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

Nutrition is important because

  1. It provides nourishment

  2. It keeps cell alive

  3. Both A and B

  4. It provides genetic information
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Nutrition, nourishment or aliment, is the supply of materials - food - required by organisms and cells to stay alive. In science and human medicine, nutrition is the science or practice of consuming and utilizing foods. Nutrition also focuses on how diseases, conditions and problems can be prevented or lessened with a healthy diet. 

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

Which of the following life process maintains good health?

  1. Reproduction

  2. Nutrition

  3. Locomotion

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation
Nutrition contains the nutrients that are necessary for an organism to have good height, good weight and good strength. Hence, the nutrition maintains good health of an organism.
So the correct answer is 'Nutrition'.
Multiple choice evs nutrition and its deficiency general functions of food nutrition and its need in plants nutrition and its need

Why nutrition is necessity for an organism? 

  1. It provides energy for the various metabolic processes in the body.

  2. It is essential for the growth of new cells and repair or replacement of worn out cells.

  3. It is needed to develop resistance against various diseases.

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

Yes, nutrition is a necessity for an organism. nutrition is the process of obtaining and utilizing food for survival. It is required for the following purposes-
(a) It provides energy for the various metabolic processes in the body.
(b) It is essential for the growth of new cells and repair or replacement of worn out cells.
(c) It is needed to develop resistance against various diseases.

(d) it provides substrate for energy production which is utilized in the different life process for survival.
Thus, the correct answer is option D.

Multiple choice zoology our health introduction to health and disease health and its failure health and its significance

Which of the following is the initial step towards good health?

  1. Adequate housing

  2. Natural environment

  3. Clean water and air

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

Health is dependent on physical, social and mental well-being. A healthy environment is required to maintain the physical fitness and for sustaining social well-being. This includes characteristics of the natural environment, the built environment and the social environment. Factors such as clean water and air, adequate housing, and safe communities and roads all have been found to contribute to good health, especially to the health of infants and children. 

So, the correct answer is option D.

Multiple choice zoology our health introduction to health and disease health and its failure health and its significance

Ramesh started going for a regular morning walk for controlling his blood sugar level. He did so for a month and also started for any pathological examination. He underwent pathological test after two months and found that the blood sugar level has come down. Presuming that he had not changed his food habits during these two months, which statements given below follows most logically?

  1. Blood sugar level comes down after doing regular morning walk.

  2. Blood sugar level comes down after yoga

  3. Blood sugar level rises on doing regular morning walk, yoga or both may raise sugar level despite not changing food habits

  4. Regular morning walk, yoga or both may bring down sugar level despite not changing food habits
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

In diabetes patients, the cells do not respond to the insulin. Doing walk or exercise our body uses more glucose from the blood stream. Over time this lowers the blood sugar level and also makes the insulin in our body work better. Yoga acts on the endocrine gland of our body and regulates the body functions. It massages and tones the abdominal organs like pancreas and liver stimulate the nervous and circulatory system which in turn helps in controlling diabetes. So, the option D is correct. 

Multiple choice zoology our health introduction to health and disease health and its failure health and its significance

Education and literacy can be considered as a factor to determine health of a person.

  1. True

  2. False
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

According to the World Health Organization, the main determinants of health include the social and economic environment, the physical environment and the person's individual characteristics and behaviours. 

Multiple choice zoology our health introduction to health and disease health and its failure health and its significance

Other factors that influence the health of an individual can be

  1. Lifestyle

  2. Background

  3. Economic condition

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

Health is dependent on all the three factors social, physical and mental. A number of other factors are known to influence the health status of individuals, including their background, lifestyle, economic and social conditions and spirituality. 

So, the correct answer is option D.

Multiple choice zoology our health introduction to health and disease health and its failure health and its significance

Which of the following aspects can be controlled by an individual to determine the effect on health?

  1. Environment

  2. Biochemical process

  3. Lifestyle

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

The lifestyle of a particular individual can be adjusted to avoid the unhealthy situation. Whereas, the environment and biochemical factors cannot be controlled. 

So, the correct answer is option C.

Multiple choice zoology our health introduction to health and disease health and its failure health and its significance

A 35 year old man works in a cooperative firm. He gets 7 hours sleep, does regular exercise in the morning, has a healthy diet, he is happy and does not have any stress or work load. He is said to be 

  1. Healthy

  2. Disease free

  3. Joyful

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The person described has all the characteristics of a healthy individual. Therefore, (a) is the correct answer.

Multiple choice zoology our health introduction to health and disease health and its failure health and its significance

Which of the following is not a common health problem in India?

  1. Food and water borne diseases

  2. Insect and air borne diseases

  3. Professional hazards

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
India is a vast country. It has highly diverse geographical and climatic conditions. There are many health problems seen in India. However, we may generalize them as follows:-
A) food and water-borne diseases
B) insect and airborne diseases.
C) lack of medical facilities
D)professional hazards
So, the correct answer is 'None of the above'.
Multiple choice zoology our health introduction to health and disease health and its failure health and its significance

Which one of the following is not important for individual health?

  1. Living in clean space

  2. Good economic condition

  3. Social equality and harmony

  4. Living in a large and well furnished house
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
  • Living in a large and well-furnished house is not guaranteed for healthy living. In fact, people living in large, well-furnished houses have been seen frequently suffering from common lifestyle diseases like obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes, etc., and also other ailments like allergies, poor mental health, lack of social life, etc. 
  • Maintaining a healthy lifestyle, consuming a balanced diet, regular exercises and having a proper social life is a key to good health. option D is correct