Class 11th

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EXERCISE - 1
1 Recognise the figure and find out the correct matching
O
NH2

6 N HN
N 5 7
1
8
2 4 9 O N
3 NH
N H
(a)
(b)
HOCH 2 O Adenine HOCH 2 O Uracil

OH OH OH OH
(c) (d)
(A) a–adenine, b–thymine, c–adenylic acid, d–uridylic acid
(B) a–adenine, b–uracil, c–adenosine, d–uridine
(C) a – guanine, b – thymine, c – adenylic acid, d – uridine
(D) a–adenine, b–cytosine, c–adenosine acid, d – uridylic acid
2. Enzyme catalysts differ from inorganic catalysts as
(A) Inorganic catalysts work efficiently at high temperatures and high pressures, while enzymes get damaged at
high temperatures (above 40°C)
(B) Enzyme increases the activation energy while organic catalyst decreases
(C) Enzymes are used up in a reaction while inorganic catalyst remain unchanged.
(D) All of the above
3. Arrange the steps of catalytic cycle of an enzyme inorder and choose the right option.
(i) Enzyme releases products of reaction and the enzyme is free to bind to another substrate.
(ii) Active site of enzyme is in close proximity of substrate and breaks the chemical bonds of substrate.
(iii) Binding of substrate induces enzymes to alter its shape fitting more tightly around substrate.
(iv) Substrate bind to active site of enzyme fitting into active site.
(A) iv, iii, ii, i (B) iii, ii, i, iv (C) iv, ii, i, iii (D) iii, iv, i, ii
4. Which is incorrect about coenzyme ?
(A) Every coenzyme is a cofactor and every cofactor is a coenzyme.
(B) Every coenzyme is a cofactor but every cofactor is not a coenzyme.
(C) Most of the coenzymes are nucleotides and are composed of vitamins.
(D) Coenzymes are the active constituents of enzymes.
5. Essential – Non-essential amino acid pair is
(A) Lysine – leucine (B) Valine–tryosine
(C) Methionine–threonine (D) Alanine – cystine
6. Which is mismatched ?
(A) Agar – Polymer of glucose and sulphur containing carbohydrates.
(B) Chitin – Polymer of glucosamine
(C) Lipopolysaccharides – A complex of lipid and polysaccharide
(D) Glycogen – Polymer of glucose
7. A fatty acid has a carbonyl group attached to an R group. The number of carbon atoms in a fatty acid may be
(A) 1 carbon to 19 carbons (B) 2 carbons to 19 carbons
(C) 1 carbon to 20 carbons (D) 2 carbons to 20 carbons
8. Select the wrong statement :
(A) Majority of enzymes contain a non-protein part called prosthetic group.
(B) Thylakoids are arranged one above the other like stack of coins forming a granum.
(C) Building blocks of lipid are amino acids.
(D) Crossing-over occurs at pachytene stage of meiosis I.

