Q 1 :    

Which out of the following statements is incorrect?     [2023]

  • Grana lamellae have both PS I and PS II.

     

  • Cyclic photophosphorylation involves both PS I and PS II.

     

  • Both ATP and NADPH + H+ are synthesised during non-cyclic photophosphorylation.

     

  • Stroma lamellae lack PS II and NADP reductase.

     

(2)

Cyclic photophosphorylation is a process of light reaction during which an excited electron expelled by the photoreceptor (PS I) is returned to itself, i.e., (PS I) after passing through a series of electron carriers. It occurs under conditions of low light intensity, wavelength longer than 680 nm and when carbon dioxide fixation is inhibited. It is performed by photosystem I only. The cyclic flow hence, results only in the synthesis of ATP, but not of NADPH + H+

 



Q 2 :    

Which of the following combinations is required for chemiosmosis?         [2023]

  • Proton pump, electron gradient, ATP synthase

     

  • Proton pump, electron gradient, NADP synthase

     

  • Membrane, proton pump, proton gradient, ATP synthase

     

  • Membrane, proton pump, proton gradient, NADP synthase

     

(3)

Chemiosmosis requires a membrane, a proton pump, a proton gradient and ATP synthase.

 



Q 3 :    

Which one of the following is not true regarding the release of energy during ATP synthesis through chemiosmosis? It involves   [2022]

  • breakdown of proton gradient

     

  • breakdown of electron gradient

     

  • movement of protons across the membrane to the stroma

     

  • reduction of NADP to NADPH2 on the stroma side of the membrane.

     

[2]

 



Q 4 :    

In the light reaction, plastoquinone facilitates the transfer of electrons from          [2020]

  • PS-II to Cytb6f complex

     

  • Cytb6f complex to PS-I

     

  • PS-I to NADP+

     

  • PS-I to ATP synthase

     

(1)

After excitement, e- is passed from PS-II (P680) to primary electron acceptor (Pheophytin). From primary e- acceptor, e- is passed to plastoquinone. Plastoquinone (PQ) in turn transfers its e? to Cyt b?f complex. Therefore plastoquinone facilitates the transfer of electrons from PS-II to Cyt b?f complex.



Q 5 :    

In a chloroplast, the highest number of protons are found in      [2016]

  • intermembrane space

     

  • antennae complex

     

  • stroma

     

  • lumen of thylakoids

     

(4)