Nutrition, Health, and Diseases CDS Questions

CDS Biology

Nutrition, Health, and Diseases MCQ Questions


7.
A diet containing all necessary nutrients (carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, water and roughage) in the correct proportions required by the body is called a:
A.
Protein-rich diet
B.
Vegetarian diet
C.
Low-calorie diet
D.
Balanced diet
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ANSWER :
D. Balanced diet
8.
A condition resulting from a deficiency, excess, or imbalance in the intake of nutrients is termed:
A.
Immunisation
B.
Metabolism
C.
Digestion
D.
Malnutrition
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ANSWER :
D. Malnutrition
9.
Severe protein deficiency in young children, often leading to oedema (swelling), a swollen belly, and stunted growth, is known as:
A.
Scurvy
B.
Kwashiorkor
C.
Marasmus
D.
Rickets
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ANSWER :
B. Kwashiorkor
10.
Severe deficiency of both proteins and overall calories in young children, resulting in extreme wasting of muscle and fat, is known as:
A.
Rickets
B.
Beriberi
C.
Kwashiorkor
D.
Marasmus
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ANSWER :
D. Marasmus
11.
Among the major nutrients, which one provides approximately twice the energy per gram compared to carbohydrates or proteins?
A.
Water
B.
Vitamins
C.
Minerals
D.
Fat
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ANSWER :
D. Fat
12.
Amino acids that the human body cannot synthesise on its own and must therefore obtain through the diet are called:
A.
Essential amino acids
B.
Fatty acids
C.
Non-essential amino acids
D.
Nucleic acids
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ANSWER :
A. Essential amino acids