Fats And Fatty Acid Metabolism Set 1

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Biochemistry (Fats And Fatty Acid Metabolism Set 1)

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1. In mammals, the major fat in adipose tissues is

A) Cholesterol

B) Sphingolipids

C) Triacylglycerol

D) Phospholipid

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2. In neutral fats, the unsaponificable matter includes

A) Cholsesterol

B) Triacylglycerol

C) Hydrocarbons

D) Phospholipids

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3. Phospholipid acting as surfactant is

A) Cephalin

B) Phosphatidyl serine

C) Lecithin

D) Phosphatidyl inositol

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4. An example of a hydroxy fatty acid is

A) Oleic acid

B) Ricinoleic acid

C) Butyric acid

D) Crotonic acid

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5. The fatty acid present in cerebrosides is

A) Caprylic acid

B) Lignoceric acid

C) Valeric acid

D) Behenic acid

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6. In humans, a dietary essential fatty acid is

A) Stearic acid

B) Linoleic acid

C) Oleic acid

D) Palmitic acid

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7. Glycosphingolipids are a combination of

A) Sphingosine with galactose

B) Glycerol with galactose

C) Sphingosine with phosphoric acid

D) Ceramide with one or more sugar residues

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8. An example of a saturated fatty acid is

A) Erucic acid

B) Linoleic acid

C) Palmitic acid

D) Oleic acid

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9. Higher alcohol present in waxes is

A) Cetyl

B) Benzyl

C) Methyl

D) Ethyl

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10. Kerasin consists of

A) Lignoceric acid

B) Nervonic acid

C) Clupanodonic acid

D) Cervonic acid

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11. ’Drying oil’, oxidized spontaneously by atmospheric oxygen at ordinary
temperature and forms a hard water proof material is

A) Rape seed oil

B) Peanut oil

C) Linseed oil

D) Coconut oil

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12. If the fatty acid is esterified with an alcohol of high molecular weight instead of glycerol, the resulting compound is

A) Plasmalogen

B) Cephalin

C) Lipositol

D) Wax

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13. Unpleasant odours and taste in a fat (rancidity) can be delayed or prevented by the addition of

A) Ergosterol

B) Copper

C) Lead

D) Tocopherol

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14. Gangliosides are complex glycosphingolipids found in

A) Kidney

B) Liver

C) Brain

D) Muscle

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15. Unsaturated fatty acid found in the cod liver oil and containing 5 double bonds is

A) Cervonic acid

B) Elaidic acid

C) Clupanodonic acid

D) Timnodonic acid

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16. An oil which contains cyclic fatty acids and once used in the treatment of leprosy is

A) Lanoline

B) Rapeseed oil

C) Chaulmoogric oil

D) Elaidic oil

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17. Gangliosides derived from glucosylceramide contain in addition one or more
molecules of

A) Glycerol

B) Diacylglycerol

C) Sialic acid

D) Hyaluronic acid

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18. The importance of phospholipids as constituent of cell membrane is because they possess

A) Fatty acids

B) Phosphoric acid

C) Glycerol

D) Both polar and nonpolar groups

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19. A lipid containing alcoholic amine residue is

A) Glucocerebroside

B) Phosphatidic acid

C) Ganglioside

D) Sphingomyelin

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20. Cephalin consists of

A) Glycerol, fatty acids, phosphoric acid and ethanolamine

B) Glycerol, fatty acids, phosphoric acid and inositol

C) Glycerol, fatty acids, phosphoric acid and serine

D) Glycerol, fatty acids, phosphoric acid and choline

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21. The number of double bonds in arachidonic acid is

A) 6

B) 2

C) 1

D) 4

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22. A fatty acid which is not synthesized in the body and has to be supplied in the diet is

A) Linolenic acid

B) Lauric acid

C) Palmitic acid

D) Palmitoleic acid

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23. Deterioration of food (rancidity) is due to presence of

A) Vitamin E

B) Cholesterol

C) Peroxidation of lipids

D) Phenolic compounds

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24. Essential fatty acid:

A) Linoleic acid

B) Arachidonic acid

C) Linolenic acid

D) All these

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25. The number of ml of N/10 KOH required to neutralize the fatty acids in the distillate from 5 gm of fat is called

A) Reichert-Meissel number

B) Polenske number

C) Acetyl number

D) Non volatile fatty acid number

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Fats And Fatty Acid Metabolism Set 1

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