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    When more than 20% of the body weight is due to fat the person is suffering from :

    1. marasmus

    2. kwashiorkor

    3. scurvy

    4. obesity

    Option 4 – obesity

    Recent studies have shown that obesity is ( Food and Nutrition mcqs Online )

    1. not inheritable

    2. contagious

    3. inheritable

    4. infective

    Option 3 – inheritable

    In the body excess fat is stored in :

    1. Adipose tissue

    2. Acrosome

    3. Erythrocyte

    4. bone morrow

    Option 4 – bone morrow

    Rickets is caused due to the deficiency of : ( Food and Nutrition mcqs Online )

    1. carotene

    2. calciferol

    3. cyanocobalamine

    4. thiamine

    Option 2 – calciferol

    Deficiency of thiamine causes :

    1. glossitis

    2. pellegra

    3. scurvy

    4. beri-beri

    Option 4 – beri-beri

    Niacin is called as vitamin :

    1. B₁

    2. B6

    3. B12

    4. B3

    Option 4 – B3

    Vitamin B, deficiency causes : ( Food and Nutrition mcqs Online )

    1. beri-beri

    2. scurvy

    3. pellagra

    4. sterility

    Option 3 – pellagra

    Glossitis is caused due to deficiency of vitamin :

    1. B12

    2. B₂

    3. B6

    4. B3

    Option 2 – B₂

    Pyridoxine is the chemical name of a vitamin : ( Food and Nutrition mcqs Online )

    1. C

    2. A

    3. D

    4. B6

    Option 4 – B6

    Folic acid is a :

    1. carbohydrate

    2. mineral

    3. fat

    4. vitamin

    Option 4 – vitamin

    Deficiency of pantothenic acid results in the burning of : ( Food and Nutrition mcqs Online )

    1. stomach

    2. hands

    3. feet

    4.heart

    Option 3 – feet

    Biotin is a :

    1. fat

    2. excretory substance

    3. vitamin

    4. food substance

    Option 3 – vitamin

    Vitamin ‘C’ deficiency causes : ( Food and Nutrition mcqs Online )

    1. xeropthalmia

    2. rickets

    3. scurvy

    4. pellagra

    Option 3 – scurvy

    Macro nutrients are :

    1. carbohydrates, iron

    2. proteins, vitamins

    3. fats, copper

    4. carbohydrates, sodium

    Option 4 – carbohydrates, sodium

    Micro nutrients are : ( Food and Nutrition mcqs Online )

    1. iron, fat

    2. molybdenum, proteins

    3. fats vitamins

    4. iron, fluorine

    Option 4 – iron, fluorine

    Cellulose is a

    1. mineral

    2. protein

    3. fat

    4. carbohydrate

    Option 4 – carbohydrate

    The energy released by 1 gram of glucose is : ( Food and Nutrition mcqs Online )

    1. 4 k.cal
    2. 5 k.cl
    3. 6 k.cal
    4. 3 k.cal

    Option 1 – 4 k.cal

    Amino acids are found in :

    1. fats

    2. proteins

    3. oils

    4. cholesterol

    Option 2 – proteins

    Which of the following are essential amino acids. ( Food and Nutrition mcqs Online )

    1. alanine, glycine, lysine

    2. leucine, threonine, glutamine

    3. valine isoleucine, methionine

    4. cholesterol

    Option 3 – valine isoleucine, methionine

    Find out the essential amino acids :

    1. histidine, proline, tyrosine

    2. valine, phenylalanine, serine

    3. valine, leucine, serine

    4. leucine, phenylalanine, tryptophan

    Option 4 – leucine, phenylalanine, tryptophan

    Find out the non-essential amino acids

    1. aspartic acid, cystine, glutamine

    2. hydroxy proline, tryptophan, serine

    3. threonine, citrulline, tyrosine

    4. histidine, proline, arginine

    Option 1 – aspartic acid, cystine, glutamine

    Biologically complete proteins are proteins from : ( Food and Nutrition mcqs Online )

    1. potato, onion, carrot

    2. apple, eggs, wheat

    3. rice, meat, butter

    4. meat, milk, eggs

    Option 4 – meat, milk, eggs

    Essential fatty acids are :

    1. glutamic acid, linoleic acid

    2. linolenic acid, aspartic acid

    3. aspartic acid, glutamic acid

    4. linolenic acid, linoleic acid

    Option 4 – linolenic acid, linoleic acid

    The kilo calories of energy released from one gram of fat is : ( Food and Nutrition mcqs Online )

    1. 5.49

    2. 4.59

    3. 9.45

    4.5.94

    Option 3 – 9.45

    Find out the trace elements :

    1. magnesium, manganese, sodium

    2. molybdenum, selenium, potassium

    3. calcium, zinc, copper

    4. fluorine, selenium, zinc

    Option 4 – fluorine, selenium, zinc

    Deficiency of iron causes :