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9. Which is/are true about the macromolecules or biomacromolecules ?
(A) These are found in acid insoluble fraction or retentate.
(B) With the exception of lipids these are polymeric substances.
(C) They have molecular weights in the range of ten thousands daltons and above (exception is lipid whose
molecular weight do not exceed 800 Da).
(D) All of the above.
10. Which of the following biomolecule is insoluble in water :
(A) -Keratin (B) Haemoglobin (C) Ribonuclease (D) Adenine
11. One turn of the helix in a B-form DNA is approximately
(A) 20 nm (B) 0.34 nm (C) 3.4 nm (D) 2 nm
12. Antiparallel strands of a DNA molecule means that
(A) one strand turns anti-clockwise
(2 the phosphate groups of two DNA strands, at their ends, share the same position
(C) the phosphate groups at the start of two DNA strands are in opposite position (pole)
(D) one strand turns clockwise
13. Thymine is –
(A) 5–Methyl uracil (B) 4–Methyl uracil (C) 3–Methyl uracil (D) 1–Methyl uracil
14. The two polynucleotide chains in DNA are :
(A) Parallel (B) Discontinuous (C) Antiparallel (D) Semiconservative
15. Which monosaccharide does not show optical isomerism :
(A) Dihydroxy acetone (B) Glyceraldehyde (C) Erythrose (D) Ribose
16. Polysome is formed by :-
(A) A ribosome with several subunits
(B) Ribosomes attached to each other in a linear arrangement
(C) Several ribosomes attached to a single mRNA
(D) Many ribosomes attached to a strand of endoplasmic reticulum
17. Which of the following bond is not related to nucleic acid :
(A) H-bond (B) Ester bond (C) Glycosidic bond (D) Peptide bond
18. Cellulose is polymer of-
(A) Fructose (B) Sucrose (C) Glucose (D) Xylans
19. A higher nucleotide is a nucleotide having
(A) higher molecular weight (B) More than one phosphate redicle
(C) More than one nitrogen base (D) More than one sugar residue
20. Which is odd -
(A) Chitin Carbohydrates (B) Pectin - Protein (C) Steroid - Lipid (D) Wax - Lipid
21. Cholesterol is synthesized in -
(A) pancreas (B) Brunners gland (C) Spleen (D) Liver
22. Proteoglycan in cartilages which is part of polysaccharide:-
(A) Condriotin (B) Ossein (C) Cassein (D) Cartilegen
23. The enzyme which can cut molecules of DNA in to segments is known as-
(A) DNA Polymerase (B) DNA Ligase (C) Restriction enzyme (D) DNA Gyrase
24. Quantity of nucleic acids in animal cells is -
(A) 2 % (B) 5 % (C) 10 % (D) 15 %
25. Which of the following sugar is found in ATP -
(A) Deoxyribose (B) Ribose (C) Trehalose (D) Glucose
26. Circular and double stranded DNA occurs in -
(A) Golgibody (B) Mitochondria (C) Nucleus (D) Cytoplasm
27. If there are 10,000 base pairs in DNA, then its length-
(A) 340 nm (B) 3400 nm (C) 34000 nm (D) 340000 nm
28. Which of the following nitrogen base is not found in DNA-
(A) Thymine (B) Cytosine (C) Guanine (D) Uracil
29. Which of the following is employed in recombinant DNA technology-
(A) Plastids (B) Plasmids (C) Ribosomes (D) Histones
30. In RNA , Nucleotides are bonded by -
(A) H - bonds (B) Phospo diester bonds
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(C) Ionic bonds (D) Salt linkage
31. Knife of DNA is -
(A) DNA ligase (B) Restriction endonuclease
(C) Exonuclease (D) Peptidase
32. Segments of DNA which can move in genome -
(A) Introns (B) Exons (C) Transposons (D) Cistrons
33. Transcription means synthesis of -
(A) DNA (B) Protein (C) m - RNA (D) Enzyme
34. Wilkins X - ray diffraction showed the diameter of the DNA helix is -
(A) 10 Å (B) 20 Å (C) 30 Å (D) 40 Å
35. Which group is correct:
(A) Glycoprotein - Mucin (B) Salmin - Phosphoprotein
(C) Lipoprotein - Lecithin (D) Cytochrome - Mucoprotein
36. In infants of under 6 months of age, deficiency of protein may cause -
(A) Marasmus (B) Kwashiorkar (C) Rickets (D) Galactosemia
