| 1 |
Maize is deficient in |
| |
a |
lysine |
| |
b |
leucine |
| |
c |
phenyl alanine |
| |
d |
tryptophan |
| 2 |
Semi essential amino acids are |
| |
a |
arginine |
| |
b |
lysine |
| |
c |
leucine |
| |
d |
histidine |
| 3 |
Which cooking oil has the highest amount of essential fatty acid |
| |
a |
ground nut oil |
| |
b |
coconut oil |
| |
c |
sun flower oil |
| |
d |
castor oil |
| 4 |
daily req. of protein is |
| |
a |
1 mg per kg |
| |
b |
2 mg per kg |
| |
c |
3 mg per kg |
| |
d |
4 mg per kg |
| 5 |
Higher amt. Of unsaturated fatty acids are found in |
| |
a |
vegetable oil |
| |
b |
butter |
| |
c |
milk |
| |
d |
egg |
| 6 |
Which of the following is rich in lenoleic acid |
| |
a |
linseed oil |
| |
b |
ground nut oil |
| |
c |
sunflower oil |
| |
d |
soyabean oil |
| 7 |
Essential fatty acids are lowest in |
| |
a |
fish liver oil |
| |
b |
sunflower oil |
| |
c |
vegetable oil |
| |
d |
coconut oil |
| 8 |
The rich source of essential fatty acid is |
| |
a |
ghee |
| |
b |
vanaspathi |
| |
c |
butter |
| |
d |
vegetable oil |
| 9 |
Vit.A requirements daily for 6to12 month old |
| |
a |
599ug |
| |
b |
300ug |
| |
c |
200ug |
| |
d |
100ug |
| 10 |
Which is the most potent vitamine A |
| |
a |
carotene |
| |
b |
vitamine A1 |
| |
c |
vitamine A2 |
| |
d |
Beta carotene |
| 11 |
Vitamin A requirement for a child between 6 to 12 months is |
| |
a |
100 ug |
| |
b |
200ug |
| |
c |
300 ug |
| |
d |
400 ug |
| 12 |
Prevelance of vit A defeciency in a community is assessed by |
| |
a |
bitot soots 0.5% |
| |
b |
decrese serum retinol level 0.05% |
| |
c |
corneal ulcer 0.01% |
| |
d |
night blindness 10% |
| 13 |
Vitamin prophylaxis schedule of new born is |
| |
a |
27.5 |
| |
b |
55 |
| |
c |
110 |
| |
d |
165 |
| 14 |
Carotene is not found in high amounts in |
| |
a |
tomato |
| |
b |
cabbage |
| |
c |
potato |
| |
d |
spinach |
| 15 |
Earliest feature of vit. A deficiency is |
| |
a |
cunjunctival xerosis |
| |
b |
nyctalopia |
| |
c |
bitot's spots |
| |
d |
keratomalacia |
| 16 |
The features of hypervitaminosis A is |
| |
a |
pseudotumour cerebri |
| |
b |
alopecia |
| |
c |
anorexia |
| |
d |
all |
| 17 |
The highest concentrations of Vit A is seen in |
| |
a |
polar bear liver |
| |
b |
cod liver oil |
| |
c |
shark liver oil |
| |
d |
papaya |
| 18 |
Prophylactic administration of vitamin A in a child is |
| |
a |
Health promotion |
| |
b |
treatment of cases |
| |
c |
specific protection |
| |
d |
rehabilitation |
| 19 |
Daily req. of vit. A is |
| |
a |
400 IU |
| |
b |
300IU |
| |
c |
2000 IU |
| |
d |
4000 IU |
| 20 |
For every 100 calories, vit. B required is |
| |
a |
0.05 mg |
| |
b |
0.5 mg |
| |
c |
5 mg |
| |
d |
1 gm |
| 21 |
The richest source of vit. K is: |
| |
a |
egg yolk |
| |
b |
green vegetables |
| |
c |
gfruits |
| |
d |
wheat |
| 22 |
Par boiling of paddy helps in retaining |
| |
a |
vitamine C |
| |
b |
vitamin A |
| |
c |
niacine |
| |
d |
thiamin |
| 23 |
In which indian state is pellagra prevalent |
| |
a |
kerala |
| |
b |
andhra |
| |
c |
bengal |
| |
d |
bihar |
| 24 |
One mg of niacine is produced by ___ mg of tryptophan |
| |
a |
22 |
| |
b |
37 |
| |
c |
55 |
| |
d |
60 |
| 25 |
The vitamine that is destroyed when milk is exposed to light |
| |
a |
A |
| |
b |
B 2 |
| |
c |
B6 |
| |
d |
B 12 |
| 26 |
The occurrence of pellagra is most common in |
