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Nutrition and Food Sources

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Nutrition and Food Sources questions test your knowledge of vitamins, dietary minerals, carbohydrates, and specialized dietary principles. This topic is commonly asked in railway, SSC, and UPSC exams. Review these questions to master the biological and health aspects of human nutrition.

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Nutrition and Food Sources Questions

Multiple choice
  1. Meat

  2. Rice

  3. Wheat

  4. Milk

  5. Mango

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

It is the correct answer. Milk not only contains proteins, fats, carbohydrates, but also vitamins A, B, D and minerals like calcium, phosphorus. So, it is a complete diet.

Multiple choice
  1. In children, it is often due to cow's milk.

  2. Food allergy can be diagnosed by skin prick testing.

  3. Migraine is a common presenting feature.

  4. Food allergy is a common cause of irritable bowel syndrome.

  5. Most children will ‘grow out’ of nut allergy by the age of 11 years.

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

Cow's milk is a common cause of food allergy in infants. Many affected children are able to tolerate dairy products later in life.

Multiple choice
  1. proteins

  2. vitamins

  3. minerals

  4. carbohydrates

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

Soyabean is exceptionally rich in protein (~40% by weight), containing all essential amino acids, making it a complete protein source. This is why it's called the 'meat of the field' or 'poor man's meat'. While soy contains vitamins and minerals, its protein content is what distinguishes it from other plant sources.

Multiple choice
  1. proteins

  2. vitamins

  3. minerals

  4. carbohydrates

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

Soybean is indeed one of the richest plant sources of protein, containing about 36-40% protein by weight. It's a complete protein source with all essential amino acids, making it valuable for vegetarian diets.

Multiple choice
  1. starch

  2. organic acids

  3. carotenoids

  4. lipids

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

Unripe fruits contain high concentrations of organic acids like citric acid (citrus), malic acid (apples), and oxalic acid. These acids decrease as fruits ripen and convert to sugars. Starch is converted to sugars during ripening, not acids.

Multiple choice
  1. starch

  2. organic acids

  3. carotenoids

  4. lipids

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

Unripe fruits contain high concentrations of organic acids such as citric acid, malic acid, and oxalic acid. As fruits ripen, these acids are metabolized or converted to sugars, reducing the sour taste. This is why unripe fruits taste sharp or bitter while ripe ones taste sweet. Starch, carotenoids, and lipids don't produce this characteristic sour taste.

Multiple choice
  1. Bread

  2. Sugar

  3. Coffee

  4. Cheese

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

Cheese is the most nutritious among these options as it contains complete proteins, calcium, fats, and various vitamins. Bread provides mainly carbohydrates, sugar is empty calories, and coffee has minimal nutritional value.

Multiple choice
  1. Students A and C

  2. Students B and D

  3. Student A

  4. Student D

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

The diet of student ‘A’ contains adequate amount of all the essential nutrients and is considered as a balanced diet.