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Raffinose on hydrolysis forms_________

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  1. Glucose

  2. Fructose

  3. Galactose

  4. All of these

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Raffinose is a trisaccharide and consists of 1 unit of glucose, fructose and galactose each. 


So on hydrolysis, it breaks into glucose, fructose and galactose. 

So, D is correct.

Which of the following is synthetic sweetener?

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  1. Saccharin

  2. Aspartame

  3. Dulcin

  4. All of  the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Saccharin, aspartame, dulcin all are synthetic sweetener. They have a sugar-like taste but with less food energy.

Artificial sweeteners are used in one of two ways. They may be used directly in commercially processed foods, or they are mixed with one or more starch-based sweeteners before sale to consumers.


$\therefore$ Option D is the correct answer.

Which of the following is incorrect?

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  1. Fructose is reducing sugar

  2. Cellulose has $\beta$-D Glucose units

  3. DNA has D-ribose

  4. Amylopectin is insoluble in water

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Fructose is reducing sugar.
 
Cellulose is a polysaccharide composed of a linear chain of  $\beta $ 1,4 linked d glucose unit.with a degree of polymerization ranged from several hundreds to over ten thousands.

Amylopectin is a highly branched polymer of glucose found in plants. It is one of the two components of starch, the other being amylose.

As the name suggest DNA is deoxyribonucleic acid hence it has deoxyribose sugar not ribose sugar.

Consider the given statements.
I. Dextrin and glycogen are polysaccharides
II. Lactose and glucose are disaccharides
III.Sucrose and maltose are disaccharides
IV. Raffinose is oligosaccharide
The incorrect statements is/are:

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  1. only II

  2. I and II

  3. I, II and III

  4. IV only

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Option (A) is right. The incorrect statement is (II).
(II) Lactose is a disaccharide while glucose is an aldosic monosaccharide.

Consider the given statements:


I. Maltose is also known as malt sugar.
II. Sucrose is also known as cane sugar.
III. Lactose is also known as grape sugar.
IV. Starch is also known as amylum.

The correct statement(s) is/are:

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  1. I, II and IV

  2. I, II and III

  3. II, III and IV

  4. All

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

(I) Maltose is also known as malt sugar.


(II) Sucrose is also known as cane sugar.

(III) Lactose is also known as milk sugar.

(IV) Starch is also known as amylum.

Hence, option A is correct.

Consider the statements about mono, di and oligo saccharides:


I. These are crystalline solids.
II. These are soluble in cold water.
III. These are tasteless.

The incorrect statement(s) is/are:

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  1. only III

  2. I, II and III

  3. I and II only

  4. I and III only

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Monosaccharides, disaccharides and oligo saccharides are crystalline solids, water soluble and sweet in taste. They are called sugar.
Thus only statement III is incorrect.

A carbohydrate which cannot be hydrolysed to simpler compounds is called:

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  1. monosaccharide

  2. disaccharide

  3. polysaccharide

  4. oligosaccharide

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Monosaccharide cannot be hydrolyzed to simpler compounds as it is itself the simplest unit.
Disaccharides, polysaccharides and oligosaccharides can be hydrolyzed to monosaccharides.

Which sugar does not increases the calorific value?

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  1. Sucrose

  2. Glucose

  3. Aspartame

  4. Fructose

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Aspartame is artificial sugar so it does not increases the calorie intake it only induces the sweetness.


Option C is correct.

State whether the following statements are True or False:
Aldohexoses exist in $2^6$ optical forms.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

False-Aidohexoses exist in $2^4(= 16)$ optical forms.


Aldohexoses, with four chiral centers, have $2^4$ = 16 stereoisomers.

State whether the following statements are True or False:
Raffinose is a trisaccharide. On hydrolysis, it gives three molecules of glucose.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

False-On hydrolysis, it gives three molecules of monosaccharide units one each of glucose, fructose and galactose