Carbohydrates MCQ Quiz | Biomolecules

Welcome to the Carbohydrates MCQ Quiz, designed specifically for MBBS students to fortify their understanding of Biomolecules. This comprehensive quiz covers essential topics including the classification, structure, isomerism, and functions of various carbohydrates. You will encounter questions on monosaccharides, disaccharides, and polysaccharides, as well as clinically relevant concepts like glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) and metabolic disorders. This assessment is an excellent tool for self-evaluation and revision before your professional exams. After submitting your answers, you will receive your score and see the correct answers highlighted. For your convenience, you can download all the questions along with their correct answers in a PDF format for offline study. Challenge yourself and master the fundamentals of carbohydrate biochemistry!

1. Which of the following is an epimer of D-glucose at the C-4 position?

2. The glycosidic bond found in sucrose is:

3. Which of the following polysaccharides serves as the primary storage form of glucose in animals?

4. Lactose intolerance is caused by a deficiency of which enzyme?

5. Which of the following is a non-reducing sugar?

6. Hyaluronic acid, a major component of the extracellular matrix, is a type of:

7. The anomeric carbon in a ketose sugar is:

8. Which of the following tests is used to differentiate between aldoses and ketoses?

9. Amylopectin, a component of starch, has which type of glycosidic bonds?

10. The conversion of glucose to sorbitol is catalyzed by:

11. Which GAG is the most abundant and is found in cartilage, bone, and heart valves?

12. The term “mutarotation” refers to the change in:

13. Which of the following is an essential pentose sugar required for the synthesis of nucleic acids?

14. Classic galactosemia is an inborn error of metabolism caused by the deficiency of:

15. The structural difference between amylose and cellulose is the type of glycosidic linkage. Cellulose has:

16. Glycoproteins are proteins covalently linked to:

17. Which of the following is a ketotriose?

18. The ABO blood group antigens are examples of:

19. Inulin, a polymer of fructose, is used clinically to measure:

20. Which of the following GAGs acts as a natural anticoagulant?

21. D-Mannose is an epimer of D-Glucose at which carbon position?

22. Monosaccharides are joined to form disaccharides and polysaccharides through:

23. Sorbitol accumulation in the lens of the eye is associated with which complication of diabetes mellitus?

24. Mucopolysaccharidoses (e.g., Hurler syndrome) are genetic disorders resulting from the inability to degrade:

25. The Haworth projection formula of monosaccharides represents their:

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