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1. Expanded bed adsorption chromatography runs on the principle of:

A. Fick's law of diffusion B. Stroke’s law of sedimentation C. Darcy's equation D. Karman and Kozney Equation

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2. Glutathione is:

A. L-Glu-Cys-Gly B. L-Glu-Met-Gly C. D-Glu-Cys-Ala D. D-Glu-Cys-Ala

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3. Which one of the following best represents the central dogma of Bioinformatics?

A. Sequence-Structure-Function B. DNA-RNA-Proteins C. Motifs-domains-Superfamilies D. Data-Databanks-Data mining tools

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4. In which of the following reactions, is the unit of rate constant and rate of reaction the same?

A. 1st order reaction B. 2nd order reaction C. 3rd order reaction D. Zero order reaction

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5. Bird flu in last decade was caused by:

A. H5N1 B. H3N2 C. H1N4 D. H2N1

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6. Unit of nth order rate constant is:

A. (mol L⁻¹)ⁿ sec⁻¹ B. (mol L⁻¹)ⁿ⁻¹ sec⁻¹ C. (mol⁻¹ L)ⁿ sec⁻¹ D. (mol L⁻¹)ⁿ sec

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7. Blocking of ‘A’ site on the ribosome and inhibiting protein synthesis is the mechanism of action of:

A. Streptomycin B. Tetracycline C. Chloramphenicol D. Erythromycin

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8. There are 8 bags of rice looking alike, 7 of which have equal weight and 1 is slightly heavier. The weighing balance is of unlimited capacity. Using this balance, the minimum number of weighings required to identify the heavier bag is:

A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 8

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9. The terpene shown below is formed by isoprene units. At the wavy line, the isoprene units are joined in which fashion?

A. Head to head B. Head to tail C. Tail to head D. Tail to tail

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10. Which one is NOT a correct pair?

A. Sakaguchi test: Arginine B. Hopkin Cole test: Tryptophan C. Proline: Ninhydrin test D. Dipeptide: Biuret test

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11. Which amino acid is different in the given options?

A. H B. R C. K D. W

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12. Human blood is thicker than water by how many times?

A. 3 B. 5 C. 6 D. 7

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13. Indian Medicine Pharmaceutical Corporation Limited (IMPCL), a public sector undertaking by AYUSH is located in:

A. New Delhi B. Nagpur, MH C. Meerut, UP D. Mohan, Uttaranchal

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14. Which fatty acid is biosynthesized by the human body?

A. Elaidic acid B. Oleic acid C. Linoleic acid D. Linolenic acid

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15. Iso-alloxazine nucleus is present in which compound?

A. Riboflavin B. Clofazimine C. Dactinomycin D. Mangosteen

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16. Which of the following statements is correct?

A. A creamed emulsion will reform on shaking. B. A creamed emulsion will not reform on shaking. C. A cracked emulsion will reform on shaking. D. A phase-inverted emulsion will revert to its original form on shaking.

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17. Which of the following is an inverse agonist?

A. Betacarboline B. Cannabinoids C. Yohimbine D. All of the above

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18. The commercial name of polyacrylonitrile is ––––––––––––––.

A. Dacron B. Orlon C. PVC D. Bakelite

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19. Choose the most appropriate word from the given options to complete the sentence Under ethical guidelines recently adopted by the Indian Medical Association, human genes are to be manipulated only to correct diseases for which ______ treatments are unsatisfactory.

A. Similar B. Most C. Uncommon D. Available

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20. Convoculus pluricaulis L. is commonly called as ––––––––––––––.

A. Shatavari B. Gurmar C. Ashwagandha D. Shankhpushpi