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Nutrients

Test your knowledge of nutrients including carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, and minerals - their types, sources, functions, and requirements for the human body.

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not a kind of sugar?

  1. Glucose
  2. Fructose
  3. Sucrose
  4. Jaggery
  5. None of these
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following nutrients is/are NOT needed in bulk for the human body?

  1. Carbohydrates
  2. Vitamins
  3. Fats
  4. Proteins
  5. None of these
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When are the carbohydrates formed in the plants?

  1. During respiration
  2. During night
  3. During water absorption by roots
  4. During photosynthesis
  5. During transpiration
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is known as the 'staff of life'?

  1. Rice
  2. Potato
  3. Bread
  4. Jaggery
  5. Maize
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Potassium can be obtained from ___________.

  1. salt
  2. eggs
  3. wheat
  4. water
  5. green and yellow vegetables
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not a rich source of starch?

  1. Rice
  2. Roughage
  3. Wheat
  4. Potatoes
  5. Maize
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following are known as 'body building foods'?

  1. Fats
  2. Carbohydrates
  3. Proteins
  4. Vitamins
  5. Minerals
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Fats contain larger proportion of ________________.

  1. only hydrogen
  2. only carbon
  3. only oxygen
  4. carbon and hydrogen
  5. oxygen and carbon
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following elements make up the carbohydrates?

  1. Oxygen, hydrogen and carbon
  2. Hydrogen and carbon
  3. Oxygen and carbon
  4. Oxygen, hydrogen and sulphur
  5. Sulphur, hydrogen and carbon
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is/are fat soluble vitamin(s)?

  1. Vitamin A
  2. Vitamin B
  3. Vitamins A and B
  4. Vitamins A and D
  5. Vitamin D
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is an example of animal fat?

  1. Almond
  2. Cream
  3. Olive oil
  4. Coconut oil
  5. Jelly
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

How much more energy fats give, as compared to carbohydrates?

  1. 1
  2. 1.5
  3. 2.25
  4. 3
  5. 3.5
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not an example of vegetable protein?

  1. Groundnuts
  2. Beans
  3. Cereals
  4. Sunflower oil
  5. Pulses
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Where is the 'hunger center' of the body located?

  1. Stomach
  2. Liver
  3. Tongue
  4. Brain
  5. Intestines
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The body's requirement of protein (for an adult) is

  1. 10 gram per kilogram of body mass
  2. 100 gram per kilogram of body mass
  3. 0.1 gram per kilogram of body mass
  4. 0.01 gram per kilogram of body mass
  5. 1 gram per kilogram of body mass
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