Nutrition UPSC Questions

Nutrition MCQ Questions

1.
Carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins and minerals components of food for our body are called
A.
Nutrients
B.
Protein
C.
Blood
D.
Energy
ANSWER :
A. Nutrients
2.
_____________ are the only organisms that prepare food by using water, carbon dioxide and minerals.
A.
Animals
B.
Plants
C.
Humans
D.
None of These
ANSWER :
B. Plants
3.
The nutrients enable ___________ to build their bodies to grow to repair damaged parts of their bodies.
A.
Living Organisms
B.
Non Living Things
C.
Non Living Organisms
D.
None of These
ANSWER :
A. Living Organisms
4.
Nutrition is the mode of taking food by an ____________ and utilisation by the body.
A.
Non Living Organisms
B.
Non Living Things
C.
Organism
D.
Membrane
ANSWER :
C. Organism
5.
The mode of nutrition in which organisms make food themselves from simple substances is called
A.
Autotrophic
B.
Heterotrophic
C.
Omnivores
D.
Nutrients
ANSWER :
A. Autotrophic
6.
Animals and most other organisms take in ready-made food prepared by the plants are called
A.
Plants
B.
Autotrophs
C.
Both a and b
D.
Heterotrophs
ANSWER :
D. Heterotrophs