    1. diabetes

    2. rickets

    3. anemia

    4. scurvy

    Option 3 – anemia

    Goitre is due to deficiency of :

    1. calcium

    2. zinc

    3. selenium

    4. iodine

    Option 4 – iodine

    Bone deformities occur due to the excessive intake of :

    1. phosphorus

    2. potassium

    3. fatty acid

    4. fluorine

    Option 4 – fluorine

    Simple carbohydrate contain

    1. One sugar molecule

    2. Two sugar molecules

    3. Three sugar molecules

    4. Four sugar molecules

    Option 1 – One sugar molecule

    Cane sugar is

    1. Glucose

    2. Sucrose

    3. Fructose

    4. Lactose

    Option 2 – Sucrose

    Milk sugar is

    1. Glucose

    2.Fructose

    3. Sucrose

    4. Lactose

    Option 4 – Lactose

    Animal starch is

    1. Glycogen

    2. Lactose

    3. Sucrose

    4. Glucose

    Option 1 – Glycogen

    Starch is abundent in

    1. Rice

    2. Wheat

    3. Tubers

    4. All

    Option 4 – All

    Which of the sequences is correct in the life cycle of malarial parasite in the erythrocyte cycle

    1. cryptomerozoit – merozoit – gametocytes

    2. Merozoit – schizoint – cryptomerozoit

    3. schizoint – cryptomerozoit – gametocytes

    4. Gametocytes – merozoits – schizoint

    Option 1 – cryptomerozoit – merozoit – gametocytes

    The sporozoits of the malarial parasite are formed from :

    1. macrogametes

    2. microgametes

    3. zygote

    4. salivary glands

    Option 3 – zygote

    Carrier organisms for yellow fever are

    1. Rats

    2. Mosquitoes

    3. Human beings

    4. Pigs

    Option 2 – Mosquitoes

    Reservoir of non-living substance

    1. Human beings

    2. Rats

    3. Injection needle

    4. Monkeys

    Option 3 – Injection needle

    Eye and skin infections are transferred by

    1. Droplet infection

    2. Direct contact

    3. Airborne transmission

    4. unhygienic habits

    Option 2 – Direct contact

    Mumps is generally observed in children in the age group of

    1. 2-3 years

    2. 3-5 years

    3. 5-7 years

    4. 5-15 years

    Option 4 – 5-15 years

    Jaundice symptoms are seen in the following conditions except in :

    1. destruction of a large number of red blood cells in the liver

    2. infected by hepatitis virus

    3. excretion of bilirubin by the kidney

    4. drugs taken that cause damage to liver cell

    Option 4 – drugs taken that cause damage to liver cell

    In which of the following diseases protection is offered by mosquito net :

    1. mumps

    2. encephalitis

    3. whopping cough

    4. measles

    Option 2 – encephalitis

    Inflammation of lymph vessels and lymph glands result in disease known as

    1. malaria

    2. filaria

    3. encephalitis

    4. hepatitis

    Option 2 – filaria

    Which of the sequences in life cycle of malarial parasite is correct :

    1. sporozoit – cryptozoit – cryptomerozoit

    2. sporozoit – cryptomerozoit – cryptozoit

    3. cryptozoit – sporozoit – cryptozoit

    4. cryptozoit – cryptomerozoit – sporozoit

    Option 1 – sporozoit – cryptozoit – cryptomerozoit

    Fat soluble vitamins are :

    1. thiamine, carotene, biotin

    2, ascorbic acid, calciferol, riboflavin

    3. tocoferol, niacin, cyanocobalamine

    4. calciferol, carotene, tocoferol

    Option 4 – calciferol, carotene, tocoferol

    Water soluble vitamins are :

    1. folic acid, carotene, pyridoxine

    2. tocoferol, niacin, pantothenic acid

    3. riboflavin, cyanocobalamine, calciferol

    4. thiamine, ascorbic acid, biotin

    Option 4 – thiamine, ascorbic acid, biotin

    The story of vitamin dates back to :

    1. 15th century

    2. 16th century

    3. 17th century

    4. 18th century

    Option 4 – 18th century

    Sir H.G. Hopkins discovered a substance required for growth in :

    1. water

    2. alcohol

    3. milk

    4. vanaspathi

    Option 3 – milk

    Beri-beri was caused in Japanese sailors who were eating :

    1. ground nut

    2. eggs

    3. unpolished rice

    4. polished rice

    Option 4 – polished rice

    Reservoir and carrier organisms differ in :

    1. Possessing disease causing organisms

    2. carrying living infectious agents

    3. absence of movement

    4. ability to direct infect the host

    Option 2 – carrying living infectious agents

    Source of infection in disease like tuberculosis, mumps and whopping cough is :

