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Chemistry (Mixed Test)

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Which of the following is used as an antidepressant?

  1. Quinine

  2. Aspirin

  3. Penicillin

  4. Equanil


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Equanil is used in controlling depression and hypertension.

Find out the correct statement.

  1. Nylon-2-Nylon-6 is non-biodegradable.

  2. Polythene is thermosetting polymer.

  3. Neoprene is a polymer of chloroprene.

  4. Bakelite is a linear polymer.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Neoprene or polychloroprene is formed by the free radical polymerisation of chloroprene.

Amino acids are

  1. acidic in nature

  2. basic in nature

  3. amphoteric in nature

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Amino acids show both acidic as well as basic nature i.e., amphoteric nature due to presence of basic -NH2 group at one terminal and acidic -COOH group on the other.

Which of the following is correctly matched?

a. Chlorophyll - Mg b. Vit B12 - Co c. Haemoglobin - Fe

  1. a and b

  2. a and c

  3. b and c

  4. a, b and c


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Vit B12 (cobalamine) contains cobalt. Chlorophyll contains Magnesium. Haemoglobin contains iron.

Which of the following are non essential amino acids?

a. Glycine b. Alanine c. Valine d. Aspartic acid

  1. All

  2. a, b and d

  3. a and b only

  4. a, c, and d only


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Glycine, Alanine and Aspartic acid are non essential amino acids.

The main structural feature of proteins is

  1. ester linkage

  2. ether linkage

  3. peptide linkage

  4. glycosidic linkage


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Proteins are the polymers of amino acids which are connected to each other by peptide bond or peptide linkage. 

Which of the following is not a synthetic polymer?

  1. Polythene

  2. Proteins

  3. PVC

  4. Teflon


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Proteins are natural polymers made up of amino acids.

Paracetamol is used as an

  1. antipyretic

  2. antimalarial

  3. both 1 and 2

  4. anaesthetic


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Paracetamol is used both as an ntipyretic as well as antimalarial.

Match the columns:

A. Vit. A i. Ascorbic acid .

B. Vit. C ii. Calciferol

C. Vit. D iii. Retinol

D. Vit. E iv. Tocopherol

  1. A-i, B-ii, C-iii, D-iv

  2. A-iii, B-i, C-ii, D-iv

  3. A-ii, B-i, C-iii, D-iv

  4. A-iv, B-ii, C-iii, D-i


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Chemical name of vit. A is retinol. Ascorbic acid is vit. C. Calciferol is vit. D. Tocopherol is vit. E.

Insulin belongs to which of the following categories?

  1. Co-enzyme

  2. Hormone

  3. Enzyme

  4. Antibiotic


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Insulin is a hormone secreted by β cells of pancreas. It controls blood sugar level.

Directions: The following question has four choices out of which ONLY ONE is correct.

Which of the following is a disaccharide?

  1. Lactose

  2. Starch

  3. Glucose

  4. Cellulose


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Lactose is a disaccharide found in milk. It is composed of ± - D - galactose and ± - D - glucose.

An essential constituent of a plant cell is

  1. starch

  2. cellulose

  3. sucrose

  4. vitamins


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Plant cells have a cell wall which is composed of cellulose.

Which of the following is correctly matched?

  1. Rickets Vit. D

  2. Night blindness Vit. C

  3. Scurvy Vit. E

  4. Loss of appetite Vit. K


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Rickets (bone deformities in children) and osteomalacia (soft bones and joint pain in adults) is caused due to deficiency of vit D.

Terylene is a polymer of ethylene glycol and

  1. benzoic acid

  2. phthalic acid

  3. terephthalic acid

  4. salicylic acid


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Terylene or Dacron, obtained by interaction of ethylene glycol and terephthalic acid, is an example of condensation polymerisation.

RNA contains

  1. ribose sugar and thymine

  2. ribose sugar and uracil

  3. de-oxyribose sugar and thymine

  4. de-oxyribose sugar and uracil


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

RNA contains ribose sugar and guanine, adenine, cytosine and uracil bases.

Which of the following is known as an animal starch?

  1. Sucrose

  2. Lactose

  3. Glycogen

  4. Glucagon


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The carbohydrates are stored in animal body as glycogen. It is also known as animal starch.

Which of the following is not a broad spectrum antibiotic?

  1. Chloramphenicol

  2. Penicillin G

  3. Vancomycin

  4. Ofloxacin


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Penicillin G is a narrow spectrum antibiotic.

Which of the following is not correctly matched?

  1. Tranquilizer - Amytal

  2. Antihistamine - Cimetidine

  3. Antacid - Salvarsan

  4. Analgesic - Aspirin


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Paul Ehrlich got Nobel prize for Medicine in 1908 for the discovery of antibacterial medicine arsphenamine,known as salvarsan for the treatment of syphilis.

Which one of the following is not an artificial sweetener?

  1. Asparmate

  2. Saccharin

  3. Alitame

  4. Sucrose


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Saccharin, is the first popular artificial sweetening agent. It is about 550 times as sweet as cane sugar Sucrose (cane sugar) is a natural sweetener.

Match column A with column B correctly

a. Trichlorofluoromethane i. Freon-31 b. Dichlorodifluoromethane ii. Freon-11
c. Chlorofluoromethane iii. Freon-12

  1. a-i, b-ii, c-iii

  2. a-iii, b-i, c-ii

  3. a-ii, b-iii, c-i

  4. a-ii, b-i, c-iii


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Trichlorofluoromethane(CCl3F) is Freon-11 Dichlorodifluoromethane (CCl2F2) is Freon-12 Chlorofluoromethane (CH2ClF) is Freon-31

Which one of the following is a condensation polymer?

  1. Polyethylene

  2. Buna-S

  3. PVC

  4. Nylon-6, 6


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Nylon 6, 6 is condensation polymer of hexamethylene diamine with adipic acid.

Which of the following are water soluble vitamins?

  1. Vitamins A, D, E and K

  2. Vitamins C and D

  3. Vitamins A, C, D and E

  4. Vitamin C and B group vitamins


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Vitamins A, D, E and K are fat soluble whereas B group vitamins and vitamin C are water soluble.

Glycosidic linkage is found in

  1. proteins

  2. fructose

  3. sucrose

  4. glucose


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

In sucrose two monosaccharides are joined together by glycosidic linkage between C1 of α-glucose and C2 of β-fructose.

Which of the following is a test for proteins?

  1. Biuret test

  2. Beilstein test

  3. Benedict's test

  4. Molisch’s test


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Biuret reagent is made of sodium hydroxide and copper sulfate. The blue reagent turns violet in the presence of proteins, and changes to pink when combined with short-chain polypeptides.

The enzyme which converts glucose and fructose into ethyl alcohol is

  1. invertase

  2. zymase

  3. maltase

  4. lipase


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Zymase converts glucose and fructose into ethyl alcohol.

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