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Nutrition in Animals-III

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Digestion of which of the following constituent of food is most complex?

  1. Lactose

  2. Glucose

  3. Fructose

  4. Starch


Correct Option: D

Why are vitamins said to be the essential component of balanced diet?

  1. Vitamins provide energy for doing work.

  2. Vitamins are rich source of fibre.

  3. Vitamins are the substances required for normal working of the body.

  4. Vitamins give variety to the food


Correct Option: C

Which of the following vitamins is synthesized inside the human body when exposed to sunlight?

  1. Vitamin A

  2. Vitamin B

  3. Vitamin C

  4. Vitamin D


Correct Option: D

Deficiency of _____________ results in the softening of gums.

  1. vitamin A

  2. vitamin B

  3. vitamin C

  4. vitamin D


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Deficiency of vitamin C results in softening of gums. 

A person is living in much stressed state for a long time. This stress makes him prone to which of the following diseases?

  1. Hypertension

  2. Obesity

  3. AIDS

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: A

Which of the following food is a rich source of protein?

  1. Fish

  2. Potato

  3. Butter

  4. Banana


Correct Option: A

What is the scientific name of vitamin C?

  1. Ascorbic acid

  2. thiamine

  3. Riboflavin

  4. Glutamic acid


Correct Option: A

Which of the following organ stores the faecal matter in the body?

  1. Anus

  2. Large intestine

  3. Rectum

  4. Appendix


Correct Option: C

What is the mode of nutrition in Amoeba known as?

  1. Saprotrophic

  2. Holozoic

  3. Parasitic

  4. Ingestion


Correct Option: B

What is the mode of infection of cholera?

  1. Animals

  2. Virus

  3. Contaminated water and food

  4. Air


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Contaminated water and food is the mode of infection of cholera.

Which of the following vitamins is not water soluble?

  1. Vitamin C

  2. Vitamin A

  3. Vitamin B

  4. Riboflavin (vit.B2)


Correct Option: B

There is stratified squamous epithelium in the mouth cavity because

  1. it protects the mouth cavity

  2. it helps in the mastication of food

  3. it increases the surface area

  4. all of the above


Correct Option: A

Which of the following parts of the small intestine is the longest?

  1. Duodenum

  2. Jejunum

  3. Ileum

  4. Colon


Correct Option: C

Select the correct order in which the alimentary canal processes the food?

  1. Mouth, Stomach, Oesophagus, Intestine

  2. Mouth, Oesophagus, Stomach, Intestine

  3. Oesophagus, Mouth, Stomach, Intestine

  4. Mouth,Oesophagus, Intestine, Stomach


Correct Option: B

The inactive prorennin is converted to active rennin by

  1. HCl

  2. a hormone

  3. enterokinase

  4. none of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The inactive prorennin is converted to active rennin by HCl.

A man cannot digest cellulose whereas cows can do so because

  1. their gut contains certain bacteria capable of digesting cellulose

  2. they have a many-chambered stomach

  3. they have efficient molars for grinding

  4. they produce an enzyme that can digest cellulose


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

   A man cannot digest cellulose whereas cows can do so because their gut contains certain bacteria capable of digesting cellulose.

Which of the following genuses serves as space food?

  1. Chlorella

  2. Sargassum

  3. Maize

  4. Anthoceros


Correct Option: A

Four important mineral nutrients required in large quantities by humans are

  1. calcium, sulphur, molybdenum and zinc

  2. nitrogen, potassium, manganese and cobalt

  3. phosphorus, calcium, sodium and magnesium

  4. potassium, copper, manganese and calcium


Correct Option: C

Which of the following food is digested easily in the human body?

  1. Sucrose

  2. Glucose

  3. Starch

  4. Cellulose


Correct Option: B

Which of the following diseases is caused by the deficiency of vitamin A?

  1. Beriberi

  2. Rheumatism

  3. Night blindness

  4. Scurvy


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Night blindness is caused by the deficiency of vitamin A.

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