Consider the two statements:
Statement I: Palmitic acid has 16 carbons including carboxyl carbon.
Statement II: Arachidonic acid has 20 carbon atoms including the carboxyl carbon.
1. Statement I is correct; Statement II is incorrect
2. Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is correct
3. Statement I is correct; Statement II is correct
4. Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is incorrect

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If we represent the chemical composition of living tissue from abundance point of view and arrange them class-wise, the second most abundant chemical in living organisms is:
1. Water
2. Protein
3. Carbohydrate
4. Nucleic acid
Subtopic:  Element Analysis |
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Match each item in Column-I with one in Column-II and select the correct match from the codes given:
Column-I Column-II
A. Lyases P. catalyse removal of groups from substrates by mechanisms other than hydrolysis, leaving double bonds
B. Ligases Q. catalyse the linking together of 2 compounds
C. Transferases R. catalyse the transfer of a group other than hydrogen between a pair of substrates
D. Isomerases S. catalyse inter-conversion of optical, geometric or positional isomers

Codes:
A B C D
1. P Q R S
2. Q P R S
3. P Q S R
4. R R Q S
Subtopic:  Enzymes Classification |
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Coenzymes nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) and NADP contain the vitamin:
1. Riboflavin 2. Pantothenic acid
3. Niacin 4. Pteroylglutamic acid
Subtopic:  Enzyme Cofactors |
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The number of correct statement(s) from the statements given below is/are:
I: Cellulose is a polymeric polysaccharide consisting of only one type of monosaccharide.
II: Starch is a homopolymer.
III: Inulin is a polymer of fructose.
IV: In glycogen, the right end is called the reducing end, and the left end is called the non-reducing end.
1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4
Subtopic:  Carbohydrates: Starch & Glycogen | Carbohydrates: Cellulose, Chitin, Inulin & Agar |
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If the R group in a proteinaceous amino acid is called hydroxy methyl, the amino acid must be:
1. phenylalanine
2. serine
3. alanine
4. tyrosine
Subtopic:  Different Amino Acids |
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Identify the incorrect statement:
1. Lipids are generally water insoluble.
2. Fatty acids could be saturated (without double bond) or unsaturated (with one or more C=C double bonds).
3. Glycerol is trihydroxy propane.
4. No lipids have both glycerol and fatty acids.
Subtopic:  Lipids: Fatty Acids |
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All the following will be secondary metabolites synthesised by living organisms, except:
1. flavonoids
2. antibiotics
3. starch
4. gums
Subtopic:  Primary & Secondary Metabolites |
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The molecules in the acid insoluble fraction of a cell:
1. have molecular weights ranging from 18 to around 800 daltons (Da) approximately.
2. include lipids.
3. are all polymeric substances.
4. correspond to the cytoplasm of a typical cell.
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Which of the following is a heteropolymer?
1. starch
2. collagen
3. cellulose
4. glycogen
Subtopic:  Introduction to Proteins | Zwitter ion & Peptide Bond | Structural Organisation of Proteins |
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