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Sample NDDC Scholarship Biochemistry Aptitude Test Past Questions and answers
1. A drug which prevents uric acid synthesis by inhibiting the enzyme xanthine oxidase is ________.
A. Aspirin
B. Allopurinol
C. Colchicine
D. Probenecid
2. Which of the following is required for crystallization and storage of the hormone insulin?
A. Mn++
B. Mg++
C. Ca++
D. Zn++
3. Oxidation of which substance in the body yields the most calories _________.
A. Glucose
B. Glycogen
C. Protein
D. Lipids
4. Milk is deficient in which vitamins?
A. Vitamin C
B. Vitamin A
C. Vitamin B2
D. Vitamin K
5. Milk is deficient of which mineral?
A. Phosphorus
B. Sodium
C. Iron
D. Potassium
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6. Synthesis of prostaglandinsis is inhibited by _________.
A. Aspirin
B. Arsenic
C. Fluoride
D. Cyanide
7. HDL is synthesized and secreted from _________.
A. Pancreas
B. Liver
C. Kidney
D. Muscle
8. Which are the cholesterol esters that enter cells through the receptor-mediated endocytosis of lipoproteins hydrolyzed?
A. Endoplasmic reticulum
B. Lysosomes
C. Plasma membrane receptor
D. Mitochondria
9. Which of the following phospholipids is localized to a greater extent in the outer leaflet of the membrane lipid bilayer?
A. Choline phosphoglycerates
B. Ethanolamine phosphoglycerates
C. Inositol phosphoglycerates
D. Serine phosphoglycerates
10. All the following processes occur rapidly in the membrane lipid bilayer except ________.
A. Flexing of fatty acyl chains
B. Lateral diffusion of phospholipids
C. Trans-bilayer diffusion of phospholipids
D. Rotation of phospholipids around their long axes
