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BIO CHEMISTRY MCQs by General knowledge Solutions



BIO CHEMISTRY MCQs      by General knowledge Solutions







01. All the following statements about obstructive jaundice are true except

  • (A) Prothrombin time may be prolonged due to impaired absorption of vitamin K
  • (B) Serum alkaline phosphatase may be raised due to increased release of the enzyme from liver cells 
  • (C) Bile salts may enter systemic circulation due to biliary obstruction 
  • (D) There is no defect in conjugation of bilirubin                  
Correct Answer:B

02. A test to evaluate detoxifying function of liver is

  • (A) Serum albumin: globulin ratio
  • (B) Galactose tolerance test 
  • (C) Hippuric acid test 
  • (D) Prothrombin time 

Correct Answer:C

03. Hippuric acid is formed from

  • (A) Benzoic acid and alanine 
  • (B) Benzoic acid glycine 
  • (C) Glucuronic acid and alanine 
  • (D) Glucuronic acid and glycine

Correct Answer:B


04. An enzyme which is excreted in urine is

  • (A) Lactase dehydrogenase 
  • (B) Amylase 
  • (C) Ornithine transcarbamoylase 
  • (D) None of these 

Correct Answer:C
  • 05. Serum gamma glutamyl transpeptidase is raised in
  • (A) Haemolytic jaundice
  • (B) Myocardial infarction
  • (C) Alcoholic hepatitis
  • (D) Acute cholecystitis

Correct Answer:C

06. Oliguria can occur in

  • (A) Diabetes mellitus
  • (B) Diabetes insipidus
  • (C) Acute glomerulonephritis
  • (D) Chronic glomerulonephritis

Correct Answer:A

07. Urea clearance is the

  • (A) Amount of urea excreted per minute
  •  (B) Amount of urea present in 100 ml of urine
  • (C) Volume of blood cleared of urea in one minute
  • (D) Amount of urea filtered by glomeruli in one minute

Correct Answer:A

08. Inulin clearance is a measure of

  • (A) Glomerular filtration rate
  • (B) Tubular secretion flow
  • (C) Tubular reabsorption rate
  • (D) Renal plasma flow

Correct Answer:B

09. Phenolsulphonephthalein excretion test is an indicator of

  • (A) Glomerular filtration
  • (B) Tubular secretion
  • (C) Tubular reabsorption
  • (D) Renal blood low

Correct Answer:D


10. Para-amino hippurate excretion test is an indicator of

  • (A) Glomerular filtration
  • (B) Tubular secretion
  • (C) Tubular reabsorption
  • (D) Renal plasma flow

Correct Answer:D

11. Renal plasma flow of an average adult man is

  • (A) 120–130 ml/minute
  • (B) 325–350 ml/minute
  • (C) 480–52 ml/minute
  • (D) 560–830 ml/minute

Correct Answer:D

12. Filtration fraction can be calculated from

  • (A) Standard urea clearance and PSP excretion
  • (B) Maximum urea clearance and PSP excretion
  • (C) Maximum urea clearance and PAH clearance
  • (D) Inulin clearance and PAH clearance

Correct Answer:A

13. Normal filtration fraction is about

  • (A) 0.2
  • (B) 0.4
  • (C) 0.6
  • (D) 0.8

Correct Answer:C

14. Filtration fraction is increased in

  • (A) Acute glomerulonephritis
  • (B) Chronic glomerulonephritis
  • (C) Hypertension
  • (D) Hypotension

Correct Answer:A

15. Among the following, a test of Glomerular function is

  • (A) Urea clearance
  • (B) PSP excretion test
  • (C) PAH clearance
  • (D) Hippuric acid excretion test

Correct Answer:D

16. Esters of fatty acids with higher alcohols other than glycerol are said to be

  • (A) Waxes
  • (B) Fats
  • (C) Both (A) and (B)
  • (D) None of these 
Correct Answer:A

17. The combination of an amino alcohol, fatty acid and sialic acid form

  • (A) Phospholipids
  • (B) Sulpholipids
  • (C) Glycolipids
  • (D) Aminolipids

Correct Answer:C

18. Hydrolysis of fats by alkali is called

  • (A) Saponification number
  • (B) Saponification
  • (C) Both (A) and (B)
  • (D) None of these

Correct Answer:B

19. The number of milliliters of 0.1 N KOH required to neutralize the insoluble fatty acids from 5 gms of fat is called

  • (A) Acid number
  • (B) Acetyl number
  • (C) Halogenation
  • (D) Polenske number

Correct Answer:D

20. The rate of fatty acid oxidation is increased by

  • (A) Phospholipids
  • (B) Glycolipids
  • (C) Aminolipids
  •  (D) All of these

