170 Social and Preventive Medicine

Questions

357.Prudent diet is: (Maharashtra 2005)

a.Diet for dietary goal achievementb.Diet, which contains variety of foods to safe guard from deficienciesc.Diet on which a person or group livesd.Diet, which fulfills recommended daily allowances

358.The Reference protein is: (JIPMER 1986; UPSC 1986)

a.Milkb.Meatc.Eggd.Pulses

359.The guidelines under the CSSM programme recommend that alow birth baby with good suckling and without any signs of illnesscan be managed at home with special care even if the birth weightof baby is as low as: (UPSC 1997)

a.2200 gramsb.2000 gramsc.1800 gramsd.1500 grams

360.Positive health indicators of nutritional status include all of thefollowing EXCEPT: (BHU 1985)

a.Anthropometric measurements of pre-school childrenb.Height of school children at school entryc.Weight of antenatal mothersd.Prevalence of low birth weight

361.Severe wasting is: (ORISSA 2000)

a.< 60%b.<70%c.<80%d.<90%

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Nutrition and Health 171362.BMI (Body Mass Index) is defined as: (JIPMER 2000, AI 2005)

Weight (kg)a.————————————————(Height)

(meters)Weight (kg)b.——————————————————(Height)

1.6

(cm)Mid-arm circumference (cm)c.—————————————————————Head circumference (cm)d.Midarm circumference (cm) between ages of 1-5 years

363.‘Cut-off’ point to define obesity in “Body Mass Index” for femalesis: (Delhi 2002)

a.30 b. 28.6c.26 d. 25

364.One of the following is not true about PONDERAL INDEX: (Kerala2000)

a.It is a measure of obesityb.It is independent of height and weightc.It is height and weight dependentd.Age independente.Used for measurement of body weight in adults

365.Which of the following indices is not an index of measurement ofobesity?

a.Body mass indexb.Ponderal indexc.Broca indexd.Sullivan’s index

366.True about NPU (Net protein utilization) is all EXCEPT: (DNB 197)

a.NPU of cow’s milk = 80 %b.NPU of average Indian diet =50-80 %c.Low NPU requires increased protein requirementd.NPU is weight gain per unit protein consumed

367.All are true about NPU EXCEPT: (AI 2000)

a.NPU of milk is 75%b.NPU of Indian diet is 50-80%c.NPU is weight gain per unit consumption of proteinsd.If NPU is more, requirement of proteins is more

172 Social and Preventive Medicine368.Most essential fatty acid which serves as a basis for productionof other fatty acids (EFA) in the body, is known as: (UPSC 2005)