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Carbohydrates that, on attempted hydrolysis, are not cleaved to smaller carbohydrates are called :

A
oligosaccharides
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polysaccharides
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disaccharides
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monosaccharides
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The correct option is A monosaccharides
A carbohydrate that cannot be hydrolysed further to give simpler unit of polyhydroxy aldehyde or ketone is called a monosaccharide. Some common examples are glucose, fructose, ribose, etc.
Carbohydrates that yield two to ten monosaccharide units, on hydrolysis, are called oligosaccharides. They are further classified as disaccharides, trisaccharides, tetrasaccharides, etc., depending upon the number of monosaccharides, they provide on hydrolysis. Amongst these the most common are disaccharides. The two monosaccharide units obtained on hydrolysis of a disaccharide may be same or different.

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