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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

Which among the following students is/are taking a balanced diet?

Student A - Bananas, milk, pulses and groundnuts Student B - Apples, pulses, soyabeans and beans Student C - Pulses, groundnuts, peas and beans Student D - Groundnuts, walnuts, jaggery and cashew nuts

  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.

Multiple choice

Match the following types of nutrients with their functions and choose the correct option.

(1) Carbohydrates (i) To protect against diseases
(2) Proteins (ii) To provide energy
(3) Vitamins (iii) To provide insulation to body
(4) Fats (iv) To repair the body

  1. (1) - (iv), (2) - (i), (3) - (iii), (4) - (ii)

  2. (1) - (ii), (2) - (iv), (3) - (i), (4) - (iii)

  3. (1) - (iii), (2) - (ii), (3) - (iv), (4) - (i)

  4. (1) - (i), (2) - (iii), (3) - (ii), (4) - (iv)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation
(1) Carbohydrates To provide energy
(2) Proteins To repair the body
(3) Vitamins To protect against diseases
(4) Fats To provide insulation to body
Multiple choice

Which of the following is not an advantage of good poultry feed?

  1. Reduction in mortality

  2. Reduction in feather quality

  3. Reduction in carcass quality

  4. Reduction in meat–yield
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Reduction in meat-yield is not an advantage of a good poultry feed as broilers (breed of chicken) is sold for meat purpose. Care is taken to avoid mortality (i.e. death rate) and to maintain feathering and carcass quality.

Multiple choice

With respect to dietary requirements of major foodstuffs by an individual, which of the following is correct?

  1. In their bodies, adults can synthesize all of the amino acids found in proteins.

  2. Edema is a particular feature of marasmus.

  3. Children served with a protein-deficient diet may develop kwashiorkor.

  4. An individual taking a diet low in fats often suffers from fatty acid deficiency diseases.

  5. Milk is regarded as a complete diet, providing all the required proteins and minerals.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Children with protein-deficient diet are at risk of developing kwashiorkor. Such children have edema, those suffering from marasmus do not.