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1. A polysaccharide ‘X’ on boiling with dil H2SO4 at 393
K under 2 – 3 atm pressure yields ‘Y’. ‘Y’ on treatment
with bromine water gives gluconic acid. ‘X’ contains
 -glycosidic linkages only. Compound ‘X’ is :
(a) starch (b) cellulose
(c) amylose (d) amylopectin
(b)
2. Match List I with List II
Choose the correct answer from the options given
below:
List I List II
A) Zymase I. Stomach
B) Diastase II. Yeast
C) Urease III. Malt (c)
D) Pepsin IV. Soyabean
(a) A → II; B → III; C → I; D → IV
(b) A → II; B → III; C → IV; D → I
(c) A → III; B → II; C → IV; D → I
(d) A → III; B → II; C → I; D → IV

3. Which one of the following is a water soluble vitamin, (d)

that is not excreted easily?
(a) Vitamin B2 (b) Vitamin B1
(c) Vitamin B6 (d) Vitamin B12

4. Given below are two statements.

Statement I: Maltose has two α-D-glucose units linked
at C1 and C4 and is a reducing sugar.
Statement II: Maltose has two monosaccharides: α-D-
glucose and β-D-glucose linked at C1 and C6 and it is a 6. Stability of  -Helix structure of proteins depends
non-reducing sugar. upon
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct (a) dipolar interaction
answer from the options given below. (b) H-bonding interaction
(a) Both Statement I and Statement II are true. (c) van der Waals forces
(b) Both Statement I and Statement II are false. (d)  -stacking interaction
(c) Statement I is true but Statement II is false.
(d) Statement I is false but Statement II is true. 7. When sugar 'X' is boiled with dilute H2SO4 in alcoholic
solution, two isomers 'A' and 'B' are formed. 'A' on
5. L-isomer of a compound ‘A’ (C4H8O4) gives a positive oxidation with HNO3 yields saccharic acid whereas 'B'
test with [Ag(NH3)2]+. Treatment of ‘A’ with acetic is laevorotatory. The compound 'X' is:
anhydride yields triacetate derivative. Compound ‘A’ (a) Maltose (b) Sucrose
produces an optically active compound (B) and an (c) Lactose (d) Strach
optically inactive compound (C) on treatment with
bromine water and HNO3 respectively. Compound (A) 8. Sugar moiety in DNA and RNA molecules respectively
is: are
(a) (a)  -D-2-deoxyribose,  -D-deoxyribose
(b)  -D-2-deoxyribose,  -D-ribose
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(c)  -D-ribose,  -D-2-deoxyribose

(d)  -D-deoxyribose,  -D-2-deoxyribose

9. The structure of protein that is unaffected by heating is

(a) secondary structure (b) tertiary structure
(c) primary structure (d) quaternary structure

10. During the denaturation of proteins, which of these

structures will remain intact?
(a) Primary (b) Secondary
13. Animal starch is the other name of :
(c) Tertiary (d) Quaternary
(a) amylose (b) maltose
(c) glycogen (d) amylopectin
11. Glycosidic linkage between C1 of  -glucose and C2 of
 -fructose is found in 14. Match List-I with List-II
(a) maltose (b) sucrose List-I List-II
(c) lactose (d) amylose (A) Glucose + HI (I) Gluconic acid
(B) Glucose + Br2 water (II) Glucose pentacetate
12. Which of the following is reducing sugar? (C) Glucose + acetic
(a) (III) Saccharic acid
anhydride
(D) Glucose + HNO3 (IV) Hexane
Choose the correct answer from the options given
below:
(a) (A)-(IV), (B)-(I), (C)-(II), (D)-(III)
(b) (A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)
(c) (A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II)
(d) (A)-(I), (B)-(III), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II)

15. For the below given cyclic hemiacetal (X), the correct
(b) pyranose structure is:

(c)

(a)

(d)

(b)
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18. In alanylglycylleucylalanylvaline, the number of

peptide linkages is ____

19. A protein 'A' contains 0.30% of glycine (molecular

weight 75). The minimum molar mass of the protein 'A'
is ______ × 103 g mol–1 [nearest integer]
(c)
20. How many of the given compounds will give a positive
Biuret test ____ ?
Glycine, Glycylalanine, Tripeptide, Biuret

21. The number of oxygens present in a nucleotide formed

from a base, that is present only in RNA is_____.

