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2801.

The amount of which of the element is greatest in protoplasm [RPMT 1997, 99]

A. Hydrogen
B. Oxygen
C. Nitrogen
D. Carbon
Answer» C. Nitrogen
2802.

Protoplasm found inside the nucleus is known as  [CPMT 1979]

A. Nucleoplasm
B. Amyloplast
C. Elaioplast
D. Cytoplasm
Answer» B. Amyloplast
2803.

The main difference between the living and non-living is  [CPMT 1976]

A. In the growth
B. In the size
C. In the movement
D. In the presence of protoplasm
Answer» E.
2804.

Cell organelles are embedded in

A. Nucleolus
B. Mitochondria
C. Protoplasm
D. Cytoplasmic membrane
Answer» D. Cytoplasmic membrane
2805.

The protoplasm theory was established in plant cell by

A. Strasburger
B. Robert Brown
C. De Bary
D. Max Schultze
Answer» E.
2806.

Which of the following is the "physical basis of life" [MP PMT 1999]

A. DNA
B. Protoplasm
C. Nucleus
D. Sex chromosome
Answer» C. Nucleus
2807.

"Plasma gel'' is the name of

A. Ectoplasm
B. Endoplasm
C. Protoplasm
D. None of these
Answer» B. Endoplasm
2808.

The name 'protoplasm' was given by  [CPMT 1986, 94; MP PMT 1999, 2000; MHCET 2001; Pb. PMT 2004; J & K CET 2005]

A. Purkinje
B. Hooke
C. A.K. Sharma
D. Schwann
Answer» B. Hooke
2809.

Most complex amino acid having ring structure is:

A. glycine                          
B. leucine
C. tyrosine                        
D. tryptophan
Answer» E.
2810.

Simplest amino acid is:

A. glycine                          
B. histidine
C. tryptophan             
D. phenylalanine
Answer» B. histidine
2811.

An ammo acid has the following structure: Which two group combine to form the peptide linkage?

A. 1-3                               
B. 44257
C. 1-4                               
D. 44228
Answer» B. 44257
2812.

Which of these are linked together in long chains to form protein?

A. Purines                         
B. Sugars
C. Glycerol                        
D. Amino acids
Answer» E.
2813.

Proteins after complete hydrolysis yield:

A. glucose                         
B. amino acids
C. triglycerides                   
D. none of these
Answer» C. triglycerides                   
2814.

Which of the following is a protein deficiency disease?                      (Orissa JEE 2007; DPMT 2007; CPMT 2009)

A. Eczema                        
B. Cirrhosis
C. Kwashiorkor                  
D. Night blindness
Answer» D. Night blindness
2815.

Anhydro bonds of proteins are termed ............ bonds.

A. ester                             
B. peptide
C. glycosidic                      
D. phosphodiester
Answer» C. glycosidic                      
2816.

The protein efficiency ratio is:                                                                                           (EAMCET 2000)

A. the ratio of protein to fat in feed
B. the ratio of protein to carbohydrate in feed
C. the ratio of protein consumed to increase in body weight in adult and old animals
D. the ratio of protein consumed to increase in body weight in cultivated young animals
Answer» E.
2817.

People recovering from long illness are often advised to include the alga Spirulina in their diet because it: (AIIMS 2003)

A. is rich in proteins
B. has antibiotic properties
C. makes the food easy to digest
D. restores the intestinal micro flora
Answer» B. has antibiotic properties
2818.

Which of the following is a storage protein?

A. Glutelin                        
B. Flavoprotein
C. Metalloprotein               
D. Chromoprotein
Answer» B. Flavoprotein
2819.

Milk protein is:

A. casein                           
B. lactose
C. myosin                         
D. lactogen
Answer» B. lactose
2820.

Milk, eggs and meat are the good sources of:

A. fats                              
B. proteins
C. vitamins                       
D. carbohydrates
Answer» C. vitamins                       
2821.

A semi-indispensable amino acid is:

A. glycine                          
B. leucine
C. tyrosine                        
D. histidine
Answer» E.
2822.

Which of the following is a nonessential amino acid?

A. Proline                          
B. Tryptophan
C. Valine                          
D. Leucine
Answer» B. Tryptophan
2823.

Proteins are mainly required in the body for:

A. growth                          
B. repair of tissues
C. both [a] and [b]        
D. none of these
Answer» D. none of these
2824.

All are essential amino acids except:

A. serine                           
B. valine
C. tryptophan                    
D. phenylalanine
Answer» B. valine
2825.

Which one of the following is a nutritionally essential amino acid for humans?          (CBSE 2000; AMU 2003, 07)

A. Serine                           
B. Glycine
C. Aspartic acid                 
D. Phenylalanine
Answer» E.
2826.

Essential amino acids are:

A. serine and proline           
B. alanine and tyrosine
C. glycine and cysteine    
D. leucine and isoleucine
Answer» E.
2827.

How many of the twenty two amino acids are essential amino acids for children?                 (St. Johns MC 2003; Kerala PMT 2006)

A. 6                                 
B. 8
C. 10                                
D. 7
E. 11
Answer» D. 7
2828.

Amino acids not synthesized in body are called:

A. active                           
B. inactive
C. essential                        
D. nonessential
Answer» D. nonessential
2829.

