NIPER 2017 MCQ

NIPER 2017

1. Which of the following compounds containing chiral carbons is optically inactive?
(a) (R)-Lactic acid
(b) (R,R)-Tartaric acid
(c) (R,S)-Tartaric acid
(d) Glycine

2. An important intermediate in the biosynthetic pathway to aromatic amino acids is:
(a) α-Ketoglutarate
(b) Inosine
(c) Orotate
(d) Shikimate

3. The number of isomers of glucose:
(a) 4
(b) 8
(c) 12
(d) 16

4. Identify a uterine relaxant:
(a) Dinoprostone
(b) Oxytocin
(c) Magnesium sulfate
(d) Ergotamine

5. Ethylene oxide sterilized products require ____ hours of aeration at 140°F:
(a) 12
(b) 10
(c) 8
(d) Cannot be aerated at 140°F

6. When did the Right to Information Act come into force?
(a) 2003
(b) 2005
(c) 2009
(d) 2014

7. Acetylenic protons are shielded due to ____ effect.
(a) Inductive
(b) Hybridization
(c) Resonance
(d) Diamagnetic anisotropic

8. The base peak in EI-MS of acetophenone is:
(a) 120
(b) 105
(c) 77
(d) 65

9. The reference compound used in ESR spectroscopy is:
(a) diphenylpicrylhydrazyl radical
(b) diphenylpicryl hydrazine
(c) diphenylpicrylhydrazine dehydrate
(d) diphenylpicrylhydrazinium iodide

10. Short sequence of DNA used for identification of complementary sequence is called as:
(a) Probe
(b) Marker
(c) Adapter
(d) Expressed sequence tag

ANSWER KEY

1-c 2-d 3-d 4-c 5-c 6-b 7-d 8-b 9-d 10-a

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