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Health and Nutrition

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Health and nutrition questions explore the benefits of physical activity, chronic disease prevention, and dietary choices. This topic bridges human biology with everyday wellness, appearing in general science papers. Practice these questions to master concepts related to healthy lifestyles and aging.

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Health and Nutrition Questions

Multiple choice

Passive smoking is breathing in smoke from other people's cigarettes, cigars or pipes. Smoke that is breathed out by a smoker is called mainstream smoke. Which of the following is not passive smoking?

  1. A pregnant woman sitting in a room where her husband is smoking.

  2. A group of friends smoking by turns from a common cigarette.

  3. A woman standing in a market-place and inhaling smoke.

  4. A child standing with his grandfather who is smoking.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

In this case all the people are smoking directly or actively.

Multiple choice

A healthy spine helps with

  1. Acne

  2. Muscle Mass

  3. Stability and balance

  4. Calcium absorption
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

A healthy spine is essential for maintaining proper posture, stability, and balance in the body.

Multiple choice

We positively impact our body composition when we focus on ________

  1. running long distances

  2. binge-watching The Office

  3. doing push-ups

  4. eating well-balanced meals
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Body composition is the ratio of fat mass to lean muscle mass. Eating well-balanced meals is the primary factor in managing this composition, whereas exercise helps build muscle.

Multiple choice

When we stretch, we increase our ________.

  1. mental capacity

  2. flexibility

  3. abdominal strength

  4. body composition
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Stretching increases the range of motion in joints and muscles, which is the definition of flexibility.

Multiple choice

Which modality would be best to use on a pregnant client?

  1. galvanic

  2. electrolysis

  3. direct current

  4. thermolysis
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Thermolysis is generally considered safer for pregnant clients because it does not involve the flow of electrical current through the body, which is a concern with galvanic or blend modalities.

Multiple choice biology reaching the age of adolescence maintaining the reproductive health the age of adolescence adolescence

The conditions essential for good health are

  1. Physically fit and healthy

  2. Cleanliness

  3. Good social and economic condition

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

A person needs to be fit physically, mentally and socially. For being in good health, all the three aspects are interrelated. 

So, the correct answer is option D.

Multiple choice biology the age of adolescence maintaining the reproductive health reaching the age of adolescence adolescence

Adolescents should be careful about what they eat, because

  1. Proper diet develops their brains.

  2. Proper diet is needed for the rapid growth taking place in their body.

  3. Adolescents feel hungry all the time.

  4. Taste buds are well developed in teenagers.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Our nutritional requirements change as we move through different life stages. Adolescence place extra demands on the body which need to be met by our daily diet to maintain the best of the health.
During adolescence, there is a growth spurt and the children need plenty of calories and nutrients.
Thus, the correct answer is the option (B), 'Proper diet is needed for the rapid growth taking place in their body'.

Multiple choice biology the age of adolescence maintaining the reproductive health reaching the age of adolescence adolescence

Which amongst the following are the benefits of exercising?

  1. Decreasing the risk of developing diabetes

  2. Have strong muscles and bones

  3. Have a leaner muscular body

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Everyone can get benefit from exercise, it helps us stay fit and healthy, exercise helps burn extra body fat, decreases the risk of diseases like diabetes, blood pressure, cholesterol etc. Thus, the correct answer is option D.

Multiple choice biology the age of adolescence maintaining the reproductive health reaching the age of adolescence adolescence

Why is personal hygiene important?

  1. To avoid minor infections

  2. To be more successful

  3. To be able to lift and carry equipment safely

  4. To keep the equipment clean
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

All parts of the body must be washed and cleaned every day. If cleanliness is not maintained, there are chances of catching bacterial infections.

So, the correct answer is option A.

Multiple choice evs - i food and health effect on general health diet, drugs and disease nourishment and malnutrition diseases caused by changes in lifestyle

Deficiency diseases can be prevented by eating a balanced diet.

  1. True

  2. False
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation
Deficiency disease is a disease caused by a lack of essential dietary elements and especially a vitamin or mineral. A  balanced diet is the diet that focuses on providing all the nutrients that the body needs. It comprises of macronutrients like protein, carbohydrates and fat along with micronutrients like vitamins and minerals. Hence, by eating a balanced diet, deficiency diseases can be prevented.
So, the given statement is true.
Multiple choice evs - i food and health effect on general health diet, drugs and disease nourishment and malnutrition diseases caused by changes in lifestyle

To keep people healthy, strong, energetic and long-lived, it is necessary to provide them with

  1. High energy food

  2. Large amount of food

  3. Balanced diet

  4. Initiative and spirit
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

For a healthy living, we require a balanced diet. A balanced diet is one which contains correct proportion of carbohydrates, fats and proteins. It should provide us with necessary minerals and vitamins. Roughage or fiber is also an important part of balanced diet. The proper diet should be taken along with proper water intake for a healthy living.