| |
a |
teen agers |
| |
b |
growing children |
| |
c |
young adults |
| |
d |
adults in later life |
| 27 |
Excessive of leucine can lead to |
| |
a |
beriberi |
| |
b |
marasmus |
| |
c |
pellagra |
| |
d |
magenta tongue |
| 28 |
Niacin is synthesized from |
| |
a |
tryptophan |
| |
b |
tyrosine |
| |
c |
methionine |
| |
d |
phenylalanine |
| 29 |
ICMR recommadation for protein intake for 13to 15 yrs.old girls |
| |
a |
0.5 gm/kg |
| |
b |
0.95gm/kg |
| |
c |
1.3 gm/kg |
| |
d |
1.85gm/kg |
| 30 |
Poorest source of vitamin C among the following is |
| |
a |
guava |
| |
b |
cabbage |
| |
c |
lime |
| |
d |
orange |
| 31 |
A baby fed on cow milk only is likely to develop |
| |
a |
beri beri |
| |
b |
rickets |
| |
c |
nightblindness |
| |
d |
scurvy |
| 32 |
Vitamin c content of seed is increases by |
| |
a |
germination |
| |
b |
incubation |
| |
c |
boiling in warm water |
| |
d |
fermantation |
| 33 |
The highest quantity of vit. C is found in |
| |
a |
orange |
| |
b |
lemon |
| |
c |
indian gooseberry |
| |
d |
grapes |
| 34 |
Daily req. of vit. C is |
| |
a |
40 mg |
| |
b |
100 mg |
| |
c |
200 mg |
| |
d |
500 mg |
| 35 |
Calcium requirement above the noemal during the first 6 month of lactation is |
| |
a |
400mg/day |
| |
b |
550mg/day |
| |
c |
600mg/day |
| |
d |
750mg/day |
| 36 |
Calcium requirement during pregnancy per day is |
| |
a |
5gm |
| |
b |
15gm |
| |
c |
22gm |
| |
d |
33gm |
| 37 |
ragi is the richest source of |
| |
a |
carbohydrates |
| |
b |
iron defficiency |
| |
c |
Ca |
| |
d |
protiens |
| 38 |
Highest amount of iron is seen in |
| |
a |
milk |
| |
b |
meat |
| |
c |
spinach |
| |
d |
jaggery |
| 39 |
Percentage of elemental iron in ferrous sulphate (hydrated) |
| |
a |
0.2 |
| |
b |
0.33 |
| |
c |
0.6 |
| |
d |
0.82 |
| 40 |
Normal iron requirment per day in pregnancy |
| |
a |
1.5 mg |
| |
b |
1.8 mg |
| |
c |
2.8mg |
| |
d |
3.5 mg |
| 41 |
Iron absorption from intestine is regulated by |
| |
a |
acid secretion in stomach |
| |
b |
reducing substance in food |
| |
c |
mucosal block in the intestine cells according to iron requirement |
| |
d |
alkaline medium in small intestine |
| 42 |
Daily requirment of iodine is |
| |
a |
50 mg/day |
| |
b |
100ugm/day |
| |
c |
150ugm/day |
| |
d |
150mg/day |
| 43 |
Total body iodine is about |
| |
a |
20 mg |
| |
b |
30 mg |
| |
c |
40 mg |
| |
d |
50 mg |
| 44 |
Iodine defficiency is associated with all except |
| |
a |
mental retardation |
| |
b |
still births |
| |
c |
high infant mortality rate |
| |
d |
cataract |
| 45 |
The government of India has announced the national health policy in which year |
| |
a |
1951 |
| |
b |
1977 |
| |
c |
1982 |
| |
d |
1991 |
| 46 |
Normal flouride level in water is |
| |
a |
0.1 mg/lit |
| |
b |
0.2mg/lit |
| |
c |
0.5mg/lit |
| |
d |
1 mg/lit |
| 47 |
Double edged sword is |
| |
a |
chlorine |
| |
b |
florine |
| |
c |
selenium |
| |
d |
lead |
| 48 |
What is known as poor man's meat |
| |
a |
milk |
| |
b |
pulses |
| |
c |
fish |
| |
d |
egg |
| 49 |
Wheat is deficient in which amino acid |
| |
a |
arginine |
| |
b |
leucine |
| |
c |
lycine |
| |
d |
threonine |
| 50 |
The highest amount of protein is seen in |
| |
a |
soyabeen |
| |
b |
groundnut |
| |
c |
bengal gram |
| |
d |
mysore dal |
| 51 |
The biological of proteinin soyabean is |