(d) 22. In a linear tetrapeptide (Constituted with different

amino acids), (number of amino acids) - (number of
peptide bonds) is______.

16. The formulas of A and B for the following reaction

sequence are

(a) A = C7H14O8, B = C6H14

(b) A = C7H13O7, B = C7H14O
(c) A = C7H12O8, B = C6H14
(d) A = C7H14O8, B = C6H14O6

17. Given below are two statements. One is labelled as

Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.
Assertion A: Amylose is insoluble in water.
Reason R: Amylose is a long linear molecule with
more than 200 glucose units.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct
answer from the options given below.
(a) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct
explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are correct and R is NOT the correct
explanation of A.
(c) A is correct but R is not correct.
(d) A is not correct but R is correct.
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Answer Key
1. (b) 2. (b) 3. (d) 4. (c) 5. (a) 6. (b) 7. (b) 8. (b) 9. (c) 10. (a)
11. (b) 12. (a) 13. (c) 14. (a) 15. (d) 16. (a) 17. (d) 18. 4 19. 25 20. 2
21. 9 22. 1

Solutions
1.

2. Zymase enzyme is present in yeast

Diastase enzyme is present in malt
Urease enzyme is present in soyabean
Pepsin enzyme is present in Stomach

3. Water soluble vitamin must be supplied regularly in diet because they are readily excreted in urine and cannot be stored
(except vitamin B12) in our body

4. Maltose has two  -D-glucose units linked at C1 and C4 and is a reducing sugar.

5.

6. Hydrogen bonding is responsible for the stability of  -Helix form.

7.
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D-(-)- Fructose is a laevorotatory compound.

8. In DNA molecules, the sugar moiety is  -D-2-deoxyribose whereas in RNA molecules, it is  -D-ribose.

9. When a protein in its native form, is subjected to physical change like change in temperature or chemical change like
change in pH, the hydrogen bonds are disturbed. Due to this, globules unfold and the helix gets uncoiled and protein loses
its biological activity. This is called denaturation of protein. During denaturation secondary and tertiary structures are
destroyed but primary structure remains intact.

10. Denaturation of protein does not change the primary structure of proteins.

11.

12.

This sugar gives +ve Tollen’s test hence it is a reducing sugar.

13. Animal starch is the other name of glycogen.

14.
List-I List-II
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(A) Glucose + HI (IV) Hexane

(B) Glucose + Br2 water (I) Gluconic acid
(C) Glucose + acetic anhydride (II) Glucose pentaacetate
(D) Glucose + HNO3 (III) Saccharic acid

15.

16.

17. Amylose is a water soluble component which constitutes about 15-20% of starch. Chemically amylose is a long
unbranched chain with 200-1000 α-D-(+)-glucose units held together by C1– C4 glycosidic linkage.

Therefore, the assertion is false but the reason is true.

18. Ala-Gly-Leu-Ala-Val
The amino acids are connected to each other by 4 peptide bonds.
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19. 0.30% of glycine is present in a protein

0.30 g glycine is present in 100 g protein
100
75 g glycine is present in × 75 protein = 25 × 103 g/mol
0.3
Minimum molar mass of protein ‘A’ = 25 × 103 g/mol

20. Tripeptide and Biuret will give positive Biuret test

Biuret test requires atleast 2 peptide bonds

21.

22. In a tetrapeptide,
Number of amino acids = 4
Number of peptide bonds = 3
number of amino acids - number of peptide bonds = 4 - 3= 1