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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 evs - i constituents of food dietary sources of proteins types of nutrients calorific value of nutrients

Protein are needed in diet because 

  1. All amino acids are not available in body

  2. During fasting body utilized proteins

  3. Proteins act as building blocks of our body

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

Proteins are essential because they provide amino acids that the body cannot synthesize on its own, serve as structural building blocks for tissues, and can be used as an energy source during periods of starvation.

Multiple choice evs sources of food plants as food food and its sources food: where does it come from? food of animals animal and their eating habit classification of animals on the basis of food

The importance of good food is

  1. Good height

  2. Good weight

  3. Good strength

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

Good food has a balanced diet that helps to maintain or improve overall wealth. It provides all the essentials nutrients to the body and helps the body to have good height, good weight and good strength.

So the correct answer is 'All of the above'.

Multiple choice biology what do animals eat? introduction to animal nutrition food for life types of nutrition

Animal nutrition does not include which of the following?

  1. Mode of intake

  2. Cooking of food

  3. Nutrient requirement

  4. Utilization in the body
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation
Animal nutrition include mode of intake of food, nutrient requirement of the body, and its utilization in the body. Cooking of food is not included in animal nutrition. Food is cooked on flame outside the body of the animal. Human being consume cooked food. 
So, the correct answer is 'Cooking of food'.
Multiple choice evs deficiency diseases need for nutrients nutrients needed by the body food for health balanced diet and malnutrition nutrition and its deficiency nutrition and its need

Best source for dietary protein for a vegetarian is

  1. Soya Bean

  2. Gram

  3. Groundnut

  4. Milk
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
  • A vegetarian diet can be a healthy option for many reasons. When choosing vegetarian foods, consider the different ways to get the nutrients you need, including vegetarian protein sources. 
  • For those looking for meatless protein sources, especially lacto-vegetarians whose diets do not include eggs. Milk and milk products are a great choice because milk is a good source of high-quality protein. Hence, the best source for dietary protein for a vegetarian is milk.
So, the correct answer is 'milk'.
Multiple choice evs a treat for mosquito anaemia mosquito and human health diseases caused by mosquitoes non communicable diseases

Which of the following helps to cure anaemia?

  1. Jaggery

  2. Amla

  3. Green vegetables

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
  • Anaemia is a condition in which the blood doesn't have enough healthy red blood cells. 
  • The major causes are iron deficiency (low-level iron) anaemia and thalassemia (inherited disorders of haemoglobin).  
  • Iron-rich foods include peanuts, jaggery chikkis, almonds, walnuts, soy nuts and raisins, amla and green vegetables helps to prevent anaemia. 
  • Hence, jaggery, amla and green vegetables help to cure anaemia. 
  • So, the correct answer is 'all the above'.
Multiple choice evs a treat for mosquito anaemia mosquito and human health diseases caused by mosquitoes non communicable diseases

Which of the following is a source of iron?

  1. Green vegetables

  2. Amla

  3. Jaggery

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

Iron is an important component of hemoglobin. It carries oxygen from lungs to different parts of the body. Sources of iron includes sunflower seeds, nuts, beef, beans, green leafy vegetables, tofu, amla, jaggery. Iron deficiency can leads to anemia. 

Thus, the correct answer is option D.

Multiple choice evs a treat for mosquito anaemia mosquito and human health diseases caused by mosquitoes non communicable diseases

Green leafy vegetables are a rich source of ________.

  1. Sodium

  2. Iron

  3. Magnesium

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Iron is an important component of hemoglobin which is a part of red blood cells. It carries oxygen from lungs to different parts of the body. Green leafy vegetables such as spinach are rich sources of iron. Other foods containing iron include sunflower seeds, nuts, beef, beans, tofu, amla, jaggery. Iron deficiency can leads to anemia. 

Thus, the correct answer is option B.

Multiple choice evs a treat for mosquito anaemia mosquito and human health diseases caused by mosquitoes non communicable diseases

Vegetables are good source of iron.

