1.

It is advised for pregnant women to increase their energy intake by

a. 150kcal/day
b. 250kcal/day
c. 300kcal/day
d. 500kcal/day
2. Essential fatty acids are necessary for the optimal formation of
a. Bones and teeth
b. Brain and eyes
c. Liver and gall bladder
d. Lungs and heart
3. Which of the following is not a source of iron
a. Spinach
b. Beef
c. Potatoes
d. Rice
4. Any degree of glucose intolerance with onset or first recognition during pregnancy is called
a. Pre-gestational DM
b. Post –gestational DM
c. Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
d. Gestational DM
5. Folic acid is important for pregnancy, as it can help to prevent birth defects known as
a. Neural tube defects
b. Cardiac anomalies
c. Muscle atrophies
d. Blood disorders
6. The I.C.M.R. nutrition expert group assumed average mother milk output per day is
a. 800 ml/day
b. 600ml/day
c. 700ml/day
d. 500ml/day
7. Colostrum is a rich source of
a. Vitamin A and antibodies
b. Minerals
c. Carbohydrates
d. Fats
8. This condition is brought on by a lack of vitamin D
a. Scurvy
b. Beri Beri
c. Rickets
d. Pellagra
9. This condition is brought on by a lack of vitamin A
a. Scurvy
b. Pellagra
c. Bleeding
d. Night Blindness
10. Breastfeeding should be exclusive for
a. 2 years
b. 1 year
c. 10 months
d. 6 months
11. Beri Beri is caused by the lack of
a. Vitamin B1
b. Vitamin B2
c. Vitamin B6
d. Vitamin B12
12. Lack of iodine causes
a. Hernia
b. Cough
c. Goiter
d. Anemia
13. Lack of Iron causes
a. Scurvy
b. Beri Beri
c. Anemia
d. Iron Deficiency Anemia
14. The preschool age period is from ------------------ of age
a. 1-3 years
b. 4-6 years
c. 1-6 years
d. 6-10 months
15. Infant is considered at the age of
a. 1-2 months
b. 12-18 months
c. 1-6 months
d. 1-12 months
16. ----------------- is needed for calcium absorption and deposition of calcium in the bones
a. Vitamin D
b. Vitamin A
c. Vitamin K
d. Vitamin E
17. Extreme wasting caused by prolonged restriction of both energy and protein.
a. Kwashiorkor
b. Marasmus
c. Rickets
d. Iron deficiency anemia
18. -----------------is due to a deficiency of protein but energy intake is adequate.
a. Rickets
b. Scurvy
c. Kwashiorkor
d. Marasmus
19. Stunting of the limbs is a ------------------- disorder.
a. Iron deficiency
 b. Protein deficiency
c. Iodine deficiency
d. Mineral deficiency
20. Which of the following is known as good cholesterol
a. LDL
b. Triglyceride
c. Cholesterol
d. HDL
21. Head Circumference should be measured in children until they are-------------- of age.
a. 12 months
b. 36 months
c. 18 months
d. 24 months
22. This is a method of assessment whereby an individual is asked to remember everything eaten during
the previous 24 hours.
a. 24 hour recall
b. Dietary recall
c. Biochemical recall
d. Food record
23. This consist of a medical history and a physical examination
a. Physical assessment
b. Clinical assessment
c. Dietary assessment
d. Medical assessment
24. According to the caloric needs of children a five year child needs ------------------ per day.
a. 1000 calories
b. 1800 calories
c. 1200 calories
d. 1400 calories
25. Foods that may be choking for toddlers except
a. Popcorn
b. Peanuts
c. Egg
d. Chewing gum
26. The gradual replacement of breastfeeding with other foods and ways of nurturing is
a. Dieting
b. Weaning
c. Feeding
d. Nutrition
27. Any food except mother’s milk provided to a newborn before initiating breastfeeding is
a. Weaning
b. Nutrition
c. Pre-lacteal feed
d. Dieting
28. Pregnant women needs fiber------------------ per day.
a. 25-30 g
b. 10-15 g
 c. 15-20 g
d. 40-50 g
29. Structural component of Hemoglobin is
a. Iodine
b. Iron
c. Sodium
d. Calcium
30. Lack dietary fiber causes
a. Constipation
b. Dysentery
c. Rickets
d. Anemia
31. Eating disorder resulting from a person’s fear of fatness in which cycles of gorging on large quantities
of food are followed by self-induced purging to maintain weight is
a. Anorexia Nervosa
b. Dieting
c. Bulimia Nervosa
d. Depression
32. Basal metabolic rate may be measured when a person is
a. Jogging
b. Walking
c. Sweating
d. Resting
33. Basal metabolic rate in a child is ---------------- than an adult.
a. Higher
b. Same
c. Slower
d. Approximately same
34. People with gall stones should avoid
a. Protein
b. Minerals
c. Fats
d. Vitamins
35. Lack of vitamin c causes
a. Tooth decay
b. Demineralization of bone
c. Slow wound healing
d. Softening of bones
36. Unit of energy is
a. Calorie
b. Joule
c. Watt
d. Horsepower
37. Obesity results if
a. Energy intake is lesser than expenditure
b. Energy intake is more than expenditure
c. Energy intake and expenditure are same
 d. Enzymes are more and food is less
38. Bread and cereal group is rich in
a. Proteins
b. Vitamins
c. Mineral
d. Carbohydrates
39. Vitamin can be soluble in
a. Fats
b. Water
c. Fat and Water
d. Sugar
40. An index of weight in relation to height, calculated mathematically is
a. Ideal body weight
b. Waist to hip ratio
c. Basal metabolic rate
d. Body mass index

