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Department : Chemistry
Name of the Subject : Perspectives, Methodology and Introduction to Biochemistry
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Kerala University Perspectives, Methodology Question Paper
Course Title : Perspectives, Methodology and Introduction to Biochemistry
Section A : Objective questions, Answer all 16 question
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Section A
I. 1. Two stereoisomers of a given sugar that differs only in the configuration about the
Carbonyl carbon atoms are known as
a) Asymmetric carbon atom b) Anomers
c) Enantiomers d) Cis-trans isomers
2. Shingosine is the backbone of all the following except
a) Cerebroside b) Ceramide c) Sphingomyelin d)Lecithin
3. The vitalistic theory became untenable by the works of
a) Wohler b) Lavoisier c) Scheele d) Helmont
4. Which among the following is a non-essential fatty acid-
a) Oleic acid b) Linoleic acid c) Arachidonic acid d) Linolenic acid.
II. 5. Which amoung the following is not a polymer of glucose-
a) Cellulose b) Inulin c) Glycogen d) Dextrin
6. An idea which is still under the process of active testing, which may or may not be
a) Hypothesis b) Law c) Theory d)Model
7. Mucic acid is produced by the oxidation of
a) Glucose b) Galactose c) Fructose d) Mannose
8. A glycosaminoglycan which serves as a lubricant
a) Hyaluronic acid b) Chondroitin Sulphate c) Keratan Sulphate d) Heparin
III 9. Esterification of cholesterol occurs at carbon position a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4
10. Precision is
a) Correctnus of a result b) Reproducibility of a result c) Both a) & b) d) None
11. Which among the following is a Trisaccharide-
a). Lactose b) Cellulose c) Gentibiose d) Melezitose
12. Which among the following gives the same ozazone-
a) Glucose, Galactose, Xylose b) Glucose, Galactose, Maltose
c) Glucose, Fructose, Mannose d). Glucose, Sucrose, Lactose
IV 13. The common precursor for prostaglandins, thromboxanes and leukotrienes is
a) Stearate b) Palmitate c) Arachidonate d) Oleate
14. The linkage region between glycosaminoglycan and protein consists of
a) Glu-Gal-Gal b) Xyl-Gal-Gal c) Asp-Glu-Gal d) Gal-Xyl-Gal
15. Calculate the pH of 10-5 N HCl
a) 3 b) 5 c) 2.5 d) 1.5
Section-B
Answer any eight questions
17. Define acids and bases according to Bronsted theory-
18. Explain mutarotation.
19. Define molality and molarity.
20. What happens when a cell is placed in a) hypertonic b) isotonic solution-
21. What is acid value and its significance-
22. Give the structure of lactose and sucrose-
23. Distinguish between lyophilic and lyophobic colloids
24. Differentiate between theory and hypothesis.
25. What are phospholipids and their biological functions-
26. What are essential fatty acids-
27. State Vant-Hoff’s law of osmotic pressure.
28. How are sugar acids formed-
Section-C
Answer any five questions
29. Write short note on types of knowledge?
30. Explain hypothetico-deductive model.
31. Explain Donnan-membrane equilibrium and its biological significance.
32. Write a short essay on lipoproteins?
33. What are the requirements for planning an experiment?
34. Describe the chemistry and functions of cholesterol.
35. Distinguish between starch and glycogen.
36. Write a short note on prostaglandins?
Section-D
Answer any two questions :
37. Elaborate on the various experimental approaches to study biochemical process?
38. Give an account of the classification and biological functions of lipids?
39. Describe the chemistry and functions of glycosaminoglycans
Semester II :
Foundation Course-II (Core related) :
Course Title : General Informatics and Bioinformatics
Section A : Objective questions, Answer all 16 questions
1. The commonly used tool for searching sequence data base is
a) FASTA
b) SCOP
c) Genebank
d) BLAST
2. What is a PROSITE?
a) Data base of protein structure
b) Data base of interacting structures
c) Database of protein motifs
d) a search tool
3. Two main features of any phylogenetic trees are
a) Clades and notes
b) topology and branch length
c) clades and root
d) all of the above
4. Which protocol is used by browsers to communicate between two machines?
a) Fttp
b) ssl
c) tcp
d) http
5. The following is a non-protein amino acid
a) Ornithine
b) Homocysteine
c) Histamine
d) all of the above
6. Which of the following is a nucleoprotein?
a) Hemoglobin
b) Histones
c) Rhodopsin
d) Ferritin
7. The three dimensional arrangement of all atoms in a protein constitute
a) Primary
b) Secondary
c) Tertiary
d) Quaternary
8. Sanger’s reagent is
a) Chloro benzene
b) 2, 4-DNFB
c) Dansyl chloride
d) none of the above
9. Adenosine is a
a) Base
b) Nucleoside
c) Nucleotide
d) Nucleic acid
10. Left handed helical DNA is
a) A-form
b) B-form
c) Z-form
d) cDNA
11. The amino acid which is optically inactive
a)Valine
b) Glycine
c) Arginine
d) Leucine
12. The imino acid found in protein structure is
a) Arginine
b) Proline
c) Histidine
d) Lysine
13. Which of the following is a dipeptide?
a) Glutathione
b) Oxytocin
c) Homocysteine
d) Anserine
14. Which among the following is an oligomeric protein?
a) Myoglobin
b) Hemoglobin
c)Albumin
d)Urease
15. The only amino acid having buffering capacity at physiological pH is
a. Alanine
b. Glutamate
c. Histidine
d. Tryptophan
16. The alphabet ‘Q’ stands for which amino acid?
a. Glutamate
b. Asparagine
c. Tryptophan
d. Glutamine