Correct Answer:A

21. Lecithin contains a nitrogenous base named as

  • (A) Ethanolamine
  • (B) Choline
  • (C) Inositol
  • (D) All of these

Correct Answer:B

22. Lecithins contain an unsaturated fatty acid at position:

  • (A) α
  • (B) α and β
  • (C) β
  • (D) None of these


Correct Answer:C
 

23. Lecithins are soluble in ordinary solvents except

  •  (A) Benzene
  •  (B) Ethyl alcohol
  •  (C) Methyl alcohol
  •  (D) Acetone

Correct Answer:D

24. Lecithins combine with protein to form

  •  (A) Phosphoprotein
  •  (B) Mucoprotein
  •  (C) Lipoprotein
  •  (D) Glycoprotein

Correct Answer:C

25. Instead of ester link plasmalogens possess an other link in position:

  • (A) α
  • (B) β
  • (C) γ
  • (D) None of these

Correct Answer:B


26. The alkyl radical in plasmalogen is an alcohol:

  • (A) Saturated
  • (B) Unsaturated
  • (C) Both (A) and (B)
  • (D) None of these

Correct Answer:A

27. The concentration of sphingomyelins are increased in

  • (A) Gaucher’s disease
  • (B) Fabry’s disease
  • (C) Fabrile disease
  • (D) Niemann-Pick disease

Correct Answer:B

28. Sphingomyelins contain a complex amino alcohol named as

  • (A) Serine
  • (B) Lysolecithin
  • (C) Sphingosine
  • (D) Glycol

Correct Answer:C

29. The types of sphingomyelins are

  • (A) 1
  • (B) 3
  • (C) 4
  • (D) 5

Correct Answer:B


30. Glycolipids contain an amino alcohol:

  • (A) Sphingosine
  • (B) Iso-sphingosine
  • (C) Both (A) and (B)
  • (D) None of these

Correct Answer:C

31. Cerebrosides may also be classified as

  • (A) Sphingolipids
  • (B) Sulpholipids
  • (C) Aminolipids
  • (D) Glycolipids

Correct Answer:A

32. Gaucher ’s d isease is character ized specially by the increase in

  • (A) Lignoceric acid
  • (B) Nervonic acid
  • (C) Cerebomic acid
  • (D) Hydroxynervonic acid

Correct Answer:C

33. Gangliosides are the glycolipids occurring in

  • (A) Brain
  • (B) Liver
  • (C) Kidney
  • (D) Muscle

Correct Answer:A

34. Lipoprotein present in cell membrane is by nature:

  • (A) Hydrophilic
  • (B) Hydrophobic
  • (C) Both (A) and (B)
  • (D) None of these

Correct Answer:A

35. The density of lipoproteins increases as the protein content

  • (A) Increases
  • (B) Decreases
  • (C) Highly decreases
  • (D) Slightly and promptly decreases

Correct Answer:A

36. Lipoprotiens may be identified more accurately by means of

  • (A) Electrophoresis
  • (B) Ultra centrifugation
  • (C) Centrifugation
  • (D) Immunoelectrophoresis

Correct Answer:D

37. Very low density lipoproteins are also known as

  • (A) β-lipoproteins
  • (B) Pre β--lipoproteins
  • (C) α-lipoproteins
  • (D) None of these

Correct Answer:B

38. The protein moiety of lipoprotein is known as

  • (A) Apoprotein
  • (B) Pre-protein
  •  (C) Post-protein
  • (D) Pseudoprotein

Correct Answer:A

39. The β-lipoprotein fraction increases in severe

  • (A) Diabetes Mellitus
  •  (B) Uremia
  • (C) Nephritis
  • (D) Muscular dystrophy

Correct Answer:A

40. ∆9 indicates a double bond between carbon atoms of the fatty acids:

  • (A) 8 and 9
  • (B) 9 and 10
  • (C) 9 and 11
  • (D) 9 and 12

Correct Answer:B

41. The number of carbon atoms in decanoic acid present in butter:

  •  (A) 6
  • (B) 8
  •  (C) 10
  • (D) 12

Correct Answer:C


42. Arachidonic acid contains the number of double bonds:

  • (A) 2
  • (B) 3
  • (C) 4
  • (D) 5

Correct Answer:C

43. The prostaglandins are synthesized from

  • (A) Arachidonic acid
  • (B) Oleic acid
  • (C) Linoleic acid
  • (D) Linolenic acid

Correct Answer:A

44. The Iodine number of essential fatty acids of vegetable oils:

  • (A) High
  • (B) Very high
  •  (C) Very low
  • (D) Low

Correct Answer:D

45. Cholesterol is a

  • (A) Animal sterol
  • (B) M.F. C27 H46O
  • (C) 5 methyl groups
  • (D) All of these

Correct Answer:D.

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