KALINGA UNIVERSITY

Faculty of pharmacy
Quiz
Course – B.Pharma sem – 5th
Subject –Pharmacognosy & Phytochemistry II Date of submission -
Note – Attempt all questions

1. The identity and chemical properties of an atom are determined by ____________

a) critical temperature
b) critical freezing point
c) melting temperature
d) number of protons
Answer . d
2. Which of the following is radioactive?
a) hydrogen sulfide
b) vimentin
c) tritium
d) deuterium
Answer. c
3. The half life of a radioisotope is an _____________
a) Toll
b) NEF1
c) Transposons
d) Linker DNA
Answer. a
4. Which of the following emitted particles consists of two protons?
a) alpha
b) beta
c) gamma
d) zeta
Answer. a
5. A beta particle is equivalent to an electron.
a) True
b) False
Answer. a
6. Liquid scintillation spectrometry is a method of detecting
________________________
a) X-rays
b) α-emitters
 c) β-emitters
d) Gamma-rays
Answer. c
7. Isotopes have the same number of protons.
a) True
b) False
Answer. a
8. The elements whose atomic number is greater than 82 are naturally
a. unstable nuclei
b. stable nuclei
c. positive nuclei
d. negative nuclei
Answer. a
9. Most of the nuclei with atomic number 1 to 82 are
a. positive nuclei
b. negative nuclei
c. unstable nuclei
d. stable nuclei
Answer. c
10. Nuclei which do not emit radiations naturally are called
a. unstable nuclei
b. stable nuclei
c. positive nuclei
d. negative nuclei
Answer. b
11. The chemical compounds to explore the metabolism of chemical reactions inside
the human body, animals or plants containing some quantity of radioisotopes are
called
a. radioactive endoscope
b. radioactive tracers
c. radioactive fusion
d. radioactive atoms
Answer. b

12. The artificially produced radioactive elements are known as

a. Ions
b. Radiant
c. Radioisotopes
d. Transmutations
Answer c
 13. The atomic mass unit is defined as
a. the mass of a proton.
b. the mass of an electron.
c. the mass of a hydrogen-1 atom.
d. one twelfth the mass of a carbon-12 atom.
Answer. d

14. An element with atomic mass number of 14 and atomic number 6 has how many
neutrons?
a. 6
b. 8
c. 14
d. 20
Answer. b

15. Isotopes of an element have nuclei with

a. the same number of protons, but different numbers of neutrons.
b. the same number of protons, and the same number of neutrons.
c. different number of protons, and a different number of neutrons.
d. a different number of protons, and the same number of neutrons.
Answer. a

16. If an atom's atomic number is given by Z, its atomic mass by A, and its neutron
number by N, which of the following is corre
a. N = A + Z
b. N = Z - A
c. N = A – Z
d. None of the above is correct.
Answer. c

17. In a {93/41}Nb nucleus, the number of protons, neutrons, and electrons is

a. 41, 52, 93
b.41, 52, 52
c. 41, 52, 41
d 41, 52, 0
Answer. d

18. The binding energy per nucleon

a. increases steadily as we go to heavier elements.
b. decreases steadily as we go to heavier elements.
c. is approximately constant throughout the periodic table, except for very
light nuclei.
d has a maximum near iron in the periodic table.
Answer. d

19. An alpha particle is also known as

a. an electron.
b. a positron.
 c. a helium nucleus.
d a photon.
Answer. c
20. A beta particle is also known as
a. an electron.
b. a positron.
c. a helium nucleus.
d. a photon.
Answer. . a

21. The existence of the neutrino was postulated in order to explain

a. alpha decay.
b. gamma emission.
c. beta decay.
d. fission.
Answer. . c
22. When an alpha particle is emitted from an unstable nucleus, the atomic mass
number
of the nucleus
a. increases by 2.
b. decreases by 2.
c. increases by 4.
d. decreases by 4.
Answer. d
23. If 4.0X1018 atoms decay with a half-life of 2.3 years, how many are remaining
after 3.7 years?
a. 2.5X1018
b. 1.7X1018
c. 1.3X1018
d. 1.1X1018
Answer. c
24. A radioactive sample has a half-life of 5.0 min. What fraction of the sample is left
after 20 min?
a. 1/2
b. 1/4
c. 1/8
d. 1/16
Answer. . c

25. The half-life of radioactive iodine-137 is 8.0 days. How many iodine nuclei are
necessary to produce an activity of 1.0 micro-Ci?
a. 2.9X109
b. 4.6X109
c. 3.7X1010
d. 7.6X1012
Answer. . c
26. What happens to the half-life of a radioactive substance as it decays?
a. It remains constant.
b. It increases.
c. It decreases.
 d. It could do any of these.

