MBBS DEGREE EXAMINATION - 1st PROF PROFESSIONAL
SUPPLEMENTARY EXAM - MARCH 2024
BIOCHEMISTRY - PAPER ? I
SECTION A - Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
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PAPER CODE: 2421130003 SET: BNote: Choose one correct answer in the OMR sheet provided. No overwriting
should be done.
Time: 20 Minutes (20 x 1 = 20 MARKS)
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1. In mammals, the major fat in adipose tissues isa) Cholesterol
b) Phospholipid
c) Triacylglycerol
d) Sphingolipids
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2. G-proteins act asa) Hormone receptors
b) Hormone carriers
c) Signal transducers
d) Second messengers
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3. Vitamin required in conversion of folic acid to folinic acid isa) Cobalamin
b) Biotin
c) Niacin
d) Ascorbic acid
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4. Enterokinase is involved in activation ofa) Trypsinogen
b) Pepsinogen
c) Chymotrypsinogen
d) Pro-elastase
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5. Dietary fats after absorption appear in the circulation asa) VLDL
b) HDL
c) Chylomicron
d) LDL
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6. Which of the following is a substrate for aldolase activity in Glycolyticpathway?
a) Glucose-6-p
b) Glyceraldehyde-3-p
c) Fructose-1,6-bisphosphate
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d) Fructose-6-p7. Depression of respiratory centre by use of overdose of anaesthetics may
cause
a) Respiratory alkalosis
b) Respiratory acidosis
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c) Metabolic alkalosisd) Metabolic acidosis
8. Which organ cannot utilize fatty acids
a) Adipose tissue
b) Brain
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c) Skeletal musclesd) Liver
9. Triglycerides are
a) Major constituents of membranes
b) Heavier than water
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c) Hydrophilicd) Non-polar
10. The sites for gluconeogenesis are
a) Skin and pancreas
b) Liver and kidney
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c) Intestine and lens of eyed) Lung and brain
11. Carpal tunnel syndrome may occur if there is deficiency of
a) Folic acid
b) B12
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c) Niacind) B6
12. The vitamin which would most likely become deficient in an individual who
develop a completely carnivorous life style
a) Niacin
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b) Thiaminc) Cobalamin
d) Vitamin C
13. Glycogen is present in all body tissues except
a) Brain
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b) Liverc) Stomach
d) Kidney
14. Which one of the following compounds cannot give rise to the net synthesis
of Glucose?
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a) -ketoglutarateb) Lactate
c) Acetyl CoA
d) Glycerol
15. Substrate for synthesis of Eicosanoids is
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a) Oleic acidb) Arachidonic acid
c) Palmitic acid
d) Linolenic acid
16. Example of an extracellular enzyme is
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a) Cytochrome oxidase
b) Lactate dehydrogenase
c) Hexokinase
d) Pancreatic lipase
17. Which of the following enzyme is not involved in HMP shunt?
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a) Glucose-6-p-dehydrogenaseb) Glyceraldehyde-3-p dehydrogenase
c) Phosphogluconate dehydrogenase
d) Transketolase
18. Poor source of iron is
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a) Meatb) Milk
c) Kidney
d) Liver
19. Dietary deficiency of thiamin inhibits the activity of the enzyme:
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a) Pyruvate dehydrogenaseb) Pyruvate kinase
c) Enolase
d) Phosphofructokinase
20. Insulin stimulates
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a) Hepatic glycogenesisb) Hepatic glycogenolysis
c) Gluconeogenesis
d) Lipolysis
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