Question Bank No: 1

1. Which of the following is used in our body as a fuel for muscles and nerves

 a)Cane sugar
 b)harmones
 c)proteins
 d)glucose

2. The one which is not present in DNA is

 a)Uracil
 b)thymine
 c)adenine
 d)guanine

3. In DNA, thymine pairs with

 a)Adenine
 b)Cytosine
 c)both (a) and (b)
 d)none of these

4. The ultimate products is not a function of proteins?

 a)Nail formation
 b)Skin formation
 c)Muscle formation
 d)Providing energy for metabolism

5. Ascorbic acid is the chemical name of

 a)Vitamin B6
 b)Vitamin A
 c)Vitamin C
 d)Vitamin D

6. The chemicals used to destroy herbacious weeds on the plant's body are called

 a)Herbicides
 b)Fungicides
 c)Disinfectants
 d)Antibiotics

7. The drug used for treatment of typhoid is

 a)Chloromycetin
 b)Novalgin
 c)Paracetamol
 d)Quinine

8. The compounds which possess general depressant action on the central nervous system are called

 a)Sedatives
 b)Tranquilizers
 c)Narcotics
 d)Anaesthetics

9. A chemical substance which can act both as antiseptic as well as disinfectant is

 a)Phenol
 b)Pheromone
 c)Mestranol
 d)Streptomycin

10. Antipyretics are medicinal compounds which

 a)Relieve pain
 b)lower the body temperature
 c)kill other organisms
 d)control malaria

11. Glyptal polymer is obtained from glycerol on reacting with

 a)Malonic acid
 b)Phthalic acid
 c)Malecic acid
 d)Acetic acid

12. Synthetic rubber is

 a)Polyester
 b)Polyamide
 c)Polysaccharide
 d)Polyhalodiene

13. Which of the following is used in the preparation of nylon?

 a)Adipic acid
 b)Butadiene
 c)Isoprene
 d)Ethylene

14. Which of the following have 1,2-ethanediol as starting material?

 a)Nylon 6
 b)PMMA
 c)PTEE
 d)Dacron

15. Drug which helps to reduce anxiety and brings about calmness is

 a)Tranquiliser
 b)Diuretic
 c)Analgesic
 d)Antihistamine

16. Which of these is a hypnotic?

 a)Metaldehyde
 b)Acetaldehyde
 c)Paraldehyde
 d)None of these

17. An example of anthraquinone dye is

 a)Alizarin
 b)Basic acid
 c)Methylene blue
 d)Phenolphthalein

18. Aspirin is an acetylation product of

 a)p - Dihydroxybenzene
 b)o - Hydroxybenzoic acid
 c)o - Dihydroxybenzene
 d)m - Hydroxybenzoic acid

19. Paracetamol is/ are

 a)Both antipyritic and analgesic
 b)Analgesic
 c)Antipyritic
 d)Antimalaric

20. The following compound is used as
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 a)An anti-inflammatory compound
 b)Analgesic
 c)Hypnotic
 d)Antiseptic

21. Medicine which is an antibiotic is

 a)Ampicillin
 b)Aspirin
 c)Compose
 d)Chloroquin

22. Pheromones are chemicals

 a)Formed by fermentation process of fungi
 b)Secreted by endocrine glands of man
 c)Secreted outside the body of insects
 d)Plant growth hormones