Description : The number of amino acids in pre-pro insulin is (A) 51 (B) 86 (C) 109 (D) 132
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : Pre-proinsulin contains a signal sequence having (A) 9 amino acid residues (B) 19 amino acid residues (C) 27 amino acid residues (D) 33 amino acid residues
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : With regard to insulin: a. it is a 51 amino acid peptide b. it is formed by removal of C-chain from proinsulin c. it is produced by the alpha cells of the pancreas d. it alters the rate of enzyme synthesis
Last Answer : it alters the rate of enzyme synthesis
Description : Find the internal field when the applied field is 12 units, molecular field constant is 0.1 units and the magnetization is 74 units. a) 86 b) 62 c) 752 d) 19.4
Last Answer : d) 19.4
Description : A sample of natural gas containing 80% methane (CH4 ) and rest nitrogen (N2 ) is burnt with 20% excess air. With 80% of the combustibles producing CO2 and the remainder going to CO, the Orsat analysis in volume percent is (A) CO2 : 6 ... 96, N2 :72.06 (D) CO2 : 7.60, CO : 1.90, O2 : 4.75, N2 : 85.74
Last Answer : (B) CO2 : 7.42, CO : 1.86, O2 : 4.64, N2 :86.02
Description : A moist soil sample of volume 60 cc. weighs 108 g and its dried weight is 86.4 g. If its absolute density is 2.52, the degree of saturation is (A) 54 % (B) 64 % (C) 74 % (D) 84 %
Last Answer : (D) 84 %
Description : Find the pressure due to a column of mercury 74.0 cm high. a. 91.80 x 10^3 N/m^2 b. 73.56 x 10^2 N/m^2 c. 9.86 x 10^4 N/m^2 d. 87.2 x 10^4 N/m^2
Last Answer : 9.86 x 10^4 N/m^2
Description : 67,74,78,?,92,94 a) 86 b) 85 c) 83 d) 84 e) 88
Last Answer : The next term is obtained by adding the unit’s digit to the number. Hence the missing number =78+8=86 Answer: a)
Description : The average age of Anu, banu and tonu is 74 yrs. 10years hence the average age of anu and tonu is 86 yrs.6yrs ago the average age of aarthi and banu was 72 yrs. Find the present age of aarthi. A) 80 B) 86 C) 84 D) 83
Last Answer : B) anu+ banu+ tonu = 74 * 3 = 222yrs 10yrs hence, anu + 10 + tonu +10 = 86 * 2 anu + tonu= 152 banu = 222-152 = 70 yrs aarthi -6 + banu - 6= 72 * 2 aarthi + banu = 144 + 12 = 156 aarthi age = 156-70 aarthi age = 86yrs
Description : The number of amino acid residues in preproinsulin is (A) 51 (B) 84 (C) 109 (D) 119
Description : Find the spherical coordinates of A(2,3,-1) a) (3.74, 105.50, 56.130) b) (3.74, 105.50, 56.310) c) (3.74, 106.50, 56.130) d) (3.74, 106.50, 56.310)
Last Answer : b) (3.74, 105.50, 56.310)
Description : What is the percentage of successful candidates from institute E and F together over the candidates enrolled from these institutes together? a) 76 b) 105 c) 80 d) 74 e) None of these
Last Answer : a) 76
Description : A protein rich in hydroxyproline is (A) Prolamin (B) Procollagen (C) Collagen (D) Proinsulin
Description : What is proinsulin?
Last Answer : Insulin is synthesised as a large single polypeptide. Middle part of it is then removed, to form the A and B chains of insulin.
Description : Which of the following statements is not correct? (a) In man insulin is synthesised as a proinsulin. (b) The proinsulin has an extra peptide called C-peptide. (c) The functional insulin has A and B chains linked together by hydrogen bonds. (d) Genetically engineered insulin is produced in E.Coli.
Last Answer : (c) The functional insulin has A and B chains linked together by hydrogen bonds.
