MCQ on Vitamins and Nutrition Set 4: Biology Quiz

Question 1. The Golden Rice contains b-carotene gene which comes from _______.

(A) Papaya

(B) Beetroot

(C) Daffodil

(D) Carrot

Question 2. Which one of the following does not denature a protein?

(A) Heavy metal salts

(B) X-rays

(C) Infra-red rays

(D) Heat

Question 3. Protein requirement of young and old person are _______.

(A) Very high in the young and low in the old

(B) Higher in the old and lower in the young

(C) Higher in the young and lower in the old

(D) Almost the same

Question 4. Daily intake of proteins, recommended for a moderately active woman is_______.

(A) 37 g

(B) 40 g

(C) 45 g

(D) 30 g

Question 5. How much protein a lactating mother requires in a daily diet?

(A) 100 grams

(B) 70 grams

(C) 20 grams

(D) 30 grams

Question 6. Starch is a_______.

(A) Monosaccharide

(B) Disaccharide

(C) Polysaccharide

(D) None of the above

Question 7. Which one of the following statements regarding starch and cellulose is not correct?

(A) Both of them are made up of glucose molecules

(B) Both of them give colour with iodine

(C) Both of them are polymers

(D) Both of them are of plant origin

Question 8. Which of the following is digested with the help of saliva?

(A) Protein

(B) Starch

(C) Fibre

(D) None of these

Question 9. Which of the following vitamin is considered as hormone?

(A) D

(B) C

(C) B

(D) A

Question 10. Which of the following is found in the composition of vitamin D?

(A) Calciferol

(B) Ascorbic acid

(C) Folic acid

(D) Retinol

Question 11. Which one of the following statements is not correct?

(A) Vitamin B1 (thiamine) deficiency can lead to heart failure

(B) One of the symptoms of scurvy is pain in the joints

(C) Vitamin-A (retinol) deficiency leads to the dry and scaly skin

(D) Milk contains none of the B-vitamins

Question 12. Linseed is a rich source of_______.

(A) Antioxidants

(B) Essential amino acids

(C) Omega-3 fatty acid

(D) Vitamin C

Question 13. Which among the following is the richest source of alpha-linolenic acid (18-carbon omega-3 fatty acid)?

(A) Flaxseed

(B) Mung bean

(C) Oats

(D) Moth bean

Question 14. Besides proteins and carbohydrates, other elements of nutritional value found in milk, include______.

(A) calcium and iron

(B) potassium and iron

(C) calcium and potassium

(D) calcium, potassium and iron

Question 15. Fat present below the skin surface in our body, acts as a barrier against?

(A) Entry of harmful micro-organisms from the environment

(B) Loss of salts from the body

(C) Loss of essential body fluids

(D) Loss of heat from the body

Question 16. Which of the following gives maximum energy in metabolic processes?

(A) Minerals

(B) Proteins

(C) Fats

(D) Carbohydrates

Question 17. The substance which makes up about 80% of the living material in most organisms is_______.

(A) Minerals

(B) Carbohydrates

(C) Fats

(D) Protein

Question 18. Consumption of fish is considered to be healthy when compared to the flesh of other animals because fish contains?

(A) More carbohydrates and proteins

(B) Essential vitamins

(C) Saturated fatty acids

(D) Polyunsaturated fatty acids

Question 19.

• Assertion (A): If somebody stops taking green vegetables he will suffer from night blindness.
• Reason (R): He will suffer from vitamin A deficiency. Select the correct answer from the codes given below.
  

(A) (A) is false, but (R) is true

(B) (A) is true, but (R) is false

(C) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

(D) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

Question 20. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.

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Question 21. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.

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Question 22. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.

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Question 23. Consider the following pairs. Vitamin Deficiency disease

1. Vitamin C – Scurvy   
2. Vitamin D – Rickets
3. Vitamin E – Night blindness

Which of the pairs given above is/ are correctly matched?

(A) Only 1 and 2

(B) Only 3

(C) 1, 2 and 3

(D) None of these

Question 24. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.

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Question 25. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.

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Question 26. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.

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Question 27. Consider the following minerals.

1. Calcium
2. Iron
3. Sodium
   

Which of the minerals given above is/are required by human body for the contruction of muscles?

(A) Only 1

(B) 2 and 3

(C) 1 and 3

(D) All of these

Question 28. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.

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Question 29. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.

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Question 30. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.

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Question 31. Which of the following elements are present in all proteins?

1. Carbon
2. Hydrogen
3. Oxygen
4. Nitrogen
   

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(A) 1, 3 and 4

(B) 1, 2 and 4

(C) 1, 2, 3 and 4

(D) 2 and 3

Question 32. Which of the following are characteristics shown in a breastfed baby when compared to a bottlefed baby?

1. It is less obese.
   
2. It shows, greater capacity to resist diseases.
   
3. It gets more vitamins and protein.
   
4. Its growth in height is abnormal.

(A) 2, 3 and 4

(B) 1, 3 and 4

(C) 1, 2 and 4

(D) 1, 2 and 3

Question 33. Which of the following would lead to malnutrition?

1. Overnutrition
   
2. Undernutrition
   
3. Imbalanced nutrition
   

Select the correct answer by usingthe codes given below.

(A) 1, 2 and 3

(B) 1 and 3

(C) 2 and 3

(D) 2 alone

Question 34. Consider the following statements.

1. Fatty acids should be a part of human diet.
   
2. A normal diet should contain 75 gm of fat.
   
3. The cells of human body can not synthesize any fatty acids.
   
4. Deficiency diseases develop due to the absence of essential fatty acids.
   

Which of the above statements is/are correct? 

(A) Only 3 and 4

(B) Only 2 and 3

(C) 1, 2 and 4

(D) 1, 2 and 3

Question 35.

• Assertion (A): Vitamins are invigorating elements, whose small amount is required for good health.
• Reason (R): Vitamins help to keep the body healthy by killing harmful bacteria.

(A) (A) is false, but (R) is true

(B) (A) is true, but (R) is false

(C) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

(D) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

Question 36.

• Assertion (A):Human diet should compulsorily contain glycine, serine and tyrosine.
• Reason (R): Essential amino acids cannot be synthesized in the human body.

(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false

(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true

Question 37.

• Assertion (A): Unsaturated fats are more reactive compared with the saturated fats.
• Reason (R): Unsaturated fats have only single bonds in their structure. 

(A) (A) is false, but (R) is true

(B) (A) is true, but (R) is false

(C) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

(D) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

Question 38. A company marketing food products advertises that its items do not contain trans-fats. What does this campaign signify to the customers?

1. The food products are not made out of hydrogenated oils.
   
2. The food products are not made out of animal fats/oil.
   
3. The oils used are not likely to damage the cardiovascular health of the consumers.
   

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(A) 1, 2 and 3

(B) 1 and 3

(C) 2 and 3

(D) Only 1