    1. direct contact

    2. droplets of saliva

    3. carrier organism

    4. a vector

    Option 2 – droplets of saliva

    A vehicle borne transmitted diseases are

    1. plague and Malaria

    2. chicken pox and Tetanus

    3. mumps and Common cold

    4. eye infection and Influenza

    Option 1 – plague and Malaria

    During incubation period, the parasite :

    1. destroys host tissue

    2. release of toxic substance

    3. divide and multiply in their numbers

    4. block passage in tissues

    Option 3 – divide and multiply in their numbers

    One following happens manifestation stage of the disease

    1. the immune system of the patient fights and kills organisms

    2. disease process is haled temporarily or permanently

    3. toxic substances are released by the organisms

    disease organisms select a suitable carrier

    Option 3 – toxic substances are released by the organisms

    In rainy season, children face the problem of stomach ache due to

    1. germs
    2. chocolates
    3. meat
    4. mud

    Option 1 – germs

    Plague is

    1. viral disease
    2. fungal disease
    3. bacterial disease
    4. mineral disease

    Option 3 – bacterial disease

    How milk is pasteurised?

    1. By heating it at 100 C for 15 min or at 90 C for 5 min
    2. By heating it at 100 C for 15 min or at 90 C for 32 min
    3. By heating it at 71 C for 15 min or at 62 C for 5 sec
    4. By heating it at 71 C for 15 s or at 62 C for 32 min

    Option 4 – By heating it at 71 C for 15 s or at 62 C for 32 min

    Which of the following sentences represent correct impact of overcooking of food?

    1. food becomes easy to digest
    2. fats will be absorbed by the body
    3. most of nutrients will get destroyed
    4. food can be preserved for longer duration

    Option 3 – most of nutrients will get destroyed

    Which of the following statements is incorrect?

    1. night blindness is caused by deficiency of vitamin A
    2. bones and muscles are weak due to deficiency of vitamin D
    3. beauty vitamin name is given to vitamin E
    4. pellagra is caused by deficiency of vitamin B1

    Option 4 – pellagra is caused by deficiency of vitamin B1

    Which of the following pairs is incorrectly matched?

    1. iron : anaemia
    2. vitamin b5 : pellagra
    3. vitamin b3 : naicin
    4. vitamin k : blood clotting

    Option 2 – vitamin b5 : pellagra

    Consider the following statements and which of them is incorrect?

    1. kwashiokor is caused due to deficiency of protein
    2. marasmus is caused due to carbohydrates and fats
    3. tetanus and cholera is bacteria and water borne disease
    4. polio and hepatitis are caused by virus

    Option 3 – tetanus and cholera is bacteria and water borne disease

    Mira and Divya are young girls. Mira likes to eat samosas, cutlets and bread. Divya, on the other hand, takes an iron deficient diet. Which of the following disorders are mira and divya likely to suffer from respectively?

    1. obesity and scurvy
    2. scurvy and anaemia
    3. anaemia and night blindness
    4. obesity and anaemia

    Option 4 – obesity and anaemia

    It has been observed that the process of digestion is faster inside the stomach than outside because

    1. the digestive juices when kept outside the stomach become inactive
    2. the food is churned in the stomach thereby increasing the surface area for quicker enzyme action
    3. the digestive juices inside the stomach are acidic, while outside they are alkaline
    4. the amount of digestive juices produced in the stomach in the presence of food is much more

    Option 2 – the food is churned in the stomach thereby increasing the surface area for quicker enzyme action

    Durga lives in a village and cooks food on a chulha (earthen stove) using wood or cow dung cakes as fuel. She has been suffering from severe cough for the last three months. This may be due to the

    1. smoke produced by burning fuels which may have caused her allergy
    2. old age and pollution inside and outside her hut
    3. carbon monoxide produced by burning fuel which may have been deposited in her respiratory tract
    4. soot produced by burning the fuels which may have been deposited in her respiratory tract

    Option 4 – soot produced by burning the fuels which may have been deposited in her respiratory tract

    Vitamins are substances

    1. required in small quantities to prevent deficiency diseases
    2. that increase our metabolic rate leading to loss of weight
    3. required as medicines to make us healthy
    4. that build muscles to keep us strong

    Option 1 – required in small quantities to prevent deficiency diseases

    Cooked rice can be prepared for a longer time in a refrigerator because

    1. moisture content in the food is reduced at low temperature
    2. refrigerators contain certain chemicals which kill the microbes
    3. microbes become inactive at low temperature
    4. microbes are destroyed and killed at low temperature

    Option 3 – microbes become inactive at low temperature

    Which one of the following is a good cooking practice?