Which amino acid is denoted by symbol E?

A. Tyrosine                       
B. Threonine
C. Phenylalanine                
D. Glutamicacid
Answer» E.
2830.

Which amino acid is denoted by symbol F?                                                            (Har. PMT 2007)

A. Proline                          
B. Tryptophan
C. Methionine                    
D. Phenylalanine
Answer» E.
2831.

Which amino acid is denoted by symbol Y?

A. Glycine                         
B. Tyrosine
C. Tryptophan                   
D. Methionine
Answer» C. Tryptophan                   
2832.

DNA strand is directly involved in the synthesis of all the following except [AIIMS 1981]

A. tRNA molecule
B. mRNA molecule
C. Another DNA strand
D. Protein synthesis
Answer» E.
2833.

Process of reverse transcription was discovered by Temin in

A. MS-2 bacteriophage
B. Rous sarcoma virus
C. E. coli
D. Neurospora
Answer» C. E. coli
2834.

What is meant by sense strand

A. The strand of mRNA involved in protein synthesis
B. The strand of tRNA which starts protein synthesis
C. The DNA strand which acts as a template for mRNA transcription
D. Gradually growing molecule of protein
Answer» D. Gradually growing molecule of protein
2835.

Which one process is only concerned with the transcription

A. Template binding
B. Chain initiation
C. Chain elongation
D. Chain termination
Answer» B. Chain initiation
2836.

The most commonly used enzyme for polymerase chain reaction is [MP PMT 2001]

A. D.N.A. polymerase-II
B. Reverse transcriptase
C. Klenow fragment
D. Taq polymerase
Answer» E.
2837.

If in a plant cells the ribosomes are destroyed, which of the following process will not take place

A. Respiration
B.   Photosynthesis
C. Fat synthesis
D. Protein synthesis
Answer» E.
2838.

What is meant by monocistronic mRNA

A. Which has codons for synthesizing only one protein molecule
B. Which has only one codon
C. Which can combine with only one type of tRNA
D. Both (a) and (c)
Answer» B. Which has only one codon
2839.

Initiation of polypeptide chain in eukaryotic protein synthesis is induced by [AIIMS 1985]

A. Methionine
B. Leucine
C. Lysine
D. Glycine
Answer» B. Leucine
2840.

What is transfer of DNA ® RNA called [MP PMT 2005]

A. Transcription
B. Translation
C. Protein synthesis
D. Central dogma
Answer» B. Translation
2841.

Which enzyme plays important role in transcription [AMU 2005]

A. DNA dependent RNA polymerase
B. DNA dependent DNA polymerase
C. RNA dependent DNA polymerase
D. RNA dependent RNA polymerase
Answer» B. DNA dependent DNA polymerase
2842.

Where Anticodon occurs in transcription [AMU 2005]

A. m-RNA
B. t-RNA
C. µ-RNA
D. DNA
Answer» C. µ-RNA
2843.

Transcription is [Haryana PMT 2005]

A. Formation of RNA from DNA
B. Formation of DNA from RNA
C. Formation of protein
D. Transfer or RNA
Answer» B. Formation of DNA from RNA
2844.

Portion of gene which is transcribed but not translated is [CPMT 2005]

A. Exon
B. Intron
C. Cistron
D. Codon
Answer» C. Cistron
2845.

Which of the following inhibits protein synthesis by binding to 50 S ribosome [Orissa JEE 2005]

A. Tetracycline
B. Streptomycin
C. Erythromycin
D. Penicillin
Answer» D. Penicillin
2846.

Method by which information from DNA to RNA reach [BCECE 2005]

A. Transcription
B. Translation
C. Transformation
D. Transduction
Answer» B. Translation
2847.

Which of the following is not correct about translation [BCECE 2005]

A. It starts with AUG
B. Stopped at termination codon
C. Based on operon model
D. Occurs in nucleus
Answer» E.
2848.

Which of the following is the simplest amino acid  [CBSE PMT 2005]

A. Tyrosine
B. Asparagine
C. Glycine
D. Alanine
Answer» D. Alanine
2849.

During protein denaturation which of the following is disrupted [BVP 2004]

A. 2D structure
B. 3D structure
C. Peptide bond
D. AA sequence
Answer» C. Peptide bond
2850.

The central dogma of protein synthesis is [MHCET 2002]

A. DNA \[\xrightarrow{\text{Translation}}m-\]RNA\[\xrightarrow{\text{Transcription}}\] protein
B. DNA \[\xrightarrow{\text{Transcription}}\]RNA \[\xrightarrow{\text{Translation}}\]protein
C. RNA \[\xrightarrow{\text{Replication}}\]DNA \[\xrightarrow{\text{Transcription}}\]protein
D. RNA \[\xrightarrow{\text{Transcription}}\]RNA \[\xrightarrow{\text{Translation}}\]Protein .
Answer» C. RNA \[\xrightarrow{\text{Replication}}\]DNA \[\xrightarrow{\text{Transcription}}\]protein