Answer. a

27. The mass of {90/38}Sr is 89.907737 u and the mass of the atom its beta decays to
is
89.907151 u. What is the energy released in the decay?
a. 1.2 MeV
b. 112 keV
c. 0.546 MeV
d. 1.8 MeV

Answer. c
28. Which of the following cofactors do not form covalent adducts with enzymes' lysine
residues?
a. Lipoic acid
b. Biotin
c. NADH
d. Pyridoxyl phosphate
Answer. c
29. Which of the following residues are not phosphorylated in the catalytic mechanism or
regulation of an enzyme?
a. H
b. K
c. S
d. T
Answer. b
30. In normal mitochondria, the rate of NADH consumption (oxidation) will:
a. Be increased in active muscle, decreased in inactive muscle.
b. Be very low if the ATP synthase is inhibited, but increase when an uncoupler
is added.
c. Decrease if mitochondrial ADP is depleted.
d. All of the above are correct.
Answer. d
31. Which of the following statements about the chemiosmotic theory is correct?
a. Electron transfer in mitochondria is accompanied by an asymmetric release of
protons on one side of the inner mitochondrial membrane.
b. It predicts that oxidative phosphorylation can occur even in the absence of an
intact inner mitochondrial membrance.
c. The effect of uncoupling reagents is a consequence of their ability to carry
electrons through membranes.
d. The membrane ATP synthase has no significant role in the chemiosmotic
theory.
Answer. A
32. Almost all of the oxygen (O2 ) one consumes in breathing is converted to:
 a. Acetyl-CoA
b. Carbon dioxide
c. Carbon monoxide and then to carbon dioxide
d. Water
Answer. d
33. During oxidative phosphorylation, proton motive force that is generated by electron
transport:
a. creates a pore in the inner mitochondrial membrane.
b. generates the substrates (ADP and Pi ) for the ATP synthase.
c. induces a conformational change in the ATP synthase. (CHOICE C)
d. oxidizes NADH to NAD+ .
34. Cholesterol is synthesized from:
a. Acetyl-CoA
b. Oleic acid
c. Methyl-malonyl-CoA
d. Malate
Answer. a
35. The anaerobic conversion of 1 mol of glucose to 2 mol of lactate by fermentation is
accompanied by a net gain of:
a. 1 mol of ATP
b. 1 mol of NADH
c. 2 mol of ATP
d. 2 mol of NADH
Answer. c
36. Which of the following is a cofactor in the reaction catalyzed by glyceraldehyde 3-
phosphate dehydrogenase?
a. ATP
b. Cu2+
c. heme
d. NAD +
Answer. d
37. Which of the following compounds cannot serve as the starting material for the
synthesis of glucose via gluconeogenesis?
a. Acetate
b. Glycerol
c. Propionate
d. Oxaloacetate
Answer. a
38. Glucose metabolism via the pentose phosphate pathway fates the C-1 carbon to
become:
a. Carbon dioxide
b. Glycogen
c. Sedheptulose
d. Pyruvate
 Answer. a
39. Which of the following is not required in the synthesis of fatty acids?
a. Acetyl-CoA
b. NADH
c. Biotin
d. HCO3 –
Answer. b
40. All of the following to lead to activation of the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex
except
a. A decrease in the concentration of NADH
b. A decrease in the concentration of Acetyl CoA
c. An increase in ADP
d. A decrease in the activity of NADH dehydrogenase
Answer. d
41. Metabolic intermediates found in living system which are essential for growth and life
is called___________
a) Saponins
b) Tannins
c) Secondary metabolite
d) Primary metabolites
Answer. d
42. Secondary metabolites are the essential component of the plant growth.
a) True
b) False
Answer. b
43. Which of the following is NOT the class of secondary metabolite.
a) Amino acids
b) Terpenes
c) Phenolics
d) Alkaloids
Answer. a
44. Which of the following class does NOT belong to phenolic compounds?
a) Xanthone
b) Lignans
c) Gossypol
d) Flavonoids
Answer. c
45. Name the phenolic compound present in tea?
a) Flavonoids
 b) Lignans
c) Stilbene
d) Neolignans
Answer. a
46. Which of the following secondary metabolites is wrongly matched?
a) Pigments – Carotenoids, anthocyanins
b) Polymeric substances – Rubber, gums
c) Toxin – Abrin, ricin
d) Alkaloids – Lemon grass oil..
Answer. d

47. Which of the following are the most diverse molecules of a cell?
a) Mineral salts
b) Lipids
c) Proteins
d) Carbohydrates
Answer. c
48. Which of the following biomolecules are not strictly macromolecules?
a) Lipids
b) Nucleic acids
c) Proteins
d) Polysaccharides
Answer.d
49. The naturally occurring form of amino acid in proteins
a) L-amino acids only
b) D-amino acids only
c) both L and D amino acids
Answer. a
50. The alkaloid that does not have heterocyclic ring with Nitrogen but derived from amino
acid, is called
a) True alkaloid
b) Proto alkaloid
c) Pseudo alkaloid
d) None of the above
Answer . b