| |
a |
0.4 |
| |
b |
0.5 |
| |
c |
0.58 |
| |
d |
0.64 |
| 52 |
Limiting amino acid in Soya bean is |
| |
a |
Threonine |
| |
b |
Lysine |
| |
c |
Methionine |
| |
d |
Tryptophan |
| 53 |
Which of the following given the highest amount of cholesterol |
| |
a |
white meat |
| |
b |
red meat |
| |
c |
egg |
| |
d |
fish |
| 54 |
One litre of cow's milk provides ___ mg of calcium |
| |
a |
400 |
| |
b |
600 |
| |
c |
800 |
| |
d |
1000 |
| 55 |
The ratio of casein to albumin in human milk is |
| |
a |
0.084027778 |
| |
b |
0.043055556 |
| |
c |
0.042361111 |
| |
d |
0.292361111 |
| 56 |
One egg yield about ___ kcal of energy |
| |
a |
50 |
| |
b |
60 |
| |
c |
70 |
| |
d |
80 |
| 57 |
Egg has all vitamins except |
| |
a |
B1 |
| |
b |
B6 |
| |
c |
C |
| |
d |
E |
| 58 |
Highest biological value is for |
| |
a |
eggs |
| |
b |
milk |
| |
c |
soyabeen |
| |
d |
meat |
| 59 |
One ounce of fresh cows milk yeilds about |
| |
a |
20k.cal. |
| |
b |
40k.cal |
| |
c |
67 k.cal |
| |
d |
90k.cal |
| 60 |
Percentage of protein in breast milk is |
| |
a |
1-2gm% |
| |
b |
2-4gm% |
| |
c |
4-5gm% |
| |
d |
5-7gm% |
| 61 |
One of the following is bilogicallly complete |
| |
a |
ground nut |
| |
b |
wheat |
| |
c |
soyabean |
| |
d |
milk |
| 62 |
Milk is deficient in |
| |
a |
calcium |
| |
b |
vitamin A |
| |
c |
vitamin D |
| |
d |
Fe |
| 63 |
Breast milk compared to cow's milk has more |
| |
a |
calories |
| |
b |
fat |
| |
c |
lactose |
| |
d |
protein |
| 64 |
The highest calories is in |
| |
a |
animal meat |
| |
b |
egg |
| |
c |
sweet potato |
| |
d |
milk |
| 65 |
A cup of good cofee provides about ----- of niacin |
| |
a |
1mg |
| |
b |
2mg |
| |
c |
5mg |
| |
d |
10mg |
| 66 |
A normal six month old child would require about how many calories per kg daily |
| |
a |
25 |
| |
b |
40 |
| |
c |
75 |
| |
d |
110 |
| 67 |
Best method to compare protein quality is |
| |
a |
net protein utilisation |
| |
b |
biological value |
| |
c |
specific dynamic action of protein |
| |
d |
presence or absence of essential amino acids |
| 68 |
For assessing the ability of protein utilisation the best index is |
| |
a |
urea |
| |
b |
uric acid |
| |
c |
blood ammonia |
| |
d |
urinary nitrogen content |
| 69 |
Lysine is not present in |
| |
a |
wheat |
| |
b |
rice |
| |
c |
bengal gram |
| |
d |
red gram dhall |
| 70 |
The daily req. of fat is ___ % of total energy |
| |
a |
10 |
| |
b |
15 |
| |
c |
20 |
| |
d |
25 |
| 71 |
Index of duration of malnutrition is |
| |
a |
weight for height |
| |
b |
weight for age |
| |
c |
height for age |
| |
d |
none of above |
| 72 |
Index of severity of malnutrition is |
| |
a |
weight for height |
| |
b |
weight for age |
| |
c |
height for age |
| |
d |
none of above |
| 73 |
RDA of folic acid in adult pregnant woman ---- ugm |
| |
a |
50 |
| |
b |
150 |
| |
c |
300 |
| |
d |
500 |
| 74 |
Important clinical diagnostic feature of Kwashiorkor is |
| |
a |
flag sign |
| |
b |
wt loss |
| |
c |
odema |
| |
d |
neurologic disfunction |
| 75 |
Essential diagnostic criteria for diagnosis of kwashiorkor |
| |
a |
growth retardation oedema psychomotor retaddation |
| |
b |
hair change, growth, psychomotor retardation |
| |
c |
oedema, skin changes and psychomotor retardation |
| |
d |
|
| 76 |
Oral vit. A prophylaxis is given to children every |
| |
a |
2 months |
