A carbohydrate that cannot be hydrolysed to a simpler unit is called a:
AMonosaccharide
BMonochromatic
CMonosyllabic
DMonotonously
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Monosaccharide
1. Carbohydrates are classified by what hydrolysis does to them.
2. One class cannot be broken down any further.
3. A carbohydrate that cannot be hydrolysed further is called a monosaccharide.
4. Glucose, fructose and ribose are the examples given.
_Source: NCERT Class XII Chemistry Part II, Ch 10 'Biomolecules'_
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