Description : Human insulins are obtained by the following sources/methods except: A. Cadaver pancreas B. Proinsulin recombinant bacterial C. Precursor yeast recombinant D. Enzyme modification of pork insulin
Last Answer : . Cadaver pancreas
Description : Calcium absorption is inferred by (A) Fatty acids (B) Amino acids (C) Vitamin D (D) Vitamin B12
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : Degeneracy of the genetic code denotes the existence of (A) Base triplets that do not code for any amino acids (B) Codons consisting of only two bases (C) Codons that include one or more of the unusual bases (D) Multiple codons for a single amino acid
Description : Which of the following gives a positive Ninhydrin test? (A) Reducing sugar (B) Triglycerides (C) α-amino acids (D) Phospholipids
Description : Selectins are proteins that can recognise specific (A) Carbohydrates (B) Lipids (C) Amino acids (D) Nucleotides
Description : Glycoproteins are marked for destruction by removal of their (A) Oligosaccharide prosthetic group (B) Sialic acid residues (C) Mannose residues (D) N-terminal amino acids
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : All the following statements about recognition of a codon on mRNA by an anticodon on tRNA are correct except (A) The recognition of the third base of the codon is not very precise (B) ... degeneracy of the genetic code (D) Wobble results in incorporation of incorrect amino acids in the protein
Description : All of the following statements about nonsense codons are true except (A) They do not code for amino acids (B) They act as chain termination signals (C) They are identical in nuclear and mitochondrial DNA (D) They have no complementary anticodons
Description : Genetic code is said to be degenerate because (A) It can undergo mutations (B) A large proportion of DNA is non-coding (C) One codon can code for more than one amino acids (D) More than one codons can code for the same amino acids
Description : Introns in genes (A) Encode the amino acids which are removed during post-translational modification (B) Encode signal sequences which are removed before secretion of the proteins (C) Are the non-coding sequences which are not translated (D) Are the sequences that intervene between two genes
Description : Transfer RNA transfers (A) Information from DNA to ribosomes (B) Information from mRNA to cytosol (C) Amino acids from cytosol to ribosomes (D) Proteins from ribosomes to cytosol
Description : In the process of activation of amino acids for protein synthesis, the number of high energy phosphate bond equivalent utilised is (A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 4
Description : The enzyme amino acyl tRNA synthetase is involved in (A) Dissociation of discharged tRNA from 80S ribosome (B) Charging of tRNA with specific amino acids (C) Termination of protein synthesis (D) Nucleophilic attack on esterified carboxyl group of peptidyl tRNA
Description : Degeneracy of genetic code implies that (A) Codons do not code for specific amino acid (B) Multiple codons must decode the same amino acids (C) No anticodon on tRNA molecule (D) Specific codon decodes many amino acids
Description : Genetic code is (A) Collection of codon (B) Collection of amino acids (C) Collection of purine nucleotide (D) Collection of pyrimidine nucleotide
Description : Which of the following amino acids produce a vasoconstrictor on decarboxylation? (A) Histidine (B) Tyrosine (C) Threonine (D) Arginine
Description : __________ hormone is a single chain polypeptide having 32 amino acids with molecular weight of 3,600. (A) Testosteron (B) Thyroxine (C) Calcitonine (D) Vasopressin
Description : The sequence of amino acids in human growth hormone and the synthesis were done by (A) Sanger (B) Krebs (C) Chah Holi (D) Molisch
Description : Whcih of the following hormone is a peptide of less than ten amino acids? (A) Insulin (B) Growth hormone (C) Oxytocin (D) Parathyroid hormone 228 MCQs IN BIOCHEMISTRY
Description : Biological activity of gastrin is present in the (A) Four N-terminal amino acids (B) Four C-terminal amino acids (C) Five N-terminal amino acids (D) Five C-terminal amino acids
Description : Gastrin is a polypeptide made up of (A) Five amino acids (B) Twelve amino acids (C) Seventeen amino acids (D) Twenty amino acids
Description : Amino acid residues which are essential for the biological activity of PTH are (A) N-terminal 34 amino acids (B) N-terminal 50 amino acids (C) C-terminal 34 amino acids (D) C-terminal 50 amino acids
Description : Hormonal activity of ACTH is completely lost on removal of (A) 5 C-terminal amino acids (B) 10 C-terminal amino acids (C) 15 C-terminal amino acids (D) None of these
Description : CRH is a polypeptide made up of (A) 39 amino acids (B) 41 amino acids (C) 51 amino acids (D) 84 amino acids
Description : ACTH is a polypeptide made up of (A) 39 amino acids (B) 41 amino acids (C) 51 amino acids (D) 84 amino acids
Description : All the following statements about proopiomelanocortin are true except (A) It is made up of 285 amino acids (B) It is synthesised in pars intermedia and anterior lobe of pituitary gland ... ) It is the precursor of corticotropin like intermediate lobe peptide and endorphins 218 MCQs IN BIOCHEMISTRY
Description : Total number of amino acids in human chorionic gonadotropin is (A) 53 (B) 92 (C) 145 (D) 237
Description : The number of amino acids in single chain polypeptide glucagons is (A) 21 (B) 29 (C) 31 (D) 39
Description : Insulin is a dimmer. The number of amino acids in the A and B chain respectively is (A) 19 and 28 (B) 21 and 30 (C) 25 and 35 (D) 29 and 38
Description : The number of amino acids in the peptide hormone calcitonin is (A) 16 (B) 24 (C) 32 (D) 40
Description : The number of amino acids in parathormone is (A) 65 (B) 84 (C) 115 (D) 122
Description : Thyroid stimulating hormone is a dimer. The α-subunits of TSH, LH, FSH are identical. Thus the biological specificity must therefore be β subunit in which the number of amino acids is (A) 78 (B) 112 (C) 130 (D) 199
Description : The number of amino acids in antidiuretic hormone is (A) 9 (B) 18 (C) 27 (D) 36
Description : The number of amino acids in the hormone oxytocin is (A) 7 (B) 9 (C) 14 (D) 18
Description : The number of amino acids in prolactin is (A) 134 (B) 146 (C) 172 (D) 199