| |
b |
6 months |
| |
c |
9 months |
| |
d |
1 year |
| 77 |
Dose of oral vit. A given as prophylaxis is |
| |
a |
66000 IU |
| |
b |
10000 IU |
| |
c |
160000 IU |
| |
d |
200000 IU |
| 78 |
According to the latest estimate the no. of people living in the known iodine deficient areas is |
| |
a |
40 million |
| |
b |
120 million |
| |
c |
20 million |
| |
d |
80 million |
| 79 |
The level of iodination of salt in India is |
| |
a |
1 in 200 |
| |
b |
1 in 20000 |
| |
c |
1 in 30000 |
| |
d |
1 in 40000 |
| 80 |
Deflouridation of water is done by ____ technique |
| |
a |
nalgonda |
| |
b |
kasauli |
| |
c |
nagpur |
| |
d |
hyderabad |
| 81 |
Iodised oil used in preventing goitre is |
| |
a |
croton oil |
| |
b |
castor oil |
| |
c |
almond oil |
| |
d |
poppy seed oil |
| 82 |
Iodized oil used in preventinting goitre is |
| |
a |
croton oil caster oi;l |
| |
b |
caster oil |
| |
c |
almond oil |
| |
d |
poppy seed oil |
| 83 |
1ml of iodised oil gives protection for about |
| |
a |
6mths |
| |
b |
1year |
| |
c |
4year |
| |
d |
10 year |
| 84 |
The toxin in Khesari dhal is known as |
| |
a |
beta oxalyl amino alanine |
| |
b |
beta oxalyl amino arginine |
| |
c |
alpha oxalyl amino alanine |
| |
d |
beta oxalyl amino transferase |
| 85 |
Spastic paraplegia is caused by |
| |
a |
sanguinarine |
| |
b |
lathirus |
| |
c |
strychnine |
| |
d |
organo phosphorous compound |
| 86 |
In which state lithyrism is common |
| |
a |
karnataka |
| |
b |
maharastra |
| |
c |
madhyapradesh |
| |
d |
andhrapradesh |
| 87 |
Positive health indicators of nutritional status include except |
| |
a |
anthropometric measurment of pre school children |
| |
b |
height of school children at school entry |
| |
c |
weight of antenatal mothers |
| |
d |
prevalence of low birth weight |
| 88 |
Methylene blue test in milk is done to detect |
| |
a |
proton content |
| |
b |
sugar content |
| |
c |
activity of bacterial |
| |
d |
fat content |
| 89 |
Pasteurisation of milk kills |
| |
a |
brucella |
| |
b |
mycobacterium tuberculosis |
| |
c |
streptococcus |
| |
d |
anthrax |
| 90 |
Pasteurization kill all except |
| |
a |
sore throat causing bacilli |
| |
b |
bacillary dysentry organisms |
| |
c |
staphylococcus exotoxin |
| |
d |
brucellosis |
| 91 |
Methyleneblue reduction test is done for estimating |
| |
a |
fat content of milk |
| |
b |
suger content of milk |
| |
c |
protein content of milk |
| |
d |
bacterial activity in the milk |
| 92 |
In slaughter houses, best to dispose is |
| |
a |
incenaration |
| |
b |
boiling |
| |
c |
composting |
| |
d |
dumping |
| 93 |
The toxic principle in epidemic dropsy is |
| |
a |
sanguinarine |
| |
b |
BOAA |
| |
c |
pyruvic acid |
| |
d |
phenyl pyruvic acid |
| 94 |
All are food fortification except |
| |
a |
addition of colour to saccharin |
| |
b |
addition of vit. A to food stuff |
| |
c |
addition of extra nutrients to food stuff |
| |
d |
iodization of salt |
| 95 |
In formulation mid day meal for school children the meal should supply ____ of total energy req. and ___ the protein req. |
| |
a |
1/3and 1/2 |
| |
b |
1/2 and 1/3 |
| |
c |
1/4 and 2/3 |
| |
d |
2/3 and 1/3 |
| 96 |
Requirement of extra caolories for alactating mother during first 6 months is |
| |
a |
300kcal/ day |
| |
b |
400kcal/day |
| |
c |
550kcal/ day |
| |
d |
800kcal/ day |
