List of top Biochemistry Questions asked in Common University Entrance Test

In E. coli, the enzyme that fills gaps in duplexes by adding nucleotides to the 3’ end is called:

The enzyme reverse transcriptase:

Match List I with List II

List I	Type of Food	List II: % trans fatty acids/gram
A	French Fries	(i) 2
B	Pizza	(ii) 28
C	Muffin	(iii) 9
D	Chocolate Bar	(iv) 14

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Another name for Vitamin D3 is:

Warfarin has which of the following functions?

Which of the following statements are correct?
(A) Some types of lipids play critical roles as cofactors or signals.
(B) Prostaglandins are derived from arachidonate.
(C) Steroid hormones are derived from sterols.
(D) Vitamins D, A, and E are fat-soluble.
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Phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylserine are examples of:

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List I	Category	List II: Examples
A	Fatty acids	(iv) Oleate
B	Prenol lipids	(ii) Farnesol
C	Saccharolipids	(iii) Lipopolysaccharide
D	Polyketides	(i) Tetracycline

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List I	Animal Plasma Membrane	List II: Type of Sterol
A	Human myelin sheath	(iii) Cholesterol
B	Maize leaf	(iv) Stigmasterol
C	Yeast	(ii) Ergosterol
D	Paramecium	(i) Sitosterol

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Match List I with List II

List I	Ion Channel Defects	List II: Disease
A	Na+	(i) Polycystic kidney disease
B	Ca2+	(ii) Generalized epilepsy
C	K+	(iv) Dominant deafness
D	Cl-	(iii) Cystic fibrosis

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In a substrate-enzyme reaction, the term Kₐ denotes which one of the following?

A metabolic condition in which the capacity of the body to buffer OH⁻ is diminished, is called:

Immune cells that ingest large particles and cells by phagocytosis are called:

Enzymes that are involved in the transfer of electrons (hydride ions or H atoms) are called:

Among the following enzymes, which one has the highest turnover number (kcat)?

Albinism is a genetic disorder associated with:

Of the following pH values, which one is the lowest?

Among the following Liver Function Tests, which one indicates hepatocellular damage?

The causes of increased Gamma-glutamyl Transferase (GGT) in human serum can be due to:

Human acute liver failure can be due to:

Read the following statements carefully:
(A) Ultracentrifugation separates molecules based on their density
(B) Gel electrophoresis separates molecules based on their mobility in an electric field
(C) Gel filtration separates molecules based on their size
(D) NMR separates molecules based on their proton signal
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One Angstrom (A°) is equal to:

In 1953, Frederick Sanger determined the amino acid sequence of which protein?

A substance that receives electrons in an oxidation-reduction reaction is called:

The substrate concentration at which an enzyme-catalyzed reaction proceeds at one-half of its velocity is called: