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Nutrition

Description: Nutrition (E)
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Which enzyme breaks down starch into simple sugars?

  1. Lipase

  2. Trypsin

  3. Salivary amylase

  4. Pepsin

  5. Chitinase


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Salivary amylase helps to break down starch.

On breaking down proteins, _______________ is/are obtained as basic units.

  1. simple sugars

  2. fatty acids

  3. nucleotides

  4. amino acids

  5. glycerol


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Amino acids are obtained by the break down of proteins. Glycerol is obtained by the break down of fats.

A person eats butter. He wonders, which enzyme digests butter in his body. The enzyme, which will digest it, is _________.

  1. chymotrypsin

  2. lipase

  3. amylase

  4. pepsin

  5. cellulose


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Lipase is a pancreatic enzyme that catalyses the breakdown of fats to fatty acids and glycerol or other alcohols.

Digestion of fats results in the formation of _____.

  1. glucose

  2. glycerol

  3. amino acids

  4. fructose


Correct Option: B

Human body contains amino acid in

  1. carbohydrates

  2. fats

  3. proteins

  4. vitamins


Correct Option: C

Excess of vitamin K is stored in

  1. gall bladder

  2. small intestine

  3. pancreas

  4. liver


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Excess of vitamin K is stored in liver.

What is the chemical name of vitamin B12?

  1. Riboflavin

  2. Thiamine

  3. Cyanocobalamin

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The chemical name of vitamin B12 is Cyanocobalamin.

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

  1. Common cold

  2. Chicken pox

  3. Rickets

  4. Whooping cough

  5. Scarlet fever


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Rickets is a disease which is caused due to the deficiency of vitamin D. In this disease, the bones become soft.

What is the name of the sweetest sugar?

  1. Fructose

  2. Lactose

  3. Glucose

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Sugar, fructose, is somewhat sweeter, being rated at 1.7 times the sweetness of sucrose.

Which of the following is not a function of vitamin E?

  1. It helps in the reproduction in rats.

  2. It helps in the normal muscular function.

  3. It helps in the normal use of vitamin A and carotene in the animal body.

  4. It helps in the protection against anti-infective factors.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Option (4) is the correct answer.

Which of the following diseases is a protein deficiency disease?

  1. Eczema

  2. Night-blindness

  3. Kwashiorkor

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C

What is the reason behind calling vitamin A as “anti-infective”?

  1. It helps to reduce the opacity of the eye lens.

  2. It helps to store vitamin B.

  3. It is universal.

  4. It has protective action on the epithelial tissue of the body.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Vitamin A is known as “anti-infective” because it has protective action on the epithelial tissue of the body.

Which vitamin is needed for digestion and for nervous system to work well?

  1. Vitamin-A

  2. Vitamin-B2

  3. Vitamin-C

  4. Vitamin-B1

  5. Vitamin-D


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Needed for digestion and nervous system to work well Needed for growth of bones in the young

Which of the following substances gives the maximum production of edible oil?

  1. Sunflower

  2. Groundnut

  3. Mustard

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B

What is the chemical name of vitamin B1?

  1. Riboflavin

  2. Thiamine

  3. Cyanocobalamin

  4. Pyridoxine


Correct Option: B

Which of the following enzymes is lacking in the human digestive juices?

  1. Lactase

  2. Cellulose

  3. Amylase

  4. Nuclease


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Only cattles can digest cellulose with the help of gut protozoa.

If one wants to keep food fresh for a few months, what should one do?

  1. Food should be heated to keep it warm and safe.

  2. Food should be refrigerated at about 5 degree centigrade.

  3. Food can be preserved in a deep freezer at a temperature below -18 degee centigarde.

  4. We cannot stop growth of microbes hence we cannot preserve the food.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Yes, this is the correct answer. Microbes growth is stopped on extreme cooling and hence food can be preserved.

Mustard oil, coconut oil, sunflower oil and nut oil are sources of

  1. carbohydrates

  2. fats

  3. proteins

  4. vitamins


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Mustard oil, coconut oil, sunflower oil and nut oil are sources of fats.

Excessive washing of cut fruits and vegetables would lead to the loss of

  1. vitamins B and C

  2. vitamin D

  3. vitamin K

  4. protein


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

As these are water soluble vitamins, they are easily lost from the surfaces of fruits and vegetables when these are excessively washed.

Banana, milk, chilly, soyabean and toor dal are sources of

  1. iron

  2. iodine

  3. calcium

  4. phosphorus


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct answer is (4).

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