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Match the following nutrition/vitamin deficiences in column I
with causes/deficiencies is column II and choose the correct
option from the answer key

Column I Column II
(a) Kwashiorkor   (p) Iron
(b) General Anaemia  (q) Menadione
(c) Dermatitis  (r) Protein
(d) Marasmus  (s) Pyridoxin
(e) Bleeding  (t) Biotin























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  1. (a) -(p) , (b)- (t) , (c) -(q) ,(d)- (r), (e) -(s)

  2. (a) -(t) , (b)- (q) , (c) -(r) ,(d)- (s), (e) -(p)

  3. (a) -(q) , (b)- (r) , (c) -(s) ,(d)- (p), (e) -(t)

  4. (a) -(r) , (b)- (p) , (c) -(t) ,(d)- (s), (e) -(q)

  5. (a) -(r) , (b)- (s) , (c) -(p) ,(d)- (t), (e) -(q)

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Correct Option: E

Kwashiorkar disease develops due to

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  1. Malnutrition

  2. Over-eating

  3. Catalysis

  4. Mutation

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Kwashiorkar is a nutritional deficiency disease due to low protein diet.

Kwashiorkor disease develops due to

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  1. Malnutrition.

  2. Over eating.

  3. Catalysis.

  4. Mutation.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  • Kwashiorkor is malnutrition produced by a severely inadequate amount of protein in the diet. It is also called as protein malnutrition.
  • Symptoms include texture, fatigue, diarrhea, loss of muscle mass, failure to grow or gain weight, edema (swelling) of the ankles, feet, and belly, the damaged immune system, which can lead to more frequent and severe infections, irritability.
  • Hence Kwashiorkor disease develops due to Malnutrition.
  • So, the correct answer is 'Malnutrition'.

Continued consumption of a diet rich in butter, red meat and eggs for a long period may lead to

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  1. Vitamin A toxicity

  2. Kidney stones

  3. Hypercholesterolemia

  4. Urine laden with ketone bodies

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Continued consumption of fat rich diet causes hypercholesterolemia. Hypercholesterolemia is the presence of high levels of cholesterol in the blood. High cholesterol raises your risk for heart disease, heart attack and stroke. 

Kidney stones are solid mass made up of tiny crystals. There are different types of kidney stones. The exact cause depends on the type of stone like, calcium stones, uric acid stone etc. 
Vitamin A toxicity or hypervitaminosis A is having too much of vitamin A in the body. 
Ketonuria is condition in which ketone bodies are present in urine. Body produces excess ketone bodies as an alternate source of energy during starvation or diabetes mellitus (type 1).
Therefore, the correct answer is option C.

Salivary glands are____________

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  1. Merocrine

  2. Apocrine

  3. Holocrine

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  • A cell is classified as merocrine if the secretions of that cell are excreted via exocytosis from secretory cells into an epithelial-walled duct or ducts and then onto a bodily surface or into the lumen.
  •  The salivary glands are an example of merocrine glands. 
  • Hence, Salivary glands are Merocrine.
  • So, the correct answer is 'Merocrine'.

Secretin stimulates production of?

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  1. Saliva

  2. Gastric juice

  3. Bile

  4. Chylomicron

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Correct Option: A

Saliva contains enzyme

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  1. Enterokinase

  2. Ptyalin/amylase

  3. Chymotrypsin

  4. Lipase

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Correct Option: B

Saliva produced per day is1.0 d

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  1. $m^3$

  2. 1.5 d$m^3$

  3. 2.0 d$m^3$

  4. 2.5 d$m^3$

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Correct Option: B