MCQ on Vitamins and Nutrition Set 3: Biology Quiz

MCQs on Vitamins and Nutrition
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Question 1. The major food fuel during exercise of long duration is_______.

(A) Fat

(B) Carbohydrate

(C) Protein

(D) None of the above

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(B) Carbohydrate

Question 2. The element that maintains balance between acidity and alkalinity in our body is_______.

(A) Calcium

(B) Potassium

(C) Sodium

(D) Phosphorus

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(D) Phosphorus 

Question 3. Which one of the following compounds is not stored in human body?

(A) Tocopherol

(B) Fat

(C) Amino acids

(D) Glycogen

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(C) Amino acids

Question 4. Among the following which fruit is rich source of iron?

(A) Guava

(B) Loquat

(C) Karonda

(D) Jambo

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(C) Karonda

Question 5. Spinach leaves contains the highest amount of_______.

(A) Carbohydrate

(B) Iron

(C) Fat

(D) Vitamin

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(B) Iron

Question 6. Which one of the following is a rich source of iron?

(A) Spinach

(B) Rice

(C) Pea

(D) Carrot

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(A) Spinach

Question 7. Iron content is found maximum in______.

(A) Milk

(B) Green vegetables

(C) Eggs

(D) Beans

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(B) Green vegetables

Question 8. Grains of basmati rice get elongated on being cooked because of higher content of_______.

(A) Oil

(B) Sugar

(C) Amylose

(D) Lysine

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(C) Amylose

Question 9. Among the following presence of which brings sweetness in milk?

(A) Carotene

(B) Sucrose

(C) Lactose

(D) Microse

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(C) Lactose

Question 10. Which bacteria cause milk to spoil?

(A) Lactobacillus

(B) Pseudomonas

(C) Staphylococcus

(D) Aspergillus

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(A) Lactobacillus

Question 11. Which of the following converts milk into curd?

(A) Bacteria

(B) Vitamin

(C) Enzyme

(D) None of these

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(A) Bacteria 

Question 12. Cow’s milk is slightly yellow in colour due to the presence of ______.

(A) Carotene

(B) Vitamin B12

(C) Riboflavin

(D) Xanthophyll

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(A) Carotene

Question 13. Cow milk is yellowish-white in colour due to the presence of _______.

(A) Butyric acid together with lactose

(B) Carotene together with casein

(C) Lactose

(D) Casein

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(B) Carotene together with casein 

Question 14. What is the average fat content of buffalo milk?

(A) 10.0%

(B) 9.0%

(C) 4.5%

(D) 7.2%

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(D) 7.2% 

Question 15. Which one of the following food materials does not contain all essential amino acids?

(A) Soyabean

(B) Egg

(C) Milk

(D) Rice

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(D) Rice 

Question 16. Milk protein is digested by which of the following enzyme?

(A) Erepsin

(B) Renin

(C) Trypsin

(D) Pepsin

View Answer
(B) Renin 

Question 17. Casein is milk______.

(A) Fat

(B) Protein

(C) Sugar

(D) Bacterium

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(B) Protein 

Question 18. The white colour of milk is due to the presence of_______.

(A) Casein

(B) Carotene

(C) Albumins

(D) Lactose

View Answer
(A) Casein

Question 19. Which of the following proteins is found in milk?

(A) Haemoglobin

(B) Myosin

(C) Casein

(D) Agglutinin

View Answer
(C) Casein

Question 20. The tissues are formed in body by_______.

(A) Vitamins

(B) Protein

(C) Carbohydrate

(D) Fat

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(B) Protein 

Question 21. The slow growth of the human body is caused due to the deficiency of which of the following?

(A) Fats

(B) Vitamins

(C) Proteins

(D) None of these

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(C) Proteins 

Question 22. Ribozymes are______.

(A) DNA

(B) RNA

(C) Proteins

(D) None of these

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(C) Proteins 

Question 23. Which one of the following biotransformation provides maximum energy to the human body?

(A) AMP ? ADP

(B) ADP ? ATP

(C) ATP ? ADP

(D) ADP ? AMP

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(C) ATP ? ADP

Question 24. During respiration, energy is produced in the form of_______.

(A) CO2

(B) NADP

(C) ATP

(D) ADP

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(C) ATP

Question 25. Which of the following is not correctly matched?

(A) Washing soda – Potassium

(B) Table salt – Sodium

(C) Haemoglobin – Iron

(D) Chlorophyll – Magnesium

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(A) Washing soda – Potassium

Question 26. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?

(A) Vitamin C – Calciferol

(B) Vitamin B6 – Niacin

(C) Vitamin B2 – Riboflavin

(D) Vitamin B1 – Retinol

View Answer
(C) Vitamin B2 – Riboflavin

Question 27. Which one is not a micronutrient?

(A) Manganese

(B) Sulphur

(C) Zinc

(D) Iron

View Answer
(B) Sulphur 

Question 28. Which is the main vitamin found in Papaya?

(A) Vitamin ‘K’

(B) Vitamin ‘B’

(C) Vitamin ‘C’

(D) Vitamin ‘A’

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(C) Vitamin ‘C’

Question 29. Which one of the following is not a natural source of Vitamin A?

(A) Milk

(B) Carrot

(C) Papaya

(D) Mango

View Answer
(A) Milk

Question 30. Alpha-keratin is a protein, present in_______.

(A) Eggs

(B) Lymph

(C) Skin

(D) Blood

View Answer
(C) Skin
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