  1. True

  2. False
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation
  • Vegetables are parts of plants that are consumed by humans or other animals as food. For example, spinach.
  • Leafy greens, such as spinach, kale, swiss chard, collard, and beet greens contain between 2.5–6.4 mg of iron per cooked cup.
  • For example, 100 grams of spinach contains 1.1 times more iron than the same amount of red meat and 2.2 times more than 100 grams of salmon (26, 27).
  • Hence Vegetables are a good source of iron is a true statement.
Multiple choice botany strategies for enhancement in food production balanced diet food production and microbes plant breeding for food production

In India, Spirulina is promoted as a diet supplement by

  1. Fluid Control Research Institute (FCRI)

  2. Central Food Technology Research Institute (CFTRI)

  3. Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering (CIAE)

  4. Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) in Mysore, India, has been instrumental in promoting Spirulina as a nutritional supplement.

Multiple choice botany strategies for enhancement in food production balanced diet food production and microbes plant breeding for food production

Which is taken as protein supplement in diet?

  1. Chlorella

  2. Spirulina

  3. Both A and B

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Chlorella is a type of algae that grows in fresh water. The whole plant is used to make nutritional supplements and medicine. It is processed and made into tablets and liquid extracts. These extracts contain "chlorella growth factor," which is described as a water-soluble extract of chlorella containing chemicals including amino acids, peptides, proteins, vitamins, sugars, and nucleic acids. As a medicine, chlorella is used for preventing cancer, reducing radiation treatment side effects, stimulating the immune system, improving response to flu vaccine, increasing white blood cell counts (especially in people with HIV infection or cancer), preventing colds, protecting the body against toxic metals such as lead and mercury, and slowing the aging process.
Chlorella is also used to increase good bacteria in the intestine in order to improve digestion; and to help treat ulcers, colitis, Crohn's disease, and diverticulosis.
Some people also use chlorella for the prevention of stress-related ulcers; treatment of constipation, bad breath, and hypertension; as an antioxidant; to reduce cholesterol; to increase energy; to detoxify the body; and as a source of magnesium to promote mental health, relieve premenstrual syndrome (PMS), and reduce asthma attacks. It is also used for fibromyalgia.
Chlorella is applied to the skin for treating skin ulcers, rashes caused by radiation treatment, and a sexually transmitted disease called trichomoniasis. Chlorella is a good source of protein, fats, carbohydrates, fiber, chlorophyll, vitamins, and minerals. The cell wall of chlorella must be broken down before people can digest it.

Spirulina is a cyanobacterium that can be consumed by humans and other animals as a protein supplement.

Multiple choice geography natural regions of the world tropical desert regions natural regions weather maps

What make's up a large part of the Eskimo diet?

  1. Meat

  2. Fat

  3. Fish

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

Eskimos diet is also known as Inuit diet. It describes the diet typically consumed by the people of the Arctic areas of the United States, Canada, Russia, and Denmark. Eskimos hunt animals for their diet. Fishing is also main source for their diet. They use both land and sea to find food. Eskimos diet is rich in fat. Seals, fishes, whales and land animals are the main source of Eskimos diet. Meat of caribou and reindeer is rich in protein.

Multiple choice evs nutritious food diseases caused by changes in lifestyle nutrition deficiency diseases study of ecological pyramids

Supplement of essential nutrient in optimum amount is called as

  1. Malnutrition

  2. Nourishment

  3. Obesity

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

A- Malnutrition is a physical state of unbalanced nutrition. It can mean under-nutrition or over-nutrition. 

B- Nutrient is a source of nourishment, a component of food, for instance, protein, carbohydrate, fat, vitamin, mineral, fiber, and water.
C- Obesity is a condition that is associated with having an excess amount of body fat, defined by genetic and environmental factors that are difficult to control when dieting. 
So, the correct option is 'Nourishment'.

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What does the doctor advise to the patients suffering from high blood cholesterol?

  1. Red mutton with fat layer

  2. Vegetable and margerin

  3. Vegetable oil such as ground-nut oil

  4. Pure deshi ghee or butter
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Patients with high cholesterol are advised to avoid saturated fats (like butter, ghee, and red meat) and consume unsaturated fats found in vegetable oils and margarines.