General Biology (BIO F111), Semester I, 2018-19

Samples questions (Lectures 1- 4)

1) In the field of science, which of the following does not require any more experiments to test its
validity?
a) An hypothesis b) A theory c) A postulate d) A law

2) Which of the following is the correct order of increasing levels of biological organization?
a) Cell, Molecules, Tissue, Organ
b) Organ, Tissue, Cells, Molecules
c) Molecules, Cell, Tissue, Organ
d) Molecules, Cell, Organ, Tissue

3) Peptide bond links:

a) Two nucleotides b) Two different proteins
c) Two amino acids c) Two glucose molecules

4) Which of the following molecules serves as genetic material?

a) Nucleic acids b) Proteins c) Lipids d) Carbohydrates

5) An oligosaccharide composed of five galactose (C6H12O6) monomers is represented as _____.

a) C30H52O26 b) C30H60O30 c) C30H56O28 d) None of the above

6) This biomolecular structure represents:

a) A saturated lipid b) A unsaturated lipid

c) A Phospholipid d) A branched polymer of glucose

7) The nitrogenous bases that are present both in DNA and RNA:
a) Adenine and Thymine b) Guanine and Uracil
c) Thymine and Cytosine d) None of the options is correct

8) While sucrose biosynthesis involves __(i)__ process, its breakdown involves ___(ii)_ process.
a) (i) dehydration (ii) hydrolysis b) (i) hydrolysis (ii) dehydration
c) (i) hydration (ii) hydrolysis d) (i) hydration (ii) dehydration

9) A linear polypeptide has 44 amino acids. The number of peptide bonds in this peptide will be ______.
a) 21 b) 22 c) 43 d) 44

10) Humans cannot digest:

a) Cellulose b) Proteins c) Lipids d) Nucleic acids

11) The paper used in making notebooks, newspapers, etc., has predominantly which of the following
biomolecules?
a) Proteins b) Glucose
c) Phospholipids d) All of the above in equal proportions

12) Which of the following medical equipment has been recently discovered?
a) Stethoscope b) A sphygmomanometer (blood pressure meter)
c) Color X-ray machine d) MRI machine
CERN (CERN is the company’s name) chip enables first 3D color X-ray images of the human body
(Courtesy: GM)
https://newatlas.com/3d-color-xrays-cern/55403/