b) X-ray crystallography (c) Nuclear magnetic resonance (d) Both (b) and (c)
17. Which of the following is true about enzymes?
(a) Proteins (b) Nucleic acids (c) Carbohydrates (d) DNA molecule
18. Which of the following statements is true about the (primary ) 1° structure of proteins?
(a) The helical structure of the protein (b) Subunit structure of the protein (c) Three-dimensional
structure of the protein (d) The sequence of amino acids joined by a peptide bond
19. Which of the following diseases is caused by protein deficiency?
(a) Anaemia (b) Kwashiorkor (c) Hypothyroidism (d) All of the above
20. The process of protein synthesis takes place in which of the following cell organelles?
(a) Nucleus (b) Vacuoles (c) Cytoplasm (d) Mitochondria

Nucleic acid:
1. A phosphodiester bond is present in
(a) Nucleic acids in a nucleotide (b) Monosaccharides in a polysaccharide (c) Amino acids in a
polypeptide (d) Fatty acids in a diglyceride
2. Uridine present in RNA is
(a) nucleotides (b) pyrimidine (c) purine (d) nucleoside
3. Nucleic acids are a polymer of nucleotide monomeric units. Each nucleotide consists of
(a) base-sugar-OH (b) sugar-phosphate (c) base-sugar-phosphate (d) (base-sugar-phosphate)x
4. A DNA segment contains 100 Adenine and 100 cytosines, how many nucleotides are present in the
segment?
(a) 100 (b) 200 (c) 400 (d) 50
5. Nucleoside contains
(a) base-sugar (b) base-phosphate (c) base-sugar-phosphate (d) sugar-phosphate
6. ATP is a
(a) nucleoside (b) nucleotide (c) vitamin (d) nucleic acid
7. Find the correct statement about phosphodiester linkage between adjacent nucleotides in nucleic
acids
(a) 3’-phosphate of one nucleotide joins the 3’-hydroxyl of the next nucleotide
(b) 3’-phosphate of one nucleotide joins the 5’-hydroxyl of the next nucleotide
(c) 5’-phosphate of one nucleotide joins the 5’-hydroxyl of the next nucleotide
(d) 5’-phosphate of one nucleotide joins the 3’-hydroxyl of the next nucleotide
8. The sugar molecule present in nucleotide is
(a) triose (b) tetrose (c) pentose (d) hexose
9. Which of the following nucleotide contains only ribose sugar and not deoxyribose?
(a) Thymine – pentose sugar-phosphate (b) Uracil – pentose sugar-phosphate
(c) Thymine – pentose sugar-phosphate (d) Cytosine – pentose sugar-phosphate
10. Purine base found in RNA is
(a) Cytosine (b) Thymine (c) Guanine (d) Uracil

Oils, & Fats:

1. Melting point of fat is _________ and melting point of oil is ________
a) Higher, higher b) Lower, lower c) Higher, lower d) Lower, higher
2. Which of the following is an example of fats?
a) Glyceryl trioleate b) Vegetable ghee c) Coconut oil d) Groundnut oil
3. Select the incorrect statement from the following option.
a) Oils are saturated triglyceride b) Oils have lower melting points c) Oils are liquid at room
temperature d) Examples of oils are glyceryl trioleate, coconut oil, olive oil, etc

4. Which of the following is not a suitable solvent for oils and fats?
a) Benzene b) CCl4 c) CHCl3 d) Water

5. Oils and fats are good conductors of heat and electricity.

a) True b) False
6. Saponification is hydrolysis ____________
a) By alkalis b) In digestive tracts of human beings c) By acids d) By salts

7. Which of the following act as a catalyst in digestive tracts of human beings?

a) Lewis acid b) Lewis base c) Hydrogen peroxide d) Lipases

8. Hydrogenation is the conversion of unsaturated acid groups into the saturated one by a
catalyst ____________
a) Ti b) Pb c) Ni d) Sn

9. Vegetable ghee is manufactured by ____________

a) Saponification b) Hydrogenation c) Oxidation polymerisation d) Reduction polymerisation

10. Hydrogenolysis is a reaction which leads to the reduction products of ____________

a) Aldehyde b) Ketone c) Alcohol d) Ester

Detergents:
1. Detergents are synthetic soaps like cleansing agents and are also known as ____________
a) Artifacts b) Detritus c) Syndets d) Collagen (Detergents are synthetic soaps like cleansing
agents and are also known as syndets)

2. Which of the following is also known as invert detergents?

a) Anionic detergents b) Cationic detergents c) Non-ionic detergents d) All detergents comes
in the category of invert detergents

3. Which of the following is an example of non-ionic detergent?

a) Alkyltrimethyl ammonium chloride b) Sodium salts of alkyl sulphates c) Sodium salts of alkyl
benzene sulphonic acids d) Polyethers

4. Which of the following is an example of cationic detergent?

a) Alkyltrimethyl ammonium chloride b) Sodium salts of alkyl sulphates c) Sodium salts of
alkyl benzene sulphonic acids d) Polyethers

5. The detergents which bear negative charge at the soluble end of the chain are called
anionic detergents.
a) True b) False

6. If the carbon chain is highly branched, the corresponding detergent will be ____________
a) Soft and biodegradable b) Soft and non-biodegradablec) Hard and biodegradable d) Hard
and non-biodegradable

8. The % weight of detergent in washing powders is ____________

a) 5 – 10 b) 50 – 70 c) 15 – 30 d) 30 – 45

9. Which of the following chemical is added in washing powder for keeping the dirt suspended
in water?
a) Sodium silicate b) Inorganic phosphate c) Carboxy-methyl cellulosed) Sodium perborate

10. Which of the following chemical is added in washing powder for keeping it dry?
a) Sodium silicate b) Inorganic phosphate c) Carboxy-methyl cellulose d) Sodium perborate