Quiz for Carbohydrates

Q1: Which monosaccharide is a ketose?

A. Glucose B. Fructose C. Galactose D. Ribose

Q2: Cellulose is made up of:

A. Glucose units B. Fructose units C. Galactose units D. Sucrose units

Q3: Tollen’s reagent is reduced by:

A. Starch B. Cellulose C. Glucose D. Sucrose

Q4: What type of linkage is present in maltose?

A. α-1,6 B. β-1,4 C. α-1,4 D. β-1,6

Q5: Which of the following is a non-reducing sugar?

A. Glucose B. Fructose C. Maltose D. Sucrose

Q6: Which of the following is a storage polysaccharide in animals?

A. Cellulose B. Glycogen C. Starch D. Inulin

Q7: The term “invert sugar” is used for:

A. Lactose B. Sucrose C. Fructose D. Glucose

Q8: Starch is a mixture of:

A. Amylose and cellulose B. Amylose and amylopectin C. Glycogen and cellulose D. Fructose and glucose

Q9: Which carbohydrate is used to test for the presence of starch?

A. Tollen’s reagent B. Fehling’s solution C. Iodine solution D. Benedict’s reagent

Q10: Which of the following is optically inactive?

A. Glucose B. Fructose C. Sucrose D. Mesotartaric acid

Q11: Which of the following is a pentose sugar?

A. Glucose B. Ribose C. Fructose D. Galactose

Q12: Which of the following forms osazone crystals?

A. Cellulose B. Sucrose C. Glucose D. Starch

Q13: Which of the following is used in the manufacture of silvered mirrors?

A. Lactose B. Fructose C. Glucose D. Sucrose

Q14: Epimers differ in configuration at:

A. All carbon atoms B. Only the anomeric carbon C. Only one specific carbon D. More than one carbon

Q15: Which of the following is the correct configuration of glucose?

A. All hydroxyl on right B. All hydroxyl on left C. Specific pattern of right and left D. No chiral centers

Q16: The cyclic form of glucose is called:

A. Glucitol B. Gluconic acid C. Glucopyranose D. Glucofuranose

Q17: Which of the following is used as a sweetener in diabetic foods?

A. Maltose B. Aspartame C. Cellulose D. Lactose