1. Supplying nutrients using GI tract, including tube feedings & oral diets
a. Enteral Nutrition
b. Parenteral Nutrition
c. Oral Nutrition
d. Formula Diet
2. Tube is placed through the skin of the abdomen straight to the stomach
a. Orogastric tube
b. Nasogastric tube
c. Gastrostomy
d. Nasoenteric tube
3. Formula milk prepared from cow milk with added vegetable oils, vitamins, minerals, and iron is
a. Soy Based formula
b. Milk Based formula
c. Premature Milk formula
d. Vegetarian milk formula
4. Supplying nutrients through venous access
a. Enteral Nutrition
b. Parenteral Nutrition
c. Oral Nutrition
d. Formula Diet
5. When properly prepared, all infant formulas are approximately --------------------water.
a. 90%
b. 80%
c. 85%
d. 50%
6. Tube that starts from the nose and ends in the stomach is called
a. Orogastric tube
b. Nasogastric tube
 c. Gastrostomy
d. Nasoenteric tube
7. Tube placed through the skin of the abdomen straight into the intestines
a. Jejunostomy tube
b. Nasogastric tube
c. Gastrostomy
d. Nasoenteric tube

8. Vitamins (A, D, E, and K) are

a. Water soluble
b. Water and fat soluble
c. Fat soluble
d. Milk soluble
9. Vitamins B ,C and folates are
a. Water soluble
b. Water and fat soluble
c. Fat soluble
d. Milk soluble
10. Pediatricians generally advise that full-term, healthy infants exclusively breastfeed for the
first--------------------------- of life.
a. 12 months
b. 6 months
c. 18 months
d. 3 months

1. Any degree of glucose intolerance with onset or first recognition during pregnancy is called
a. Pre-gestational DM
b. Post –gestational DM
c. Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
d. Gestational DM
2. This condition is brought on by a lack of vitamin A
a. Scurvy
b. Pellagra
c. Bleeding
d. Night Blindness
3. Lack of Iron causes
a. Scurvy
b. Beri Beri
c. Anemia
d. Iron Deficiency Anemia
4. Diabetes diagnosed when the woman has diabetes before pregnancy.
a. Pre-gestational DM
b. Post –gestational DM
c. Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
d. Gestational DM
5. –----------------is due to a deficiency of protein but energy intake is adequate.
a. Rickets
b. Scurvy
c. Kwashiorkor
d. Marasmus
6. After a few days of lactation the mother secretes larger amounts of
less viscous and whitish milk known as
a. Colostrum
b. Milk
c. Formula milk
d. Mature milk
7. Breastfeeding should be exclusive for
a. 2 years
b. 1 year
c. 10 months
d. 6 months
8. --------------------------is a comprehensive evaluation of a person's food
a. Clinical assessment
b. Physical assessment
c. Dietary assessment
d. Physical assessment
9. All are bad cholesterols except for
a. LDL
b. Triglyceride
c. Cholesterol
d. HDL
10. This is a written record of amount of all foods and liquids consumed during a set time period,
usually 3 to 7 day
a. 24 hour recall
b. Dietary recall
c. Biochemical recall
d. Food record
11. The gradual replacement of breastfeeding with other foods and ways of nurturing is
a. Dieting
b. Weaning
c. Feeding
d. Nutrition
12. Ratio of the circumference of the waist to that of the hips. 
a. Body mass index
b. Ideal body weight
c. Waist to hip ratio
d. Basal metabolic rate
13. Vitamin A,D ,E, K are soluble in
a. Fats
b. Water
c. Fats and water
d. Sugar
14. Structural component of Hemoglobin is
a. Iodine
b. Iron
c. Sodium
d. Calcium
15. Basal metabolic rate may be measured when a person is
a. Jogging
b. Walking
c. Sweating
d. Resting
16. Mineral and vitamins fall in the category of
a. Micronutrients
b. Macronutrients
c. Essential nutrients
d. Nutrients
17. People with gall stones should avoid
a. Protein
b. Minerals
c. Fats
d. Vitamins
18. An index of weight in relation to height, calculated mathematically is
a. Ideal body weight
b. Waist to hip ratio
c. Basal metabolic rate
d. Body mass index
19. An eating disorder resulting from a morbid fear of fatness
a. Anorexia Nervosa
b. Dieting
c. Bulimia Nervosa
d. Depression
20. Any food except mother’s milk provided to a newborn before initiating breastfeeding is
a. Weaning
b. Nutrition
c. Pre-lacteal feed
d. Dieting
21. Infant is considered at the age of
a. 1-2 months
b. 12-18 months
c. 1-6 months
d. 1-12 months
22. Lack of iodine causes
a. Hernia
b. Cough
c. Goiter
d. Anemia
23. Unit of energy is
a. Calorie
 b. Joule
c. Watt
d. Horsepower
24. Beef, cheese, and ghee are rich source of
a. Proteins
b. Vitamins
c. Fats
d. Carbohydrates
25. Basal metabolic rate in a child is ---------------- than an adult.
a. Higher
b. Same
c. Slower
d. Approximately same
26. All of the following should be avoided during pregnancy except for
a. Caffeine
b. Drugs
c. Alcohol
d. Meat
27. 1 lb. of fat = ---------------- calories
a. 3000
b. 2500
c. 3500
d. 2000
28. An underweight client has a BMI of
a. Less than 20
b. Less than 18.5
c. More than 16
d. Less than 22
29. Rickets is caused by lack of
a. Vitamin A
b. Vitamin D
c. Vitamin C
d. Vitamin K
30. The WHO nutrition expert group assumed average mother milk output per day is
a. 850 ml/day
b. 600ml/day
c. 700ml/day
d. 500ml/day