Biology · General Awareness

Human Health and Nutrition

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Human Health and Nutrition focuses on dietary requirements, daily intake recommendations, and the physiological effects of various nutrients. It includes topics such as water consumption, fiber intake, and allergies. These questions are vital for the biology and general science sections of multiple competitive exams.

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Human Health and Nutrition Questions

Multiple choice zoology excretion and osmoregulation micturition urine and urine formation urine formation

The normal range of urinary output per day in human adults is

  1. 50 ml

  2. 10 ml

  3. 400-2000 ml

  4. 200 ml

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The waste products from the blood are removed by the kidneys in the form of urine. This is done by filtering of the blood. In human adults, the normal range of urinary output is between 400 to 2000 ml daily. The amount of urine produced by the body depends on the health of the person.

Multiple choice evs - i excretion in living organisms other systems in the body excretory system in human human excretory organs

Average quantity of urea excreted daily humans per day is

  1. 10 - 15 g

  2. 25 - 30 g

  3. 40 - 50 g

  4. 100 - 500 mg

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The composition of urine in humans is 95% water, 2.5 % urea and 2.5% other waste. As urea is the major excretory waste humans are considered ureotelic., On an average, 25-30 g of urea is excreted out per day.

So, the correct answer is '25-30 g'.

Multiple choice immune system vaccination biotechnology commercial applications of biotechnology

The absolute contraindication for administration of pertussis vaccine is

  1. Diarrhoea

  2. Fever

  3. Malnutrition

  4. Convulsions

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

after having pertussis vaccine for whooping cough, infants and children had convulsions which are the involuntary contraction of muscles.

So the correct option is D.

Multiple choice social science poverty: an economic challenge for india meaning and measurement of poverty poverty : challenge facing india poverty as a challenge

Poverty line means a person must have how many calories per day in rural areas?

  1. 2400

  2. 2100

  3. 2000

  4. 2200

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The Planning Commission of India historically defined the rural poverty line based on a minimum nutritional requirement of 2400 calories per person per day. This higher threshold for rural areas accounts for the more physically demanding nature of agricultural labor.

Multiple choice social science poverty: an economic challenge for india meaning and measurement of poverty poverty : challenge facing india poverty as a challenge

Absolute poverty means?

  1. Minimum calorie intake required for a person

  2. Basic recommended nutritional requirement for a person

  3. Difference between the living standard of people

  4. Both a & b

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Absolute poverty is defined by the inability to meet basic human needs, which includes both minimum calorie intake and other essential nutritional requirements. Both options A and B describe the fundamental components of this standard.

Multiple choice social science poverty: an economic challenge for india meaning and measurement of poverty poverty : challenge facing india poverty as a challenge

The poverty line is defined on the basis of an average daily intake of calories, it is at ___________ calories in rural areas.

  1. 2100

  2. 2300

  3. 3400

  4. 2400

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The Planning Commission of India established 2400 calories as the daily intake benchmark for rural areas to account for the higher energy expenditure associated with rural lifestyles and manual labor.

Multiple choice social science poverty: an economic challenge for india meaning and measurement of poverty poverty : challenge facing india poverty as a challenge

According to the Planning Commission, how many average daily calories per person define the poverty line in urban areas?

  1. 2100

  2. 2400

  3. 2700

  4. 3000

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The Planning Commission of India set the urban poverty line at 2100 calories per person per day, reflecting the generally lower physical activity levels in urban environments compared to rural ones.

Multiple choice evs nutrition and its deficiency general functions of food nutrition and its need in plants nutrition and its need

The normal Albumin / Gloubulin ratio in blood is

  1. 2 : 1

  2. 1 : 2

  3. 1 : 4

  4. 1 : 5

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Albumin and globulin are the two major proteins found in the blood. The albumin/globulin ratio is, the amount of albumin in the blood compared to the amount of globulin in the blood. The albumin value is divided by the globulin value to get the ratio. The ratio is primarily used to evaluate liver function but also is an indicator of many other possible problems. The albumin/globulin ratio normal levels are from 0.8 to 2.0.