Food and Nutrition MCQ Questions and Answers for Practice

1. The food component present in sugar is

1. fats
2. proteins
3. vitamins
4. carbohydrates

2. The percentage of water in the human body is

1. 65
2. 70
3. 40
4. 80

3. Foods like pizza, burger and noodles are rich in

1. carbohydrates
2. protiens
3. vitamins
4. minerals

4. ............. provide more than double the energy provided by carbohydrates or protiens in human body.

1. vitamins
2. fats
3. minerals
4. starch

5. The component of food which help our body to fight against infections is

1. protiens
2. fats
3. carbohydrates
4. starch

6. ................. is essential for forming haemoglobin in the blood.

1. calcium
2. iron
3. phosphorous
4. magnesium

7. The disease caused by the deficiency of iron is

1. anaemia
2. desentry
3. chicken pox
4. malaria

8. The mineral which controls the functioning of thyroid is

1. phosphorous
2. calcium
3. magnesium
4. iodine

9. The disease caused by the deficiency of iodine is

1. anaemia
2. goitre
3. chicken pox
4. swine flu

10. ............... helps to maintain a constant body temperature in our body.

1. roughage
2. vitamins
3. energy giving food
4. water

11. Our body needs .............. litres of water every day.

1. 2 to 3
2. 7 to 8
3. 10 to 15
4. 1 to 2

12. Rickets is caused by the deficiency of

1. vitamin B1
2. vitamin C
3. vitamin D
4. vitamin A

13. Excessive body weight due overnutrition leads to

1. rickets
2. maramus
3. obesity
4. kwashiorker

14. Vitamins and minerals are

1. body building food
2. energy giving food
3. none of these
4. protective food

15. Jaggery is a good source of

1. protiens
2. vitamins
3. carbohydrates
4. fats