MHT CET 2026 Chemistry question

Which from following pairs of carbohydrates contains galactose in both of them as one of the constituent ?

(A)Sucrose and maltose
(B)Maltose and lactose
(C)Lactose and RaffinoseCorrect
(D)Sucrose and lactose

Answer: (C)

Solution

Constituent monosaccharides: sucrose = glucose + fructose; maltose = glucose + glucose; lactose = glucose + galactose; raffinose (a trisaccharide) = galactose + glucose + fructose.

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