COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY MCQs

By: Prof. Dr. Fazal Rehman | Last updated: May 14, 2025

1. : The process in which macromolecules are released out of cells is known as … (A) Exocytosis
(B) Pinocytosis
(C) Phagocytosis
(D) Endocytosis
Answer: (A) Exocytosis

2. : The compound that has properties to become a drug is known as … (A) Fit drug
(B) Fit compound
(C) Lead
(D) Find drug
Answer: (C) Lead

3. : Which of the following is a model organism database? (A) GOLD SCOP
(B) PRO
(C) SGD GOL
(D) SGD
Answer: (D) SGD

4. : Proteomics is the study of … (A) Set of carbohydrates
(B) Set of proteins
(C) Set of specific proteins in the cell
(D) Set of entire proteins in a cell
Answer: (D) Set of entire proteins in a cell

5. : The term “Flybase” is a … (A) Model organism database
(B) Biodiversity database
(C) Biomolecular database
(D) Literature database
Answer: (A) Model organism database

6. : Which one of these is a nucleotide sequence database? (A) TREMBL
(B) EMBL
(C) SWISS
(D) PROSITE
Answer: (B) EMBL

7. : The retrieval and search tool of the NCBI is … (A) Sakura
(B) Webin
(C) Entrez
(D) None of these
Answer: (C) Entrez

8. : Something performed on computer or computer simulation is … (A) Insilico
(B) Silico
(C) Invitro
(D) All of these
Answer: (A) Insilico

9. : The first published gene sequence which was fully completed was … (A) Lambda phage
(B) M13 phage
(C) T4 phage
(D) None of these
Answer: (A) Lambda phage

10. : The multiple sequence alignment tool is … (A) Clastal W
(B) SCOP
(C) Gene bank
(D) All of these
Answer: (A) Clastal W

11. : Laboratory work using water, chemicals, and drugs is referred to as … (A) Insilico
(B) Invitro
(C) Dry lab
(D) Wet lab
Answer: (D) Wet lab

12. : PDB is a … (A) Composite database for sugar
(B) Dimensional database for micromolecules
(C) Primary database for macromolecules
(D) Electrophoresis database
Answer: (C) Primary database for macromolecules