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Tags: Science Deficiency Diseases Nutrients in Food & Tests for their Presence Functions of Nutrients Balanced Diet
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Foods that are rich in vitamins and minerals are called protective foods. Which of the following is not a protective food?

  1. Fish

  2. Onion

  3. Carrot

  4. Bread

  5. Lemon

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

This is the correct option. Bread is not a protective food. It is a energy giving food.

Water is indispensable. Our body needs 2 - 3 litres of water every day. Which of the following is not a use of water for our body?

  1. Water is a means of transporting substances in organisms.

  2. It is essential for preventing goitre.

  3. Water helps the body to maintain a constant temperature.

  4. It helps in the absorption of food.

  5. Water helps in the excretion of waste products from the body.

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

This is the correct option. Water has no role in the prevention of goitre. 

All kinds of foods can be divided into basic food groups. Which of the following is not a basic food group?

  1. Milk group

  2. Roughage group

  3. Pulse and meat group

  4. Bread and cereal group

  5. Fruits and vegetables group

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

This is the correct option, as there is no such group.

Foods that help us to grow, build our muscles and bones are growth-promoting foods. Which of the following is not a growth-promoting food?

  1. Milk

  2. Cheese

  3. Eggs

  4. Nuts

  5. Jaggery

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Correct Option: E
Explanation:

This is the correct option. Jaggery is not a growth-promoting food  but a energy giving food.

Match the following:

Vitamins Deficiency diseases
a. Vitamin B 1. Night blindness
b. Vitamin A 2. Rickets
c. Vitamin C 3. Beri-beri
d. Vitamin D 4. Scurvy

  1. a - 3, b - 1, c - 4, d - 2

  2. a - 3, b - 1, c - 2, d - 4

  3. a - 1, b - 3, c - 4, d - 2

  4. a - 3, b - 4, c - 1, d - 2

  5. a - 2, b - 1, c - 4, d - 3

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

This is the correct option. Vitamin B causes beri-beri, vitamin A causes night blindness, vitamin C causes scurvy and vitamin D causes rickets.

_____________ is a water soluble vitamin.

  1. Vitamin D

  2. Vitamin C

  3. Vitamin A

  4. Vitamin K

  5. Vitamin E

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

This is the correct option. Vitamin C is the water soluble vitamin that is not stored in the body and must be replaced each day.

Diseases like kwashiorkor is caused due to the deficiency of __________________.

  1. proteins

  2. mineral salts

  3. water

  4. vitamins

  5. carbohydrates

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

This is the correct option. Kwashiorkor is caused due to the deficiency of proteins. It is a form of malnutrition caused by protein deficiency in the diet, typically affecting young children in the tropics.

Which of the following is not a symptom of kwashiorkor?

  1. Stunted growth

  2. Dry and loose skin

  3. Bloated stomach

  4. Mental retardation

  5. Reduced resistance to diseases

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

This is the correct option. Dry and loose skin is a symptom of marasmus, and not kwashiorkor.

Which of the following statements is false?

(a) In a balanced diet, energy-giving foods, body-building foods and protective foods are present in correct proportions. (b) No single food can supply all the components required for proper nutrition. (c) Green leafy vegetables, eggs, groundnuts and liver are a good source of iodine. (d) Roughage has no nutrition value but prevents constipation and is necessary for the proper functioning of the digestive system.

  1. Only a

  2. Only c

  3. Both b and d

  4. Only d

  5. Only b

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

This is the correct option, as this statement is false. Green leafy vegetables, eggs, groundnuts and liver are a good source of iodine, is a false statement. They are a good source of iron. Iron is necessary in forming haemoglobin.

Which of the following are reasons due to which there is an imbalance in diet: (a) Under-nourishment, (b) Excess of food, (c) The food lacking in some nutrient

  1. only a

  2. both a and b

  3. only c

  4. a, b and c

  5. both b and c

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

This is the correct option. Under-nourishment, combined with over-nutrition and the food lacking in some nutrient, are the reasons due to which imbalances in food happen.

Deficiency of which of the following minerals causes dental decay?

  1. Fluorine

  2. Potassium

  3. Sodium

  4. Phosphorus

  5. Calcium

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

This is the correct option. Deficiency of fluorine causes dental decay. Fluoride taken in correct amount helps prevent tooth decay by making the tooth more resistant to acid attacks from plaque bacteria and sugars in the mouth. It also reverses early decay.

Which of the following is not a symptom of marasmus?

  1. Swollen legs

  2. Poor muscle development

  3. Anaemia

  4. Loss of appetite

  5. Grossly underweight

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

This is not a symptom of marasmus. It is a symptom of Kwashiorkor. Thus, this is the correct option.

Match the following:

a. Calcium 1. Dehydration
b. Iodine 2. Brittle bones
c. Sodium 3. Muscle weakness
d. Potassium 4. Swollen gland in the neck

  1. a - 2, b - 4, c - 1, d - 3

  2. a - 2, b - 4, c - 3, d - 1

  3. a - 4, b - 2, c - 1, d - 3

  4. a - 3, b - 4, c - 1, d - 2

  5. a - 2, b - 1, c - 4, d - 3

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

This is the correct option. The deficiency of calcium causes brittle bones, of iodine causes swollen gland in the neck, of sodium causes dehydration and of potassium causes muscle weakness.

Which of the following food product gives us energy-giving carbohydrates?

  1. Potato

  2. Meat

  3. Soyabean

  4. Cabbage

  5. Mushroom

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

This is the correct option. Potato is a food rich in carbohydrates. Carbohydrates are the common energy giving compounds.

Which of the following is not a function of protein?

  1. Protein helps the body in growth

  2. Proteins help in repairing blood cells and tissues

  3. Proteins help in protecting and helping body fight infection

  4. Proteins promote blood clotting in the body

  5. Proteins regulate body functions

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

This is not a function of proteins. Mineral salts of calcium and phosphorus are required for promoting blood clotting and making bones and teeth hard.

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