Biochemistry Mcqs - Set 2

1)   The first product of glycogenolysis is_____________?

a. Glucose 6 phosphatase
b. Glucose 1,6 diphosphatase
c. Glucose 1- phosphatase
d. Fructose 1- phosphatase
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Glucose 1- phosphatase

Explanation:
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2)   Glucose can be synthesized from all except_____________?

a. Amino acids
b. Glycerol
c. Acetoacetate
d. Lactic acid
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Acetoacetate

Explanation:
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3)   The tissue with the highest glycogen content (mg/100gm)_____________?

a. Liver
b. Muscle
c. Kidneys
d. Testes
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Liver

Explanation:
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4)   Major contribution towards gluconeogenesis is by____________?

a. Lactate
b. Glycerol
c. Ketones
d. Alanine
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Lactate

Explanation:
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5)   An essential for the conversion of glucose to glycogen in liver is____________?

a. UTP
b. GTP
c. Pyruvate Kinase
d. Guanosine
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: UTP

Explanation:
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6)   Which of the following enzymes use NADP as coenzyme ________________?

a. Glyceraldehyde 3 phosphate dehydrogenase
b. Lactate dehydrogenase
c. Glucose 6-Phosphate dehydrogenase
d. Beta hydroxy acyl CoA dehydrogenase
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Glucose 6-Phosphate dehydrogenase

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


7)   In prolonged starvation the main nergy source of brain is_____________?

a. Glucose
b. Ketone bodies
c. Fructose
d. Fatty acids
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Ketone bodies

Explanation:
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8)   The citric acid cycle is the final pathway for oxidation of______________?

a. Enzymes
b. Vitamins
c. Minerals
d. None of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: None of the above

Explanation:
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9)   The uptake of glucose by the liver increase following a carbohydrate meal because____________?

a. There is increase in phosphorylation of glucose by glucokinase
b. GLUT-2 stimulated by insulin
c. Glucokinase has a low Km for glucose
d. Hexokinase in liver has a high affinity for glucose
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: There is increase in phosphorylation of glucose by glucokinase

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


10)   Which one of the following enzymes provides a link between glycolysis and the citric acid cycle ?

a. Lactate dehydrogenase
b. Pyruvate kinase
c. Citrate synthase
d. Pyruvate dehydrogenase
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Pyruvate dehydrogenase

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


11)   Increase in pyruvate and lactate is seen in which of the following deficiency ?

a. Thiamine
b. Pyridoxine
c. Niacin
d. Vitamin C
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Thiamine

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


12)   Glycogen breakdown leads to formation of______________?

a. Glucose
b. Lactic acid
c. Glucose & Lactic acid
d. Glycoprotein
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Glucose & Lactic acid

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


13)   Which is not a oligosaccharide sugar ?

a. Galactose
b. Lactose
c. Maltose
d. Sucrose
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Galactose

Explanation:
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14)   One molecule of acetyl Co-A gives rise to ________ ATP molecules?

a. 2
b. 8
c. 12
d. 32
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 12

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


15)   All these reactions take place inside the mitochondria except____________?

a. EMP pathway
b. Krebs cylce
c. Urea cycle
d. Electron transfer
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: EMP pathway

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


16)   Which of the following is not a product of HMP shunt_____________?

a. NADPH
b. D fructose 6 phosphate
c. D sedoheptulose 5 phosphate
d. D glyceraldehyde 3 phosphate
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: D sedoheptulose 5 phosphate

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


17)   All are true regarding glucose 6 phosphate deficiency except______________?

a. Hyperuricemia
b. Hyperglycemia
c. Defective cori cycle
d. Increased mobilization of glycogen from liver
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Hyperglycemia

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


18)   Blood glucose level cannot be augmented by mobilization of muscle glycogen due to lack of_____________?

a. G-6-P dehydrogenase
b. G-6-P phydrogenase
c. Aldolase
d. Glucokinase
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: G-6-P phydrogenase

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


19)   Galactosemia commonly is due to deficiency of_____________?

a. Galactose 1 phosphatase uridyl transferase
b. Galactose 1 phosphatase
c. Glucose 1 phosphatase
d. Glucose 6 phosphatase
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Galactose 1 phosphatase uridyl transferase

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


20)   In which type of glycogen storage disease is hyper uricemia a feature ?

a. I
b. II
c. III
d. IV
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: I

Explanation:
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21)   McArdles disease is due to the deficiency of_____________?

a. Glucose 1 phosphatase
b. Glucose 1,6 phosphatase
c. Glucose 6 phosphatase
d. Myophosphorylase
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Myophosphorylase

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


22)   An enzyme not involved in glycolysis is______________?

a. Enolase
b. Phosphoglycero mutase
c. Aldolase
d. Glycerophosphate dehydrogenase
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Glycerophosphate dehydrogenase

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


23)   Phosphofructokinase is the key enzyme of______________?

a. Glycolysis
b. Gluconeogenesis
c. Beta oxidation
d. TCA cycle
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Glycolysis

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


24)   Which metabolite of TCA cycle is used in detoxification of ammonia in brain_____________?

a. Alpha ketoglutarate
b. Ornithine
c. Oxalocetate
d. Glycine
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Alpha ketoglutarate

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


25)   In TCA cycle, citrate is converted in to after losing a molecule of H2O_____________?

a. Isocitrate
b. Cisaconitate
c. Oxalocetate
d. Glutarate
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Cisaconitate

Explanation:
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26)   In TCA cycle substrate level phosphorylation occurs at____________?

a. Succinate dehydrogenase
b. Malonate reduction
c. Thiokinase
d. None of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Thiokinase

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


27)   Which of the following is correctly matched ?

a. Isocitrate to oxalo succinate -1 ATP is formed
b. Succinyl CoA to succinate -1 ATP is formed
c. Succinate to furmarate -1 ATP is formed
d. Malate to oxaloacetate -1 ATP is formed
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Succinyl CoA to succinate -1 ATP is formed

Explanation:
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28)   The enzyme involved in the first committed step of glycolysis is____________?

a. Phosphofructokinase
b. Glucose-6-Phosphatase
c. Hexokinase
d. Enolase
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Hexokinase

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


29)   The end product of glycolysis under anaerobic conditions is_______________?

a. Lactic acid
b. Pyruvic acid
c. Acetoacetic acid
d. Oxaloacetic acid
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Lactic acid

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


30)   Which of the following is a non-reducing sugar____________?

a. Glucose
b. Maltose
c. Lactose
d. Sucrose
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Sucrose

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!