37. Proteins which are present in protoplasm are very important because -
(A) They provide rigidity to cell (B) They function as biocatalyst
(C) They yield energy (D) They are stored food
38. In the DNA of an animal percentage of Adenine is 30 then percentage of Guanine will be -
(A) 40 (B) 30 (C) 20 (D) 70
39. Products of proteins catabolism -
(A) NH3, CO2 and Urea (B) Urea, CO2 and NH
(C) Urea, NH3 and uric acid (D) Urea, NH3, alanine and creatine
40. Function of Nucleases :-
(A) Break the polynucleotide chain by breaking the each terminal nucleotide
(B) Breaks phosphodiester bond
(C) Breaks peptide bonds
(D) Breaks ester bonds
41. Similarity in DNA and RNA-
(A) Both are polymer of nucleotides (B) Both have similar pyrimidine
(C) Both have similar sugar (D) Both are genetic material
42. Cholesterol is synthesized in -
(A) Pancreas (B) Brunners gland (C) Spleen (D) Liver
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43. Ca is necessary in -
(A) Muscle Contraction (B) Blood clotting (C) Bone formation (D) All the above
44. Which of the following type of water most abundantlly found in protoplasm :-
(A) Free form (B) Bound form (C) Crystal form (D) Ice
45. Glycogen is stored in -
(A) Liver and muscles (B) Liver only (C) Muscles only (D) Pancreas
46. Which element is normally absent in proteins -
(A) C (B) N (C) S (D) P
47. Which substance is not carbohydrate -
(A) Starch (B) Glycogen (C) Wax (D) Glucose
48. The genes concerned with the production of cancer are called -
(A) Cancer genes (B) Carcino genes (C) Carcinomas (D) Onco genes
49. Histones are-
(A) Nucleic acids (B) Nitrogen bases of DNA
(C) Proteins of eukaryotes (D) Proteins of prokaryotes
50. Decreasing order of organic compound in protoplasm is:-
(A) Protein, lipid, Nucleic acid, Vitamin (B) Protein,Nucleic acid ,Lipid, carbohydrate
(C) Carbohydrate, Lipid, Nucleic acid and vitamin
(D) None of these
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51. Long chain molecules of fatty acids are formed by-
(A) Polymerisation of 2 carbon compounds (B) Decomposition of fats
(C) Polymerisation of glycogen (D) Conversion of glycogen
52. In which form, food stored in animal body -
(A) Glucose (B) Glycogen (C) Cellulose (D) ATP
53. Fats in the body are formed when -
(A) Glycogen is formed from glucose
(B) Sugar level becomes stable in blood
(C) Extra glycogen storage in liver and muscles is stopped
(D) All of them
54. Carbohydrates are stored in mammals as :
(A) Glucose in liver
(B) Glycogen in muscles and spleen
(C) Lactic acid in muscles (D) Glycogen in liver and muscles
55. Lecithin is chemically:
(A) Phosphatidyl choline (B) Phosphatidyl ethanolamine
(C) Phosphatidyl serine (D) Phosphatidyl sphingosin
56. Enzymes, vitamins and hormones can be classified into a single category of biological chemicals, because all of
these –
(A) Are exclusively synthesized in the body of a living organism as at present
(B) Enhance oxidative metabolism
(C) Are conjugated proteins
(D) Help in regulating metabolism
57. Lipid derivative which occur in faecal material -
(A) Cholesterol (B) Ergesterol (C) Lanoline (D) coprosterol
58. Nucleotides are building blocks of nucleic acids. Each nucleotide is a composite molecule formed by –
(A) Base–sugar–OH (B) Base–sugar–phosphate
(C) Sugar–phosphate (D) (Base–sugar–phosphate)n
59. Protein synthesis in an animal cell occurs –
(A) On ribosomes present in cytoplasm as well as in mitochondria
(B) On ribosomes present in the nucleolus as well as in cytoplasm
(C) Only on ribosomes attached to the nuclear envelope and endoplasmic reticulum
(D) Only on the ribosomes present in cytosol
60. Carbohydrates, the most abundant biomolecules on earth, are produced by –
(A) Some bacteria, algae and green plant cells
(B) All bacteria, fungi and algae
(C) Fungi, algae and green plants cells
(D) Viruses, fungi and bacteria