    1. washing the vegetables nicely and then cutting
    2. cutting the vegetables and then washing these in running water
    3. keeping the vegetables in sunshine for some time before cutting and cooking
    4. cooking the vegetables by deep frying to kill bacteria

    Option 1 – washing the vegetables nicely and then cutting

    Weightlifters are generally required to make more muscles and body mass. For this purpose, they need to take a diet which is rich in

    1. proteins
    2. carbohydrates
    3. fats
    4. vitamins

    Option 1 – proteins

    In which one of the following groups are the words intimately related?

    1. mosquito, malaria, anemia, iron
    2. iron, malaria, anemia, blood
    3. iron, hemoglobin, anemia, amla
    4. mosquito, dengue, iron, jaggery

    Option 1 – mosquito, malaria, anemia, iron

    Dyslexia is associated mainly with difficulties in

    1. speaking and hearing
    2. reading
    3. hearing
    4. speaking

    Option 2 – reading

    If you go to Ahmedabad by train, then at Ahmedabad railway station you will find that most of the vendors are selling

    1. puri-shak and thanda doodh
    2. dhokla with chutney and lemon rice
    3. cholay-bhature and lassi
    4. idli-chutney and vada-chutney

    Option 2 – dhokla with chutney and lemon rice

    After diagnosis a doctor says to a patient that there is less haemoglobin in his blood. Which of the following should he eat to make up the deficiency of iron?

    1. amla, green leafy vegetables, jaggery
    2. rice, sugar, amla
    3. green leafy vegetables, wheat, orange
    4. jaggery, lemon, pea

    Option 1 – amla, green leafy vegetables, jaggery

    while discussing liking and disliking a student says, ‘ I and my mother both love to eat snakes. Whenever we feel like eating snakes, we go to a nearby hotel and eat Ling-hu-fen ‘ This student must belong to

    1. assam
    2. hong kong
    3. orissa
    4. arunachal pradesh

    Option 2 – hong kong

    Select from the following a group that comprises of methods of cooking food

    1. boiling, kneading, roasting
    2. baking, boiling, rolling
    3. frying, soaking, roasting
    4. baking, frying, roasting

    Option 4 – baking, frying, roasting

    In which of the following parts of our country do people grow eatables such as tapioca and coconut in their courtyards and they find food prepared using these to be very tasty?

    1. andhra pradesh
    2. assam
    3. goa
    4. kerala

    Option 4 – kerala

    A doctor prescribed some medicines to a patient and also suggested him to eat jaggery, amla and more green leafy vegetables. This patient must be suffering from

    1. fever
    2. typhoid
    3. malaria
    4. anemia

    Option 4 – anemia

    Reena loves mangoes. She wants to preserve these for winters. Which one of the following is a good way of preserving them?

    1. make ‘ aam papad ‘ and pickle
    2. prepare juice and store in an airtight container
    3. put in a plastic bag
    4. store in a refrigerator

    Option 1 – make ‘ aam papad ‘ and pickle

    In which one of the following states of our country do most people like to eat sea fish cooked in coconut oil?

    1. mizoram
    2. goa
    3. jammu and kashmir
    4. bihar

    Option 2 – goa

    Which one of the following is a set of diseases caused/spread by mosquitoes?

    1. chikungunya, malaria, typhoid
    2. cholera, dengue, malaria
    3. chikungunya, dengue, malaria
    4. chikungunya, cholera, typhoid

    Option 3 – chikungunya, dengue, malaria

    Which one of the following matches is not a correct way of food preservation? ( Food And Nutrition CTET MCQ )

    1. potato-chips
    2. milk-paneer
    3. apple-jam
    4. raw-mango-pickle

    Option 2 – milk-paneer

    Rehana goes to kerala along with her family. There she sees tall trees which are very different from those in her hometown, Shimla. Which trees could she have seen in kerala?

    1. coconut
    2. apple
    3. litchi
    4. pine

    Option 1 – coconut

    Glass jars and bottles are dried well n the sun before filling them with pickles. Why is it so?

    1. to increase their temperature
    2. to remove the dust from them
    3. to remove the moisture completely
    4. to make pickles tasty

    Option 3 – to remove the moisture completely

    Which of the following is a set of diseases spread by mosquitoes? ( Food And Nutrition CTET MCQ )

    1. typhoid, cholera, chikungunya
    2. malaria, HIV-AIDS, dengue
    3. HIV-AIDS, cholera, dengue
    4. dengue, malaria, chikungunya

    Option 4 – dengue, malaria, chikungunya

    Which of the following sets of eatables is rich in iron? ( Food And Nutrition CTET MCQ )

    1. amla, spinach, jaggery
    2. amla, spinach, potato
    3. amla, potato, tomato
    4. cabbage, okra, jaggery

    Option 1 – amla, spinach, jaggery

    The gastric juice in the stomach of human beings is ………… and aids in the digestion of food

    1. amphoteric
    2. neutral
    3. acidic
    4. alkaline

    Option 3 – acidic

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