Biochemistry MCQ (BP203 T) I (QUIZ - 17) F. Y. B. Pharm SEM –II (UNIT- 2)

 

BIOCHEMISTRY (BP203T) MCQ (Quiz-17) 

Carbohydrate Metabolism 

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

F. Y. B. PHARM  SEM-II (UNIT - 2)

AS PER PCI SYLLABUS

1. Which of the following reaction gives lactose?

  A) Glucose and Galactose  
B) Glucose, Galactose and UTP
C) UDP galactose and glucose
D) UDP glucose and galactose

... Answer is : C) UDP galactose and glucose

2. Which one of the following can covert glucose to vitamin C?

A) Humans
B) Albino rats
C) Guinea pigs
D) Monkeys

... Answer is : B) Albino rats

3. Transketolase has the coenzyme:

A) NAD+
B) FP
C) Pyridoxol phosphate
D) TPP

... Answer is : D) TPP

4. Acetyl CoA is not used for the synthesis of

A) Pyruvic acid
B) Citric acid
C) Fatty acid
D) Cholesterol

... Answer is : A) Pyruvic acid

5. The total Glucose in the body is ________ gms

A) 60–80
B) 40–50
C) 20–30
D) 10–15

... Answer is : C) 20–30

6. ATP is ‘wasted’ in Rapoport-Lueberring cycle in RBCs as otherwise it will inhibit.

A) Phosphohexo isomerase
B) Phosphofructo kinase
C) Phosphoglucomutase
D) Phosphoenol pyruvate carboxy kinase

... Answer is : B) Phosphofructo kinase

7. Synthesis of Glucose from amino acids is termed as

A) Glycogenesis
B) Lipogenesis
C) Glycolysis
D) Gluconeogenesis

... Answer is : D) Gluconeogenesis

8. Whcih of the following features are common to monosaccharides?

A) Include glucose, galactose and raffinose
B) Tend to exist as ring structures in solution
C) Are of 2 types – aldoses and ketoses
D) Contain asymmetric centres

... Answer is : B) Tend to exist as ring structures in solution

9. The absorption of glucose in the digestive tract

A) Is impaired in cases of diabetes mellitus
B) Occurs in the small intestine
C) Is stimulated by the hormone Glucagon
D) Occurs more rapidly than the absorption of any other sugar

... Answer is : B) Occurs in the small intestine

10. The enzymes involved in Phosphorylation of glucose to glucose 6- phosphate are

A) Glucokinase
B) Hexokinase
C) Phosphofructokinase
D) Both (A) and (B)

... Answer is :D) Both (A) and (B)