Molecular Biology — MCQs January 8, 2026August 20, 2025 by u930973931_answers 50 Score: 0 Attempted: 0/50 Subscribe 1. Which molecule carries genetic information in most organisms? (A) RNA (B) DNA (C) Protein (D) Lipid 2. Who discovered the structure of DNA? (A) Hershey and Chase (B) Watson and Crick (C) Franklin and Wilkins (D) Meselson and Stahl 3. What type of bond holds the two DNA strands together? (A) Ionic bonds (B) Covalent bonds (C) Hydrogen bonds (D) Disulfide bonds 4. Which enzyme unwinds the DNA helix during replication? (A) Ligase (B) Helicase (C) Polymerase (D) Topoisomerase 5. Which enzyme synthesizes RNA from a DNA template? (A) RNA polymerase (B) DNA polymerase (C) Ligase (D) Helicase 6. The genetic code is: (A) Overlapping (B) Ambiguous (C) Universal (D) Incomplete 7. In eukaryotes, where does transcription occur? (A) Cytoplasm (B) Ribosome (C) Nucleus (D) Mitochondria 8. What is the role of tRNA? (A) Carries amino acids (B) Stores DNA (C) Catalyzes reactions (D) Transfers energy 9. Okazaki fragments are formed during: (A) Transcription (B) Translation (C) DNA replication (D) Mutation repair 10. The start codon for protein synthesis is: (A) UAA (B) AUG (C) UGA (D) UAG 11. Which sugar is found in DNA? (A) Ribose (B) Deoxyribose (C) Glucose (D) Galactose 12. Which sugar is found in RNA? (A) Ribose (B) Deoxyribose (C) Lactose (D) Mannose 13. What is the complementary base of adenine in DNA? (A) Cytosine (B) Thymine (C) Guanine (D) Uracil 14. What is the complementary base of adenine in RNA? (A) Thymine (B) Guanine (C) Uracil (D) Cytosine 15. DNA replication is: (A) Conservative (B) Semi-conservative (C) Dispersive (D) Random 16. Which enzyme seals the gaps in the lagging strand? (A) DNA polymerase (B) Ligase (C) Primase (D) Helicase 17. Messenger RNA carries information from: (A) Ribosome to DNA (B) DNA to ribosome (C) tRNA to nucleus (D) Cytoplasm to mitochondria 18. Which RNA forms the structure of ribosomes? (A) tRNA (B) rRNA (C) mRNA (D) siRNA 19. Which process converts mRNA into protein? (A) Transcription (B) Translation (C) Replication (D) Mutation 20. Which mutation changes a single base pair? (A) Frame-shift (B) Point mutation (C) Deletion (D) Inversion 21. Which enzyme synthesizes primers in DNA replication? (A) Helicase (B) Primase (C) Ligase (D) Polymerase 22. Which organelle is known as the site of protein synthesis? (A) Nucleus (B) Ribosome (C) Golgi body (D) Lysosome 23. Telomerase enzyme is important in: (A) Protein synthesis (B) DNA replication at chromosome ends (C) RNA transport (D) DNA repair 24. Which experiment proved DNA is the genetic material? (A) Griffith’s experiment (B) Hershey-Chase experiment (C) Meselson-Stahl experiment (D) Franklin’s X-ray diffraction 25. DNA fragments cut by restriction enzymes are joined by: (A) Ligase (B) Polymerase (C) Primase (D) Helicase 26. Which RNA interferes with gene expression? (A) rRNA (B) tRNA (C) siRNA (D) mRNA 27. Which type of mutation causes early termination of protein synthesis? (A) Silent mutation (B) Missense mutation (C) Nonsense mutation (D) Insertion 28. Splicing removes: (A) Exons (B) Introns (C) tRNA (D) Ribosomes 29. Which enzyme proofreads DNA during replication? (A) DNA polymerase (B) Ligase (C) Helicase (D) Primase 30. Which base is not present in DNA? (A) Adenine (B) Uracil (C) Guanine (D) Cytosine 31. Which enzyme helps relieve supercoiling in DNA? (A) Ligase (B) Primase (C) Topoisomerase (D) Helicase 32. Which molecules are called “molecular scissors”? (A) Ligases (B) Restriction enzymes (C) Helicases (D) Polymerases 33. What is the full form of PCR? (A) Polymer Chain Reaction (B) Polymerase Chain Reaction (C) Protein Chain Reaction (D) Protein Catalytic Reaction 34. Which scientist discovered transposons? (A) James Watson (B) Francis Crick (C) Barbara McClintock (D) Rosalind Franklin 35. Which bond connects amino acids in a protein? (A) Hydrogen bond (B) Peptide bond (C) Ionic bond (D) Disulfide bond 36. Which organelle contains its own DNA and ribosomes? (A) Endoplasmic reticulum (B) Golgi body (C) Mitochondria (D) Lysosome 37. The central dogma of molecular biology was proposed by: (A) Watson (B) Crick (C) Franklin (D) Mendel 38. Which amino acid is coded by the start codon AUG? (A) Methionine (B) Glycine (C) Alanine (D) Proline 39. What is the function of nucleosomes? (A) DNA replication (B) DNA packaging (C) Protein transport (D) RNA synthesis 40. The TATA box is associated with: (A) DNA replication (B) Transcription initiation (C) Translation termination (D) Protein folding 41. Which RNA has an anticodon region? (A) mRNA (B) rRNA (C) tRNA (D) siRNA 42. In eukaryotes, mRNA is stabilized by: (A) 5’ cap and poly-A tail (B) Introns (C) Exons (D) Helicase 43. Which enzyme is used in PCR to withstand high temperatures? (A) DNA polymerase I (B) Taq polymerase (C) RNA polymerase (D) Ligase 44. Which codons are stop codons? (A) UAG, UGA, UAA (B) AUG, UUU, GGA (C) CAA, GCU, UCC (D) UGC, GAA, CAG 45. Which molecule carries genetic code to ribosomes? (A) rRNA (B) mRNA (C) tRNA (D) siRNA 46. A plasmid is best described as: (A) Viral DNA (B) Extra-chromosomal DNA in bacteria (C) RNA molecule (D) Mitochondrial gene 47. The anticodon is located on: (A) mRNA (B) rRNA (C) tRNA (D) DNA 48. The first amino acid in eukaryotic protein synthesis is: (A) Valine (B) Methionine (C) Alanine (D) Leucine 49. Which enzyme adds nucleotides to the growing DNA strand? (A) Ligase (B) Helicase (C) DNA polymerase (D) Primase 50. Which technique is used to separate DNA fragments by size? (A) Chromatography (B) Electrophoresis (C) Centrifugation (D) Spectroscopy