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Food and Nutrition mcqs Online Test
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 )
- 4 k.cal
- 5 k.cl
- 6 k.cal
- 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
- germs
- chocolates
- meat
- mud
Option 1 – germs
Plague is
Option 3 – bacterial disease
How milk is pasteurised?
- By heating it at 100 C for 15 min or at 90 C for 5 min
- By heating it at 100 C for 15 min or at 90 C for 32 min
- By heating it at 71 C for 15 min or at 62 C for 5 sec
- 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?
- food becomes easy to digest
- fats will be absorbed by the body
- most of nutrients will get destroyed
- food can be preserved for longer duration
Option 3 – most of nutrients will get destroyed
Which of the following statements is incorrect?
- night blindness is caused by deficiency of vitamin A
- bones and muscles are weak due to deficiency of vitamin D
- beauty vitamin name is given to vitamin E
- 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?
- iron : anaemia
- vitamin b5 : pellagra
- vitamin b3 : naicin
- vitamin k : blood clotting
Option 2 – vitamin b5 : pellagra
Consider the following statements and which of them is incorrect?
- kwashiokor is caused due to deficiency of protein
- marasmus is caused due to carbohydrates and fats
- tetanus and cholera is bacteria and water borne disease
- 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?
- obesity and scurvy
- scurvy and anaemia
- anaemia and night blindness
- 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
- the digestive juices when kept outside the stomach become inactive
- the food is churned in the stomach thereby increasing the surface area for quicker enzyme action
- the digestive juices inside the stomach are acidic, while outside they are alkaline
- 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
- smoke produced by burning fuels which may have caused her allergy
- old age and pollution inside and outside her hut
- carbon monoxide produced by burning fuel which may have been deposited in her respiratory tract
- 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
- required in small quantities to prevent deficiency diseases
- that increase our metabolic rate leading to loss of weight
- required as medicines to make us healthy
- 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
- moisture content in the food is reduced at low temperature
- refrigerators contain certain chemicals which kill the microbes
- microbes become inactive at low temperature
- 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?
- washing the vegetables nicely and then cutting
- cutting the vegetables and then washing these in running water
- keeping the vegetables in sunshine for some time before cutting and cooking
- 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
- proteins
- carbohydrates
- fats
- vitamins
Option 1 – proteins
- mosquito, malaria, anemia, iron
- iron, malaria, anemia, blood
- iron, hemoglobin, anemia, amla
- mosquito, dengue, iron, jaggery
Option 1 – mosquito, malaria, anemia, iron
Dyslexia is associated mainly with difficulties in
- speaking and hearing
- reading
- hearing
- 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
- puri-shak and thanda doodh
- dhokla with chutney and lemon rice
- cholay-bhature and lassi
- 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?
- amla, green leafy vegetables, jaggery
- rice, sugar, amla
- green leafy vegetables, wheat, orange
- 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
- assam
- hong kong
- orissa
- arunachal pradesh
Option 2 – hong kong
Select from the following a group that comprises of methods of cooking food
- boiling, kneading, roasting
- baking, boiling, rolling
- frying, soaking, roasting
- 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?
- andhra pradesh
- assam
- goa
- 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
- fever
- typhoid
- malaria
- 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?
- make ‘ aam papad ‘ and pickle
- prepare juice and store in an airtight container
- put in a plastic bag
- 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?
- mizoram
- goa
- jammu and kashmir
- bihar
Option 2 – goa
Which one of the following is a set of diseases caused/spread by mosquitoes?
- chikungunya, malaria, typhoid
- cholera, dengue, malaria
- chikungunya, dengue, malaria
- 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 )
- potato-chips
- milk-paneer
- apple-jam
- 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?
- coconut
- apple
- litchi
- pine
Option 1 – coconut
Glass jars and bottles are dried well n the sun before filling them with pickles. Why is it so?
- to increase their temperature
- to remove the dust from them
- to remove the moisture completely
- 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 )
- typhoid, cholera, chikungunya
- malaria, HIV-AIDS, dengue
- HIV-AIDS, cholera, dengue
- dengue, malaria, chikungunya
Option 4 – dengue, malaria, chikungunya
Which of the following sets of eatables is rich in iron? ( Food And Nutrition CTET MCQ )
- amla, spinach, jaggery
- amla, spinach, potato
- amla, potato, tomato
- 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
- amphoteric
- neutral
- acidic
- alkaline
Option 3 – acidic
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