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Biochemistry Mcqs

Vit B12 is absorbed in the_____________?

  • (A)  Stomach
  • (B)  Terminal ileum
  • (C)  Lower jejunum
  • (D)  Proximal ileum
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Deficiency of vitamin C causes the following except____________?

  • (A)  Painful swollen gums
  • (B)  Abnormal Collagen
  • (C)  Anaemia
  • (D)  Diarrhoea
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Vitamin B12 acts as a coenzyme to which one of the following enzyme ?

  • (A)  Isocitrate dehydrogenase
  • (B)  Homocyteine methyl transferase
  • (C)  Glycogen synthase
  • (D)  G-6-P dehydrogenase
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Vitamin A_____________?

  • (A)  Is water soluble
  • (B)  Deficiency causes impaired vision
  • (C)  Maintains normal plasma calcium levels
  • (D)  Is required for formation of clotting factors
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The maximum content of vitamin E is found in____________?

  • (A)  Cold liver oil
  • (B)  Fish liver oil
  • (C)  Wheat germ oil
  • (D)  Liver
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One molecule of B-carotene gives rise to______________?

  • (A)  1 unit of Vitamin A
  • (B)  2 unit of Vitamin A
  • (C)  3 unit of Vitamin A
  • (D)  4 unit of Vitamin A
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Thiamine deficiency causes decreased energy production because____________?

  • (A)  It is required for the process of transmination
  • (B)  It is co-factor in oxidative reduction
  • (C)  It is co-enzyme for transketolase in pentose phosphate pathway
  • (D)  It is co-enzyme for pyruvate dehydrogenase
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Vitamin D_____________?

  • (A)  Absorption requires bile pigments
  • (B)  Synthesis is regulated at the reaction catalyzed by 15-hydroxylase
  • (C)  Deficiency on adults leads to rickets
  • (D)  Along with PTH, increases calcium resorption from bone
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Deficiency of nicotinic acid results in____________?

  • (A)  Beri-beri
  • (B)  Pellagra
  • (C)  Night blindness
  • (D)  Pernicious anemia
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