EXERCISE - 1

1. B 2. A 3. A 4. A 5. B 6. A 7. D 8. C 9. D 10. A 11. C 12. C 13. A

14. C 15. A 16. C 17. D 18. C 19. B 20. B 21. D 22. A 23. C 24. B 25. B 26. B
27. B 28. D 29. B 30. B 31. B 32. C 33. C 34. B 35. A 36. A 37. B 38. C 39. B
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40. B 41. A 42. D 43. D 44. A 45. A 46. D 47. C 48. D 49.C 50. B 51. A 52. B
53. C 54. D 55. A 56. D 57. D 58. B 59. A 60. A

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EXERCISE - 2
PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTIONS
(NEET/AIPMT)
1. Which one of the following statements is correct, with reference to enzymes ? [NEET-2017]
(a) Apoenzyme = Holoenzyme + Coenzyme
(b) Holoenzyme = Apoenzyme + Coenzyme
(c) Coenzyme = Apoenzyme + Holoenzyme
(d) Holoenzyme = Coenzyme + Cofactor
2. Which of the following are not polymeric ? [NEET-2017]
(a) Nucleic acid (b) Proteins (c) Polysaccharides (d) Lipids
3. A typical fat moecule is made up of [NEET-2016, phase -I]
(a) One glyceerol and three fatty acid molecules
(b) One glycerol and one fatty acid molecule
(c) Three glycerol and three fatty acid molecules
(d) Three glycerol molecules and one fatty acid molecule
4. Which one of the following statements is wrong ? [NEET-2016, phase -II]
(a) Cellulose is a polysaccharide
(b) Uracil is a pyrimidine
(c) Glycine is a sulphur containing amino acid
(d) Sucrose is a disaccharide
5. Which of the following describes the given graph correctly ? [NEET -2016, phase-II]

A
Potential energy

Substrate

Product

Reaction

(a) Endothermic reaction with energy A in the presence of enzyme and B in the absence of enzyme
(b) Exothermic reaction with energy A in the presence of enzyme and B in the absence of enzyme
(c) Endothermic reaction with energy A in the absence of enzyme and B in the presence of enzyme
(d) Exothermic reaction with energy A in the absence of enzyme and B in the presence of enzyme
6. Which one is the most abundant protein in the animal world?
(a) Trypsin (b) Haemoglobin (c) Collagen (d) Insulin
7. A non-proteinaceous enzyme is [NEET-2016, phase-II]
(a) lysozyme (b) ribozyme (c) ligase (d) deoxyribonuclease
8. The chitinous exoskeleton of arthropods is formed by the polymerisation of [CBSE AIPMT-2015]
(a) keratin sulphate and chondroitin sulphate
(b) D-glucosamine
(c) N-acetyl glucosamine
(d) lipoglycans

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9. Which of the following biomolecules does have a phosphodiester bond? [CBSE AIPMT-2015]
(a) Fatty acids in a diglyceride
(b) Monosaccharides in a polysaccharide
(c) Amino acids in a polypeptide
(d) Nucleotide in a Nucleic acids
10. Whic one of the following is a non-reducing carbohydrate ? [CBSE AIPMT-2014]
(a) Maltose (b) Sucrose (c) Lactose (d) Ribose 5-phosphate
11. Select the option which is not correct with respect to enzyme action. [CBSE AIPMT-2014]
(a) Substrate binds with enzyme as its active site
(b) Addition of lot of succinate does not reverse the inhibition of succinic dehydrogenase by malonate
(c) A non-competitive inhibitor binds the enzyme at a site distinct from that which binds the substrate
(d) Malonate is a competitive inhibitor of succinic dehydrogenase
12. Transition state structure of the substrate formed during an enzymatic reaction is [NEET-2013]
(a) transient but stable
(b) permanent but unstable
(c) transient and unstable
(d) permanent and stable
13. The essential chemical components of many coenzymes are [CBSE AIPMT-2013]
(a) proteins (b) nucleic acids (c) carbohydrates (d) vitamins
14. A phosphoglyceride is always made up of [CBSE AIPMT-2013]
(a) only a saturated fatty acid esterified to a glycerol molecule to which a phosphate group is also attached
(b) only an unsaturated fatty acid esterified to a glycerol molecule to which a phosphate group is also attached
(c) a sturated or unsaturated fatty acid esterified to a glycerol molecule to which a phosphate group is also attached
(d) a saturated or unsaturated fatty acid esterified to a phosphate group , which is also attached to a glycerol
molecule
15. Macromolecule chitin is [NEET-2013]
(a) nitrogen containing polysaccharide
(b) phosphorus containing polysaccharide
(c) sulphur containing polysaccharide
(d) simple polysaccharide

EXERCISE - 2
ANSWER KEY

1. (b) 2. (d) 3. (a) 4. (c) 5. (b) 6. (c) 7. (b)

8. (c) 9. (d) 10. (b) 11. (b) 12. (c) 13. (d) 14. (c)
15 (a)
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