RNA and DNA are chiral molecules. Their chirality is due to :
(a) Chiral bases
(b) Chiral phosphate ester units
(c) D-sugar component
(d) L-sugar component.
(a) Chiral bases
(b) Chiral phosphate ester units
(c) D-sugar component
(d) L-sugar component.
(c) D-sugar component
The anomeric carbon in D(+) glucose is –
(a) C-1 carbon
(b) C-2 carbon
(c) C-5 carbon
(d) C-6 carbon
Fructose contains functional group-
(a) Aldehyde
(b) Ketone
(c) Carboxylic acid
(d) primary amine
The functional group which is found in amino acid is-
(a)-COOH
(b) -\(NH_2\)
(c) -\(CH_3\)
(d) both (a) and (b)
Which of the following factors is not responsible for the denaturation of proteins?
(a) Heat
(b) Charge
(c) pH change
(d) Organic solvents
The reason for double helical structure of DNA is operation of-
(a) electrostatic attractions
(b) dipole-dipole interaction
(c) van der Waal’s forces
(d) hydrogen bonding
The letter ‘D’ in carbohydrates signifies-
(a) dextrorotatory
(b) configuration
(c) diamagnetic nature
(d) mode of synthesis
Which is incorrect statement.
a) Oxygen is the most abundant of all the elements on earth
b) Organic materials such as eggs, proteins, garlic, onion, mustard, hair and wool contain sulphur
c) Selenium and tellurium are found as metal selenides and tellurides in sulphide ores
d) Livermorium is a natural radioactive element
Solid A is very hard electrical insulator in solid as well as in molten state and melts at an extremely high temperature. What type of solid is it?
(A) Ionic solid
(B) Molecular solid
(C) Covalent solid
(D) Metallic solid
The potential of a hydrogen electrode at pH = 10 is
a. 0.591 V
b. 0.00 V
c. – 0.591 V
d. -0.059 V
A compound X with the molecular formula \(C_2\)\(H_8\)O can be oxidised to another compound Y whose molecular formulae is \(C_3\)\(H_6\)\(O_2\). The compound X may be
(a) \(CH_3\)\(CH_2\)\(OCH_3\).
(b) \(CH_3\)\(CH_2\)CHO.
(c) \(CH_3\)\(CH_2\)\(CH_2\)OH.
(d) \(CH_3\)\(CHOHCH_3\).
Which statement is incorrect about peptide bond?
(a) C-N bond length in proteins is longer than usual bond length of C-N bond.
(b) Spectroscopic analysis shows planar structure of -CO-NH- group
(c) C-N bond length in proteins is smaller than usual bond length of C-N bond
(d) None of the above
The magnetic moment is associated with its spin angular momentum and orbital angular momentum. Spin only magnetic moment value of Cr³⁺ ion is
(a) 2.87 BM
(b) 3.87 BM
(c) 3.47 BM
(d) 3.57 BM
The sharp melting point of crystalline solids is due to ___________.
(A) a regular arrangement of constituent particles observed over a short distance in the crystal lattice.
(B) a regular arrangement of constituent particles observed over a long distance in the crystal lattice.
(C) same arrangement of constituent particles in different directions.
(D) different arrangements of constituent particles in different directions.