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(1) Amino acids prior to their incorporation into polypeptide must be attached to a special adaptor molecule. Who proved this and when?
[A] Francis H. Crick in 1955
[B] Paul C. Zamecnic and Maholon B. Hoagland in 1957
[C] James Watson and Francis H. Crick in 1953
[D] Linus Pauling in 1950
Answer: Paul C. Zamecnic and Maholon B. Hoagland in 1957
(2) With respect to polymerization of amino acids which of the following statements is wrong?
[A] The polymerization machinery consists of fifty proteins and two RNA molecules
[B] Overall molecular mass 2.5 megadalton
[C] Occurs at a slow pace of only 2 – 20 amino acids per second
[D] In eukaryotes the process occurs in the cytoplasm
Answer: The polymerization machinery consists of fifty proteins and two RNA molecules
(3) Ribosome begins its translation at the 3’ end of the mRNA in prokaryotes.
[A] True
[B] False
Answer: False
(4) Check which one of the following mechanisms is wrongly paired with its location of occurrence?
[A] Transcription – nucleus
[B] Post transcriptional mechanism – ER
[C] Translation – cytoplasm
[D] Post translational mechanism – ER
Answer: Post transcriptional mechanism – ER
(5) With respect to the subunits of ribosome which of the following is wrongly paired?
[A] Ribosome = rRNA + protein
[B] Large subunit = decoding center
[C] Small subunit = decoding center
[D] Subunit sedimentation unit = Svedberg
Answer: Large subunit = decoding center
(6) An mRNA bearing multiple ribosomes is known as______________
[A] Small subunit-mRNA-initiator tRNA complex
[B] mRNA ribosome complex
[C] Polyamine-ribosome complex
[D] Polysome
Answer: Polysome
(7) What is the actual substrate for each round of amino acid addition?
[A] Ribosome
[B] Amino acid
[C] mRNA
[D] tRNA
Answer: tRNA
(8) The reaction to form a new peptide bond is known as the peptidyl transferase reaction.
[A] True
[B] False
Answer: True
(9) Where does ribosome gets the energy for the formation of peptide bond?
[A] Breaking of the keto bond
[B] Breaking of acyl bond
[C] Simultaneous hydrolysis of ATP
[D] Energy released during peptidyl transferase reaction
Answer: Breaking of acyl bond
(10) With respect to the mRNA – ribosome complex for translation mechanism which of the following pair is wrong?
[A] Small subunit – decoding center
[B] A site – aminoacylated tRNA binding site
[C] P site – peptidyl tRNA binding site
[D] E site – polypeptide exit site
Answer: E site – polypeptide exit site
(11) Only a single stranded RNA can pass through the ribosome for decoding.
[A] True
[B] False
Answer: True
(12) How many channels are present in the ribosome?
[A] 2
[B] 3
[C] 4
[D] 5
Answer: 3
(13) Which of the following is a character of ORF?
[A] Contiguous
[B] 3 – nucleotide codons
[C] Intron
[D] Non – overlapping
Answer: Intron
(14) With respect to the open reading frame (ORF) which of the following is wrong?
[A] Starts at 5’ end
[B] ‘AUG’ is the only start codon for both prokaryotes and eukaryotes
[C] The start codon defines the reading frame for all the subsequent codons
[D] The stop codon is distinct from the ends of the mRNA
Answer: ‘AUG’ is the only start codon for both prokaryotes and eukaryotes
(15) With respect to polycistronic mRNAs which of the following is wrong?
[A] Multiple ORFs
[B] Found in eukaryotes
[C] Encodes proteins with related functions
[D] Multiple polypeptide chain
Answer: Found in eukaryotes
(16) What was the name of the ribosome binding site?
[A] ORF
[B] RBS
[C] A site
[D] Shine – Dalgarno sequence
Answer: A site
(17) Which part of the ribosome identifies the Shine – Dalgarno sequence?
[A] Protein
[B] 16S rRNA
[C] 23S rRNA
[D] 5S rRNA
Answer: 16S rRNA
(18) Eukaryotic mRNAs recruit ribosomes using the Shine – Dalgarno sequence.
[A] True
[B] False
Answer: False
(19) Eukaryotic mRNA is read in the 3’ to 5’ direction.
[A] True
[B] False
Answer: False
(20) Which one of the following is known as the Kozak sequence?
[A] 5’…..CNNAUCG…..3’
[B] 5’…..GNNAUGG…..3’
[C] 5’…..TNNAUGG…..3’
[D] 5’…..GNNAUGC…..3’
Answer: 5’…..GNNAUGG…..3’

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