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Nutrition, Therapeutics and Health

Quiz 3

Week 5 & 6 20 marks

Multiple choice questions :

Select the correct answer

1. Too little iodine can lead to the conditions known as ( )

a. hyperthyroidism b. cretinism c. deafmutism d. hypothyroidism

2. The mineral that supports enzyme functions as co-enzymes ( )

a. manganese b. magnesium c. copper d. iron

3. Deficiency of the following mineral causes glucose intolerance ( )

a. copper b. iron c. chromium d. selenium

4. When free water loss exceeds free water intake, usually due to exercise or disease

it results in ( )

a. diarrhoea b. dehydration c. thirst d. sweating

5. Protein malnutrition leads to a condition called ( )

a. marasmus b. anaemia c. kwashiorkor d. stroke

6. Nyctalopia is one of the first signs of deficiency of ( )

a. vitamin A b. vitamin D c. vitamin C d. vitamin K

7. A disease of 3D’s ( )

a. Beri beri b. cheilosis c. pellagra d. scurvy

8. Folic acid deficiency in pregnant woman leads to ___________ in newborns ( )

a. neural tube defects b. alopecia c. rickets d. pegion chest

9. A balanced diet should provide ___________% of energy from proteins ( )

a. 50-60 b. 30-40 c. 20-30 d. 10-15

10. A systematically planned set of activities is ( )

a. nutrition counseling b. nutrition education

c. nutrition therapy d. nutrition programme

11. Keep expenditure within your family food budget is ( )

a. meal planning b. balanced diet c. food purchase d. food storage

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12. The basal metabolic rate starts decreasing with ( )

a. sex b. age c. health d. work

13. Potable water should be free from ( )

a. salts b. minerals c. pathogenic bacteria d. cleanliness

14. One method to destroy insects is ( )

a. fumigation b. covering c. drying d. washing

15. Bleaching powder or chlorinated lime is very powerful in__________ drinking water ( )

a.clearing b. boiling c. filtering d. sterilizing

16. Water is 99.9% pure in ( )

a. storage b. slow sand filrtration c. rapid filtration d. boiling

17. People who have no teeth require a ( )

a. soft diet b. high fibre diet c. solid diet d. fried foods

18. Clear fluid should not continued for more than ( )

a. 4-6 hrs b. 6-8 hrs c. 10-16 hrs d. 24 to 48 hrs

19. During fevers the energy requirement is increased by ( )

a. 10% b. 30% c. 50% d. 70%

20. there is damage to the walls of the alveoli (air sacs) in the lungs ( )

a. emphysema b. bronchitis c. rhinitis d. COPD

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