Constituents of food - class-X

constituents of food

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Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Vitamin A is present in ?

  1. fish liver oil
  2. milk
  3. butter
  4. all of these
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Vegetable oils like wheat germ oil, sunflower oil, etc. are the good source of ?

  1. vitamin K
  2. vitamin E
  3. vitamin D
  4. vitamin A
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Match the name of vitamins in column I with their sources in column II and mark the appropriate choice. 

Column I Column II
(A) Vitamin ${B} _{1}$ (i) Milk, yeast, cereals
(B) Vitamin ${B} _{12}$ (ii) Meat, fish, egg
(C) Vitamin A (iii) Carrots, butter, papaya
(D) Vitamin C (iv) Citrus fruits, amla, green leafy vegetables
  1. (A) $\rightarrow$ (iii), (B) $\rightarrow$ (iv), (C) $\rightarrow$ (i), (D) $\rightarrow$ (ii)
  2. (A) $\rightarrow$ (ii), (B) $\rightarrow$ (i), (C) $\rightarrow$ (ii), (D) $\rightarrow$ (iv)
  3. (A) $\rightarrow$ (iv), (B) $\rightarrow$ (iii), (C) $\rightarrow$ (ii), (D) $\rightarrow$ (i)
  4. (A) $\rightarrow$ (i), (B) $\rightarrow$ (ii), (C) $\rightarrow$ (ii), (D) $\rightarrow$ (iv)
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The source of pyridoxine is:

  1. cereals
  2. meat
  3. yeast
  4. all of the above
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The function of vitamin $D$ is:

  1. calcium absorption in the intestine
  2. normal development of bones and teeth
  3. deposition of calcium and phosphate in bones
  4. all of the above
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Vitamin D is called:

  1. Ascorbic acid.
  2. Calciferol or ergocalciferol.
  3. Thiamine.
  4. Riboflavin.
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Cyanocobalamin is rich in:

  1. sewage sludge
  2. liver of pig
  3. egg
  4. all of these
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The human body does not produce:

  1. Enzymes
  2. DNA
  3. Vitamins
  4. Hormones
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The non-protein component in enzymes, which is necessary for its biological activity, is called:

  1. nucleic acid
  2. lipid
  3. phosphoric acid
  4. coenzyme
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The vitamin essential for synthesis of lipids is

  1. Pantothenic acid
  2. Pyridoxine
  3. Retinol
  4. Biotin
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The source of folic acid is:

  1. yeast
  2. spinach leaf
  3. liver of ox
  4. all of the above
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which vitamins are present in much smaller amounts in cells?

  1. $A$
  2. $D$
  3. $B $ and $C$
  4. $K$
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

All vitamins are synthesised by:

  1. plants
  2. human beings
  3. fishes
  4. all
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The vitamin which maintain the redox potentials of cells is:

  1. folic acid
  2. ascorbic acid
  3. pyridoxine
  4. calciferol
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is a naphthaquinone derivative?

  1. Vitamin K
  2. Vitamin D
  3. Vitamin A
  4. Vitamin B

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Question 16 Multiple Choice (Multiple Answers)

Which of the following is found in body?

  1. Pb
  2. Cd
  3. Fe
  4. Co
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

State whether the following statements are True or False:
Vitamin C is synthesised in skin cells in sunlight. 

  1. True
  2. False
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Vitamin E is also called:

  1. Cyanocobalamin
  2. Tocopherol
  3. Lactoflavin
  4. Ascorbic acid
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

 Which vitamin is not obtained from plants ?

  1. Cyanocobalamine
  2. Thiamine
  3. Pyridoxine
  4. $\alpha-$ tocopherol
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

For which vitamin liver is not the source ?

  1. Vitamin - $B _2$
  2. Vitamin - $B _1$
  3. Vitamin - $B _{12}$
  4. Vitamin - $H$
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Compare vitamin (Part I) with its deficiency disease (Part II)

Part I Part II
A. Vitamin - ${B} _{12}$ 1.Sterility
B. Vitamin - ${B} _{6}$ 2. Haemorrhagic condition
C. Vitamin - $E$ 3. Pernicious anaemia
D. Vitamin - $K$ 4. Skin disease
  1. A-1; B-2; C-3; D-4
  2. A-2; B-3; C-4; D-1
  3. A-3; B-4; C-1; D-2
  4. A-3; B-4; C-2; D-1
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Our mineral needs are met from 

  1. Roughage
  2. Mineral water
  3. Mineral tablets
  4. Food
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

This trace element is needed for insulin to exert its maximal effect in glucose uptake

  1. Vanadium
  2. Chromium
  3. Molybdenum
  4. Selenium
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Iodine stains

  1. Pectin
  2. Lignified regions
  3. Cellulose
  4. Starch.
Question 25 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Cereals are major sources of

  1. Carbohydrates
  2. Proteins
  3. Fats
  4. Vitamins
Question 26 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Role of carbohydrates is to function as

  1. Catalyst
  2. Source of energy
  3. Enzyme
  4. Building material
Question 27 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Carbohydrate digestion begins in

  1. Stomach
  2. Mouth
  3. Intestine
  4. All the above
Question 28 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Energy in kcal/g of carbohydrate, protein and fat is in the ratio of

  1. 2 : 2 : 1
  2. 2 : 1 : 1
  3. 1 : 2 : 1
  4. 1 : 1 : 2
Question 29 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Sugar yielding part of Beta vulgaris is

  1. Leaf
  2. Shoot
  3. Root
  4. All the above
Question 30 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the botanical name of sugarcane

  1. Saccharum munja
  2. Saccharum spontaneum
  3. Saccharum berberi
  4. Saccharum officinarum
Question 31 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Intermediate common to fatty acid and carbohydrate oxidation is ______________.

  1. Pyruvate
  2. Acetyl CoA
  3. Oxaloaxetate
  4. Succinate
Question 32 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Name the main constituent of the food, in the absence of that one cannot live

  1. Carbohydrates
  2. Mineral salts
  3. Proteins
  4. Vitamins
Question 33 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following categories of macromolecules includes representatives that  frequently serve as energy storage molecules?

  1. Proteins
  2. Lipids
  3. Carbohydrates
  4. Both lipids and carbohydrates
Question 34 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which biomolecule is made up of long chain of amino acids?

  1. Lipids
  2. Proteins
  3. Carbohydrates
  4. Nucleic acids
Question 35 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Amino acids form the monomeric units of 

  1. Amylase
  2. Glycogen
  3. Phospholipid
  4. Polysaccharide
  5. Ribonucleic acid